I find it absolutely ridiculous that sections of the media are calling Universal Medicine a cult and Serge Benhayon a cult leader – how far away are they from the reality of who Serge is, and how Universal Medicine contributes to society?
When I was nine years old my family joined a cult my uncle started. My uncle (the cult leader) was a well known and respected medical doctor practising in Melbourne who decided his time would be better spent inciting fear, intimidation and paranoia amongst a group of people who were lost and searching for an escape from life. When I reflect on this time it brings up such feelings of paralysing fear, debilitating confusion and total lack of self – this is true abuse. I remember my uncle used to say he was higher up than Jesus.
Through my nine year-old eyes I remember observing this fat, white-haired man, who felt so angry and intimidating, and thinking – Jesus represents LOVE and this man is so far from LOVE, so what is he really representing? Unfortunately, I felt my parents would not listen to my view so I never expressed it, but with hindsight I know now I felt the truth while my parents did not.
I spent my weeknights and weekends going to these strange meetings with my parents and younger brothers where we observed chanting, meditation and the channelling of energy. My brothers and I were encouraged to join in the meditation and I clearly remember feeling it was bizarre. I was meant to stare into the light of a candle and go into the ‘white light’, and while my uncle chanted something, I was meant to lose myself. I watched a lady go into a trance and become a totally different person – it was truly frightening and felt so unnatural. I knew I did not want to experience that ever, but I lived in paralysing fear that it would happen. This is when the nightmares started, and an eerie feeling of spirits being around while I went to sleep.
Along with the paralysing fear, there was the harsh judgment of the outside world and exclusion from people I had known. Although I was still allowed to live at home and go to my Catholic school, I was told everyone else was evil and to stay away or I would be influenced and become evil too. The tragic thing was that when I looked outside the cult group there were so many people in the real world who I truly loved, and I felt loved me. I remember not being allowed to see my grandmother, who I loved dearly, because she was “absolute evil” and an “energy sucker” and I had to protect myself from her. This was devastating.
There were also predictions that the world was going to end and some people, i.e. the cult members, would get to move on to another world, and everyone else would just cease to exist because they were like robots – he called them “non-permanent atom beings” – catchy, isn’t it? The most hilarious thing was that every time my uncle predicted a date, nothing would happen. He would then say it was because we weren’t ready, then move it to another date in the future. I can laugh at it now but at the time I was anxious and absolutely terrified: I was too young to die and so confused about why God would want to kill so many people. The thing is, this energy wasn’t from God – it was just the ravings of an empty man. Other people in the group felt this tension also, and I remember a couple in their 70s drove their car off a bridge and died so they didn’t have to wait for the end of the world.
My body began to react to this state of constant terror and unknowing. I started having stomach issues, sleeplessness, and I created bizarre rituals to ensure I was good and got to move on to the new world. I became so controlling of myself and my behaviour – perfection was my new name. I lost my innocence, my freedom to be a child and the feeling that I was good, un-harming and safe. I totally lost the real me.
When I was nearly 11 my uncle moved to America to continue his work, and without his dominating influence my father decided this cult stuff was just too far away from Catholicism for him, so back we went to the Catholic church. We spent the rest of my childhood being devout Catholics – we had so much to repent for in my father’s eyes. I guess he felt like he could sweep away all the harm that was done by going to church every Sunday and having a friendship with our local priest.
So, my reason for expressing the above (apart from it feeling amazing to be so open and exposed), is to illustrate the differences between a real cult and its cult leader, and to critically discern what Universal Medicine is and what Serge Benhayon represents. The following points illustrate the key differences between what I experience now, and what I experienced as a child:
- Serge Benhayon has never said he is above anyone. It is actually the exact opposite: he always talks about how we are all equal and we are all equally the sons of God. This makes sense to me.
- There is no fear, no predictions of the world going to end, no channelling or bizarre occurrences – just presentations that are easily applicable to real life and are about being committed to living in the world and fully part of society.
- There is no judgment of other people’s choices, but an allowing for everyone to choose how their life is for themselves.
- There is no mandate to avoid people in society, and absolutely no segregation – there is actually the exact opposite.
- Serge’s presentations are about reconnecting to the love that we all naturally are, healing your stuff and bringing more love, self-nurturing, harmony, stillness and commitment to your life.
- There are no rules, only the freedom to discern whether or not what Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine present feels true and makes sense to you.
- If you decide what Serge presents doesn’t make sense to you, there is no judgment; no one follows up on your decisions or intimidates you to conform.
At 37 years of age I am now choosing to be more open to love and to take responsibility for healing all the hurts and patterns I created in my childhood. I have re-connected to my essence, live more simply than ever before, and connect to people with an openness and love that I have not experienced for a long time – and I do all these things without perfection. The most confirming thing for me, is that to reconnect to the love I naturally am, feels like absolute truth in my body.
In a real cult, like the one I experienced as a child, your natural connection with your essence is lost, and there is an enforced mandate to use practices to ensure this disconnection continues; neither are you asked to find your own truth and live it in full. Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite.
By Bianca
The Truth about Serge Benhayon 
Thank you for sharing what a true cult is, and how harmful that was, a very far reach from Universal Medicine.
I have never experienced a cult, there must be something people get out of living in a communion, secluded from the world – yep it can get difficult at times: stressful relationships, hard work and all of it, but it is our learning to remain part of this world and engage with it in full. I cannot imagine myself going onto a desert island and secluding myself, I would get bored very very quickly.
The ultimate compare and contrast. What a horrific experience for a child to have and so spiritually and psychologically abusive as to fritz someone’s own radar to such a degree they suicide. That is clearly and simply a socially harmful disempowering group.
It is ludicrous and beyond that the media continues the worn out lies of Universal Medicine as in any way a cult – which as you so simply show it is the polar opposite of. Universal Medicine (UM) empowers, supports clear self discernment and absolute agency in life. Prior to UM my children attended an ‘alternative’ school seperate and aloof from society, we barely mixed with anyone outside the school circles, and the many dogmas and beliefs were in retrospect stifling and disempowering. It took meeting Serge Benhayon to open my eyes to the possibility I was cloistering my children away from a society I judged and essentially disempowering them to simply have the resources to deal with whatever ‘mainstream’ life might have in store. Thanks to Serge Benhayon I removed my children from the cult like school and they completed their schooling in the regular local state school – our friendship circle diversified hugely – we opened back to life.
As you say Bianca – the absolute polar opposite of ‘cult’ – UM actually integrated us back into the midst of life and broadened our outlook beyond measure.
Universal Medicine is the polar opposite of a “cult”, ‘It is ludicrous and beyond that the media continues the worn out lies of Universal Medicine as in any way a cult – which as you so simply show it is the polar opposite of.’
As you say Kate, Universal Medicine empowers us and supports clear self discernment, it supports us all to become the amazing beings we truly are.
Sharing a deep level of Love is such a simple approach to life and to understand how to live in a way that continues to build a deepening level of Love is the most humble and glorious way to expand our lives.
“Inciting fear, intimidation and paranoia amongst a group of people who were lost and searching for an escape from life” – this sounds like how so many products are being marketed and sold these days.
In the cult of creation, the life we have created on this planet, we are lost, we want to conform and fit in, we fear being different and if we step out side of the box, we get slapped down. It is only a world such as this that would call Universal Medicine a cult. The tricks of creation to tar something with the brush of lies and deceit. and controlling.
If it were not for the ‘cult tag’ and the predictable media frenzy that this unsurprisingly stirs up, the brutal attacks on Universal Medicine would be seen for the religious vilification that they are – vilification that happens every day to good people regardless of whether they are part of Universal Medicine or not.
I am sure you could add a lot more to this Bianca given the chance to write more about how Universal Medicine is the antithesis of a cult. The media and other bodies still claim we are but there has not been a true inquiry into Universal Medicine operations and how the student body lives. You would have to ask why this has been the case? Is there some truth to find?
Bianca, I love the raw honesty you share with on your blog. In 10 years of knowing Serge Benhayon he continues to offer the importance of NOT escaping from life, but to live with commitment, purpose and true expression in every way in every day. This is how humanity retrieves and heals its painful separation from the essence of love within – it will never be found seeking outside of ourselves and getting lost in a plethora of distractions to escape from life.
“My uncle (the cult leader) was a well known and respected medical doctor practising in Melbourne who decided his time would be better spent inciting fear, intimidation and paranoia amongst a group of people who were lost and searching for an escape from life”.
How quickly the use of the word ‘cult’ brings up anxiety or fear in people and societies – the inner voice of truth and discernment is overridden in order to be swept up in the collective energy of judgment and condemnation, without even knowing the people concerned in person. Serge Benhayon is the complete opposite to everything this blog exposes about real cults.
When the word cult is used, it is used to harm and it is used because someone else is actively choosing not to understand the choices of another. This is easy to do when what is said, or what is presented is taken out of context or out of the whole that it is presented it.
With the possible hope that if you throw enough mud some will stick? But when the Loving truth is shared and lived the mud will have absolutely no affect on those who are solid in their Livingness.
There is also the issue around money….there are organisations that are forever asking you or coercing you into giving money to them, trying to persuade you that your families are not good for you and to leave all your money, when you die, to them. Universal Medicine does no such thing, in fact the requests for donations are fare less frequent than many other outfits, including charities, that I have known or know. There are no advertising techniques to try and get you to subscribe or donate either and certainly no cold calling. Universal Medicine, like any decent company or business, leaves you alone to decide for yourself whether you want to support it or not.
