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Information on cults, cultic groups, psychological manipulation, psychological abuse, spiritual abuse, brainwashing, mind control, thought reform, abusive churches, extremism, totalistic groups, new religious movements, alternative and mainstream religions, group dynamics, exit counseling, recovery, and practical suggestions for those affected by or interested in these subjects

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New Age Movement

Aagaard, Johannes, Ph.D.: "Conversion, Religious Change, and the Challenge of New Religious Movements" - abstract
Aagaard, Johannes, Ph.D.: "Professor Aagaard on New Religious Movements"
Alexander, Charles N., Ph.D. & Orme-Johnson, David W., Ph.D.: " Reducing Conflict and Enhancing Quality of Life in Israel Using the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program" - abstract
Apologetics in the New Age: A Christian Critique of Pantheism - Book Review by Rev. Dr. R. Dowhower
Awareness Page - link
Benjamin, Elliot, Ph.D.: "On Conversations with God"
Celestine Prophecy - Book Review by Joseph Szimhart
Dialog Center - Denmark
Dole, Arthur A., Ph.D.: "harm and NRMs: Perspectives from Psychology" - abstract
Dole, Arthur A., Ph.D.: "Is The New Age Movement Harmless? Critics Versus Experts" - abs
Dole, Arthur, Ph.D. et al.: "Is the New Age Movement Harmless? Critics versus Experts" - abstract
Dole, Arthur, Ph.D. et al.: "The New Age Movement: Fad or Menace?" - abstract
Eichel, Steve K.D. & Dubrow-Marshalll, Linda: "Trouble in Paradise: Some Observations on Psychotehrapy with New Agers" - abstract
Fellows, Robert: "Creating the Illusion of Mind Reading in a Self-Transformation Training" - abstract
Gnostic Mystery - Book Review by Rev. Walter Debold
Halperin, David, M.D.: "The Appeal of the Impossible and the Efflorescence of the Unbelievable" - abstract
Heelas, Paul: God's Company: New Age Ethics and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International" - abstract
Holy Madness; Mystery of Light - Book Reviews by Joseph Szimhart
Hypocrisy and Dissent within the Findhorn Foundation: Towards a Sociology of a New Age Community - book review by Mari Tachikawa
In the Shadow of the New Age: Decoding the Findhorn Foundation - book review by Frank MacHovec, Ph.D.
Kaffman, Mordecai, M.D.: "The Use of Transcendental Meditation to Promote Social Progress in Israel" - abstract
Langone, Michael, Ph.D.: "Large Group Awareness Trainings"
Madame Blavatsky's Baboon- Book Review by Joseph Szimhart
New Age in Argentina: Fraud or Spiritual Growth? - Book Review by Gladys Martin
Perspectives on the New Age - Book Review by Arthur A. Dole, Ph.D.
Rosedale, Herbert, Esq.: "The Threat to Entrepreneurial Freedom and Initiative Posed by New Age Management Training Programs" - abstract
Shamans and Religion; Dream Catchers - book review by Joseph Szimhart
Shooting for the Stars - Book Review by Rev. Walter Debold
Solomon, Anita, Ph.D.: "Psychotherapy of a Casualty from a Mass Therapy Encounter Group: A Case Study" - abstract
Szimhart, Joseph: "Understanding Eastern Groups"
The Matrix - film review by Vladimir Tumanov
The New Age: Notes of a Fringe-Watcher
The Psychic Mafia
The Road to Malpsychia: Humanistic Psychology and Our Discontents - book review by Frank MacHovec, Ph.D.
Tourish, Dennis & Pinnington, Ashly: "Transformational Leadership, Corporate Cultism, and the Spirituality Paradigm" - abstract
Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties and the Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius - book review by Joseph Szimhart

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