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jon atack, family and friendswhen groups go crazy with Dr Steven MofficIn Opening Our Minds, Jon wrote about an outburst of mass sociogenic illness or mass hysteria in Chechnyan schools. Almost a hundred pupils thought they'd been poisoned by the Russians. It took two years for them all to be released from hospital as a cognitive therapist helped them to understand the condition.History has seen many examples of the madness of crowds - the Salem Witch Trials or those described by Huxley in The Devils of Loudon (filmed as The Devils), but are all human groups to some extent carriers of crazy ideas?Dr Moffic brings his lifetime as...2025-05-241h 11
jon atack, family and friendsScientology’s conspiracy against psychiatry with Dr Steve Mofficaward-winning psychiatrist Steve Moffic discusses the potential crisis in the US and Scientology's war on psychiatry. Steve criticises the pharmaceutical bias of psychiatry, while defending the proper use of medicines. Both the US and the UK have struggled with understaffing for the treatment of mental disorders. Steve and Jon talk about the drift from a caring society into social media doomscrolling; the benefits of sleep and proper nutrition.Please put any questions for Steve's next chat with Jon in the comments section. Steve loves to answer questions! (Podcast listeners, please go to our YouTube to leave comments; for some...2025-03-151h 20
jon atack, family and friendsrage against Scientology and other cults with Hoyt RichardsActor, documentarian, and cult survivor Hoyt Richards discusses the danger of former members engaging before they have healed. Hoyt is concerned about the infighting in the wide world of survivors. Jon adds reflections from his four decades of work with former members.
Many people leave an authoritarian group and deny the harm it did to them and the harm they did to others because of their cult beliefs. They may then descend into rage against the group rather than feeling compassion for its victims. Often, members don't understand the manipulative methods they have acquired during membership and continue to...2025-02-011h 07
jon atack, family and friendsScientology, Nazism, Blavatsky, and the OccultJon has a few things on his mind about the connection between Scientology, the Nazis, and the occult. Was L. Ron Hubbard Jr. right when he said that his father “was given the magic by the same person who gave it to Hitler"? Just what is the link between the Nazis and Scientology?
Read Jon's paper, Possible Origins of Dianetics and Scientology
or watch the videos:
part one
part two
And read Jon's paper, Hubbard and the Occult
or watch the video
And find out about why medieval knights fought snails in the margins of manuscripts
#scientologycult #occult #theosophy2024-12-0739 min
jon atack, family and friendsSurviving Trump: Can We Counter Absolutism Without Becoming Absolutists? with Jeremy ShermanExplore the pressing question of our time: How do we counter authoritarianism without falling into dogma ourselves? In this thought-provoking conversation, John Atack and Jeremy Sherman tackle the rise of absolutist movements, the role of irony and curiosity in challenging dogma, and the existential challenges facing humanity in an increasingly complex world.
🔹 From the psychology of Trumpism to the allure of simplistic solutions
🔹 The "anti-dogma dogma" and the search for strategic humility
🔹 How imagination and rationality can be tools for growth—or traps
🔹 The dangers of escapism in the age of AI and social polarization
This one-hour journey combines wit, wisdom, a...2024-11-231h 08
jon atack, family and friendsbooks and movies to untangle someone from ScientologySpike joins Jon to discuss the books, movies, and documentaries that can help people wean themselves from Scientology's problematic beliefs. Please leave your own viewing/reading recommendations in the comments below!
As always, please be kind and respectful of others' viewpoints.
Links:
Jon on Andrew Gold
Jon on LadBible
Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard
The Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard
Scientology: Inside the Cult (featuring 1980's Jon!)
Captive Minds
Stolen Youth (on Hulu)
Steven Hassan's interview with Larry Ray Cult survivor Daniel Barban Levin
Spike's Cialdini infographic poster
The Getting Clear videos on our channel
NOTE...2024-10-051h 10
jon atack, family and friendsleaving a belief with Hoyt RichardsBelief doesn't simply evaporate when we leave a group. Hoyt and Jon talk about their own experiences on the road to claiming authority for their own beliefs. Jon suggests an easy way to kickstart the process. To the outside world, Hoyt seemed to exemplify success - a sports star, Princeton graduate who earned a fortune as the first man ever called a supermodel. In reality, his life was a mess of anxiety keeping to the cult's rules and giving millions to the leader. After years of turmoil, Hoyt has become a successful actor and documentarian.
Links:
Jon's book, Opening...2024-09-141h 21
jon atack, family and friendsClusterflux with Jeremy Sherman, PhDJeremy has been working with neuroscientist Terrence Deacon at Berkley for 30 years. He shares insights about his head on challenges to true believers which contrasts with Jon's more gentle approach to mindchanging.
Spike's note: Regarding the Universe-spinning, tutu-wearing rhino, I couldn't resist. I plugged the prompt into Meta's AI, but it would not attach the universe to the rhino's horn. So I dragged it into Photoshop and moved the universe over onto the horn myself. The things I do...
Links:
Jeremy's book, What's Up with A**holes?
Jon's translation of the Tao Te Ching
Jon's ideas on how to...2024-08-101h 33
jon atack, family and friendshow can you tell if you’re truly free of Scientology?Jon is joined by Spike for this discussion about how we can tell if we're truly free from the clutches of our former high-control group - it's far more involved than just leaving; often it takes a concerted effort lasting years to unwind oneself from deep psychological indoctrination and fully heal the damage done.
Here's all the links:
the crimes of Josef Fritzl
Steven Hassan's TedX talk "How do you know if you're brainwashed?"
Possible Origins for Dianetics and Scientology:
the paper
The videos:
Part one
Part two
More on Semmelweis
The Report of the India Hemp Drugs Commission
...2024-08-031h 18
jon atack, family and friendsShawn McCraney asks Jon about his beliefsShawn is fascinated that Jon's positive attitude is not based in religious belief. Jon talks about the wide range of influences that have led him to lose any concern for personal immortality.
links:
Jon's current website
Jon's defunct website with the art
Jon's writings on the Underground Bunker
Never believe a hypnotist -
the paper
the video
Possible Origins of Scientology and Dianetics -
the paper
the video part one
the video part two
Jon's translation of the Tao Te Ching
Spike's gospel song for all faiths, "Precious Child":2024-07-271h 14
jon atack, family and friendscult recovery and family support - with Hoyt RichardsHoyt and Jon discuss what role a family can have in helping their loved one recover from cult involvement.
