"OBEDIENCE

OBEDIENCE

Obedience is your biggest gift to God

Obedience is how you show love to your parents, to your spouse, to your catechists

You are NOT OBEDIENT. This is the cause of your sin. THIS is the cause of your suffering.

What we are saying, we are saying because God is speaking THROUGH us. God is telling you to be OBEDIENT! For your joy!

It IS hard, but it is the only thing stopping your happiness. Your refusal to obey."



TL:DR: The Neocatechumenal way's brainwashing is somewhat subtle, and feel-good, while being will-destroying. Destroy someone's will, and with them, you shall have your way...

Similar methods of brainwashing: Landmark Education and 'The Way'

So this link contains insider video of the 'business' cult landmark education.

It seems they use almost identical methods of personality destruction and indoctrination to the Neocatechumenal Way.

One person up the front, confesses something deep and painful about their life, and the person in a higher seated position has charge of psychoanalysing them and "giving them truth". The result? Oftentimes, breakdowns, a sense of emptiness, a reliance for affirmation on the leader becomes solidified. Their value is nothing unless it is given them by their leaders; and if they're told they're a monster, that's exactly what they end up taking on.

Pretty disgusting if you ask me...


http://www.caic.org.au/index.php?Itemid=12&id=1243&option=com_content&task=view

A response (to fundamentalist arguments)

"Christianity is an experience, not a religion."

Something I often heard in the Neocatechumenal Way.

Why, then, do you attack all those who attack religion?

Why are you even defending yourself?

Why, then, do you have a God; a number of liturgies and ceremonies that are impermissible to skip; a sequence of worship that must be followed come hell, or high water; and why do you insist on believers staying, whatever the cost to them?



Another aspect of their incredible thought reform (brainwashing) comes undone.

Damanhur- So charming (such mind control)

Discovered this group in Piedmont, Italy through the net- called Damanhur. Members call themselves Damanhurians. They are quite fascinating. Their temples inside a mountain have been called the eighth wonder of the world. Turns out, of course that they are a veeeery well disguised cult... check out this section of a video tour of the temple.

A good reminder to keep your eyes and ears on alert when people are telling you how WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL their ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY is...

The Communion- Saturno Butto.

Excellent portrayal of cult activities.  A bit literal, but still contemporary in appearance. I really like the forcefulness and seriousness of the people in here. And the woman's arms tied back. Brilliant composition. And she has a halo too!

"once you get to the third stage, you're jumping up and down and saying "who"- and it's not you doing it any more, you're one with this energy"