:::::::::::::It is most certainly not a retraction.  They did not print any sort of apology about the article, or any statement ever saying "we retract what we said".  They only issued a new declaratory statement.  And the court documents show that they did not ever directly label Landmark as a cult, just "painted it with the same brush.  Therefore, to my knowledge at this point, no retractions were ever given after any court case actually - merely statements pursuant to settlement agreements.  No one ever formally said anything to the effect of retracting anything that they had previously said.   . 

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 *What else do you know about this new Self magazine article?  I am most interested.   .