“There is no such thing as incurable!” A questionable group is currently very active in Tyrol and is recruiting members with these types of messages. The Federal Office for Cult Issues has been monitoring the movement for years and has issued warnings. In the country of origin of the esoteric circle, there is talk of an “undervalued sect”.
The German Bruno Gröning (1906-1959) is considered a miracle healer among his followers. He claimed to be passing on a ‘healing current’ through God to the sick. A network of disciples has spread throughout Europe. According to media reports, there are more than 200 active groups in Germany alone. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung speaks of an “underrated sect”, and in the summer the Spiegel devoted a dossier to the phenomenon with the title: “A sect that can lead to death”.
The state is very tolerant when it comes to matters of faith
The Bruno Gröning Circle of Friends is currently very active in Tyrol and is recruiting members. This is not prohibited; the state is tolerant in matters of faith. But the Federal Office for Cult Issues is monitoring the activities with great concern. Ulrike Schiesser, head of the federal agency, does not want to use the term sect. This is controversial, she says.
But she sees the ongoing personality cult around Bruno Gröning and the crude promises of salvation as extremely problematic. “At the meetings, the members of the circle of friends sit in front of Gröning’s photo. In their imagination they receive the healing current of his gaze,” says Schiesser, describing what happens at such gatherings. Such movements are a breeding ground for quacks who take advantage of the suffering of others.
Medically critical attitude and healing reports
The homepage of the Gröning Kring contains numerous healing reports. Bruno Gröning’s “Heilstrom” is also said to have saved cancer patients from suffering. “Getting up from the wheelchair” – this “miracle” can also be found there. Such reports are the typical and dangerous promise of esoteric charlatans.
“Behind such messages often lies a very critical attitude towards medicine. We hear again and again that sick people even advise against conventional medicine,” reports the head of the sect office. Of course this is always disputed by the members.
The esoteric scene has grown since the pandemic
Schiesser is not surprised that the Gröning disciples are currently so active. ‘Since the pandemic we have noticed a strengthening of the esoteric scene.’ What the psychologist is particularly concerned about: ‘In the past, it was mainly adults over forty who turned to such associations. Nowadays, more and more young people are falling into it. Many come into contact with it through social networks.”
Source: Krone
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