"Sektesignaal or "sect alert" - a Dutch organisation set up to monitor sectarian movements - has asked the Dutch Education Inspectorate to investigate reports that Avatar poses a threat to society by covertly infiltrating public institutions which are ostensibly secular.
They are responding to claims that three Dutch councillors attained Wizard status and were using public money to send civil servants on Avatar training courses." http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43584884 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43584884 "..Avatar shares much of its philosophy with Scientology. It offers self-development programmes that borrow elements from Scientology, Shamanism, Hinduism and New Age philosophy. Many of the original course materials incorporated Scientology terminology. In 1984, the Church of Scientology won a copyright infringement case against Harry Palmer, who launched Avatar shortly afterwards. It has retained some of the same terms such as "rundown" and course names like "integrity" and "professional". Scientologists deny that they are part of a cult and reject accusations of abuse and scamming members. Followers describe it as providing spiritual support. The word Avatar comes from Hindu mythology, and refers to the manifestation of a soul released in bodily form on Earth."
