Raniere’s Love Letter to Woman He Tried to Destroy
"I can live only wholly with you or not at all," Keith Raniere wrote to Toni Natalie in 1999, then, for the next 16 years, he did everything in his power to ruin her life.…
I did not know about Raniere’s cruelty
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…
Reader warns: Don’t tell where your internet visitors come from
In one of my posts I happened to mention that readership is growing not only in the US but in other countries and I mentioned Fiji as one of these. A reader, mindful of Raniere’s vengeful nature wrote to admonish me: “The…
Raniere has ‘taken the fall’; but shall we hate as Raniere hates?
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?…
Opinion: Raniere is not evil; he is a frightened child
The writer is asked his opinion of Raniere and offers it freely. It may surprise readers.…
Raniere in ‘double bind’ in dealing with me
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.'…
LAWYER AND LEGAL AIDE BOLTED FROM NXIVM INTENSIVE
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…
Raniere ‘Vision’ Proves Bogus
We could write volumes on the visions and dreams that Keith Raniere – leader of NXIVM – the Vanguard – claims he had. Especially with attractive women. And how they did not come true. Nostradamus he ain’t. But consider: Raniere –…
Some insights into Raniere, Clare Bronfman; Writer answers reader’s questions
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…
Reader has Questions about writer’s role in NXIVM
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…
Reader explains how NXIVM trainers use covert hypnosis techniques
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…
Protect Yourself at All Times; Reader warns how Raniere goes after sources and writers
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…
Reader comments on Raniere’s lie regarding his fatherhood
A reader comments on Raniere our story Rainere is father of ‘adopted’ child who fled cult with mother; Raniere claimed ‘mother died giving childbirth, father unknown’ So I guess that Bouchey and the inner circle was told the lie (and Keeffe…
Rainere is father of ‘adopted’ child who fled cult with mother; Raniere claimed ‘mother died giving childbirth, father unknown’
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…
KING CON SHMUEL SHMUELI CHALLENGES ISRAELI NATIONAL HERO
BY FRANK PARLATO This week in our series on that fascinating conman, Shmuel Shmueli, we go to Shmueli’s native country Israel. Shmueli, who by our calculation has sued or was sued about two dozen times, finds it easy to participate in…
Did Asimov inspire Raniere to be ‘the mule’?
(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…
Are the women who criticize Raniere telling the truth?
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…
Cult of NXIVM Part 6: Raniere and the Bronfmans try to buy the Dalai Lama
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,…