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maining continually in alpha that, although you'll be very mellow, you'll also be more suggestible. TRUE BELIEVERS & MASS MOVEMENTS Before ending this section on conversion, | want to talk about the people who are most susceptible to itand about Mass Movements. | am convinced that at least a third of the pdpulation is what Eric Hoffer calls “true believers”. They are joiners perience. In my years of comm- unicating concepts and conducting trainings, | have run into them again and again. All | can do is attempt to show them that the only thing to seek is the True Self within. Their personal answers are to be found there and there alone. |communicate The born-again Christians have Ontos Eee Be oe have a charismatic leader. The followers want to convert others to their way of living or impose a new way of life — if necessary, by legislating laws forcing others to their view, as evidenced by the activities of the Moral Majority. This means enforcement by guns or punishment, for that is waht law enforcement is. A common enemy, hatred or devil, is essential to the success of a mass movement. The born-again Christians have Satan himself, but that isn’t enough — they've added perience. In my years of comm- unicating concepts and conducting trainings, | have run into them again and again. All | can do is attempt to show them that the only thing to seek is the True Self within. Their maining continually in alpha that, although you'll be very mellow, you'll also be more suggestible. followers want to convert others to their way of living or impose a new way of life — if necessary, by legislating laws forcing others to their view, as evidenced by the activities of the Moral Majority. This means enforcement by guns or punishment, for that is waht law enforcement is. TRUE BELIEVERS & MASS MOVEMENTS personal answers are to be found there and there alone. |communicate Before ending this section on conversion, | want to talk about the people who are most susceptible to itand about Mass Movements. | am convinced that at least a third of the pdpulation is what Eric Hoffer calls “true believers”. They are joiners and followers ... people who want to give away their power. They look for answers, meaning, and enlight- enment outside themselves. A common enemy, hatred or devil, is essential to the success of a mass movement. The born-again Christians have Satan himself, but that isn’t enough — they've added the occult, the New Age, and lately, anyone who opposes their inte- gration of church and politics, as evidencedin their political re-election campaigns against those who oppose their views. In revolutions, the devil is usually the ruling power or aristocracy. Some human- potential movements are far too clever to ask their graduates to join anything, thus labelling themselves as a cult — but, if you look closely, you'll find that their devil is anyone and everyone who hasn't taken their Bont The born-again Christians have that isn’t enough — they've added the occult, the Hoffer, who wrote “The True Be- the occult, the campaigns against those who liever’, a classic on mass move- New Age, ... oppose their views. In revolutions, ments, says, “true believers are not the devil is usually the ruling power intent on bolstering and advancing a or aristocracy. Some human- cherished self, but are those craving potential movements are far too to be rid of unwanted self. They are _ that the basics of spirituality are self- clever to ask their graduates to join followers, not because of a desire _ responsibility and self-actualisation. | anything, thus labelling themselves for self-advancement, but because Butmostofthetruebelieversjusttell as a cult — but, if you look closely, it can satisfy their passion for self- me that !’m not spiritual and go you'll find that their devil is anyone renunciation!” Hoffer also says that looking for someone who will give | andeveryone who hasn'ttaken their true believers “are eternally in- them the dogma and structure they training. complete and eternally insecure”! desire instead. |_ know this from my own ex- Mass movements will usually To be continued next issue New Age, ... that the basics of spirituality are self- responsibility and self-actualisation. But mostof the true believers just tell me that !’m not spiritual and go looking for someone who will give them the dogma and structure they desire instead. training. ° have a charismatic leader. The ee Satan himself, but Mass movements will usually To be continued next issue