The book Jon is reading on the American Post Civil-War Reconstruction: David Blight's Race and Reunion
a downloadable infographic of Jon's questions to ask a loved one in an authoritarian group
more on Steven Hassan's Strategic Interactive Approach2024-06-081h 18
jon atack, family and friendsParadise Undone: a novel of Jonestown by Annie Dawid - a book review with Joe SzimhartJoe and Jon discuss Annie Dawid's fascinating novel about Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre. With insights into the Jones cult and its relationship to Father Divine, and other cult-related literature.
Links:
Joe's review of Paradise Undone
Alan Scheflin's Social Influence Model
The real story behind Bird Man of Alcatraz
The Kanugu Cult Massacre (Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God)
The Innocence Project
10cc 2nd sitting for the last supper
SPIKE'S NOTE: YES, I have made Jon aware that Kool...2024-05-121h 07
jon atack, family and friendscorruption in the US Family Courts with Dr Bandy LeeWarning: This video discusses domestic
violence and severe child abuse,
including sexual abuse. Viewer discretion is advised.
Dr Bandy Lee is well-known for The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, which she edited. She has taught at Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and Yale Law School, and more recently at both Harvard and Columbia. Bandy talks with Jon about her sister's dreadful experience in the Family Court and about the corruption that has become part of the establishment in the Family Courts. Dr Lee has an impeccable reputation, otherwise it would be impossible to believe the allegations she...2024-04-2750 min
jon atack, family and friendson faith, fanaticism, and folly with Anthony SpurginAnthony spent his teens in a Traditional Catholic group. He talks with Jon about the dangers of ridicule and how we can best talk with fanatical believers. Jon refers to his own dogmatic belief in The Life of Brian.
Links:
Anthony's "Dragons of Victory" Channel
Anthony's artistic channel
The Tradrecovery website
John Collins' work on William Branham:
Mark Marron's hilarious visit to the Creationist Museum2024-04-141h 37
jon atack, family and friendsThe Christian and the agnostic - with Rev. Callan Slipper, PhDJon met Callan when they were two. Through elementary (primary) school, they were close companions. They have recently reacquainted themselves after two decades. Callan is an Anglican minister and a theologian who has advised archbishops. He talks about his spiritual development in his teens and shares his view of God. Callan and Jon also talk about Taoist and Buddhist beliefs.
Willoughby Britton's website2024-02-241h 18
jon atack, family and friendsunderstanding the sociopathic temperament with Shawn McCraneyRedeemed predator Shawn McCraney quizzes Jon about life, the universe and everything. A conversation about reason and emotion, and how sociopaths feel. Shawn shares valuable insights that help to identify and understand human predators.
Links:
Study on Red Enhancing Competitive Athletic Performance
The Mendota Study
Jon's Tao
Note from Spike: turtles may not be able to sing, but in researching whether or not they do, I stumbled upon this footage of a baby tortoise living his best life. Enjoy! 2024-02-171h 29
jon atack, family and friendsToledo, Tarot &Trouble: Spike’s long, strange trip in the world of ritual magic(k)Spike has made a career out of helping Jon and other experts educate people about cults, authoritarianism, and mind control. But how did she get into the field? It’s a long and bizarre journey that starts with an over-imaginative child raised without a religion, takes us through a dangerous and destructive “magickal order” operating at a small Ohio university, and leads, through contact with the ex-Scientology community, to becoming Sancho to Jon’s Don Quixote.
Links:
Our "refrigerator poster" of Cialdini's Seven Principles of Persuasion
The Spike Jones channel
Spike's Tarot deck 2024-02-102h 14
jon atack, family and friendsScientology, Mindfulness and the perils of present time with Joe SzimhartJoe Szimhart shares his remarkable knowledge of religious belief and helps Jon to assess the value of 'being here now.' Observations about Scientology, Ron Hubbard's childhood, Jon's brief time in a Zen monastery and Joe's experiences in the Church Universal and Triumphant. With reference to the origins of karma as a teaching, the separate 'bodies' of CUT as compared to Hubbard's 'exteriorization'. How groups induce 'transcendent' states through repetition, fixation and mimicry, fasting and sleep deprivation which actually create different neurological states. A wide-ranging discussion taking in many points about Scientology, its offshoot Eckankar, Paul Brunton, TM, Meher...2023-11-0448 min
jon atack, family and friendsaccountability and transformation with Hoyt RichardsIt can be very hard to take responsibility for your actions if you blame the manipulations of a cult for them. As Hoyt says, it is vital to take responsibility for your own story: it is a lot easier to fool someone than to persuade them they've been fooled. Some people blame themselves entirely for their negative behavior and others shrug it off because of 'mind control'. To recover from a cult experience, we have to weigh up the balance between the manipulation of the cult and our own agency.
Links:
Alan Scheflin's Social Influence Model
Jon's spiffy new...2023-10-211h 08
jon atack, family and friendswrite your own eulogy now! - with Steven Moffic, MDeminent psychiatrist Steven Moffic has recently published a self-eulogy in Psychiatry Times. He talks with Jon about the benefits of assessing your own life. Both agree that 'enlightenment' may be the wrong goal in life and that our relationships with others are paramount. Dr Moffic mentions recent work on long-term grief and post-traumatic growth. Jon brings up the cultural context of attitudes toward death and the work of the founding psychologist William James with the societies for psychical research and James's vital idea of 'feelings of knowing' that supplant the need for evidence and lead to false 'certainty' which...2023-09-021h 20
jon atack, family and friendsManson, Scientology, and moreJon and Chris talk about how Manson's 150 hours of Scientology processing might have affected him and his actions - along with what drugs the "family" was taking, Manson's ultra-conservative family of origin, and much more.
links:
Jon's Manson article on Tony Ortega's Underground Bunker
Reconnection Magazine
Indian Hemp Drugs Commission
Jon's paper, Scientology, Religion or Intelligence Agency
the future is orange commercials2023-09-022h 09
jon atack, family and friendscamaraderie in cults with Hoyt Richardsdocumentarian and thriving survivor Hoyt Richards joins Jon for a conversation about the positive effects of membership in negative groups and the camaraderie found during wars and catastrophes. Jon starts with Biderman's Chart of Coercion first devised to explain the steps of the Chinese Thought Reform Program and more recently applied to Guantanamo Bay. As ever, many controversial points are discussed!
