{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6ac3c3c97c84f5d4dd51ca1a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Whistleblower Reveals “South African Prophet Preys on Rich White American Women”","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ac3c2599610f265be0022ef/6a3876746cb8ac9a32060d4a8cc895bb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Thembi Buthelezi came to America from South Africa, becoming very successful in New York City. Her sister back home was deeply involved in a cult there, who told her she could syphon her sister’s life through magic and sacrifice. Thembi’s life started falling apart the minute her sister arrived in her home and she knew something was wrong. Thembi distanced herself from her sister, went to ministerial school and ended up in Los Angeles at the famous mystical church called Agape. Little did she know, she would end up falling for the charms of a charismatic South African “Prophet” who was preaching at Agape on healing ancestral trauma. The same cult leader her sister had been involved in. A trip to Ghana to the cult headquarters would end up revealing a dark world riddled with secret sex magic and coercive techniques to trick white American women into giving up their marriages, fortunes and mind to the cult. The damage done took Thembi years as a buddhist nun to unravel and piece her life back together. Now, she is determined to warn everyone about this false prophet.</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/acyPP-YoFp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch on YouTube</a></p><p>Find and Support Thembi</p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@thembibuthelezi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@thembibuthelezi/</a></p><p>Website:<a href=\"https://www.thembibuthelezi.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.thembibuthelezi.com</a></p><p>Subscribe to our<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClip\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> C2C \"CLIPS\" Channel!</a></p><p>Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast.</p><p><a href=\"https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here!</a></p><p>Patreon <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness</a></p><p>Venmo @sheliseann</p><p>Find us on Social media!</p><p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstoconsciousness</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Host Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@sheliseann&nbsp;</a></p><p>Co Producer / Host <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jonathan.rosales_&nbsp;</a></p><p>TikTok <a href=\"http://cults.to.consciousness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cults.to.consciousness&nbsp;</a></p><p>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cultstocon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cultstocon</a>&nbsp;</p><p>**Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.**</p><p>Chapter Marks</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:04:12 Thembi Introduces Herself and Her Background</p><p>00:08:50 Comparisons Between Churches in Africa vs America</p><p>00:13:44 The Areas of Your Life The Cult Targets</p><p>00:18:21 When Thembi Was Initially Targeted By the Cult &amp; Her Sister's Involvement</p><p>00:25:32&nbsp; Thembi’s First Introductions to the Cult &amp; Her Spiritual Journey</p><p>00:34:09 Thembi’s First Introductions to the Leader of the Cult</p><p>00:38:41 Beginning Initiations into the Cult &amp; Recognizing Strange Behaviors</p><p>00:43:23 What the Cult Leader Asked Thembi To Do - S*xual Rituals &amp; Other Cult Practices</p><p>00:48:08 More of the Witchcraft Practices Present in the Cult</p><p>00:50:30 The Cult's Tactics to Increase Followers</p><p>00:55:38 Sat*nic Practices Within the Cult</p><p>00:59:07 The Goals of the Cult</p><p>01:02:51 CW: Mentions of Human Sacr*fice, the Darker Aspects and Practices of the Cult</p><p>01:10:01 CW: Mentions of Su*cide, How Thembi Escaped the Cult's Influence and Her Time as a Bhuddist Nun</p><p>01:16:38 Thembi’s Healing and Beginning to Expose the Cult</p><p>01:24:04 Thembi’s Life Today</p><p>01:26:28 Final Thoughts and Linda Listen</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>","author_name":"Shelise Ann Sola, Jonathan C Rosales"}