as a kid, i’ve always assumed that cults were only a fictional thing. but now, to think that i myself could most likely get tangled up with something like this is terrifying.
Honestly. Learning about cults is so scary and especially how a lot of them use my own religion as an answer to brainwashing people. I wish I could've stayed ignorant but at the same time its good to be aware of these things
At some point it's true and everyone who has done their personality development knows that this is what it feels like. To become something or someone new, the old you has to "die". Everyone, like me, that has been in a burnout knows that. Once you become aware of your of bad habits, you renew. But you have to arrive at the bottom first for this to happen. I am not in a cult nor religion and i despise both deeply. It's just psychology
In other words a cult is actually the re birth of a "God" actually a human being playing the part possibly believing she is God and followers...that worship
Reminds me of this quote by Nietzsche- I think he was referring to the industrial revolution (and the age of enlightenment leading up to it) for the most part and how it killed the need for gods: “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”
When you rub off that "Pff this could never hapen to me" stance, and try to invision urself falling for this. Its like the biggest horror ever. My god this is funny and scary at the same time
@@juliapazosmaidana2929 of course you wouldn't Julia you're a special enlightened being. You should come to my seminar about how to become more enlightened and leverage that to become wealthy. 👉 It like literally how they get you. Like you would totally end up in the call unless you're the part of the 1% of humanity who can tell a whole room of like 500 people that they're dipshits. You will 100% cave to the social pressure and then you're stuck
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I almost joined a cult. This video made me realize what could have happened to me. I didn’t even notice it was a cult until I got free of it. Terrifying stuff.
Every high school should play this as part of how to tell which is peer pressure and which is also nefarious cult formation. The fact that this is an accurate representation of how cults work, both in rituals and characteristics, really does show in this presentation.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I read about two Nigerian university students starting a "fight club" kind of cult, and it grew so huge that it has become the largest mafia gang in Africa. They are called the Black Axe.
Schools need to be defunded at this point as they've become too political and are violating student's privacy. Schools have cults in them, my university sure did.
Left a cult a year and a half ago and that seems spot on. The cult leader has stated that we are in danger of evil spirits now. He had my daughter and I followed by my family and my husband watched as well as low level vandalism. These videos are healing.
My uncle is a cult leader before, we started as a Bible Study Teacher on the street in their own interpretation in the Bible, because he is a former SDA Pastor and also a former Pentecostal Church Pastor. So he started teaching on street while me as a kid 8yrs old, I am asking for donations to the people on the street, then when he saved a money from the donation he start rented a small space to became a church and he build a temporary doctrines because he is not registered on securities and exchange commission as a church. After that we started recruiting a members, he started to a Bible Study Group, until the doctrines will completed perfectly as a fundamentals interpretation 😂 When our church is having a 50 active members and a church was earning 50,000 to 100,000pesos a month my uncle desided to registered her church from bible study group into a religion. Then when we are already a Christian Religion he started to Claimed that he is a Prophet and also Jesus Spirit is came to him into the day of church Sunday 😂 when my uncle already claimed that boom from 50 active members into 200 to 1,000 active members of the church and we continue to recruit. Until we buy own lot to build an own space for the church, until we grow and grow my uncle started to hired a pastor to another branch church 😂 I remember that day I am already 15years old, my uncle forcing her own daughter to preach while her daughter wearing an office attire with mini skirt 😂😂 just to attract and a members was attending always in sunday lol 😂 The only wrong move of my uncle is he claimed that the end of the world is 2012 he use that 2012 to force a member to recruit fastly because he said without our church they didn't saved, and all member into our church is only will saved that is a strategy to grow fast. In year 2010 our members is already 700,000 members lol 😂 and we have many churches that already owned space and property of the church. Then 2012 my uncle said was didn't gonna happen 2012 was not end of the world so the members will fall down from 700,000 member to 150,000pesos lol. Then my uncle continue to claimed he claimed that he is Jesus he is immortal 😂😂 that claimed is desperately to attract more members and earning much more money, And 2018 my uncle died we try to hide that into all members specialy her daughter named Christine she said to me do not tell to any church member except to what he choose to tell, because she know if the members know that my uncle died even he claimed that he is immortal, the members will falling down again, and that gona happen. From 180,000 member fall down to 90,000 members until that 90,000 members will seperated into 5 religion because our pastors of our church robbing the members and build another indipendent Church that not belongs in our function. And now our church is gone and disbanded by my cousin because of lack of members that attending church every Sunday.
I've probably seen this film about a couple dozen times. I've been recruited into a business pyramid scheme, but picked up on all the red flags because of this film. Recently I went to a Transcendental meditation center (a front group), but soon found many red flags after paying for the course and digging into its history. (I'm getting a refund soon). I try to show this film to as many people as possible - we need less suckers in this world. Thanks for making this.
Bey man. Ive looked into TM myself...what is dangerous or cult like about it in your opinion. I ask because a lot of successful people seem to practice this type if meditation.
I just found this video today because i should be working but my mental health is not great. I see this comment is 2 years old. I have an overwhelming desire to know if you ever actually GOT the refund, or if they were just future faking you ("fun" fact, Dr Rahmani, a narcissistic abuse focused therapist, says she's been sought out by former cult victims since they're subject to the same manipulations. The word "fun" here stands in for interesting, heartbreaking, horrific...)
If you are reading this, i actually made my own cult member t shirt at home, using basic t shirt, small paint brush and bleach, if you would like to make one too then simply type in the following above....Create a cult member t shirt
Came here from tik tok expecting a meme, instead found a genuine educational video on how cults are formed and run. As a second gen cult survivor, I genuinely think this should be a real PSA. I only know how to recognize cults and high control groups/individuals because of how much I've studied them. They really do seem innocuous at first.
I don't know the chances of this comment being seen, but me and my friends did a group costume off of this video for Halloween (2022). I got to be the guy on the table with the flowers (stuck fake flowers down my slacks) and we had reflective-cloak guy + Mr. Sunglasses. We made ~20 tshirts in a (very accurate) blue with 'Cult Member', gave them to associates; even roped in our Physics teacher to wear one. Totally confused our professors, had to explain the joke a lot, but totally worth it. Great video, and thanks for making it, because almost anything is worth it if you get a free tshirt ;)
“I invented air!” I laughed way too hard at that 😅 But seriously this is really scary… I’m sorry people actually go through this kind of stuff. It’s one of those things that you think won’t happen to you, and you can spot it easily if it does, but there’s a *reason* many people fall for it. Same thing with toxic relationships.
