Top Ten Spiritual L.A. Scandals

01 Jul Top Ten Spiritual L.A. Scandals

1. The Church of Scientology

‘Nuff said.

2. Bikram Choudhury

Yoga predator gone wild (see page xxx or better yet, watch the movie xxx)

3. Aimee Semple McPherson’s disappearance

She faked her own death! Reported it on her own media empire! (see page xxx)

4. The Babalon Working

Jack Parsons together with L. Ron Hubbard performing a black magic rite to usher in the New Age

5. Jack Parsons, in general

He created JPL labs while practicing occult rituals and writing occult books (see page xxx)

6. Carlos Castaneda

Accused of fraud and that his entire work is fictional, all while living with 3 women (see page xxx)

7. John-Roger of MSIA

Various media exposés of mind control, sexual coercion of male followers, and financial wrongdoing. His second-in-command, Peter McWilliams sued MSIA and published Life 102: What to Do When Your Guru Sues You

8. How Manly P. Hall died

Murdered by his live-in caretaker? Who then took over PRS? His wife thought so. Official records say he died in his sleep, but his body was found in suspicious circumstances. (see page xxx)

9. Swami Kriyananda and Ananda

Thrown out of Yogananda’s organization for violating their copyrights and brought to court for sexual abuse, lost the case and fined $1 million

10. Ongoing Revelation of Sexual Violations:

• Yogananda – accused of fathering a “love child,” (DNA tests cleared him)
• Noah Levine, charismatic founder of Against the Stream meditation and recovery centers, accused of sexual harassment by several women, kicked out of his own organization
• Zen Center masters accused of sexual harassment for decades at Mount Baldy and downtown
• Pedophile priests in the Catholic Church

© 2020 Catherine Auman

This is an excerpt from Catherine Auman’s book Guide to Spiritual L.A.: The Irreverent, the Awake, and the True

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