false 1531115 1 Set adrift by sudden unemployment, web designer Michelle Thomson is at an impasse in her life when she is introduced to a charismatic spiritual teacher known only as Ma. Though initially skeptical, Michelle is soon captivated by Ma's energy and insight and begins to find new meaning both in Ma's teachings and as a member of her insular community. While at first she blossoms under Ma's guidance, when Michelle uncovers deception at the heart of all she has come to believe in, she is forced to face the ultimate test any spiritual teacher can give. 1523154 1 9 2006 The Heart of a Cult total:15|5:6|4:6|3:3|2:0|1:0| 15 63 83 7 4 7 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 03:55:55 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 14:48:14 -0700 2008
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Based upon personal experience in several cults, Lena Phoenix provides a first-person narrative of a young woman’s susceptibility to, recruitment by, devotion to, and eventual departure from a fictitious guru and her follower...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Mar 10 12:59:19 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 13:01:17 -0700 2008 One Woman's Journey
The Heart of a Cult is a captivating story about a vulnerable young woman spiriling into what she perceives to be a spiritual awakening, but what turns out to be not much more than a reality check AND enormous debt.

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