A new Netflix documentary on Osho, aka Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, reminds us of the best (and worst) of his philosophy Source: Screaming, hitting, sweating: how my Wild Wild Country retreat led to contentment | Brigid Delaney's diary | Opinion | The Guardian

Central tenets of New Agers, based on the questions in the Belief-O-Matic quiz. Source: What New Agers Believe - Beliefnet

The real new age movement appears in the reformation and enlightenment and has an honest and profound version in Schopenhauer. All the founders, of what we call the 'new age' movement were crooks: Blavatsky and Gurdjieff remarkably appear at the same time. Vivekananda was no crook but his guru Ramakhrishna is highly suspicious: according to … Continue reading   Theosophical Society in America

We transmit a rumor of decades ago that someone got 'sacrificed' to produce this hollywood smash and i always thought i was entangled in the incident for complicated reasons hard to explain but connected with my interaction with Idries Shah... accept nothing on faith here but somewhere between Frazer and Crowley get the point about … Continue reading X_nemini: ???Grease/human sacrifice/faustian hollwood.. – The Gurdjieff Con

This classic was uncomprehended by its author...but if you are puzzled about 'sacrifice' you might skim through this book to start and/or study some secondary literature...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R27KH30S004HRW/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=0895560038 I notice i reviewed this book decades ago.... The bullshit surrounding this book is almost unbelievable: it disguises the reality of dangerous occult witchcraft that is murderous and soul-destroying in its effect and which is fueled by come on's like this used as propaganda...You have no idea what these gangsters are capable of... No … Continue reading the joys of hamburger guzzling if not outright cannibalism…disciples as ‘big macs’// The Joy of Sacrifice: Secrets of the Sufi Way   E. J. Gold: Books

Donald Trump evidently believes he is above the law. Last week, he fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with Matthew Whitaker, a political operative from Iowa whose only apparent qualification is his public opposition to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Russia scandal. This is but the most recent example of Trump's … Continue reading ‘He can’t think properly’: This psychiatrist explains how Trump’s limited intellectual development has given him a ‘God complex’ | Alternet