Another point to add cult behaviour doesn't just stop on religious but can also happens in non-religious grup such as social media influencer, politics and even in your family.
I am free from a cult, and I hate it. I want to go back, I can’t bring myself to do it. I’d like to go back and have a family that loves me, and will always have your side and always be on your side. It’s almost like home, being outside of a cult is very scary when I think about it more and more. I’m too independent and I have nothing to rely on, I’m alone in a way, and I’m still surrounded by people. It’s an awful feeling
I think that is a symptom of our modern world. We all crave our natural state of small community from our nomadic evolutionary period that dominated the majority of homo-sapiens existence. Social media does not replace socialization, and our brains require social presence and positive social support networks. I see evidence of this in the massive increase in fringe extremist groups/mindsets. Of course, this has been influenced greatly by malicious groups... Still, I think so many are willing to join these movements because they are also lonely and scared. This state of existence we have designed around ourselves is completely at odds with our very being. I think we urgently need to reduce our community sizes and increase our investment into empathy and understanding of our species' connection to the world around us. Unfortunately that is against many powerful group's best interests. What a bizarre state of liminality we reside in currently. I wish you the best in finding peace, love, and community.
This is amazing! I love the old version but it appears to have been remastered/edited. All the dark parts are clear. I can finally see the wrapped group of people in the city scene. I am so happy this video continues to be available to watch. This is one of the most important videos ever made about identifying/recognizing falling into cult like thinking ever made. In no way does this video ever not be prescient to our society. I also love the backing music. So perfect. Don't ever let this video fall into nothingness. This piece of art is succinct, true, and applicable no matter the year it is watched or was made.
congratulations on getting out!! i hope you’re safe now :) would you mind telling me about your experience in the cult? no preussure if you’re uncomfortable doing so. i’m a christian apologist in training and i specialize in cults and new religions, i’d like to hear your story :)
@@pr3ttyr4vegurl I guess I am not able to talk about it in public. I still haven't recovered fully from it. I am having a hard time finding myself again after this brainwash but I am on my way and not giving up. I have my life back and that's the best thing that happened this year.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I been in a few churches like what is being described in the video! The best religious groups encourage individual self reflection and making choices for yourself. The most cultish religious groups I been to always encouraged following their teachings no matter how many personal sacrifices you needed to make to conform. In short..... Healthy religion: gives you tools to help you develop in your spiritual lives. Cult: gives you the tools so that you can sacrifice your self for the group.
Yeah churches is part of religious cult, in started they're giving you like rice or food, they doctrinate you until your mind became control by the church workers until your brain cant functionally normal, that is like you are abnormal but you didn't know that you are abnormal then other people judge you about your self and belief then your co cult members said "stop wasting your time to non believers, leaved her, that kind of word is a cult, because the real church didn't teach that kind of word to their members, because the real church teach is to love your enemy, love including the people that non believers.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂.
i was recently recruited and it was like this, like even ifi know how cults work i still got fooled. we were helping orphans they said, like something like world peace would be too much for me but helping a bunch of children was, and then when with teaching childrens i fell in , i mean idk how i started liking their ideas, soon all ideas looked right. i am so afriad now thinking how fragile my mind is, fortunetly my mother visited and pointed how much i changed, i dont use social media due to a truamatic events befire and my mom just visited casually, but pointed like my hands were shaking and how i looked weird, i thought wth mummy but she stayed with me for few days without saying anything and soon i also started seeing my different behaviour. i am happy and glad my mom came for sudden visit.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
This is pure gold. I will show it to my son when he is about 14. This would be so useful to show in schools. The mesmerising music really adds to this. Unforgettable.
This is actually super interesting! My mom has told me about cults and what happens in the before and now I really like learning about them. I honestly thought this was a silly little joke video (i came from a meme) but i watched the whole thing multiple times. Cults are terrifying.
I fell for one of these. I was severely mentally ill and I really needed someone to love and comfort me. They fed me, sacrificed for me, and told me that it was the best decision I’d ever made. I really did believe them; because why else would they do this if they didn’t really love me? That was the lovebombing. I really believed that they were some kind of “God” for months. Until I convinced my girlfriend to go with me and found it insane, she convinced me to snap out of it by not letting me go. I thought she was crazy, I mean, it was what I had been fed for months. Currently, I am writing this as a person who has been away from this for a solid three years now. It still brings shivers to my spine because lying awake at night, sometimes I think about the love and companionship I received there and I want to go back. Cults really fuck with your head. I was never a religious person to begin with, with the only people of religion I held contact with I left back in Russia. Thank goodness I didn’t get too into it. I would have been there to this day if it wasn’t for my girlfriend.
@@Cr4z3d Y'know, I think it's just the fact that he's so quirky, yet says everything with such enthusiasm and confidence, and the fact that his body language is very theatric. He just seems like an interesting character.
As an exmormon, (I’m a minor I can’t leave) it’s scary how accurate this is. What makes me the most confused about Mormonism Is the tithing. Every church member over 18 is 100% required to give 10% of their salary to the church for “charity”. They also make children 12-18 (I think it ends at 18) do baptisms for the dead in the temple for the “people who never got a chance too”. One kid even had to do h!țlėr, which is just messed up. Don’t even get me started on the other shit that goes on in the temple
I was Mormon my whole life. My family lineage goes all the way back to New York where Joseph smith founded the religion and my ancestors were some of the very first members of the church even being baptized by Joseph’s brother (hyrum smith) and because of that, even considering the idea of leaving the religion never was a possibility. It’s the only life and meaning to existence I’ve ever known and understood and 80% of my friends I’ve ever known have been in the same church.. but I left 3 years ago and it breaks my heart to watch my siblings and family members and friends all believe what I once did. It’s sickening. I’m struggling to answer the question: so I dedicate myself to show them the lies and tell them the truth or do I support their beliefs and ask that they respect mine and just let them stay in the church because they are happy and it does do a lot of good things? You have to understand that even though I started to have many doubts, it took me 2 years from the time I stopped practicing to the time that I was ready to start finding answers knowing that it might not all be true. And even though I thought I was ready to handle the fact that I might’ve been living a lie my whole life, I was completely wrecked for months once I actually found out the truth about the church… I was devastated. Since it was all fake, then what else is and what can I trust is true with anything in life I thought was the truth? I made me question my sanity and reality. I’m great now though. I love where I am!
