What is “programming”? What is “breaking programming?” Mind control involves the installation of programs into a person. “Programming” is convincing a person (a part/personality/alter) that he or she have no choice but to perform a particular action, or hold to a particular belief. This programming is accomplished via (1) clear, detailed and rigorous instruction of… read more »
Technological Torture In international occultic groups and many governmental organizations, the trend has increasingly been to use technological torture (tech torture) on individuals being programmed. What is tech torture? In general, this refers to a combination of technologies and techniques that are used to simulate, entrain and install punishment within individuals. Virtual Reality The state… read more »
The two kinds of amnesia When a survivor does not remember a particular event or experience, there are two basic possibilities. One is that the part of that person, who participated in that event or experience, vowed to forget what transpired. The other possibility is that a different part of that person participated in that… read more »
How to Support a Survivor First, it is important for supporters to realize how being raised in the cult can affect the survivor’s worldview. The survivor often will: Be raised in facilities, in groups Have their earliest attachment needs/bonding heavily manipulated Experience betrayals and abuse in all close relationships Will have extreme performance orientation and need… read more »
The following is from my new book One issue that survivors often face is attempts by the group they left to re-access them. This article was written to help survivors understand what accessing is, and the steps they and their therapist can take to prevent it from happening. What is accessing? Accessing is the deliberate… read more »
Mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20120522232703/http://archive.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/89311 – I am writing an article that is somewhat angry, but I can’t help myself. I am angry that my tax dollars are being used, and yours as well, to fund certain projects. I am risking my articles here at this site being pulled for writing this, but I can’t stay… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110409095358/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/38241? – Why The Cult Doesn’t Get Caught When confronted with the possibility that ritual abuse may occur, one of the first questions people ask is: “But if it’s real, why aren’t they caught?”. In other words, how can an organized society meet and execute rituals in secret, yet not… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110908131437/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/55601 – Recently, HJ Springer, the publisher of Centrex, did a series of interviews with me by email. He is now publishing them at his site, and I decided to share one of the articles for a couple of reasons: it will help clarify some information, and will also… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20120419001731/http://archive.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/76031 – Jul 29, 2001 – © Doug Riggs Trigger warning: contains Christian content Here is a guest article by someone whose work with survivors and help to those in the healing community I respect greatly. Here are some insights based on his therapeutic work and insights as a… read more »
This information is mirrored from https://web.archive.org/web/20110510040534/http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ritual_abuse/50317 – please note: this article discusses perpetration, trauma, and cult programming. If you are a survivor, do not read if these subjects are triggering unless with your therapist or a safe person. I will be writing on an extremely difficult subject, that of trauma bonding, also known as bonding… read more »