Cults, Coffee, & Conversation

In their final episode of TM, Carl and Holly review the documentary move, "David Wants To Fly".  Follow us on: Facebook: Cults Coffee Conversation Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Record a voice message and send to cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly move on in the Transcendental Mediation series to the TM base in Fairfield, Iowa. In the Fairfield area, TM has a giant mediation center, a college and schools ranging from Kindergarten through high school.  They talk about Pandits, who are dedicated TM holy men. There have been many questions about the Pandits treatment and shocking disappearances with no follow-up by TM leaders.. The information given is from an article written by Corey Lynne, who is an Investigative Journalist who digs for truth in a world where nothing is as it seems, then connects the dots and presents her findings to us.  You can find the article here: https://www.coreysdigs.com/new-world-order/murder-suicides-missing-persons-at-iowas-maharishi-campus/ Follow us on: Facebook: Cults Coffee Conversation Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Record a voice message and send to cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

This is Part 2 of the Beatles journey with TM in Rishikesh, India. https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-beatles-in-india-16-things-you-didnt-know-203601/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India Follow us on: Facebook: Cults Coffee Conversation Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Record a voice message and send to cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

This is Part 1 of 2 detailing the Beatles journey into TM with the Maharishi in Rishikesh, India.  https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-beatles-in-india-16-things-you-didnt-know-203601/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_India Follow us on: Facebook: Cults Coffee Conversation Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Record a voice message and send to cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly start a new podcast series on Transcendental Meditation.  They discuss how Maharishi Mahesh Yogi started out in his youth and move on to his creation of Transcendental Meditation (TM).  This will be a multi-part series that will include how the Beatles were involved and the Maharishi, Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, Maharishi International University (MIU) Fairfield, Iowa, discussion on the documentary movie "David Wants To Fly", where the money comes from, and the main beliefs.  https://www.tm.org/transcendental-meditation Follow us on: Facebook: Cults Coffee Conversation Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Record a voice message and send to cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Follow-up on Ma Anand Sheela from the Rajneesh Movement and Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh's right-hand person during the Oregon Big Muddy Ranch purchase and the building of the commune near Antelope, Oregon. This is a Netflix documentary showing Sheela on a speaking tour in India after a 35 year absence.   Carl and Holly break down the film and then question the reason Sheela did the tour and documentary.   0 - 4.25   Intro to podcast   4.25 - 31.00  Review of ”Searching for Sheela “.  31.00 - 49.18  Carl and Holly‘s opinion of the documentary.  Follow us on: Facebook: Cults Coffee Conversation Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Record a voice message and send to cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

After Rev. Sun Myung Moon's death in 2012, his youngest son Hyung Jin (Sean) Moon, established The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church, The Sanctuary Church for short.  Carl and Holly discuss Sean Moon and how he started this group after his father, Rev. Sun Myung Moon died in 2012. He broke from his mother, Hak Ja Han, after she took over the church instead of passing it on to Sean Moon as his father had instructed.  Also known as the "Rod of Iron" ministries, they use AR-15's as their Rod of Iron as spoken of in Revelation 19:15 "And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron:" Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com Bumper Music: https://archesaudio.com/  “True Grit” https://newrepublic.com/article/115512/unification-church-profile-fall-house-moon https://vimeo.com/139135707 - Explanation of split of Unification Church and The Sanctuary Church. https://www.rodofironministries.org/about https://www.rodofironministries.com/articles/peace-police-peace-militia-intro https://www.kristv.com/news/national/guns-and-god-the-church-combining-the-first-and-second-amendments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyung_Jin_Moon The Constitution of Cheon Il Guk https://www.sanctuary-pa.org/constitution The Divine Principle https://christkingdomgospel.org/archives/divine-principle/ Rulings https://www.sanctuary-pa.org/kings-rulings --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Father William Riker was the founder of The Perfect Christian Divine Way, which was not perfect, Christian, or divine!  Set in the 1920s - 1940s in his heyday, Holy City is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California, between Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) and Santa Cruz.  A couple of things that were not mentioned in the podcast: 1.) Melvin Belli was a prominent American lawyer known as "The King of Torts" and by insurance companies as "Melvin Bellicose". He had many celebrity clients, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Errol Flynn, Chuck Berry, Muhammad Ali, The Rolling Stones, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker, Martha Mitchell, Maureen Connolly, Lana Turner, Tony Curtis, and Mae West. During his legal career, he won over $600 million in damages for his clients. He was also the attorney for Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 2.) Riker died on December 3, 1969 at Agnews State Hospital, in Santa Clara, California.  **WARNING: REFERENCES TO RACIST STATEMENTS MADE BY WILLIAM RIKER ARE IN THIS PODCAST.    Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly read the second 1/2 of an article from The New Republic, by Mariah Blake, dated November 12, 2013 on the Unification Church. It was written shortly after Rev. Sun Myung Moon died. Main points of this half are: 1.) In Jin disappearance after taking over the American church and why. 2.) Mrs. Moon, "True Mother" and how she took over the church after the death of her husband.   Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly read 1/2 of an article from The New Republic, by Mariah Blake, dated November 12, 2013 on the Unification Church. It was written shortly after Rev. Sun Myung Moon died. Main points of this half are: 1.) The change in the style of services offered to the congregation - non-traditional, more contemporary. 2.) Rev. Moon's daughter, In Jin takes control of the church in the US.  Discussion of some of Rev. Moon's adult children and their impact on the church.   Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1  Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw  Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly continue to discuss the rise of the church in the US. Rev. Moon tries to mainstream the church in the conservative Christian community. Also, he networks with US presidents, senators, and congressmen to advance the church image. They discuss Rev. Moon's tax fraud federal case and his conviction. The Washington Times is discussed as owned by Rev. Moon. Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

