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Outrageous Betrayal The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exile, by Steven Pressman
Yesterday’s Crimes: The EST Confession
How 'The Wiz' was inspired by a mysterious 'cult'
Lunch with the FT: Werner Erhard News Summary: "60 Minutes" broadcast about Werner Erhard 42 Hours, $500, 65 Breakdowns: My lost weekend with the trademark happy, bathroom-break hating, slightly spooky inheritors of est Greenbrae therapist helps adults who were raised in narcissistic families Whatever happened to ... EST? How money was moved through EST according to public documents Abstracts of Articles in Psychological Journals concerning est and The Forum Werner Erhard sold out Chancellor Says Transformation, Biologists Say Mumbo-Jumbo Coping Not Suffering Why We Love Gurus "Outrageous Betrayal" by Steven Pressman cited in testimony before United States House of Representatives Firm turns to est guru, still slides Soul Revival at the Forum "Book World - Erhard, From est To Worst" Werner Erhard's 1960 Maryland marriage license as "Curt Wilhem Von Savage" Description of the Behavioral Structure of the Training Part 1--Enlightenment in Two Weekends - The est Training Part 2--Description of the behavioral structure of the training Part 3--Description of the behavioral structure of the training Part 4--Description of the behavioral structure of the training Part 5--Description of the behavioral structure of the training Part 6--Description of the behavioral structure of the training Court Order Slee v. Erhard Seminars Leave Firms Divided Mercenary mindbogglers New Age guru goes into hiding Professionals fall prey to New Age gurus Est and Responsibility Self-Help Course Allegedly Shattered a Life Forum training dropped Forum grads say seminars helped them Few agencies interested in est-like program The Guru Scene Guru Erhard Accused of trying to hide assests More Allegations Against est Founder The Sorrows of Werner: For the founder of est, a fresh round of charges Ex-Employees Describe Abuse In Suit Against est's Erhard Motion for sanction by Default against Werner Erhard Heidegger for Fun and Profit 8 Ex-workers at Dekalb Farmers Market settle federal suit 'New Age' Training Suit Against Market Settled Out of Court Workers Challenge 'New Age' Consulting Firms Employees strike back against 'human potential seminars' Employers' 'New Age' Training Programs Lead to Lawsuits Over Workers' Rights Training Course Sparks U.S. Suit By Market Workers Shining the light on hidden link Transformation of est Founder Werner Erhard The Return of Werner Erhard: Guru II Margaret Singer affidavit regarding est Death of Jack Slee Companies Seeking Advice Spawn Host of Consultants New Age Workshops: Superlearning or Psychobabble? The Winds of Werner His Wife and Former Followers Question the Human Potential of Est Guru Werner Erhard A psychotic episode following Erhard Seminars Training. A. C. Higgitt and R. M. Murray. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1983;67(6):436-9.
Jack and Debby Erhard: The est Family, interview Excerpt from US Congressional Committee Hearing June 4, 1979: psychological complications associated with Erhard Seminars Training (est) Encountering Werner Erhard "Let Them Eat EST" - Mother Jones Magazine, December 1978
Getting the Most-est out of a Police Force You Can Read This Article Psychiatric disturbances associated with Erhard Seminars Training: II. additional cases and theoretical considerations November 1977 Est-erical Behaviour? Reports of Psychosis After Erhard Course Psychiatric disturbances associated with Erhard Seminars Training: I. A report of cases March 1977 The Fuhrer Over est "Today Show" Barbara Walters interview with Werner Erhard February 19, 1976 The Power Of Positive Eyewash ''We're Gonna Tear You Down and Put You Back Together"