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The Confessionals

Members Preview | 634: Escaping “The Truth” Cult

The Confessionals

Merkel Media

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.66.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this emotionally charged episode, Tony hosts Taylor and Tami, a son and mother duo with a story that unfolds layers of family secrets, supernatural experiences, and a harrowing journey through darkness. Beginning with light-hearted exchanges about personal quirks and shared memories, the conversation quickly veers into the depths of their family's history, entangled with a religious cult known as "The Truth." As the narrative progresses, Taylor shares his move to Florida to pursue professional wrestling, only to return home to Albuquerque amidst his mother's divorce from a prominent politician, unraveling a series of events that would forever alter their lives.

The story takes a darker turn as Tami and Taylor get into their family's entanglement with the cult, culminating in a chilling confrontation with what they describe as pure demonic evil. Taylor's aspirations and his mother's escape from the cult's grasp serve as a backdrop to a broader discussion on faith, redemption, and the fight against an unseen malevolence that threatens to consume their lives. Through their account, they explore themes of betrayal, the quest for identity, and the power of resilience in the face of unimaginable horror. This episode is a gripping tale of survival, a testament to the strength of the human spirit, and a profound reflection on the nature of evil and the possibility of hope in darkness.

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What happened in the next two weeks was just a look into insanity in the windows of I believe how evil gets in.

0:57.0

And I'm standing in all of that.

0:59.0

And I don't know what I'm seeing and I don't know why I'm seeing it.

1:02.0

And I can't, I'm just saying he says that I said

1:06.0

three times real loud almost like I was scolding a dog no, no. And I realized it was him, and he looked so...

1:18.0

It was... it was just demonic.

1:22.0

Every secret... It was just demonic.

1:30.0

Every secret, every little thing, every unsolved story that I had never heard just came out. And it all culminated in, I didn't even know how to explain it at this point,

1:37.0

just probably the most up close and personal confrontation with pure and demonic people I've ever had in my life.

1:47.0

This was all circulating around the base that a giant had been killed but no one was supposed to talk about it.

1:59.0

I saw three long bony fingers reach up underneath the door curl up to grab it and then disappear

2:10.8

when he came over to me

2:16.0

Dude he slid When he came over to me, dude he slither over to me. And this giant comes out of the cave and they're all frozen

2:24.0

And he starts running and firing up this giant for the giant move

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