“Apostate” ex-members have a right to express their distress, and their stories should be carefully considered. But are they always believable?
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Twisted TV: How a Documentary Bent the Facts Out of Shape. 2. Enter Hugues Gascan
The strange but important role of a shadowy figure in instigating the prosecution of Bivolaru and MISA in France.
Twisted TV: How a Documentary Bent the Facts Out of Shape. 1. MISA in Romania
An Apple TV series against Gregorian Bivolaru and his movement even rehabilitates the notorious Securitate police of Ceaușescu.
La saga de Ashram Shambhala. 1. ¿Quién es Konstantin Rudnev?
Tras cumplir 11 años en una cárcel rusa, el líder de un movimiento espiritual ruso ha sido arrestado nuevamente en Argentina.
The Saga of Ashram Shambhala. 1. Who Is Konstantin Rudnev?
After serving 11 years in a Russian jail, the leader of a Russian spiritual movement has been arrested again in Argentina.
The MISA Case: Georgia Bows to French Pressures and Extradites the Stoians
The two yoga teachers are accused of the imaginary crime of brainwashing for having taught students the movement’s sacred eroticism theories.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 6. A Form of “Second-Wave Feminism”?
Female MISA students would say they are not feminists. But perhaps they are, in their own unique way.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 5. The Paradox of Polyamory
MISA women talk about experiments with multiple-partner relationships and what they believe they had to do with spirituality.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 4. Sacred Eroticism in Practice
MISA students talk about eroticism, Tantra, and their relationships with their men.
#SheToo: The Experience of MISA Women. 3. Erotic Continence
Women describe the most controversial practices of MISA, those related to sacred eroticism.