Episode 249: Profundity Yours - Part 2
She publishes countless videos online, creating a complex word salad of new age and quasi-religious claims, amassing followers and funds by selling counseling sessions and accepting online donations. But former followers and family members of those lost to the group claim that its leader - the so-called Commander of the Galactic Federation of Light - is actually manipulating traumatized people into emptying their wallets and giving up their lives to dedicate to the group, its leader, and their $1 million ranch in East Texas. Will law enforcement step in before more vulnerable people are lured into the group? This week’s episode is Profundity Yours - Part 2
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Dr. Janja Lalich talks Profundity Yours, Identifying Cults and More with Syran Warner
