The Weird World of Cults

An examination of the phenomenon of cults, that uses case studies of Scientology, Heaven’s Gate and NXIVM.

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Special thanks to Sawyer and his partner Cathy who were kind enough to correspond with me about the Heaven’s Gate stuff and provide their perspective. Sawyer is an original HG member (or close enough to it). Class was in session a bit before Cathy’s time, so she was never a part of all of it in person, but came to be a strong believer from looking at their online materials. They have a channel where they discuss their beliefs and comment on HG tapes which you can check out here:    / 3spmswy  

If you do go and say hi, make sure to BE NICE! They may look at the world very, very differently but they took the time to answer questions and explain their beliefs as best they could, even though they knew the final product wasn't going to be pro HG. I really appreciate them for that, and it'd be great if you let them know you do too.

Special thanks also to Leo Helmar who’s very well read on NXIVM and Scientology and was kind enough to review the script for me. Leo has a channel that has been quiet for a while, but he plans on doing video essays on high control groups in the near future so chuck him a sub if you’re into this sort of subject:    / @leopaulhelmar