Having harmed many innocent people through their smear campaign and falsely alleged that The Gnostic Movement is “unethical,” the ex-members referred to as Barbara and Vernon on this site have now gone on to join a group which has been described as a pyramid scheme and scam. A founder of this group has been convicted of credit card fraud and larceny, has served jail time, and has continued to face charges since. The group advertises that it gives access to the wealth creating secrets of the “illuminati” and “brotherhood” – but to receive these secrets, members must pay a $1000 initiation fee along with ongoing monthly fees.
These same ex-members have alleged that The Gnostic Movement has been “classified” as a “cult” by the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA), however, the ICSA disclaims on their websites that “a listing on ICSA’s web site does not mean that ICSA perceives any group to be a cult”. These members had sent their false allegations to ICSA to have The Gnostic Movement listed, but it did not result in any classification. Whilst using the ICSA claim to try and give weight to the smear campaign, they fail to mention that the convicted felon and founder of the scheme they are now involved in, is also listed on the ICSA website – and his shady history is made available for public record on The Government’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website.
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I’m not sure if this is still the case, but a while ago I noticed that actually a large percentage of those fueling the smear campaign were part of this same group (almost half of the group’s participants that I can identify have also taken part in the smear campaign). I thought it was curious too when I noticed that one of the organizers there was behaving within that group in the very same way that he accuses participants of TGM to behave. For instance, numerous times he has written about how TGM participants go on to write positive reviews, comments and give high ratings (which they purport to be not genuine) on various events and group pages, so as to boost the group’s appearance for the public. Yet you can see them acting in the very same way in that group. It seems to me like they are projecting their own behaviour and attitudes onto participants of TGM…
Amazing reveal anyhow – I think this sheds a lot of light on the real intentions and values of those behind the smear campaign.