Reviewing Nathaniel Rich’s book titled "The Man Who Saves You From Yourself"
Cults do exist, but no one ever admits to joining such a group or affiliation. One only joins a nonprofit organization that promotes animal rights, green technology, or transcendental meditation, as they would admit. However, regardless of how much these members of a cult deny it, cults do exist. In fact, cult groups live among unsuspecting members of their society and continue to carry out their cult activities and rituals without raising suspicion. Nathaniel Rich wrote the book, "The Man Who Saves You From Yourself", which is about a private investigator named David Sullivan, who specialized in cults, particularly rescuing people from cults. Originally, Sullivan’s agency specialized in civil investigations pertaining to undue influence and therapist abuse. But ever since he met a clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Singer, who specialized in brainwashing and mind control, he started working on rescuing families and helping them get their members and loved ones out of such organizations, in which he had to join the organization himself, often at high personal risk. Victims of a …show more content…
The sixties were a golden age for cults and religious fringe groups, and Colorado, particularly Boulder, was infamous for being one of the country’s most futile initiation and recruit centers, much like it is today. As of today, conservative estimates show that there are over 2 million adult Americans involved in cults. In fact, it is so rampant to the point that it has become impossible to walk five steps without having someone approach to ask whether a passerby would be interested in going for a Buddhist meeting. Much of Sullivan’s success can be attributed to his drive and passion for excellence in investigating cults. He engaged the hawkers, attended every prayer circle, meditation circle, and shamanic
Cults do exist, but no one ever admits to joining such a group or affiliation. One only joins a nonprofit organization that promotes animal rights, green technology, or transcendental meditation, as they would admit. However, regardless of how much these members of a cult deny it, cults do exist. In fact, cult groups live among unsuspecting members of their society and continue to carry out their cult activities and rituals without raising suspicion. Nathaniel Rich wrote the book, "The Man Who Saves You From Yourself", which is about a private investigator named David Sullivan, who specialized in cults, particularly rescuing people from cults. Originally, Sullivan’s agency specialized in civil investigations pertaining to undue influence and therapist abuse. But ever since he met a clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Singer, who specialized in brainwashing and mind control, he started working on rescuing families and helping them get their members and loved ones out of such organizations, in which he had to join the organization himself, often at high personal risk. Victims of a …show more content…
The sixties were a golden age for cults and religious fringe groups, and Colorado, particularly Boulder, was infamous for being one of the country’s most futile initiation and recruit centers, much like it is today. As of today, conservative estimates show that there are over 2 million adult Americans involved in cults. In fact, it is so rampant to the point that it has become impossible to walk five steps without having someone approach to ask whether a passerby would be interested in going for a Buddhist meeting. Much of Sullivan’s success can be attributed to his drive and passion for excellence in investigating cults. He engaged the hawkers, attended every prayer circle, meditation circle, and shamanic