Licht-Oase (Light Oasis) was a New Age cult led by Arno Wollensak and Julie Ravell with around 40 members.
[2] Reports of sexual abuse of minors within the cult lead to a police investigation.
[4] A request for his extradition to Germany was made, but denied by an Uruguay court due to statute of limitations.
[6] The practice in the group to separate children from their parents inspired the artwork "Disappearing Mother" by former member Katharina Meredith.
[7] Lea Saskia Laasner described her experiences in the cult in her book Allein gegen die Seelenfänger.