Episode 138 : Heaven's Gate

Life After MLM

Roberta Blevins

Society & Culture, Education

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This month we are teaming up with igotout.org, throughout the month of November, follow along with us as we share education, survivor stories and ways you can join in on the movement. Each episode this month will include stories of cult survival, including the abuses described in Dr Steven Hassan's BITE Model. This episode in particular deals with covert abuse, along with a variety of triggering subject matter. Please use discretion when listening. Have an MLM CULT STORY to share? Email me! | Send a voice message! | Submit ANON These stories will be used in anthology episodes for Commercial Cult Awareness Month with IGotOut.org! In 1997 the largest mass suicide on US soil happened as the Hale-Bopp Comet passed over earth. The tragedy was a result of the belief that evil space aliens were holding humans back from reaching their true potential, deeply held by the religious organization Heaven's Gate, founded in 1974 by leaders Ti and Do. One of the earliest members, Sharon Welsh just happened to be the aunt of my friend and fellow podcaster, Leslie Fear. So I asked Leslie if she would come help me tell the story of Heaven's Gate, using her never been told insider perspective. Show Notes: Follow Leslie on IG - https://www.instagram.com/lesliefear/ Hale-Bopp, Heaven's Gate and the Largest Mass Suicide on US Soil - https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/03/hale-bopp-heavens-gate-and-the-largest-mass-suicide-on-u-s-soil/ Hale-Bopp Comet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hale%E2%80%93Bopp Heaven's Gate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group) Do's Final Exit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdGXDQ_8bSA Student Exit Statements - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHz9it70TdI Out of MLM - https://outofmlm.info/ Cultish by Amanda Montell - https://amzn.to/3Q7owx9 Dr. Steven Hassan's BITE Model - https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3q16oJb How can you help? Report false income and health claims here: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ Or go to: https://www.truthinadvertising.org You can also report to your state Attorney General's office! https://www.naag.org/find-my-ag/ Not in the U.S.? Go here: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/international/competition-consumer-protection-authorities-worldwide Support the Podcast! Join the Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/robertablevins Buy me a Taco and leave a note! 🌮💖 - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/robertablevins Follow on TikTok for Anti MLM content, education, and humor! - https://www.tiktok.com/@bertalikewhoa Follow on Instagram for visual show notes, FAQ, and updates! - https://www.instagram.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast/ Like on Facebook and join our show fan page to jump in on the conversation! - https://www.facebook.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast *Some links may be affiliate links. When you purchase things from these links, I get a small commission that I use to buy us tacos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.0	Join us as we dive into the real life stories of survivors, experts, and advocates to debunk the common myths and fallacies of colts, scams, and multi-level marketing.
1:00.0	This month we are teaming up with I got out.org a consortium of cult survivor supporting the I got out movement of activism and education to help shine light on the commercial colts more commonly known as multi-level marketing.
1:15.0	Throughout the month of November, follow along with us on social media as we share
1:19.7	MLM statistics, cult education, survivor stories, and ways that you can join in on the movement.
1:26.6	Visit I got out.org to share your MELM experience and share your I got out selfie using the hashtags I got out and I got out selfie using the hashtags I got out and I got out of an
1:35.4	MLM on social media. Freedom of thought is a universal human right.
1:41.5	Hey, Humbots and Humbrows a little bit of housekeeping before we jump into the episode.
1:46.0	I want to let you know that today we are going to be talking about Heaven's Gate, which was a cult throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, and unfortunately ended in the late 90s with a mass suicide.
2:00.0	So the trigger warning here today is that we're going to be talking about a mass suicide and there are details about it and it is a pretty tragic story.
2:10.0	So I just wanted to give you the heads up. There are also some really great educational links in the show notes if you don't know about Heaven's Gate or this is the first time that you're hearing about it and if you're interested or curious and you want to learn more there's definitely more
2:24.0	information in the show notes for you if you're interested. I also want to say thank you so
2:28.9	much to the great response to the Amway Tools Colt episode.
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