I received several private messages in the past week and I felt that I owed those individuals the courtesy of a reply. It has been suggested by some that my colleague Freud and I have been "run off" by hostile posters. Speaking only for myself this is not the case. It has also been suggested that I must be going through a "huge range of emotions" trying to reconcile the Craig I know with the Craig I have read about on this site. Let me offer some perspective. Craig was an acquaintance. To me he seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary middle aged man with a min wage type job. Finding out he was formerly a cult leader was interesting but not emotionally troublesome for me. I was not in the Way. I was not dominated nor abused by him. I suspect veiwing him as a fairly innocuous person is more difficult for many of the former Way members who post on GSC and remember him as a powerful man. I have no interest in Craig and frankly given what I now know about him that is probably wise. What I have found compelling are the many stories of GSC posters. I have spent hours reading through multiple threads. I have listened to some of the interviews. It is clear to me that many of you have suffered because of your involvement with the Way. Some seemed to have moved on, while others are clearly still trying to "find themselves" in a post Way world. I think it is great that you have this online community for support and friendship which brings me to the point of this post. This is not my world, these are not my issues. I do not intend to continue on this board, not because I have been put off by the skepticism regarding Freud and myself, but because I simply don't think I have anything else to offer. If I may, I would like to offer one last piece of advice. In a thread from 2005 someone mentioned a book "Influence: Science and Practice". The poster incorrectly listed the author as "Richard" Cialdini. The author's name is Robert Cialdini. I would highly recommend this book if you are struggling to figure out how you were persuaded to join the Way and why you went along with all kinds of stuff you would not put up with now. The book explains how ordinary people can be persuaded to do things they would rather not do. It also teaches you how to recognize those techniques and defend yourself against them. Cialdini is widely recognized by scholars as an expert on the topic of social influence. I hope the book helps those of you who need it find some closure. Wishing you all the best ... Jung.