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As we hope you all realize by now, a cult is no organization to be involved in. The longer you stay, the more harm you will be subjected to and the more difficult it will be to leave. If you are a 4th Watcher or in any other cult, it is our advice that you get out as soon as you can.
If you are currently a 4th Watcher or any cult member, perhaps you are confused or are unsure about your organization. Perhaps you feel something is wrong, even though at the same time you are comfortable with your current situation. If this is the case, there are a few things to think about.
One, look at your situation. Think about what they do to you. Do they tell you that you are a bad person? That you're unworthy of God's love? Do they force you to give them money and promise miracles that never happen? Do they put down your friends? Keep you from seeing them? Do they punish you? Do they abuse you in any way? Ask yourself a very important question. Is this what you want in life? Ask yourself if your life is better inside the cult, or if you could have a potentially better one outside it. Do you really need the cult? Is this really the only way to happiness? Think. Are you happy now? If you are happy, think about those who your cult might be targeting. While you're happy, are the homosexuals who your cult might despise happy? Does your cult hate black persons? While you might be happy, how would these persons feel? These are the kinds of things you need to think about and ask yourself.
And look at your cult leader. Think long and hard about this. Is this guy really a prophet? Was he really sent by God? Do you honestly believe he is the one true leader of all Christians? Have you ever asked him what makes him qualified for this role? Have you ever questioned his judgment? Have you ever tested him? Think, does he really need your money? When he tells you that giving money to him can bring you miracles, do you honestly believe that is the case, or do you think that maybe he is just another one of the thousands of other scam artists out there. Do you really need him?
Consider another denomination. Look into going to a different church. You may even ask yourself if you need Jesus at all. Consider another religion altogether. There are many other religions out there. If you believe so strongly in your religion, why have you neglected others? While you might not be ready to give up religion entirely, and you still wish to believe in God, ask yourself if living in or being part of a cult is the best way to follow him.
As we have said before, while we might wish for you to leave the Christian religion altogether, we would rather you go to a legitimate church, and not a cult. There are plenty of other Christian denominations out there, and there are other religions and ideologies that you can ascribe to. If you do go to another church, make sure you are not making the same mistakes you made when entering your previous cult, and make sure you do not join another cult! Ask questions, look for cultic features, and if you find yourself within another cultic environment, run!
One of the most important tools cult members and potential cult members have in protecting themselves is education. Please educate yourselves. The more educated you are, the more mentally empowered you are, and through this empowerment, you will be able to make better and informed decisions when you are face to face with a cultic situation. In order to educate yourself, put down the Bible, and read books about real science. Learn about cults and what effects they can have on you. Real knowledge, and not the superstitious garbage that you were being fed in the cult, will help you get your life back to normal.
And while you're educating yourself, you might want to seriously consider agnosticism, the ideology that states God might actually not exist at all. If you can make this leap and endure, you will have freed yourself from all of the immoralities and anti-reasoning that are currently binding you down. The most reasonable ideology would be atheism, the stance that there actually is no God. When you are able to reject the notion of a god, you will no longer be a slave to the most influential superstition of all. And if you can do this, and have survived being a good person without feeling the need to believe in a higher power, consider Humanism, the ideology that rejects God but calls upon all persons to be loving and moral towards each other. While these are all good suggestions, the best decision for you to make now is to leave the cult you are currently in.
However, we realize that leaving a cult such as the 4th Watch might not be easy. This is understandable as cults often attempt to make their members as dependent upon them as possible so that you will never leave, while brainwashing them to give the impression that their cult is the only way to happiness. You might have grown up in the cult and lived your whole life within their grasp, and you might know no other way. But you can do this. If you stay, your life is only going to get worse.
If you are considering leaving the cult, there might be additional things to think about, and your situation will dictate how your transition should be accomplished. First, if they are abusive to you, then leave right away! Also, if the cult does not yet have a hold on you, get away before they do. Don't give them any more chances. The sooner you leave, the less of a chance they have to trap you. But in certain serious situations when the cult is abusive and threatening, and if leaving might bring about serious consequences, or if you are finding it difficult to adjust to life without them, then you must take the time and effort to properly prepare yourself for your departure. You have to be able to assess what kind of danger you might be in. If you have children in the cult, you must keep them in mind too. Never leave your children behind in a cult.
