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Kabbalah.
Jewish mystic cult. Submissions for this listing are now being accepted.
Please see the Contact page.
Kairos Foundation.
Founded by K Bradford Brown, PhD. Runs the courses More
to Life Program, Power of Purpose
and Power of Self Esteem, Life
Training Program and Life Training Mastery Course. It's yet another
Large Group Awareness Training (LGAT) program. Said to be "similar
[to] Landmark", and is in competition
with that LGAT. This Testimonial
on an Experience with the Kairos Foundation (broken link) lists many mind control
techniques, including behaviour control (including diet control, sleep
control, and time control – eg, toilet breaks), information control (including
course content and outright lying), thought control (including loaded
language), thought stopping techniques (including chanting and meditating),
and emotional control (including manipulating attenders' feelings, guilt,
and ritual confessions). The testimonial also claims No critical questions
about leader, doctrine, or policy [are] seen as legitimate. No alternative
belief system [is] viewed as legitimate, good or useful. Submissions
for this listing are now being accepted. Please see the Contact
page.
Kangen Water. Scam. Makes false medical claims such as ""Disease cannot survive in an alkaline environment}" (sic). Makes false scientific claims, such as "Through electrolysis an ordinary water molecule is broken down into hexagonal water which is the same shape as our cells." And "Molecular hydrogen [H2]... penetrates easily through the cell membranes since it is the smallest and lightest element. It can reach cell organs within minutes." See alkaline diet.
Karate.
A Japanese martial art.
Karma.
The belief that what happened in a person's past life/lives determines
what happens to them in their present one. People slowly work off their
own sins from previous lives. One of the biggest lies there is, and a
huge excuse for apathy and inaction, since it says we should not help
those less well-off than ourselves because any person being helped is
not working off their own karma when we help them. To repeat: Karma
is a lie. In countries where the Hindu belief
of karma is prevalent (eg, India) we see horrendous instances of poverty
and deprivation as a result of people turning a blind eye to others' needs
thinking that the suffering person deserves to be in the state they are
in. Related to reincarnation.
Kawai Purapura Retreat Centre. A community/retreat at Albany, Auckland, and referred to as KP by its occupants. Owned by the Prema Charitable Trust, which has no connection to the former occupant of the site, the Centrepoint commune. See this Newshub article for what KP is up to.
Kelmarna Centre.
Owned by Catholic Family and Community Services.
Ki Health International/Ki Institute.
Also known as Chun Do Sun Bup. Submissions
for this listing are now being accepted. Please see the Contact
page.
Kinesiology.
Submissions for this listing are now being accepted. Please see the Contact
page.
King, George. Founded
the Aetherius
Society UFO cult in 1955. George King
is probably best summed up as "London taxi driver turned con man." His
wild claims included preventing a massive earthquake on the San Andreas
Fault thereby saving thousands of lives. Claimed to be a prince and to
have titles including Reverend, Dr and Sir, none
of which are verified (although if you start your own cult you can
arguably claim any religious title you like). He
was born 23 January 1919 and died 12 July 1997.
King, Patricia.
Canadian
founder of Extreme Prophetic
in Arizona (?), USA. She claims she was heavily involved in the occult
before professing to become a Christian. However, she is still very
involved in the occult, including having a mint-green angel appear to
her. She has changed her name several times, sometimes (she claims) under
God's leading. She ordained and mentored Todd
Bentley.
Patricia King is rated Danger for her occult teaching.
Kingdom Hall.
The name of a branch of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
(Refers to the building.)
Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Phillipine-based cult. Also goes by the name Name
Above Every Name Inc. For more information see the listing for its
founder, Apollo C Quiboloy.
Kingdom Now Theology. A branch of Dominion Theology which teaches that God is looking for people to take dominion of the world back from Satan. For ordinary people this is supposedly achieved by submitting to God's apostles and prophets. See New Apostolic Reformation.
Kingfishers. A "Bible discussion" group run by the International Christian Church cult.
Kiyosaki, Robert T.
Robert Kiyosaki is the author of several popular books on money and investing,
including Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Rich
Kid, Smart Kid, Retire Young, Retire Rich, Cash Flow Quadrant,
and Guide To Investing.
