Category - The Movement Center

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...

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...

FR changed the title of this article from “Is Dan Glavin a Violent Lying Con Man; Will He Admit His Crimes on Camera?” to “Will Dan Glavin...

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...

Yes, it is true, Bangkok is back. After a hiatus of several months, our acerbic commenter has returned, and surprisingly over a story about Dan Glavin.  That...

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...

By Anna B. Mercury Guy, ‘Little Guy’ Boster writes about his encounters with Rudi. He seems to think his story conveys some mystical underbelly. To...

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...

  This post contains some vile and salacious allegations and mocks and debunks serious religious ideas of the brainwashed masses. Please do not read if...

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...

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...

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...

Mary Elizabeth [Altmeyer] Bazzani  known to many as Liz was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 12, 1954. She graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort...

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...

 For those who do not know, FR has been writing about a man who surpasses Keith Alan Raniere in infamy. His name is J, Michael Shoemaker, and is also known to...

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...

In Richard Read’s series in the Grip of the Guru, we read the name, Diane Asay. The guru he referred to is J. Michael Shoemaker, AKA Swami Chetanananda...

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...