Hi ! Here are some resources I have collected recently. Sincerely, Neil Brick Please note: Listing of these resources does not necessarily constitute our endorsement of them. They are for educational value only and some may be triggering. Please also note. Some of the conferences listed may not necessarily be safe for all survivors. I recommend always bringing a support person to all conferences. If you are a survivor of mind control and/or ritual abuse, I recommend that you try to bring a support person that is familiar with mind control techniques. Survivor Resources The pro-survivor news list is for those interested in receiving information about resources and research to help those recovering from ritual abuse and mind control. This list is for those that believe in the existence of recovered memory, mind control and ritual abuse. This is not a list for survivor support or sharing survivor stories and/or issues. Anyone with an acceptable user name will be able to become a member. However, posts will be moderated. This will be a public list with archives. To subscribe, go to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/psnews or write [EMAIL PROTECTED], questions write [EMAIL PROTECTED] Survivorship and Bay Area Women Against Rape present: Honoring Your Story - Easing Your Journey, 5/6/00, Preservation Park - Oakland, California. A full-day conference for survivors of ritual abuse, sadistic sexual abuse, mind control and torture, pro-survivors, partners, friends and family members traveling beside them on the healing path Speakers: Terry Popp PhD, Judy Dragon, Vercilla Chacon LICSW, For info, etc. Survivorship, PMB 139, 3181 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94110-4515, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linkup's 8th National Healing Conference for victims of clergy sexual abuse, 9/15 - 17/00, Chicago. For info: LINKUP, 1412 W. Argyle St. #2, Chicago, IL 60640 MCS Special - Support Sexual Abuse of Males has a list of links and books for male survivors at http://www.special-support.com/abuse/sexual_and_assault/males.html This site also has phone numbers for survivors in the Chicago area and books for rape and incest survivors. Partnerships for Survival (a nonprofit education/support organization dedicated to improving the lives of survivors of childhood incest and sexual abuse) is having a film benefit May 21, "Little Man," (an aging minor league baseball player returns to his hometown and comes face to face with the coach who abused him many years earlier.) Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, with Howard Libov, film's director and Laura A. Ahearn, Exec. Dir. of Parents for Megan's Law, For info.: Carol Forgash at 631-265-7202, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], PFS, 353 N.Country Road, Smithtown, NY 11787 Research Articles This may be triggering for survivors. MKULTRA Documents - "In June 1977, a rare cache of MKULTRA documents were discovered, which had escaped destruction by the CIA. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a hearing on August 3, 1977, to question CIA officials on the newly-discovered documents. The complete 171-page record is included here, including testimony and dozens of MKULTRA documents on various subprojects." http://209.207.141.249/ds/mkultradocs.htm By listing this resource, I am not necessarily recommending the use of this person's products. As always, please use caution when checking out new resources. "The Battle for Your Mind Persuasion & Brainwashing Techniques Being Used On The Public Today" by Dick Sutphen" "On numerous occasions, the information has helped to bring public attention to the misuse of conversion tactics. Some government agencies don't want this information generally known, for the techniques are used in armed forces basic training. Some Christian Fundamentalists, cults, and human-potential trainings would also prefer that the public remain unaware of how they are recruiting new members." http://www.sutphenpublishing.com/articles/battle.htm "How and why mind programming works" by Dick Sutphen. This article discusses brain wave states. It may be triggering. http://www.sutphenpublishing.com/articles/howmind.htm Valley of the Sun Publishing, Box 38, Malibu, CA 90265, 1-800-421-6603 Ground Lost: The False Memory/Recovered Memory Therapy Debate, by Alan Scheflin, Psychiatric Times 11/99, Vol. XVI Issue 11, "Does repressed memory exist? Although courts and legislatures use the term repressed memory, the proper term is dissociative amnesia. This is the definition that appears in the DSM-IV, section 300.12: "Dissociative amnesia is characterized by an inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness." "The appearance in the DSM-IV indicates that the concept of repressed memory is generally accepted in the relevant scientific community. This satisfies courts following the Frye v United States, 293 F.1013 (1923) or Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical, 113 S. Ct. 2786 (1993) rules regarding the admissibility of scientific testimony into evidence in court." And "Although the science is limited on this issue, the only three relevant studies conclude that repressed memories are no more and no less accurate than continuous memories (Dalenberg, 1996; Widom and Morris, 1997; Williams, 1995). Thus, courts and therapists should consider repressed memories no differently than they consider ordinary memories." At http://www.mhsource.com/pt /p991137.html Parental Alienation Syndrome: Frye V. Gardner in the Family Courts by Poliacoff, Ph.D., P.A., Greene, Esq., and Smith, Esq. has information about Daubert and the above. "In this article we will challenge both the scientific and legal legitimacy of this syndrome." http://www.gate.net/~liz/liz /poliacoff.htm Quotes from writings of Gardner and responses to his theory, etc., http://www.gate.net/~liz/liz/pedoph.htm "At the present time, the