TwinRay Cult: Secretly Dosing Devout Followers to Sell Them Expensive Magic Merch

Demetria is a survivor of an Oregon New Age group called TwinRay. She describes her journey into spirituality after reading Eckhart Tolle's works and being drawn to an online guru who claimed to have achieved spiritual liberation and later claimed he wasn’t even human. He introduced a woman (a former actress) to the leadership and claimed they were 'twin rays' with special spiritual knowledge. Demetria paid these self appointed Gurus $17,000 extra for life coaching and they put her on an all-fruit and charcoal pudding diet for 6 months, on top of charging $9,000 retreats where attendees were given a mysterious 'elixir’, later discovered to be DM.T. Once everyone was in an elevated state and under the influence, they would then make sales pitches for expensive products and future retreats. It was clear that the Twin Rays were living in luxury while their followers were exploited, used for labor, and not given a second thought. Follow Demetria on Substack: Demetriam.substack.com We want to meet you in real life! Come adventure with us on our 2nd C2C VACATION! Click here to go to the official booking page: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-amer... Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel!    / @cultstoconsciousnessclips   Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.f... Patreon   / cultstoconsciousness   Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness   / cultstoconsciousness   Host Instagram @sheliseann   / sheliseann   Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_   / jonathan.rosales_   TikTok @cults.to.consciousness   / cults.to.consciousness   Twitter @cultstocon   / cultstocon   Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:24 Demetria's chiIdhood as the eldest of immigrant parents in a strict Greek Orthodox household 00:06:44 How reading this book changed Demetria's mindset 00:11:56 How looking to external authorities for guidance can be h*rmful 00:15:05 How Demetria got involved with the cult 00:18:47 Who Babaji is and where he comes from 00:19:38 Demetria's first red flag moment and how the cult was able to shut down Demetria's doubt 00:21:43 Twin Ray, explained 00:23:45 Who these leaders were before they started this cult 00:27:19 How the leaders made money from their followers 00:28:42 What the retreats were like with their special elixir 00:32:15 Lack of informed consent in the group 00:34:09 What the ceremonies were like 00:37:35 How this dr*g and lack of care during and after use affected Demetria 00:40:29 Why they chose to sell members these special items during and after the ceremonies 00:42:50 What the leaders actually believe according to Demetria 00:45:10 How they treated their employees and the horrible living conditions of later retreats 00:49:43 What they offered as perks for a mentorship in exchange for $17,000 00:54:10 What the mentorship was like and new restrictions around food 01:02:25 Demetria's physical healing journey with medical intuitives 01:04:56 The meditation session that led to Demetria's departure and connection with others who had left 01:07:36 What types of people attended the retreats 01:08:46 Demetria's experience finally leaving the cult and she began to trust herself again 01:11:49 Demetria's family's knowledge about her involvement in a cult 01:13:08 Trusting your intuition to know when something isn't right for you 01:16:56 Honoring your intuition while also using modern science and medicine 01:20:00 Why Demetria changed her name 01:21:04 How Demetria is doing now and her journey with trusting herself 01:25:43 Linda, listen *Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.*