I really appreciate everything people have shared here in the last several months, it's given me a lot to think about (and talk about with a therapist frankly) as I realize I didn't really process the fact that I had been in a cult until long after I left Clairvision.
Nobody "joins a cult" knowingly. It's all about the deception and manipulation of the truth in the beginning, something Clairvision does very effectively, and I fell for it. I was in a vulernable state of mind when I found them and desparately wanted to believe in something. A perfect pawn it seems now.
Another couple sketchy things that have come up during this process for me:
On the Clairvision website (https://clairvision.org/about-us/samuel-sagan-facts.html), they claim Samuel Sagan "also completed a Master of Sacred Science, and a Doctorate of Divinity from the International Gnostic church."
Try doing an internet search for the International Gnostic church - it doesn't exist, and it seems that it never did (meaning it didn't change it's name to something else over time). To me this means these credentials are completely made up.
To the Australian government, the CV school claims Clairvision IS a religious organization, but in courses and on their websites they vehemently deny Clairvision has anything to do w/ being a religion.
Directly from their website (https://clairvision.org.au/):
"With the emphasis on direct perception, the school is not affiliated with any religion. It is open to people of all backgrounds."
In it's charity registration with the Australian government, Clairvision states:
"We provide weekly religious practice meetings, including meditation. We conduct weekly religious instruction and practice groups (three nights a week). This includes exploring principles and conducting practices of esoteric Christianity including meditation. We conduct weekend religious instruction workshops and longer retreats."
I got this from:
To me, this is just more proof Clairvision will say anything they need to, whether it's true or not, in order to further their organization.