I hope someone near Ray can do a wellness check on him and his family.

I started sensing something was "off" when his YouTube channel suddenly stopped publishing (he was trying to build a following there for his psychology/life hacks videos) and now appears to be either private or completely gone.

The recent suff made me concerned that he'd lapsed and started drinking again. But what you're describing sounds more cultish... like a "Bitconnect meets Landmark Forum" sort of thing.