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Guru Shaken by Sweat Lodge Deaths

By BOB CHRISTIE and FELICIA FONSECA
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SEDONA, Ariz. (Oct. 16) — James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words will lead them to spiritual and financial wealth.
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James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words will lead them to spiritual and financial wealth. The mantra has made him a millionaire. People routinely pack Ray\'s seminars and follow the motivational guru to weeklong retreats that can cost more than $9,000 per person. But Ray\'s self-help empire was thrown into turmoil when two of his followers died after collapsing in the makeshift sweat lodge near Sedona and 19 others were hospitalized. A homicide investigation that followed has cast a critical spotlight on Ray\'s company.