The CULTural Zeitgeist

Guru Jagat and the Secret Alien War

The CULTural Zeitgeist

Show Notes

Katie Griggs was a girl-bossing yoga teacher and somehow a follower of two cult leader creeps (Osho and Yogi Bhajan) we have already covered. So things went really well...

Resources Phelan, Hayley. “The Second Coming of Guru Jagat.” Vanity Fair. 1 December 2021

Orecchio-Egresitz, Haven. “Before the sudden death of its leader, Ra Ma Yoga Institute was accused by some former members of being a cult. What happens now?” Business Insider. 30 October 2021

George, Cassidy. “Inside the Dubious World of RA MA Yoga, and Its Girl Boss Guru to the Stars” Vice. 13 July 2021

@RamaWrong on Instagram “The Scandalous Celebrity Cult Leader From Suburbia” Not The Good Girl. Youtube. 27 December 2022

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