Women students reveal fascinating details on how MISA began and their personal relationship with its founder.
Susan J. Palmer
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 1. The Scholar and the Yoginis
A scholars traveled to Romania to let the women of the Movement for Spiritual Integration into the Absolute tell their stories in their own words.
TierraMitica (Terre mythique) : une communauté péruvienne. 3. La vie et l’art dans la communauté
Ce n’est pas seulement un « Disneyland inca », mais aussi un lieu d’expériences avec de l’art, des jeux et de la créativité.
TierraMitica (Mythic Land): A Peruvian Communal Society. 3. Life and Art in the Community
It is not only an “Incan Disneyland,” but a place of art, games, and creativity.
TierraMitica (Terre mythique) : une communauté péruvienne. 2. « Voyages mythiques »
Après l’abandon de l’ayahuasca, les expériences se sont poursuivies grâce à des techniques de méditation guidée.
TierraMitica (Mythic Land): A Peruvian Communal Society. 2. Mythic Voyages
After the use of ayahuasca was abandoned, the experiences continued through guided meditation techniques.
TierraMitica (Mythic Land): A Peruvian Communal Society. 1. How It All Started
Mikis Hasson created in a jungle in Peru what is not a religious movement, but a neo-shamanic community.
TierraMitica (Terre mythique) : une communauté péruvienne. 1. Comment tout a commencé
Mikis Hasson a créé dans une jungle du Pérou ce qui n’est pas un mouvement religieux, mais une commune néo-chamanique.
The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 5. The Anti-Cult Ideology in France
France is unique among democratic countries in promoting a state-sponsored anti-cult ideology, based on discredited theories of “brainwashing” and “mind control.”
The Police Raids Against MISA in France, November 28, 2023. 4. The MIVILUDES Behind the Raids
To understand what happened to MISA it is crucial to reflect on the anti-cult role of the controversial governmental agency.
Susan J. Palmer
Susan J. Palmer is an Affiliate Professor in the Religions and Cultures Department at Concordia University in Montreal. She has directed the Children on Sectarian Religions and State Control project at McGill University, supported by the Social Sciences and the Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She is the author of fourteen books, notably The New Heretics of France (Oxford University Press, 2012).