Types of cults
Considering that many of the known cults in the late 1960s and early 1970s were religious cults, some people today mistakenly think that all cults are religious.
A cult can be formed around any content; Politics, religion, commerce, arts, self-employment, methods of maintaining health, the contents of scientific novels, psychology, space phenomena, meditation (spiritual contemplation), resin sports, lifestyles related to the environment, etc. Of course, the lack of understanding that all sects are not religious makes many people ignorant of not only the content of sects, but also the extremism of sects – both large and small – that have spread in our society. had.
In fact, the fastest growing sectarian groups today, which compete with religious sects for membership, are those centered around new age thinking and certain self-improvement teachings, lifestyles, or welfare programs. Most likely, they are among the ones that you or your friends have dealt with for a long time, were influenced by them, or maybe even avoided.