#gurus

[mockva]

Oh, look at these Mad Men

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Cosmopolitan, magazine, The Hearst Corp., May 1968

[alacant-raw-power]

[dudja]

Gurus SELLING COURSES VS REALITY: #comedy #memes #gurus #courses #reality #funny #lol #greatesthits

[snappingthewalls]

[pratchettquotes]

It's a strange thing about determined seekers-after-wisdom that, no matter where they happen to be, they'll always seek that wisdom which is a long way off. Wisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.

Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

[longreads]

The Excesses of Compassion: A Reading List on Fallen Gurus

Stories about spiritual teachers who lose their way.

“For some primitive reason probably rooted in childhood, humans have a deep need to idealize other humans; to project the possibility of transcendence or redemption onto a charismatic other. The clash between the tender need to be led and an idol’s need for power forms a breeding ground for the worst of humanity.” —Blair Glaser

Read Blair’s reading list on culty stories and spiritual swindlers on Longreads.