![]() It’s weird, for her they were spiritual transmissions, they say she would go into really deep, long trances and paint. “Anyway, their founder, Joya, I have to sort through her paintings. There’s too much real estate development all around here, there’s nowhere for them to go. And there’s a bobcat family in the nearby woods. Meals are all made from food they grow themselves. I get three free meals a week, a room with a bed, desk, chair, and lamp in this cute little house with a shared kitchen and shared bath. “So I go to this woman’s house, she’s a teacher there, and she liked me, so she hired me. “But after the retreat I stayed for a few days, and when they heard I was an art history major, they were like, oh you gotta talk to Miri she needs help with some art. ![]() He stole all her money (something she had not told us). She tells me it all started when she was on a silent retreat, to “get grounded” and avoid drinking after Bob’s betrayal. Does it actually smell like citrus, is actual citrus just floating in the air here? The plane circles slowly down over a rare segment of undeveloped coastline, cutting through tall pink cumulus clouds, then finally floating over the beach and tropical forest toward the single landing strip. The landing into the tiny Homestead International Airport is a sublime and gentle aerial tour. What if they won’t let her leave? What if they won’t let me leave? I’m a little nervous about the worst-case scenario, of course. My life has been exceptionally boring lately, and I could use some life-enhancing drama, maybe even a near-death experience. My sister’s too disobedient to last long in a cult anyway. Either this is not a cult and all that happens is I visit my sister and write about Florida ecology, or it really is a cult and I write about that. I, an out-of-work environmental journalist, while concerned about my sister, view this as an opportunity. They married quickly but then divorced when she realized Bob had been hiding another addiction from her, and that his real reason for wanting to move to Florida was the ease of acquiring opioids. Katherine went down to Florida with a guy she met in AA named Bob. I’m nominated to go find out if it’s true. My mother is worried that my sister has joined a cult.
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