The following books are helpful both for family members and loved ones who maybe concerned about someone caught up in Avatar or an ex-Avatar Master who is on the road of recovery and who maybe wondering – what the hell happened to me?
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Cults in Our Midst: The Hidden Menace in Our Everyday Lives – Margaret Singer (important reading)
Opening Minds: The secret world of manipulation, undue influence and brainwashing – Jon Atack
Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-selling Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults – Steven Hassan
Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs – Steven Hassan
Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out – Rick Alan Ross
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of ‘brainwashing’ in China – Robert Jay Lifton
Terror, Love and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems – Alexandria Stein
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among us – Robert D.Hare
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Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships – Janja Lalich