Cult tactics are the ways high-control groups recruit, retain, and retaliate. These reference articles explain the general mechanics documented across cult research; the site’s case-specific analysis applies them to the record. Some articles discuss Liana Shanti directly. Whether any particular group is a cult is a separate question: see Is Liana Shanti a Cult? for what the court record and experts say.
Recruitment & Control
- Love Bombing in a Cult — how overwhelming affection and attention builds dependency in new members.
- The Indoctrination Process — How It Works — a former member’s 2022 diagram of how people were drawn into Liana Shanti’s world.
- The Façade of the Cult Leader — how leaders build influence on personal narratives that misrepresent their backgrounds and achievements.
- How Cults Use Professional Development Courses — how business courses and seminars serve as recruitment and control tools.
- How High-Control Groups Exploit Instagram — how visual content and a huge user base are used for recruitment and control.
- Using Jesus as a Tool — how leaders can use religious belief to gain power and gaslight followers.
Manipulation & Retaliation
- How Cult Leaders Employ Gaslighting — reality distortion and other gaslighting techniques used by cult leaders.
- Collective Gaslighting — how group-wide manipulation keeps followers doubting their own perceptions.
- How Cults Retaliate Using Social Media — how groups silence critics and punish people who leave.
Leaving & Recovery
- Living Inside a Cult — how leaders exploit family bonds and legal loopholes.
- Specific Challenges When Leaving the Cult — the specific difficulties people face after leaving, such as an identity crisis.
- How to Support Family Members of Those Leaving Cults — practical ways to help family members through recovery.