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pitfalls of spirituality
http://pitfallsofspirituality.blogspot.com/
A personal blog about the pitfalls of spirituality, and the pitfalls of spiritual movements. The author participated in such a movement for 12 years.
Many people are looking for a spiritual way of living. This blog aims at sharing some of the author's experiences and insights, in order to help people find their own path. Especially people who feel caught up in some spiritual movement but who cannot put their finger on their unease might benefit from this blog.
- Added on: Jul 22nd, 2008
- Country: Netherlands
- Language: English
- Author: frank waaldijk
- Listed in: Spirituality Development and Growth
- Tags: Spirituality Personal Growth spiritual movements pitfalls of spirituality
Recent Posts
Cognitive dissonance 7: boundary control (end of thread)
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' world views3) Blackening of former followers6) Limiting free ...
Cognitive dissonance 6: boundary control & Santa Claus
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 ... childish. Consider the common practice of Santa Claus. M...
Charismatic groups (intermezzo)
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 again if this blog has anything substantial to add.But then...
Cognitive dissonance 5: boundary control and Inner Circle
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 describes as boundary issues, concerns the interaction between that...
Cognitive dissonance 4: former followers & boundary mechanisms
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 lead to communication problems between followers of a spirit...
Cognitive dissonance 3: followers and non-followers
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 led slowly to accept a situation where facts, theory, practic...
