Frank Parlato

A reader was curious about my contact with Keith Raniere and so I will give the short answer:. I had regular access to Keith and at the time I liked him quite a bit. I knew he was different; I thought he…

The author makes surprising revelations as he exposes a dirty laundry list of meanness Raniere completed. It proves he has 'taken the fall' but does that mean people should hate him?…

The writer points out a 'mistake' in judgment the 'perfected' Keith Raniere made and how that places him - in his own jargon- in a 'double bind.'…

Recently a reader recently submitted a list of questions. Some of them were answered in an earlier post. Here is the answer to one more: Did the NIXVM lawyers catch on to the sex (Raniere had with his female followers)? For the…

An earlier post began: “Having evidently read several of my posts on NXIVM, a reader asks: How did they try to control your mind?” Here are some of the questions the reader asked which I will attempt to answer: Q: It sounds like…

Having evidently read several of my posts on NXIVM, a reader asks: How did they try to control your mind? It sounds like you were allowed close enough to the inner circle to be able to see at least the sex-charged nature…

They believe in neutro-linguistic programming (NLP), which in this case would be Ericksonian covert-hypnosis.  The first steps are for the controller to converse with you, preferably seated side by side, and subtly match your body language, which apparently goes a long way…

This reader sent this advice along. And while it gives a good primer on how to deal with sources – it also gives us a chilling view of how NXIVM leader Keith Raniere uses his “wealth” and (mis)uses the tools of…

After telling infertile women he would father their child - as the chosen one, spiritual leader Keith Raniere fathered a son who he lied about - claiming the infant was adopted and that he was not the father. He went so far…

(This essay contains major spoilers about Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation Trilogy” of science-fiction novels.  So if you want to fully enjoy these classics, read them first before reading further.  For the rest of you, we continue below.) A little bit of light reading…

Several women have criticized Keith Raniere. Kristen Keeffe was Keith Raniere’s top assistant, a member of his inner circle, strategist for his legal quests to punish women he declared war on and is the mother of his child, a child he…

By Frank Parlato During my tenure as a press consultant for purported cult leader, Keith Raniere, and his benefactors, Clare and Sara Bronfman (heiresses of the Seagram’s liquor fortune), I was tasked with improving Raniere’s public image and that of his company,…

The March 24, 2015 recorded conversation between Kristin Keeffe and Barbara Bouchey, two inner circle members of Keith Raniere’s love cult, has many candid observations. Two otherwise intelligent women who lost years of their lives under the thralldom of Raniere, make some…