Jeffrey Epstein, Maharishi, Jesus Morning Star
"Was Jeffrey Epstein part of Russia's broader war on the West? In this multi-part series, we examine his obsession with nuclear scientists, eugenics, transhumanism, and influence. What we found will likely surprise you."
Of the many artifacts in the "Epstein Birthday Book" released by the House Oversight Committee this summer, one in particular stood out in our investigation: a letter from investor Bill Elkus to Jeffrey Epstein. Like others in the collection, it was written in 2003 on the occasion of Epstein's 50th birthday. Elkus recounted a trip Epstein made to rural Fairfield, Iowa, in 1988 and related a meant-to-be-humorous tale in which Epstein seduced a beautiful traveling saleswoman and took her back to New York.
While his story is neither funny nor inspiring, other details Elkus provides raise red flags. First, why was Epstein in Fairfield, Iowa, of all places — "a town of less than 10,000 people between Ottumwa and Burlington," in Elkus' own words?
Elkus explains that he was "managing the money of the Zimmerman family, and they lived in Fairfield, Iowa." He added that he "had invited Jeffrey to come to Fairfield to see our investment operations, meet the Zimmerman family, and learn more about their major charitable projects." Elkus' letter was included in the "friends" section of the book, along with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz, Les Wexner, and others.
There is only one reason Epstein and Elkus might choose to visit tiny Fairfield, Iowa: it is the home of Maharishi International University.
The school, founded in California in 1971 by the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, was intended to blend Transcendental Meditation (a movement popularized by Mahesh through his involvement with popular culture figures such as the Beatles and the Beach Boys) with a traditional university curriculum. The goal? To achieve "coherence" through group meditation, which would then lead to world peace. Adherents call this "the Maharishi effect."
Mahesh relocated the school from California to Fairfield in 1974 when it had the opportunity to purchase the 370-acre campus of the bankrupt Parsons College. This school had earned a reputation as a magnet for college dropouts. The university attracted a range of benefactors, among them William Zimmerman, founder of the Pic'N'Save chain of popular discount stores headquartered in Southern California."
" ... In his famous 1984 interview with G. Edward Griffin, Bezmenov described the KGB's interest in the Maharishi's work in India, saying, 'Obviously, KGB was very fascinated with such a beautiful school, such a brainwashing center for stupid Americans. I was dispatched by the KGB to check what kind of VIP Americans attend this school."
She was 18 years old, browsing a bookshop at the Canberra Centre, when a woman approached her and asked her to fill out a survey.
It was about Christian faith, and Cameron happened to be a Christian.
She also happened to be lonely, depressed, and uncertain about her future - a perfect candidate for an insidious South Korean cult.
For the next two years, Cameron was drawn into a new "family", isolated from her own family and friends, and brainwashed almost past the point of no return.
It happened gradually—at first, she thought she was joining a friendly church community.
In fact, it was the secretive and predatory South Korean cult Providence, also known as JMS or Jesus Morning Star. Providence now operates in more than 70 countries.
"I didn't even know who this group was, for months on end, I had no clue who they represented, who they really were, because they concealed it," she says.
"They lied to me in a very organised and intentional way. It wasn't just lying by omission - it was intentional lying."
Initially, her new friends "lovebombed" her, telling her she was special, beautiful, and gifted, and giving her a sense of purpose. There were gatherings, bible studies, and even a weird modelling pageant.
Gradually, the atmosphere became more stifling; she was told what to wear, ordered to keep her weight under control, and punished for being late or for speaking out.
She later found out that she was one of many young women chosen to be recruited into the cult because she was tall, beautiful, and white.
These were the physical attributes favoured by cult leader Jung Myung-seok, for whom she was to become a kind of "bride".
By the time she visited the leader and serial rapist in South Korea, he was already in jail for sexual assault.
After two years, Cameron became ill enough, through controlled eating, stress, and anxiety, that her own family was alarmed enough to seek outside help to rescue her from the cult's grip. That was back in 2013, and Cameron began a slow recovery.
She realised that what had happened to her had been systematic and calculated, and set out to understand how such a thing could have happened to her, and so many other people, in plain sight."
Canberra Times: At 18, Liz was recruited by a cult while shopping at the Canberra Centre
"She was 18 years old, browsing at a bookshop in the Canberra Centre, when a woman approached her and asked her to fill in a survey.
It was about Christian faith, and Cameron happened to be a Christian.
She also happened to be lonely, depressed, and uncertain about her future - a perfect candidate for an insidious South Korean cult.
For the next two years, Cameron was drawn into a new "family", isolated from her own family and friends, and brainwashed almost past the point of no return.
It happened gradually—at first, she thought she was joining a friendly church community.
In fact, it was the secretive and predatory South Korean cult Providence, also known as JMS or Jesus Morning Star. Providence now operates in more than 70 countries.
"I didn't even know who this group was, for months on end, I had no clue who they represented, who they really were, because they concealed it," she says.
"They lied to me in a very organised and intentional way. It wasn't just lying by omission - it was intentional lying."
Initially, her new friends "lovebombed" her, telling her she was special, beautiful, and gifted, and giving her a sense of purpose. There were gatherings, bible studies, and even a weird modelling pageant.
Gradually, the atmosphere became more stifling; she was told what to wear, ordered to keep her weight under control, and punished for being late or for speaking out.
She later found out that she was one of many young women chosen to be recruited into the cult because she was tall, beautiful, and white.
These were the physical attributes favoured by cult leader Jung Myung-seok, for whom she was to become a kind of "bride".
By the time she visited the leader and serial rapist in South Korea, he was already in jail for sexual assault.
After two years, Cameron became ill enough, through controlled eating, stress, and anxiety, that her own family was alarmed enough to seek outside help to rescue her from the cult's grip.
That was back in 2013, and Cameron began a slow recovery.
She realised that what had happened to her had been systematic and calculated, and set out to understand how such a thing could have happened to her, and so many other people, in plain sight."
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