I first experienced the Fisher-Hoffman Psychic Therapy when Hoffman formulated the group process under the guidance of Claudio Naranjo in his Berkeley SAT groups. Ernie Pecci, M.D., trained me as a Process leader, and I led my own groups in the late 70s. For a few years, I was on staff at the Hoffman Institute.
It is impossible for me to take an impartial position regarding Hoffman or the Process. Hoffman sexually abused me about six months after I finished the first group process. For reasons I do not entirely understand, I remained Hoffman's on-again-off-again friend from 1972 until his death in 1997. His friendship came with expectations—most of which I was unwilling to fulfill.
Claudio Naranjo (R) & Bob Hoffman (L)
Bob Hoffman was a lunatic, a liar, a criminal, & a fraud. But in the end, Hoffman was a very ordinary and unhappy human being. His proponents and enthusiasts try to cast him as a kindly Jewish “intuitive,” which, I think, is a spiritually correct term for someone who stares into the void, hears voices, and then comes back to tell you the truth.
Bob Hoffman's Dirty Secrets
And a few of mine
New Age Miracle or Fraud
An introduction to my thoughts and experience with Fisher-Hoffman Psychic Therapy.
My Hoffman Process Writings
I received a complaint disguised as a question from a senior Hoffman Teacher—why was I writing about Hoffman’s unethical behavior now?
The Ontological Odd Couple, and the Origins of the Fisher-Hoffman Psychic Therapy,
July 31, 2004. Revised September 16, 2006
Why can I find nothing online about Bob Hoffman?
An examination of the praise for Bob Hoffman and the Hoffman Process.
The End of Patriarchy and the Beginnings of a Cult
The relationship of Hoffman, Naranjo, and the SAT group process.
#GayMeToo—Bob Hoffman
A recounting of a very personal and very traumatic episode in my relationship with Hoffman.
The Sad Demise of Bob Hoffman is a personal recounting of my last experiences with Hoffman.
Sex in the Bushes: The Real Story.
Yes, the name says it all!
This Victim Refuses Silence
This was difficult to write, and it will be difficult to read—but I had to be honest.
A Very Personal Question: Can I Forgive Bob Hoffman?
If I can forgive myself.
Forgive and Forget? Impossible
An inquiry into Victimization.
"Bob Hoffman was a criminal. Simple"
A respected Zen teacher reacted to #GayMeToo.
Why Do Cults Need to Rewrite History?
The institutional narrative is awash in lies, distortions, and fabrications.
Science vs. Spooks, skepticism, scientific research, and the Nostradamus effect
June 29, 2008, Revised August 11, 2011
Jonestown and Our Deliverance from Cults
