Anybody made notes on this one and willing to share?   Here are my notes on part 1:   Cult Psychology - A look at the mind control techniques used by cults and how to avoid them.   What are cults and how do they work? Likely to join a cult Or have a friend / family join a cult You can become a cult leader   Hierarchical structure  Narcissistic leader Ego distraction to not let yourself spirituality develop Cults are not all bad Always moved in with good intentions You don’t know you join a cult when you join a cult Reality bubble created by cult Falsehood always has to battle the truth  Cult wants to control your mind 20 / 30 year old teachers are likely to start a cult Religion and cult are not the same thing Cults use more mind control techniques then religion Communes are not a cult   Examples: Scientology Al quida jamestown  arian nation Transcendental meditation Osho    Lured into the cult  Thinker / feeler / believer or do-er  Cult will find a way to influence you in the most efficient way   Feed off cult ideology leader Offer spiritual insight / shortcut to enlightenment security / love / identity / wisdom    Public dependent of cult Acquiring power for the leader Recruitment for new followers Leader usually thinks he’s the messiah Pseudo life purpose following a cult leader (small monarchy) Totalistic ideology  Dualistic view of the world Black and white thinking Inside / outside thinking Squash opposing points of view Used all means to achieve it’s goal Time frame is 3 to 5 years to avoid short term goals and interpret bigger buy in Visualise / sex / fasting / hyper ventilation / meditation to install new goals  Appeal to fear / guilt and shame Destroy your self esteem Gas lighting - blame members of blackmailing in the media Indoctrination / retreat far away from society Change identity / tight schedule to avoid critical thinking Recruit new members to install view your doing good Deny your inner heart and inner truth Love boding to real you in - feel accepted by society Group housing to establish monitoring  Multiple wives / physical abuse Cult leader has a very bad background Pay fees to get new courses / get to the next level etc.. Friends and Family will be demonised Try to cut off new and opposing sources of information Seeds in your mind that if you leave the cult you will fail Hard and long work Manipulating self image  You need a combination of these to  function as a cult Educate yourself on how to escape a cult Talk to ex members Accept that you are in a cult Reclaim old identity Leave and cut off all ties to the cult Self esteem exercises Serious study of reality (deconstruct your own brainwashing)   New era of cults will arise due to the internet Asses self help channels your following as well Actualized.org can easily be turned into a cult Leo is careful for it not to turn into a cult No religion starts with a cult like goal in the beginning but it will turn into one after a couple of years and ego / corruption  Don’t let actualized.org turn into fuel for the ego Utilise the information (200h minimum to get the big picture) Apply care and attention to the work Learn how the matrix works before you can escape the matrix