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Astral Doorway (2021)
Astral Doorway is an online community focused on astral projection that was founded by Gene Hart, who claims to have been astrally projecting for more than a decade. Hart says he has achieved out-of-body experiences and astral travel that has enhanced his spiritual understanding, and that these experiences motivated him to teach others how to… Continue reading
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Association for Research and Enlightenment (1931)
Edgar Cayce was born into a farming family in Kentucky in 1877 and was raised within the Disciples of Christ, a church that sought to restore original Christian teachings. He would later state that a winged woman visited him in his childhood, and that he could memorize his schoolbooks by sleeping on them. Cayce’s purported… Continue reading
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Asiaworks (1993)
American Chris Gentry founded Asiaworks in Hong Kong in 1993, basing it on other Large Group Awareness Training (LGAT) programs such as Erhard Seminar Training, Landmark Education, and Lifespring. Gentry’s aim was to adapt the LGAT model for the Asian market, with increased focus on societal status, reputation, and education. Asiaworks is presented as a… Continue reading
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Arica School (1968)
Bolivian philosopher Oscar Ichazo developed a theory that he called “protoanalysis,” out of which he developed the Enneagram of Personality. Ichazo argued that nine “ego fixations” are formed early in life, each becoming the core of a self-image and linked to a specific “passion,” or disordered emotional energy. The relationships between these fixations can be… Continue reading
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Alcoholics Anonymous (1935)
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 by Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson, known as “Dr. Bob” and “Bill W.” within the group, as a mutual support system to aid them in ceasing their consumption of alcohol, to which both men were addicted. They were influenced by the Oxford Group, a Christian organization founded in… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Realism (1946)
Eli Siegel was born in Russia in 1902 and emigrated to the United States with his family when he was just two years old. They settled in Baltimore, Maryland, where Siegel would attend Baltimore City College and earn attention for his writing skills. In 1922, he co-founded The Modern Quarterly, writing essays with such lofty… Continue reading