Although Charles Lee Spezzano includes business consultant advice among his services, his own Spezzano & Associates Ltd. Psychology of Vision is not exactly a shining example of a thriving organisation. In fact it appears to be experiencing shrinkage, with limited prospects for the future. The Canadian First Nations experience is their weakest area and perhaps an indicator of what the future holds for SALPOV. It is also likely to be the next place where SALPOV will be openly investigated by law enforcement, especially given the targeting behaviour which was codified in the German version of the
POV Trainers Manual, covered in this forum by Ingeborg.
http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=4179.msg36673#msg36673Naturally, that manual was quickly taken offline after it was translated here into English. But I expect the RCMP has read it by now as well as several investigative journalists. If not, we still have it available for your enjoyment.
If you look in past versions of the SALPOV website you'll find they had many more trainers than today, and nowhere is the decline in numbers more dramatic than in Canada. SALPOV also had more central administrators: Hawaii Business Co-ordinator (Peggy Chang), Business Manager (Ian Haugh), and Public Relations (Susan How)
http://web.archive.org/web/20030801100100/http://www.psychologyofvision.com/contact.htm
In his
LinkedIn, Ian Haugh still lists his SALPOV employment as "Chief Executive, Spezzano & Associates (Psychology of Vision), September 2001 – June 2008 (6 years 10 months)" and "CEO & Trainer, Psychology of Vision UK, Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Alternative Medicine industry, 2000 – 2007 (7 years)."
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ian-haugh/6/477/543 However, in my mind, the President of Spezzano & Associates Ltd. Psychology of Vision is the
real CEO. And that person has always been Charles Lee Spezzano. There is no way the Spezzanos are going to relinquish total control of SALPOV. This has hurt them. A true thriving business does not disempower the employees, instead it trusts them to do well. In a paradox, letting go of power actually increases your ability to influence. The Spezzanos have not learned this.
One has to wonder about the alternative universe version of this cult's development if the top two had trusted other people more-- if the Spezzanos had allowed themselves to be handled by true professional publicists how much farther they would be today. I doubt even Lynne Franks would have allowed Lenora Kay Spezzano to release those obviously scammy "joining" YouTubes, which are becoming a laughing stock at parties around here. Or for Charles to release those corny YouTubes one critic has called "The Chuckster the Huckster Show." Instead of Lenora going overboard with misleading rationalisations on
Ripoff Report and Charles making such self-destructive statements for
APTN Investigates, they could have employed a real professional to supply superb doubletalk. Who knows, maybe a seasoned spokesperson could have reined in some of the damaging Facebook comments by peripheral characters in this drama like Julian Ticehurst and young Christopher Spezzano.
In the old websites, SALPOV was expanding. There was the Gaia-Mind website
http://web.archive.org/web/20030618094424/http://www.gaia-mind.com/ and, unlike today, a very open embrace of Charles Lee Spezzano with the "Healing Metaphors," which he co-authored with Janie Patrick/Ticehurst, complete with the SALPOV logo stamp of approval
http://web.archive.org/web/20030805174005/http://healingadventure.com/ . It seems today this is hidden under a rock since it has proven to be somewhat embarrassing, even to other trainers. Another example of retreat and shrinkage.
During the highwater point for SALPOV they had an active forum the public could read
http://web.archive.org/web/20090105194235/http://www.psychologyofvision-forum.com/ -- This feature was discontinued, perhaps due to Facebook. Recently SALPOV used the expensive non-transparent commercial product
Comindwork as a cloudtool for communicating official transactions. What is striking about the early forums is how many of the participants in there are still involved with SALPOV today in one way or another and how few new trainers have been recruited.
But the biggest difference I see in looking over these earlier SALPOV websites is how the language has changed. The Spezzanos attended Oneness University in India in 2007 and later counted it as one of their two "greatest inspirations." After that point words like "deeksha" and "oneness" and "oneness blessing" began to crop up. Oneness University was praised for several years on SALPOV websites and the philosophy of this institution was incorporated into SALPOV teachings. The "Card for the Day" issued by Charles Lee Spezzano honoring the founders of Oneness University on August 29, 2010 read--
AMMA AND BHAGAVAN is the card for today. These are enlightened avatars in INDIA and they signal your friends in high places whatever your beliefs. In writings around A COURSE IN MIRACLES it states that their [sic] are more masters on the earth right now for the 'celestial speedup' and the opportunity we have to leap to a new level of consciousness that is interdependent instead of independent.
