Atlantis in the Mountains of Italy (2007) (web.archive.org)

Although I can't find any references in English, this is rather well known sect in Italy, and I mean "sect" in its pejorative aspect. Apparently there have happened several acts of psychological abuse, far from the idealised view that they try to promote.

This reads more like a pamphlet you'd be handed at a bus station than compelling journalism.

Quite impressive temples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temples_of_Humankind

Here's a link to the website of the organization itself: http://www.damanhur.org/en/what-is-damanhur

It provides a much more clearly laid out view of what is going on here, and somehow manages to be less of a sales document than the OP article.

Very interesting. Seems kind of odd to me - it costs 169 USD per day to visit. Thats more than any other full day activity I can think of.

This New Age sect exercises a Scientology-like control over its victims: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federazione_di_Damanhur#Aspett...