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90% of cult members eventually leave their group

Posted by:	Steve
Date:	02/09/2024, 11:38:21
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https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/clinical-update-cults

Re: 90% of cult members eventually leave their group

Posted by:	Susan
Date:	02/09/2024, 16:06:34
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Interesting as I have looked a little at seating capacity events in past few years.

In US in 1970s wasnt it 10,000 to 20,000 at the festivals? Now it looks like 1,000 to 2,000 capacity at the venues. A lot you can't really tell but it's the numbers I see. Interesting how it correlates to what you posted.

This seems to not be true of non English speaking countries. The photos of the crowds are pretty damn big looking never mind the recent India guiness book event.

Re: 90% of cult members eventually leave their group

Posted by:	1972
Date:	02/09/2024, 16:29:35
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I do know that well over 100,000 people were initiated, the majority of them in the 1970's...regular programs would be about 10,000 maximum, except Kissimmee, which might be up to double that, I seem to remember.

I think in the last 20 years he's pulling in a few thousand at the most for most of his events. I think India is on it's own track, where it's part of their culture, to even have a few different gurus and go to their festivals, kind of like Americans go to football games...I can't imagine

Europe being too different than the US.....Amaroo-what a waste of resources, especially with the new train possibly coming by...

I always wondered why rawat didn't do zoom calls from his living room with the premies and avoid all the hassles of traveling....until I saw one, and saw how depressed he was when he wasn't on stage....then I realized how much he needs the "perfect master" routine on stage to make it all work...

Re: 90% of cult members eventually leave their group

Posted by:	Susan
Date:	02/09/2024, 18:37:30
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I think that he may indeed need the in-person adoration i in a non-financial way.

But you also have to wonder how it fits in the the costs of the foundation spreading peace all over the world.

I have to be clear, I don't know how it all works. I do not have special insider info on that. I have seen this list of homes, and wondered, how one could possibly pay the expenses for all these houses. I wonder if the premies who take care of these homes are paid. Is it free labor? You have to wonder if the houses could fit into travel expenses of the speaker. There probably is a lot about the travel of spreading peace and what could be potential under the cost of traveling to spread peace. Free labor is an issue too. We know there was a ton of free labor DECA and building Malibu compound (bought when land was cheap)

but are all the people who serve him paid now? Maybe they are I do not know the answer to that.

List of residences on Prem Bio-

https://www.prem-rawat-bio.org/malibu/rezes.html

Link to list of travel on his own site over past years

https://www.wopg.org/past-events/