Path: ultra.sonic.net!jupiter.dnai.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!newsrouter.icnc.com!europa.clark.net!208.134.241.18!newsfeed.cwix.com!206.172.150.11!news1.bellglobal.com!198.235.216.4.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <36903CB9.2FE2@sympatico.ca> From: richard sprigg Reply-To: kteis@sympatico.ca X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-SYMPA (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.magick,alt.magick.tyagi,alt.pagan.magick,alt.occult Subject: Re: Thelemic Cult and Numerolinguistic (was Re: Gematria ...) References: <45ff1ec1.3678223d@aol.com> <76e1fc$381@bolt.sonic.net> <76itps$uh6$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <76kkm2$r1v@bolt.sonic.net> <368F091D.6D61@sympatico.ca> <368F94CB.4B450B0B@wt.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 30 Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:59:54 -0500 NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.172.251.174 X-Trace: 198.235.216.4 915421843 206.172.251.174 (Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:50:43 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 22:50:43 EDT Organization: Bell Solutions Xref: ultra.sonic.net alt.magick:130677 alt.magick.tyagi:15102 alt.pagan.magick:13192 Charles Farquhar wrote: > > richard sprigg wrote: > > > 333 wrote: > > > > > > > > membership cards are not necessary in cults. these are usually > > > reserved for fancy elite orgs with hi profiles like the Church > > > of Satan. one can become enslaved to a cult simply through > > > participation. > > > > Which includes devout opposition. > > Which brings up the question, does devout opposition of some support the > believers in a cult? If the answer to the first question is yes, then > does the conflict encourge stronger cultic behavior (i.e. more > disconnected from mainstream paths)? Oppression and suppression have a tendency to support the coherence of the oppressed/suppressed group. This applies to political, social and religious groups. More to the point, an Individual who defines their existence by opposing any specific group or ideal, will inextricably entwine their destiny with that of the target group. Hoover and "Reds" is an example. > > Charles