Is Landmark Forum a Cult?
A friend of mine is leader for Landmark Forum and after months of discussion I’ve finally be roped into attending an “introduction” today in Fremont. I’m pretty skeptical, but I’ve decided to go to the (3 hour long!) event with an open mind, and a lot of coffeee. If you good “Landmark Forum” and view blogs the top results all refer to it as being very cultish, but my friend and I have had conversations that lead me to believe it really has generated positive value in her life. I’m somewhat wary of group awareness and support group type things as it is, especially when they are so massive, formulaic, and organized.
Do you know about Landmark? Have you participated? What have you heard?
I’ll be writing about what I learn, and about the kind of people I met and - most of all - what motivates people to participate in a group like this, and what keeps them coming back?
Wish me luck.
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UPDATE: I got stuck in the traffic on the 520 bridge for the Huskies game, and didn’t end up going. Not particularly sad about that, since it would have been three hours. @gnomedad mentioned that there is a part of the talk where they say “if you’ve been pressured into coming here, now is your chance to walk out” - as if I can’t walk out any time I damn well please! That is just weird to me, totally drawing on the awkward social pressure to make you stay. I’d still like to see for myself, but it will have to be another day.