As of the above date, NCCG is (or was) a small polygamy cult with a compound (communal residence) near Arvika, Sweden.

The cult was first created in England in 1984. It been active on the internet since late 1996, and presently uses it as a recruiting, fundraising, and brainwashing tool. During the past few years, many of the people who are being affected by this cult have an internet-only relationship with the cult's members and leaders. Some of the women who become involved this way may be invited to live at the compound as one of the male cult leader's wives. Other than that, the internet-only members' visits to the compound tend to be brief, lasting a few months at most.

NCCG had an early Mormon background, but its religious beliefs continue to change over time. It will generally comprise aspects of Mormonism, Judaism, Christianity, "Messianic" Christianity, as well as members' own created beliefs. NCCG members believe that they receive visions and revelations directly from God (Yahweh).

NCCG's primary leader has always been Christopher C. Warren, who is 55 years old at the time of this writing (2009).

NCCG moved from England to Norway for a number of years, and then moved to Sweden in 1997. NCCG's membership and size has been unstable and it split up several times. It also changes names periodically.

(As of 2009) the cult appears to have two people living at the compound who function as leaders, and a few others live with them. The relationship between the two leaders is not clear to me. Christopher C. Warren is one of them, and the other may have been a woman named Sharon H. (internet aliases Rayna, Avah, ... ).




MANIPULATION OF  FACTS AND EVENTS

I've observed Christopher C. Warren to be a skilled, creative manipulator of facts and situations. One example of this is his handling of so-called "prophecies". Former members have reported, and I have observed, that he will come up with some "prophecy" which is predictable based upon his knowledge of the situation. He will base the "prophecy" upon knowledge gained either from the cult members themselves, or, from news about world current events. Then, when the event he predicted comes true, he proceeds as though he is a prophet of God. If a prophecy like this does not come true, he makes excuses to get his group members to not change their loyalty. This is to effect undue influence and, ultimately, control over NCCG members.


DANGEROUS, FAKED, ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS USING INTERNET MESSAGING

On two occasions, I observed a female NCCG-related cultist contact victims on the internet using email and internet chat software to pretend that she was somebody else. It appears to have been Sharon H. doing this. In these two instances, the cultist had invented fictitious personas and used them to engage in what was intended as long-time, online relationships. Internet chat and email were the primary means of communication, with occasional telephone contact.

The cultist would pretend to be in need of some sort of rescue or counseling. At first she would pretend that her relationship with the victim was helping her. Then, she would pretend that the victims' attempts at counseling her were failing. The intent was to induce stress in the victims and, ultimately, cause mental illness and instability. Then, when the victims appeared to be psychologically vulnerable, she would inject the cult's ideas and precepts into the conversation to try to gain undue influence.

A great many of the incidents I'm aware of focused on the cultist posing as a female "satanist" who was involved with a "satanic coven". The cultist would either pretend to be an aggressive "satanist" or a satanist who desires to leave the coven, but needs help. (Other fictitious stories could easily be used this way).


READING MATERIAL WITH HYPNOTIC EFFECTS

Christopher C. Warren has written a large amount of material related to his cult since its inception, and continues to do so (2009). A portion of these writings was reviewed by a cult expert who advised that that it is capable of inducing a hypnotic, suggestible state in the reader. The cult expert explained that it's not uncommon for cult leaders to write material that affects people this way.

In past years, this writing used to be self-published in pamphlet form, but today (2009) it is generally put on the internet, mostly on the cult's main web site (www.nccg.org).


INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AND CHAT USAGE (2009)

NCCG used yahoo message boards (now discontinued) and related chatrooms for group-at-once communication. Some of the chatroom names have, in the past, been "Deliverance From Demons" and "NCCG Cyber Community". The cult leadership dispenses with "deliverance" sessions using these chatrooms, as well as other group-at-once, cult-related chat activities.


PARANOIA ABOUT SATANISTS

For several years leading up to 2006 (and potentially from that time forward), one or more NCCG cultists pretended to be "satanists" on the internet. This is done with the effect of brainwashing victims into believing the cult's precepts.

As of 2006, the cult was spreading falsehoods among its members that a group of enemies who worship Satan (called "satanists") were attacking them. These attacks were indicated to be both supernatural, telepathic-resembling attacks as well as physical stalking of their members in the USA and Sweden.

