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Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Throughout this past week, we have continued to work with Arizona authorities. As I mentioned to you in my last message, we have made members of our James Ray International team available to answer questions about the Sedona accident, and this process is ongoing. Meanwhile, I remain grateful for your continued patience and understanding, along with the words of support that many of you have offered....
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CANNONFIRE (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
(This is a bit of non-political weekend fun. Don't take it too seriously.) No, I'm not pulling a Dan Brown on you: Leonardo da Vinci really did write what have been called "prophecies." Many of these quotes seem more like axioms or observations, applicable to any time, although the ones printed here seem intended to be taken as forecasts of things to come. Each prophecy carries a poetic title....
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The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009 New Age Mafia Rivalry Causes Deaths? ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (Wireless Flash - FlashNews) – A new mafia rivalry may be to blame for a couple of sketchy, sweaty deaths. Two people recently died at a “sweat lodge” retreat in Arizona hosted by New Age author James Arthur Ray. He charged $9,000 a head to stuff 64 people into a tiny, sauna-like room covered in tarps...
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Intelligent Travel (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Frequent Traveler writer Margie Goldsmith just returned from Arizona, and gave us this perspective on the recent sweat lodge tragedy.In some Native American cultures, the sweat lodge is a place where sacred ceremonies take place. Often these rituals--which last about... Native American - Arizona - Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Sweat lodge - James Arthur Ray
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Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Above Left, Wendy Cheng (Xiaxue). Right, Monica Tang . "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" - Charles Caleb Colton , Lacon, volume I, no. 183 (1780 - 1832) . We've seen it before: someone becomes fascinated with another person and becomes a "fan" or "follower." Nothing wrong with that, unless it is taken to extremes . I recall seeing an old old newsprint sheet...
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Religion Clause (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Last month, three people died after spending time in a sweat lodge as part of a "Spiritual Warrior" retreat conducted by self-help author and speaker James Arthur Ray . Each participant paid over $9600 to attend the retreat at the Angel Valley Retreat Center in Sedona, Arizona. ( CNN ). Now, according to a report this week from Sedona.biz , members of the Lakota Sioux Tribe, upset over non-Indians...
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Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Dear Dave, I'm continuing to devote all my energy to determine the facts surrounding the tragic accident at Sedona. I've instructed my representatives to meet with the authorities in Arizona and to share with those authorities the facts they learn. That process is ongoing. In the meantime, I want to let you know that not only is this situation requiring all of my personal focus, it's also consuming...
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Anorak News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Interestingly enough, however, the tragedy hasn’t consumed so much of Ray’s time that it prevents him from e-mailing at least the occasional daily “Thought of Power” to the people on his mass correspondence list...
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Marketing Profs Daily Fix (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Three people are dead and nearly two dozen hospitalized after participating in a sweat-lodge ceremony billed to help people "find a new vision for life." Behind the controversy and criminal investigation is James Arthur Ray , a self-help guru I saw in action at one of his free seminars in Phoenix, six months prior to the Sedona tragedy. The man is a marketing wizard. I believe that a good...
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Religion News Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Even though lawsuits are beginning to appear over the Sweat Lodge deaths at Angel Valley, the criminal investigation into James Arthur Ray's Spiritual Warrior session is far from over. The Sheriff's Office has released a new advisory about the investigation that asks the public to be patient with the plodding investigation.
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — An investigation into the deaths of three people who were overcome at a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona is expected to be forwarded to prosecutors next month. Until then, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh says his office will have no further comment. Authorities are treating the deaths as homicides and say self-help guru James Arthur Ray is the primary focus of their probe....
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Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Something happened to James Arthur Ray on his way to spiritual enlightenment: he bumped into the dollar. Not that there's anything wrong with making a buck. JAR went a little buck-a-rooney, it seems. "James Ray pretty much abandoned all of us. He left us there to figure out what was going on," orthodontist Beverly Bunn told "Good Morning America"... Some are calling JAR's Sedona...
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Anorak News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
New Age guru, motivational speaker, and Spiritual Warrior James Arthur Ray isn’t stopping his crusade for the truth...
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Riding With The Top Down (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This is not a Native American sweat lodge. How can you tell? It's covered with plastic. This is definitely not a Native American sweat lodge. It's not a even a Native American style sweat lodge. This is the structure used recently in Arizona during a "spiritual warrior" event that resulted in 3 deaths. I heard and read the "Native American" reference over and over again in the news...
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