Conspirituality and Holy food
Is morality so hard to swallow?
I’m a fan of the Conspirituality podcast. Mostly. *
If you don’t know it, it looks at the various grafts and crossovers between spiritual communities (who used to be typically left-wing/liberal) with right-wing and authoritarian extremism. They expose pseudo-science and cult dynamics.
I like the Conspirituality podcast because as a teacher of Chinese martial arts, I am adjacent to the people they expose. They help keep me honest.
The podcast is generally well-researched and has interesting guests. It can lean towards outrage porn (people are doing some outrageous things out there), but it works not to be condescending or divisive. It’s not about owning the other side. Their reasoning is generally clear, transparent and non-inflammatory.
This short piece is in response to their recent episode on how food is used in cults and groups as a form of control. It was a fascinating episode with some amusing moments. Christina Ward, their guest expert was excellent too.
Here’s the summary. Religions and cults use food for several reasons. Food is a good tool because everyone needs to eat.
Some use free food to tempt people. Others limit food and protein intake to keep followers brain-fogged.