Links:
Petition to Save the Brazilian Rainforest
Biderman's Chart of Coercion
Chris Shelton's Truth Rundown video
A musical rundown of the Borgia family
Windsor soup
The Robbers Cave Experiment
Chinese Blank Paper Protests
...2023-08-051h 30
jon atack, family and friendspeak experiences, placebo, and the sunk cost fallacy - with Mike RinderMike Rinder worked closely with both Ron Hubbard and David Miscavige before escaping Scientology. Mike talks with Jon about Hubbard's strange daily schedule, his self-auditing, his foul temper and his decline after his first heart attack in 1974. Mike and Jon also discuss peak experiences and the part that expectation or placebo plays in them, along with 'reverie' states and the inertia which locks us in even when the 'wins' evaporate.2023-04-2955 min
jon atack, family and friendsa warrior’s journey in and out of Scientology - part one - with Mark PlummerMark "Warrior" Plummer has had an amazing life, of which his membership in Scientology is only a small fraction - but a fascinating one!
Join us as Jon and Mark talk about Mark’s early days in Scientology, his entrance into the Sea Org, and his eventual exit and first days protesting against Scientology abuses.
Links:
Mark's website
for more on Gregg Hagglund, read Tony Ortega's article: Spying, intimidation, and ruin: Two lives caught up in Scientology’s notorious ‘Fair Game’
Confront of Evil Checklist
page one
page two
page three2023-04-221h 01
jon atack, family and friendsovercoming the shame of cult membership - with Hoyt RichardsDocumentarian, actor and former cult member Hoyt Richards talks with Jon about the need to take responsibility for what we did and said when in an authoritarian cult. It is important to understand how we hurt other people and not to excuse our misdeeds and harsh words by saying we were "in a cult". Once we've accepted our imperfect behavior, we can take steps to heal those we hurt and to heal ourselves.
Links:
Dr. Steven Hassan talks with Hoyt
Alan Scheflin's Social Influence Model
Dr. Steven Hassan interviews Dr. Carl Marci, author of...2023-04-221h 17
jon atack, family and friendsKacey at the cult vaultKacey tells us about her Cult Vault project where she chats with survivors and experts about authoritarian cults and coercive control. Kacey also talks about Jon's Opening Our Minds and the pair discuss recent events relating to Harry and Meghan and whether the British Royal Family is a cult.
Links:
Blink, Think, Choice, Voice
Spike's Blink, Think, Choice, Voice song
Institute for propaganda analysis
Alan Scheflin's Social Influence Model2023-04-081h 35
jon atack, family and friendshypnosis, mind control and coercive control - with Chris Shelton, MScChris Shelton has a master's degree in the psychology of coercive control. He was born into Scientology and has made a study of its use of mind control techniques. Jon explains his own extensive research into the real foundations of hypnotic susceptibility. Hypnosis is not something done to us but an aspect of our everyday processing of the world. Understanding this makes us much less vulnerable to advertising, spin doctoring, fake news and recruitment into authoritarian groups and relationships.
Links:
Possible Origins of Dianetics and Scientology
the paper
the videos -
part one
part two
...2023-04-012h 30
jon atack, family and friendsAvatar: Scientology, reworked - with Ariela SaraiHarry Palmer transformed his Scientology Franchise into Avatar in the 1980s. Despite staff allegations of misconduct, he was able to create a worldwide movement with more members than the International Association of Scientologists. Ariela Sarai graduated from Columbia University in philosophy and religion and then spent six months working with Mother Theresa's outreach program before studying Tibetan Buddhism in the Dalai Lama's community. Returning to the US, she received a Master's in Social Work and was a practicing psychotherapist when therapist friends recruited her into Avatar; she was at the top of the organization by the time she left...2023-03-251h 56
jon atack, family and friendsHow Scientology violates sexual privacy - with Karen De La CarriereKaren and Jon talk about the humiliation of Scientology staff through sexual control, from the publication of their intimate details to enforced abortion.
Links:
Ramana's story in the Daily Mail
Ramana's story in the Village Voice
Links to Scientology deaths:
Fandom Wiki's list
Spike's own list
Why are they dead?
They should not have died
Listverse: Ten Strange deaths connected to Scientology
And the death they were particularly discussing:
BBC Documentary about Andrew Tate
...2023-03-191h 04
jon atack, family and friendsDecompressing from Scientology - with Mike RinderMike Rinder, former head of harassment for Scientology, author of A Billion Years and co-creator of Aftermath shares insights about recovery from Scientology and prompts Jon to talk about how to maintain a relationship with a Scientologist. Also some conversation about the decline of Scientology and its causes - including Rich Behar's Time article and South Park's Come Out of the Closet.
Links:
possible origins of Dianetics and Scientology -
the paper
video part one
video part two
Fair Game episode with Jon
...2023-03-111h 12
jon atack, family and friendsClearwater City Councilman Mark Bunker on ScientologyMark Bunker is one of those rare 'never-ins' who stood up to Scientology. He tells the story of his introduction to the subject and how his concerns grew until he moved to Clearwater to work with the Lisa McPherson Trust. In this talk, he shares the work he's done as one of Clearwater's five councilors and David Miscavige's hamfisted attempts to control the city. Mark is an inspiration to us all.
Links:
Mark Bunker's YouTube channel
Scientology's old orientation video
Mark Bunker's video of the Urban Land Institute mee...2023-03-041h 03
jon atack, family and friendsthe "ripple effect" - with Hoyt RichardsDocumentarian, actor, and interventionist Hoyt Richards talks with Jon about the effects that cult involvement has on those close to a member. This subject is rarely discussed because the emphasis is on the damage done to the member. Hoyt talks about his brother's attempt at an intervention which severed their communication for years. Tips and strategies for helping members and a broad discussion that will be useful to most former members and the families and friends of members.2023-02-251h 44
jon atack, family and friendsScientology's Truth Rundown and Chinese Thought Reform - with Chris Shelton, MScJon has been diving deep into the Chinese Thought Reform program, started by Mao and continuing to this day in Xinjiang. Jon explores parallels with the Thought Reform program and Chris's experience of Scientology's mind-bending Truth Rundown. Through "re-education" China and North Korea have created two of the most obedient societies of all time. To what extent does Scientology employ the same approach to clone members into a belief so fervent that even the best evidence will not shake it?
Links:
Chris Shelton's Truth Rundown video
Bruce Hines' Truth Rundown video
Shrink...2023-02-182h 05
jon atack, family and friendsredemption for Scientology's enforcers - with Mike RinderMike Rinder ran Scientology's intelligence agency for years. He worked directly for Ron Hubbard and for David Miscavige. Mike talks about his dedication to Scientology and the complex network of circumstances that made him a true believer willing to harass and try to destroy critics of Scientology. Mike shows how a decent, compassionate, intelligent person can become the tool of an unscrupulous authoritarian cult leader.
to read Jon's paper, never believe a hypnotist
or watch the video
for more about scrofula - Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis
2023-02-111h 14
jon atack, family and friendsScientology, celebrities, & children: why people stay, & why they leave - with Karen De La CarriereAs one of the eight most highly trained Scientologists on the planet, Karen was involved in applying Scientology to Lisa-Marie Presley from the age of eleven. Karen and Jon explain how even highly intelligent and successful people are lured into Scientology through the euphoric experiences it provides.