This is the first part of a four part series on The Unification Church started by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon.  This is his background story and how he started the church. Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly talk about some of the music videos WBC produced, people who left the church, the death of Fred Phelps, and his successor Steve Drain. At the end of this episode is an interview conducted by Colm Flyn and Charles Hockenbarger who is an elder at Westboro Baptist Church. WARNING: Some subject matter may be sensitive to some listeners due to the word "fags" and "hell".  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1  Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly continue the conversation of the Westboro Baptist Church with some of their activities like protesting military funerals, a child's funeral, mass shooting memorials and other events they view as God's Judgement on America.  WARNING: Some subject matter may be sensitive to some listeners due to the word "fags" and "hell".  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1  Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly continue to discuss the beliefs of the Westboro Baptist Church. They hold to TULIP, 5 Points of Calvinism.   WARNING: Some subject matter may be sensitive to some listeners due to the word "fags" and "hell".  Follow us on:  Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1  Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  Website: cultscoffeeconversation.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw/ Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly discuss the early life of founder Fred Waldron Phelps and what lead up to the start of Westboro Baptist Church.  WARNING: Some subject matter may be sensitive to some listeners due to the word "fags" and "hell".  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1  Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  YouTube: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw/ Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Zendik Farms - Started by Wulf and Arol Zendik in 1969 in Southern California and later moved to Texas, North Carolina, and finally in West Virginia. It was based in New Age beliefs and was characterized as a sex cult. We have the privilege to interview Helen Zuman who was a member of Zendik for 6 years. She wrote a book, "Mating in Captivity" which can be purchased on Amazon or anywhere else books are sold. You may visit her website and purchase a signed copy. http://helenzuman.com/books/mating-in-captivity-a-memoir/ WARNING: Some subject matter may be inappropriate for children.  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw/ Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly finish this podcast series with the crime and violence Synanon perpetrated on it's enemies and detractors.  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1  Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation  Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw/ Website: www.cultscoffeeconversation.com Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com.  Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly discuss Synanon 3, the phase of Synanon when they ramp up revenue and violence.  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw/ Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. Website: cultscoffeeconversation.com Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message

Carl and Holly discuss Synanon II - Utopian Society 1967-1973. They review the business aspect of the group and the real estate holdings acquired. Synanon also was coast to coast at this time setting up Synanon housing in plush neighborhoods and were met with resistance. They had success and failure dealing with various state and local government entities.  Follow us on: Twitter: @cultscoffeecon1 Facebook: cultscoffeeconversation Instagram: cultscoffeeconvo Email: cultscoffeeconvo@gmail.com. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvFSNW2k-72V8EmhjDtdgbw/ Website: cultscoffeeconversation.com Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it to us! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultscoffeeconvo/message