Avatar Uncovered is an online platform dedicated to investigating and exposing the inner workings of the Avatar Course and Stars Edge International.

Led by Amanda Reed (ex-Avatar Master / Junior Adv. Intern) and supported by ex-Scientologists, ex ‘loyal’ Avatar Masters, and our friends, family and loved ones – we are dedicated to bringing the truth to the surface and exposing the injustices, abuses, exploitation and violations of Avatar, Stars Edge International and Harry Palmer / Avra Honey-Smith.

A Scientology spin off destructive cult, Avatar continues to ruin many lives and many ex-members have felt silenced, confused, suppressed and ashamed.  They have lost their voice and their rights.  They have been violated, exploited, abused and deceived.  This has also significantly affected their family, friends and loved ones.

Are you a concerned family member, friend or relative? 

If you are a concerned family member, relative, friend or loved one – please go here>> https://avataruncovered.is/family-loved-ones/    There are things you need to consider when dealing with a loved one in a destructive cult such as Avatar!

About Our Expose of the Avatar Course Cult

This exposure is based on the DIRECT experiences of DOZENS of Avatar Masters/Wizards and their friends, family and loved ones.  It is not purely based on the experiences of Amanda Reed, as has been told to students by Stars Edge Trainers and Avatar Masters.  This is part of their smear campaign to discredit our expose and prevent you from taking the information seriously.

Some ex-members who were seriously exploited, abused and deceived, continue to contribute their time, knowledge and concerns, including some who were in the Avatar cult for well over a decade and were at one stage fanatically devoted to Avra Honey-Smith and Harry Palmer (Star Masters, AIs and QMs).

We aim to provide an alternative perspective of the Avatar course and the Avatar Path than what is presented on their corporate website, glossy marketing materials, or by loyal Avatar Masters who ARE NOT being upfront or honest as to what is really going on in Avatar, especially the AIs, QMs and Trainers. 

Nothing in this expose is sensationalised and everything in this expose has been based on ALL of our experiences, our observations when part of the Avatar cult, evidence and facts.  When it is purely our opinion, we state so. 

Research… Research… Research…

This is also A WARNING to all potential students to do your homework before taking the Avatar Course and continuing on your Avatar Path.  Research and learn what you will be “really” subjecting yourself to and continue to ask questions!

Do not be fooled by the fake facade of love, compassion and enlightenment – which is a common cult tactic! 

A lot of Avatar Masters will put on a smiley face, whilst their life is falling apart around them, or they have not made the positive changes in their lives which Avatar claims. Very little is really what is presented to you!

Many will be completely isolated from their friends, family, loved ones.

Currently there will be Avatar Masters on the course with you who are in debt tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands and even up to the millions of dollars for those high up and who are part of the Avatar Angels! 

This is no joke! It is serious financial abuse and exploitation.  

The Avatar Cult Injustices, Violations and Abuses

Since the launch of The Avatar Course in 1986, the creation of advanced courses, including the Avatar Masters Course, Professional Course, Integrity Course, Wizards Course, the Wizards Series and the adoption of the Advanced Intern Program –  there have been many reports of unethical practices, violations, abuses, injustices and extreme exploitation.

These include, especially for those who have been deeply immersed in the Group:

• Emotional, psychological, verbal, spiritual and financial abuse.
• Verbal and emotional abuse has included daily put down, ridicule and extreme control by Avra Honey-Smith with all her AIs, QMs and Trainers (to the stage of them being in floods of tears, distressed and humiliated in front of the group she is working with).  This verbal and emotional abuse is often then carried out by Trainers and QMs to lower down Masters.
• Undue influence and coercive persuasion in signing up to courses and continuing on “The Path” (sometimes extreme pressure and manipulation to do Avatar and continue Advanced courses and internships).
• Extreme financial exploitation: millions of dollars being handed over to Stars Edge, “per devoted Avatar Master” (mostly found with AIs and QMs) who have access to existing assets, or can find a way to access them.  These Masters are known as the Avatar Angels in the inner circle. This money has often been handed over on abusive and manipulative demands of Avra and her Trainers; sometimes justified as being a consequence of the Masters “transgressions” they have committed. This is being kept hidden from lower down Masters and even their families and loved ones.  Often these Masters never see their money again and Stars Edge refuse to pick up the pieces.
• Illegal and abusive use of confidential information, folders and confessionals: there is an internal Ethics Procedure claims of blackmail and personal information is freely shared to control.
• Breakdowns and hospitalisation: both on the Avatar courses and practising Avatar Masters who were part of the Group/network.
• Misrepresentation and non-disclosure of product.
• Unlawful and illegal exemption clauses and disclaimers.
• Illegal Intern structure: many AIs and QMs on the Advanced Intern Program are exploited for free labour of 80 to 100 hours per week.
• No transparency of financial structure: How do QMs get paid?  How do Trainers get paid?  Where does an Avatar Master’s internship payment go?  What is the financial organisational scale?.
• Deceptive recruitment: a huge amount of the “truth”, inner workings and “what Avatar is really about” is kept hidden from potential students.
• Secrecy: both the creation of the materials, the background of the leaders, the financial structure, operational management and the hidden inner levels.
• Anxiety, depression and other mental disorders.
• Severe debt, financial difficulties and bankruptcy: MOST Masters struggle financially.   It’s rare you will find a successful Avatar Master.  Most are lied to about potential success throughout their recruitment process.
• Bullying in the workplace.
• Manipulative and controlling practices: especially by QMs, Trainers and Avra Honey-Smith.
• Psychological intervention needed with ex-members, especially their more devoted Masters. This has included cult exit counselling, cult interventions, psychologists and psychiatrists.
• Gas lighting: a damaging psychological abusive technique.
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): especially those who were under the direct control of Avra Honey-Smith.
• Complete breakdown of relationships, family life and careers.
• Behaviour control, including:
  • Relationship control
  • Pregnancy and child rearing control
  • Lifestyle and weight control
  • Time control.
• Complete loss of identity, replaced by a “cult identity”.
• Suicidal tendencies, deep deep depression and cases of people not able to work again for many years after their involvement.