I was in a cult called “time to heal” a mental health/therapy/healing cult and it turned out to be an appalling and atrocious experience - still recovering from the psychological abuse from it’s antisocial and rude leader This video contains plenty of the same red flags I saw in the cult I was in - this video is a bit scary but it’s also really informative. Cults can ruin peoples lives. Thanks for sharing.
I shared this film with my daughter, part of critical thinking training and awareness. Thanks! On another note, can you hook me up with the "weekend intensive" girl? Wow! Her doctrine is flawless!
I know this is like funny but also accurate and some people (like those with autism) can be really susceptible to this stuff even if it's obvious to others. If you have that friend who is just a little too nice or trusting, please keep an eye out for them. I've got sucked into multiple small scale cults that seemed like a group of friends. I almost didn't survive
I’ve been somewhere where a lot of cult tactics were used and it’s scary how you can be in the most normal place and not see the red flags and cult tactics
This makes me disgusted. Because there are so many churches that are like this. Even though it’s very subtle, religions and cults are different. The issue is that the religious may find it extremely difficult to tell the difference. Which is why they’re very susceptible to cults within their own religions.
When I first saw this video right when it was on UA-cam - my best friend showed it to me. I was sent to a reform school called CEDU that was based on the cult on Synanon from 1994-1996. As I watched this the first time I just kept nodding my head saying “yep” “they did that” “same thing” “that was CEDU, alright” and my friend could not stop laughing. At some point I said “why is this so funny to you?” And he said “only because this is NOT funny to you!!!” This video actually helped me know that I was a part of a cult. I’ve been working on a documentary for close to two years about it. Thank you for keeping this video online. It’s absolutely brilliant and I would love to be able to show some of this in my documentary someday with your permission.
A very good example, this should definitely be shown more in education systems. A good religion doesn't force you to change it should ask and left you choose to change or better yet not need to change at all!
I had my cult-focused obsession this whole month. I started with the mini Tv serie "The Vow" about the NXIVM cult, then went for Waco, of course i knew about the Jonestown Massacre as well and i'm looking forward to check some new material (Feel free to suggest) I came here to say that this Is the exact checklist of what they do to change a mf. Really cool video!
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
Raised in cults until I was old enough to free myself. Now I am far away living my best life. I’ve learned the difference between cults and a shared community. One is not the other. 🙏🏾 I am thankful. This is so accurate. However, only the tip of the iceberg.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
@UCIWPjmkv6jMWly6ZVq9QCyQ Dude your story is weird but interesting like seriously it needs more attention because what you gone through wasnt easy but yo i hope youre doing fine and i hope that cult disappears
The human mind is something so incredible, it can be manipulated easily with the right techniques, referencing good moments of their lives or childhood and replicating it in your cult is too a good strategy .
😆😆, It reminded me the trumpers and Q followers who only blame pedo-democrats but fail to blame pedo-republicans. 🤔🤔🤯👀 and the fact that in 4 years very few have been caught and punished.
Do not project your own mentality into others, boy. If there is a cult then it if you, liberals. Shaming white people and making black people into believin6that white people will destroy them. Telling yourselves that you are fighting for a cause.
@@ugandaknuckles6096 yea but the trump supporters don’t question any authority unless it’s the left the left kind of questions it all most of them don’t even like biden but hey better then trump i suppose
I wrote a character backstory for an evil DnD 5e campaign a year and a half ago about a cult leader. His evil mission is to tear down the mystical chains holding Nyarlathotep and bring destruction to the Material Plane. I didn't know much about cults, which is a blessing, and I basically made his cult a lame faith group. But, after watching this video, I think Drakkar Akto the GOOlock deserves an upgrade.
actually, I am currently writing for my dnd campaign writing a cult for the bbeg, thanks to this it's become a lot easier to write the cult, and it's given me a lot of insporation
Thank you to the uploader of this video - you helped me to understand I was raised in a borderline cult as a child because I found all of this a little too familiar
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I've rewatched this video a few times now and I can confidently say it is on of my favorite videos on the internet. I show it to all my friends. It's just so well done. It can be comedic and frightening at the same time, it's so uncanny. I love it!!!! Really incredible work
I think I might have been tricked into watching this video by clever reddit hackery. If so....it's probably for the benefit of the leader or greater cause.
At first I laughed at this video but by 1:39 I was a little said because this is how I was trick into joining the WMSCOG Cult and this is what they did💯💔
When you think about it the Mormon church is kinda like this- please don’t be mad but the prophets and the singing and the book and idk about you but my church said we shouldn’t hang out with non Mormons. If anyone is curious I left the church at 15. (Two years ago) now I know their homophobic and they preach the idea of men being above woman. I’ve been in contact with a friend who’s still in the church who is uncomfortable around me because I’m nonbinary and an ex-Morman. She keeps talking about wanting a nice husband. I could talk about this for a while and I know this comment is gonna make people mad but- I’ve just had bad experiences with the church, it caused me self doubt and major self esteem issues. I felt like because I wasn’t a girl living up to thier standard of “an obedient daughter, wife, and mother.” That I wasn’t good enough and no one would love me. I’m leagues happier now but I still have those intrusive thoughts. Please leave your stores (or angry replies) if you want below.
hello!!! christian apologist in training here ^^ i specialize in cults and new religions and boy can i tell you that YES!! Mormonism is a cult, as well as Jehovah’s Witnesses :) if you like me to elaborate, lmk ^^ /genuine /positive i say all this in love and with the desire to educate, not to tear down or bully. /genuine edit: spelling
This is fun, I watched this video twice. This applies to the whole westernized social construct, everything from religion to sports entertainments etc operate the same way under a different disguise.
Got recommended this video by a friend as "A list of examples to follow" in the process of making my own religion. I've never been more disappointed. Aarthenism will stay as it is thank you.
This sounds like schools. Work sites. The government. The army. The hospitals. The world oh my bad did I think out loud? Even some our parents sound like this don’t they?? Programs
You know what, cults are everywhere in this modern society..... for example: most of the whole music industry, the entertainment industry in some parts etc.
