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siegnagel ago

Good article. But as someone who is married to a Shamen/Witchy type and I as a former Zen priest, I'd say not just RA is Shamanistic in nature, all Religion is. Every single one is derived from Shamanism, since Shamanism is simply humans making sense of the World. A need or thirst for knowledge about ourselves and the Universe. I've studied Shingon Buddhism for over two decades, Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. It's the Japanese equivalent of Tibetan Buddhism, so is extremely connected to Shamanism, albeit more civilised than the Vajrayana of the Tibetans. But my point being, all Religion not just 'cults' are simple evolutions of Shamanism.

9217 ago

Derived from Shamanism, arguably yes. In the original posts I tried to be as clear as possible that not all shamanistic traditions are abusive, but that ritual abuse as a practice - no matter what aesthetic it wears - is a shamanistic practice by definition. I argue that all of the defining characteristics of shamanism are always present in ritualized abuse. I would also say that without some variety shamanism humanity might be incapable of (positive or negative) somatic spiritual experiences, but that's a different discussion. There's a very big difference between a "shaman" created by an accidental near death experience and one created by ritual abuse.

In addition, I tried to show that the very people that were initially involved in or looked into as part of pizzagate were describing themselves as shamanistic on their own terms, making the connection even more clear and relevant to this sub. The reason it's important to understand this is - as Think so aptly summarized in the OP - if we are only looking for Satanic, Cabalistic or Masonic symbols, we are not only missing the point, we are missing literal ritual abuse in plain sight.

The other reason it's important is because I see shill narratives literally ALL OVER indie/alternative media and social media try to frame the origin of ritual abuse within specific religions, periods of history, etc. By putting on blinders in which you only see ritual abuse in a specific context of one religion, it is much easier to hide real ritual abuse in the open and it prevents any understanding of the mechanics of the practice.

QuoteUnquoteArt ago

You're a godsend.

9217 ago

Thank you!