In the end we can either discern the energy of what is true or not or choose to ignore or dismiss what we are feeling as it provides some sense of belonging, acceptance or approval.
What I can feel from your account is the imposition of someone’s beliefs in a way that is diminishing of another. In the 16 years of knowing Serge Benhayon, I have not once felt any kind of superiority or knowing better, but rather the consistent message that we all equally have access to the same wisdom…a very different story.
Absolutly right what you‘ve written Janet!
I have never felt any push or better knowledge from Serge, only a deep understanding and Appreciation!!
Your experience as a child must have been very frightening and from the word go you could feel how this did not feel loving and supportive. Bianca this experience would have given you a clear knowing on what was and what felt true for you and confirmed to you that we feel everything. We simply know what it and isn’t true, even if nothing is said.
We live in a world where the truth is known by us all and yet hardly any of us live it or express it.
That UM is not a cult is crystal clear. That there are those who would like it to be because this is their alibi to resist to what it offers them (evolution) one is also crystal clear. What is obscure is why people do choose freely to associate to bizarre people, to do bizarre things, on their own accord? Why do people join cults? Having said that, what is also crystal clear is that people have the right to associate with whom the feel. So, joining cults is on their shoulders and no one else. They are responsible for, no one else is.
We are products of the energy that we are aligned to and so will do whatever we’re impulsed to do without question. That includes joining a cult or serving God both are directions that are given to us by one of two consciousnesses although it needs stating that ‘serving God’ can be instructed by either the pranic consciousness or the fiery consciousness and both are worlds apart.
One thing that stands out when reading this is how cult leaders use fear to control people and prey on people who want to follow others. In all the years I have known Serge Benhayon there has not been one ounce of trying to control anyone let alone encourage people to follow him, in fact quite the opposite.
It is the same for me Julie and while it can be at times infuriating that another will not ‘do it for you’ it is indeed an act of great love to not let another give their power away to you as so many of us are otherwise quick to do.
This is a great example of a cult, one that creates separation and fear. My experience with Universal Medicine is the complete opposite. It has been one that has gradually been undoing the separation that has been trained into me by society. The separation of men and women, classes, cultures, beliefs, smart and dumb etc. All this is accepted in the big cult we live in every day. Universal Medicine consistently presents that we are all one and there is no separation except that which we falsely create.
Thank you for sharing your experience of a ‘cult’ what stuck out for me where these words that you used
“When I reflect on this time it brings up such feelings of paralysing fear, debilitating confusion and total lack of self ”
When I reflect back on the years I have been attending Universal Medicine it is one of deep appreciation that I have been supported to look at my self worth issues and heal them. This has then given me a completely different platform to live my life. And everyone benefits from my family, friends, work colleagues, to everyone I meet.
Thank you for being so open and willing to share your experiences with a real cult. This shows that what Serge Benhayon is presenting is so far removed from the actions of a cult and a cult leader.
“In a real cult, like the one I experienced as a child, your natural connection with your essence is lost, and there is an enforced mandate to use practices to ensure this disconnection continues”. We could say then that by that definition of a cult just about every organisation/religion/educational institution etc in society is a cult because no existing system in the world encourages us to connect with our essence. The only organisation that I have ever come across that tells you about your essence and gives you up front, the very tool that supports you to connect with that essence, is Universal Medicine. Universal Medicine is therefore leading the way in how to live true to the kingdom of God that lives within us.
This sentence for me sums up the difference between, in your words Bianca, a ‘real cult’ and Universal Medicine. “In a real cult, like the one I experienced as a child, your natural connection with your essence is lost,” and from what you have shared I can see why this happens. In absolute contrast, Universal Medicine endlessly offers a wonderful range of healing modalities and workshops to support you to reconnect to your essence, the true you who has often been buried to fit in with today’s deleterious societal beliefs. If Universal Medicine is a cult and Serge Benhayon was a cult leader there would be no way that I would have anything to do with them, but for the last 13 years I have been a very willing student and will continue to be until the end of this life.
When we are connected with our essence no part of us would want to be in any sort of group/organisation etc that did not feel true. That is why living from our essence is the ultimate lie detector.
Thanks Bianca, your description of the characteristics of a cult are the direct opposite of my experience of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon. The truth of any experience is also in the outcome, as you described the group your family was a part of led to intense distress for you as a child, whereas the experience with Universal Medicine has led to a healing of past trauma for you, and a reconnection back to the essence of love within yourself, as well as an ability to be open with all and to feel and express your love in all of your relationships.
I sometimes want to put Serge Benhayon on a pedestal, or make him better than me, or that he has something special that I don’t. But all of that is just not true, it is me not really wanting to take full responsibility for the fact that we are all equal, that there are no pedestals, and there is nothing more special about Serge Benhayon than there is me, or anyone else in this world. He absolutely inspires me to want to live more of me, and has always clearly stated and lives in a way that we are all equal.
it is like chalk and cheese your experiences of being in a cult and being a student of Universal Medicine. I felt a bit stressed reading what happened to you as a child as it felt like a horrendous experience, and quite terrifying for a young child. Then reading your experience of Universal Medicine, there was a lightness and an openness with nothing wanting to be attached to me reading it, quite free whereas the cult was very imposing. Thank you for sharing.
Deep down you knew that living the way you were made to live as child was not true for you and you felt it to the ‘bone’ with the nightmares and then seeing and knowing that what was happening around you was not the people you knew, but that there was something driving them. How beautiful to then come to the work as presented by Serge Benhayon, and feel the difference, the complete opposite, the presence of true equality, love and care and deep respect for everyone, as well as an energetic understanding of what is happening in our world. What a blessing – and with your life experience, now that you have found the truth, you will never leave this behind.
Wow, Bianca, this is incredible! Thank you so much for sharing – and in this you totally show the fact that Universal Medicine is far from a cult, in fact it is the complete opposite of a cult. Your experience and your sharing is invaluable!
Cults have a supply and a demand side. On the demand side, we have people who walk in life totally in dis-association with their bodies who are willing to use their right of freedom of association to confirm that dis-association is the way to go. They are way too familiarized with making choices that are harmful to themselves. Joining a cult is just another one. They are not innocent and bear full responsibility for their choices as everybody else does. No more, no less. They are simply exercising their fundamental rights….to harm themselves. On the supply side, there are organizations/people who are willing to supply what such people are looking for. If we understand the demand and supply side of cults, this makes crystal clear that Universal Medicine has nothing to do with a cult. It is not a place for people who wants to be confirmed in their dis-associational way.
‘The most confirming thing for me, is that to reconnect to the love I naturally am, feels like absolute truth in my body.’ – me too, Bianca, as soon as I read something Serge Benhayon had written on the Universal Medicine website I felt I already knew everything he was saying, not from understanding the words, but from feeling the energy in what he was saying. It was like coming home, to me and everyone else.
Fantastic sharing Bianca and just goes to show how discerning you have to be in day to day life with everything and, everyone.
‘Cult’ is an easy label to throw at an organisation if you wish to damage their reputation and turn people away from them. This exposes how vulnerable we are in relying solely on word-based expression. Once we reconnect to our feelings and innate ability to sense, we have more tools we can rely on to discern whether what is said is the truth or not. In this instance, it is a lie. Universal Medicine is an amazing organisation that has helped and supported so very many people have more loving and fulfilling lives. This is very clear to those who allow themselves to have a proper insight into its work.
Wow what an experience and total contrast, Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are completely open and transparent, there is no obligation and attendance is always a choice.
“Serge’s presentations are about reconnecting to the love that we all naturally are, healing your stuff and bringing more love, self-nurturing, harmony, stillness and commitment to your life.” Serge Benhayon presents what he lives, he walks the talk and talks the walk.
Thank you for this sharing Bianca. I can feel the coldness and controlling stance of your Uncle’s behaviour and the beliefs he imposed upon you all. There is nothing like this coming from Serge Benhayon, as you quite rightly say it is just the opposite.
Wow Bianca you are the perfect person to expose the lies that Universal Medicine is a cult. First hand experience of what it was like to live under a man who was void of love, to meeting a man who is all about love. The difference is clearly exposed in your blog.
It has always struck me as bizarre that any group of people would think of themselves as special and chosen and that they will go to a certain place that all others are excluded from after their death. This erroneous and arrogant belief does not just apply to smaller groups but in the case of Judaism, to an established religion which thinks of its flock as the ‘chosen people’.
In fact Serge Benhayon is the most humble, non arrogant person I have met, ‘Serge Benhayon has never said he is above anyone. It is actually the exact opposite: he always talks about how we are all equal and we are all equally the sons of God.’ Absolutely.
What you experienced as a young child under the influence of your uncle’s cult Bianca was horrendous, thank you for so honestly sharing your experience of what a cult is like.
It is without question that there are organisations/groups in existence that absolutely suppress the essence of people: conventional religion being a great example of this as well as the group that you described from your childhood Bianca. It is very obvious that Universal Medicine is the direct opposite to this. Nowhere has any religion, school, university, group told me that before I embark on any study that I need to know that I am a Son of God, equally so and that I need to know this fact because it is not about discovering it at the end but knowing it from the start. Universal Medicine presents who we are first and foremost and from there it is about discarding all the things we have taken on that prevents us from know that truth. This is true freedom and liberation.
