How to Create a Cult

How do cults survive in the modern world?

‘Where have all the cults gone?’  One answer might be ‘Nowhere’, another could be ‘Everywhere!’ The vast majority are still here, but they have changed. Societies’ reactions to them have changed and new varieties have emerged.

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Ben Gibran 17 May 2017

Cults and NRMs are not the same thing. Many cults are secular. Cults are characterized by the psychological techniques they use to recruit, indoctrinate and retain members, not by their beliefs per se. I explain that in my free cult awareness handbook, The DIY Prison: Why Cults Work: https://archive.org/details/TheDIYPrison