The majority of these abuses and violations are happening within the Advanced Intern Program and towards the top of the hierarchy. This is common for Advanced Interns, QMs and Trainers. As with many cults, the extreme abuse, control and exploitation are being kept hidden from lower down Avatar Masters, students, their family and friends and the general public.

However, no matter how serious, the perspective from Stars Edge regarding all claims and complaints ever made throughout all their courses and the after affects of being part of their Network, has been to bypass ALL responsibility by always blaming the “victim” in using their “personal responsibility” and “you create it all” doctrines.

Is the Avatar Course a Destructive Cult?

A destructive cult such as Avatar does not mean a person has to be physically beaten, or kept in a compound.  Nor is it very obvious at first that you are entering into one.  Sometimes the process take months, and even years, before the person becomes psychologically and emotionally trapped, abused and exploited – suddenly becoming a pawn for the organisations hidden agenda(s). 

According to our experiences (some which have been extreme), many cases received, and a  detailed investigation as laid out on this website – Harry Palmer, Avra Honey-Smith and Stars Edge International have created this trap!

All the claims on this website are backed up through ALL of our personal experiences, cases received, negative reviews made, evidence received and retained, interviews carried out with ex-Avatar Masters and ex-Scientologists from Harry and Avra’s Elmira Mission, and a comprehensive analysis against various well-respected cult models, including: Singers 6 Conditions, the BITE model and Liftons 8 Conditions.

In the cultic field, Avatar (The Avatar Course) has a reputation with many exit counsellors, cult interventionists and cult awareness/educational organisations as being a destructive cult, especially financially and psychologically. 

Suppression of Free Speech & Critics

In the past, many ex-members have been violated and threatened for speaking out about the injustices and negative experiences of The Avatar Course and the Stars Edge Network.  These have even gone as far as death threats, threats of ill health and smear campaigns made against those ex-Avatar Masters and their families who have been brave enough to speak out.

This has led to the suppression of free speech and the prevention of critical material being published online, with past websites having been taken down and domain names being confiscated by Stars Edge, which we believe is not only for the public interest but also critical in supporting friends, family and loved ones who have someone caught up within the inner workings of Avatar and the Stars Edge Network.

We believe this level of “cover up”, “bullying” and the “deceptive use” of copyright protection is plain wrong and that all violations, abuses, injustices, lies, deception, corruption, secrets and hidden agendas associated with The Avatar Course, the Stars Edge Network, Harry Palmer, Avra Honey-Smith and their inner circle should be exposed without fear of loss of life, smear campaigns, humiliation, or the threat of harm being done to friends, family and loved ones. It is these fears, in addition to deeply ingrained Avatar indoctrination, regret, shame and remorse, which has kept ex-Avatar Masters in either a state of confusion or complete silence.

This is NOT ACCEPTABLE and we will do everything in our power to make sure ALL information and cover ups are freely distributed throughout the Internet, social media and the Press which, as far as humanly possible, will be free of fear, free of interruption and free of suppression. It is important to note the ‘seriousness’ of the claims and information shared on this website. 

We want Harry Palmer, Avra Honey-Smith and Stars Edge International to understand and absorb every case, every claim, every review, every experience and ALL information that can be found on this website and in our active campaign.

We will not accept the “boomerang” affect for anyone who speaks out!  This is no longer acceptable!  People should be able to share their “real” experiences without being frightened.

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Do you have information about the Avatar cult? Avatar Uncovered is committed to providing a space and secure platform where all information that is shared can be completely anonymous. 

If you have a story, experience, or information you wish to share, you can do this without it ever being connected to your real identity or your IP address. To submit a story or piece of information in complete anonymity, please follow the instructions>>HERE

Lets begin our expose!  START HERE>> Our Perspective