The girl with the black hair and blues eyes (psychic power) is crazy hot but also serious crazy eyes, crazier than those of little girl smiling in front of the burning house meme and the crazy ex-girlfriend meme combined.
as a kid, i’ve always assumed that cults were only a fictional thing. but now, to think that i myself could most likely get tangled up with something like this is terrifying.
Honestly. Learning about cults is so scary and especially how a lot of them use my own religion as an answer to brainwashing people. I wish I could've stayed ignorant but at the same time its good to be aware of these things
Exactly..
I lived next to one lol he had a bigass statue lmao
@@melineko6172 Lol what 😭
this is really well made. The part where it mentioned to disguise a mental breakdown as a spiritual awakening had my jaw drop.
Christians do this a lot
@@ZzzzYyyy-kp7dz So do Queer activists.
New Age spirituality *cough cough*
At some point it's true and everyone who has done their personality development knows that this is what it feels like. To become something or someone new, the old you has to "die". Everyone, like me, that has been in a burnout knows that. Once you become aware of your of bad habits, you renew. But you have to arrive at the bottom first for this to happen. I am not in a cult nor religion and i despise both deeply. It's just psychology
@@o0MELLY0o Internet pop psychology bs.
"Since the death of God, theres been a vacancy open" is SUCH a chilling line???
It made me laugh
Since the death of God, there has been a vacancy open. And you can fill that void. Here's how...
Don’t you want to become a cult leader?
In other words a cult is actually the re birth of a "God" actually a human being playing the part possibly believing she is God and followers...that worship
Reminds me of this quote by Nietzsche- I think he was referring to the industrial revolution (and the age of enlightenment leading up to it) for the most part and how it killed the need for gods:
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it?”
When you rub off that "Pff this could never hapen to me" stance, and try to invision urself falling for this. Its like the biggest horror ever. My god this is funny and scary at the same time
It's funny, I know some of this thing would work, and at the same time I doubt I would fall for it haha
@@juliapazosmaidana2929 you doubt you would... But done well enough... To these people even the toughest nut can be cracked
'Tis better to be a "scream king" (the controller) than a horror fan (the "controlee" or "victim").
@@juliapazosmaidana2929 of course you wouldn't Julia you're a special enlightened being. You should come to my seminar about how to become more enlightened and leverage that to become wealthy. 👉 It like literally how they get you. Like you would totally end up in the call unless you're the part of the 1% of humanity who can tell a whole room of like 500 people that they're dipshits. You will 100% cave to the social pressure and then you're stuck
@@marcuspacheco3815 I literally want to go to your seminar too haha just for the fun of it xD but I get it~
As someone who has studied cults/thought reform this is really accurate
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I joined the Marines. This video is spot on.
@@Raymund38TVM HUH
I almost joined a cult. This video made me realize what could have happened to me. I didn’t even notice it was a cult until I got free of it. Terrifying stuff.
@@Raymund38TVM Good luck.
Every high school should play this as part of how to tell which is peer pressure and which is also nefarious cult formation. The fact that this is an accurate representation of how cults work, both in rituals and characteristics, really does show in this presentation.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I read about two Nigerian university students starting a "fight club" kind of cult, and it grew so huge that it has become the largest mafia gang in Africa. They are called the Black Axe.
Schools need to be defunded at this point as they've become too political and are violating student's privacy. Schools have cults in them, my university sure did.
@@Raymund38TVM dope
I was thinking that this should be played in schools too!
Left a cult a year and a half ago and that seems spot on. The cult leader has stated that we are in danger of evil spirits now. He had my daughter and I followed by my family and my husband watched as well as low level vandalism. These videos are healing.
My uncle is a cult leader before, we started as a Bible Study Teacher on the street in their own interpretation in the Bible, because he is a former SDA Pastor and also a former Pentecostal Church Pastor.
So he started teaching on street while me as a kid 8yrs old, I am asking for donations to the people on the street, then when he saved a money from the donation he start rented a small space to became a church and he build a temporary doctrines because he is not registered on securities and exchange commission as a church.
After that we started recruiting a members, he started to a Bible Study Group, until the doctrines will completed perfectly as a fundamentals interpretation 😂
When our church is having a 50 active members and a church was earning 50,000 to 100,000pesos a month my uncle desided to registered her church from bible study group into a religion.
Then when we are already a Christian Religion he started to Claimed that he is a Prophet and also Jesus Spirit is came to him into the day of church Sunday 😂 when my uncle already claimed that boom from 50 active members into 200 to 1,000 active members of the church and we continue to recruit.
Until we buy own lot to build an own space for the church, until we grow and grow my uncle started to hired a pastor to another branch church 😂 I remember that day I am already 15years old, my uncle forcing her own daughter to preach while her daughter wearing an office attire with mini skirt 😂😂 just to attract and a members was attending always in sunday lol 😂
The only wrong move of my uncle is he claimed that the end of the world is 2012 he use that 2012 to force a member to recruit fastly because he said without our church they didn't saved, and all member into our church is only will saved that is a strategy to grow fast.
In year 2010 our members is already 700,000 members lol 😂 and we have many churches that already owned space and property of the church.
Then 2012 my uncle said was didn't gonna happen 2012 was not end of the world so the members will fall down from 700,000 member to 150,000pesos lol.
Then my uncle continue to claimed he claimed that he is Jesus he is immortal 😂😂 that claimed is desperately to attract more members and earning much more money,
And 2018 my uncle died we try to hide that into all members specialy her daughter named Christine she said to me do not tell to any church member except to what he choose to tell, because she know if the members know that my uncle died even he claimed that he is immortal, the members will falling down again, and that gona happen.
From 180,000 member fall down to 90,000 members until that 90,000 members will seperated into 5 religion because our pastors of our church robbing the members and build another indipendent Church that not belongs in our function.
And now our church is gone and disbanded by my cousin because of lack of members that attending church every Sunday.
Sounds like they were gang stalking you.
I really appreciate how this film aged aesthetically.
Me too
So, what you're saying is that it was not supposed to be an analog horror?
I've probably seen this film about a couple dozen times. I've been recruited into a business pyramid scheme, but picked up on all the red flags because of this film. Recently I went to a Transcendental meditation center (a front group), but soon found many red flags after paying for the course and digging into its history. (I'm getting a refund soon).
