Conversation#4 Xiaohong Li

Summary

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If I were to start a cult, I would want to start one that lives with pets (kittens, puppies, etc.). - Named: Pet Pie. -Because in everyone's busy daily life, when the work pressure is high, kittens and puppies have the ability to heal the soul, if there is a place where they can hold soft kittens and puppies, they will feel happy and happy. At the same time, pet abusers are discovered and published on the Internet. -I will not force you to choose a leader, but every week there will be an exclusive leader who will decide the theme of this week's activities with the cats and puppies. -Rules: 1. If you find any pet abusers, report them immediately and post them online together for punishment. Simultaneously teach. 2. Everyone must be friendly to pets and live in harmony. -Address: All pet stores, cat cafes and dog cafes are contact points. - Find people who love pets online or in real life, pet stores. Anyone who likes pets can join.

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I watched a drama called "Hellbound" before. The story is based on the Korean cult "New Shinrikyo". He was tried and finally burned to death. Although the broadcast of TV dramas may be a bit bloody, the purpose of the cults in TV dramas is to judge criminals in their own way, but I collected information later and found that there are similar things in reality, but this cult uses people's beliefs to murder. The cult is called the Rescue Sect, and many people think of it because of the "Shiyue Shipwreck Incident" that happened a few years ago; the crew at that time were found to be believers of the Rescue Sect, the reason why the Sewol Ship sank caused 300 Many people died, and it was speculated by the outside world that it was a cruel premeditated "living sacrifice" by the rescue group.
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I chose this one from cult recovery 101
The Manipulation of Spiritual Experience: Unethical Hypnosis in Destructive Cults (Linda Dubrow, Ph.D. & Steve K. Dubrow Eichel, Ph.D.)
https://cultrecovery101.com/cult-recovery-readings/the-manipulation-of-spiritual-experience-unethical-hypnosis-in-destructive-cults/
I have summarized the following points about what the article introduced.
1. Learned the ways of cult brainwashing. The method used by cults to indoctrinate to alter one's consciousness is the trance state of hypnosis. (Environmental) control, social manipulation, isolation, and use of prescribed consciousness-altering techniques (such as repetitive and/or continuous chanting, meditation or prayer).
2. The influence of converts of cults. There are drastic behavior and personality changes. Moreover, typical cultists are not ignorant, weak-willed, or emotionally disturbed. They will be mind-controlled, forced to persuade, hypnotized in disguise, etc., causing converts to become dependent on the worship of the definition of reality, and this will weaken people's decision-making and evaluation of new ideas—capacity for information.
3. Characteristics of cults. Environmental control, the constant demand for perfection, the constant expectation of lawlessness, belief in cult "truth" is absolute, use of buzzwords and other language - loaded technology, deceit, authoritarian structures
4. The process of cult induction. Uses disguised, indirect methods to induce trance. Pre-hypnotic tactics available and often used by destructive cults include singling out someone and giving him/her a lot of positive, special attention, thereby increasing deference to authority, as well as using group pressure and/or asking a person to "take center stage" And perform something in front of other people (expecting a certain type of performance). Most cults use constant speech, singing, and chanting to alter consciousness. Use abstract and ambiguous language, the logic that is difficult to follow and even makes no sense.
5. The cult uses the method of hypnosis. Ambiguous labels like "meditation," "guided imagery," "mindfulness exercise," "process," and so on. The cultist is often sleep and nutritionally deprived, and he or she is taught the methods of trance self-sustainment. These methods may include near-constant prayer and chanting, speaking in tongues (tongue), prolonged meditation, repeated scripture reading or reciting, and other monotonous, repetitive activities. Cultists are warned to remain preoccupied with the words, teachings, or actual physical experiences of the cult leader. Failure to maintain a trance often comes with considerable guilt and ego or cult-inflicted punishment.
6. The sequelae of cults will recur. Trance states tend to persist and return involuntarily even after the subject comes out of the hypnotic state. Ex-cultists have a tendency to spontaneously re-enter trance states, especially when confronted with situations encountered in cults through chanting prayers or other forms of self-hypnosis. Prolonged trance states can sometimes lead to long-term or even permanent impairment of thinking skills, critical judgment, and/or emotional responsiveness and range.
7. Reasons why cultists want to believe. Visions, memories, insights, and emotions experienced in hypnosis are often more vivid and detailed than when experienced or thought about in the waking state, so subjects often find them particularly effective—regardless of whether the experiences are real or not.
8. How to avoid being hypnotized and brainwashed. And any misuse of hypnotism is wrong. Any organized attempt to influence human behavior and experience should be guided by fundamental principles designed to protect the worth and dignity of the individual; the needs, wishes, and interests of the client should always be the primary focus of these relationships.