We all want love, that happily-ever-after feeling of finding your soulmate. What if someone not only claimed they could help you find that perfect partner, they guaranteed it? Jeff and Shaleia, a young couple famous on YouTube, teach about ‘Twin Flames' — a deep, romantic connection with your perfect partner in their videos. It’s divine love, you’re designed for no one else, and they’re designed for no one else. But the path to finding your Twin Flame isn’t so simple. Some followers claim they were encouraged to cut ties with friends and family that are holding them back, and to claim their Twin Flame by any means necessary. From Wondery, Twin Flames is a podcast about what happens when the quest for love turns into a dangerous obsession. Hosted by Stephanie Beatriz.Listen to Twin Flames ad-free on Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/twin-flames/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: What is the main theme of Twin Flames?
We want to send a big thank you to everyone who listened to Don Cross Cat. On behalf of everyone on the team, we're so grateful that you've taken this journey with us. As you just heard, Cat Torres used spiritual awakening to lure followers into her web of control. But she's not the only one using promises of enlightenment to manipulate people.
We have another podcast that dwells into a similar world of false promises and control. It's called Twin Flames. Meet Jeff and Shalia, a couple who claim they can guarantee you'll find your soulmate. Your twin flame. It's divine love. You're designed for no one else. And they're designed for no one else.
But like Kat's followers, those seeking their twin flames soon find themselves in a treacherous path. Some followers allege they were encouraged to cut ties with friends and family that were holding them back. They were also pushed to claim their Twin Flames through any means necessary.
By the time some members are able to leave the group, they claim they don't even recognize themselves and fear for their safety. I'm about to play you an episode of Twin Flames, so stay tuned. Follow Twin Flames on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. Wondery Plus members can binge all seven episodes of Twin Flames ad-free right now.
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It was July 2019, Toronto. An average hotel meeting room. Beige carpet, rows of gray chairs, a platform at the front. Dozens of people milled around waiting. Among them was Victoria Bonilla.
This was my first time meeting anybody from this group. And it was such an interesting experience because everybody was so awkward.
People gathered in groups. Some fumbled through small talk. Others stared at their phones.
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Chapter 2: Who are Jeff and Shalia?
I have.
Jeff smiled. The audience was eating out of their hands. As the speech neared its climax, Jeff closed his eyes, suddenly serious.
I'll give you the tools, if you haven't received them already, to feel good any time you feel bad. Isn't that powerful? To be able to feel good any time you want? And then when you feel the good thing, it can manifest as good things. Make your twin flame in harmonious union.
He promised to give the audience a secret. The secret of finding your twin flame. Perfect partner. Soulmate. The ultimate lover. But that wasn't all he promised that weekend. He was going to show them how to get the perfect career. A beautiful home. A fat bank account. A Corvette.
All of it is yours. Everything. Everything. Everything you desire. Follow me. Follow me.
I just kind of remember feeling, like, I don't want to say I felt high, but it kind of, yeah, I mean, for lack, I was just like, this is, wow, like, I just feel like I'm in another dimension right now.
You, too, can have your twin flame. You, too, can have harmonious union forever. Join us. Thank you, and take care. Thank you, everyone.
The audience was on their feet. Victoria was among them. And I was just like, this is such a momentous occasion for me. Like, this is such a breakthrough. And I'm like, oh my God, the miracle's going to happen any day now. I'm like, this is it.
No one in that room could have predicted what Jeff's promises really meant.
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Chapter 3: What happens at a Twin Flames workshop?
This is not a fantasy. God created you to be with your twin flame. You were created together at the same moment. It's not some special thing.
Not only is every single person created with a twin flame, but they are destined to find and achieve perfect union with that unique and special person.
Here's the secret. Everyone has a twin flame. Yes, you. You have a twin flame who you're designed for.
You don't need to settle. And when it comes to your twin flame union, this is the person that you're meant to be with for all of eternity. And to be without your twin flame is suffering.
That described how Angie was feeling exactly. Without Ron, she felt she was suffering.
You know, as I was watching their videos and just really resonating more and more and more with them.
For the first time in a long time, Angie felt like she had some understanding of what was going on between her and Ron. And like she had some hope.
I felt very, very strongly that Ron is my twin flame.
People and clients keep coming back to us again and again and again and again because they get results with our work. And you can too if you apply it.
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