Living with Open Hands (4.0) (Resonant Voices)

THE CULT OF TRUMP  A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control  By Steven Hassan An accessible and in-depth analysis of the president, THE CULT OF TRUMP, reveals that under the right circumstances, even sane, rational, well-adjusted people can be persuaded to believe the most outrageous ideas and leader.  About the author STEVEN HASSAN is a mental-health professional who has been helping people leave destructive cults since 1976, after he was deprogrammed from Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church by his family. He directs the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, a counseling and publishing organization, outside Boston. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and is pursuing a doctorate at Fielding University.  He is the author of four books, Combating Cult Mind Control, Releasing the Bonds, Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs, and The Cult of Trump.  The Freedom of Mind Resource Center www.freedomofmind.com (617) 396-4638 cen

 The Heroic Imagination Today, HIP’s mission is rooted in the findings of social psychological experiments of Asch, Milgram and Zimbardo, among many other. These experiments, as well as myriad heinous acts throughout history, reveal the “banal” side of evil, as described by Hannah Arendt. No one is exempt from the possibility of being coerced by the dark side of human nature. However, the reverse also appears true. The “banality of heroism”, an idea first explored in a 2006 article written by Dr. Zimbardo and Dr. Zeno Franco, is a guide for HIP’s work, suggesting that each and every seemingly ordinary person on this planet is capable of committing heroic acts. From this core belief, the Heroic Imagination Project was born with a mission to use important findings in psychology to equip ordinary people of all ages with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to choose wise and effective acts of heroism during challenging moments in their lives. Lessons for classrooms: https://www