The labels and throwaway/dismissive sayings that have been attributed to Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon are merely to keep a media storm in operation and not produce actual reporting with integrity with a story or re-telling of something that could change many people’s lives. It’s clear that the thousands of people who know Serge and listen to his teachings would absolutely give a testimony of the amazing integrity, service and inspiration they have received from Serge Benhayon so the interests of media here are clear…. ‘do not tell the truth’
I can relate to much of what you say Bianca, although never was forced to join a cult, my experience with the christian churches as a child and at school, first time there was an inital excitement that I was going to meet Jesus, then somewhat of a dismay when I met the priest walking up the aisle, that this man was so very far from what i knew Jesus to be, and ever since a constant let down that all that purported to be of truth was such a far cry from the truth as I knew in my heart – and the disappointment continued right up until the day I met Serge Benhayon.
It’s super important to expose cults and the harm they unleash on its victims. It’s more widespread than it is really known hence the secrecy. The fact it is hidden or kept away in compounds exposes the fact of the deceitful ways. Universal Medicine has an open door policy. You are free to be yourself and ask as many questions as you can muster up. This is true freedom and more than you see in today’s institutionalised religions.
To bring such a blight to a man who lives and presents the only known way to truly support humanity to heal is a reflection of the arrogance many live in, as to not at the very least consider what Serge Benhayon represents is to instead entrench humanity into the continued suffering humanity finds itself in today.
There is no substitute for lived experience. Your insight reveals that great harm can be done when people choose to give their power away to someone or something. Serge Benhayon provides a living example of what is possible when we connect to our own absolute wisdom. Serge has shown me that when I connect to what I know to be true I can no longer be fooled by anyone or anything.
‘There is no substitute for lived experience’. What a great line of truth Leonne.
Bianca, thank you so much for sharing this so openly. All I can say is that my experiences of Universal Medicine match yours I am proud of the changes I have made in my life inspired by the Benhayon family and many of the students. I watch and listen carefully, I observe what is going on in my body and make changes that support me. In my 13 years as a student I have seen that everyone’s journey is unique and forever evolving. I am a person who loves following rules and have tried to seek out the rules so I could obey them and be a good student however this backfires as her is no such thing.
Bianca what you went through would be terrifying for any child let alone the harm an adult feels from being part of a cult such as your uncle’s. The difference as you have clearly felt and stated is that a cult is about crushing the connection to your essence whereas Universal Medicine’s teachings are all focussed on developing and expanding the connection to our essence and the joy that is felt when we re-connect.
Thank you for sharing Bianca, growing up under those circumstances must have been very intense and are indeed nothing like Universal Medicine.
Awesome sharing. Thank you Bianca.
Absolutely brilliant Bianca. Thank you for sharing with the authority of your essence and soul, on what Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine bring and represent, and what an actual cult will try to annihilate in us. Universal Medicine and actual cults could not be more apart.
What you have shared here from your understanding of the Teachings of Universal Medicine are so true Bianca. Having been raised as a Catholic the levels of indoctrination from a young age where I was never seen as an equal but constantly striving to be like ‘God stayed with me into adulthood. The ‘us’ and ‘them’ mentality was often used and I remember vividly starting university after attending private Catholic schooling and was shocked at being surrounded by non-religious people who had another way of living that was not in the same view as mine. What Serge Benhayon reflects is the highest levels of integrity for the individual to live and learn from their own choices. The teachings are there for all and this can be shared or ignored from ones own calling. This blog is a deeper understanding in how we can identify all groups as the same yet the livingness of the person stands out a mile. In this case Serge Benhayon walks the talk and continues to inspire me daily.
A true Son of God knows he/she is no different to any other, which includes every person here on Earth, there is simply the choice of whether to live and walk with an absolute knowing of our innate divinity or whether to walk a truncated expression of this as a ‘son of man’. Either is fine as it does not change the fact that in essence we are all one and the same but just with the free will to make our own choices in this sphere of life.
Thank you Bianca, the contrast you describe couldn’t be more stark. If Universal Medicine is a cult, then so is every club, organisation and religious movement on the planet. I have never come across a more loving, supportive, embracing, inspiring, genuine, transparent and honest organisation in my 50+ years of life.
Thank you for presenting the facts about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine Bianca.
I belonged to a cult once. Looking back, if was full of bizarre rituals that at the time I just took for normal. We would all wear the exact same clothing, but with numbers on our back as the only way of identifying ourselves. We had to meet 3 times per week to engage in our religious activities. Often there was alcohol involve at the end of these sessions, and at times unruly behaviour. When there were many of us gathered together, we would sometimes get so aroused in our zealotry, we would say and do things to others we would not ordinarily do. Sometimes it even got violent, and there were times I saw others go over the edge and completely lose themselves. Rather than give us cause for concern, we simply wrote such things off as white line fever, and just excused it as being part of the experience. Our cult was actually very popular, and the papers focussed on us quite a bit, for a few of us had in time become celebrities of sorts. Some of the publicity was good, some was bad, and we were lucky that we had quite a few journalists that were on our side. You may have even heard of it – we called it Sport.
The Way of the Livingness as presented by Serge Benhayon is what it is all about for me. How I choose to be with myself and with others is what matters and the more I make life about my livingness committing to myself and others, I can feel and see that being a student of Universal Medicine is not an issue. If there was an issue which has been in the past it was because I made Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine better than everyone and everything else and people could feel that. It really is about the relationship I have with myself.
What is the fear we live with with the word “cult”. As someone said to me the other day, “isn’t a cult just a group of like minded people”. If someone has a ‘cult’ following it has more of the true meaning of cult in it then it someone labels you as belonging to one. We have had a bad experience with something that was labelled as a cult and now anything that is even spoken about in the same nature brings back those memories. I’m not going to say what is and what isn’t a cult, this article supports that but what I will say don’t believe what people say from something they heard. I would rather and experience has taught me to get the story from the source and that way I can clearly make up my own mind. How many times have you had an image of something or someone only to find out when you meet them that it’s not true. The way we use cult has the same impact and so it’s time for us to have a look deeper.
Brilliant. It could not be more black and white. Thanks Bianca!
Thank you for sharing your experiences Bianca thats some up bringing! Amazing you were able to see through the lies and know in your heart what was true.
Such a great comment Samantha, and so true – what an amazing woman Bianca is!
I’ve never been exposed to any cults so I very much enjoyed reading about your experience Bianca. As far as the allegations made against Universal Medicine, they couldn’t be further from the truth.
It is awesome to read about the difference between the cult experience you experienced as a child and that of Universal Medicine.
What a blessing that you have such first hand experience that is now, in this writing, printed for all to read, and from such, feel the absolute love and honor that is the work of Serge Benhayon.
An extraordinary story that is nothing short of a blessing to share. There is no doubt that the media can and does prefer to choose sensationalising whatever it can to spark emotion and moral panic but it does so at the expense of the truth and of those who like yourself have actually experienced what a cult is. Thank you for highlighting what Universal Medicine is about and how far it is from what it is accused of.
Hello Bianca and it must be great for you to write about this, I know it’s great for me to hear about things like this and how I can relate it to my childhood and also how I raise my children. As you are saying at 9 you were seeing things that others weren’t and so if you support children with a space to share what they feel then they step into supporting us all in this way. It shows how important we all are in the world, no matter your age and also how important it is to support children to share things they feel. After all we all grow up.
We do not often credit how wise and knowing children are, and how you at 9 clearly discerned that where you and your family were was not true and in fact harmful and bizarre. Thank you for sharing your story.
I find it very interesting how the word energy gets used for different situations, which can sometimes be about suiting the needs of one person over and above the truth of the word.
Its a horrible term really, and when you look back through history you find it was actually used as a tool of propaganda to incite fear and distrust against those whose religious viewpoints differed to that of mainstream religion. There are those who do not agree with the religious and life philosophy presented by Serge Benhayon, and that is fine. But what I find remarkable is that rather than attempt to dissect the philosophy in any meaningful way, such critics (if you can call them that) have merely resorted to the emotive tactic of labelling Universal Medicine a cult, summarily because it presents a religious philosophy that cannot be attributed to mainstream religion, and because it is a philosophy primarily presented by one man’s teachings, even though by his own admission, Serge Benhayon’s teachings are not his own but find their roots in the very same teachings by others through history – from Blavatsky and Bailey through to Plato, Pythagoras, Sidartha Guatama and Yeshua. That aside, the mere fact that protagonists attempt to label Universal Medicine a cult rather than engage in a meaningful discussion based upon a proper analysis of its principles betrays the fact that they are not serious critics, but rather simply emotive driven bullies hiding behind the tag of skeptics, a term designed to create the illusion that somehow they are intellectual and reasoning thinkers, when in truth they are nothing more than trolls with their own agenda.
The cult idea, is about separation from others, this is the opposite of what Universal Medicine express’s and shares and I know the difference. I have observed, closed groups in school, work, sports, families, friends, religions, hobbies, fashion, music… etc…this is not how Serge Benhayon or Universal Medicine operates, fact.
Thank you for sharing the absolute separation, isolation and fear mongering of a cult life and following an actual cult leader. How terrifying for you as a child to not have one person close to you that could see through the evil in front of them while they were under the influence of your Uncle. Serge represents the complete opposite, continually inspiring anyone he meets to truly be themselves, and he reflects heaven through the joy, love, commitment and harmony he lives, breathes and walks every day.
