Mike Bertelsen
On Tuesday 20th July 2010, @mikebertelsen said:
#mindcontrol A Case of Mind Control - Part 4 I frankly got to a stopping point. I really needed to know more about the subject. I knew that information was forthcoming, but I needed to know now. That not happening, I decided to research some more. If I didn't need the information, nothing hurt. Might as well make myself an expert. Norman Vincent Peale said to read on a subject at least 15 minutes a day and you'll become an expert in that field.
My friend mentioned that the subject had worked in a pharmacy. Playing the word game, when you say pharmacy, I say drugs. I'd come back to that one when I could get some more background on the subject. In the meantime I occupied myself with religious and cult programming. This obviously involves groups and I supposed that any group would do for my purpose. Don't know for sure, just a hunch. Religions are a group and I thought a foundation for group behavior and programming was to study religious cults and the people who formed them.
What I found was that mind control techniques are nothing new. The techniques developed in the 1800's were amplified in the 1960's. Surprising to me, but religious movements that sprung up in the 1800's are, for the most part, are still going today. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints comes to mind. Basically founded in 1820 when Joseph Smith had a vision, he garnered followers at a rapid rate. One of the activities Smith did was to look for buried treasure using seer stones. He also used these stones to translate the Book of Mormon from a set of gold plates he discovered. Did Smith use mind control to "convert" his followers? Quite possibly. Many of his followers were down and out, looking for "something" more than their lives at the time had to offer.
Another religious leader, E. Grandison Finney (1792-1875), founder of the Boston Movement, learned that intellectualizing a congregation got him nowhere. His sermon delivery was a soothing style, but people weren't coming back for more. He knew he needed something different. He wanted to attract and maintain an enthusiastic congregation. He discovered that if normal brain function is disturbed through heightened fear, anger, shock or emotion heightened suggestibility and temporary judgment impairment occur. This facilitates the implanting of a new belief structure. Keep in mind that religious leaders aren't the only ones who can use this method.
Finney found out that if he delivered a fire and brimestone type sermon and spoke in a loud manner he created a bunch of mindless robots. Other pastors followed suit and the Boston Movement was created. Basically Finney quit appealing to the intellect and went for the emotion of a person.
When the Jesus Movement came along in the 1960's this same method was used. The anti-war issue during Viet Nam was a good way to heighten people's fears and anger. This way cult leaders could recruit members in droves.
With this method, recruiting for just about any cause is a lock.
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