March 28, 2024

Tag: nxivm

What Do Cult Leaders Have in Common?

This article originally appeared on livescience.com. Charles Manson is escorted to court for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 3, 1969, in Los Angeles, California. (Image: © John Malmin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Charles Manson was living in...

The Cult That Sold #Empowerment

This article originally appeared on Glamour.com NXIVM turned women into slaves, branded members with its leader’s initials, and blackmailed victims into submission. It was also…on Instagram? This is what a cult looks like in 2019. Over two...

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Dr. Janja Lalich

Janja Lalich, Ph.D. is a researcher, author, and educator specializing in cults and extremist groups, with a particular focus on charismatic relationships, political and other social movements, ideology and social control, and issues of gender and sexuality.