Links:
Ex-Scientology Kids
Australian Royal Commission2023-02-041h 15
jon atack, family and friendsauthoritarianism, expertise and why we have hope - with Steven Hassan, PhDJon talks with his longtime friend and colleague Steven Hassan, PhD. Steven is famous for his groundbreaking book, Combating Cult Mind Control, and his penetrative analysis, The Cult of Trump. In a wide-ranging discussion, Steven and Jon talk about authoritarianism, QAnon, psy-ops and the war against experts and explain why they both have hope for humanity, as long as we take responsibility and overcome the bully culture that is authoritarianism.
Links:
Steven's website
Steven's YouTube channel
Steven's TEDx "Dismantling QAnon"
Yuval talks with Steven
Possible Origins of Dianetic...2023-01-3052 min
jon atack, family and friendsScientology: the religion of hateJon reads a keynote paper given to the Europe-wide cult monitoring group FECRIS in Copenhagen. Jon challenges the peculiar IRS decision to allow tax-exempt status to Scientology and explains why this should be reversed.
To see the original paper, complete with footnotes and sources [scroll to page 68]2023-01-2532 min
jon atack, family and friendsScientology: magick, rebrandedHow Ron Hubbard rebranded childish ideas of magical belief into his 'science of mind'/'religion' Scientology. A deep dive into the relationship between 'intention' in Scientology and the 'will' of the Crowleyite magickal system. With diversions into loaded language and Ron Hubbard's perverted sexual behavior. Is Scientology a "gnostic" faith or simply a system of smoke and mirrors? As Jon says, "Scientology is an idea of giving you magical powers and it should be looked at in the same way that we look at other fairy stories.'
Links:
the Don Rogers Letters
The...2023-01-251h 56
jon atack, family and friendsJon and Spike take on Santa - and risk a stocking full of coal!Armed with fuzzy reindeer antlers, penguin earrings, and a healthy sense of humor, Spike joins Jon to examine the concept of Santa Claus, the way we treat faith in general, and the ubiquitous trope in holiday movies of unquestioning faith "winning out" over worldly skepticism. Grab your eggnog and a slice of mince pie; this is going to be a bumpy sleigh ride.
Links:
List of St. Nick patronage
Mullah Nasrudin's tales on YouTube
Atlantis video
Trekkies
Trekkies II2022-12-241h 20
jon atack, family and friendscult "lite" - Eckhart Tolle and others with Joe Szimhartleading cult specialist Joe Szimhart joins Jon for a discussion about the popular gurus who hold millions in their sway with their simplistic mysticism. Eckhart Tolle, Baba Ram Das, Jach Purcell and other channeling cults including Ramtha are all mentioned. The idea of the 'just world' or karma-vipaka is also discussed.
link to Joe’s channel
Eckhart Tolle part 1
Eckhart Tolle part 2
The Big Questions episode with Jon2022-12-201h 06
jon atack, family and friendsgrowing up in Scientology and beyond - with Aaron Smith-LevinThrough his YouTube channel Growing Up in Scientology, Aaron Smith-Levin has become one of the best-known critics of the cult. His mother joined when he was four and he left school at 12 to study. He was a Sea Org member for a decade before he withdrew and began to speak out. A fascinating interview. Jon demolishes fundamental Hubbard teachings about the eight dynamics and the ARC triangle.
Aaron's channel
Liability formula – when a Scientologist is in any sort of “ethical” trouble (“crimes” can range from adultery to self-pleasure to getting the “wrong” reading on an e-meter), they ha...2022-12-1552 min
jon atack, family and friendsScientology and ritual magick: the whole storyA review of Ron Hubbard's involvement with ritual magic from the age of 16 and into the Scientology years. Jon spent years unraveling Ron Hubbard's practice of sex magick from his first infatuation with Aleister Crowley's Book of the Law as a teenager to the attempt to incarnate the Whore of Babylon, the destroyer of mankind in 1946 and the incorporation of Crowley's ideas into Scientology. Jon advances the bold but carefully reasoned argument that Scientology is an enormous magical ritual intended to raise Hubbard to godhood.
Links:
Ron Hubbard: Black Magic, Dianetics and the Creation of Sc...2022-12-011h 56
jon atack, family and friendsdisinformation - with Mark LaxerAuthor Mark Laxer talks with Jon about the rise of disinformation in our society and some ways to help people - and especially the next generation - spot fake news, propaganda, and sales pitches.
links:
Bellingcat
institute for propaganda analysis
Take Me For a Ride free download2022-12-011h 34
jon atack, family and friendsL. Ron Hubbard's temporal lobe epilepsy - with Yuval Laor, PhDYuval Laor, PhD, makes the case that Ron Hubbard suffered from temporal lobe epilepsy. Jon and Yuval examine the traits given by Bear and Fedio for TLE and show that Hubbard exhibited all of them. As Yuval says, this allows those harmed by Scientology to feel pity rather than rage for Hubbard.
Links:
the complete 2015 Toronto conference can be rented here
Yuval and Chris' talk about Hubbard's temporal lobe epilepsy
the Aberree online
Gerry Armstrong's website
Nova documentary - cued up to section on TLE 2022-11-232h 18
jon atack, family and friendsScientology trial ~ The 5 crucial points of Danny Masterson’s court caseA review of the current court case in Los Angeles Criminal Courts where Danny Masterson is being tried for sexual assault. These are the TOP 5 points covered in this video:
1. Three women came forward to report the same incident to the Los Angeles Police Department: actor Danny Masterson had allegedly offered them a drink which made them semi-incapacitated, and then coerced them into physical relations.
2. When one of these women reported the incident to a Scientology ethics officer she was told “There is no such thing as r*pe” when you are in an intimate relations...2022-11-141h 00
jon atack, family and friendsRecovery and responsibility with Christian SzurkoChristian Szurko has helped thousands of former members of extremist authoritarian sects in their recovery. He and Jon agree that taking responsibility for the harm you have done is a necessary part of that recovery. This responsibility is balanced against the coercive control the member was subjected to, but this mitigates rather than excuses our harmful actions. Christian and Jon also discuss the polarization of society into warring factions and the need for a more individual approach to belief.
article: 8 steps out of Scientology, by Arnie Lerma http://lermanet.org/cos/8steps.html2022-11-141h 15
jon atack, family and friendsA Billion Years - with Mike RinderMike Rinder was at the very pinnacle of Scientology management. under both Ron Hubbard and David Miscavige for more than three decades. He reveals the inner, and malevolent, workings of the group during that time. Mike reads from his remarkable new book and shares his insights with Jon about the dreadful conditions at the heart of Scientology.