My parents were Russian Orthodox and, as this was not offered as one of the religions in scripture classes at primary school, I was given the opportunity to sample the others so I could then choose the one I would like to attend. They were all basically teaching the same thing so I chose the ‘best looking’ pastor who felt gentle and kind. I can recall feeling the self-conscious pangs of being the odd one, not being normal and having to fit in, but now I appreciate the blessing I was given as it gave me an insight into the similar thread that runs through most religions and left me open to exploring other possibilities as they presented. Eventually I attended what I believed to be a philosophy school, however, despite loving learning about eastern religion and philosophy there was something very controlling about the head of the school and a lot of rules and practices that just didn’t sit right with me but I simply over-rode and ignored them for 5 years until I could not ignore what I was feeling any longer and made a very good choice to leave. I later learned that I had actually been in a cult. During all my past experiences I was never “asked to find your own truth and live it in full.” It was not until I came to Universal Medicine that for the first time in my life I heard Serge Benhayon present this undeniable truth.
Universal Medicine presentations are so down to earth, so easily applicable to everyday life, and are really enjoyable to attend. Of all the organisations and businesses I have attended, this one offers absolute integrity. And, of every workshop and self help avenue I have explored in the past, this is the only one I have had such success and long lasting results with changes to my health and wellbeing. Universal Medicine is most definitely not a cult, in fact the workshops are a lot of fun to attend.
Thank you Bianca for sharing so honestly your childhood experience of being in a cult and as you show Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are the total opposite of all that a cult is. I can relate to what Gabriele shared about the Catholic Church I well remember as a child hearing sermons by visiting missionaries about hell fire and brimstone instilling fear in me as a child.
I found the teachings of the Catholic Church just as frightening as what you describe from the cult you were made to be a part of – all I ever heard was about hell, purgatory, martyrs, sins, a valley of tears and repentance. Should that be x-rated?
Thank you so much Bianca to share so open and honestly your experience with a real cult. How you describe it is exactly how my own pictures of a real cult are and that is really far away from my own experience with Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon.
The word cult conjures images of lost people, with no sense of self. I have not met a single person in ten years of working with Universal Medicine who matches that image.
My understanding of a Cult is that you actually live on some sort of compound behind large front gates that are heavily guarded to stop outsiders from entering. There is absolutely none of that wth Universal Medicine, everyone is free to come and go as they please. Even unsavoury characters posing as someone else are free to enter. Nothing is hidden and all of Universal Medicine’s workshops and presentations are totally transparent and open for all. No smoke and mirrors here, just absolute love, truth and deep loving commitment to the all.
Sharing your experience Bianca surely illustrates and confirms that Universal Medicine is no cult and Serge Benhayon no cult leader. The offering that is given is a path back to our own true origins which is love as you have described.
One of the most important things that I have learnt from the teaching from Universal Medicine is to discern energy, as you have shared from your experience Bianca being in a real cult is all about fear and being less than another whereas what Universal Medicine represents is far from that as it felt in our bodies the level of integrity, love, respect and equality for all so to call it a cult is totally far from the truth.
It is an utter lie to call Universal Medicine a cult. Thank you Bianca for sharing your experience of what a real cult is which is the absolute complete opposite to everything that Universal Medicine represents.
Wow Bianca, the final paragraph says it all and every word before it provides a rock solid foundation for the truth to be felt. When we understand that true cults seek to disconnect us from our essence we begin to see that almost every institution we encounter is actually cult like. Television, education, most religions – you name it – all of these things tell us we are not enough. How absolutely bizarre it is that the one man and organisation that truly supports us to set ourselves free and connect to who we are is labelled a cult.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your experience of the manipulative, controlling abuse of being forced to be part of a cult channeling oppressive energy. It feels very dark. Your experiences of being a student of Universal Medicine and the presentations of Serge Benhayon sharing the Ageless Wisdom with a freedom to choose in every moment is true light. The light exposes the shadows of the dark.
It is so easy to spread lies about another across the internet, to try to do damage to someone’s reputation, such has been attempted against Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, however the truth is there for anyone who chooses to know it. It is worth taking the time to meet Serge, to listen to his presentations and discern the truth for oneself – just as so many thousands have done already.
If we can bring up children knowing love and true equalness, honouring and allowing them to express what they feel and not to impose ideals and beliefs upon them, then we would have generation who simply could never fall prey to the machinations and manipulations of another individual or institution, who seeks to coerce, control by fear, dogma, blackmail or bullying. Imagine a generation of children and young adults who are not afraid to speak their truth and who would not accept abuse or give their power away to another – and anyone can start to develop this at any age. It would change the world, and herald a new era of respect, equalness and the potential of true relationship – something the world is crying out for.
Thank you for sharing this account Bianca – it shows that our bodies are in fact vessels and to be involved in a group with a very heavy sense of beliefs, and preform rituals and chanting ect is certainly going to have a effect. To say Universal Medicine is a cult is no different than saying a football team is a cult. Universal Medicine – as you say – has never once imposed on anyone who openly chooses to be a part of it. I am a student of Universal Medicine, but i could just as easily not be tomorrow and have no judgement whatsoever. I am a student because what is presented is shared by real people in all walks of life – doctors, builders, businessmen, artists ect. These are real people who can sense that the world asks us to be not who we truly are. It’s that simple – and its great to expose the difference between something like this and a mandatory following.
Wow that was some childhood! Awesome you were able to see through all that and be the amazing lady you are today. Universal Medicine is the complete opposite to everything you experienced through your Uncle, I have never experienced one tiny bit of imposition or persuasion since attending Universal Medicine presentations. For the Media to Call Serge Benhayon a cult leader is a pure and utter lie and a lie that will one day be fully exposed.
“In a real cult, like the one I experienced as a child, your natural connection with your essence is lost, and there is an enforced mandate to use practices to ensure this disconnection continues; neither are you asked to find your own truth and live it in full. Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite.” So interesting for you – having lived inside a real cult – to really know and expose the difference. Everything in Universal Medicine is so transparent, that lies and rumours have to be fabricated in order to try to smear Serge and his family – which includes students. I have never met anyone with such integrity as Serge Benhayon – and I have attended many different spiritual practices over the years. Not one comes close to the equal-ness and love for humanity that Serge offers.
The authority with which you speak is very powerful. I have been listening to the words of Serge Benhayon for more than ten years and can say that I have never felt freer and closer to my true self and true purpose. And no matter what label, smear campaign or slanderous abuse gets thrown at Serge Benhayon, Universal Medicine or any of the other affiliate organisations, nothing will ever change that.
Bianca what a full on cult experience for someone so young, no wonder you endured nightmares and full on fear from the description you gave! I totally agree with you that Universal Medicine is not a cult by any means, to me it is the most rewarding experience of my life . I have learnt so much from the Presentations of Serge Benhayon about love, joy, harmony and relationships ,to self and others.
A frank explanation of the control wielded in a cult, made all the more poignant from your real experience. It couldn’t be further from where Universal Medicine is at, where the focus is on reconnecting to your natural essence as the primary objective, rather than losing it or giving it away as is required by a cult.
This contrast is sorely needed. What you have describe is a horrible control over people and people willing to give their power away.
Thank you for opening my eyes to what really happens out there.
I agree Luke, it is moving to consider the lives some are asked to lead in the name of god, love or enlightenment. Bianca’s story sits in such stark comparison to my experience with Universal Medicine…polar opposite I would have to say.
Very true Joel.
Your blog has such power in setting the record straight on Universal Medicine, given your lived experience in a cult as a child. One phrase stood out for me above all else and that was ‘to critically discern’. We have the ability in our own knowing to work out truth from balderdash and your truth presented here is a great testament to the value that Serge Benhayon brings to all those who are prepared to begin to take responsibility for their choices.
Wow Bianca you are clearly someone who can speak with authority on what if feels like to be in a real cult and to know how harming and damaging that felt for you and others. Your experience of Universal Medicine and the true love and care that Serge Benhayon offers us all equally would have been the exact opposite to the frightening experiences you had as a young child in a cult. Thank you for sharing your story so honestly and openly and showing the clear differences between a real cult and when an organisation such as Universal Medicine is conveniently labeled a ‘cult’ by the media and a few angry people intent on damaging Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine’s impeccable reputation with these malicious and ridiculous lies.
Nothing even comes close to your account of cults when compared to Universal Medicine. Simply because it is a health and well-being business and NOT a cult. Reading about your childhood it really brought home as to where the media get these images on cults from. To stick such a label onto an organisation that is the complete opposite says more about those using the label than of those so labelled – who is controlling the publics perception with outright lies? It aint Uni Med.
This was a really interesting experience to read and feel Bianca, thank you so much for sharing it. What it highlighted for me was how energy and the feeling of energy can be bastardised and misconstrued. It is actually a simple fact of life that we feel energy (or whatever term we would like to give it), and yet those that champion the chanelling or manipulation of it take it away from its true meaning. We are all very sensitive beings and have much to learn in how to live with this in everyday life. This is what Serge Benhayon presents, as part of the many teachings he has imparted, in a way to live with our sensitivity when all around us seems to be doing the opposite.
