EgoRod

When people ask you money to worship, it's a cult. All religions are cults who succeeded. 
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-05-13/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/it-haunts-my-nightmares-growing-up-inside-the-kabbalah-centre-cult/00000188-11a1-d8d1-aff8-bdf53e8f0000
https://www.culteducation.com/group/1008-kabbalah-centre/11754-the-truth-about-the-kabbalah-centre.html
 

I'm still amazed by how her whole life turned upside down when she hit 50, it feels like a curse. 
There were stories about the Church of Kaballah that were close to the ones we hear about Scientology, how they use big stars to attract the regular guy but thet never meet the stars who are in a totally different section. How they charge heavily for everything and try to control lives. How all this disappeared from the media is a miracle considering how Kaballah was pretty big in the news thanks to Madonna. 
And "healer" really is a high rank position in the church of kaballah.
From Caresse's sister itw she said that Kaballah got into Madonna's head and she mostly blames the church of kaballah than Madonna even though she thinks she's not innocent. So from that, i wondered if it was like for Scientology where a person from the member's entourage questioning the cult is considered "suppresive" and the member must cut ties with this person which could be an explanation. 
Many women from the Housewives franchise, especially the BH one joined Kaballah in the early 00. You don't see any celebrity talking about it anymore or wearing the red string....if the church still operates it's very low key. Has Ariana Grande talked about it ? Her mother joined it and Franky and Ari followed. 
I very recently learnt about the ties between the church, israel and malawi that date back from before Madonna. 
I know Madonna being in a cult is something fans rather forget about more than MDNA but it is another fascinating ramification in her incredibly eventful life like how she was heavily involved in gangsta rap feuds in the mid 90's, you can almost base a whole miniseries around every year or 6 month period of her life. Nobody Knows Me was no joke, she had so many lives.
 

I remember reading some interview where she said she 'distanced herself from the church' (she used other words) but she keep believing and using the spirituality and tools she learn from it.
She got scammed . You'll think she knew better before getting into the NFT  fiasco right?

Lots of details discussed here:
 The ' She's not Me' is a baseless rumour. We had some random stirrer not long ago talking about it here too. It's something that keeps appearing every time and then.
The Caresse situation according to her family was because she was a devoted christian and that didn't aligned with Madonna kabbalah indoctrination at the time.
My take is that Madonna just felt like did'nt want anyone to boss her around and she was in a position to do so.
Someone fuck Guy but it was discussed they were in a open/separation situation for a while.
 
EDIT. I just revisited that thread and the kookoo insider with all the goss is at the last page, pretty funny read.

I remember reading some interview where she said she 'distanced herself from the church' (she used other words) but she keep believing and using the spirituality and tools she learn from it.
She got scammed . You'll think she knew better before getting into the NFT  fiasco right?

I remember reading some interview where she said she 'distanced herself from the church' (she used other words) but she keep believing and using the spirituality and tools she learn from it.
She got scammed . You'll think she knew better before getting into the NFT  fiasco right?

I remember reading some interview where she said she 'distanced herself from the church' (she used other words) but she keep believing and using the spirituality and tools she learn from it.
She got scammed . You'll think she knew better before getting into the NFT  fiasco right?

