Modern Cult Takeover! Part 1

Modern cults are more sophisticated, more insidious, and further reaching than ever before. And, to be frank, it's scarier and weirder than I could have ever imagined. In 1982, it was estimated there were between 300,000 and 3 million people in a cult. In 2017, Herbalife alone had 4.7 million members around the world. 😟What's the deal with this explosion of modern cults???

We used to think about cults as being a religion and a charismatic leader- but that's not enough anymore. I believe that cults are akin to being in a large scale abusive relationship. If we want to understand why so many of us are  getting into toxic relationships with groups, we need to adopt a new model.  

In this episode, I explore the reasons for why there are so many new cults, why they're so successful, their parallels to toxic relationships and a new, better way of thinking about the toxic perils and practical application of mind control.

FreedomOfMind.com is an amazing resource by Steve Hassan for anyone whose interested in learning more!

Rational Enquiry patent by Keith Raniere  (if you have a lot of time and energy!)