Sept. 21, 2025
2. Going Viral
May 2019: Princess Märtha Louise goes public with her shocking romance via Instagram, and Norwegian media explodes. The couple launches "The Princess and the Shaman" tour across Norway, selling expensive tickets to hear their spiritual message. But when leaked excerpts from Durek's book surface, revealing claims that children choose cancer, the fairy tale becomes a national nightmare of protests, venue cancellations, and medical outrage.
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Ah Kalaruga Shark Media. May fourth, twenty nineteen, Princess Marta
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Luiz posted the Instagram announcement that would change everything. When
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you meet your twin flame, you know I have been
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lucky enough to have met mine. Shaman Durrek has changed
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my life like he does with so many. Within hours,
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Norwegian media exploded who was this mysterious American shaman. Royal
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correspondents scrambled to investigate. What they discovered sent shockwaves through
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the kingdom. The headlines were immediate and brutal. Princess falls
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for Hollywood mystic royal romance with reptilian claims. Angel Princess
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meets alien shaman. Norway's usually respectful royal press through dignity
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out the window. But Martin Luise and Durek weren't hiding.
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They had a plan. Within weeks of going public, they
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announced the Princess and the shamann tour across Norway. They
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would sell tickets to hear their spiritual message, combining her
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royal status with his claimed healing abilities. This is crown
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and controversy Norway's Royal Rebels Episode two going viral. The
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marketing was audacious, premium seats cost several hundred dollars. The
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promotional materials promised attendees would expand their horizon and receive
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tools on the road so you can get deeper into
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an understanding of who you are. Norwegian medical professionals were horrified.
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This wasn't just alternative spirituality. This was commercializing royal status
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to promote unproven healing methods. Medical associations issued statements emphasizing
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that spiritual beliefs were fine, but promoting medical alternatives could
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be dangerous. Then the leaked excerpts from Durex's book began circulating.
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Spirit Hacking contained claims that made even new age enthusiasts uncomfortable.
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Claims about cancer chemotherapy doesn't work and doctors only prescribe
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it for profit. Casual sex attracts subterranean spirits that leave
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impressions inside women's vaginas, impressions that needed to be cleaned
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out with his special exercises. The Norwegian Cancer Society exploded.
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Such misinformation can be extremely harmful to cancer patients and
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their families, a spokesperson told VG newspaper. Cancer specialists were
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outraged that someone connected to the royal family was promoting
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what they called dangerous nonsense, but the two was already
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booked cities across Norway prepared for the royal circus. Early
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ticket sales were strong. Marta Luis's supporters were eager to
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hear her defend her choices and meet her mysterious shaman.
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The backlash intensified when church officials got involved. The couple
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had planned to hold events in prestigious venues, including state churches.
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A bishop banned them from speaking in a church, condemning
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what he called directs dangerous pseudomedical practices. We cannot provide
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a platform for claims that could discourage people from seeking
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proper medical treatment, the bishop declared. The church bands sent
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a clear message even Norway's tolerant religious establishment had limits.
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Venue cancelations began cascading. Several locations withdrew their bookings. Amid
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mounting public pressure, Protesters organized outside plans events signs read
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save our princess and science over superstition. Norwegian comedians had
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a field day. Late night shows featured sketches of Marta
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Luise with angel wings and Durek as a lizard like creature.
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One viral cartoon showed them selling spiritual snake oil to
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unsuspecting villagers, but inside the events that did proceed, the
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atmosphere was electric. Durrek commanded the stage with charismatic confidence,
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speaking about his claimed ability to communicate with spirits and
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heal people through energy work. He promoted his fifteen hundred
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dollars consultation sessions and the spirit Optimizer medallions that would
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later become so controversial. Marta Luise focused on her angel
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communication abilities, encouraging audience members to develop their own spiritual gifts.
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She promoted courses at her he Astarte Education Center where
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people could learn to talk with angels for substantial fees.
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The audiences were split. Supporters hung on every word, desperate
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for spiritual guidance from their princess and her exotic shaman,
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but skeptics attended too, challenging their claims and creating tense confrontations.
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At one event in Bergen, a pediatric oncologist stood up
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during the question period. I've treated hundreds of children with cancer,
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the doctor said, not one of them chose to get sick.
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Your claims are not just wrong, they're cruel. Norwegian politicians
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began weighing in. Several members of parliament questioned whether taxpayer
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funding should support royal activities when they promoted what critics
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called dangerous pseudoscience. International media picked up the story. British
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tabloids called her the Princess who believes in dangerous healing.
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European royal correspondents watched nervously, wondering if other royal families
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might face similar crises. Crown Prince Hakon found himself in
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an impossible position. As heir to the throne, he had
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to protect the monarchy's reputation while supporting his sister personally.
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In carefully worded statements, he expressed concern about the use
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of royal titles for commercial spiritual ventures. King Harold the
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Fifth and Queen Sonia faced their own dilemma. They had
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once fought to modernize the monarchy, breaking tradition when Harold
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married a commoner. But this was different. This wasn't about
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love conquering class. This was about promoting ideas that medical
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experts called harmful. The royal family held emergergency meetings. Pallace
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advisers warned that Marta Louise's activities were threatening the institution's credibility.
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The combination of dangerous medical claims, commercial exploitation of royal
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status and increasingly defensive public statements was creating a perfect
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storm of scandal. Marta Luise's response to criticism revealed how
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completely she'd embrace Direct's worldview. We are bringing light and
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healing to people, she told Norwegian media. Those who oppose
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us are choosing darkness over light. This language alarmed mental
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health professionals, who saw concerning patterns in the couple's rhetoric.
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The idea that criticism from medical experts constituted dark forces
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suggested troubling disconnection from reality. The tour continued despite the chaos,
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with each event generating new headlines. The tale romance was
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becoming a national crisis. A princess who had once charmed
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Norway with her spiritual quirks was now seen as a
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threat to public health. Norwegian polling showed the public deeply divided.
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While some supported Marta Luise's right to her beliefs, most
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felt uncomfortable with royal promotion of unproven medical treatments. The
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monarchy's approval ratings began declining for the first time in decades.
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As summer approached, it became clear this wasn't just a
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royal romance gone wrong. It was a fundamental test of
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how far modern monarchies could bend before breaking. The Princess
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and the Shaman had declared war on conventional medicine, and
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Norway was choosing sides. The stage was set for even
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more explosive revelations. Durek's book contained claims that would soon
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make the cancer controversy look tame. The most shocking medical
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miss informed was yet to come, and when it surfaced,
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it would push the Norwegian royal family toward an unprecedented crisis.
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Next time, on Crown and Controversy, the full horror of
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spirit hacking is revealed to Norwegian audiences. Durex claims about
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women's bodies send feminists into rage. Medical professionals unite in
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unprecedented condemnation. The COVID pandemic arrives and Durek makes his
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most dangerous claims yet, and as international outrage builds, the
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royal family faces mounting pressure for decisive action that will
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change the monarchy forever. While no one truly knows what
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