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A chance meeting with a former resident of Bert Potter's Centrepoint community started journalist Anke Richter on what became a decade-long deep dive into groups that exert high levels of control on members.
The result of her investigation is a book, Cult Trip: Inside the world of coercion and control exploring a myriad of manifestations, from Centrepoint and Gloriavale to India's infamous Osho ashram and the tantric Agama Yoga school.
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