As a Watch Messenger, Mike was often alone with Ron Hubbard. He went on to work under David Miscavige for two decades as part of the culture of fear and violence generated by him. At the heart of the book is...2022-11-071h 27
jon atack, family and friendsScientology's secret weekly reports: the DSA checklistInvestigator Jeffrey Augustine talks through the Director of Special Affairs checklist with Jon. Every Scientology organization has an official who monitors potential public relations catastrophes through infiltration, staff criminality, or legal threats. Jeffrey reads through a copy of the weekly report showing just how paranoid Scientology is.
Links:
Scientology Money Project: https://scientologymoneyproject.com
Scientology ties to org crime: https://scientologymoneyproject.com/2019/11/07/ties-to-russian-organized-crime-alleged-in-blockbuster-new-lawsuit-against-scientologist-owned-gpb-capital/
Reed Slatkin: https://scientologymoneyproject.com/2017/02/13/what-happens-when-scientology-helps-you-reach-your-full-potential/
Danny Masterson trial: https://tonyortega.org/?s=masterson&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
the DSA ch...2022-11-071h 49
jon atack, family and friendsthe need for certainty - with Mark LaxerWhy do so many people crave certainty despite evidence that their certainty is emotional rather than rational? What can we learn from this need and how can we come to terms with uncertainty? Celebrated author Mark Laxer speaks with Jon about these weighty questions.
Mark Laxer's books: https://www.ramatraumatrump.com
read about "suspendergate": http://brendanixononamish.blogspot.com/2015/12/suspendergate-amish-rules-on-suspender.html2022-10-081h 07
jon atack, family and friendsescaping Scientology’s prison of the mind - with Karen De La Carrieremany former members remain trapped in Ron Hubbard's psychological prison. Karen talks with Jon about escaping the dismal mental slavery of Scientology's implants and the tools that former members have to stop authoritarian groups like Scientology from ruining the future.
full George Bailey clip: https://youtu.be/_2YnX83ghME2022-10-081h 02
jon atack, family and friendsthe wrong way to solve discrimination - with Yuval Laor, PhDAn interviewer told Jon that he'd been told repeatedly that he couldn't work as a documentary presenter because he is a white male. This sparked a conversation with Yuval Laor, PhD, about the neo-liberal dogma followed so blindly by all parts of the political spectrum when image overtakes reason.2022-10-081h 48
jon atack, family and friendsunderstanding extremist authoritarian sects - with Christian SzurkoJon talks with one of the most successful recovery experts Christian Szurko about his model of involvement with authoritarian groups. Christian refines decades of work with thousands of recovering members to give a clear and exceptionally useful model that will help many to better understand their own and other people's involvement with extremist authoritarian sects.
learn more about the tritone! https://www.fender.com/articles/tech-talk/the-devils-chord-the-eerie-history-of-diabolus-in-musica2022-09-181h 46
jon atack, family and friendsNRMs, influence and the Moonies - with Professor Eileen BarkerProfessor Emerita Eileen Barker talks with Jon about her long career as a sociologist studying various religious groups with a special focus on the Unification Church. Jon talks with Professor Barker about coercive control, brainwashing and kidnap deprogramming and her continued study of the Moonie sects.2022-09-1451 min
jon atack, family and friendsTaking on Scientology in the law courts - with Karen De La CarriereJon Atack coaches the audience on suing Scientology after years and years of experience in handling SCN litigation.2022-09-1459 min
jon atack, family and friendsthe polarized society with Kelvin PierceKelvin Pierce wrote his book, "Sins of My Father" because he heard Donald Trump using the same rhetoric as his neo-Nazi father. Kelvin and Jon talk about the divisions in our society and the divisiveness of our politicians.
links:
debunking the protocols of the elders of Zion: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protocols-of-the-Elders-of-Zion
lyrics to "you've got to be carefully taught": https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protocols-of-the-Elders-of-Zion2022-08-1654 min
jon atack, family and friendswhen should we speak out? - with Hoyt RichardsShould former members of authoritarian groups speak out immediately or should they wait until they're beyond the trauma of membership? Jon and director documentarian Hoyt Richards go into the fine print about speaking out.
Hoyt talks with Steven Hassan: https://youtu.be/oTC_9v8gIvU2022-08-1654 min
jon atack, family and friendstraditionalism is fake history - with Christian SzurkoModern 'Traditionalism' is based on a shallow study of mysticism interfused with a lust for the End Days. Traditionalism inspired Putin to invade Ukraine and led to Donald Trump's attempt to isolate the US from the world. Many of our leaders listen to Traditionalist gurus who have created a new tribalism through a simplistic view of history. Jon talks with Christian about tradition and the danger of letting someone else do our thinking for us...
The complete list of St. Nick's patronage:
https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/patron-saint/people
NOTE: Yes...2022-08-061h 41
jon atack, family and friendstraditionalism is fake news - with Mark LaxerVoltaire said that people who believe absurdities will commit atrocities. Traditionalism is the simplistic creation of a golden age to support ideas of tribalism and racial purity. It has taken hold of populist movements and generated a new and ill-informed rightist upsurge. In the US, it is represented by Steve Bannon - who put Trump in the White House and was his first Chief of Staff; in Russia, by Alexander Dugin who preaches the re-unification of the Russian empire; and in Brazil by Olavo de Carvalho - Bolsanaro's guru. These pundits follow the teachings of Mussolini's advisor Julius Evola...2022-07-261h 00
jon atack, family and friendsThe tyrant L. Ron Hubbard & his Sea Organization slaves - with Karen De La CarriereScientology's most highly trained defector discusses Ron Hubbard's inhumane treatment of his followers - from throwing a pensioner who couldn't swim from four storeys into the sea to ordering a four-year-old to be locked in his ship's chain locker. Karen considers the attributes of a human predator given in Jon's book Opening Our Minds as they apply to Hubbard.2022-07-1558 min
jon atack, family and friendssigns of cult membership and how to help - with Frances PetersANALYTICS
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Recovery counselor Frances Peters talks with Jon about the signs that show someone has joined an extreme authoritarian group and how best to help them reconsider their involvement.2022-07-1158 min
jon atack, family and friendswhen mindfulness does harm - with Pat Ryan and Joe KellyFor some people, meditation can be devastating. Scientific investigation showed this decades ago, but health systems continue to recommend Mindfulness as a panacea. Joe and Pat were long-term meditators and are steeped in the scientific literature. They describe the puja ceremony in Transcendental Meditation and Jon describes his own experience at age 18 of learning zazen in an accredited Soto Zen monastery. This is also a discussion of the possible benefits of meditation and offers resources for the 40% of people for whom meditation causes difficulties.2022-07-111h 19
jon atack, family and friendsScientology: the 70-year crime wave of villainous lawbreaking - with Karen De La CarriereKaren and Jon discuss the 70-year criminal history of Scientology.2022-05-311h 08
jon atack, family and friendsThe dangers of auditing - with Chris SheltonChris joins Jon to answer a question a commenter asked over on Chris' channel - why is auditing bad for you? Their answer delves into history, psychology, and contains many twists, turns and some excellent minutiae of the Scientology world.2022-05-272h 08
jon atack, family and friendsWilliam Pierce - American neo-Nazi - a talk with his son, Kelvin PierceWARNING: this video contains descriptions of physical harm to a child.
