when you plant and
8:58
cultivate seeds in a garden they grow
8:59
into plants it's the same thing with the
9:02
process of indoctrination which relies
9:04
on the cult leader planting the seeds of
9:05
ideology into the minds of their
9:07
recruits they do so by using persuasive
9:10
speeches visions of grandeur and subtle
9:12
manipulative tactics that eventually
9:14
grow into plants of ideologies once the
9:17
seeds have grown followers start to
9:19
adopt the cult's ideas as their own
9:21
without even realizing how much their
9:23
beliefs have changed but the
9:24
indoctrination doesn't stop there
9:26
because as gardeners cult leaders need
9:29
to weed out unwanted plants followers
9:31
must abandon their ideologies and adhere
9:34
only to the group's beliefs their
9:35
personal opinions are regarded as weeds
9:37
that must be rooted out to ensure that
9:39
the cult has an ideal Garden of faithful
9:41
followers a member without any opposing
9:44
beliefs is easier to manipulate for
9:46
abusive cult leaders one good example of
9:48
this is Joseph de dambro the leader of
9:50
the solar Temple cult he utilized the
9:53
process of indoctrination by enforcing
9:55
his authority onto his members and
9:57
subjecting them to psychological manip
9:59
populations until they were loyal enough
10:01
to commit suicide and murders
10:03
exploitation of vulnerabilities
everyone
10:06
has a weakness or vulnerability that
10:08
people can exploit a vulnerable person
10:10
is like a house with a weaker lock or a
10:12
room with a busted door hinge a careful
10:15
and experienced burglar should be able
10:17
to find such vulnerabilities enter the
10:19
house and do whatever he wants that's
10:21
what happens when a cult leader exploits
10:23
a person's weaknesses weaknesses can be
10:26
anything from feelings of loneliness and
10:28
heartbreak or inse Securities but most
10:30
people lock their vulnerabilities inside
10:32
closed doors cult leaders however are
10:35
skilled enough to break these locks open
10:37
and use them to their advantage to gain
10:39
the trust of their followers when a cult
10:41
leader is inside they can rearrange the
10:43
person's beliefs and ideas just like a
10:45
burglar can rearrange the furniture in a
10:47
house he broke into before the person
10:49
realizes it the cult has already taken
10:51
advantage of their vulnerabilities to
10:53
force their ideals onto them Warren
10:55
Jeffs leader of the fundamental Church
10:57
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
10:59
claimed Divine Authority and manipulated
11:01
the religious beliefs of his followers
11:03
ultimately using their vulnerabilities
11:05
against them to control and coers them
11:08
US versus them mentality
Sun yyang Moon
11:10
the founder of the unification Church
11:12
taught his followers that they were the
11:14
chosen ones destined to unite the world
11:17
essentially making them think that it
11:18
was them against everyone else the US
11:21
versus them mentality is like a dividing
11:23
wall that keeps two opposing ideologies
11:26
on each side those on one end are the US
11:28
meaning meanwhile everyone who isn't on
11:30
that side is the them or the others what
11:33
cult leaders do is that they try to
11:35
distinguish their Cults as groups that
11:37
are in opposition to those who aren't
11:39
members of their order while making them
11:41
feel unique and Superior compared to
11:44
Outsiders because of this mindset
11:46
members of a cult believe that they know
11:48
better than anyone who isn't part of
11:49
their group and are in a better position
11:51
in terms of their beliefs and ideologies
11:53
the same mindset also allows them to
11:55
stick together believing that the only
11:57
ones who can understand them are their
11:59
fellow cult members this mentality can
12:01
be strong enough for members to actually
12:03
cut ties with family and friends who
12:05
don't belong to their Cults they see
12:07
themselves as the ones who are correct
12:09
and are willing to alienate or oppose
12:11
anyone who doesn't share the same
12:13
beliefs the worst part is that they're
12:15
only willing to accept information or
12:17
opinions from the inside instead of the
12:19
outside
identity Fusion
a bucket of
12:22
water has a unique identity from the
12:23
ocean but once you pour the entire
12:26
bucket into the ocean it ceases to be
12:28
unique because it loses its
12:30
distinctiveness when it merges with a
12:32
bigger body of water Cults work in the
12:34
same way by gradually fusing the
12:36
identities of their members with the
12:38
bigger identity of the entire group
12:40
forcing them to lose their
12:41
individualities shoko asahara of am
12:44
shrio used the same tactic by making his
