by Dr. Janja Lalich | Jan 29, 2017 | Blog, Essays
Cults did not fade away (as some would like to believe) with the passing of the 1960s and ’70s, when they were first recognized in many places around the world for their growing presence and sometimes controversial practices and activities. Today, in fact, cult groups...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog, Essays
Emma Cline’s “The Girls” instantly cemented her as a literary darling. The sixties-infused fiction is both an intimate portrayal of girlhood, and a brutal examination of the murderous women in Charles Manson’s “family.” The novel...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog, Essays
On the Brainwashing Controversy by Janja Lalich, Ph.D. DO NOT CITE OR REPRINT WITHOUT AUTHOR’S PERMISSION Thanks to the disinformation being spread far and wide, and now most especially on the Internet, many professionals and laypersons interested in issues related to...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog, Essays
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO DECLARATION OF JANJA LALICH IN OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION Date: August 16, 1995 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept.: Law and Motion I, Janja Lalich, declare that: I received a Bachelor of Arts...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, Essays
Move Forward Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska August 2014 Thank you. First of all, I’d like to extend a thank you to Glori Williams for inviting to me to this very special conference, as far as I know, the very first cult-related conference in Alaska. I was thrilled when...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog, Essays
How can you tell if a group is a cult or not? After a recent report about a cat-worshipping, end-times group in Middle Tennessee, we asked cult expert Janja Lalich to explain what makes a cult a cult. “The reality is that there’s just dozens and dozens and hundreds if...
