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‘Rama Trauma Trump – I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened’ With Author Mark Laxer

‘Rama Trauma Trump – I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened’ With Author Mark Laxer

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Dr. Steven Hassan
Jul 23, 2020
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‘Rama Trauma Trump – I Left the Cult and Now Look What Happened’ With Author Mark Laxer
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I am happy to share a new, free, graphic nonfiction book entitled, “Rama Trauma Trump” written by my friend and former cult member Mark Laxer. It is based upon his earlier book, Take Me for a Ride: Coming of Age in a Destructive Cult which is the true story of Mark, who, at the age of seventeen, longed to see for himself what lies beneath the surface world of reason. Mark’s spiritual path took an unexpected turn when his meditation teacher, Frederick Lenz, learns to use fear, sleep deprivation, and LSD as tools of persuasion. After leaving Lenz’s inner circle, Mark faces headwinds and haunting memories as he bicycles across America. More than a vehicle for exercising and exorcising subtle ghosts of the past, the bike trip serves as the frame through which this combined adventure story, self-help book, and expose is narrated.

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