12:47
followers believe they were all part of
12:49
the same Elite group destined to survive
12:51
a global apocalyptic event members of
12:53
that group lost their individuality and
12:55
were willing enough to commit acts of
12:57
Terror to bring about shoko's vision
12:59
people and Cults experience this when
13:01
they adopt the group's values and goals
13:03
as their own becoming Fanatics who take
13:05
on the cult's identity cult leaders are
13:07
to blame for this because they
13:09
manipulate their members by coercing or
13:11
feeding them information gradually and
13:13
subtly that convinces their followers
13:15
that there is only one universal truth
13:18
when members fuse their identities with
13:20
the entire cult they can no longer
13:21
differentiate between right and wrong
13:24
because the group's ideals dictate their
13:26
discernment this can force members to
13:28
commit illegal Acts acts all for the
13:30
sake of the cult
deception
deception is
13:33
arguably the most common denominator in
13:35
all cults because cult leaders need to
13:37
conceal the truth from their followers
13:39
to force them into blind submission for
13:42
example Keith rineer deceived women into
13:44
thinking that Nexium was a support group
13:46
but was instead an Avenue for him to
13:49
commit abuse it's similar to how a
13:51
magician hides the truth from the
13:53
audience using curtains audiences are
13:55
amazed at the seemingly Supernatural
13:57
Feats of a magician but are BL to the
13:59
fact that they are being tricked from
14:01
behind the curtain in the same way Cults
14:03
lure followers with grand promises such
14:06
as Eternal salvation and Enlightenment
14:08
but hide the fact that they have
14:09
ulterior motives that could take the
14:11
form of abuses or personal enrichment at
14:14
the expense of the followers the problem
14:16
is that cult leaders are so skilled at
14:18
hiding the truth that their followers
14:20
fall for their tricks for years or even
14:23
decades this can create an illusion that
14:25
could make it harder for cult followers
14:27
to distinguish reality from a false
14:29
image created by their leaders the
14:31
deception tactics can be subtle but can
14:33
also have powerful and lasting effects
14:35
that can trick followers into blind
14:40
[Music]
14:43
submission
[Continued.]
the process 8:55 of indoctrination
when you plant and 8:58 cultivate seeds in a garden they grow 8:59 into plants it's the same thing with the 9:02 process of indoctrination which relies 9:04 on the cult leader planting the seeds of 9:05 ideology into the minds of their 9:07 recruits they do so by using persuasive 9:10 speeches visions of grandeur and subtle 9:12 manipulative tactics that eventually 9:14 grow into plants of ideologies once the 9:17 seeds have grown followers start to 9:19 adopt the cult's ideas as their own 9:21 without even realizing how much their 9:23 beliefs have changed but the 9:24 indoctrination doesn't stop there 9:26 because as gardeners cult leaders need 9:29 to weed out unwanted plants followers 9:31 must abandon their ideologies and adhere 9:34 only to the group's beliefs their 9:35 personal opinions are regarded as weeds 9:37 that must be rooted out to ensure that 9:39 the cult has an ideal Garden of faithful 9:41 followers a member without any opposing 9:44 beliefs is easier to manipulate for 9:46 abusive cult leaders one good example of 9:48 this is Joseph de dambro the leader of 9:50 the solar Temple cult he utilized the 9:53 process of indoctrination by enforcing 9:55 his authority onto his members and 9:57 subjecting them to psychological manip 9:59 populations until they were loyal enough 10:01 to commit suicide and murders
10:03 exploitation of vulnerabilities
everyone 10:06 has a weakness or vulnerability that 10:08 people can exploit a vulnerable person 10:10 is like a house with a weaker lock or a 10:12 room with a busted door hinge a careful 10:15 and experienced burglar should be able 10:17 to find such vulnerabilities enter the 10:19 house and do whatever he wants that's 10:21 what happens when a cult leader exploits 10:23 a person's weaknesses weaknesses can be 10:26 anything from feelings of loneliness and 10:28 heartbreak or inse Securities but most 10:30 people lock their vulnerabilities inside 10:32 closed doors cult leaders however are 10:35 skilled enough to break these locks open 10:37 and use them to their advantage to gain 10:39 the trust of their followers when a cult 10:41 leader is inside they can rearrange the 10:43 person's beliefs and ideas just like a 10:45 burglar can rearrange the furniture in a 10:47 house he broke into before the person 10:49 realizes it the cult has already taken 10:51 advantage of their vulnerabilities to 10:53 force their ideals onto them Warren 10:55 Jeffs leader of the fundamental Church 10:57 of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 10:59 claimed Divine Authority and manipulated 11:01 the religious beliefs of his followers 11:03 ultimately using their vulnerabilities 11:05 against them to control and coers them
