I received the actual orientation booklet in a Kevin Trudeau newsletter. I sent away for the book, since I was already looking for a book or set of books on the occult in the $200 price range to slap the Watchtower in the face. The book cost me $139.
When I got it, I read the subheadings. There is nothing mystical about it. It simply explains Aristotle and Socrates, and more modern philosophies and integrates them into real life. The book had a section on how to organize one's day for more productivity, and the true source of most personal problems. Most failure is due to dishonesty and/or laziness, of which I too have the usual measure of. They don't have long lists of rules, because they merely want people to think for themselves. The strict deadlines are necessary to weed out any who might put the letter on the "Someday" file--a sign of the very laziness that dooms so many to fail today.
After I got the book, I was asked to send in a reservation for two more volumes. These sell for $100 apiece, and each one builds on the material learned from its predecessor. After one completes the third volume, one qualifies as a member. The "meetings", on the Internet, are free for 12 months. After that, you have to pay dues. But, then again other organizations like labor unions charge dues and initiation fees. This is not a ripoff--if you don't like it, you simply don't pay your dues or reply to the letter when it shows up. Yes, these letters are recyclable in most communities.
I have seen many of the negative comments. Most are from people who have barely opened the book and read a few pages, and prejudged it. These people can and should return it within 90 days for a refund. And the letter may smell like a scam, largely because so many offers that are true scams require quick decisions. But if people would only give it a fair chance and make a good-faith effort to apply just some of the information, they might get some benefit and not think of it as a scam, cult, or other ripoff. This is NOT a scam or ripoff--in fact, the books actually encourage independent thinking. The only losers are those who are too lazy to act, and envy those who do act and reap the benefits.
In a true cult, members are tricked into joining an organization. They use mind control or brainwashing to make the victim feel that the rest of the world is wicked and cut them off from the world. Then they hit the victim with a bunch of rules, and threaten to cut off association with those who are now their only friends. Questioning the cult is forbidden, as is reading material that is critical of it or association with anyone who is an ex-member. If Neo-Tech was like that, then Kevin Trudeau would not be allowed to send orientation booklets with his newsletters, and people would be required to dispose of his books. I have not seen any of this in Neo-Tech. Nor have I seen any bans on reading critical literature (some of which is encouraged on the official site). And I have seen no cases where someone has been a member for several years, who has sincerely tried to do the right thing while a member, who has left because of wrongdoing within the organization and reported poor treatment within the organization. It has been people who got the letter and threw it out, or who got the book and read a few pages and couldn't get past the atheist stand and threw it out. Perhaps, these people should honestly examine the literature, and the nature of most of the complaints. Maybe then they will see the true nature of the literature and benefit some from it.
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