Be Scofield

Be Scofield is a prominent cult reporter whose work has led to coverage on Netflix, Dr. Phil, VICE, Playboy, The Guardian, Daily Mail, CNN and elsewhere. UPDATE: The Daily Beast has now published a front page article on this story. UPDATE 5/3: Inside the Crestone Cult Raid that Led
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April 25th, 2021 The Guru Magazine LISTEN BELOW The fast-growing Conspirituality Podcast recently featured a segment on Kaia Ra and Teal Swan on which they relied upon the reporting of Guru Magazine founder Be Scofield. The show, which NXIVM survivor Sarah Edmonson says is her favorite podcast, has garnered widespread
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Kaia Ra says she was raised in a QAnon-like satanic cabal and claims to be a “world-renowned divine oracle.” She sells jewelry she says removes suicidal thoughts and trauma and her followers think she rules over a tribe of cosmic “Sophia Dragons.” Now she’s building a temple in Sedona
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Ronan Farrow has boycotted Dr. Phil since 2016. Bill Burr publicly condemned him, and Al Roker decried his “shameless exploitation.” Mia Farrow called him a “TV talk show predator,” and Rolling Stone calls him a “professional charlatan.” Staff call him abusive. After decades of running toxic workplaces, multiple sexual abuse
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Love Has Won cult leader Amy Carlson, who claims to be Jesus, was kicked off of Kauai after locals protested her cult for three days. Carlson yelled “I”m Pele” at the locals and her members claimed the protestors were practicing voodoo and witchcraft. Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami spoke to
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An Olive Branch finds rape, group sex, and abuses in their investigation into Yogi Bhajan. Cult expert Matthew Remski argues, however, that the report supports Yogi Bhajan’s enablers by including their glowing praise. By Be Scofield TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual and physical abuse. August
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Former employees and students have come forward alleging a pattern of sexual misconduct and abuse by prominent astrologer Tom Lescher known as Kaypacha. By BE SCOFIELD / Bio August 13th, 2020 When Hayley’s friend invited her to be the chef for an astrology retreat with Kaypacha she jumped at the
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UPDATE 5/5: Leader Amy Carlson was found dead Thursday, April 30th in the cult’s home near Crestone. Be Scofield is the author of the new book Hunting Lucifer: One Reporter's Search for Cults and Demons. Her cult reporting is mentioned in the NY Times, Rolling Stone,
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