The Mother of God

This is a mothers account of her experience as a disciple of her own son - Andrew Cohen a well-known American guru - and of her struggle to free herself from his control. What had been a close affectionate relationship slowly becomes a nightmare of domination. The story begins quiely in India and unfolds with growing intensity as Andrew his mother and a few people who have gathered around him travel to England Holland Israel and finally the United States but which time Andrew has attracted hundreds of devotees to his meetings. The abuse of power incessant fear and the pyschology of obsession are all explored here from an intimate perspective. Since brainwashing cults and their grandiose gurus are proliferating - in this country and all over the world - this book is not only a mothers lament but also a finger pointing to the growing appeal everywhere of authoritarianism and absolutism.