I try to show this film to as many people as possible - we need less suckers in this world. Thanks for making this.
Bey man. Ive looked into TM myself...what is dangerous or cult like about it in your opinion. I ask because a lot of successful people seem to practice this type if meditation.
@@mirzaghalib8659 the thing is. most succesfull people start this kind of mumbo-jumbo AFTER they've become succesful.
I just found this video today because i should be working but my mental health is not great. I see this comment is 2 years old. I have an overwhelming desire to know if you ever actually GOT the refund, or if they were just future faking you ("fun" fact, Dr Rahmani, a narcissistic abuse focused therapist, says she's been sought out by former cult victims since they're subject to the same manipulations. The word "fun" here stands in for interesting, heartbreaking, horrific...)
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If you are reading this, i actually made my own cult member t shirt at home, using basic t shirt, small paint brush and bleach, if you would like to make one too then simply type in the following above....Create a cult member t shirt
Came here from tik tok expecting a meme, instead found a genuine educational video on how cults are formed and run. As a second gen cult survivor, I genuinely think this should be a real PSA. I only know how to recognize cults and high control groups/individuals because of how much I've studied them. They really do seem innocuous at first.
"infinite emptiness" I've felt that before... Recently, even.
"There was no you there to begin with "
I don't know the chances of this comment being seen, but me and my friends did a group costume off of this video for Halloween (2022). I got to be the guy on the table with the flowers (stuck fake flowers down my slacks) and we had reflective-cloak guy + Mr. Sunglasses. We made ~20 tshirts in a (very accurate) blue with 'Cult Member', gave them to associates; even roped in our Physics teacher to wear one. Totally confused our professors, had to explain the joke a lot, but totally worth it. Great video, and thanks for making it, because almost anything is worth it if you get a free tshirt ;)
Nice!
What in God's name encouraged you to have that profile pic, jeez!
That's awesome
Genius
Damn... makes one realize most jobs, faiths, groups of any kind really, etc are like this to varying degrees.
Also political parties
Precisely! And families. Everything's a fkn cult.
@@jansteinvonsquidmeirsteen2256 yup sounds about right
This comment section is a cult! Oh my goooooo
My English 1101 class was about finding a “separation” between cults and culture
“I invented air!”
I laughed way too hard at that 😅
But seriously this is really scary… I’m sorry people actually go through this kind of stuff. It’s one of those things that you think won’t happen to you, and you can spot it easily if it does, but there’s a *reason* many people fall for it. Same thing with toxic relationships.
I can totally relate to this. I survived 16 years in a cultic, abusive religious organization.
JW?
@@KayAteChef Not JW. It was a Pentecostal splinter church that broke from the UPCI.
Interested in hearing more
I’m so glad your out, good job :) I was in a cult of some sort. You are not alone.
Another point to add cult behaviour doesn't just stop on religious but can also happens in non-religious grup such as social media influencer, politics and even in your family.
I am free from a cult, and I hate it. I want to go back, I can’t bring myself to do it. I’d like to go back and have a family that loves me, and will always have your side and always be on your side. It’s almost like home, being outside of a cult is very scary when I think about it more and more. I’m too independent and I have nothing to rely on, I’m alone in a way, and I’m still surrounded by people. It’s an awful feeling
I think that is a symptom of our modern world. We all crave our natural state of small community from our nomadic evolutionary period that dominated the majority of homo-sapiens existence. Social media does not replace socialization, and our brains require social presence and positive social support networks. I see evidence of this in the massive increase in fringe extremist groups/mindsets. Of course, this has been influenced greatly by malicious groups... Still, I think so many are willing to join these movements because they are also lonely and scared.
This state of existence we have designed around ourselves is completely at odds with our very being. I think we urgently need to reduce our community sizes and increase our investment into empathy and understanding of our species' connection to the world around us. Unfortunately that is against many powerful group's best interests. What a bizarre state of liminality we reside in currently.
I wish you the best in finding peace, love, and community.
The thing to keep in mind, is that it was all fake. It wasn't natural, it was manufactured to keep you inside and afraid of the outside.
human condition...but explore other outlets
What cult? Can I join?
Then go back loser, live in your fantasy world
The style of this the repetition the music. Is so dystopian. I love it
This is amazing! I love the old version but it appears to have been remastered/edited. All the dark parts are clear. I can finally see the wrapped group of people in the city scene. I am so happy this video continues to be available to watch. This is one of the most important videos ever made about identifying/recognizing falling into cult like thinking ever made. In no way does this video ever not be prescient to our society.
I also love the backing music. So perfect.
Don't ever let this video fall into nothingness. This piece of art is succinct, true, and applicable no matter the year it is watched or was made.
> This piece of art
How much would you estimate this meme is worth? I'd say at least 50k
@@memesofproduction27 this is so funny haha, its not a meme, its obviously an art project! it was also like, 23 years old when you commented this.
I had been in a cult for two years that was almost exactly like presented in this video, called Twin Flames Universe. I am so happy I am out.
congratulations on getting out!! i hope you’re safe now :) would you mind telling me about your experience in the cult? no preussure if you’re uncomfortable doing so. i’m a christian apologist in training and i specialize in cults and new religions, i’d like to hear your story :)
Sounds like a game title, lol
@@pr3ttyr4vegurl I guess I am not able to talk about it in public. I still haven't recovered fully from it. I am having a hard time finding myself again after this brainwash but I am on my way and not giving up. I have my life back and that's the best thing that happened this year.
@@Cr4z3d wish it was ;)
@@pr3ttyr4vegurl I just broke out of insane cult
This is still one of the best short indie films I have ever seen. I first saw it in 2007 and come back to it here and there.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I been in a few churches like what is being described in the video!
The best religious groups encourage individual self reflection and making choices for yourself. The most cultish religious groups I been to always encouraged following their teachings no matter how many personal sacrifices you needed to make to conform.
In short.....
Healthy religion: gives you tools to help you develop in your spiritual lives.
Cult: gives you the tools so that you can sacrifice your self for the group.
Yeah churches is part of religious cult, in started they're giving you like rice or food, they doctrinate you until your mind became control by the church workers until your brain cant functionally normal, that is like you are abnormal but you didn't know that you are abnormal then other people judge you about your self and belief then your co cult members said "stop wasting your time to non believers, leaved her, that kind of word is a cult, because the real church didn't teach that kind of word to their members, because the real church teach is to love your enemy, love including the people that non believers.
