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, especially by women, some of whom considered him divine. They believed he could cleanse bad karma and…

An anonymous woman filed a federal lawsuit against J. Michael Shoemaker, AKA Swami Chetanananda, claiming he subjected her to unwanted fondling, digital insertion into her vagina several times, and choking her one time for a “next level orgasm.” Shoemaker, 74, who wears…

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, set up shop and sell beliefs. The American governing class does not forcibly control what people…

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 new information about him. And I plan to trot this out. Among the reams 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 the mysterious commenter said about me in the unredacted version: Ruth Graham was allowed to…

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 Admit His Crimes on Camera?” Glavin has been accused of being violent, a liar and…

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 all but two persons from the email, because these two are out front…

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 this post, Bangkok writes about Daniel Glavin and Jessica Stirton. They are a…

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 really lie to the producers about victims? Did he really tell them that…

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 lived in France, and he visited at times. His father described…

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 story: Is Swami ‘Victim,’ Daniel Glavin, a Coconspirator, Predator or Exaggerrating? Although it may be…

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 to 2019. The building is set back from the street in a quiet neighborhood.…

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, went to classes, and worked for Julie Galaski. I moved in in…

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 the average reader, not enamored with unprovable claims of supernatural powers, his story is tedious and proves…

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 survivor, which is also weak. She believes in getting even. Anna takes a flippant view of other…

This post contains some vile and salacious allegations and mocks and debunks serious religious ideas of the brainwashed masses. Please do not read if you are easily offended, for I intend to insult and offend you if you are a gullible…

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 series, which likely prevented many people from joining the world of the strangulation swami. Sometime after…

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 was taken at the Movement Center with Molly Meridith, Susan Marshall and maybe shaven…