How an esoteric system blends secrecy, cosmic forces, and tantric practice into a comprehensive path of inner transformation.
The Rudnev Series: 6. Practices of Liberation and Secret Knowledge
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The Rudnev Series: 5. Esoteric Teachings and Why They Led to Controversy
A structural analysis of Rudnev’s syncretic esoteric system and the doctrinal features that generated social, legal, and interpretive controversy.
The Rudnev Series. 4. Argentina: Inventing a “Cult”
How a hospital incident, Russian precedents, media bias, and prosecutors’ obsession with “cult trafficking” led to the construction of the “Russian cult” narrative.
The Rudnev Series: 3. Montenegro: Two Unrelated Events and a Manufactured Scandal
How recycled Russian propaganda and misreported events in Montenegro created a false scandal around a dissident seeking refuge.
The Rudnev Series: 2. The Criminal Case in Russia
The judicial proceedings reveal systemic violations of due process, reliance on uncorroborated testimony, and the use of discredited notions such as “brainwashing”.
The Rudnev Series: 1. Konstantin Rudnev Before the Arrest in 2010: A Spiritual Biography
His early life shows a genuine spiritual search shaped by Soviet repression and yoga practice, far removed from the later “cult leader” stereotype.
Shincheonji’s Philip Tribe in Europe: An Ethnographic Account
A condensed report on fieldwork, interviews, and emerging themes in European Shincheonji communities.
Shincheonji and the Victoria, Australia Inquiry on “Cults”: Apostates, Moral Panics, and Campus Fears
An investigation conditioned by anti-cult bias took rumors, slander, and apostate accounts of the Korean group seriously.
The East Turkestan Flag at the World Cup
Captured on CCTV broadcasts despite FIFA’s attempts at censorship, its waving was a significant fact for the Uyghurs—and the Chinese.
The New South Wales Inquiry into Redeemer Baptist School. 2. Enter Steven Hassan
The anti-cult movement in Australia and internationally has shifted its focus from traditional targets to include conservative Christian groups.