William Pierce's Turner Diaries inspired the Oklahoma City bombing and is an essential text for neo-Nazis. Kelvin Pierce talks about his father, a professor of physics who became embroiled in the American Nazi Party and created the National Alliance and the Church of Cosmotheism. Kelvin and Jon discuss about the hatred that turned his father into a monster.2022-05-1753 min
jon atack, family and friendsRobert J. Liftons "eight deadly sins" of Thought ControlSpike joins Jon to break down a seminal model of thought control - Robert Jay Lifton's classic "eight deadly sins" - a list of behaviors and tactics used by authoritarian groups and abusive predators to gain control, whether in a spiritual or philosophical group, a multi-level marketing scheme, a dysfunctional family, or an entire nation. First laid out in Robert Jay Lifton's excellent book "Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism", these eight points can be found in some form in most authoritarian groups and abusive relationships of all kinds and sizes. 2022-04-301h 49
jon atack, family and friendsdecision-making under stress with Jessica TerwielPsychotherapist Jessica Terwiel talks with Jon about the effect of fear, threat and PTSD on decision-making and prioritizing. Some helpful suggestions for those in stressful situations caused by relationship break-ups and departure from authoritarian cults. ________________ help support our channel! paypal (for one-time donations) : https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jonatackandfriends patreon (for a monthly subscription - also for goodies like early access and a monthly Q&A with Jon!): https://www.patreon.com/jonatack follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/atack_jonand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openmindstoday/ for respectful, insightful, and engaging discussion on coercive control, manipulation, abusive grou...2022-04-2500 min
jon atack, family and friendscults and the authoritarian spectrum - with Hoyt Richardsthere are many forms of authoritarian relationship - from the reverence given to a dictator to submission to an intimate partner. Documentarian and actor Hoyt Richards talks with Jon about the intricacies of these relationships.2022-04-171h 03
jon atack, family and friendsJon talks about Scientology (and the perils of investigating it) at Eton CollegeEton College is perhaps the world's most prestigious school. The college's journalism society invited Jon to give a full and frank talk on the perils of investigating scientology, the 16 years of harassment he suffered in consequence, and the immense amount of pre-internet research for Let's Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky, Bare-faced Messiah, and Cult of Greed.
links: the shrinking world of L. Ron Hubbard https://youtu.be/L_w-YWwC1lI
possible origins for Scientology and Dianetics: r
ead the paper https://home.snafu.de/tilman/j/origins6.htmlor
wat...2022-04-101h 12
jon atack, family and friendsScientology erodes love and destroys family – with Karen De La CarriereHubbard taught nothing about love or compassion. Just as Mao transformed traditional family loyalty into devotion of the Communist Party, Hubbard demanded loyalty to Scientology and even shattered the natural bond between parents and their children. Conversation about the 'genetic entity' showing how Hubbard actually despised family relationship and showed neither love nor compassion for his own wives and children.
links:
Jon's paper "possible origins of Dianetics and Scientology" : http://home.snafu.de/tilman/j/origins...
or watch the video:
part 1: https://youtu.be/VGQXQaiLa2A
part 2: https://youtu.be...2022-04-101h 01
jon atack, family and friendsis it really complex PTSD? - with Jessica Terwielpsychotherapist Jessica Terwiel talks with Jon about Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and her perception from significant clinical experience that the symptoms attributed to CPTSD are not necessarily caused by trauma. This becomes extremely important in cases where therapists have insisted that there must be a trauma, so have at times led clients to generate false memories. This is relevant to the nascent Satanic Panic that is once again taking hold in the West.
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patreon (for a m...2022-03-2037 minjon atack, family and friendsScientology Sells Selfishness! with Jeffrey AugustineDespite its many claims, Scientology is the opposite of Buddhism because it encourages selfishness and erodes compassion. Scientology enslaves its followers mentally and physically by selling dreams of liberation. Jeffrey talks with Jon about the 1st dynamic - the urge to survive for yourself - which is at the heart of Hubbard's doctrine. Why are there so many suicides in Scientology and why do so many Scientologists - even high-level Scientologists - die before their time, often from curable diseases?
links: the 1982 Clearwater hearings: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8A8C6C0BFB607D1...2022-03-131h 23jon atack, family and friendsCults and culture - with Mark Laxerauthor and cult expert Mark Laxer talks with Jon about cult education. We tend to see our own culture as normal and reject other people's as cultic. Mark talks about his travels to Indonesia and the notion that some people are 'chaots' - and accept chaos - but many are 'certs' - and demand certainty. Mark and Jon talk about the dangers of believing and certainties and the advantages of accepting chaos. Rajneesh, Paul Theroux, the awful film Holy Smoke and the excellent Kumare are all mentioned.2022-02-281h 22jon atack, family and friendsfalse friendship in cults & post-traumatic growth – with Hoyt RichardsDirector and documentarian Hoyt Richards talks with Jon about the growth made possible by traumatic cult experiences and the false friendships found in authoritarian cults.2022-02-201h 05jon atack, family and friendscults and pro-social behavior - with Jessica TerwielMembership of an authoritarian group demands a different set of rules to those of the larger society. Members often adopt anti-social behaviors. Psychologist Jessica Terwiel explores this theme with Jon, sharing her considerable experience of authoritarian groups as a clinical and forensic psychologist.