Thanks so much! I’ve been trying to find a way to become a cult leader, but it’s so hard! I’m so happy i found this.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂.
@@Raymund38TVM T.L.D.R. Too Long Didn’t Read
@@macmoll a good read
2 persons can start a cult, or a person with bipolar like the guy in Fight Club.
Ikr, super helpful!
Great my friend, great!
Should be shown (and taught) on every high school
Earlier than HS, and shown repeatedly because some people will miss it, not absorb it, and forget parts of it.
earlier, we need people to understand, not just listen.
Then there won’t be any followers!
i was recently recruited and it was like this, like even ifi know how cults work i still got fooled. we were helping orphans they said, like something like world peace would be too much for me but helping a bunch of children was, and then when with teaching childrens i fell in , i mean idk how i started liking their ideas, soon all ideas looked right. i am so afriad now thinking how fragile my mind is, fortunetly my mother visited and pointed how much i changed, i dont use social media due to a truamatic events befire and my mom just visited casually, but pointed like my hands were shaking and how i looked weird, i thought wth mummy but she stayed with me for few days without saying anything and soon i also started seeing my different behaviour. i am happy and glad my mom came for sudden visit.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
@@Raymund38TVMWhat was the name of the cult?
“Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today!”
This is pure gold. I will show it to my son when he is about 14. This would be so useful to show in schools. The mesmerising music really adds to this. Unforgettable.
This is actually super interesting! My mom has told me about cults and what happens in the before and now I really like learning about them. I honestly thought this was a silly little joke video (i came from a meme) but i watched the whole thing multiple times. Cults are terrifying.
I fell for one of these. I was severely mentally ill and I really needed someone to love and comfort me. They fed me, sacrificed for me, and told me that it was the best decision I’d ever made. I really did believe them; because why else would they do this if they didn’t really love me? That was the lovebombing. I really believed that they were some kind of “God” for months. Until I convinced my girlfriend to go with me and found it insane, she convinced me to snap out of it by not letting me go. I thought she was crazy, I mean, it was what I had been fed for months. Currently, I am writing this as a person who has been away from this for a solid three years now. It still brings shivers to my spine because lying awake at night, sometimes I think about the love and companionship I received there and I want to go back. Cults really fuck with your head. I was never a religious person to begin with, with the only people of religion I held contact with I left back in Russia. Thank goodness I didn’t get too into it. I would have been there to this day if it wasn’t for my girlfriend.
hilarious and creepy at the same time
I don't know why, but the guy in the silvery robes is super entertaining to watch.
It's the charisma
@@Cr4z3d Y'know, I think it's just the fact that he's so quirky, yet says everything with such enthusiasm and confidence, and the fact that his body language is very theatric. He just seems like an interesting character.
He seems kind of similar to him Carrey
I followed this guide and now I have a devoted group of followers in my cult. Thanks Carey Burtt!
help me start mine
@pjguzman Why, when I have the answers you seek. Come, join us and find the truth.
@@aeskalisdiablo2943hello, what is your lovely group about? I want to reach enlightenment
As an exmormon, (I’m a minor I can’t leave) it’s scary how accurate this is. What makes me the most confused about Mormonism Is the tithing. Every church member over 18 is 100% required to give 10% of their salary to the church for “charity”. They also make children 12-18 (I think it ends at 18) do baptisms for the dead in the temple for the “people who never got a chance too”. One kid even had to do h!țlėr, which is just messed up. Don’t even get me started on the other shit that goes on in the temple
I was Mormon my whole life. My family lineage goes all the way back to New York where Joseph smith founded the religion and my ancestors were some of the very first members of the church even being baptized by Joseph’s brother (hyrum smith) and because of that, even considering the idea of leaving the religion never was a possibility. It’s the only life and meaning to existence I’ve ever known and understood and 80% of my friends I’ve ever known have been in the same church.. but I left 3 years ago and it breaks my heart to watch my siblings and family members and friends all believe what I once did. It’s sickening.
I’m struggling to answer the question: so I dedicate myself to show them the lies and tell them the truth or do I support their beliefs and ask that they respect mine and just let them stay in the church because they are happy and it does do a lot of good things?
You have to understand that even though I started to have many doubts, it took me 2 years from the time I stopped practicing to the time that I was ready to start finding answers knowing that it might not all be true. And even though I thought I was ready to handle the fact that I might’ve been living a lie my whole life, I was completely wrecked for months once I actually found out the truth about the church… I was devastated. Since it was all fake, then what else is and what can I trust is true with anything in life I thought was the truth? I made me question my sanity and reality.
I’m great now though. I love where I am!
Grew up Mormon too, served a mission in 2014-2016. Can’t believe now accurate this film is.
let the dead bury the dead my bro
This should be shown at schools! Education is key.
Fellow ex-cult members, your courage is inspiring
the whole world is conducted this way but in macro proportions. Keep rolling.
I was in a cult called “time to heal” a mental health/therapy/healing cult and it turned out to be an appalling and atrocious
experience - still recovering from the psychological abuse from it’s antisocial and rude leader
This video contains plenty of the same red flags I saw in the cult I was in - this video is a bit scary but it’s also really informative. Cults can ruin peoples lives.
Thanks for sharing.
I shared this film with my daughter, part of critical thinking training and awareness. Thanks!
On another note, can you hook me up with the "weekend intensive" girl? Wow! Her doctrine is flawless!
Yeah she’s got a doctrine I could get behind
Timestamp?
2:55 It'd be fun to have a rigid schedule with her.
@@Emmett_Br0wn “weekend intensive” is 1:54
I know this is like funny but also accurate and some people (like those with autism) can be really susceptible to this stuff even if it's obvious to others. If you have that friend who is just a little too nice or trusting, please keep an eye out for them. I've got sucked into multiple small scale cults that seemed like a group of friends. I almost didn't survive
Maybe you don’t have knowledge of self. If you know yourself you know how to say no or how to not allow other beliefs to interfere with yours.
I’ve been somewhere where a lot of cult tactics were used and it’s scary how you can be in the most normal place and not see the red flags and cult tactics
This makes me disgusted. Because there are so many churches that are like this. Even though it’s very subtle, religions and cults are different. The issue is that the religious may find it extremely difficult to tell the difference. Which is why they’re very susceptible to cults within their own religions.