11:08 US versus them mentality
Sun yyang Moon 11:10 the founder of the unification Church 11:12 taught his followers that they were the 11:14 chosen ones destined to unite the world 11:17 essentially making them think that it 11:18 was them against everyone else the US 11:21 versus them mentality is like a dividing 11:23 wall that keeps two opposing ideologies 11:26 on each side those on one end are the US 11:28 meaning meanwhile everyone who isn't on 11:30 that side is the them or the others what 11:33 cult leaders do is that they try to 11:35 distinguish their Cults as groups that 11:37 are in opposition to those who aren't 11:39 members of their order while making them 11:41 feel unique and Superior compared to 11:44 Outsiders because of this mindset 11:46 members of a cult believe that they know 11:48 better than anyone who isn't part of 11:49 their group and are in a better position 11:51 in terms of their beliefs and ideologies 11:53 the same mindset also allows them to 11:55 stick together believing that the only 11:57 ones who can understand them are their 11:59 fellow cult members this mentality can 12:01 be strong enough for members to actually 12:03 cut ties with family and friends who 12:05 don't belong to their Cults they see 12:07 themselves as the ones who are correct 12:09 and are willing to alienate or oppose 12:11 anyone who doesn't share the same 12:13 beliefs the worst part is that they're 12:15 only willing to accept information or 12:17 opinions from the inside instead of the 12:19 outside
identity Fusion
a bucket of 12:22 water has a unique identity from the 12:23 ocean but once you pour the entire 12:26 bucket into the ocean it ceases to be 12:28 unique because it loses its 12:30 distinctiveness when it merges with a 12:32 bigger body of water Cults work in the 12:34 same way by gradually fusing the 12:36 identities of their members with the 12:38 bigger identity of the entire group 12:40 forcing them to lose their 12:41 individualities shoko asahara of am 12:44 shrio used the same tactic by making his 12:47 followers believe they were all part of 12:49 the same Elite group destined to survive 12:51 a global apocalyptic event members of 12:53 that group lost their individuality and 12:55 were willing enough to commit acts of 12:57 Terror to bring about shoko's vision 12:59 people and Cults experience this when 13:01 they adopt the group's values and goals 13:03 as their own becoming Fanatics who take 13:05 on the cult's identity cult leaders are 13:07 to blame for this because they 13:09 manipulate their members by coercing or 13:11 feeding them information gradually and 13:13 subtly that convinces their followers 13:15 that there is only one universal truth 13:18 when members fuse their identities with 13:20 the entire cult they can no longer 13:21 differentiate between right and wrong 13:24 because the group's ideals dictate their 13:26 discernment this can force members to 13:28 commit illegal Acts acts all for the 13:30 sake of the cult
deception
deception is 13:33 arguably the most common denominator in 13:35 all cults because cult leaders need to 13:37 conceal the truth from their followers 13:39 to force them into blind submission for 13:42 example Keith rineer deceived women into 13:44 thinking that Nexium was a support group 13:46 but was instead an Avenue for him to 13:49 commit abuse it's similar to how a 13:51 magician hides the truth from the 13:53 audience using curtains audiences are 13:55 amazed at the seemingly Supernatural 13:57 Feats of a magician but are BL to the 13:59 fact that they are being tricked from 14:01 behind the curtain in the same way Cults 14:03 lure followers with grand promises such 14:06 as Eternal salvation and Enlightenment 14:08 but hide the fact that they have 14:09 ulterior motives that could take the 14:11 form of abuses or personal enrichment at 14:14 the expense of the followers the problem 14:16 is that cult leaders are so skilled at 14:18 hiding the truth that their followers 14:20 fall for their tricks for years or even 14:23 decades this can create an illusion that 14:25 could make it harder for cult followers 14:27 to distinguish reality from a false 14:29 image created by their leaders the 14:31 deception tactics can be subtle but can 14:33 also have powerful and lasting effects 14:35 that can trick followers into blind 14:40 [Music] 14:43 submission