Victim-shaming is a big issue in spiritual circles, most of it based upon very distorted spiritual truths (which the pathological guru uses, in turn, to “save face” and manipulate his/her followers into defending him/her). In fact, it is important for the victim to speak out and be heard as part of the healing process, while raising awareness so as to help others. However, avoiding the trap of victim/blame consciousness does not imply that one should remain silent with regards to suffering abuse at the deeds of a perpetrator/predator. This behavior can be clearly seen in the shadow “inversion” expression of the popular #metoo movement it also shows itself in some articles that, while exposing the pathological traits of gurus, are more interested in focusing upon the sensationalist reinforcement of victim consciousness and “outrage porn” (getting excited about something new to be angry about) group mentalities, without exploring how the victims of cult-abuse found themselves in such a position to begin with. I’ve written about the trap of victim/blame consciousness before: getting stuck in this very disempowering state can result in severe shadow projection, leading to the hatred of another person (to the point of wanting revenge) – it can lead to distortions/exaggerations, and even the leveling of false accusations. This distraction is what truly “lowers a person’s frequency” and in fact, it is an activity which feeds those occult forces who relish in the narrow-bandwidth frequency of rumour-spreading, and are actively working through those people engaging in it. Gossip is a dualistic virus of petty small-mindedness, founded upon shadow projections in order to make oneself “feel good” (superior) by talking “bad” about another person based on nothing more than unfounded whispers, assumptions, lies, and accusations.
There is a huge difference between engaging in gossip (i.e., “shit talking”, malicious rumours, and jealous innuendo), and exposing obvious abuse via the cult behavior/programming of self-proclaimed (pathological) teachers/gurus (based on many testimonials and data spanning over prolonged periods of time). In light of this topic and its wider implications, I’d like to address some points about judging, gossip, victim consciousness, shadow projection, making the darkness conscious, pathology, truth and lies, etc.: 1. It’s a form of spiritual bypassing – the worst kind of avoidance – because it not only feeds and fuels more abuse, but justifies it. These violations of human sovereignty are usually “swept under the rug” through the abuse (no pun intended) of spiritual “truths” and psychology. It’s the main reason why abuse (sexual, psychological, emotional, physical) in spiritual circles/communities keeps happing, and has been going on for decades – in the case of some “traditions”, for centuries. This behavior is a good example of being caught up in the group-think and cult-programming mentality, which they are obviously not aware of at all. Many of the people who fall into the second category are oftentimes revealed to be very attached followers of said gurus/teachers (or are even part of their “inner circle”). Some have even literally stated that they won’t read the testimonials/article in question (motivated reasoning fallacy), and simply defend the guru/teacher in a reflexive manner. On the other hand, there are people who claim that it is not “spiritual” to “judge” these gurus/teachers, and that the men/women who have accused them are just coming from a place of victim consciousness, projecting their own stuff/wounds/shadow onto the person in question (or they are just engaging in “gossip”), going so far in this approach as to shame/insult the people (victim-blaming) who have stepped forward and shared their stories.
On one hand, many people speak out and help to spread the word about these pathological individuals who have abused their power (usually exhibiting a history of abuse that’s been exposed via the many testimonials of brave individuals who chose to come forward). In light of a recent upsurge in revelations regarding predatory and abusive behavior exhibited by “spiritual” gurus/teachers around the world, I’ve witnessed two different reactions (generally speaking) to these ‘unmasking’ events. Spiritual Predators and Pathological Gurus
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