Anti-Reddit police here, you are arrested
@@secretname2670 are you talking to someone else how in the world is this related to reddit
@@sillysillygoose111 no , i am just telling him what i noticed his comment sounds like. After I "red it" I couldn't help but see few red flags
@@secretname2670 ohh, i see
YES! This is so true
When I first saw this video right when it was on UA-cam - my best friend showed it to me. I was sent to a reform school called CEDU that was based on the cult on Synanon from 1994-1996. As I watched this the first time I just kept nodding my head saying “yep” “they did that” “same thing” “that was CEDU, alright” and my friend could not stop laughing. At some point I said “why is this so funny to you?” And he said “only because this is NOT funny to you!!!”
This video actually helped me know that I was a part of a cult. I’ve been working on a documentary for close to two years about it. Thank you for keeping this video online.
It’s absolutely brilliant and I would love to be able to show some of this in my documentary someday with your permission.
This is a certified cult classic
This describes modern corporate culture to a tee. Scary!
A very good example, this should definitely be shown more in education systems. A good religion doesn't force you to change it should ask and left you choose to change or better yet not need to change at all!
This was the most meaningful 12 minutes that I've ever seen put to tape! Thank you.
Thank you so much, this helped me a lot with my cult. It was 5 people at first but now it’s 30. Once again thank you! ☺️
I had my cult-focused obsession this whole month. I started with the mini Tv serie "The Vow" about the NXIVM cult, then went for Waco, of course i knew about the Jonestown Massacre as well and i'm looking forward to check some new material (Feel free to suggest)
I came here to say that this Is the exact checklist of what they do to change a mf. Really cool video!
Hey, if your still on this obsession. I think theres a good documentary about Scientology on either Netflix or Hulu.
@@iamthevillainofthisstory1240 Hey! Thank you very much i will check that! ☝🏻
@@valentinafariello5733 no problem!
Wild Wild Country on Netflix
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
We love the Leader,
The Leader is love,
When I'm not with him,
I feel like a schlub.
Raised in cults until I was old enough to free myself. Now I am far away living my best life. I’ve learned the difference between cults and a shared community. One is not the other. 🙏🏾 I am thankful. This is so accurate. However, only the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks I started a cult in rural Alabama with these tips! Very helpful!
10/10
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
@@Raymund38TVM TLDR??
Where do I sign?
@@Raymund38TVM holy. Shit.
@UCIWPjmkv6jMWly6ZVq9QCyQ Dude your story is weird but interesting like seriously it needs more attention because what you gone through wasnt easy but yo i hope youre doing fine and i hope that cult disappears
I remember watching this in a high school English class and always remembered it. I’ve seen it quite a few times now.
The human mind is something so incredible, it can be manipulated easily with the right techniques, referencing good moments of their lives or childhood and replicating it in your cult is too a good strategy .
This is my Number 1 video for teaching how cults work. It is simply BRILLIANT, and needed more these days than ever.
😊
This is very accurate! The music was oddly chilling for how basic it was
guess who's starting a cult!
*ayyy!!*
😆😆, It reminded me the trumpers and Q followers who only blame pedo-democrats but fail to blame pedo-republicans. 🤔🤔🤯👀 and the fact that in 4 years very few have been caught and punished.
Do not project your own mentality into others, boy. If there is a cult then it if you, liberals. Shaming white people and making black people into believin6that white people will destroy them. Telling yourselves that you are fighting for a cause.
@@ugandaknuckles6096 Nonsense, post-Trump has shown us how much republicans go along with the destruction of America. They're almost all cucks.
@@ugandaknuckles6096 yea but the trump supporters don’t question any authority unless it’s the left the left kind of questions it all most of them don’t even like biden but hey better then trump i suppose
I watch this multiple times a year. It's my happy place
*Taking notes profusely*
*"The Guru is ALWAYS Right !"*
This is absolute genius. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Great, finally seeing the high quality version!!!!!! This is one of my most favourite internet videos of all time.
I haven’t slept for 36 hours and here am I
25 years later, this is still perfect.
I love how some of the comments are joking about actually using this information for bad purposes and some are actually serious
One of my favorite videos. I always come back to re-watch it.
Man, as someone who has a cult leader character, this is wonderful as a writing reference (gave me a lot of good ideas :) )
This is really inspiring, I have a manipulative cult leader character its so fun writing stuff for him
I wrote a character backstory for an evil DnD 5e campaign a year and a half ago about a cult leader. His evil mission is to tear down the mystical chains holding Nyarlathotep and bring destruction to the Material Plane.
I didn't know much about cults, which is a blessing, and I basically made his cult a lame faith group. But, after watching this video, I think Drakkar Akto the GOOlock deserves an upgrade.
Ok then dont watch "holy hell" and never ever read cults in our midst
actually, I am currently writing for my dnd campaign writing a cult for the bbeg, thanks to this it's become a lot easier to write the cult, and it's given me a lot of insporation
THIS FEELS LIKE IF VAULT TEC MADE A VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE A VAULT🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This video needs to be shown to every middle and high school kid everywhere. 😟🇨🇦
Trudeau is a high ranking member.
For something filmed in 1999... it sure does look like it's made from the 70s...
I thought it was from then as well! It definitely looks like a 1970’s student film
@@cantpopdismolly they probably used late 70s-early 80s film equipment to make it look like recruitment cult videos of then
Great film. Short sweet and potent.
this video save my life couple years ago
Thank you to the uploader of this video - you helped me to understand I was raised in a borderline cult as a child because I found all of this a little too familiar
25 years out of date and still as relevant as ever. what a great short film.
This reminds me of how religious groups on campus find recruits.