First, have a plan. If you live in the cult's church or place of establishment, see if you can stay at a family member's house or arrange something with a friend. Make sure you have enough money so that you can make the transition as smoothly as possible. If you feel you must, go to the police if you feel threatened, but make sure that doing so will not bring more abuse upon you by the cult. Do nothing unless you feel you are protected or that it is worth the risk of any possible danger.
If you find that you are forced to stay within the cult, and you find that for whatever reason you must continue going to its meetings, while you might not be able to do anything about it physically, the most important thing you can do is fight them mentally. You must do your best to resist their programming. Be strong in mind, but try to avoid participating in anything the cult tries to do in order to program you. You have learned various programming techniques in this report on the 4th Watch cult, so you should have several ideas as to what to look out for. Be sure not to fast, sing, or go to conventions, and do your best to control your emotions. Of course, please revisit the pieces on programming to learn more. But among the most important thing to do is to educate yourself about the real world and be around friends who are not in the cult.
In less extreme scenarios, leaving a cult might not be so difficult. As far as the 4th Watch is concerned, while they do their best to program you and make it difficult to leave, as far as we know, they are not abusive with their members and leaving the cult can be done with ease. The usual difficulties with leaving the 4th Watch lies in how dependent you are on them and how many lies you have believed.
This doesn't necessarily apply to the 4th Watch cult, but if the cult you belong to is not abusive, and you are able to leave, you might consider sitting down with your pastor or cult leader and tell them why you are choosing to leave. This might make the transition easier for both parties, and might help to educate the cult on what they are doing wrong.
In addition to that, no doubt that some of the cult members you might still want to remain friends with, so having a departure talk might help keep everyone on friendly terms. The 4th Watch believes that if you're not a part of their religion, then you're going to Hell, so it might be somewhat difficult to remain friends with those who believe that. However, many persons who are in the cult secretly do not believe that, and like many, only go there because they find themselves dependent. If you can keep friendships, then do so. Remember, it can be helpful to have friendships within the cult so that you might one day help them to leave too. It also helps to know what's going on in your former cult.
But then again, if you feel threatened, it might be a good idea not to tell the pastors or other cult members anything at all. In some cults, when a leader hears a rumor about you wanting to leave, you may be punished, and in more extreme cases, even imprisoned by the cult. In some cases, it might be difficult to trust anybody. Remember that everyone is subject to programming, and persons who you believe are your friends and trustworthy might have a strong loyalty to the leader and might betray you, and could relay any information you give them to the cult leader. In fact, remember what we reported about the leader appointing a particular member to be your "friend". This person could actually be nothing more than a spy working for the leader. This has all happened before.
Of course, it can be nice to have a friend you can trust, as they can help you get through the hard times while in the cult, as if you were in prison and needed a buddy to help get you through. But, in certain situations like that, you have to think hard about whether or not you can actually trust anyone.
Whatever you do, try your best to NOT GIVE THEM ANY MORE MONEY. When you give them money, not only are you handing them more power, but you are giving away your own, in which they now have even more power over you. In some cases, you might need all the money you can get in order to make a safe transition out of the cult. The 4th Watch is relentless when it comes to trying to take money from you. It can be very challenging to resist their advances. If you must, start decreasing the amount you give them. Lie if you have to, and tell them that you're working less hours. Fake an illness if you feel you have to. We don't normally condone lying, but remember that they're already lying to you with their scam. You need to break away and protect yourself.
Unfortunately, depending on how long you stayed with the cult, and how vulnerable your mind was when you were with them, you might need to be deprogrammed. If they got you when you were vulnerable, perhaps due to a traumatic experience, your senses might come back to you shortly after the psychological drama wears off. Also, if you leave the cult at an early stage and reintroduce yourself to the normal world again, deprogramming might come natural. But for some, the programming might be too instilled within the brain and formal deprogramming measures might need to be taken. Please click here to learn more about deprogramming.
Depending on the cult and the type of person you are, leaving a cult might not be easy, but just keep in mind everything we discussed here, and know that there is a better future for you waiting. All you have to do is take action!
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