The Arc of a Cult: From Birth to Breakdown

We like to think we’d see it coming. We like to think we’d never fall for it. But history shows how easily belief can become a cage and how slowly the door closes.

During the early 90s, a strange bulletin arrived at our house from a farm co-op near San Antonio. This zine briefly captivated us, its art gritty, but oddly idyllic, the message ecologically focused yet strangely apocalyptic. It promised clarity, community, and a path to something better. As burgeoning tweens and teens, we were mesmerized, yet somehow k…