Inspired by Holy Hell, the fascinating documentary by Will Allen, we spend this episode talking about the guru factor, and about the film itself. What makes spiritual communities of seekers such fertile ground for narcissistic abuse? What are the red flags to watch out? As always, we also touch on our own experiences of this kind of abuse.
It's a juicy one. Please note that there are moments when the sound quality is compromised and there's some weird banging in the background. We hope you enjoy the episode anyway. As always, there's a level of humour despite a heavy topic.
TRIGGER WARNING: we discuss abuse within spiritual communities, cults, rape and sexual manipulation by a leader/"master".
Watch Holy Hell trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2BG43JW0o - you can rent the full-length documentary on YouTube or Google for a few quid. And another clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwfJoHt_ywE
A link to the cult education forum https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?12,47136,page=2 on Tara/MISA/Natha yoga and tantra school. https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/11/the-bachelor-australias-ashleigh-freckleton-escaped-a-cult-15076160/ There are also articles online by followers that claim that this organisation has been persecuted. My own personal experience supports the former perception - there'll be a link to our first past imperfect blog very soon with details. Make up your own mind about this.
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Note: we are two fairly well informed people with opinions that we like to talk about. We're not expert voices telling things how they are, just how the are for us.
Visit Sammy's You Tube channel about narcissism: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTDyKjEoa7HPHNQet7fsk2Q
Music: New Dawn by Ruth Blake. Listen to her music at www.ruthblake.com
Logo image based on Psychopomp by Hollie Chastain. Check out her art and amazing collage book at www.holliechastain.com
