Lessons In Awareness

Ex-Member Letters

This page contains many, many letters addressed to Diane Muir at the original Lessons in Awareness site, submitted to this site, or taken from the Yahoo support group site.  Personal letters are from ex-members in various states of recovery from TIP.  All letters are re-printed with permission, some have asked to have their names removed for safety reasons. 

Dearest Person Thinking of Joining Training in Power…

…Or Person Thinking of Leaving Training In Power or Person Who Has Left Training in Power and is Wondering What the Fuck Just Happened

I was …

One former Training in Power seeker’s story      

By Germen Terpstra

(Originally posted in two parts)

Part 1

I feel that I came through the experience with Training in Power relatively unscathed – …

Discrimination in Training In Power

This post is from the collective contributions of open circle members, a yahoo support group for those ex-members of the Training In Power Cult.

I have …

“Worming”

By Christiane, Germany

Dear Trainers,

I want you to know, that I burst out laughing, hearing, that we, the ex-members of tip, are accused of sending as …

Update from Christiane

Christiane, Germany

February 11, 2007

In May, it will be 2 years that I freed myself from the cult “Training in Power”.

I feel free and …

Community Resignation Germany

On behalf of the German TIP Community

To: Training in Power

We are standing up for the freedom to be who we are as individuals and …

Letter of Resignation from Training in Power

By Wendy Fuentes

“The very reason they initially sought out the training – to heal from such attack in their past”

As I do not …

Training In Power’s Recklessness With Trauma

Submitted anonymously

The more I’ve done traditional therapy to help deal with the aftermath of being in TIP (which I was skeptical of for a long …

Returning to a semblance of “normal”

Submitted anonymously

Hi there,

As many others I would like to remain anonymous. I have been following your website since you posted it a while back …

Gratitude for the Website

Submitted anonymously

I am so deeply grateful for all of the work, time, patience and passion put into this website. Many of us get off the …

Making Peace with Leaving Training In Power

Submitted anonymously

I’m discovering this is no easy task. Friends in TIP do not understand the depth of indoctrination that is happening to them just as …

False Evidence Appearing Real

Submitted anonymously

Faye is a master at this. She presents False Evidence in such away that it appears real to the students. For example, in Teachers …

The ability to conform does not create or equal community

Submitted anonymously

The ability to conform does not create or equal community. Empowerment and inclusion in community values the individuality of a person. I am more …

All bad is committed by humans… in their humanity

Submitted anonymously

Hey All,

So many amazing posts (on the support group site). Thanks again everybody! Had a few realizations the other day, and wanted to …

Just so happens

I have found myself in relationship with a person who’s sister is in this belief system aka cult.  We both find her negative nature and judgemental …

Insights after taking level 1 twice

Submitted anonymously

I’m going to start with the positives of my experience after taking level 1(twice) as I want to make the point that one of …

An Ex-member’s Story

Even though the best high-tech immunologists in the world were telling me that I was a carrier of a known but rare X-linked genetic mutation that …

Take your money and Run

By Joanna W.

I spent 7 years with training in power, and went to level 6.

It is easy to write a positive review as someone …

A lot of harm done

The most striking thing about all of this is that absolutely nothing in TIP has changed since the first posting many, many years ago. Nothing. No …

Your Soul is Your Own

By Kellie Newton

This letter is intended as a resource for those who are thinking of leaving Training in Power, and as a counter point for those …