2015-01-15 20:56
Last september, it seemed to me that what I set out to do on this blog was done. So I wrote some closing remarks 1, with the idea `enough is enough'.In January, I realized there were still s… Read More
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2014-01-27 08:05
Dear reader, you might wonder where the theme of cognitive dissonance is headed. To summarize, I am trying to focus on the following questions:1) How can novices in a spiritual movement be l… Read More
2012-04-10 13:04
Recent speeches by my former Sahaj Marg guru Chari have convinced me that `obedience' is worthy of being mentioned as a separate pitfall.Although this blog aims at a general analysis of the… Read More
2012-04-10 13:04
Recent speeches by my former Sahaj Marg guru Chari have convinced me that `obedience' is worthy of being mentioned as a separate pitfall.Although this blog aims at a general analysis of the… Read More
2011-09-18 21:05
The false guru and his Divine Energy (own work, 2010)From time to time, people correspond to me about this blog via email. One of these exchanges, coupled with some comments made by people o… Read More
2011-01-01 19:12
(click on the image for an enlargement)`zin' is an essentially untranslatable dutch word, it means as many things as: 1. sense 2. meaning 3. mind 4. point 5. spirit 6. feeling… Read More
2010-12-03 23:23
This year I haven't written much on this blog myself (notwithstanding andrew p.'s long article I just copied in three parts last week).But there is a subject that has crystallized lately whi… Read More
2010-11-29 13:24
I recently came across a wonderful article called `Spiritual marketing techniques', written by Andrew P on Energygrid.It is quite lengthy for a web article, but I will reproduce it in 3 part… Read More
2010-11-29 13:22
I recently came across a wonderful article called `Spiritual marketing techniques', written by Andrew P on Energygrid.It is quite lengthy for a web article, but I will reproduce it in 3 part… Read More
2010-11-29 13:06
I recently came across a wonderful article called `Spiritual marketing techniques', written by Andrew P on Energygrid.It is quite lengthy for a web article, but I will reproduce it in 3 part… Read More
2010-01-03 12:19
(continued from the previous post)So let's look at things from the other `positive' side. Personally, one of the most important qualities that I associate with spirituality has to do with tr… Read More
2010-01-03 12:19
(continued from the previous post)So let's look at things from the other `positive' side. Personally, one of the most important qualities that I associate with spirituality has to do with tr… Read More
2009-11-12 18:24
So let's finish with the three yet-undiscussed elements of boundary control that I perceive to be used often in spiritual movements by their Inner Circle:2) Limiting contact with `outside' w… Read More
2009-11-11 19:39
Since I'm stuck inside with swine flu (pandemic H1N1/09 officially), why not continue the thread on cognitive dissonance?Still, the following example of boundary control might strike you as… Read More
2009-11-11 19:39
Since I'm stuck inside with swine flu (pandemic H1N1/09 officially), why not continue the thread on cognitive dissonance?Still, the following example of boundary control might strike you as… Read More
2009-11-06 14:07
Once one starts looking for information and studies regarding spiritual movements, there seems to be a vast amount of research and descriptions of experiences. So much so, that I wonder once… Read More
2009-11-05 13:49
Continued from the previous post, which ended with: This forming of some kind of `family feeling' is very common in spiritual movements, religious groups included. What Marc Galanter describ… Read More
2009-11-02 19:35
Let's continue with discussing possible answers to the second and third question from the previous post, which I repeat here for readability:2) How can the avoidance of cognitive dissonance… Read More
2009-11-02 19:35
Let's continue with discussing possible answers to the second and third question from the previous post, which I repeat here for readability:2) How can the avoidance of cognitive dissonance… Read More
2009-10-28 23:44
Back to the last question raised in the previous post: How can it be a problem and a pitfall, if by a slow process of avoiding cognitive dissonance, I gradually come to hold views and belief… Read More
2009-10-28 23:44
Back to the last question raised in the previous post: How can it be a problem and a pitfall, if by a slow process of avoiding cognitive dissonance, I gradually come to hold views and belief… Read More
2009-10-28 00:08
Let me begin with a quote from the wikipedia article on cognitive dissonance. This article is very informative, but I will not repeat it all, just the beginning:Cognitive dissonance is an un… Read More
2009-10-24 21:31
Since I seem to be in the mood to refer to other sources of information on `pitfalls of spirituality', let me mention a rather scientific book by Marc Galanter called:CULTSFaith, healing and… Read More
2009-10-20 12:05
In the same vein as the previous post, I repeat a post from Michaels blog. It gives a different perspective on many of the pitfalls discussed here, and may be easier to recognize for some.##… Read More
2009-10-20 11:38
Below is a post by `corboy' from the rick ross forum topic `what is not a cult'. I reproduce it for general benefit. It is a different way of looking at certain pitfalls, and it might in its… Read More
2009-08-15 21:08
Writing on the issue of homosexuality in earlier posts (click on pitfall 12: Woman & man), I am happy to repeat some news from the UK earlier this month:(from the Guardian, 31 July 2009)… Read More
2009-02-25 22:55
OK. From my last comment on the previous post, one more pitfall strikes me as occurring commonly enough to mention separately.In many spiritual movements (religions included), there are thin… Read More
2009-02-25 22:55
OK. From my last comment on the previous post, one more pitfall strikes me as occurring commonly enough to mention separately.In many spiritual movements (religions included), there are thin… Read More
2009-02-08 23:53
One obvious question regarding `positive thinking': Who gets to decide what is `positive'? Let's paraphrase the obscure poet from the previous post, to arrive at:There is nothing either posi… Read More
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