Liana Shanti Instagram Post Analysis

Summary of Coercive Control Patterns – April 13, 2025

Category Frequency % of Posts
Psychological Risk – Extreme 3 18.75%
Psychological Risk – High 5 31.25%
Psychological Risk – Moderate 6 37.5%
Psychological Risk – Low 2 12.5%
Dominant Coercive Control Type Spiritual Mandate / Testimonial Enmeshment
Posts Involving Implied Threat or Retribution 2 of 16 (12.5%)
Posts Involving Leadership Praise or Devotional Bonding 9 of 16 (56.25%)


Exhibit 1

Exhibit 1 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Can you be a Christian and Pro Vaccine?” … emotionally charged anti-vaccine spiritual framing.
Target Audience: Conservative Christian, vaccine-hesitant spiritual seekers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Accusatory, fear-driven, religious guilt induction
Known Pattern: Religious absolutism, vaccine fearmongering
Cross-Reference Notes: Mirrors February 2025 vaccine posts
Risk Escalation Context: Frames science as anti-faith
Coercive Control Type: Medical Disinformation, Spiritual Blackmail
Manipulation Techniques: Guilt-shame, binary morality
Psychological Risk Level: Extreme
Legal Risk Flag: FTC violation risk, public health disinformation

Exhibit 2

Exhibit 2 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “All 50 states – need to ELIMINATE THIS EVIL (Sharia Law)”
Target Audience: Nationalist-leaning Christian followers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Alarmist, xenophobic
Known Pattern: Scapegoating, intergroup demonization
Cross-Reference Notes: Parallels “cultural defender” content
Risk Escalation Context: Reinforces identity polarization
Coercive Control Type: Group Polarization, Fear Conditioning
Manipulation Techniques: Moral panic, idolization
Psychological Risk Level: Extreme
Legal Risk Flag: Hate speech potential, incitement

Exhibit 3

Exhibit 3 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Jesus is not a cafeteria…” + praise of Liana as moral compass
Target Audience: Followers seeking moral certainty
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Shame-based loyalty testing
Known Pattern: Absolutist obedience framing
Cross-Reference Notes: Mirrors “obedience” and “light/dark” themes
Risk Escalation Context: Removes space for personal interpretation
Coercive Control Type: Thought Reform, Identity Restructuring
Manipulation Techniques: Binary thinking, testimonial authority
Psychological Risk Level: High
Legal Risk Flag: Testimonial pressure, religious coercion

Exhibit 4

Exhibit 4 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “TRUE servant of Jesus” – calls out ex-followers with “receipts”
Target Audience: Loyalists primed to confront dissenters
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Mocking, revenge-based
Known Pattern: Narcissistic labeling, public shaming
Cross-Reference Notes: Matches “whistleblower” attack series
Risk Escalation Context: Triggers follower-led harassment
Coercive Control Type: Loyalty Conditioning, Fear Induction
Manipulation Techniques: Hashtag harassment, implied threats
Psychological Risk Level: Extreme
Legal Risk Flag: Defamation, cyberbullying

Exhibit 5

Exhibit 5 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Best trail I’ve ever hiked. Time to do it again!”
Target Audience: Wellness seekers, Hawaii-aspirants
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Tranquil, aesthetic
Known Pattern: Environmental anchoring, risk virtue-signaling
Cross-Reference Notes: Similar to Kalalau Trail series (2024)
Risk Escalation Context: Reinforces lifestyle compliance and devotion
Coercive Control Type: Emotional Priming
Manipulation Techniques: Image virtue-signaling, symbolic loyalty
Psychological Risk Level: Moderate
Legal Risk Flag: Soft-recruitment grooming

Exhibit 6

Exhibit 6 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Thank you for showing us the way every sec of every day…”
Target Audience: Trauma-bonded loyalists
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Worshipful, enmeshed
Known Pattern: HMI testimonial style
Cross-Reference Notes: Matches LPM praise loops
Risk Escalation Context: Normalizes devotion as moral barometer
Coercive Control Type: Devotional Submission
Manipulation Techniques: Identity mirroring, praise inflation
Psychological Risk Level: High
Legal Risk Flag: FTC testimonial misuse risk

Exhibit 7

Exhibit 7 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “You are a beacon of light…”
Target Audience: Ex-evangelicals, activist-prone followers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Hero worship, spiritual soldier identity
Known Pattern: “Jesus Warrior” narrative
Cross-Reference Notes: Matches “call out evil” call-to-action
Risk Escalation Context: Fuses deity with influencer
Coercive Control Type: Authority Worship
Manipulation Techniques: Sacred framing, testimonial cycling
Psychological Risk Level: High
Legal Risk Flag: Unlicensed spiritual counseling

Exhibit 8

Exhibit 8 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “You being the example we all needed…”
Target Audience: Mothers, trauma recovery groups
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Romanticized devotion
Known Pattern: LPM-style emotional anchoring
Cross-Reference Notes: Typical “savior identity” framing
Risk Escalation Context: Fuses well-being with obedience
Coercive Control Type: Identity Merging
Manipulation Techniques: Validation hooks, dependency appeals
Psychological Risk Level: Moderate
Legal Risk Flag: Unlicensed therapeutic framing

Exhibit 9

Exhibit 9 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “You are a blessing to this world…”
Target Audience: Spiritually devoted, emotionally enmeshed followers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Reverent, poetic bonding
Known Pattern: Devotional flooding, elevation
Cross-Reference Notes: Seen in Light Path testimonials (2024)
Risk Escalation Context: Deepens parasocial and spiritual fusion
Coercive Control Type: Idealization, Identity Replacement
Manipulation Techniques: Divine attribution, emotional reward
Psychological Risk Level: High
Legal Risk Flag: Spiritual exploitation, testimonial compliance

Exhibit 10

Exhibit 10 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Your light has made mine stronger…”
Target Audience: Christian-identifying followers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Worshipful, sacred framing
Known Pattern: Divine replacement via testimonial
Cross-Reference Notes: Matches HMI “Jesus Light” content
Risk Escalation Context: Substitutes Christ-like identity with influencer
Coercive Control Type: Religious Identity Substitution
Manipulation Techniques: Divine surrogacy, spiritual transference
Psychological Risk Level: High
Legal Risk Flag: Religious impersonation, dependency formation

Exhibit 11

Exhibit 11 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “You can’t call yourself light or good when you consume evil.”
Target Audience: Vegan-aligned, guilt-sensitive audience
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Shaming, accusatory
Known Pattern: Dietary purity = moral value
Cross-Reference Notes: Similar to “Blood on Your Hands” campaign
Risk Escalation Context: Links food with moral identity
Coercive Control Type: Behavioral Mandate
Manipulation Techniques: Identity trauma, moral framing
Psychological Risk Level: High
Legal Risk Flag: Ethical coercion, behavioral grooming

Exhibit 12

Exhibit 12 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “I walked into your Facebook group in 2021 and raised myself from the dead.”
Target Audience: Emotionally vulnerable, trauma survivors
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Rebirth testimonial, safety narrative
Known Pattern: Identity rebirth loop
Cross-Reference Notes: Mirrors HMI welcome messages
Risk Escalation Context: Suggests life-saving dependence
Coercive Control Type: Isolation Framing, Testimonial Indoctrination
Manipulation Techniques: Rebirth metaphor, control reversal
Psychological Risk Level: Extreme
Legal Risk Flag: Unlicensed therapy implication

Exhibit 13

Exhibit 13 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Consider how precious a soul must be…”
Target Audience: Spiritually suggestible, sin-based identity
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Sacred intensity
Known Pattern: Binary soul-warfare logic
Cross-Reference Notes: “Light vs. Evil” campaign themes
Risk Escalation Context: Creates moral dependency
Coercive Control Type: Moral Dichotomy
Manipulation Techniques: Presupposition, spiritual identity hooks
Psychological Risk Level: Moderate
Legal Risk Flag: Spiritual dependency influence

Exhibit 14

Exhibit 14 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “I’ve said thank you 3,578 times.”
Target Audience: Followers tied to gratitude dependency
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Romanticized compliance
Known Pattern: Emotional inflation
Cross-Reference Notes: April 10’s testimonial metrics
Risk Escalation Context: Merges emotion with obedience
Coercive Control Type: Emotional Fusion
Manipulation Techniques: Loyalty echo, number symbolism
Psychological Risk Level: Moderate
Legal Risk Flag: FTC exposure if tied to paid services

Exhibit 15

Exhibit 15 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “IMMEDIATE RETRIBUTION for animals…”
Target Audience: Zealous vegans, trauma-prone viewers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: Militant righteousness
Known Pattern: Spiritualized retaliation
Cross-Reference Notes: Similar to divine justice posts
Risk Escalation Context: Suggests divine endorsement of violence
Coercive Control Type: Sacred Violence Framing
Manipulation Techniques: Demonization, divine aggression
Psychological Risk Level: Extreme
Legal Risk Flag: Hate speech incitement

Exhibit 16

Exhibit 16 – April 13, 2025

Extracted Text: “Quantum MindBody Therapist Certification™”
Target Audience: Spiritual seekers, coaching newcomers
Tone & Emotional Strategy: False credibility, soft sales
Known Pattern: Title mimicry + emotional pitch
Cross-Reference Notes: Tied to “freedom healer” campaigns
Risk Escalation Context: Promotes consumer deception via hope
Coercive Control Type: Spiritual Commercialization
Manipulation Techniques: Credential mimicry, soothing trust language
Psychological Risk Level: Moderate
Legal Risk Flag: Unlicensed therapy marketing

Coercive Control Category Post Count
Milieu Control 4
Mystical Manipulation 6
Demand for Purity 3
Sacred Science 4
Loaded Language 9
Doctrine Over Person 5
Dispensing of Existence 3

Disclaimer & Methodology:
This analysis was conducted using a hybrid forensic linguistics and psychological evaluation framework. Each Instagram post was assessed using recognized models of coercive control, including:

  • The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control by Steven Hassan
  • Robert Jay Lifton’s Eight Criteria for Thought Reform
  • Milton Model patterns from Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

Posts were scored for psychological risk and reviewed for legal flags based on U.S. federal law, state licensing, and international ethics. This matrix is part of an ongoing public safety investigation and is not a replacement for legal or clinical diagnosis.