Thembi Buthelezi came to America from South Africa, becoming very successful in New York City. Her sister back home was deeply involved in a cult there, who told her she could syphon her sister’s life through magic and sacrifice. Thembi’s life started falling apart the minute her sister arrived in her home and she knew something was wrong. Thembi distanced herself from her sister, went to ministerial school and ended up in Los Angeles at the famous mystical church called Agape. Little did she know, she would end up falling for the charms of a charismatic South African “Prophet” who was preaching at Agape on healing ancestral trauma. The same cult leader her sister had been involved in. A trip to Ghana to the cult headquarters would end up revealing a dark world riddled with secret sex magic and coercive techniques to trick white American women into giving up their marriages, fortunes and mind to the cult. The damage done took Thembi years as a buddhist nun to unravel and piece her life back together. Now, she is determined to warn everyone about this false prophet. Click here to watch on YouTube Find and Support Thembi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thembibuthelezi/ Website: https://www.thembibuthelezi.com Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. Lastly, the opinions of our guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.** Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:12 Thembi Introduces Herself and Her Background 00:08:50 Comparisons Between Churches in Africa vs America 00:13:44 The Areas of Your Life The Cult Targets 00:18:21 When Thembi Was Initially Targeted By the Cult & Her Sister's Involvement 00:25:32 Thembi’s First Introductions to the Cult & Her Spiritual Journey 00:34:09 Thembi’s First Introductions to the Leader of the Cult 00:38:41 Beginning Initiations into the Cult & Recognizing Strange Behaviors 00:43:23 What the Cult Leader Asked Thembi To Do - S*xual Rituals & Other Cult Practices 00:48:08 More of the Witchcraft Practices Present in the Cult 00:50:30 The Cult's Tactics to Increase Followers 00:55:38 Sat*nic Practices Within the Cult 00:59:07 The Goals of the Cult 01:02:51 CW: Mentions of Human Sacr*fice, the Darker Aspects and Practices of the Cult 01:10:01 CW: Mentions of Su*cide, How Thembi Escaped the Cult's Influence and Her Time as a Bhuddist Nun 01:16:38 Thembi’s Healing and Beginning to Expose the Cult 01:24:04 Thembi’s Life Today 01:26:28 Final Thoughts and Linda Listen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
