... issues and tissues with a touch of the spicy from the spirit hag ...
Published on March 8, 2005 By mignuna In Religion

‘Spiritualism’ is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. (Which is not very, well, spiritual, when you think about it). It seems that almost weekly a new band of devotees  follow a celebrity (who invariably claims to have ‘found the answer’) into whatever is the ‘faith of the moment’.

 

Spiritualism has not only become the new fashion, but somehow most of the so-called ‘new spiritualists’ have also failed to notice the irony in creating a trend out of changing your mind about your spiritual focus about as often as you change your clothes.

 

Like the latest Prada coat, spirit fashionistas try on all manner of recognised and not-so-recognised (and occasionally downright dodgy) ‘faiths’ and ‘beliefs’ (for about fifteen minutes) then loudly begin spouting the virtues of being ‘saved’.

 

Rather than believing that such ‘celeb cred’ aids their cause, those who are actually committed believers in the faiths being systematically raped by bored celebrities must be appalled at the way their beliefs and values are trivialised so publicly.

 

I have no objection to spiritualism in general, but it does pain me to witness the way so called ‘gurus’ will dig up any old blah -generally ancient to avoid copyright – and then parcel it up under the guise of a ‘new age faith’.

 

(Perhaps most annoying of all though, is the term ‘new age’. I’ve seen ‘new age’ magazines – they’re all about stuff that happened in about 6th Century BC ... which, I think you’ll agree, is actually kind of old age).

 

So, if you’re interested in having a bunch of doe-eyed innocents (plus the odd past-their-prime female ‘musician’ or actress relegated to ‘character roles’) follow you about in awe-struck wonder, I have the formula for you right here:

 

Just spout some old crud, add a weird trinket for members to wear, include a liberal dash of some form of sweaty, vaguely exotic exercise that only people weighing less than 90 pounds can ever hope to master, and, hey presto ... you’re a bona fide cult leader.

 

At least for the next fifteen minutes, anyway .

 

 

 


Comments
on Mar 08, 2005
Nice pun for a title Are you recruiting for your cult? I've got a few minutes to spare, I could join for a day or two I'm of the opinion that religion is between the practicer and their diety, and is really no one elses business (at least so long as no one gets hurt, if god tells you to kill your neighbors well that's no good). Maybe I should start a cult of like minded people that won't ever meet or compare spiritual notes at all, just agree that it's personal and leave it at that.
on Mar 09, 2005

thanks for the offer to join (temporarily, of course !) danny, but i think i'd make a woeful cult leader.

but your cult idea sounds okay ... where do i sign ?

mig XXX

on Mar 09, 2005
You don't, thats the point. It's so not organized there isn't even a name, or fees or any of that other stuff. haha, some cult leader I'd make.
on Mar 09, 2005

i know ! ... that's why i did the after where do i "sign" !

'used-to-be-blonde' mig XXX