Well said Amelia, we are indeed all extremely sensitive. The more I allow others to see and feel how sensitive I am the more they seem to open up and more surprised I am at times with quite how sensitive others are and how much they do actually indeed feel, just, like me, have not always known what to do with what they have felt so have ignored or suppressed it rather than stayed with it.
I feel the same James. It has been, and continues to be, a slow, steady climb back up to the sunshine again with the realisation that I am actually quite sensitive. The more I am learning to recognise and accept this, the more I am finding that I am genuinely connecting to others. Without the support of Universal Medicine practitioners this growth would not be happening, yet no one is telling me what I should be feeling or what to do. This way of being is more about going out and interacting with everyone than about keeping myself secluded away from others – which, as Bianca’s blog has shown, is all completely the reverse of how cult members live.
That is great to hear Helen, and yes the complete opposite of how a ‘cult’ would operate. Serge Benhayon or Universal Medicine never says do this or that, he/they simply present the possibilities and what may happen but never gives any rules. Ultimately love is our teacher and we are each where we are to learn whatever we need to learn so it is extremely judgmental to tell someone what they should or should not be doing.
Wow Bianca, what an experience you had as a child. Totally terrifying.
Bianca, I can really feel your sadness as a child and what was taken away from you. you are so right -Universal Medicine does not have any cult attributes at all and it is absurd for anyone to claim that it has. Your experience highlights how a cult works and it is frightening. Thank you for sharing.
This really opened my eyes too to how cults form and what happens to those involved. A very interesting difference to feel between that and Serge Benhayon – loveless and empty VS completely full of and about love. It’s difficult to even compare the two!
Thank you for sharing your powerful story about the terrifying reality of living in a cult which is so far removed from attending Universal Medicine presentations as to be totally ridiculous. With your lived knowledge you have highlighted so many differences that demonstrate conclusively that there is absolutely no correlation between the two. Cults take many forms but seem to have in common enforcing separation and dictating beliefs thus trying to ensure blind obedience. Universal Medicine is all about living lovingly in the world and feeling for oneself what is truth, there is personal freedom with responsibility and everyone is equal and equally valued. This enables people to heal past hurts and build trusting relationships and be more productive all of which has to be good for society which is currently sinking under so many seemingly unsolvable problems.
Universal Medicine has its doors open wide for everyone to come and go to their own liking, always welcoming but never imposing. Everyone can decide for themselves to come, to go, to stay, to leave, to attend to what is most valuable, helpful or of interest for them or decide this is not for them. It is that simple.
Whoohoo, well said Bianca, this is real and so beautiful portrayed: the difference between a cult and someone who calls a beautiful and beneficial company ‘cult’ (which it is not). By the way your piece is proof to us that there is no element of cultish in Universal Medicine – but the opposite, YES OPPOSITE! Also I deeply loved this expression: The most confirming thing for me, is that to reconnect to the love I naturally am, feels like absolute truth in my body.
I have got the exact same feeling right now, and since I have met Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon, fantastic people, fantastic business, well deserved 2 awards too! Again proof…
Thank you for sharing your experiences so generously, Bianca. I remember about 30 years ago there was quite a few self declared cult leaders popping up spouting ‘the end of the world’ theme. It was a prelude to the turn of the century. People empowering themselves by playing on the fear of others. As you say this is in stark contrast and polar opposite to the principles of integrity, discernment, self care and self responsibility offered by Universal Medicine.
Totally agree Bianca, anyone who says anyone is higher than another has instantly exposed themselves and their false beliefs. As we are all equal within, and the more this is brought out and lived, the greater equality, true brotherhood and true community can grow in the world.
Wow Bianca, thank you for sharing so honestly how it was for you growing up with the antics of the cult your uncle started – it illustrates clearly how a roller coaster of fear and control can erode and distort the truth of what love actually is.
Unfortunately the ill intentions of the group that your family joined and your awful experience is part of the reason that the media like to use the term cult to grab people’s attention, it can also then get associated or branded on any group that people react to.
Very true Nicole, and this goes to highlight the social responsibility everyone has when we choose to join any one group or organisation, to investigate all of its intentions and motivations, it’s practices and its values. Because ultimately those are what you are joining in to and then that is what you bring out to the world.
Thank you very much for sharing your personal experience with a cult, Bianca – this clearly exposes the utter ridiculousness of labeling Universal Medicine as such. Using such a loaded word to tarnish someone’s reputation with no real grounds is simply criminal.
With Universal Medicine I have never witnessed an ounce of trying to control anyone. In fact it has been this total lack of imposing that made me open up and be inspired to change my life and finally take responsibility for me and how I live.
Thank you for sharing your experiences of an actual cult Bianca. When viewed next to this, it exposes how utterly ridiculous, laughable in fact, it is to label Universal Medicine as a cult.
Bianca, it is fantastic to hear the truth from someone who has had first-hand experience of both a cult & Universal Medicine. It was obvious to anyone who had attended a UniMed event that labeling them a cult was bizarre and so far from the truth. Thank you.
This is quite a powerful and illustrated testimonial of what and what is not cult like behaviour. The absurdity of name calling and accusing Serge Benhayon of being a cult leader is born from a desperate lier. Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are serving not only communities directly in Australia and the UK, but globally in the support and grounding of truth, each and every participant feels for themselves.
Bianca what you went through as a 9 year old sounds horrendous, no wonder you lived in fear with the intimidation and impositions that were placed on such a young person who was your Uncle. What you describe from your experiences of being in a real cult are so far removed from Universal Medicine. As you say anyone that labels Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon a cult are so far removed from reality and true understanding of what they bring to society. Bianca you are testimony to how cults behave and everything you describe is the exact opposite of Serge Benhayon a truly humble man who has never incited fear ever. what he brings makes total sense, and has helped me make sense of a world that didn’t make sense.
It’s true Bianca, Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite to this kind of control and manipulation. Rather it is about each and every person choosing to be responsible for their own development, their own choices and to learn to respect what they feel, and discern for themselves exactly what feels true to them and what doesn’t.
Incredible and honest description of first hand cult experience Bianca, and then to contrast this with the absolute opposite and absolute truth that Universal Medicine is, is just awesome. Thank you for sharing this, an invaluable read.
Yes expressing the truth of what is love and that nothing less is offered through the work of Universal Medicine and all its modalities.
Thank you so much for sharing Bianca. It was really sad to read about the group you were in and what it lead to- complete separation from those you loved around you. Being told that everyone else was evil would have been totally isolating. And I would have missed, like I’m sure you did, the simple interactions with others.
Me too Bianca, Universal Medicine says that we are all equal and all special, rather than some having special privileges or anything like that or condemning others for whatever reason. It puts the responsibility back on us and empowers us with the choice that no matter what we can choose love.
Thanks Bianca for sharing your life experience – this helps me a lot to get clearer what a cult really is and how a cult operates and that Universal Medicine is the exact opposite – or a comparison is actually not possible. Universal Medicine is supporting us to find our truth and our love, to reconnect to ourselves.
I just loved reading this article and your experience of what it was actually like to live with a cult. A very empowering blog. “I have re-connected to my essence, live more simply than ever before, and connect to people with an openness and love that I have not experienced for a long time” – what a powerful statement – and this is also my lived experience since attending Universal Medicine presentations. I just love love, and just love developing my expression of that in the world for all to see – it is natural and feels amazing and those around me tell me to keep expressing in this way because it is supporting them too.
This is so spot on. There are so many dangerous cults world wide that practise weird and way out of line rituals. It makes no sense that anyone would call Universal Medicine a cult because thousands of people are so clearly benefiting from it, turning their lives around to be more full of joy, love, health, family, and true vitality!
I agree completely. I have only ever been encouraged to learn about energy so that I can feel and discern for myself. To remember what it is to trust myself again.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your experience, and so clearly outlining, from your experience, what a true cult actually is. It is just so ridiculous to call Universal Medicine and Serge a cult, when it is the total opposite.
Thank you for sharing your first-hand experience of a cult. Clearly it was a vastly different experience than anything you have experience within the presentations of Serge Benhayon. In fact they sound to me like complete opposites.
Thank you for sharing your experience Bianca. As I feel into the differences you have stated I can feel that the cult you describe shrinks people, closes them down and hardens them. What Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine does is expand and open people to the love they are, bring them out to connect with others and magnify Love in Livingness. Very powerful. How can the Media confuse the two is pure evil in action. And it is the ‘Choice’ they are making.
Thanks Bianca for sharing your experiences and how people choose to go along with such craziness. It has also been my experience that Serge and Universal Medicine present a philosophy that is the absolute antithesis of this behaviour in every way imaginable. Serge presents and lives equalness with all, and how we can take responsibility for every choice we make, strangely empowering! It is all and only about increasing our own awareness, and what we then do with that awareness is totally up to us. I would only hope that if people wish to understand what is being presented by UM they listen and discern for themselves whether it makes sense to them or not, rather than rely on misinformation from the very deliberate and malicious lies being spread by a small but dedicated bunch of trolls and haters.
A real cult sounds scary! no wonder society has created such a harsh stigma associated with the word. Thanks for making it so clear how Universal Medicine teachings promote a commitment to life and being ourselves in full.
This blog is a clear representation of a true cult, and what a total opposite Universal Medicine is and presents, we don’t hide and are setup against anyone, we are learning who we truly are. And express this in our own ways in the world.
