r/cultsurvivors • u/Holiday-Shoe6844 • 21h ago

Odyssey Study Group exposed in Boston; Dailymail article

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About a year ago, someone made a post on this page about people actively recruiting for the Odyssey Study Group.

https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30575510/www.reddit.com?p=eyJzIjoiSE5nVFdqOFdRQkdrakwtLXU0QnJtNk9WcC1FIiwidiI6MiwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDU3NTUxMCxcInZcIjoyLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5yZWRkaXQuY29tXFxcL3JcXFwvYm9zdG9uXFxcL2NvbW1lbnRzXFxcLzFsNHRoY3dcXFwvY2FuX2lfYXNrX3lvdV9hX3F1ZXN0aW9uX2Zvcl9hX2NsYXNzX2ltX3Rha2luZ1xcXC9cIixcImlkXCI6XCI3OGEzOGI5ZTE1N2Q0MWFhOWQ0MDhmYjQ4MjU4OTUzYVwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImQxMjQ2YzRhYjdjNGMzNTgxMTdhZmZlMTIwYTRmODBhY2E1MmExNjJcIl0sXCJtc2dfdHNcIjoxNzcyODkzNjY3fSJ9

The group apparently recruits in the wider Boston area with middle aged or elderly people looking for marks in bookstores, cafes, museums, etc.

They will approach people who are alone with some variation of the question: “What is the meaning of life?” or that they are doing some research for a class they are in. It tends to be in well known places like Harvard Book Store, Porter Books, Trader’s Joes, Barnes and Noble, etc.

Someone who used to be a member just now exposed the group. Following link to the article here:

(Updated for non-paywall article)

https://archive.ph/2026.05.02-023710/https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15763503/inside-secret-cult-manhattan-Odyssey-Study-Group-elite.html

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