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PrideOfOshtekk ago

Isn't this just a dark aspect of an ideology? Every religion has a left hand path.

But good work indentifying the type of gnostic belief systems this specific cult practices.

migratorypatterns ago

Isn't this just a dark aspect of an ideology? Every religion has a left hand path.

No. Tantra sex is not a religion. It has its roots in yoga which was not a religion or belief -- it was and is a science.

The extent of knowledge in yoga is frightening and overwhelming. The origins of the science are couched in mystery, but it is a science.

Baichu ago

The sexual aspect of tantra is only a small part of it, but as westerners obsessed with sex, have made it primary, oh and they wanted to do what Sting was doing. The book called The Yoga of Delight, Wonder and Astonishment could be called a tantric book. It exposes the siddhis (mystical powers, such as making yourself disappear).

migratorypatterns ago

The sexual part identifies as the earthly path. If one were on the right-handed path, one would never involve themselves in the practice. But I get what you're saying. And Raniere was particularly devious in the way he presented the sexual demands. He told at least one follower that it would heal the trauma of her past childhood sexual abuse.

No it won't, but saying that to someone desperate to be over the pain seduces them like nothing else will.