How naturally we feel everything that is happening around us when we are young Bianca. What wisdom we have and you felt at age 9. Really its only natural to know life this way, so its beautiful to read that you have returned to this simplicity today.
That cult you describe when you were young does sound like your quintessential cult with all your power being taken away whereas Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine is all about choice and bringing the power back to oneself.
Hi Bianca, thanks for sharing your first hand experience of what being in a cult is like. It becomes quite clear how Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine offer the exact opposite – to say it is a cult is quite ridiculous!
Thanks for sharing your story Bianca. So awful that you had to be exposed to that evilness when you were a young child. I have experienced Universal Medicine as being the most truly loving and supportive organisation I’ve ever had anything to do with. Since attending the courses and receiving healing sessions my life has turned around and improved in so many ways, it feels like I’m coming back to me which is the best feeling in the world. Definitely NOT a cult.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your lived experience about what a real cult is. By doing so you have indeed clearly highlighted the obvious contrast to what Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon presents and lives. This is a brilliant point – ‘In a real cult, like the one I experienced as a child, your natural connection with your essence is lost, and there is an enforced mandate to use practices to ensure this disconnection continues; neither are you asked to find your own truth and live it in full. Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite.’ – beautifully and powerfully delivered from the truth of your knowing.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your first hand experience of living in a cult and why labeling Universal Medicine a cult is ridiculous.
I have never read an account of an actual cult from a child’s perspective. What struck me most was how much the adults allowed themselves to believe in what they were told. And I find myself asking, how is this possible? And, how could anyone ever associate Universal Medicine with such practises?
Universal Medicine is definitely not a cult. To become a student you do not need to sign any membership forms, nor pay an annual subscription.
Universal Medicine is open to all people of like minds, who wish to fulfil a better life in love, harmony and truth.
What I can feel about your experience with this cult Bianca is how it really holds people in fear. That two elderly people killed themselves because of the preaching’s of this cult shocked me to realize that not only did the cult leader take full control through fear, but that the members gave themselves completely to it. How can we let ourselves think things that are so far from the truth, actual reality? What is it that lets us think such lies and act on them? The choice then voice of the arrogant spirit, no doubt.
Your reconnection to your essence is really beautiful to read and the experience you have shared here is amazing and so important in enabling people to truly see the difference between what a cult is and what Universal Medicine represents…. they are indeed polar opposites.
The main thing I have experienced through Universal Medicine are the teachings of Serge Benhayon, that all are Love and come from Love. The teaching shares the Equality of us all and the choice to make our own decisions in every part of our lives, in other words taking responsibility for ourselves. No cult here! Thank you Bianca for sharing your experience.
Thank you Bianca your lived experience says it all. The authority with which you speak on the subject blows apart any ridiculous, outlandish allegations that can be thrown to the contrary of what is true.
This is such a big blog. When I say ‘big’ I mean that there are so many horrible things talked about that happened to you. This feels very awful to have been a part of.
There is no doubt that Universal Medicine has nothing to do with the so-called cults. There is no a single ounce of anything imposing, unnatural, creepy. There is total free will to align to the presented teachings or not. If one decides to align, there is total freedom to how much do we align. Nothing interferes with one’s free will. Nothing. Universal Medicine is a true heavenly blessing!
Thank you Bianca for having the courage to speak so openly about your experience of a cult – to allow yourself to be “open and exposed” allows everyone the opportunity to learn from your experience. My own experience of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon has never been one of fear, intimidation or manipulation. To suggest Universal Medicine is a cult is so far from truth it is absolutely ridiculous!
I didn’t grow up in a cult but I can still see how some of the spiritual practice that others around me practiced instilled a fear and segregation from others. A lot of spiritual and channeled new age teachings very much make people afraid of other people draining their energy or giving them bad vibes etc. I remember an adult telling me not to talk to certain friends at school or look into their eyes because of their energy.
It wasn’t until I met Serge Benhayon that I was able to fully let go of all of this energetic paranoia that had been instilled in me through my teenage years via the spiritual new age and the adults around me who had swallowed it hook, line and sinker.
Don’t get me wrong, we all have a responsibility to feel energy and feel the truth of any situation as it presents but this can be done with an open heart not paranoid protection and fear.
This is a truly powerful account coming from the authority of one who has lived and known the difference between the imposition and fear from a fanatical religious reinterpretation and the loving ways that Universal Medicine teaches. Imagine asking a 9 or 11 year old child whose parents attend Universal Medicine events about their life – I doubt they live with any of the extremes Bianca experienced as a child and are far more free in their families to express their feelings, their opinions and be themselves.
“We are all equal and we are all equally the sons of God. This makes sense to me.”
All truth, love and beauty is in these simple words. They say everything about who we are and what life is about, where we come from and where we go (back) to, all inclusive and embracing. So not cultish.
I was also struck by this line Alex. The inclusivity and equalness that Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine present is the antithesis of a cult that separates and exalts others as the chosen ones. Highlighting the absurdity of these cult claims.
Bianca Thank you so much for sharing your experiences of a real cult. It shows how absolutely absurd the allegations about Universal Medicine being a cult actually are.
I was really blown away reading this blog Bianca, not just because it is an incredible story but because so many of your experiences in what was clearly a cult echo the experiences I was exposed to as a child in the Christian church. I was regularly told that the second coming was imminent. I was terrified that the gulf war was going to end civilization and my Sunday school teacher told me not to worry about my future as I wouldn’t live to see my 18th birthday.
I saw people judged and forced people to repent, people went into trances and spoke in tongues and the congregation would be whipped into a frenzy with Christian Rock. It felt awful to witness and be a part of. Thank you for sharing your story Bianca.
My experience with Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon has been the complete opposite of what I experienced in religion up until that point. The Way of the Livingness is the religion I have always known and there is not a single aspect of it that does not sit well with me.
Leonne – from an outsider’s perspective and psychologists would probably agree, to tell a young person not to worry about the future as the end of civilization is coming and you won’t live to see it strikes me as psychological abuse under the guise of so called ‘religion’ and ‘education’. It sounds like something that would have been said in the dark ages not to someone growing up at the time of the Gulf war.
You are right Deanne. It was physiological abuse. The story I shared is just one of many such things I experienced within the christian church, however, of course, not everyone was like this. I can clearly see now that the people who sold the doomsday line were very troubled and the idea of armageddon was sweet relief to them. Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have shown me how powerful it is to commit to life in full as there is no end to evolution and responsibility.
This is amazing, it’s great to expose what a cult actually consists of/ demands of it’s followers and the way cults try to segregate people into ‘different’ groups, often thinking those in the cult are somehow ‘higher’ and as you share from your experience only those in the group will be saved as if to be rewarded for effectively saving themselves! My experiences of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are the complete opposite to that. Serge Benhayon shares from a way he lives, allowing people to feel for themselves what is presented and if anyone feels to walk away they may without judgement. As you shared this is very different from an actual cult.
what is a clear difference between Universal Medicine and a cult? Universal Medicine just makes presentations, and people are free to come, and leave if they wish. There is no ‘membership’ or anything ‘cult-like’. So why are they being accused of being a cult? I certainly dont understand
It is clear that the accusers don’t understand either Harry.
What you share Bianca reveals the truth of what a cult is and shows the vast difference between Universal medicine and a true cult. Your experiences reveals a true cult to be something where free will, choice and a connection to the real you is non-existent. In my experience Universal medicine and Serge Benhayon has been indeed the polar opposite to this. Through my connection to Universal medicine I have begun to see myself in a more loving way, while not in perfection I am beginning to feel I am truly equal to all and that life is not about being greater or better than others but it is about connection. I feel so much of what I am learning or in truth reconnecting to is the real me. A me that doesn’t have to tick the boxes, but who can be all that I am, take true responsibility for my choices and live with a greater purpose. At no time have I felt I had to be anything than who I am, I always have a choice and it is up to me to feel what is true.
Absolutely Jade to live truly equal I learned through Universal Medicine. Living The Way of The Livingness is the real deal and exposes very clearly the cultish character of all mainstream religions, the selective lifestyles and grouping around cultural identity and nationality, sport events and so much more, that calling Universal Medicine a cult feels like a desperate attempt to hide the truth about what is considered “normal” life. The true question would be something like how many cults am I am joining on a daily basis, calling it life?
Thank you Bianca, Jade and Rachel, I agree, Universal Medicine and ‘The Students of The Livingness are the real deal.’
Wow Rachel, this is calling ‘a spade a spade’ or ‘if the cap fits wear it’, and when you say, “how many cults am I joining on a daily basis,” you have hit the nail on the head! The Way of The Livingness is what everyone is looking for but they cannot see because they have had the wool pulled over their collective eyes. People will only wake up and connect to their inner-most or esoteric, as presented by Serge Benhayon and the Students of the Livingness, once they have lifted their own veil of illusion.
Reading people’s stories about their real cult experiences is really scary. None of what has been described is anything like what Universal Medicine or Serge Benhayon presents. It’s as you’ve said Bianca, the total opposite. It’s purely based on free will and choice and most importantly about love and acceptance for oneself and for others. simple.
Wow! It is amazing to hear about a real cult and how damaging they are. As you have said, Universal Medicine is the exact opposite of a cult. Everything about Universal medicine supports re-connection to who we are and re-empowers people to know themselves, their connection with each other and God for themselves.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your truth and the lived experience of what it’s like to be in real cult. Anyone who is associated with Universal Medicine or knows Serge Benhayon is very aware that the reference to being in or part of a cult is so far, far, far away from being the truth but unfortunately if enough mud is thrown some will stick and it’s a sad reflection of where people are at for them to be unable to be discerning of truth and believe the muck that is reported in the many forms of the media today.
