One Man Controlled an Entire Village Using a 7 Day Psychological Trick

An entire village—347 people—stopped thinking for themselves in just seven days. They didn't realize it was happening. By day three, they were making decisions they couldn't explain. By day five, they were turning on their own families. By day seven, they handed complete control to a stranger who'd arrived less than a week earlier. This is the true story of Mateo Salazar (real name: Javier Ruiz) and the Mexican village of San Miguel de Allende, 1974. What he did wasn't magic or charisma—it was systematic psychology. And the technique is so replicable, it's still being used today. 🧠 The Secrets of the Mind revealed in this episode: Normative Social Influence: How group pressure overrides individual judgment in minutes Foot-in-the-Door Technique: Small compliance leading to total surrender Collectivization of Guilt: Reframing personal problems as group failures to create dependency Ritual Saturation: Using repetitive group activities to shut down critical thinking Scapegoating Through Compassion: Making social ostracism feel virtuous The Boiling Frog Method: Incremental control so gradual that victims don't notice until it's too late ⚠️ Modern Red Flags to Protect Yourself: 1. Rapid group identity formation—healthy communities build slowly, manufactured unity is control 2. Rituals that consume your time and attention—constant meetings suppress individual thought 3. Dissent pathologized as "negativity" or "resistance"—real communities tolerate disagreement 4. Major decisions made under time pressure in group settings—always insist on privacy and time to think This isn't just history. These exact techniques appear today in corporate cultures that demand conformity, online communities that punish independent thought, MLM structures, manipulative relationships, and political movements that replace thinking with chanting. 📚 Key Facts: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1974—population ~400 Con artist Javier Ruiz (fake name: Mateo Salazar) executed complete psychological takeover in 7 days 53 families gave him 20% of their monthly income—over 12,000 pesos stolen Third village he'd manipulated using identical method—refined through practice Never caught—possibly continued scamming other isolated communities If you want more disturbing cases of mass manipulation and psychological control techniques, subscribe and turn on notifications. The next video reveals a brainwashing method that works in just 30 days with documented real cases. ⚠️ Content Warning: This video discusses real cases of financial fraud, psychological manipulation, and community destruction. Viewer discretion is advised. ❖◇❖◇❖◇❖ ⚠️ Copyright & Credits Copyright "The Secrets of the Mind 2024" - This video is covered by copyright and anyone who decides to reproduce it in whole or in part in an unauthorized manner will be reported to the platform and/or legally prosecuted. Disclaimer: This video is created to inform and entertain, and is not a substitute for professional advice. If you need help, contact a mental health professional. ❖◇❖◇❖◇❖ If anyone believes that there is a violation of copyright, please write to us at the following email in order to remove the content or find an amicable solution: [email protected] ❖◇❖◇❖◇❖ 🟢 For collaborations: [email protected] #thesecretsofthemind