The novel describes a fictional large group awareness training called "The Program", and characters also use the term Large Group Awareness Training and "LGAT" to refer to the course. In the novel, the seminar leader had "married two cult models", which one of the protagonists describes as a blend of the "psychotherapeutic cult", and the "self-improvement cult".
The novel portrays a fictional large group awareness training called "The Program", and characters also utilize the term Large Group Awareness Training and "LGAT" to refer to the course. In the novel, the seminar leader had "merged two cult models", which one of the protagonists describes as a combination of the "therapeutic cult", and the "personal development cult".