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My approach aims to understand a phenomenon, not to define whether a cult is "good" or "bad."

— Jean-François Mayer

Mon approche vise a comprendre un phénomène, pas à définir si une secte est "bonne" ou "mauvaise".

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This is a far cry from the humility of saints and true spiritual masters. The Solar Temple sinks into illusion, and its pride leads it to nothingness: believing themselves to be gods, its blinded followers follow the Pied Piper in a macabre dance and rush to their deaths.

Les Mythes du Temple Solaire (1996)

I sometimes tell these interlocutors that I am not insensitive to what they are going through, for I, too, have had my own journey and experiences, albeit in a different context. And I realize that this helps me to understand better: it's time to say a few words about it.

Confessions d'un chasseur de sectes (1990)

As soon as this became known, on that crazy October day in 1994, I had to face a journalistic tidal wave the likes of which I could never have imagined: hundreds of news agencies, newspapers, radio stations, and television stations from all over the world tried to call my home and workplace or ring my doorbell to question me.

Les Mythes du Temple Solaire (1996)

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