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Blogs About All Things Cultish And Coercive Control

Chart ranking groups from 0 to 10 by cult-like traits. Gradient from green (safe) to red (dangerous). Titles and descriptions vary by rank.

Chart ranking groups from 0 to 10 by cult-like traits. Gradient from green (safe) to red (dangerous). Titles and descriptions vary by rank.

Coercive Control vs. Trauma: Understanding Renée's Cult Rankings

When people see my cult ranking system, they sometimes assume it’s a trauma scale. It’s not. My rubric doesn’t measure the emotional pain a group causes—though many do cause immense suffering. Instead, it measures coercive control: the tactics groups use to limit a person’s agency, autonomy, and freedom.

Renee Spencer

Jul 33 min read

Parents As Witnesses & Victims of Cults

Parents As Witnesses & Victims of Cults

Parents As Witnesses & Victims of Cults

Struggles of Parents of Cult Victims often goes unrecognised. We watch powerless to help those we love be whisked away in a smoke storm of coercion & exploitation.

Renee Spencer

Jun 174 min read

How Cult Leaders Exploit Sacred Texts to Radicalise and Dominate Followers Across 5 Major Religions

How Cult Leaders Exploit Sacred Texts to Radicalise and Dominate Followers Across 5 Major Religions

How Cult Leaders Exploit Sacred Texts to Radicalise and Dominate Followers Across 5 Major Religions

Explore how cult leaders exploit sacred texts to radicalise and dominate followers across 5 major religions.

Renee Spencer

Aug 2, 20245 min read

Is Your Organisation a Cult?

Is Your Organisation a Cult?

Is Your Organisation a Cult?

Is Your Organisation a Cult? Learn how Renee's Cult Ranking System can help you identify coercive control in any type of group.

Renee Spencer

Jul 11, 20244 min read

Verge of Cultish: The Positive Side of Close-Knit Spiritual Groups

Verge of Cultish: The Positive Side of Close-Knit Spiritual Groups

Verge of Cultish: The Positive Side of Close-Knit Spiritual Groups

Discover the positive side of close-knit spiritual groups teetering on the 'Verge of Cultish'.

Renee Spencer

Jul 4, 20243 min read

The Coercive Smoke Screen: When Noble Causes Fall Prey to Destructive Cults

The Coercive Smoke Screen: When Noble Causes Fall Prey to Destructive Cults

The Coercive Smoke Screen: When Noble Causes Fall Prey to Destructive Cults

Unveil the hidden dangers within noble causes as we uncover how destructive cults exploit noble causes to entrap people.

Renee Spencer

Jun 23, 20243 min read

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