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Next Decoding Material: Keith Raniere & Allison Mack
🕑 Added 2025-10-02 02:04:41 +0000 UTCThe sensemakers are in the rearview mirror, and yet their spiritual essence still haunts us, and it may haunt you after watching the material above. This is a video of Keith Raniere, cult leader of NXIVM, being interviewed by a high-ranking member and Hollywood actress, Allison Mack.
Yes, this is a genuine cult leader, but we think you might note some similar techniques, including some classics of the sense-maker genre. Covering this might also help to clarify why we disagree with those who suggest you can adopt the methods of the gurus to counter them. In any case, take a look and see what you think if you dare!
There is also plenty of material out there, including documentary series that cover NXIVM (e.g. The Vow) in some detail, for those curious.
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Leigh Clark
There are a bunch of documentaries on this, one of which was two seasons of "The Vow" - which I *think* was the best of them, but it was a long time ago now and I can't remember 100%. Worth a look, crazy business weirdly centered around the cast of Battlestar Galactica...
jv287169
I like to think that the NXIVM cult members were just listening to the song "Rainier Fog" on repeat.
