Finding Miracles

Escape from a Cult

De: Andrew LeCompte

Narrado por: Joe Yang

Duración: 7 h y 23 m

Resumen del Editor

A compelling and powerful account of the abuse and trauma experienced by Andrew LeCompte during his time in a spiritual community, based on the massively popular self-study book A Course in Miracles.

A lack of love in an authoritarian household sparked Andrew’s lifelong search for love and belonging. His AA sponsor introduced him to A Course in Miracles, which Andrew studied deeply for twenty years. Then a celebrated spiritual teacher invited him to edit his first book and join his community. Andrew had been led to believe that he was chosen to find the Love of God. After a heart-rending parting from his family, he moved to Utah and joined the community.

He had some amazing early experiences while teaching the Course in Mexico, Spain, Hawaii, and Canada, some of them leading him to believe he that he was indeed finding the Love of God. But after six years of mistreatment, being coerced out of over $200,000, and emotional manipulation, Andrew found no real love, and certainly no miracles there.

When he believed that he had burned all his bridges, a loving message from his son helped Andrew to escape the cult and begin recovery. Tragically, he found his son dead on the floor a few years later. Andrew went through intense but highly effective mental health programs and emerged finally free of cultic mind control.

Ironically, he then experienced a miracle that brought him the love and happiness he hoped for.

This is a must-listen first-hand account of a cult survivor who escaped a spiritual program based on a movement that has drawn millions of practitioners into its grasp.

©2024 Andrew P LeCompte (P)2024 Andrew P LeCompte

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A poignant exploration of the psychological manipulation used by cults." - Kirkus Review

“This gripping memoir demonstrates how an intelligent man can be gradually seduced by a cult.” - Dr. Steven Hassan, one of America's leading cult experts, Director of Freedomofmind.com

"This book is at once a personal journey toward love and a warning to others. A must read!" - Sarah Edmondson, author of Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, The Cult That Bound My Life

Don’t blame ACIM for your own decisions, misperceptions and behaviors

The author did not take full responsibility for his actions which included joining a pernicious cult. Seems like there were plenty of red flags. Glad he ultimately found a happy outcome for himself

Brave and PSA

Thanks Andrew for writing this brave book. Thanks for sharing your personal stories. As a new student to ACIM, I am grateful for this book to alert me to the dangers of letting someone else control your mind. Trust shouldn’t be given so easily. Thanks for exposing David Hoffmeister. Hopefully whatever jurisdictions are out there he can be hold accountable. He’s still a citizen of society so he should know better than to run a cult.

I think beliefs, religion is a personal thing and even if one associate with an organize religion or church you should chose what to believe and interpret. There’s probably some good things about ACIM and some questionable things. It being so hard to read makes it open to interpretation and abuse.

Thanks for this valuable contribution to society.