Knight, Judy Zebra. J Z Knight (born Judith Darlene
Hampton, 16 March 1946) is the founder of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment and claims to channel a spritual entity called Ramtha. She is anti-Christian and anti-Jew (for example, calling Christianity a backward religion) and because of reincarnation believes murder is not really wrong or evil. She has claimed to be clairvoyant, telepathic, and telekinetic but has failed to provide any scientific evidence. She has been married six times, five of which ended with divorce. (One of J Z Knight's former husbands Jeff Knight alleged in a divorce settlement court case that he lost years of life after delaying treatment for HIV on her advice that she, or Ramtha, could heal him. He won expenses only, then died before he could appeal.)
Koran. See Qur'an
on the Books page.
Kosmic Fusion. This is an extreme example of a New Age scam cult, similar in some ways to Gentle Wind Project (GWP). Founded in New Zealand in 2011 by an Indian couple named Kaveeta Bhavsaar (wife) and Sunil Kumar Porumamilla (husband). Within the group they normally go by their "holy names" Sree Maa and Shri Ji respectively. There are followers scattered around the world, with up to 400 at its peak popularity. The core followers of the group have numbered up to 12, mostly in Auckland, New Zealand, but there are said to be just two core followers now.
The huge amount of jargon and gobbledegook this couple uses in their teachings, along with the inconsistency of spelling, capitalisation, trademarking, and the way terms are used are all good signs it's not on the level. Former members of GWP have said "it gets our award for mindless (but dangerous) babble; even scores higher than GWP in some ways." At least one social media post featured the writer laughing at her own psychobabble – a feature of Hermes Far Eastern Shining scam. False medical claims have been made, including that faulty genes are cleared. Former members describe mind control used by the leaders to control their social lives and financial affairs. For more information see the Kosmic Fusion Closeup. At the end of July 2018 Stuff published Bad Vibrations: The implosion of a New Age cult, an in-depth article about the group.
This group is rated Danger because of the mind control used on its members/followers, because of the false medical claims, and also because the gobbledegook they use in their teachings is so bad that the only people who get deceived by it (or realise the deception but don't care) are likely to be completely taken in – see Why Do People Join Cults in the CultFAQ. In that sense it's a little like how Nigerian email scammers include plenty of spelling mistakes and other inconsistencies in their scams – they are generally easy to recognise as a scam, which means the scammers don't waste time with people who are unlikely to go all the way.
Kotuku Models. A front group for Nikau Church, which is a Wellington branch of the Providence cult.
Krishna. A person who lived several thousand
years ago (traditional birthdate 18 or 21 July 3228 BC). Some legends
say he died after a hunter mistook his foot for a deer and shot him with
an arrow. Other legends say he ascended to heaven or that his body was
just spiritual the whole time anyway. Now worshipped as a deity in many
Hindu traditions and by Hare
Krishnas. Some traditions believe him to be a manifestation of Vishnu,
the supreme god, while others believe Krisha to himself be the supreme
god. Having started as a human, Krishna is a false god (demon). Krishna's
name comes from the Sanskrit word Krsna meaning black, dark, or
dark blue, as Krishna is normally depicted with blue (or sometimes black)
skin. The normal reason given for this is something along the lines of
"sky is the reflection of Krishna's effulgence". However, various
legends say Krishna's skin turned blue from drinking poisoned water in
order to save humanity after he killed a multi-hooded snake which had
poisoned a river. The blue-black skin that develops from serious cases
of argyria would easily explain it. See colloidal
silver for more information.
Krishna Consciousness. See Hare Krishna.
Kundalini.
Extremely nasty New Age, occult
stuff. Kundalini is a Sanskrit word meaning "coiled" and comes
from the belief that there is a sleeping serpent force coiled at the base
of the spine. For more information see Comparison
between Kundalini and Toronto Movement or Todd
Bentley, Fires of Kundalini. Andrew Strom
has also made some mini documentaries about Kundalini manifestations within
the False Revival Movement, with his
latest
video being the most controversial – and providing some great examples.
Kung Fu.
A martial art that involves five different
basic types of movement, based on the tiger, crane, snake, leopard,
and dragon. Other animals get a look in as well depending on the particular
school.
Kurare, Wadan. Wadan Kurare was the general
manager of the Hermes
Far Eastern Shining cult/scam in Australia. In that role he actively promoted
and defended the scam. He apparently left the
group in 2006.
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