BITE axis: General
Charismatic Leader
A leader whose authority rests on perceived personal qualities. Most high-CLCI groups in the dataset are organised around one.
Groups in the dataset that reference Charismatic Leader
Auto-derived from body, summary, and red-flag text. Showing top 11 by CLCI score.
- NXIVM-style Wellness Cults
- Chen Tao (God's Salvation Church)
- Black Hebrew Israelites (extreme variants)
- Shakers (United Society of Believers, historical)
- Solar Lodge (Crowley-derived OTO offshoot, historical)
- 'Anchor' new online sects (umbrella, 2025+)
- Society of Separatists of Zoar (historical)
- Catholic-charismatic high-control cells (Latin America)
- doTERRA modern operations
- Color Street (nail polish MLM, defunct 2024)
- Arbonne International (skincare/health MLM)