“to me, most of the current world civilization is a cult.” this is what my blogging friend alex said recently in a comment on one of my posts on cults. is our civilization a cult? it’s an interesting question so let’s see what answers we can find. perhaps one way to start is to look… Continue reading are we a cult?
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light a candle for tibet – and for so much more
today, august 7th 2008, is the day before the opening ceremony of the olympic games in beijing. on this day, millions of people from all over the world will light a candle and say yes to freedom in tibet! find out more here on the candles for tibet site. i know, this is a bit of… Continue reading light a candle for tibet – and for so much more
a candle in the window for tibet – almost wordless
tomorrow, august 7th 2008, is the day before the opening ceremony of the olympic games in beijing. on this day we aim to create the world’s greatest LIGHT PROTEST, when at least 100 million people from all over the world will light a candle and say YES to freedom in tibet! find out more here… Continue reading a candle in the window for tibet – almost wordless
addiction, genetics and early brain development
in a comment yesterday on my article on some research on adult children of alcoholics, CP stressed the importance of genetics in alcoholism. i would like to contrast that with another point of view. gabor mate offers this theory in his book in the realm of hungry ghosts: close encounters with addiction brain development in… Continue reading addiction, genetics and early brain development
opposites, delight and gratification
lately, i’ve been mulling around in my head the concept of delight. i am part of a small support group, and one thing my support people do is to phone me up on a regular basis and ask me, “what was delightful in the last 24 hours? what will be delightful in the next 12… Continue reading opposites, delight and gratification
the intensive journal process
i haven’t written anything about journaling for a while, so i was very pleased when i got an offer to write a paid review for the progoff intensive journal® program. it was a particularly nice surprise because i actually own ira progoff’s at a journal workshop, the basic text and guide for using the intensive… Continue reading the intensive journal process
carnival of eating disorders – july 2008
welcome to the july 31, 2008 edition of carnival of eating disorders! i’m doing something today that i’ve never done before: i’m using the “predigested” version put together by the blog carnival. normally i put a lot of care and effort into my blog carnivals but i have to confess that i’m still a bit… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders – july 2008
i’m more evil than john chow!
i’m more evil than john chow! people say john chow is evil (if you don’t know him: he’s one of the first bloggers who wasn’t ashamed to make lots of money online). now we know the truth: i’m way more evil than john chow! you see, there is a test now – very scientific and… Continue reading i’m more evil than john chow!
black woman has seen the world
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cults
during the blogathon, one of the entries was about about a woman leaving a cult. coincidentally, just a few days later, one of my stumbleupon friends pointed me to steven hassan’s work. interestingly enough, this also led me to another article relevant to a blogathon post about guru shopping. from what i’ve seen so far,… Continue reading cults