On two weekends in particular (March 12 - 16, 2006, and May 5 - 7), the cult claimed that many "satanist" attackers had surrounded their compound in a group attack, and those attackers had been killed by God and rendered into "ash piles" throughout the surrounding area. In reality, there were no deaths or disappearances noted by the authorities in the Arvika area during or after those periods.

At that time, the cult had named several individuals whom it accuses of being "satanist" enemies. Some of the accused individuals live in the Arvika area (one of them is a local convenience store owner). The accused people do not appear to have any direct association with NCCG and are probably not aware that the cult refers to them as "satanists". The cult has also stated that the local police and government has been infiltrated by "satanists."


EFFORT TO MAINTAIN LOW PROFILE IN LOCAL SWEDISH TOWN

NCCG makes an effort to maintain a low profile within the local community (Arvika Kommun). In the past years it has not been seen to recruit in its hometown or otherwise make its presence known other than as a quirky family or a home schooling operation. It does not advertise its polygamic nature to anyone except NCCG members or known sympathizers of polygamy.

The young children currently living at the compound were noted to not have legal fathers listed in the public record. However, it is known among NCCG members that the father is Christopher C. Warren. I have read that omission of the father's name from birth certificates in polygamic cults is not uncommon. It enables the cult to not bring attention to itself through the nature of the public records, as well as allows the father to dodge child support responsibilities should the mother leave the cult.


INTERNET MEMBERS VS. MEMBERS WHO LIVE AT THE COMPOUND

Many people who act as members of NCCG do not live on the cult's property, but instead, they learn about and participate in the cult's internet activities. The cult can have a large impact on the personal lives and families of these internet-only members.

As of 2009, Members involved this way tended to adopt rigid habits and beliefs regarding male dominance in the family, polygamy, clothing/headwear, and quasi-jewish (Messianic) habits. They are also known to send the cult money.

Some internet-recruited members visited the compound for temporary visits usually lasting 3 months or fewer. HOWEVER, some moved there with the intention to stay permanently.

As of 2009, those who were invited to move to Sweden to live as permanent members at the compound were frequently single women who were being arranged to become one of Christopher C. Warren's wives. In one case, an employment visa was being arranged for a young woman to move from a non-EU country. In another, a legal marriage was apparently performed to allow a woman to stay in Sweden. In another, a college-aged young man moved from an EU country.

If someone seems to have plans to move to the cult compound, they should be taken especially seriously if:

• There are no visa issues (EU or Swedish residents, specifically) -- men or women
  

• The person is a single women -- anywhere in the world, especially between 18 - 24 years of age.

A relatively small number of people live at the compound as of this writing. To the best of my understanding, it's generally limited to Christopher Warren's wives and his children with them, plus a few others.

The cult has, for many years, claimed to have members in India who are part of a charity/orphanage. This India involvement is apparently a sham, and former members reported to me that during their time with him, they believe that Christopher C. Warren was keeping the donated "orphanage" money for himself.


SIGNS OF NCCG CULT INVOLVEMENT

I'm aware of several individuals who became involved with NCCG in a way that was dangerous to their mental health, and they showed few outward signs to family members or friends. The individual can be having psychotic episodes and making major, life-changing decisions while being coached to hide the situation.

The cult has been seen to encourage its members to psychologically abandon their biological family and non-cult friends. One cult activity involved a cult member disowning their parents in an online chat session / ritual, and proceeding to view themselves as adopted children of a husband and wife pair within NCCG. The usual husband and wife pair noted as adoptive "parents" have been Christopher Warren and one of his wives (Sharon H.?).

From what I have seen (as of 2009), NCCG does not generally encourage its internet-located members to recruit family members, with the important exception of men attempting to recruit their wives and children. From what I've seen, they are unlikely to try to recruit parents or boyfriends/girlfriends.

NCCG recruits may or may not explain NCCG's religious beliefs to family members or friends. Efforts by a newly-recruited internet member to convert family and friends may be brief, as the cult itself was more likely to encourage distancing from family and friends (not recruiting them).

Some signs of NCCG involvement could be (but are not necessarily limited to):

• Actively rejecting Christmas and other typical holidays, insisting instead upon celebrating holidays that will appear more in-line with Judaism.
• Time spent using the internet in private may change/increase. Extra time is likely due to extended conversations with individuals or group chats. Internet use may be rigid at certain days and times (due to attending internet cult sessions at pre-scheduled times) .
  
• May demonstrate a "Saturday Sabbath" observance pattern in which the recruit will refuse to do work, trading, or travel on Saturdays.
  
• Disregard or disrespect for parents may increase (attitude: You're not really my parents").
  
• Attitudes of recruits of both sexes may change to be more in-line with male chauvinism/polygamy. For example, a husband may begin to claim to his wife that the Bible gives him the right to a polygamic family.
• Women may begin to wear headscarves.
  
• May visit the compound for a religious holiday or other extended stay.

DANGERS OF NCCG CULT INVOLVEMENT


Being involved with the NCCG cult can result in the victim:

• becoming mentally ill, literally diagnosable as such by a mental health professional. I'm aware of  2 cases like this, and there is evidence of more.
• neglecting to get medical help for a medical condition that puts the victim's life in danger. I'm aware of two cases like this.
  
• being stalked on the internet through IM clients and email.

In regards to mental health, NCCG was seen to make use of the following dangerous mental distortions (as seen in 2006):

• an induced simulation of Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD).
• I've read that this practice is extremely dangerous, and people who have this done to them can have lifelong mental problems as a result.
  

• an altered state of consciousness called "The Garden".
• "The Garden" appears to be a highly suggestive or hypnotic state where vivid visualization and suggestion is used. Several people can be in the same "Garden", using communication over the internet as the base for a cooperative kind of suggestive state. "The Garden" was being used (2009) for a number of purposes within NCCG, only one of which is encountering supposed deities such as "Yahweh".
  

• Some of the members believe that they receive visions and revelations directly from "Yahweh" (God).
• These visions and revelations include information about many different topics, such as the activities of enemy "satanists", predictions about the future, and insights into what is supposed to be the truth about present events or individuals.
  

If you are reading this web site due to concern about the well-being of an NCCG-involved person, I suggest:

Note your involved person's status as it matches up against the observed NCCG recruitment demographic:

1. A unmarried woman aged 18 - 25 of any citizenship or region has historically been the cult's most focused-upon demographic for recruitment to move to the cult's compound. The plans for such a move may be hidden from family members and friends, and if the move is announced to the family, the real reasons behind it may be withheld. It may be represented as a "teaching" employment opportunity at a small school.
2. Men who live in a region that would allow them to live and work in Sweden legally without special arrangements (such as legal residents of EU countries) may be at risk of making this sort of permanent move.
   
3. A married man with a relatively normal marriage whose wife and family are not participating in NCCG seems to typically be targeted as an internet-only member who may visit the compound for various cult-declared holy periods, but then would be expected to return home. If the man is employed, he might be (/is probably) sending money to NCCG.
   
4. A married man whose wife is psychologically either vulnerable or dependent on him has a likelihood of eventually making a serious effort to recruit the wife.
   

If you suspect, based on the demographic and descriptions on this web site, that someone is being negatively impacted by NCCG:

1. I observed a case of an unmarried woman in the 18 - 25 age bracket being recruited to be one of the cult leaders wives. In a case like this, I do not recommend approaching the person with questions as your first step. Instead, use other means to determine if she's in the process of moving to the cult's compound in Sweden. If plans to move are underway, alerting the individual (or the cult itself) of your concern could result in those plans being accelerated or other actions being taken to obstruct your ability to help (this was observed in one case).
   
2. Familiarize yourself about what cults are, how they work, and why they work. You might try the following internet links to get you started: http://www.rickross.com/help.html , http://www.factnet.org/rancho1.htm , http://www.factnet.org/Recommended_Books.htm .
   
3. Be aware that NCCG members have in some cases experienced delusions, psychotic episodes, and suicidal thoughts as a result of their cult involvement. When these things have happened, it has not always been apparent to family members and friends due to the person hiding the experiences. In some cases it has been in the person's interest to get mental health professionals involved.
   
4. Arranging an "intervention" with a professional exit counselor could be helpful.