Hi Brahmi, the wife of William Howell, author of the book CULT. It is one of the things I particularly like about FairfieldLife ever since Rick Archer started this forum is that people show up here who were actually there. Like this post. Thanks for coming out. It gives perspective to those of us who may not have been exactly there and may only have some opinion about what we've heard. Thanks, I at least welcome you here to FFL for at least this reason. -Buck of the Dome
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "baladevim" <baladevim@...> wrote: > > > I am Brahmi, the wife of William Howell, author of the book CULT. I > write about Robin Carlsen's response to CULT. I was there, one of > the folks annihilated by Robin. My son was present when Robin announced > that I was the "incarnation of the Devil." Can you imagine what > went through my son to hear such an indictment of a mother whom he > loved? > > I stand by this book. The book is actually mild, compared to the > thousand more stories, confrontations and inner hells that could have > been offered. That's why it takes 3-5 years to get out of a cult, > if one gets out at all. > > What of "ancient history" could there be about > this book? It feels even more relevant today than when it was first > written. Cults are devastating and they are destructive. Redemption > will be in finding the antithesis to that, For William and I, it was > being fortunate enough to find great souls who represent the antithesis > to RC, so that grace entered and healing began. For myself, I walked > into Robin's realm with eyes wide open and do not blame anyone for > what happened to me. I don't deal in guilt, but I do call a spade a > spade. > > CULT deals with suffering, a universal theme, and the > cruelty and betrayal that characterize all cults. The book is mainly > meant to educate about what cults are through the details of "The > Context". What kind of intelligent criticism suggests let alone > asserts that what is written about past events is useless? Such an > argument infers that history and biography are ridiculous acts of > literature. Indeed, such an argument threatens the entire field of > literature. > > It feels obvious that someone who admittedly has committed > such acts of terror, treachery and betrayal as Robin Carlsen would at > all costs avoid the public forum, and be especially wary of trying to > say he knows more about others than they know about themselves. > Wouldn't a reformed criminal realize the temptation to again commit > crimes, just as sobered alcoholics know hat their disease is a lifelong > issue? And yet here on FFL we see many examples of Robin confronting > this person and that, of pontificating. It seems that he is addicted to > an ongoing sense of power and knowingness. > > Which makes Mr. Carlsen's recent diatribe all the more > questionable and even pathetic in its attempt to convince people about > any sincerity or true change, which he achieves in part by putting other > persons, however sincere, down, trying to thoroughly negate them in his > all-over-the-map rhetoric. If in fact he has not been on his belly, in > the mud, he has not achieved the so-called change that he profusely > propounds. Nor has he gained the compassion that such suffering > necessarily brings to those who are on the path of healing. > > While he has `confessed' to doing terrible things, I cannot find > one real line of humility that he has written on this site. I carefully > read and slowly reread every word that Robin recently posted. Having > been a close witness to his "style", his every word leaves no > doubt in my mind that he is still deluded. > > This will be my one and only post about this matter. >
