Charles Manson wasn't a cult leader, he was more of a pimp. These were his aspirations.
I think towards the end when they were feeling pressure of retailiation from the panthers,
they probably turned into more of a cult.
He took a lot of his concepts from Buddhism, scientology and Timothy Leary.
In regards to mogging - the 1960s was a different time. He approached Fromme by saying
''they call me the gardener'' - meaning probably he helps ''flower children'' grow. They were
run away kids who joined the manson family. There was no internet or smart phone either
and they were trying to get away from traditional conservative values towards sex and relationships.
Manson had a wife before becoming a hippie or a 'slippie' like he said. She left him and he went
to prison. He met some dudes inside who taught him how to be a better criminal and pimp.
He was low-inhib, had looks, and if you want to study Manson; i reccomened studying him
before all of that isolation in prison where he went a bit nuts. Anything before 1975 is good,
when he was a fresh faced hippie, not a long beard idiot jumping on tables. Once you study
him you'll notice - he was just a short Chad using new-age thinking to seduce women.
He mainly targeted vulnerable girls
Does he mog me? Lets put it this way - if he didn't have LOOKS in 1964, he would have
probably got bored and turned back into a burgler due to lack of female attention.