Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2010, Page 133
Joseph Szimhart initiated his work as a cult specialist in 1980 after ending his two-year
devotion to a large New Age sect. He began to work professionally as an intervention
specialist after 1985 on an international scale. From 1985 through 1992 he was chairman of
an interdenominational, cult information organization in New Mexico and lectured
throughout the state. He has written reviews and articles about cultic issues for Skeptical
Inquirer, Cultic Studies Journal, Cultic Studies Review, and other publications. He continues
to consult for the media and maintains a website for information about cults. For family
reasons, he reduced his exit counseling work since 1998 when he began a job with a
psychiatric emergency hospital. Mr. Szimhart continues to pursue his fine art career.
(jszimhart@windstream.net)
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Review, 2010, Volume 9, Number 1,
pages 214-231. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound volume.
This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
Joseph Szimhart initiated his work as a cult specialist in 1980 after ending his two-year
devotion to a large New Age sect. He began to work professionally as an intervention
specialist after 1985 on an international scale. From 1985 through 1992 he was chairman of
an interdenominational, cult information organization in New Mexico and lectured
throughout the state. He has written reviews and articles about cultic issues for Skeptical
Inquirer, Cultic Studies Journal, Cultic Studies Review, and other publications. He continues
to consult for the media and maintains a website for information about cults. For family
reasons, he reduced his exit counseling work since 1998 when he began a job with a
psychiatric emergency hospital. Mr. Szimhart continues to pursue his fine art career.
(jszimhart@windstream.net)
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Review, 2010, Volume 9, Number 1,
pages 214-231. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound volume.
This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
