Frank Report has been quite critical of Swami Chetanananda and Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche, who according to reports, died in October. FR has written about...
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This is the first post in a series on the latest lawsuit against J. Micheal Shoemaker, AKA Swami Chetanananda. By Ruth Graham MEDFORD, OREGON – A...
J. Michael Shoemaker, AKA Swami Chetananda, is a purported spiritual leader of some renown. He led the Movement Center in Portland. He was highly regarded...
By Jana Peterson I suppose my question to you would be “Do you have a grip on reality?” It’s been a wild ride, hasn’t it? What 71 articles in? One of the first...
An anonymous woman filed a federal lawsuit against J. Michael Shoemaker, AKA Swami Chetanananda, claiming he subjected her to unwanted fondling, digital...
Over the past year, I have written about J. Michael Shoemaker, of Gold Beach, Oregon, better known as Swami Chetanananda. Anyone can call themselves a swami...
I have not written about J. Michael Shoemaker AKA Swami Chetanananda lately, because I have been busy. I have had some interesting sources bring me a lot of...
By Ruth Graham In the story Defense of Swami Chetanananda From a Mysterious Source, an anonymous commenter named me, but Frank redacted my name. Here is what...
I received this email tonight. It is in defense of the Movemen Center, and for all I know, Chetanananda might have written this. I have redacted the names of...
Bangkok is the penname of I know not who. For speculation on his true identity see: Who Is Bangkok? Is He Dennis Burke? Me, Chet Hardin, or Somebody Else? In...
A commenter wrote to me about my criticism of Laura Hoeppner, who wants to do a documentary about Chet. The commenter wrote: I have questions for Frank. Did he...
Ayaz Alam Quadir was born on Dec. 2, 1985. With his parents, he left Bangladesh when he was young. He grew up in the United States with his mother. His father...
Swami Chetanananda, AKA J. Michael Shoemaker, is the abbot of the Church of Divine Energy. He ran his church at the Movement Center in Portland from the 1990s...
By Ruth Graham I lived at the Movement Center for seven years. I measured my start at the Movement Center from 2004, when I was 18. I started seeing Andrew...
A suspiciously sleazy woman is trying to make a documentary about Swami Chetanananda. It is in the early stages – where she needs access to make a...
Warning. Anna Mercury has little respect for victims and thinks it’s counterproductive to think of yourself as one. She believes in being more than a...
All we need to say in a prefatory comment is that if it could happen in Argentina, it can happen in Gold Beach. Judge Ariel Lijo in Argentina has indicted 19...
This post contains some vile and salacious allegations and mocks and debunks serious religious ideas of the brainwashed masses. Please do not read if...
This is rather short and sweet, but it has a point. By Prah Many have accused me of making unsubstantiated accusations. You want some real info? Swami...
In the Grip of the Guru was the extraordinary four-part series by Richard Read for the Oregonian published in 2001. FR is republishing this ground breaking...
Readers have helped us investigate what might have happened to the late Liz Bazzani, who disappeared in January 2017. The official story [see police report]...
By Leona Jeffries On the Tibetan Chod Facebook page is a lovely photo of Swami Chetanananda and Lama Wangdu wearing their robes and skirts. It looks like it...
By Leona James J. Michael Shoemaker has the same kind of culty control Keith Raniere had. They exert it over their “loved ones,” including reproductive...
By Leona James “I promise you, I’m not trying to sell you anything.” That is what Swami Chetanananda [AKA J. Michael Shoemaker] said in a...
J. Michael Shoemaker initiated Howard Boster in 2008, along with Per Johanson. This was reported in a Movement Center Newsletter. Boster became Prakashananda...
The Church of Divine Energy is located at 29811 Turner St, Gold Beach, OR 97444. 29811 Turner St. Gold Beach, Oregon. The president of the church is Gretchen...
Frank Report is republishing the Oregonian four-part series In the Grip of the Guru. It appeared in the newspaper more than 20 years ago and has been largely...
Thanks to Fairgamed Educo Victim, we located In the Grip of the Guru, the four-part series published in the Oregonian more than 20 years ago. Much of what was...
Swami Khecaranatha was once known as Steve Ott. He was a baker at the Tao decades ago when Swami Chetanananada operated his ashram in Bloomington. And ran a...
It appears we have another rape victim of the vicious Swami Chetanananda. The individual is seeking to get the word out and bring attention to my stories on...