Teal Swan is an American self-help author, speaker, and spiritual teacher. She is known for her work on trauma, abuse, and healing. Swan has been featured in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and Forbes. Swan was born in Idaho in 1982. She had a traumatic childhood, including abuse and neglect. […]
The Raelians are a UFO religion that was founded in 1974 by Claude Vorilhon, who later took the name Raël. The Raelians believe that humans were created by a race of extraterrestrial beings known as the Elohim, and that they will one day return to Earth to take us to their planet, where we will
The Children of God (COG) is a controversial Christian new religious movement founded in 1968 by David Berg. The group has been criticized for its authoritarian leadership, its practice of child sexual abuse, and its use of deceptive recruiting tactics. Berg was born in 1919 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was the son of a Methodist
Bikram Yoga is a system of hot yoga, a type of yoga as exercise, devised by Bikram Choudhury and based on the teachings of B. C. Ghosh, that became popular in the early 1970s. Classes consist of a fixed sequence of 26 postures, practised in a room heated to 105 °F (41 °C) with a
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Synanon was a self-help drug rehabilitation program that was founded in 1957 by Charles Dederich. The program was based on the idea that addiction was a disease that could be treated through group therapy and peer support. Synanon quickly became one of the most popular drug rehabilitation programs in the United States, and it was
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life. Born to a wealthy family
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was an occult order that was founded in London in 1887. The order was based on the principles of Hermeticism, which is a system of thought that emphasizes the unity of all things and the potential for humans to achieve spiritual enlightenment. The Golden Dawn’s teachings were based
Love Has Won: A New Religious Movement or a Dangerous Cult? Love Has Won is a new religious movement that has been gaining attention in recent years. The group is led by Amy Carlson, who is known as “Mother God” by her followers. Carlson claims to be a divine being who has come to Earth
Unicult is a new-age religious movement that was founded in 2012 by Unicole Unicron. The group has been described as a “digital cult” and a “self-help cult”. Unicult’s teachings are based on the idea that humans are all connected to a higher power and that we can all achieve enlightenment through meditation, yoga, and other
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