Thuggee (UK: /θʌˈɡiː/, US: /ˈθʌɡi/) are actions and crimes carried out by Thugs, historically, organised gangs of professional robbers and murderers in India. The English word thug traces its roots to the Hindi ठग (ṭhag), which means ‘swindler’ or ‘deceiver’. Related words are the verb thugna (‘to deceive’), from the Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga ‘cunning, sly, fraudulent‘) and स्थगति (sthagati, ‘he conceals’).[2] This term, describing the murder and robbery of travellers, was popular […]
Summum is a religion and philosophy that began in 1975 as a result of American citizen Claude “Corky” Nowell‘s claimed encounter with beings he described as “Summa Individuals”. According to Nowell, these beings presented him with concepts regarding the nature of creation, concepts that have always existed and are continually re-introduced to humankind by advanced beings who work along
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There is a new religion gaining traction that you might not have heard about as yet, one that is actively creating its own visible God to worship, called The Holy Order of The Claw. They are a rapidly growing religious order dedicated to The Clawed One, The Holiest of Crustaceans, and the Molter of Life. Yes, a
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Aum Shinrikyo: A Deadly Cult Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese doomsday cult that was founded in 1987 by Shoko Asahara. The group is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks, including the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, which killed 12 people and injured over 5,000. Aum Shinrikyo’s beliefs are a mix of Hinduism, Buddhism, and
Adnan Oktar (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑdˈnan ɔkˈtaɾ]; born 2 February 1956),[5] also known as Adnan Hoca or Harun Yahya,[6][7] is a Turkish cult leader, preacher, creationist, conspiracy theorist, and pamphleteer.[8] Between the 2000s and late 2010s, he was engaged in “a massive campaign” of proselytizing Westerners to Islam,[9] producing dozens of vividly illustrated books.[10] In the West, before his arrest and trial, Oktar was perhaps best known for his unsolicited sending
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The Unification Church, commonly known as the Moonies, is a new religious movement founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon. The church has been controversial since its inception, and has been accused of being a cult. However, the church has also attracted a number of high-profile members, including former President Donald Trump and former Vice
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The Ghost Dance was a religious movement that originated among the Paiute people of Nevada in 1889. The movement spread rapidly to other Native American tribes in the western United States, and it had a significant impact on American Indian culture and history. The Ghost Dance was founded by Wovoka, a Paiute spiritual leader who
NXIVM: A Cult of Self-Improvement or a Sex Cult? NXIVM was a self-improvement organization founded in 1998 by Keith Raniere. The organization offered a variety of programs and courses that were designed to help people improve their lives. However, NXIVM was also a cult that used coercive and abusive tactics to control its members. Raniere
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Warren Jeffs: A Charismatic Cult Leader Warren Jeffs was the President and Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS Church), a polygamist sect of Mormonism. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree felony child sexual assault in 2011 and is currently serving a life sentence in a Texas prison.
QAnon is an American political conspiracy theory and political movement. It originated in the American far-right political sphere in 2017. QAnon centers on fabricated claims made by an anonymous individual or individuals known as “Q”. Those claims have been relayed, developed and supplemented by numerous communities and influencers associated with the movement. The core QAnon