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What do you think modern spirituality is? Philosophically, stoicism and buddhism have all the answers I need.
I've found a big part of the spirituality community is guru-type guys trying to spirituality their way into young girls pants and a bunch of women burned by said guru-guys. Eg, confest creeps, anyone ever met a guy who goes by Quoll?
I have ZERO time for reiki, tarot, psychics or anything to do with crystal energy. I think it's nonsense and avoid getting to know "believers". I'm not interested in debate with someone so off the deep end of reality, I feel they're akin to flat-earthers.
These days the whole eat healthy food --> crunchy parents --> right-wing nutjob pathway seems very prevalent. Many of my loose bush doof friends have started talking about satanists taking over and the need to protect ourselves from the government. One mate called the whole Trump trail a false flag because Trump was going to reveal the truth about "how it all works". The anti-government / right-wing view come thick and strong.
I've grown up Buddhist but have left the community, kind of felt like a loser magnet. I'm fine handling my relationship with the universe on my own terms. There's no shortage of self-directed study material. I have zero belief in an afterlife.
You'd hate my mum hahahah! I do! ๐
As I replied further up the thread, it's an investigative process. I used to be a part of that community a very long time ago before I chose to throw my life away for about 10 years.
I grew up in a muslim household, and if people knew what went on in those families, they would understand when I say I don't generally associate with that crowd. Similar to how you feel about Buddhists.
I can't speak for the predatory behaviour, because back in the early 2000's it was all bush doofs and lsd. Or maybe I didn't notice.
I'm surprised to hear that a portion of that community has turned towards the right wing. I hadn't heard that before. That's actually fucking insane. Maybe they're not as anti-racist as I had assumed.
As for the "woo-woo", I don't particularly subscribe to much of that, but I am agnostic, and find that crowd at least willing to discuss things around that idea. Can't say I've had any luck finding people into that sort of thing in the circles I've travelled the last 8 or so years. I don't subscribe to Identity Politics, so I'm generally unwelcome in Progressive circles despite being left wing myself.
Appreciate the info though.