Among [Applewhite's] other teachings was the classic cult specialty of developing disdain for anyone outside of the Heaven's Gate commune. Applewhite flattered his would-be alien flock that they were an elite elect far superior to the non-initiated humans whom he considered to be deluded zombies.[...]Applewhite effectively fed his paranoid persecution complex to his followers to ensure blind loyalty to the group and himself while fostering alienation from the mundane world. This paradoxical superior/fearful attitude towards “Them” (i.e., anyone who is not one of “Us”) is one of the simplest means of hooking even the most skeptical curiosity seeker into the solipsistic netherworld of a [mentally unbalanced] leader's insecure and threatened worldview.
Zeena SchreckTag: sociology psychopathology sects cults religious-science-fiction mass-suicides
It should be noted, as with so many legends and popularly accepted truths created out of political motivation: There, in fact, is no evidence that the hundreds of murders historically attributed to the werewolves of Gévaudan were actually caused by wolves. As with all witchhunts, the endless battle against ignorance requires one to always keep an open mind and sharp wits when considering such rumors - especially the rumors we choose to enjoy.
Zeena SchreckTag: animal-rights environmentalism animal-cruelty ignorance wolves werewolves shapeshifters witch-hunts animal-liberation animal-stories zeena-schreck beatdom
Environmentalists and secular humanists insist that humans will destroy the planet. Corporate capitalists and many religious fundamentalists have no regard for wildlife and nature. Ultimately, this dualistic battle is based on false premises. In fact, this planet is more powerful than the human species.
Zeena SchreckTag: environmentalism materialism death-of-the-human-race continued-life zeena-schreck beatdom
To the non-initiate, whose experience of sexuality and bodily pleasure may be distorted by negative cultural conditioning, the introduction of sexuality into a sacred context is often mistakenly misconstrued as the ordinary pursuit of sex for recreation.
Zeena SchreckTag: sexuality initiation ecstasy shamanism tantra materialism-versus-spiritualism zeena-schreck tantric-practices
The left-hand path adept seeks to liberate him/herself from passive subjection to the illusory nature of Maya, thus freeing the consciousness from the binds of self-created delusion.
Zeena SchreckTag: buddhism materialism-versus-spiritualism left-hand-path jivanmukta spiritual-transformation
Consciousness is endless, from one incarnation to the next. It simply will and does manifest in other places and times, regardless of what becomes of the human race.
Zeena SchreckTag: life-after-death transcendence reincarnation death-of-the-human-race materialism-versus-spiritualism zeena-schreck beatdom
When we don’t put the brakes on our self-absorption, we have nothing stopping us from total self-destruction. We become the fruits of our actions.
Zeena SchreckTag: selfishness karma self-absorption hubris self-destruction zeena-schreck beatdom karmic-effects egocentricity
We all have vices, visible and invisible. Some we deliberately keep secret. Others we don’t even realize or we refuse to admit we have…Vices can be lots of fun, or they can turn your life into a living hell. Accept them for what they are, just another aspect of the mind’s creation, and you can enjoy them—if you choose—without being broken by them.
- Zeena Schreck for VICE Magazine
Tag: strength empowerment morality freedom-of-thought self-determination independence freedom-of-choice vices sins virtues-and-vices zeena-schreck spiritual-transformation vice-magazine
Nothing could be easier than disturbing a status quo instituted by others; the real work of the sinister
current is to break the rules we rigidly establish for ourselves.”
-Zeena Schreck for "Contemporary notions of Kundalini, its background and role within new Western religiosity," University of Stockholm, Malin Fitger 2004
Tag: buddhism magic spirituality liberation action theology initiation magick taking-action revolutionary self-examination shamanism subversion outcasts taboos sorcery tantra dissident women-warriors materialism-versus-spiritualism left-hand-path zeena-schreck magick-and-faith spiritual-transformation spiritual-journey jivanmukti tantric-buddhism vamamarga taboo-breaking
A certain amount of native skill and training can allow many individuals to be fairly successful magicians, achieving a surprisingly high ratio of positive results through sorcery.(...) These outer changes, no matter how dramatic, will not necessarily have a deep impact on the deepest levels of your psyche, which is where the process of initiation most meaningfully manifests.'
--Zeena Schreck for “Contemporary notions of Kundalini, its background
and role within new Western religiosity,” University of Stockholm, Malin Fitger 2004
Tag: buddhism magic spirituality liberation theology initiation magick self-examination shamanism sorcery tantra women-warriors materialism-versus-spiritualism left-hand-path zeena-schreck magick-and-faith spiritual-transformation spiritual-journey jivanmukti tantric-buddhism vamamarga
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