Caresse's departure also coincides with a settlement they finally had with Warner regarding the sale of Maverick,  she was the negociator in this and she left right after the announcement of the deal. 
Also Madonna was based in London at the time and Caresse was still living in LA, she needed someone on a day to day basis which becker being in London was perfect for. She parted ways once she made up her mind to go back to New York. As much as Confessions was a huge worldwide success it was not really the case in the USA which pissed off Madonna, hence Hard Candy being totally manufactured for the american market, in some ways it's like a disco RnB version of Confessions. 
Sometimes people read too much into things when it's just business and not a soap opera. On the other hand i've recently been told the real reason why her friendship with Gwyneth ended is not really Tracy Anderson but Madonna wanted Gwyneth to star in a movie she directed ( the person could not tell if it was F&W or WE) and she did not want to, Madonna twisted her arm into doing it but Gwyneth did not falter other sources say she wanted to Gwyneth to publicly support her with the adoption of David because Madonna felt no one was defending her. And between Swept away and Confessions she was undergoing hormonal therapy to get pregnant. And the Kaballah aspect was totally out of control as they were using rabbis as marital therapists and Kaballah (Torah) to win arguments over each other (guy & madonna) which was all the time. Another thing no ones ever mentionned, the mysterious woman who supposedly called her to ask her to do something about Malawi is bs. The church of Kaballah had already established itself in Malawi and the Bergs are the ones who told Madonna about it and how she could be "a healer" and seen as a dogooder, in fact it started as far as when the same rabbi told her to make these children books to fund the spirituality for kids charity which turned out to be an embezzlement. Madonna sought help from many governments and i know that the french government turned down her request because upon inspection the charity was heavily involved in Kaballah which is registered as a cult in France. They made her think she was special and had healing powers, was a superior being....which is funny considering she said many times Kaballah was responsable for taming her ego, in fact they controlled it to take her money and use her as a pawn to attract new followers. It all blew up when officials and the press investigated into her Malawi venture and she discovered she had been robbed, all the money she invested to build schools was gone. Tracy Anderson's bf was the one in charge. She sought help from Jeffrey Sachs and he really saved her ass in Malawi. Then the Bergs died. But yes, Madonna was heavily manipulated by the church of Kaballah in every aspect of her life and i wonder how it affected her and what it mentally did to her because it was her whole life. Everything she had built in the late 90's, early 00's was gone : her marriage, her "religion", Maverick, people close to her etc...I don't know what her ties are now to Michael Berg or the Church of Kaballah, it disappeared miraculously from the media and no one paid attention to it or said anything. Very good PR. As in almost every era of Madonna's life there's a big story there which has not been revealed at all. 
 

That's what the sister said. When it comes to religions I only see grifters so any of them have the same values to my eyes.
From what she said it has to do with  the way she was involved with the organization rather than the meaning of the spiritual side.
Like they used her and tell her what to do or not and that clashes with Caresse help.
How much of that has to be part of the real deal who knows.
@Roland Barthes has some interesting points and info on that thread I just shared

But the Kabbalah basics are not that different to the Christianity principles really? That couldn't be the reason.
For her to be wiped out completely it had to be something related to money and/or betrayal.
Of course we'll never know.

Lots of details discussed here:
 The ' She's not Me' is a baseless rumour. We had some random stirrer not long ago talking about it here too. It's something that keeps appearing every time and then.
The Caresse situation according to her family was because she was a devoted christian and that didn't aligned with Madonna kabbalah indoctrination at the time.
My take is that Madonna just felt like did'nt want anyone to boss her around and she was in a position to do so.
Someone fuck Guy but it was discussed they were in a open/separation situation for a while.
 
EDIT. I just revisited that thread and the kookoo insider with all the goss is at the last page, pretty funny read.

Yes
https://recordstoreday.com/UPC/603497823161

Lisa Powerhouse

No, last time she used a nickname before the official announcement was with "Everybody" (RSD Black Friday 2022) but they used a different one I can't remember now!

I’m pretty sure anyone expecting to hear any of the Shep Pettibone tracks on this is going to be disappointed. 

She is there:
https://recordstoreday.com/Artist/14391617
But maybe is from last time?

This is not a proper dance mix but I always enjoyed it
 

I don't know what I'd been summon here for?
I don't really care about formats or lossy files

I forgot this, I love this mix so much:
 

I never buy or listen to iTunes versions. They are only 226 KPS or something. That is not a lossless recording no matter what Apple claims.
its 16 Bits & 1411 for CDs. 24 bits For Hi Res or Vinyl.
I know where to get a flac  file or wav for this and I'm not paying. I have spent thousands of dollars on Madonna. I'm sure most of us have.

I forgot this, I love this mix so much:
 

@dubtronic got so many gems
I'd been enjoying the 90s mixes of this guy in YT:
https://www.youtube.com/@davidditdab5259
Other favourites:
 
 
 

IMO less is more with "Rescue Me" specifically not using all of M's and the choir's vocals (and some lyrics) used in the immaculate release. I didn't love the song when it was originally released bc I thought there was just too much going on and it seemed too derivative of Vogue (the music)/Justify My Love (the spoken word verses)/Like A Prayer (awesome choir) at once BUT examples like The Callaghan mix as well as some of the official remixes have made "Rescue Me" age VERY well.

I forgot this, I love this mix so much:
 

@dubtronic got so many gems
I'd been enjoying the 90s mixes of this guy in YT:
https://www.youtube.com/@davidditdab5259
Other favourites: