Ever want to watch a second-rate version of The Menu and be left wondering why you didn’t just watch The Menu? That was my main takeaway watching the indie horror/comedy (?) Opus, a darkly satirical look at the music industry and specifically cults of personality. John Malkovich plays Alfred Moretti, an exalted and reclusive musical […]| nathanzoebl
The history of the bundle of neopagan movements known as “Wicca” is contentious. Almost as soon as it hit the public consciousness in the 1950s, it splintered, these schisms and off-sho…| Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy
“As a teenager, I used to think there were two kinds of people: the i...| Mutha Magazine
Paramahansa Yogananda was the founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship (with a location in Encinitas, CA). This paper explains who he was and what he taught.| Nelson.ink
Issue 46 is the Dark Cults issue. It features articles on creating cults, cult leaders, how to bring cults into your campaign, cultist kits, and much more!| YUM/DM
And other religion- and cult news items, Sunday, March 23, 2025 From time to time we highlight some of the news items we post to the Religion News Blog timeline at Bluesky. Join us there for more news about religions, cults, spiritual abuse, and related issues. Church of Scientology accused of intimidating UK critics [Also at Archive.Today], Campaigners face online attacks, claims of criminality and complaints to employers. The Church says it’s the victim Shanti Das, The Observer, March 2...| Religion News Blog
Diverse in their beliefs and practices, cults have emerged in every corner of Midgard. However, in a land filled with unstable environments, political conflict, and ancient mystical forces, the Northlands of Midgard is ripe for exploring the dynamics of cults in your campaigns.| Kobold Press
Breaking the false binary of Back-to-the-land hippies vs Transhumanist Tech Bros| Space Commune
Diverse in their beliefs and practices, cults have emerged in every corner of Midgard. However, in a land filled with unstable environments, political conflict, and ancient mystical forces, the Northlands of Midgard is ripe for exploring the dynamics of cults in your campaigns.| Kobold Press
My analysis of echo chambers as trust-manipulators is now available in two exciting different versions! First, there was Escaping the Echo Chamber, the short version written for a general audience.…| Objectionable
Mike Magee As my wife often reminds me, “Comparisons are toxic.” And, in general, I agree and try to respect this cardinal rule. But these are extraordinary times. So grant me this exception. On December 9, 2024, in my early morning survey of the news, two articles demanded my attention. The first was an editorial […]| HealthCommentary
Diverse in their beliefs and practices, cults have emerged in every corner of Midgard, from the dusty deserts of the Southlands to the mysterious forests of the Margreve. However, in a land filled with unstable environments, political conflict, and ancient mystical forces, the Northlands of Midgard is ripe for exploring the dynamics of cults in your campaigns.| Kobold Press
The story of Three Mile Island isn't what happened after. It's what happened in the decades before.| Space Commune
cults use a method that experts now refer to as coercive control – an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten their victim into conforming.| Religion News Blog