There are eight simple steps cults use to turn ordinary people into mindless followers.

Ever wonder how someone becomes a cult member? How exactly do they get sucked in? The process is remarkably similar from cult to cult, and here I'll explain the basic recipe. The first thing to understand is that the indoctrination is a series of small steps.

In cult recruiting and indoctrination, these techniques include: Deception - Cults trick new recruits into joining the group and committing themselves to a cause or lifestyle they don't fully understand. Cults mislead new recruits/members as to the true expectations and activities of the group.

Indoctrination is a way of teaching people certain beliefs without them questioning it. Examples of indoctrination can be found in the areas of global politics, history, and religious fundamentalism. Methods of indoctrination include repetition, reward and punishment, and emotional manipulation.

Indoctrination is the process of inculcating (teaching by repeated instruction) a person or people into an ideology uncritically. [1] [page needed] Broadly speaking, indoctrination can refer to a general process of socialization. [2]