Posted these cult resources to the Lucid Facebook ⬇
Been watching Leah Remini's *Scientology and the Aftermath* and learned about Hana Whitfield, No. 2 member of the "Sea Org" who got out after 20 years.
She started doing deprogramming, but moved eventually to "Thought Reform Consultation"
"From Deprogramming to Exit Counseling to Thought Reform Consultation" - Carol Giambalvo's Cult Information and Recovery
I just finished the late Tony Judt's brilliant "Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945". I wanted to learn initially, more about the immediate post war period, but as the 60's and 70's came and went, the Soviet Union collapsed and the European Union was created (all events I can remember in my own lifetime) I became more and more engrossed in the story. The books ends in 2005 and concludes with two final chapters on the importance- a fundamental historic centrality- of each country in the new Europe (east and west) coming to terms with the Holocaust. By fits and starts, it's not a pretty tale. And now, here today Grzegorz Kwiatkowski with his confederates are going head to head with this same reckoning. Insert History not even being History Faulkner quote here.
500,000 shoes.
What do you do with 500,000 shoes?
MAKE ART (h/t Sarah Kendzior Andrea Chalupa - Gaslit Nation
As a genXer, my coming of age was '79 in the San Francisco era of emerging punk & underground art scene. Three decades have passed since then. Growing up with Reagan as Gov then Pres., I have had this kind of gloom over everything as I watched things spiral to where we are now. And now includes the pandemic & climate crisis especially in Northern California where I live "in the boonies".
I haven't been listening to any new music for a very long time. Sometimes, in nostalgia & angst, I think or even listen to stuff i was into back then.
This interview has intrigued me for the 1st time in a long time to be open to listening to something new. I need some light & acknowledgement of the real darkness of the uncertainty & the grifters & venal power grabbers steering us off a point of no return.
Thanks for introducing us to another interesting person doing good things. Can't wait to listen to his music. And thanks for covering Transatlantic issues. Despite our struggles in the US right now, it's important to keep our eyes on places like Poland and others that are also struggling with their history and threats to freedom of the press, etc.
Posted these cult resources to the Lucid Facebook ⬇
Been watching Leah Remini's *Scientology and the Aftermath* and learned about Hana Whitfield, No. 2 member of the "Sea Org" who got out after 20 years.
She started doing deprogramming, but moved eventually to "Thought Reform Consultation"
"From Deprogramming to Exit Counseling to Thought Reform Consultation" - Carol Giambalvo's Cult Information and Recovery
https://www.carolgiambalvo.com/from-deprogramming-to-exit-counseling-to-thought-reform-consultation.html
She has a Thought Reform practice and helped found the International Cultic Studies Assoc., that looks like it has good resources
"Former Members" - ICSA
https://www.icsahome.com/support/former-members
I just finished the late Tony Judt's brilliant "Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945". I wanted to learn initially, more about the immediate post war period, but as the 60's and 70's came and went, the Soviet Union collapsed and the European Union was created (all events I can remember in my own lifetime) I became more and more engrossed in the story. The books ends in 2005 and concludes with two final chapters on the importance- a fundamental historic centrality- of each country in the new Europe (east and west) coming to terms with the Holocaust. By fits and starts, it's not a pretty tale. And now, here today Grzegorz Kwiatkowski with his confederates are going head to head with this same reckoning. Insert History not even being History Faulkner quote here.
500,000 shoes.
What do you do with 500,000 shoes?
MAKE ART (h/t Sarah Kendzior Andrea Chalupa - Gaslit Nation
Here's "Remainder" by Trupa Trupa; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv9SP9_1TeU
Thanks Ruth. Just finished listening to some Trupa Trupa songs.
As a genXer, my coming of age was '79 in the San Francisco era of emerging punk & underground art scene. Three decades have passed since then. Growing up with Reagan as Gov then Pres., I have had this kind of gloom over everything as I watched things spiral to where we are now. And now includes the pandemic & climate crisis especially in Northern California where I live "in the boonies".
I haven't been listening to any new music for a very long time. Sometimes, in nostalgia & angst, I think or even listen to stuff i was into back then.
This interview has intrigued me for the 1st time in a long time to be open to listening to something new. I need some light & acknowledgement of the real darkness of the uncertainty & the grifters & venal power grabbers steering us off a point of no return.
Thanks for introducing us to another interesting person doing good things. Can't wait to listen to his music. And thanks for covering Transatlantic issues. Despite our struggles in the US right now, it's important to keep our eyes on places like Poland and others that are also struggling with their history and threats to freedom of the press, etc.
Beautiful, the poets always lead the way. Thanks Ruth for another inciteful article and introducing me to this music. #MDDOS have a good day all 🎶🎵