For more on VTaiwan: https://info.vtaiwan.tw2022-02-1951 minjon atack, family and friendsScientology: sex magick, Lucifer, and the AntichristHubbard's lifelong commitment to Crowleyite Sex Magick led to him proclaiming himself Lucifer the Antichrist in Scientology's most secret teachings. A deep dive into Hubbard self-hypnotic Affirmations and the real purpose of Scientology.
links:
Jack Parsons' writings: https://sacred-texts.com/oto/lib49.htm
Jon's paper on Hubbard and the occult: https://youtu.be/VJbZS9sfRF8
the full list of Hubbard's affirmations: https://gerryarmstrong.ca/the-affirmations-what-was-l-ron-hubbard-thinking/
Hubbard and black magick: https://youtu.be/2ILs6yB-d6A
Jon's "Piece of Blue Sky": https://www.amazon.com/Lets-sell-these-people-Piece/dp/1482023032/
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jon atack, family and friendsJon and Karen uncover some Scientology liesJon and Karen talk about how language is used to control thought – particularly in Scientology and especially in its paramilitary branch, the Sea Org. They reminisce about dear friends lost to the web of this controlling group, and their hopes for the future.
links: to a .pdf of the full appendix to Orwell's 1984: https://kickapooclark.weebly.com/uploads/5/0/8/5/5085586/the_principles_of_newspeak_orwell.pdf
the shrinking world of L Ron Hubbard: https://youtu.be/L_w-YWwC1lI
for Hubbard's full letter to the Vets' Administration: https://www.spaink.net/cos/LRH-bio/psychbeg.htm
to rea...2021-06-2559 min
jon atack, family and friendsScientology arrives in Clearwater - part 3 of Mike Rinder’s Scientology storyMike Rinder continues his account of his life in Scientology, focusing this week on the first years ashore in Florida, when Scientology began buying property in Clearwater, posing as the fictious “Southern Land Development Corporation”. In between some fascinating tangents and comparisons to Clearwater’s more current experiences with Scientology, Mike and Jon discuss the organization’s legal battles of that era, particularly with Clearwater mayor Gabe Cazares and other early critics. As always, it’s a wild ride, and an amazing, must-listen conversation.
the Clearwater hearings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8A8C6C0BFB607D1
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jon atack, family and friendsJamie DeWolf: behind the curtainJamie DeWolf, great-grandson of Ron Hubbard, talks with Jon about his infamous ancestor, and about his mission to speak out against the Scientology “dragon” his infamous ancestor brought into the world.
if you would like to rent or buy the videos from the "Getting Clear" conference, they are available here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/gettingclear two of the sessions are available free here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOprfY0DnRsZ3rZ1a4TomFI8R_8uw_7Uu
The Shrinking World of L. Ron Hubbard: https://youtu.be/L_w-YWwC1lI&n...2021-04-221h 46
jon atack, family and friendssuggestibility, susceptibility & Derren Brown – with Hoyt RichardsOur friend Hoyt Richards joins Jon for a discussion about Derren Brown’s work and how it shows our suggestibility and susceptibility to fraud of all kinds.
the Cottingley Fairies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottingley_Fairies
Derren Brown and Simon Pegg: https://youtu.be/rr05Dchmlww2021-03-271h 10
jon atack, family and friendspolarization vs. cooperation - with Joe Szimhartconcepts of "left" and "right" have become meaningless, thought-stopping labels; Joe Szimhart joins Jon to deconstruct what is really meant by these terms - and how it is much better to cooperate and find common ground than to polarize into separate, ever-battling camps.2021-03-2345 min
jon atack, family and friendscult recruitment and the autistic spectrum - with Richard TurnerCounsellor Richard Turner talks with Jon about how cults take advantage of people who are, like him, on the autistic spectrum. For more on Bhutan's Gross National Happiness: https://www.bhutan.travel/page/gross-national-happiness Richard's Website: www.tothinkagain.co.uk Richard's Linked in profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-j-turner/ Article Richard wrote about cults and autism: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/autism-cults-richard-james-turner/2021-03-2248 min
jon atack, family and friendsMike Rinder on Scientology: deception, delusion, and cognitive dissonanceMike and Jon explore the striking difference between Hubbard’s public pose as a benefactor and the reality of his rage, illness, sadism and paranoia. links to the Hubbard death announcement event: full event: https://youtu.be/rR6R80W2J8Y Miscavige’s announcement: https://youtu.be/dgDa22Fx_V42021-03-2239 min
jon atack, family and friendsQAnon, fervor, and being certain with Yuval Laor, PhDwhat is the difference between casual and fervent belief? how does the feeling of certainty drive a believer’s sense of reality? Yuval Laor, PhD, joins Jon for a discussion on these and other matters.2021-03-1932 min
jon atack, family and friendsapologies, self-esteem, and other esteem with Jessica Terwieloften apologies are not really apologies. Psychologist Jessica Terwiel also talks with Jon about the importance of self-esteem and the need for “other-esteem”.2020-12-3141 min
jon atack, family and friendsart, virtuosity, and the stuff in the middle - with Rio Harada-ParrRio joins Jon to chat about virtuosity, art, ego and talent. As usual, they make a whistle-stop tour of art and music history. See Jon's paintings, poetry, and thoughts on music, art, literature and life at http://jonatack.com2020-12-291h 22
jon atack, family and friendsRon Hubbard: Black Magic, Dianetics and the Creation of ScientologyJon’s opening talks from the legendary 2015 Getting Clear conference. Jon gives an overview of Hubbard’s own history – including his involvement with ritual Sex Magick – and the creation of Dianetics through the early years of Scientology. Including an interview by Stephen Jones with Hubbard biographer Russell Miller. Jon gives some surprising answers to questions about the founder of Scientology, including how many of the Dianetics and Scientology books did Hubbard actually write? Did Hubbard steal the Dianetic technique from psychiatrists? Why did Hubbard sell the rights to Dianetics to Don Purcell for one dollar? Why did Hubbard register the Church of Sc...2020-12-281h 38
jon atack, family and friendsdo we make a difference?Jon talks with his good friend Chris Shelton about whether our work makes a difference. As ever, we touch on many topics, including recovery from authoritarian groups and relationships, and the need to prepare the next generation so that they will not be so easily exploited by gurus, spin-doctors and other malignant narcissists.
links:
The Randy Newman song that mentions Hitler and Stalin is A Few Words in Defense of Our Country - here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0EAwSpTcM4
Bob Newhart – Stop It!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow0lr63y4Mw&t=1...2020-12-271h 43
jon atack, family and friendsCaptain Bill, the craziest Scientologist?Jon reminisces with Sam about the craziest Scientologist he ever knew: legendary Captain Bill Robertson, founder and architect of “Ron’s Org” and the independent Scientology Freezone. Jon reads extracts from Captain Bill’s Sector Operations Bulletins – which Bill claimed to have received telepathically from Ron Hubbard – aboard the “Mothership” – In 1982.
