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“In a genius coinage, Galluzzo introduces “critical Aquarianism” where, in place of therapeutic New Age cults of the self, he imagines a program “that combined individual exploration and communal spirit, folk traditionalism…neo-Luddism and a revisionist utopianism within limits.”

This seems to be coming up more and more lately. It seems that these new age cults are now at a critical mass. I of course embrace technology, but I like the idea of maintaining a spiritual essence while speaking publicly against woo culture.

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Someone was telling me about the massive upsurge in UFO cults (again). Technoreligions promise much, maybe, but always seem to lack the ritual and moral code of established religions, and generally seem to want to dispense with (or move beyond) the body/matter, which make them rather gnostic and mind-worshipping.

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I think the embodiment cults are just as prominent as the technoreligions. Look at what happened to tpot, for example. Most women now seem like real life characters from Midsommar. Was thinking of writing a piece called Generation Midsommar (or similar) and pitching it to you. I find this whole phenomena a lot creepier than gnostic mind-worshipping. All these women leading embodiment retreats and guru-ing about divine femininity are creating an increase in transsexuality. It’s pretty extreme to see gender revert back to such extreme mysticism. I’d personally want to ask Paglia what she thought of all these new embodiment influencers. My guess is that she would not respect them.

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Top marks. I've read almost all of these books myself yet still much food for thought on a rainy Sunday in between the Observer and the Footy. Nonetheless, I noticed you used a comma before a conjunction ", but the body has its own time which is at odds with the modern world."

-Kind regards,

Kumar.

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I appreciate the correction. Bless you.

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