My So Cult Life: The Budhafield

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  • The Cult That Sings Together Stays Together

    The Cult that Sings Together Stays Together “How do you keep a cult together?” Andreas’ biggest concern had one simple answer: Singing. I was walking through the produce aisle at Harris Teeter this morning, mindlessly feeling plums and singing along to the supermarket music, when I realized those weren’t the words. I was singing the…

  • The sight of my ex-Guru on Netflix gives me shivers

    Netflix’s new series How to Become a Cult Leader fascinates many people but for me, it brings back haunting memories.  While watching the third episode tonight, I saw Jaime Gomez—also known as Andreas—and felt like someone had poured ice water down my back. Even though he wasn’t there in the flesh, I had a full-body reaction at…