Is Landmark Forum a cult?

Does it use group hypnosis, mind control, or brainwashing techniques?

Not so, says the LEC brochures that graduates hand out when asked this question. Two Forum graduates with Ph. D.'s write testimonials that deny allegations that the Forum has cultish aspects to it. From an Official LEC press release packet provided by a Forum Graduate

Lowell D. Streiker, Ph.D. discusses the Forum. He says "The Forum is not a cult in any sense of the word, religious or otherwise." He was a consultant hired by WE&A to evaluate est and make recommendations. He later actually did the Forum.

Raymond Fowler, Ph. D, Psychologist, gives his personal views and observations. Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Psychological Association, and Professor Emeritus, at the University of Alabama. He says, " I would like to observe that The Forum experience in no way resembles any of the so-called cults I've readabout." He and his wife both went through the Forum.

Learn more about cults and decide for yourself where on the scale LEC lies.

AFF Getting Started As good a place to start as any.: Introduction to Cults, a checklist of Cult Characteristics , Evaluating Involvement, How much does Enlightenment Really Cost?; AFF is a secular, nonprofit, tax-exempt research center and educational organization founded in 1979. AFF's mission is to study psychological manipulation and cultic groups, to educate the public and professionals, and to assist those who have been adversely affected by cult experience.
"Book: Combatting Cult Mind Control" by Steve Hassan ,: a former cult member. Excellent page. Good discussion about the psychological damages of cults. Plus techniques of Mind Control
ex.cult Archives: A well done archive. Has everything in one tidy place.
Book: Cults In Our Midst: Dr. Margaret Singer with Janja Lalich, Jossey-Bass, 1995 this has a section on Landmark Forum - can be order through American Family Federation" Phone 212-533-5420
reFocus Home Page Recovering Former Cultists Support Network: Recovery resources for folks hurt by their involvement with abusive and controlling organizations and relationships.; Additional Resources: Articles and Essays, Book Reviews, Newletters and Journals
Dave's Cult Page: Interesting Section on Scientology Private Investigators
Tilman Hausherr's home page: Contains well done Scientology links, His Cult Watch Group /Ex-cult Support Groups set of links is excellent. And the page is entertaining to boot!

Landmark Education Sued the organization formerly know as CAN

"The suit seeks $40 million dollars in damages for "acts" it alleges harmed the reputation of Landmark Education Corporation and caused it financial harm."

According to New cAn, cults are a hoax.

The OLD group, YouKnowWho (tm) story and Mirror sites where old CAN went

Cults, Anti-Cultists, and the Cult of Intelligence From NameBase NewsLine, No. 5, April-June 1994:

"The problem with the word "cult" is not that cults don't exist, nor that they should be left alone. The problem with the term, and with others like "brainwashing" and "mind control," is that they are too easy to use. Larger issues get lost when convenient labels are attached to complex phenomena, and sometimes the larger issue is more important than what the label attempts to describe."

What in the world is the UFO-CIA connection all about? Mind Control and the Secret State From NameBase NewsLine, No. 12, January-March 1996: And how does Remote Viewing fit in with it all?

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