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An Experience of the Process by Sabrina Verney.
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A riveting autobiographical account of a young woman's experiences as part of "The Process" cult, an offshoot of Scientology in the mids England. The title of the memoir comes from the location in Mexico where the group eventually settled. Nineteen years old when she joined, Verney recounts her experience with The Process in vivid detail.
I could see, smell, taste and feel her sojourn in the Bahamas and Mexico. Most impressively, to me, she captured the angst, confusion and hunger of the y A riveting autobiographical account of a young woman's experiences as part of "The Process" cult, an offshoot of Scientology in the mids England.
Most impressively, to me, she captured the angst, confusion and hunger of the year-old spirit. That she was a teenager in the throes of carving out her own identity and shifting from childhood to adulthood largely explains how she could become so deeply immersed in a "cult. Mar 13, Jayne rated it it was amazing.
XTUL was a riveting account of the author's experience as a 19 year old joining a cult. She cleverly uses flash-backs and primary source material to pull you into the drama of her life at this time, and then ties it all together by reflecting on how all the pieces have come together over time, trying to make sense of it all.
Sabrina is a very skilled writer and I had trouble putting the book down. Jim rated it liked it Jun 11, Seisen rated it it was amazing Apr 22, Sammy Nasr was a student at San Francisco State University in the late sixties during a time of great activism on the campus and in the city. They established an existence honed to essentials, survived a hurricane, and experienced bizarre psychic phenomena.
Sabrina passed away in after having contributed her wit and brilliance to this film. Eventually joining the group and relocating to Toronto in Canada.
Emmett grew up in New Orleans and was a young teenager when he met the group during their early years in the US. His mother possibly concerned that he was in danger of going off the rails suggested he visit The Process in their newly formed French Quarter chapter house. John Harvey was in the Process for about a year from at their London Mayfair HQ during an exciting time in their existence. As Brother Zachary he waited tables at their coffee house "Satans Cavern", spoke at Speakers Corner, and was projectionist for some of their provocative weekend film screenings.
Jan first met the members of The Process when they were experiencing 'miracles' at Xtul in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. She was therefore an eye witness at one of the most formative times in the communities history.
Although she never joined, Jan stayed in contact with the group as they moved around various US cities and saw many close friends join the group. Since , he has lived in London where he is a full time writer.
This book reaffirmed the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction. Gaia Servadio is an Italian novelist, essayist and broadcaster and has lived in London since From a legal standpoint, it only makes sense that the de Grimstons allowed for their departure. A riveting autobiographical account of a young woman's experiences as part of "The Process" cult, an offshoot of Scientology in the mids England. The title of the memoir comes from the location in Mexico where the group eventually settled. Books by Sabrina Verney.
He is the author of more than a dozen books on the meeting ground between consciousness, culture, and the western inner tradition. Gaia Servadio is an Italian novelist, essayist and broadcaster and has lived in London since She has written on international politics, was a war correspondent, has had exhibitions of her paintings in Rome and Milan, some of which were sent to group exhibitions from Australia to France, she has been an expert on the Sicilian Mafia and she has lectured on a variety of subjects all over the world.
Gaia infiltrated The Process in in order to write an article for the Telegraph Magazine and announced her true identity just before the group left London in in search of an island to form a community on.
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