Principles of Spiritual Authority

[Santiago Ram]

After doing a silence retreat, I am back and I enquired into how Spiritual Authority Works.

This is how to prophetize, start a cult or do whatever (good or bad, hopefully good)

This is how a Prophet Leads

Axiom #1: They use somebody else's Authority

By invoking or associating themselves with established authorities (whether religious figures, institutions, traditions, or other respected entities), they borrow credibility without necessarily having earned it themselves.

 

Axiom #2: They do not mingle

By maintaining distance from those they lead or teach, authority figures create an aura of mystery and seeming transcendence. This distance prevents others from seeing their human flaws and limitations.

 

Axiom #3: They care for the victims

By publicly tending to the suffering, authority figures create an unassailable moral position while cultivating dependency. Those receiving help become emotionally invested defenders, making the caregiver immune to criticism while positioned as morally superior.

 

Axiom #4: They go to strange lands

Teaching away from home lets authority figures escape previous scrutiny while exploiting our tendency to grant outsiders extra credibility. Foreign elements create mystique that audiences fill with projected wisdom, while geographic distance makes verification of claims nearly impossible.

 

Edited Sunday at 03:40 AM by Santiago Ram

[Hojo]

So you think this is a cult?

[Someone here]

This obviously Al lol.

Anyways :

6 hours ago, Santiago Ram said:

Axiom #2: They do not mingle

By maintaining distance from those they lead or teach, authority figures create an aura of mystery and seeming transcendence. This distance prevents others from seeing their human flaws and limitations.

 

This is designed to fit on Osho right?  Do not blink and let your beard grow to your belly and talk like a fucking wizard so that people think you are into something profound . Not to mention that he was a pedophile who raped underage girls in his youth which was said in the infamous Netflix documentary on Osho. Its really tempting to start a cult once you realize "welp..I'm fucking enlightened ".

[Santiago Ram]

@Hojo Nope.

@Someone here Yes. I think the do not mingle axiom is the most powerful one.