Leaders of the spiritual group TwinRay, Akasha Sananda, left, and Shekinah Ma, speak publicly in this screenshot from a YouTube video posted by The Global Peace Tribe. TwinRay recently arrived in Ashland, Oregon and some residents have expressed concerns that the group is a cult.

Leaders of the spiritual group TwinRay, Akasha Sananda, left, and Shekinah Ma, speak publicly in this screenshot from a YouTube video posted by The Global Peace Tribe. TwinRay recently arrived in Ashland, Oregon and some residents have expressed concerns that the group is a cult.

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Oregon has a unique history with cults — remember Rajneeshpuram, the inspiration for the docuseries Wild Wild Country? A spiritual group known as TwinRay is based in Ashland, Oregon. The leaders dress in all white and charge thousands of dollars for online classes. Are they a cult? OPB reporter Leah Sottile fills us in on the details and her recent article on the mystery surrounding TwinRay.

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