sexually abused child is generally considered to be the victim," though the child may initiate sexual encounters by 'seducing' the adult." Gardner, Richard A., Child Custody Litigation (1986), p.93. (Note: I do not agree with Gardner's statements.) "A History of the Study of MPD/DID," "Evidence of Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder and hereafter referred to as multiple personality in deference to those who do not believe it is a disorder at all) is not a new development of the twentieth century." "The case of Sybil is significant in several respects. Sybil's psychiatrist, Cornelia Wilbur, went to great lengths to validate the accounts of abuse.... The case firmly linked multiple personality disorder with child abuse..." The article also cites numerous resources on the topic. At http://incestabuse.about.com/health/incestabuse/library/weekly/aa030998.htm?pi d=2791&cob=home >From Ritual Abuse, Ritual Crime and Healing, "Common Programs Observed in Survivors of Satanic Ritualistic Abuse" David W. Neswald, M.A. M.F.C.C. in collaboration with Catherine Gould, Ph.D. and Vicki Graham-Costain, Ph.D. The California Therapist, Sept./Oct. 1991, 47-50 Introduction...."So called cult "programs" are really no more than conditioned stimulus-response sequences consistent with basic learning theory. Such conditioning is achieved through a large variety of sophisticated and sadistic mind control strategies involving the combined application of physical pain, double-bind coercion, psychological terror, and split brain stimulation." This article may be very triggering for survivors. You might want to read it with a support person present. http://www.xroads.com/rahome/library/programming/com_prog.htm New Research Casts Doubts on False Memory Syndrome, 3/13/00, by Patricia Reaney, LONDON (Reuters) - "Researchers at University College London claim their study of data from 236 adults with recovered memories shows many are of true past events." "There is now consistent evidence that 'False Memory Syndrome' cannot explain all, or even most, examples of recovered memories of trauma," the British Psychological Society said..." "To date there is no convincing evidence for a specific False Memory Syndrome" "Therapists in the majority of cases do not use aggressive, suggestive techniques to get their clients to remember things..." from http://news.lycos.com/headlines/Science/article.asp?docid=RTSCIENCE-HEALTH-MEM ORY&date=20000313 Recommended Books on PTSD For the Non-Specialist Reader by Fred Lerner, D.L.S."Though post-traumatic stress disorder entered the formal nomenclature of psychiatry in 1980, it is hardly a new phenomenon.... Survivors of the Holocaust, victims of natural disasters, those who have undergone torture or sexual abuse--all are susceptible to the nightmares and intrusive thoughts, the avoidance and emotional numbing that cloud the lives of many former soldiers." http://www.ncptsd.org/Recommended_Books.html "Retractors' Accounts As Evidence For The False Memory Syndrome Theory: Theoretical And Empirical Perspectives" by W. Hovdestad, A. Brommit, S. Ashton, & C. Vestervelt,Dept. of Psychology, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Assoc., Halifax, Nova Scotia, 5/22/99. "This paper combines a critical literature review with empirical findings from a content analysis of 48 retractors' previously published first-person accounts of their experiences. Preliminary results indicate that commonly-held ideas about women said to suffer from FMS may be mistaken." For reprints, contact: Wendy E. Hovdestad, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Psychology, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Writing for therapy helps erase effects of trauma." by Chris Woolston - 3/16/00 "Dozens of studies have found that most people...feel happier and healthier after writing about deeply traumatic memories, says James Pennebaker, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Texas..." http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/03/16/health.writing.wmd/index.html "Effects of sexual abuse long-lasting, say experts" by Meredith Goad, Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. "Boys and girls who are sexually abused during adolescence can experience long-lasting psychological damage that leads to a variety of problems in adulthood." The article recommends professional help and family counseling for abuse victims to help them lead productive lives. http://www.portland.com/sanews/0003181a1abuse.shtml Violence and Childhood: How Persisting Fear Can Alter the Developing Child's Brain - A Special ChildTrauma Academy WebSite version of: The Neurodevelopmental Impact of Violence in Childhood Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. "Violence in the Home - Childhood is a dangerous time....Unfortunately, it is in the familial incubator that children are most frequently manipulated, coerced, degraded, inoculated with destructive beliefs and exposed to violence. The home is the most violent place in America (Straus, 1974). In 1995, the FBI reported that 27% of all violent crime involves family on family violence, 48% involved acquaintances with the violence often occurring in the home (National Incident-Based Reporting System, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 1999). Children are often the witnesses to, or victims of, these violent crimes." http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/civitas/Vio_child.htm (The ChildTrauma Academy, Dept of Psych and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, (713) 770-3750) "Ritual Abuse of Children" is at http://www.victimsofviolence.on.ca/ritual.htm This article presents both sides of the argument. Harming the Little Ones: the Effects of Pedophilia on Children by Timothy J. Dailey, Ph.D. from : http://www.frc.org/insight/is99g1cu.html "Steven M. Mirin, M.D., medical director for the APA stated that his organization "strongly disagrees" with the conclusion of the Rind study "that not all sexual contact between adult and child should be considered abusive." ... [F]rom a psychological perspective, sex between adults and child[ren] is always abusive and exploitative because the adult always holds the power in the relationship and the child does not. Such exploitation destroys the child's trust that the adults in his or her life will not harm [him or her]." "In their review of 45 studies, ... Kendall-Tackett, ...Williams ...Finkelhor concur, "Fears, posttraumatic stress disorder, behavior problems, sexualized behaviors, and poor self-esteem occurred most frequently among a long list of symptoms noted..." 