Yes, Andrew. There are crude cults and subtle cults, cults where everyone feels intimidated and cults where everyone feels happy or thinks they should. What they all have in common is the absolute lack of love.
Absolutely Andrew, I agree, and there are also those with an axe to grind, because they are not able to see their own issues.
Thank you for your sharing of this Bianca – it was really interesting to read about your experience in a cult as a young girl and how that differs from your experience today.
So true Bianca, Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are nowhere near being a cult, and I would like to add I found your own experience of being involved with a cult really interesting and your openness is appreciated.
Wow, this shows without a shadow of a doubt the difference between a bizarre cult and Universal Medicine. Thank you for being so open about your experience, I can really see how awful, scary and weird that was for you and know that Universal Medicine is nothing like that.. nothing at all.
Great article Bianca, presenting your experience as a child of what a true cult is and, in stark contrast, that Universal Medicine is most definitely not a cult.
Thank you for writing about your experiences of being in a ‘cult’ Bianca. The word has been used to instil fear in people and this is exactly what your uncle did to you and its members, and in that fear you no longer trusted what you felt. Universal Medicine has been branded a ‘cult’ by a few vitriolic and vengeful people but from your description of being in a real cult, Universal Medicine is the complete opposite. None of your experiences of being in a cult have I ever experienced in the 12 years that I have known Universal Medicine.
I cannot imagine how it really is to be in a cult…thank you for sharing your experiences here Bianca. We need clarity about what is a cult and your information is very adjuvant (helpful). You are an expert.
That’s so true Sandra – Bianca is an expert on cults through her lived experience. The words tossed about by the media and a handful of cyber-trolls are just that – words. And a beat-up of ridiculous proportions. This insight into the mindset and operations of a dangerous man have nothing in common with Universal Medicine, not one iota.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your first hand experience of what a true cult is.
This does outline so clearly that labelling Universal Medicine a cult is just ridiculous.
Thank you Bianca and Michaelkremer2212, I agree, it is ridiculous to call Universal Medicine anything other than a platform of truth! Is it possible that the jealousy of others plays a role in name calling, just maybe?
Thanks heaps Bianca for sharing all this about the harmful cult you were in. It’s good to have a direct story, rather than the lies and hype in the media which makes it difficult for us to check the facts. The facts are that only some cults are harmful, although in recent times the word ‘cult’ is being used to automatically imply evil; and the original meaning of ‘cult’ was simply a group of people who followed their own way of believing and living that was different. Just different, not inherently bad. So when we read about ‘cults’ in the media, we don’t know whether they are truly harmful or just being painted as such to appeal to someone’s fear agenda. Your story has clarified the big difference between a harmful cult and the non-cult, open, loving, beneficial Way of the Livingness founded by Serge Benhayon.
Yes the word cult has been hijacked to imply evil and incite fear in a lazy way by those who wish to denigrate something they oppose without ever taking the time to understand what is being presented. Bianca’s personal sharing makes it crystal clear that the harmful cult she experienced is the polar opposite of the loving inclusivity of The Way of the Livingness.
Thank you for sharing Bianca, what you have shared from your childhood is what most people would call a cult, A mad cult leader who acts as if he is above everyone, controlling the cult with fear, isolation and the promise of a new world. I am glad you could explain in detail a real cult and also the detail of how (like your summary) “Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite.”
This is very compelling evidence that people should consider in relation to Universal Medicine and the false claims of it being a cult.
I agree. The strongest point may simply be: “There is no mandate to avoid people in society, and absolutely no segregation – there is actually the exact opposite.”
Every cult I have ever heard of isolates people and minimises contact with the outside world except when they are recruiting. This isolation can be direct (physical) or indirect (psychological – we are better than everybody else). That is simply not happening. Nor is there any recruitment.
Exactly Christoph, in fact there is a strong encouragement to be a committed member of community and society at large, to force no dogmas or beliefs on anyone, just be yourself and allow others to do the same.
Absolutely. I was shocked to read in Bianca’s account that ‘…a couple in their 70s drove their car off a bridge and died so they didn’t have to wait for the end of the world.’ This is off-the-chart extreme – and so far from the reality that is Universal Medicine that it’s not even on the same page.
When you feel the amazingness and simplicity that you really are, and that you never have to be anything other than you, it cannot be a cult, just a nourishing teaching for your body.
Thank you Bianca for sharing your experience and for speaking so openly about it. I can only agree there is nothing forced upon you, nor anything promised to you at any presentations, workshops and courses that are offered by Universal Medicine and/or presented by Serge Benhayon. In fact everything always comes back to everybody’s own discernment and this is taught/presented from day one.
A beautiful and honest account Bianca, Thank you. Watching people at Universal Medicine events and courses is genuinely heartwarming. The care people have for one another and the loving friendships are deeply inspiring.
Thank you for sharing about your life in a cult and how it felt to you as a child.
If what Serge Benhayon presents is a cult, then I’m in. For once the world makes sense and there is more love and loveliness in my life than ever before. I feel a freedom which was not how I felt as a child, a freedom to be myself and not be a certain way to fit in with the crowd. I am enjoying life’s simplicity instead of emotional turmoil.
Universal Medicine is not a cult. It’s beautiful.
Bianca I would like to thank you for your presentation of your own experience of being in a cult – I can feel for the frightened 9 year old of your childhood and also feel the freedom you have chosen now, in recognizing that the truth is that re-connection with your own essence within – what an amazing article you have shared.
How different your experiences are Bianca in what you experienced as a child in a controlling, manipulative ‘cult’ or group supposedly representing God, versus what you’ve experienced with Universal Medicine. Like chalk and cheese – completely the opposite. It’s so crazy that Universal Medicine would even be considered a cult…it is just a form of sensationalism used by the media to sell a ‘good story’.
Thank you for sharing. The difference between a “cult” and Universal Medicine is all the more clear when it is compared with a real account of cult life.
Yes, thank you Bianca for clarifying the difference between a cult and Universal Medicine, especially for those that have not had the pleasure of meeting Serge Benhayon and do not therefore know the truths first -hand, from their own wise and knowing bodies, as many others do and are forever thankful for.
This is a great clarification of the difference between a group that actually fits the characteristics people ascribe to the word ‘cult’ and Universal Medicine that is the polar opposite to it. In fact those journalists who chose to write inaccurate, derogatory and harming information about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine could learn a great deal about integrity, love of all people and true commitment to serving the public if they chose to actually study the object of their article.
Reading an actual account of a childhood experience of a cult was brilliant. It exposes the complete fallacy about Universal Medicine being labelled a cult. Living in fear and under intimidation could not be further removed from my experience with the Universal Medicine clinic, Serge Benhayon himself, and the many presentations I have attended spanning 14 years – which have been all about my self- care, self-worth, love and responsibility in relation to life and people. I would describe my experiences as the opposite of what I read here – thank you Barbara.
There are clearly forces at work that want to create fear at all costs, whatever the means and your story shows how devastating this is for a young child. There is so much in this world that does not want to let us be and connect with our truth. This really should get us thinking about what is going on.
I smiled when I read your article. I observed another who was involved in a group from America that was always talking about the world ending and natural disasters happening. He was always letting us know the date when it was all going to end and to make sure we got supplies in. The fear that was generated from this group hinders the individual from living freely; instead you are always waiting for the event to happen.
As always the day would pass and we would all still be here and nothing had changed.
It highlights how insular you can become in keeping yourself away from society.
Universal Medicine is all about being with the people, inspiring others, not creating fear in their lives and certainly not playing god and forecasting the worlds end.
A brilliant presentation that knocks the stuffing out of the cult allegations being perpetrated about Universal Medicine. The truth of your living experience of a cult makes your assessment of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon even more valid and powerful. Your blog serves as a testament to the integrity that is Universal Medicine and brings a real credible counter to the ridiculous allegations.
Absolutely Cathy, exposés like this where the writer has personal experience of living in a real cult and then has the experience of Universal Medicine are very powerful, and yet are ignored by the media. Why is it that the media are so ready to give credence to the sensational lies and ridiculous allegations of a disaffected few and yet ignore the lived truth of someone else?
I personally haven’t experienced a cult but I know what you say is true. Universal Medicine is the complete opposite to what a cult is and not once have I felt manipulated, forced or encouraged to do, say or act in a certain way. Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon present that there is another way and leaves it at that. Its my choice or any one else’s choice to make freely so and explore what he presents. Looking at the student body over the last 10 years or more it is completely evident that loving changes have been made as many really have let go of unloving ways and truly care and look after themselves.
Bianca thank you so much for your sharing of how it was living in a cult, it sounds terrifying.
It is so clear that Universal Medicine is the opposite of a cult, there is no difference between one who attends Universal Medicine presentations and one who does not. How people choose to live is unique to themselves and I have never felt Serge Benhayon ever judge anyone. He presents we are all equal and lives in a way that confirms what he presents. Serge is the most trustworthy person I have ever met because his depth of integrity is profound.
