S5E93 | Anya Wick - Jeffrey Epstein's Niece, The Cult of Ba'al Survivor, & a Voice for the Voiceless
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Today I’m honored to introduce you all to: Ritual abuse, mind control, and organized child abuse survivor and overcomer, TikTok whistleblower and content creator, bringer of hope, stand-up comedian, artist, screenwriter, actress, singer, gifted entertainer, and a woman who took to social media to be a voice for the voiceless: Anya Wick
Raised in a family that publicly masqueraded as Jewish but privately admitted to Satanic practices, Anya’s childhood was stolen by ritualistic and organized abuse. These horrors unfolded at places like family reunions, ski lodges, and notorious locations heard over and over again on this podcast like Bohemian Grove. Her father, a divorce attorney, and stepmother, who delighted in her suffering, orchestrated her torment, while her twin brother, separated at age four, was groomed into a Disney Channel star, both of their identities hidden behind forged documents.
Her attempts to speak out were silenced - by a judge who limited her court testimony to her name and address, by an FBI investigation that closed when her father denied wrongdoing, and by a society conditioned to dismiss survivors as “crazy.” Yet, the truth persisted, clawing its way through her subconscious. In 2015, Anya was diagnosed with PTSD and in a desperate attempt to escape the cult, transitioned to male, taking testosterone and changing her name to Owen Theodore Epstein. This act, born of survival, freed her from being used in the cult, but left her with painful physical and emotional reminders of the lengths she went to reclaim agency.
She believes Jeffrey Epstein was a pawn, his publicized his downfall a distraction from the deeper inner-workings of the cult, which continues to operate through perpetrators and abusers who still walk free. Her encounters with prolific figures, politicians and celebrities reveal a world where compromise, blackmail and bribery ensure silence, with ritualistic abuse the thread that weaves the tapestry together to forge loyalty through trauma.
To survivors, she offers a powerful message: “You are not weak. You are not what happened to you. You are loved.”
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