Manhattan Cult Story

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

Sharon once admitted in "class" that she had done many things which had hurt many people. Then, without so much as catching her breath, she added, as though obvious and correct, "however, I have no regrets for anything." Sound familiar?

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

To Current Students

As you know, School basically sucks. Classes are boring. The same old thing. Same old people. Same old same old. How about experimenting with something new? An adventure. A chance to learn about yourself. A chance to work with other people in a safe, sacred environment. If you want to be part of a something that is meaningful, something outside of life, something that is real, something that is special. . . I have the answer for you: Join a bowling league.

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Sharon's Mask

Does she wear one? Now comes this article in Newsweek: "Narcissists and Psychopaths Are More Likely to Refuse to Wear Masks, Says New Research"

Friday, June 12, 2020

Greg who?

EnglishProphetJune 11, 2020 at 7:25 AM inquired: "Is there someone named Greg affiliated with this cult?"

Uh, yeah. Greg Koch. A longtime Gans toady, he's been a leader in the cult for many years. A former spouse of Minerva Taylor and lover of many women in the cult, he has a terrible temper. I have two memories of him. Late at night towards the end of "classes," he almost always rambled on incoherently about the 4th Way with the confidence of an expert. When Alex Horn was dying, he was one of his caretakers and explained to me and one other member that how washing Horn's ass was "quite lovely," giving new meaning to brown-nosing.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Social Distancing

I cant tell you how often I caught colds and the flu from being in class -- not less than three times annually. That's because of the policy that everyone attend no matter how ill they are -- indeed especially when ill. Even if the policy is relaxed during the next 3 years of this pandemic, do you really think School is a safe place what with being cramped in with this gathering bi-weekly indefinitely?

Monday, March 23, 2020

School Is (Not) An Essential Service

I have it on good information that classes are continuing albeit in slightly different format. (Not in person.) Disasters and the like are perfect times for cults. Here’s an example of the mindset. Enjoy this video.

I have a suspicion that some people will not return when classes resume. They will find that having those two nights to do other things -- like read, relax, sleep, not be brow-beaten, not bored, not gas-lighted -- is great and freeing.

ABOUT THIS BLOG

I am Spencer Schneider. I was a member of the Sharon Gans Cult for 23 years until I escaped in 2012. This blog is for members, survivors, family, and anyone who has been in a cult. I also want to warn the public because the members are dangerous.

Although highly charismatic and brilliant, Sharon Gans was also a demented psychopath who believed she was a teacher of “higher knowledge” and whose mission was to “save civilization.” She built a real estate empire and attracted a cadre of followers who satisfied her every sexual, financial, and anti-social whim. Along the way, she subjected followers to sexual predation, physical and emotional abuse, forced labor, and the bilking of savings. The cult still operates: beware. I’ve written an article about my experience and the NY Post wrote an expose.

The members are fanatics and extremists who believe they are saving civilization and that the ends justify the means. They also believe people of color are "inferior" and that LGBTQ people can be "cured." The cult is ultra-secret (members don’t even tell spouses). Members are well educated/well-heeled professionals who live amongst your midst -- members might be your accountant, therapist, doctor, lawyer, architect, children’s schoolteacher, contractor, stockbroker, executive recruiter, etc. You would never know they are in a cult.

Members may try to recruit you without you even knowing it. First, they will try to befriend you feigning deep interest while building trust and gathering personal information. Just because you are a savvy New Yorker like me and the thousands who have passed through the doors, don’t think you’ll necessarily be hip to the game. The recruiting is very good and sophisticated. It was created in part by Minerva Taylor. If you join, you will be groomed for a long time until they lower the boon. At that point, you'll think all of the torture is for your own good or for the so-called "Work." So, beware if you are approached to join or if you are in it. If you are stuck in it, you can always contact me or the authorities.

The cult was founded in San Francisco in the 70’s by the late Alex Horn and his wife, the late Sharon Gans. It is known by several different names which are listed in a side-column blurb (“Ganscult Aliases”). Gans, died in January 2021.

As noted, this blog provides information for former and current members and others. It also provides a forum through comments and submissions. The posts are organized in reverse chronological order and can be easily located through the table of contents on the side-column as well as searched through the search tool in the side-column.

AKA

The Work, The Study, School, OSG, Our Friend, Our Director, S, Negative Emotions, Self-Remembering, Identification, Food Diagram, Law of Three, Law of Seven, Three Story House, Friction, Partner, Sustainer, Teacher, Student, Second Education, Esoteric School, School of Inner Development, Being Bodies, Second Conscious Shock, Buffers, Essence Friends, False Personality, Hour of Silence, Self-Sensing Exercise, Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Black Book, Boston Philosophy Group, New York Philosophy Group, Month Experiment, Payment, Evolution, Sacred School, Third Story, No Fraternizing, Private, Essence Friend, NY Playwrights, Person I Am Working With, Special Friendships, Oral Tradition, No Name, No Last Names, Gossip, Mechanical Man, Food For Moon, Wrong Work of Centers, Lisa, Robert, Four Centers, Self Observation, 3 Story House, Self Remember, Identifying, Courtyard Marriot in Cambridge, Courtyard Marriot in Brookline