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#4 of Series: Something Deeper This Way ComesIn this jam-packed episode, Brandon and Lindsy welcome Dana of Rotting Jewels for a wild ride through some of the darkest corners of cult history, counterculture, and covert influence. From the shadowy origins of the Process Church to links with the Manson family, Sons of Sam, Scientology, and MKUltra, Dana pulls back the curtain on networks most folks don’t even know exist. They discuss infiltration into churches, animal rights fronts, and even Hollywood. With mafia connections, occult rituals, psychological warfare, and government psyops all woven in—this one’s got everything but the kitchen sink. Good luck sleeping tonight.https://www.youtube.com/@rottingjewels Share our link -->https://join.unrefinedpodcast.comTimestamps:00:09 Cults, psyops, and tangled truths 02:32 How Dana got into studying the Process Church 04:49 Ed Sanders’ early work and importance 07:10 Scientology’s violent policies and Michael Carr 09:31 Game of the Gods and cult indoctrination 11:03 How secrecy works in ritual networks 13:22 NYPD investigator stories and ritual crimes 15:36 Serial killers, mind control, and network overlap 17:44 John Douglas, behavioral profiling, and coverups 20:04 Snuff films, pornography, and organized crime 22:19 Cult funding, real estate, and government psyops 24:45 Naval intelligence, Scientology, and spook connections 26:58 MKUltra, psychedelics, and John Potash’s research 29:14 Dana’s personal backlash from Scientology 31:32 Origins and myths of the Process Church 33:33 Legal documents, missionary cover, and Mexico exile 35:51 Transition to the Foundation Faith and prison infiltration 38:00 Satanic Temple and process theology overlap 40:18 Netflix’s Sons of Sam and documentary distortion42:43 Franco’s The Deuce and sanitized narratives44:58 Evolution of the Process into "faith healing" movements47:18 High-level infiltration and transhumanist goals49:38 Sirhan Sirhan, Blavatsky Foundation, and media cover52:01 Jolly West, MKUltra labs, and blackmail operations54:18 Haight-Ashbury Clinic and human trafficking56:32 Children of God and New York AG’s findings58:44 Jonestown, tax exemption, and deprogramming psyops01:00:58 Best Friends Animal Society and Utah compound01:03:15 Temple activity, power usage, and secret research01:05:35 German Shepherd symbolism and Nazi ideology01:07:47 Nazi ideology and Scientology’s dark beliefs01:09:59 Mafia connections, drugs, and Manson links01:12:27 Propaganda documentaries and buried clues01:14:49 Berkowitz's silence, longnecks, and prison threats01:17:01 Mafia spiritual figures and recent Berkowitz interview01:19:30 New Netflix documentary and future crime pinning01:20:53 Role of motorcycle gangs in cult operations01:21:52 Why bikers were ideal tools for ritual work01:23:01 Rapid-fire Q&A with Dana01:24:12 Michael Thevis and mafia-porn connections01:26:20 Final thanks and how to follow Dana