Cass Oakdown/Panopticon Dump Thread

[lb_lee]

Okay, this has happened enough times that I feel like it might prove useful.

Since I finished the Cultiples series, ex-followers of Panopticon's groups have been coming forward to speak to me.  There's been a decent few of them, and I thought it might be best for them to have a centralized place to share their stories, link-dump, and otherwise talk with each other, if they so desire.  Anon comments are turned on, and also screened, so that none will appear unless I specifically say so; if you want your words unscreened, just say so, otherwise they will remain hidden.  I will keep the comments moderated.

Panopticon has my blog staked out, and they may retaliate.  Be aware.

I will also use this as a centralized post to note those folks who have already come forward and stated they're okay with being public:

• Pigeon, Panopticon's former roommate's testimony. (And here's the thread where they said they were okay with it being public.) (EDIT: tumblr purged the post, so here is the archived version.)

Comments

Pigeon

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, all. It’s Pigeon. Feel free to reach out on Tumblr if you like. A number of people already have. I’ve been floored by the support but I’m also happy to provide it in return. My health is stabilizing and we’re getting the loose ends tied up. Once again I’m just so grateful to the people who have spoken the truth in spite of the harassment, as it helped us pull ourselves free. I truly hope that this is the wake up call the person who was once my cousin needs to grow up and get it together.

[(Anonymous)]

So did anyone else notice the weird overlap of Panopticon supporters and age regressors? I suspect that for Panopticon, encouraging followers to age regress was a way to exert even more control over their psyches. I only mention it now because I was expecting someone else to have talked about it by now and nobody did, so.
-The person formerly known as AUK

Panopticon’s Latest Cult Attempt

[(Anonymous)]

Under the names Calden Releth, Calden G. Sparrow, and Calden Sparrow, the system formerly known as Panopticon is currently attempting to promote a “micronation” and “reconstructionist tribunal temple” called New Velothis. Said “nation” claims land Calden has no claim to, invites legal minors to apply for citizenship, and drips with the same kind of BS GT did, just with different colors and a different fandom. They also continue to make forays into the pagan community where they live, and have added Thelema to their interests. Also, their almalexiaschild/Gabriel Gray reddit contains some startling incelese.

Calden is a terrible attempt at a con artist and cult leader, and honestly, at this point it seems at least partially intentional. They make no effort to truly hide their identity or activities, possibly because every “exposure” they experience can be used as further proof of what a victim they are and as an excuse to be depressed for another year or two and do nothing to get their life together. They make no effort to make amends with the people they have wronged, they send their dwindling followers after anyone who calls them out, they prey on the lonely and insecure, and they continue to try and create an insular community that revolves around them, validates them unconditionally, and that nets them fame and glory and passive income with little effort on their part. They cannot resist trying to create power, privilege, and persecution for themselves, no matter how many times it blows up in their face. This wouldn’t have been posted if it weren’t for the fact that they’re now actively recruiting minors into their attempted collective delusion.

https://newvelothis.weebly.com/

https://micronations.wiki/wiki/The_Independent_State_of_New_Velothis

https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Reformed_Temple_of_New_Velothis

https://www.reddit.com/user/NewVelothis

https://www.reddit.com/user/almalexiaschild/

https://gettogether.community/profile/20323/

https://gettogether.community/reformed-temple-of-new-velothis-oklahoma-city-chapter/

https://www.facebook.com/gabe.sparrow.39

https://www.facebook.com/activeandclawed

Discord indorilsparrow, ID 550741913825837057

Shared that others might know this information and use it for the greater good. This post is not a call to doxx or harass, but a notice to past and potential victims. If doxxing was the aim, that would’ve been done already and with far more sensitive information than a few public online profile links. This needs to be known. Calden Releth is an adult preying on teenagers and this information cannot be held privately in good conscience any longer. The holders of this information could not live with themselves if someone was irreversibly hurt in part due to their unwillingness to share it. Let Calden paint them as bullies and stalkers if they like; they are not the ones who continue to exhibit a disturbing disregard for others and complete lack of awareness of the effects of their actions. If Calden wants to truly start over, then they should truly start over, and not attempt the same things over and over again, cry the same tears each time it doesn’t work, and remain a five-minute Google search away from connection to their former personas.

[ghostridersonthestorm]

Mississippi. In a town of less than 20k people. Since it’s MS we assume they are, in fact, with family, as they have stated. Funny, since they acted for so long like they couldn’t count on family. They plan to move to New Orleans. Source is a post made on a Facebook page for a well-known living history group. Screenshot in our possession.

Something to do while our nails dried.

[ghostridersonthestorm]

Greetings from The Riders

Yesterday we posted a several-part run-down of why exactly Panopticon qualifies as a cult leader and a destructive one. It was difficult to do both for us and for Pigeon, whose input was completely invaluable in creating it, as it couldn’t exist without her disclosures. We feel it is a fairly comprehensive argument as to why Panopticon is a cult leader, and if we may toot our own horns, we think it eviscerates them in a way they richly deserve.

After we fix some typos and omitted words and some of the flow, we will be taking a three-month hiatus from talking about Panopticon specifically unless they do something that we become aware of that cannot be ignored and must be passed on. Mostly, we will be working on turning our page primarily into a resource dump for people attempting to escape manipulation and emotional and psychological abuse.

Thank you all. We hope what we have done and whatever we do going forward proves helpful.

-TR

[(Anonymous)]

https://twitter.com/IV_Sparrow

Contains link to their Patreon.

Discord is Velothi.Rey as in Rey from Star Wars, their newest kintype claim.