Let us be thankful for all the work and grace these masters bring us and how they model a higher way. The growth of spirituality with its incumbent love and joy will rise as we learn the mutuality of interdependence. Let us be open to the work these older brothers and sisters from all over the world are providing for us.
Posted 29th August 2010 by Chuck Spezzano
http://chuckandlencyspezzano.blogspot.com/2010/08/amma-and-bhagavan.html
Even to this day, a First Nations administrator named Babs Stevens who is aiding the Spezzanos in their profit-driven ethnocide of Haida Gwaii lists herself as a "Oneness Blessing Giver" in her
LinkedIn profile and on
Twitter as a "Oneness Blessing (Deeksha) Giver."
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/babs-stevens/20/ba6/30
https://twitter.com/babsstevensCheck these out too for Oneness U. influence--
https://www.gwaiitrust.com/AGM_2010.2011/HH_2010.2011/HH_Nygystle_Application_Dec_1_2010.pdfhttps://www.facebook.com/events/218148471551173/Around the start of this year SALPOV went on a bender attempting to remove all online trace of the Spezzano connection to Oneness University (obviously they missed the above reference), apparently in response to catch up to a claim made unofficially by Christopher Spezzano--
"My parents also have NO affiliation whatsoever with Oneness University. They and some of their students attended some of their courses a number of years ago, but were shocked and disgusted to learn about some of their practices. My mom actually spearheaded a campaign to learn and expose the truth about Oneness University. My parents do not support their practices, community, or methods. They have wanted nothing to do with that organization once they had an opportunity to learn more about them. They adamantly steer people away from that organization, their practices, and beliefs. They would NOT want their students to be affiliated with that organization in any capacity. You and your so-called 'researchers' need to get your facts straight."
"Doing your homework" and "getting your facts straight" is a Spezzano hallmark reaction, as well as calling any criticism "libel," "defaming," and "character assassination." After Christopher Spezzano's Facebook comments, a mad rush was made to erase all mention of OU on SALPOV websites, even the Oneness University listing on Charles Lee Spezzano's
LinkedIn vanished. When Christopher's comments were posted on this forum awhile back Ingeborg commented Lenora's anti-Oneness University efforts must have been a covert operation, since there is nothing online to support this claim. But there is plenty of evidence SALPOV endorsed Oneness University long after 2007, clear up to 2014 in fact. If these online worshipping comments remained up online in error, then it does not speak well as a business model in terms of SALPOV's ability to communicate, does it?
SALPOV is still teaching philosophy and using semantics taken from their Oneness University experience. In an ethical business, once a flaw is discovered in the product, the consumers are alerted and a recall is issued. But in the Spezzano case, Oneness University was simply erased from their history as if it didn't exist. No formal statement has been given. For a group that uses the term "transparency" so much in their manual, they don't seem to exercise it.
http://www.psychologyofvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Trainer_Manual_2011_English.pdfIf I were a SALPOV client or trainer I would ask for a rebate. If Christopher Spezzano is right, then his parents are teaching something they don't even believe. This makes them scam artists.
The Spezzanos need to issue official statements on the German
POV Trainers Manual coverage of the First Nations Fund and the Swiss bank account, the
Healing Metaphors cover-up, the 2004 Hawaii fine for Charles impersonating a professional psychologist, the deletion of Oneness University from their history, the false advertising of Charles as a psychologist, and how they are going to repair the damage they have created on Haida Gwaii. Instead, my guess is that they will simply shrivel up and count their money.
After the
APTN Investigates piece, Lenora announced 2014 was her final year of international touring. Charles is not getting younger and as the law and press closes in he'll probably fold up soon. This is a personality-driven cult and since the Spezzanos have not groomed any obvious replacements, I see a dead-end future for this business enterprise. They are now a damaged brand.
As the tough economy keeps chugging on, young people want authentic training and academic/vocational degrees that will give them a job. SALPOV, as a fringe cult, is not going to give them that. Having SALPOV on your list of credentials is worthless. Comparing it to Harvard as Christopher Spezzano did, is ridiculous. It has no value. It has no future. Even as a vehicle to fill the Spezzano bank account it appears to be faltering. Maybe there is hope for the world after all.