Episodes

  • Family Source
    Dec 28 2024

    If you asked AI to generate the stereotypical 70s cult this is the cult it would come up with!

    Thanks for joining me, Lori Kay, on the Crafty Narrative. The Crafty Narrative is all about exploring lesser known and often historic cults. Today we will be exploring the far out and groovy days and times of The Family Source.

    The Family Source

    -Music by Kevin Mac Leod with the song Southern Gothic

    Ten Commandments

    The Essene Gospel of Peace: A Path to Holistic Health and Spiritual Wisdom

    The Western Mysteries | The Mystic

    Ceremonial Magic: Definition and Types

    The True Story Of The Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn

    Kundalini Yoga: Poses, Benefits, Steps for Beginners

    HBO's "Breath of Fire" Exposes the Kundalini Yoga Scam

    Gypsy Boots | American Health & Fitness Pioneer, Actor Gypsy Boots

    Become a Monastic | Vedanta Society of Southern California

    Isis the Aquarian -photographer in the Family Source

    Exposing the Underground Society of Father Yod's Source Family | Parable - YouTube

    -Why The Source Family Is The Wildest Cult You've Never Heard Of

    Makushla, Isis, Astral, Heaven, Prism, Aquariana, Harvest Moon, Galaxy, Lovely, Paralda, Hypatia, Tantalayo and Venus, with Robin (now Ahom) forming the group. His children were Tau, Buttercup and Yod:

    Cult Explored in the Source Family Documentary by Alexa Kwiatkoski

    Wildbillzim.com in Columbus, Oh

    https://www.howold.co/person/father-yod/biography

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    The Cult Roots of Health Food in America - Gastro Obscura

    Process | May The Source Be with You

    The Source, LA's Cult Favorite Vegetarian Restaurant, Returns — For One Night | LAist

    The Real Cult of California: Father Yod and the Source Family | Music | sfweekly.com

    FATHER YOD: WAR HERO, BANK ROBBER, POLYGAMIST CULT LEADER AND PSYCHEDELIC RECORDING ARTIST!

    The Nature Boys, Topanga's Original Hippies - Topanga New Times

    What Happened in the 1970s: Decade of Change and Innovation - Brilliantio

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    36 mins
  • Father Divine
    Dec 22 2024

    Mad man the proclaimed himself God or a man that should be honored for his activism in the Civil Rights movement.

    Thanks for joining me Lori Kay on the Crafty Narrative as we explore the life and times of Father Divine

    SOURCE SHEET

    -Music by Kevin Mac Leod with the song Southern Gothic

    Y History of Slavery in Maryland by Christine Wondoloski

    Azusa Street Revival 1906 (revival-library.org)

    Speaking In Tongues | Meaning and History – Dictionary.com

    Faithful Heroes: Samuel Morris, from Prince to Missionary ⋆ Diana Leagh Matthews

    Why Could you be Sent to an ‘Insane Asylum' in 19th Century America? — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

    History.com Jim Crow Laws

    Hsmcpa.org

    A virtual tour of Father Divine's Ulster County ‘Heavens' | My Hudson Valley (timeshudsonvalley.com)

    Pbs.org- Father Divine's Peace Mission: Hope for the Impoverished

    The Times-Mother Divine, Who Took Over Her Husband's Cult, Dies at 91 by William Grimes

    Interracial Marriage Laws History and Timeline (thoughtco.com)

    Mint House at The Divine Lorraine Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2024 - Expedia

    The Divine Lorraine Hotel is More Than a Curiousity - Guide to Philly

    Mint House at The Divine Lorraine | Apartment Hotel, Philly

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    30 mins
  • Universal Medicine
    Dec 15 2024

    Thank you for joining me, Lori Kay, on the Crafty Narrative! Let me tell you about the deadliest cult in Australia, Universal Medicine.

    Music Credit: Kevin Mac Leod- Southern Gothic

    Sources:

    Youtube- Esther Rockett- On Unversal Medicine

    ABC.net.au/news- Clinic Associated with Cult Teaches that People with Disability are Experiencing “Karma” receives thousands in NDIS Funds by Josh Roberson

    NDIS.gov.au

    Britannica.com-Pran

    http://epa-international.com

    http://www.theschoolofthelivingness.com

    The Sydney Morning Herald- Self-Styled Healer Serge Benhayon Leads “Socially Harmful Cult”: jury by Michaela Whitbourn

    YouTube- Serge Benhayon TV

    BBC-Mother “lost” to Serge Benhayon's Universal Medicine

    Stroke.org

    Esotericwomenshealth.com

    The Esoteric diet – more lethal than ever | UNIVERSAL MEDICINE ACCOUNTABILITY (wordpress.com)

    YouTube – Prana-Explained Like Never Before by SamatvamSimplified

    ABC news- Clinic associated with cult that teaches that people with disability are experiencing 'karma' receives thousands in NDIS funds by Josh Robertson

    Forbes.com

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-02/universal-medicine-clinic-ndis-funds-730/102576660?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

    Rolling Stones-Serge Benhayon's Universal Medicine by Poppy Reid

    Abundancetherapycenter.com

    Sea.museum:Austrailia's Immigration History

    Mhnsw.au

    Esotericwomenshealth.com

    Nominahealth.ca-The Psychology Behind Love Bombing

    Science Daily- New Study Highlights the Benefit of Touch on Mental and Physical Health

    Clinic associated with cult that teaches that people with disability are experiencing 'karma' receives thousands in NDIS funds - ABC News

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    32 mins
  • Blackburn
    Dec 9 2024

    Hello and thank you for joining me, Lori Kay, here on the Crafty Narrative! Today I will be telling about a cult by one of the earliest Girl Bosses May Otis.

    Music by Kevin MacLeod- Southern Gothic

    Ghost Town Podcast: The Dark History of The Blackburn Cult

    The Weird and Twisted History of the Blackburn Cult (the-line-up.com): Sex scandals, strange disappearances, and the attempted resurrection of a 16-year-old "princess"...By Orrin Grey

    Mayo Clinic-Diphtheria-Symptoms & Causes

    Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    http:/www.threeriversparks.org

    The Blackburn Cult - HistoricalCrimeDetective.com

    Associated Press, October 7,1929

    https://www.laalmanac.com/religion/re720.php

    Catt's True Crime Corner The Blackburn Cult (cattstruecrimecorner.com)

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    33 mins
  • The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God.
    Dec 2 2024

    When their government failed them, they looked for a higher power to save them. But their “saviors” ended up being their oppressor. Thanks for joining me, Lori Kay, here on the Crafty Narrative, as I tell you the horrific tale of The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God.

    Resources:

    The Ugandan Cult that Murdered Hundreds (2000)

    HIV AIDS in Uganda The epidemic and the response.pdf

    Uganda : epidemiological fact sheets on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections

    What Happened to the Kanungu Cult? Why Was There a Massacre? - Generation95

    https://www.history.com/topics/africa/idi-amin

    A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WAR IN NORTHERN UGANDA (1980S-2008) AND ITS IMPACT ON THE YOUTH IN GULU DISTRICT - Global History Dialogues

    Blackpast.org

    Uganda: Progress towards IWRM (#382) - GWP

    Cult-Africa.pdf

    Music: Southern Gothic by Keven MacLeod

    Nytimes.com

    Library : Cult Suicide Exposes Deep Troubles of Church in Uganda | Catholic Culture

    Tie to Death Cult Stuns Those Who Knew Priest - Los Angeles Times

    A Brief History of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Kibeho | CANA

    Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God | Encyclopedia.com

    Uganda Population 1950-2024 | MacroTrends

    How Uganda's Credonia Mwerinde murdered 924 cult followers on the orders of Virgin Mary - Face2Face Africa

    Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God | Encyclopedia.com

    https://bbc.com/news/world-africa-51821411

    Three Years On And Kanungu Massacre Is Still Not Solved – By Gerald Businge

    Uganda's Faithful Dead by Simon Robinson

    Uganda - Christianity, Islam, Animism | Britannica

    The Ugandan Cult that Murdered Hundreds (2000)

    Nine years after cult inferno, Uganda newspaper wonders why government never investigated

    Uganda | WaterAid UK

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    25 mins
  • Dungeon and Dragons...a Cult??
    Nov 24 2024

    Thanks for joining me, Lori Kay, as we answer the question no one had. Is DnD a cult???

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    10 mins
  • Milerites
    Nov 18 2024
    Join me, Lori Kay, as I tell you about a man whose cult following would go down in history as the “Great Disappointment” in its day. Today his philosophies would be the foundation to some of the world's largest religious movements. Sources: YouTube Philo-notes: What is Deism? The War of 1812- Crash Course US History #11 Extra History: The Great Disappointment-US History Unplugged: William Miller Predicted Christ's Return in 1844 Websites McNamara Robert: History of the Millerites thoughtco.com/millerites-definition-1773334 The War of 1812- Buffalo Toronto Public Media https://www.britannica.com/topic/Millerism Encyclopedia of Seventh-Day Adventist Mass Moments: Millerites Await End of the World JW.org

    Britannica.com

    Newspaper Articles

    New York Herald October 26,1844

    The Berkshire Eagle (Newspaper) June 6,1956 Vermont telegraph. [volume] : (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843 Books A Little History of Religion by Richard Holloway

    Sites:

    Southern to unveil ‘NoShow', an interactive Great Disappointment reenactment | Barely Adventist

    Ellen White's Life: New Hope Through Careful Study

    The End of the World was almost Today in 1843 and 1844: the Failed Prophesies of the Millerites | Vermont Digital Newspaper Project (VTDNP)

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    1 hr and 20 mins