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Originally Posted by jwb
And the reason i said relaxing is cause the wiki thing wwwp quoted said the real meaning behind the ritual is letting go of your worries etc... Which is like... Go to a ****in spa or something.
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That's what rituals (n their idea) are for.
Because they are such weird circumstances around you, people going in trance, someone chanting, etc, you can metaphorically let go of your worries.
You can relax when you go to a spa. You can't make ourself have another outlook on life because you went to spa.
It works the other way around with rituals.
Like, for a more modern comparison, look more in the direction of organised Acid/Mushroom/Ayahuasca/DMT trips – with a guide, specific soundings, specific music, etc.
That's the kind of experience that can alter our perception of reality for a longer period of time. Going to spa can't.
I'm not really defending these people. I have no clue about what were you Gus talking about, I've never heard of the Bohemian Grove before, etc.
But when reading through this thread and the stufff you guys linked I've come to the conlcusion that these people can't be doing anything immanently evil.
It's just rich people wanting to experience the Orphic rituals from the days of old.