Crown Hotel Meeting, Oct 18, 1983 https://youtu.be/tvfioivtY6c Sector 9 book: http://galac-patra.org/sector9.html
For Scientology membership numbers: https://medium.com/how-many-scientologists-are-there-really)
Peter Forde's analysis of OT III: https://www.spaink.net/cos...2020-12-2555 min
jon atack, family and friendsNew Kadampa Tradition - a talk with Michelle Haslamjon is joined by special guest Dr. Michelle Haslam; they discuss her time in the authoritarian group known as "new kadampa tradition", her background in psychology, and how and why people are drawn into destructive groups. links discussed in the video: the research of Miriam Anders on the cultic misuse of Buddhist teachings: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/11/622/htm
The Pema Chödrön Foundation: https://pemachodronfoundation.org the findings of the Australian Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au
Michelle's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDz-Wk0ykec...2020-12-231h 23
jon atack, family and friendsparental alienation and prevention with Nick ChildWhat happens when after separating, one parent turns the children against the other? Retired psychiatrist Nick Child talks to Jon about the dire failure of the court system, and how to focus on the needs of the children.
links:
Nick’s blog: https://thealienationexperience.org.uk
Blink, Think, Choice Voice: https://youtu.be/RdKPIK71SP8 (and Spike’s song based on it): https://youtu.be/La2NnQVwJXE
Socrates for six-year-olds (poor quality): https://youtu.be/vyD0l9En6Io
the Brainwashing of my Dad: https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/
Institute f...2020-12-232h 01
jon atack, family and friendstruth and certainty with Mike RinderMike Rinder joins Jon again to answer some viewer questions and address L. Ron Hubbard's problematic relationship to the truth. They also discuss how the feeling of certainty keeps the members of many destructive authoritarian groups from asking questions, considering that the leader might be wrong, or even leaving the group.
links:
to Jon's paper "the possible origins for Dianetics and Scientology": http://home.snafu.de/tilman/j/origins6.html?fbclid=IwAR3-V34IOIp8GcbWyOk_jdRtuMEV2S4NiA_m-igR0O17DNAvn7A79uK8IdQ#F63
and the accompanying video: https://youtu.be/VGQXQaiLa2A2020-12-2259 min
jon atack, family and friendspossible origins of Dianetics and Scientology, part oneDoes Scientology have origins in Sex Magick and Psychoanalysis? Is Ron Hubbard’s claim to have been the only “source” of Dianetics and Scientology true? Jon examines Hubbard’s many borrowings from other authors and shows that Hubbard was aware of many of these sources.
This is the third in a series of recordings of Jon's papers on Scientology, all of which are available to read free here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/jon-atack/jons-writings-books-speeches/284316635347772/
To see the other two recordings of Jon reading his papers, see our playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOprfY0DnRs...2020-12-2141 min
jon atack, family and friendspossible origins of Dianetics and Scientology, part twothe second part of Jon's paper about Ron Hubbard's plagiarism. Hubbard was not the 'sole source' of Dianetics and Scientology, nor did all of the 'major' ideas come from him. With a comparison of Tibetan ideas popularized by Alexandra David-Neel in the 1930s to some of the fundamental ideas of Scientology. With many thanks to Mark Owen Plummer, for help in finding the right covers to the correct editions.
This is the second of two parts; here is part one: https://youtu.be/VGQXQaiLa2A
This is the fourth in a series of recordings of Jon's pap...2020-12-2157 min
jon atack, family and friendsmanipulation by gaslighting - a talk with Spike Robinsongaslighting is the “royal road” to exerting control – but can you spot it? Spike joins Jon to talk about gaslighting and the major techniques predators use to confuse and paralyze people into compliance.
links:
the Levenson empathy index: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/LSRP.php
Australian Royal Commission final report: https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/final-report
Gaslighting:
the play: https://www.amazon.com/Gaslight-Frenchs-Acting-Patrick-Hamilton/dp/0573115796/
rent the 1940 movie: https://www.amazon.com/Gaslight-Anton-Walbrook/dp/B002R1Q1ZS/
or watch free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYmtzaHwCKo...2020-12-201h 14
jon atack, family and friendshow Scientology harassment works - with Mike RinderMike Rinder was head of Scientology’s sophisticated harassment department for 20 years. In this stunning interview he describes the fanatical determination to utterly ruin anyone who questions Hubbard's work as a 'Supppressive Person', an 'enemy' of humanity. That included Jon, when they last spoke in the mid-90s. Mike shows the secret Hubbard documents that direct the harassment of 'Suppressives' and describes in chilling detail the activities of the Office of Special Affairs which is now trying to silence him with a typical smear campaign. In the 80s and 90s there we...2020-12-1859 min
jon atack, family and friendsthe Kazan seminar on cults with Professor Alexander DvorikinJon joins Professor Alexander Dvorkin for the Kazan seminar in Kazan, in the republic of Tatarstan, Russia, speaking remotely to an audience of psychologists and educators about cults and how to deal with them.
links:
How Scientology Harassment works with Mike Rinder: https://youtu.be/M6KxZ6lnvIU
predator list: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJonAtack/posts/1076831346096293
predator video: https://youtu.be/fHgbFLN3Nvs
Ira Chaleff's "Blink, Think, Choice, Voice": https://youtu.be/RdKPIK71SP8 (and Spike's song based on his handbook): https://youtu.be/La2NnQVwJXE
Yuval's presentati...2020-12-171h 45
jon atack, family and friendsbrainwashingjon and sam talk about the concept of brainwashing, as it is understood - and misunderstood - by academics and governments. they consider the ancient history of the term, and the modern applications being used to deny whole populations their basic human rights worldwide.2020-10-1318 minjon atack, family and friendshuman predatorsjon and sam atack discuss what we mean by the term "human predator", and how to spot and avoid those people who hurt others for their own gain or even amusement. for more information on human predators, including the complete list of traits, check out jon's article here: https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/faces_of_undue_influence/what-is-manipulation/human-predator/2020-10-1316 minjon atack, family and friendsrecruitment and seductionjon and sam atack discuss how people get seduced or recruited into high-control groups or relationships.2020-10-1311 min
jon atack, family and friendsTypes of predatorjon and sam discuss the types of predatory people, how people become predatory, and what they would like to see done to guard the world from those who manipulate and hurt others for their own gain or amusement.
for more information on human predators, including the complete list of traits, check out jon's article here: https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/faces_of_undue_influence/what-is-manipulation/human-predator/
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