{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/293c3043-0316-4f41-80cf-037ced3466c1/640f13a39acb60001142e1ec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Ishayas' Ascension / The Bright Path","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610c0f6f9054739e32e518ce/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Carolyn Millemon learned about a form of meditation called ‘Ascending’ at a weekend workshop in Western Australia when she was 21. A couple of years later, in North Carolina, she decided to dedicate her life to the teachings. A decade later, some of the behaviours of her own teachers weren’t sitting so well with her.</p><p><br></p><p>Full research sources listed <a href=\"https://www.ltaspod.com/39\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. You can support us on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=7859667\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a> or <a href=\"https://plus.acast.com/s/293c3043-0316-4f41-80cf-037ced3466c1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Acast+</a>, with a <a href=\"http://paypal.me/SarahPSteel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one-off donation</a>, or grab some <a href=\"https://www.ltaspod.com/merch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merch</a>. Sarah Steel's debut book <em>Do As I Say</em> is <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3dEBQuF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available on audiobook now</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With thanks to <a href=\"https://audio-technica.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audio-Technica</a>, presenting partner for season 5 of Let's Talk About Sects. Use promo code LTAS10 at <a href=\"https://www.audio-technica.com/en-au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audio-Technica’s Australian store</a> for 10% off and to support the show!</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20090104061317/http://www.factnet.org/discus/messages/3/4407.html?1181656124\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MSI and the Ishayas</a> — posts by user ‘scribe’ archived from now defunct FACTNet forum, late 2004 to early 2005</li><li><a href=\"https://ishayaearth.com/PDF/art1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Ishaya’s Ascension</a> — by MSI, Sedona Journal, May 1997</li><li><a href=\"https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/First_Thunder/NL9wSwAACAAJ?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">First Thunder: An Adventure of Discovery</a> — by MSI, 1996</li><li><a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/07/02/group-claims-tm-movement-is-a-cult/f3ace676-19b6-4968-a712-1be95fa1b428/?noredirect=on\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Group Claims TM Movement is a Cult</a> — by Phil McCombs, The Washington Post, 2 July 1987</li><li><a href=\"https://sydney.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61USYD_INST/1c0ug48/alma991031632514905106\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Para</a> — by R. Vaughn Abrams, Seven Suns Publications, 1986, The University of Sydney Rare Books &amp; Special Collections listing</li><li><a href=\"https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/Search/Business_Registration_profile?Id=5051567\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Society for Ascension</a> — North Carolina Secretary of State listing, accessed March 2023</li><li><a href=\"https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,154340,154340\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bright Path Ishayas + Maharishi Krishnananda</a> — Cult Education Institute forum, includes post by user ‘FlatEarthRound’ which shares an email circulated to teachers in 2008, posted 19 July 2020</li><li><a href=\"https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,74565,page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the bright path</a> — Cult Education Institute forum posts from 2009</li><li><a href=\"https://www.thebrightpath.com/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bright Path</a> — official website</li><li><a href=\"https://www.ishayaearth.com/history-of-the-ishayas/the-lineage/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Lineage</a> — page on The Ishayas’ Ascension website, accessed March 2023</li></ul>","author_name":"Sarah Steel"}