My uncle is a cult leader, we start a cult when i was 11yrs old, he build a small church, then we recruit by giving a flyers to the people, the flyers was containing a claimed that jesus is here and jesus is waiting for you go this address and you will see jesus, after that we give a rice to all people that attend in bible studies, then another day some people will attend again and again, my uncle needs an actor like i am blind or i am sick then he pretend to heal me, then my uncle started a doctrines for the people every attend is 1 to 3 doctrines, that is 19 doctrines all 19 doctrines is with some apologetic words and bible verses, then when the people was finish a doctrines they baptized by my uncle in the river like in the bible, then when our members is already 100 and 60 to 70 is active he started to recruit a workers, like, music organ operator, choir, readers, and in the inner core is learning a doctrines to became a pastors or minister and some is helper to my uncle house that voluntary serving her, and all the members are required to voluntary giving a flyers in public when your work is done, i remember my uncle said to all members "i see you everytime do not lied to me the spirit of jesus is in to me and i am jesus in this era" after completing all workers in the church and inner core, then my uncle started to required all members to donate every church hours sunday and every 15th and 30th of the month. They will grow fast since a pastor and minister of the church is only 6months learning to became a pastor and minister then my uncle started targeting a wealth people or influence people like public servant congressman, governor, mayor, councilor, they recruiting a people with fear in their word like "you are died you didnt came into the paradise if you didn't follow me and you did believed me i am jesus in this era spirit of jesus is in to me" 😂 some government officials and rich people will became our members they donate a millions just to have an own lot for the church that they build, then yr 2008 our first big church was already build, a church will house in the back of church for workers. Until my uncle was foolish mind to claimed that he is immortal 😂 then some former member of the church shoot a gun in her head while in public market then my uncle died at age of 48, i am age of 19 now i am already a pastor when my uncle died, then our cult started to fall down, an active members starting to collapse and the donations started to collapse too. Then the leaders of the church schedule a meeting including me, then they said to me "pretend that spirit of my uncle is now in me and i am now the new jesus and new leader of the church" 😂 but i didn't accept the offer of church leaders, then the church members active is totally drop off, and church leaders is always convincing me to do what they want but i always reject it 😂 the leaders of the church is already know that my uncle is a false prophet but since they are already fool by my uncle and they gained a salary they like to continue to cult, until my old sister was became a new cult leader while me is quit to that cult religion 😂 until that cult was totally close the donations was not sustained a salary of the cult leaders then my sister was decide to disband a cult in 2012 and gone to that area and change her name and sell the property of the church like lot and churches a cars, they she started another business 😂 sometimes when i imagine the past that is like a dream that they came and gone, some former members was became my friends and i said the truth to all former members but i always pretend that i am also a victim and pretend that i am fool 😂 because i need to do that for no accusations against me 😂 pretend to be fool and also a victim but the truth is not i already know from the beginning because i am a founding members but i can't do anything because i am only a kid and my uncle is supporting me to my tuition fees my food or allowances to the school so i only do that i think is right 😂
I think the perms "religious and religion" are thrown around carelessly like confetti
I've rewatched this video a few times now and I can confidently say it is on of my favorite videos on the internet. I show it to all my friends. It's just so well done. It can be comedic and frightening at the same time, it's so uncanny. I love it!!!! Really incredible work
I think I might have been tricked into watching this video by clever reddit hackery. If so....it's probably for the benefit of the leader or greater cause.
What are you doing on UA-cam? Don't you know Reddit is the superior social media platform?
@@wangjiefan8939 he found the vid from tomt, i did too
At first I laughed at this video but by 1:39 I was a little said because this is how I was trick into joining the WMSCOG Cult and this is what they did💯💔
This is how it's done. And it works on people again and again.
Great film!
why is this calming? i just listen to it to listen to it now.
When you think about it the Mormon church is kinda like this- please don’t be mad but the prophets and the singing and the book and idk about you but my church said we shouldn’t hang out with non Mormons.
If anyone is curious I left the church at 15. (Two years ago) now I know their homophobic and they preach the idea of men being above woman. I’ve been in contact with a friend who’s still in the church who is uncomfortable around me because I’m nonbinary and an ex-Morman. She keeps talking about wanting a nice husband. I could talk about this for a while and I know this comment is gonna make people mad but- I’ve just had bad experiences with the church, it caused me self doubt and major self esteem issues. I felt like because I wasn’t a girl living up to thier standard of “an obedient daughter, wife, and mother.” That I wasn’t good enough and no one would love me. I’m leagues happier now but I still have those intrusive thoughts. Please leave your stores (or angry replies) if you want below.
It is literally a for-profit cult tho. The church invests like a fucking hedge fund.
I'm really glad to hear that you are happier now!
no but the schedule part was literally what girls camp was for me, it was awful and i hated going every year
hello!!! christian apologist in training here ^^ i specialize in cults and new religions and boy can i tell you that YES!! Mormonism is a cult, as well as Jehovah’s Witnesses :) if you like me to elaborate, lmk ^^ /genuine /positive
i say all this in love and with the desire to educate, not to tear down or bully. /genuine
edit: spelling
@@pr3ttyr4vegurl the only genuinity I see here is your manipulativeness.
why was this so therapeutic and calming to watch?
Outstanding. This should be required viewing for everyone.
This is fun, I watched this video twice. This applies to the whole westernized
social construct, everything from religion to sports entertainments etc operate
the same way under a different disguise.
I have a feeling that this was based off of an actual cult problem in Brazil. I believe.
Got recommended this video by a friend as "A list of examples to follow" in the process of making my own religion. I've never been more disappointed. Aarthenism will stay as it is thank you.
Surprised this hasn't gone viral yet. Great short film!
Whatever reason, I find this video so soothing, it's the music and sound quality, it gives that nostalgic feeling.
Now it's either time to create a cult or destroy a cult, I wonder which to choose
Destroy other cults so yours will be the only one :)
Create a cult based off destroying other cults
Destroy the competition :))
This is unnerving and fascinating at the same time
This sounds like schools. Work sites. The government. The army. The hospitals. The world oh my bad did I think out loud? Even some our parents sound like this don’t they?? Programs
true tbh..
10 years and I've never seen this masterpiece, how??
edit: One of my favorite video. I don't know if it's good
The background music is so trippy.
This can happen even within legitimate organizations with the right lunatic seeking power. I'm going to share this video.
I need to do this one day
Astolfo cult
This is the most frightening horror movie I have seen in a long time.
You know what, cults are everywhere in this modern society..... for example: most of the whole music industry, the entertainment industry in some parts etc.
the music is great
im taking notes
Same- like, are we the only people here who want to start cults or something?
Bro This is unironically invaluable advice.
The girl with the black hair and blues eyes (psychic power) is crazy hot but also serious crazy eyes, crazier than those of little girl smiling in front of the burning house meme and the crazy ex-girlfriend meme combined.
It's so unsettling and memorizing at the same time.