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ICSA Today, Volume 7, No. 1, 2016
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, MA
Book Review Editor
Livia Bardin, MSW
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, MA
Research Coeditors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Point of View -Q&A
William Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Correspondents
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski, PhD
French-Speaking Countries
Guillaume Garih, BA, LLL, JD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Dr. Raffaella Di Marzio
Nordic Countries
Noomi Andemark
Joni Valkila, PhD
Hilde Langvann
Håkan Järvå, MSc Psych
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
News Desk
Editorial Board
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23
The Theory That Won’t Go Away:
An Updated Review of the Role
Hypnosis Plays in Mind Control
Steve K. D. Eichel
31
“Mommy, Did You Get to See
the Dolphins?”
Eva Mackey Meyrat
11
When Endings Are Beginnings:
David’s Story
Jill Mytton
4
Dr. Paul Martin—A Good Leader
and a Wonderful Counselor
Gillie Jenkinson
38
News Desk
8
What Changed My Mind
Camilla Hanke
30
Visual Arts: Fiber Art
Joy Prescott
(left to right) Peter Akerback, Harkan Jarva, Liselotte Frisk, Marianne Englund, and Noomi
Andemark (at podium).
2
Closed Cults, Open Conferences
Steve K. D. Eichel
28
2015 Margaret T. Singer Award
17
Impact on Children of Being
Born Into/Raised in a Cultic
Group
Ashley Allen
34
Correspondents’ Reports
views of ICSA Today’s editors or editorial boards or of ICSA’s directors, advisors, or staff. Groups
analyzed or mentioned in ICSA Today are not necessarily cults, nor are they necessarily harmful.
ICSA Today, Volume 7, No. 1, 2016
Editor-in-Chief
Michael D. Langone, PhD
Associate Editor
Ann Stamler, MA, MPhil
Arts Editor
Diana Pletts, MA
Book Review Editor
Livia Bardin, MSW
Family Editor
Lois Svoboda, MD, LMFT
Member Profiles Editor
Mary O’Connell
Mental Health Editor
Gillie Jenkinson, MA
Research Coeditors
Linda Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Rod Dubrow-Marshall, PhD
Point of View -Q&A
William Goldberg, MSW, LCSW
Correspondents
Austria/Germany
Friedrich Griess
Eastern Europe
Piotr T. Nowakowski, PhD
French-Speaking Countries
Guillaume Garih, BA, LLL, JD
Italy
Dr. Cristina Caparesi
Dr. Raffaella Di Marzio
Nordic Countries
Noomi Andemark
Joni Valkila, PhD
Hilde Langvann
Håkan Järvå, MSc Psych
Spain and Latin America
Luis Santamaria, SThL
Erika Toren, MSEd
News Desk
Editorial Board
Writing Consultant
Sharon Hamm
Bios of ICSA Today editors can be found at
icsahome.com/elibrary/peopleprofiles
International Cultic Studies Association
P.O. Box 2265 • Bonita Springs, FL 34133
Website: icsahome.com
Email: mail@icsamail.com
Phone: 239.514.3081
Fax: 305.393.8193
ISSN: 2154-820X
Printed in the USA
Artists and poets retain copyright
of their works and grant ICSA permission
to reproduce them. Unless otherwise
indicated, all other material copyright
International Cultic Studies Association.
Table of Contents
Note to our readers regarding website addresses (URLs): For all http website addresses, such as
http://www.icsahome.com, ICSA Today uses only the shortened address form without the
http://www (icsahome.com). In all instances when the basic address is other than http, such as https or
ftp, we give the full address. Please keep this in mind when exploring sites mentioned in ICSA Today.
23
The Theory That Won’t Go Away:
An Updated Review of the Role
Hypnosis Plays in Mind Control
Steve K. D. Eichel
31
“Mommy, Did You Get to See
the Dolphins?”
Eva Mackey Meyrat
11
When Endings Are Beginnings:
David’s Story
Jill Mytton
4
Dr. Paul Martin—A Good Leader
and a Wonderful Counselor
Gillie Jenkinson
38
News Desk
8
What Changed My Mind
Camilla Hanke
30
Visual Arts: Fiber Art
Joy Prescott
(left to right) Peter Akerback, Harkan Jarva, Liselotte Frisk, Marianne Englund, and Noomi
Andemark (at podium).
2
Closed Cults, Open Conferences
Steve K. D. Eichel
28
2015 Margaret T. Singer Award
17
Impact on Children of Being
Born Into/Raised in a Cultic
Group
Ashley Allen
34
Correspondents’ Reports
