I'm of a mind regarding this documentary series that is on the one hand, feeling very sorry for the people that got suckered in and lost LOTS of money in the process, but on the other hand, also thinking that being suckered in by these two VERY uncharismatic people is all the suckers' own fault. How does someone get to such a place in their lives that something like Twin Flames resonates and makes sense? Should I feel bad for people who knew what they were doing "felt" wrong in the moment, but went ahead and did it anyway? I definitely feel sorry for the parents that were in this documentary who had lost their children to these two idiot criminals, but the participants themselves? I don't know.
There were things about the show that I didn't really like. For example, cameras in places they shouldn't be. When someone is going to another person's house for a supposedly first meeting in a long time, I really don't want to see the door being answered from INSIDE the house. It happens in a lot of documentaries, but this one was, for some reason, more noticeable. It made me question other things that happened during filming, like the mother receiving a text from her son who was still in the cult, while the cameras were rolling. It's not a good look in a doc like this.
For anyone still questioning whether this is a cult or not, it IS a cult. There is no question about that. It has elements of the Prosperity Gospel in it, seen when Jeff, the main cult leader, is showing off all the things he has, like a Porsche and a massive house, and his wife dressed in Chanel. He never once appeared to give a thought to the fact that the people he was showing off to were the ones that paid for all of his possessions with his overpriced "e-classes." The Scientology red flag kept going up for me too. Lots of things within the social structure of the group are certainly based on it, like the heavy control over the participants, the high cost of "moving to the next level," and the shunning of your family and friends who are only there to take your attention away from your "climb" to a higher level of blah, blah, blah.
I guess cults themselves are not illegal, but maybe at a certain level they should be. Bottom line is that what Jeff and Sheleia are doing is wrong. They are actively convincing people who seek them out that they will GUARANTEE a match with your twin flame, of whom there is only one on Earth, and conveniently, they're the only ones who can confirm an identification of your REAL twin flame through having coffee chats with God, but, you know, it will COST you. A lot. And if they don't have enough males available, they'll also convince a woman to believe that she's a man and transition. Yes, it's completely crazy, and despite that, Jeff and Shaleia are very, very rich.
Recommended, but only if you are interested in cults and how they operate. Otherwise, steer clear because it's a sad, infuriating story. Like the NXIVM people, Jeff and Shaleia belong in prison.
There were things about the show that I didn't really like. For example, cameras in places they shouldn't be. When someone is going to another person's house for a supposedly first meeting in a long time, I really don't want to see the door being answered from INSIDE the house. It happens in a lot of documentaries, but this one was, for some reason, more noticeable. It made me question other things that happened during filming, like the mother receiving a text from her son who was still in the cult, while the cameras were rolling. It's not a good look in a doc like this.
For anyone still questioning whether this is a cult or not, it IS a cult. There is no question about that. It has elements of the Prosperity Gospel in it, seen when Jeff, the main cult leader, is showing off all the things he has, like a Porsche and a massive house, and his wife dressed in Chanel. He never once appeared to give a thought to the fact that the people he was showing off to were the ones that paid for all of his possessions with his overpriced "e-classes." The Scientology red flag kept going up for me too. Lots of things within the social structure of the group are certainly based on it, like the heavy control over the participants, the high cost of "moving to the next level," and the shunning of your family and friends who are only there to take your attention away from your "climb" to a higher level of blah, blah, blah.
I guess cults themselves are not illegal, but maybe at a certain level they should be. Bottom line is that what Jeff and Sheleia are doing is wrong. They are actively convincing people who seek them out that they will GUARANTEE a match with your twin flame, of whom there is only one on Earth, and conveniently, they're the only ones who can confirm an identification of your REAL twin flame through having coffee chats with God, but, you know, it will COST you. A lot. And if they don't have enough males available, they'll also convince a woman to believe that she's a man and transition. Yes, it's completely crazy, and despite that, Jeff and Shaleia are very, very rich.
Recommended, but only if you are interested in cults and how they operate. Otherwise, steer clear because it's a sad, infuriating story. Like the NXIVM people, Jeff and Shaleia belong in prison.