Thank you Bianca for this example, I found it quite shocking! And I can agree with everything you have written about Serge Benhayon! I have known Serge Benhayon now for many years, and everything he says and does is done with so much respect and love! There is never a bad word from him, only understanding and love. It is so very clear that Serge Benhayon is not a cult leader and Universal Medicine is not a cult!
Wow it is incredible to read of your experience of being in a cult as a child and so clear that Universal Medicine is the complete opposite to this. Something that I really notice with Universal Medicine is that ‘there is no mandate to avoid people in society, and absolutely no segregation – there is actually the exact opposite’. On yoga retreats I used to attend, I started off really enjoying being with the other students on the retreat and connecting with them, having fun, but by the end of it I was withdrawn and would sit on my own, the teachings seemed to be about the “inner life” which seemed to mean spending more time alone focusing on ourselves; we were encouraged not to have children as this would take the focus off working on ourselves. With Universal Medicine I have been inspired to work on my issues but not withdraw from people, that life is all about people; this feels much more true to me and I now enjoy connecting and engaging with people. I also have a 4 year old son who is an absolute joy and who constantly inspires me.
Thank you Bianca, for highlighting for us, the bizarre and very frightening activities that you experienced in a real cult…. a million miles away from what I have experienced with Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon… which is nothing less than the utmost love for all of humanity.
Thank you for sharing your experience of a ‘cult’. Having not had this experience it is valuable for others to have an understanding of what this is like. I do know from my own experience of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon that there is absolutely no whiff of cult happenings only an ever deepening love of humanity, understanding and level of integrity I have not felt anywhere else through life.
Thank you, fantastic article – as you say at the end, in a real cult “your essence is lost, and there is an enforced mandate to use practices to ensure this disconnection continues; neither are you asked to find your own truth and live it in full. Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite.” I agree – Universal Medicine does present the exact opposite, I have never felt judged and never felt any sort of imposition from any one connected with Universal Medicine. Through the inspiration of Universal Medicine, I have reconnected with myself first and I make my choices from there. Beautiful, simple and not at all imposing.
Absolutely Jane not for a second have I been coerced, in fact it is the total opposite if you don’t fancy what is being said no one is there to convince you or pressurise you it is up to you what you do with what is presented.
awesome Bianca to share so openly what occurred for you and how frightening it must have been. My daughter has no fear of the world or others she is super open and loving, she honours her feelings if she doesn’t like how someone is with her she doesn’t play ball with them, it’s very simple and inspiring.
Thank you, Bianca, for sharing this very inspiring blog. It’s great that you share this story because as you have first hand experience of what a ‘real’ cult looks like you have the authority to talk about it. The contrast between what Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon presents and what a real cult looks like is beyond comparison. If, from the beginning, Serge Benhayon has told us to not listen to what he is saying but instead ‘FEEL’ if what he is saying is true for us and that we have a choice in everything we do, how can that ever possibly be misinterpreted to be belonging to a cult?
Bianca, what a great blog, you clearly describe what it is to be in a real cult, and how terrifying that is, especially as a child. Thank you for so clearly showing what that’s like. It’s such a different experience from what’s I’ve seen and felt with Universal Medicine, where everything is presented to be felt and lived as you feel and see fit – no coercion, absolute choice.
Bianca, The glaring difference I see in your direct experience of a cult and then of Universal Medicine is that a cult is dependent upon having followers who are empty or not in touch with themselves. Universal Medicine’s entire founding principal purpose is the opposite; to remind people how to reconnect with themselves/be themselves so they can truly make their own choices.
Hello Bianca that’s some story ! Your experience is priceless in the comparison between how a cult orperates and what Unimed is : genuine love for all of humanity.
You couldn’t have written it any clearer. What a cult is and what it is like to be in a cult and what a cult is not. I am absolutely 150% not in a cult and NEVER will be. I have done a lot of crazy things in my life and Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine is definitely NOT one of them. What Serge Benhayon presents is genuine care for others and is sensible.
Thank you very much Bianca for sharing your experiences of a real cult. I have not come across anything like this, so it is shocking to read that these things occur. Universal Medicine is the opposite of what you describe in every way, and I love how you highlight this so clearly in your points.
Love your blog Bianca. It shows how much of an obvious difference there is between a real cult, and Universal Medicine; a business that works in absolute service for humanity. I would go so far to call them total opposites.
Bianca, Thank you. This really clearly shows how ill “informed” and irresponsible a person has to be to go along with the idea of Serge Benhayon being a cult leader.
Thank you This is amazing; to read your account of a real cult and then to follow it with a description of Universal Medicine…how different they truly are.
Thanks Bianca – its very helpful to expose the inner workings of a true cult… it all sounds crazy. As you say Serge Benhayon has always been absolutely equal in his presentations, and I love the active encouragement he gives to all of us who have spent time with him to be more of ourselves, and get out there and share that gloriousness we feel inside with others. Its clearly the very opposite of that inward isolated cult experience.
Thank you sincerely Bianca for your deep insight into what a real cult is and what a healing for you (and us the readers). It takes real confidence to speak your truth and have your name printed and not hide.
I agree with you whole-heartedly that Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are the Exact Opposite to what a cult is.
I have never been in a cult and despite what anyone else says, I am NOT now. My association with Universal Medicine (UniMed) is through my freedom to chose to attend presentations which are supportive to my health and my general well being which is absolutely no different to me choosing tomato over potato, water over alcohol, walk over run, herbs over drugs!
I once came across this saying: “I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult”… which made me laugh but I also understood the deeper meaning of this statement – that even when we see a true beauty in somebody and something – we can try to tarnish it!
I am glad that I was able to read your first hand experience Bianca and that I got a pretty good picture of what a true cult might be like. Whenever in the past I read / heard about cults, I always somehow associated it with fears, which is exactly what you felt and others whose accounts I have read like Anne Scott’s for instance (The Moonies, Serge Benhayon & Universal Medicine: My Cult Experience).
There is no fear of any kind amalgamated with UniMed. There is only LOVE.
I agree Dragana – in a nutshell – in my association with Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon my experience has only been one of true Love.
Thanks for sharing your personal experience and making it so clear for others to see that Universal Medicine is not a cult.
Thank you Bianca for sharing what it was like to be in a cult and how it was about taking you away from you… and yes, Universal Medicine is as far from a cult as you can go… there is just no comparison. I really appreciate you sharing your personal experience – it is incredibly insightful for me. Also I am touched by your love.
It was awesome reading your post Bianca – thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing. Your experiences clearly define what a cult is and that Universal Medicine presents the exact opposite.
Thank you for presenting so clearly your experiences. It clearly shows how a cult experience extinguishes the connection to self (intentionally so), and why. So clearly Universal Medicine is not a cult as it teaches us how to nourish a true connection to ourselves, and accepts and respects those that may not choose that way.
Bianca it is awesome that you felt to share your experiences so openly, it is a real service to us all. Thank you.
It is true Zoe, what Bianca has shared is incredibly honest and open and a great learning in not a summing anything but see and feel for yourself. Universal Medicine is just that Medicine for us all the whole universe and boy oh boy do we need it.
Thank you Bianca – a beauty-full reflection of what IS and what is NOT love.
Thank you for sharing your experiences Bianca: you clearly show the difference between being in a cult and the presentations from Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. What I can feel from you is the total control and fear that a cult leader tried to instill in others, and how bewildering that was for a 9 year old who knew that Jesus represented love – and yet this was definitely not what you felt from your uncle, the cult leader. There is no fear or control or being told what to do or not do in Serge’s presentations or from the teachings of Universal Medicine, – just the simplicity of true love and the choice to connect to that love or not.
Thanks for sharing this. It’s so easy to give something a label, until you’ve lived the real thing, then you truly know the difference… I guess this principle applies equally for cults as it does for love… Curious perhaps…
Bianca, what you write is very confirming – I had always felt this to be true, but had never experienced a real cult. I agree the spin the media put on Serge and Uni Med could not be any further from the truth.
Bianca, this is such an important account of cult life that you have shared and reflects clearly the opposite experience of what Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine presents and offers. It also confirms how we all know at a deep level when things don’t truly feel right. Thanks so much.
Wow! What amazing reflections you have had Bianca – the first: disconnected, grey, contractive, terrifying, exclusive; the second: connected, inclusive, expansive, freeing, loving and glorious. I can see why you are choosing the second one!
Thank you for sharing your early years in a cult, Bianca. Your words clearly and unequivocally show that as a child you knew the harsh differences you experienced then were from a FORCE that was not love.
There is definitely nothing forced on us by Universal Medicine and the way of living with love that it presents. Thanks to Serge Benhayon’s presentations, I am now so much more aware of all the choices I have in my life – moment by moment, breath by breath. I am also much more aware of the consequences of those choices and how they affect the quality of life I enjoy – or not… It’s all up to me. I make the choices – no one else.
Bianca, thank you so much for sharing this so openly. With your great understanding of the actual cult you experienced as a child, you would have no doubt been EXTREMELY discerning of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.
You have shared here the beauty of your own natural connection with ‘you’. The loving way you live your life is felt in every word here (including in how you reflect upon the past) – rendering any allegations of ‘cult’ towards Universal Medicine absurd and ridiculous.
It is simply awesome to feel how Universal Medicine has inspired this beautiful person you are to shine, without EVER asking you to lose who you are. “Hear, hear” to this, Bianca!
Thank you so much for sharing this Bianca; it was amazing to read.