Prof Sam Vaknin
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Cult Mind and Cultoid Structures
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April 12, 2026
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1:17:15Now PlayingCult leader both in-group and Other
Secure base: charismatic overconfidence
Halo effect (leader reflects on members)
Recipe for success
Escapism codified and legitimized
External enemies (morality play): pseudo-righteousness and ostentatious virtue
Mass psychegenic illness and shared psychotic disorder
Cult Dynamics
Cult Leader's Relationship with the Cult Members
Leadership in Mega Cults
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