20 ...Lisak adds to this long list of pernicious effects suffered by the survivors of child sexual abuse, which he describes as "a legacy of childhood abuse that permeates all of the important domains of its victims' lives" "Researchers attribute the harm inflicted on the child to a number of factors: The abuse is often confusing, frightening — and painful. Sexual activity between children and adults, by its very nature nonconsensual, interferes with normal development processes and leads to maladjustment later in life" "In a clinical study, Robert L. Johnson, M.D., found that "70% of those who had been molested (by a male or female) felt devastated immediately after the molestation incident had occurred." Please note: I don't agree with some of the other statements made in the article or the organization that sponsors the page. This article may be triggering for survivors. "The Facade of Scientific Documentation: A Case Study of Richard Ofshe's Analysis of the Paul Ingram Case" by Karen Olio and William Cornell. APA's journal "Psychology, Public Policy, and Law," (1998, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1182-1197) "The case of Paul Ingram, a man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters, has received widespread media attention. Richard Ofshe (1992, 1994) set forth a narrative of the case which included his account of an experiment to test the veracity of Ingram's confessions and concluded that the inadvertent use of hypnosis during Ingram's interrogation resulted in the creation of pseudomemories that convinced Ingram of his guilt. On the basis of an examination of the original source documents, the authors discusses the errors of fact, methodological flaws, and confounding factors in Ofshe's rendering of this case of alleged child abuse. They also cite examples of the extent to which Ofshe's imperfect narrative of this case and pseudoscientific conclusions have been uncritically accepted and repeated in the literature..." For hard copy reprints, send your mailing address to the senior author at [EMAIL PROTECTED] News Articles A multimillion dollar civil lawsuit started Jan. 10, 2000 in Toronto against Fr. Francis Reid and Dr. Ray Leibl. The allegations include sexual abuse. For more info, E. Jane Mundy, SOS&SA (Survivors of Sexual and Spiritual Abuse), 705-841-1140, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From the New York post online, "Priest's Sex-abuse Victims Break Silence" by Allen Salkin "...He (Dugo) and two other former students have come forward to speak about what they charge was done to them around the early 1980s by the school's then-administrator and supervisor of altar boys" at http://www.nypost.com/news/25771.htm Men claim abuse at B.C. (British Columbia) reform school - The four men, who were sent to Brannan Lake School as boys, are suing the B.C. government, by Rick Ouston Vancouver Sun 3/7/00 - "Four men who allege they were beaten and sexually abused at a Vancouver Island reform school for boys are today launching a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court against the provincial government." This may be triggering. "Human Sacrifice in the US." "We have established, by this point, that human sacrifice continues to this day, on every continent inhabited by humankind." This site may be very triggering, contains a listing of court decisions. http://www.sightings.com/ufo6/HUMSAC.htm S.C.A.N. Individual Microchip Technology ...(Frequently Asked Questions) at: http://www.networkusa.org/fingerprint/page5a/fp-chip-faq.html "This FAQ deals only with microchip units, referred to herein as "individual microchip devices," which can be used to store, record, or transmit information uniquely associated with an individual item, animal, or human." "Stolen lives - Phony science of eugenics is gone, but effects linger," - 3/21/00 by Bill Baskervill, AP - Lynchburg, Va. "...the horror of forced sexual sterilization under a phony science that left more than 60,000 Americans unable to have children." "The pseudoscience was called eugenics, ... its selective breeding philosophy wreaked incalculable human damage not only in the US but also in Germany, where the Nazis' embrace of the idea presaged the Holocaust. Virginia was at the center of the eugenics movement... sought to purify the white race under a 1924 state law that served as a model for the rest of the country. Virginia forcibly sterilized people until 1979..." at http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dsliving/211ld1.htm You may use the following release for the events or resource section in your newsletter. Feel free to forward this to other sympathetic organizations and publications. "The Third Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control Conference" will be held 8/5 - 6/00 at the DoubleTree Hotel near Bradley International Airport (between Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA). The purpose of the conference will be to help survivors of ritual abuse and to help stop future occurrences of ritual abuse and mind control. The conference will be for survivors, co-survivors, helping professionals and others interested in the above topic. 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