The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 706 One evening in the spring of 2008 a young man named Thomas, who was a college student in Chicago, was sitting in the office of the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 707 pastor of a church in the Chicago area who Thomas had met on the airplane when he went back to Los Angeles for his spring break a few weeks earlier. When the pastor from Chicago

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 708 introduced himself to Thomas on the airplane he told Thomas that he could call him Pastor Ron. (Thomas and Pastor Ron are people who are real for the purposes of this story but who are not real in real life).

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 709 Thomas had enjoyed the conversation that he had with Pastor Ron on the airplane during their flight to Los Angeles (Pastor Ron had gone to Los Angeles to attend the yearly annual meeting of his church).

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 710 Thomas had also talked with Pastor Ron a second time two weeks earlier. On that occasion Thomas and his friend Dan had paid a visit to Pastor Ron at his church to talk to him about questions

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 711 they had about things of a spiritual nature. Thomas and Dan had enjoyed very much their conversation with Pastor Ron. Dan had planned to come with Thomas to visit Pastor Ron tonight but something came up at the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 712 last minute that forced him to stay home. "Thomas", said Pastor Ron, "on the phone you said that you had some other questions about spiritual things that you and Dan have last minute that forced him to stay home. "Thomas", said Pastor Ron, "on the phone you said that you had some other questions about spiritual things that you and Dan have

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 713 been discussing recently. If you would like to start out by telling me some of the things that you guys have been talking about recently, I'd be glad to give you any insights that I might have when you are done."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 714 "That sounds good", said Thomas. "Pastor Ron, "when Dan and I were here last time you told us about how most of us have been in situations where we were going through a hard time and then we were very disappointed when the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 715 people around us (who we hoped would encourage us during our time of trouble) actually seemed to be happy about our misfortune (thereby making our pain even worse). You explained that when a family is going

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 716 through a hard time (such as a death in the family or a financial set back) and a new family member comes along, there is a danger that some of the more aggressive and unkind members of the community that the family

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 717 is a part of will start to put increased amounts of pressure on the family in an effort to hurt the family at a time when they are down and vulnerable. Some families can handle this type of pressure and humiliation

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 718 better than others, but it is not easy for anyone to feel negative spiritual energy coming into them from members of their community when they feel that those people should be trying to

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 719 help them in their time of difficulty. You said that when a family is pressured in this sort of a way and a new member is born into the family, there is a danger that the family will transfer the negative spiritual energy that

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 720 is coming into them from the members of their community that are pressuring the family to the new family member. The other family members are able to keep their equilibrium because they do not have to

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 721 absorb the negative spiritual energy that was previously coming into them. Pastor Ron, you told Dan and I that it was your belief that there are quite a few spiritually and psychologically vulnerable

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 722 people (people who have had their spiritual energy stolen from them by other people in the past) whose birth might have occurred at a time that was not convenient for their family. Because of this fact

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 723 (and because the family decided to put the blame on the new member of the family) the new family member developed a reputation in their community as being a person who liked to hurt other people because it was

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 724 believed that their birth hurt their family. You said that if this happened to a person this reputation (or spiritual branding) that was given to them by the community that they were a part of would have followed them as they

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 725 went through school and also later on when they started their working life. You gave Dan and I an example to explain what might be going on between a person who has been spiritually branded as a person who likes to hurt other

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 726 people and the people who they meet. You asked us to picture in our minds that when we are talking to another person, we send them spiritual energy. We have some conscious control over this spiritual energy

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 727 (which we call personal spiritual energy). You asked us to also picture in our minds that we send the person who we are talking to a more subconscious type of spiritual energy. This spiritual energy is being

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 728 relayed by our community through us to the person who we are talking to. This spiritual energy (which we call group spiritual energy) is comprised of the combined spiritual energy of the people

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 729 who we knew when we were growing up (or our community). You said that if our community came to a consensus that we liked to hurt other people, it would be hard for us to be effective at sending positive spiritual

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 730 energy to other people because while we were sending positive spiritual energy to the other person consciously, that other person would also be picking up subconscious vibrations from us that were made up of

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 731 the negative group spiritual energy that was being relayed through us by our community to that other person. This negative group spiritual energy would communicate

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 732 to the other person that we were the types of people who like to hurt other people."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 733 In the illustration below the person on the left (Person A) is sending positive personal spiritual energy and positive group spiritual energy to the person on the right (Person B) Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 734 In the illustration below the person on the left (Person A) is sending positive personal spiritual energy and negative group spiritual energy to the person on the right (Person B) Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 735 "Pastor Ron", continued Thomas, "after Dan and I visited you two weeks ago I did a short online video chat session with Kala (the online psychic in India who I have told you about). I explained to Kala your ideas about how

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 736 you think that some people who are spiritually and psychologically vulnerable might have been born at a time that was not convenient for their family. After I explained your ideas to Kala, she told me she thinks that

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 737 your ideas about how a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person might be sending conflicting signals to the people he meets (positive signals from himself and negative signals relayed by

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 738 his community through him) is very interesting, but she thought that there was something that could be added to your example. In your example, Pastor Ron, the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 739 person sends negative spiritual energy that is relayed by his community through him to the people who he meets. This negative spiritual energy tells the other person that the vulnerable person has been spiritually

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 740 branded by his community as being a person who likes to hurt other people. Kala thought that it might be interesting to look at what happens when a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person who has

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 741 been given a negative spiritual branding starts to form relationships with other people. When the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person meets another person and that other person sees that the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 742 vulnerable person has been spiritually branded as someone who likes to hurt other people, it will be natural for that other person to think that they will be able to form a relationship with him if they are someone who likes to

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 743 hurt other people. But when the relationship comes to an end, the person who developed the relationship with the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person will come to the conclusion that he not only

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 744 likes to hurt other people but also that he likes to confuse other people. They will come to this conclusion because they are confused about why their relationship with the vulnerable person did not work out. It will not occur to

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 745 them that the problem might be with the vulnerable person's spiritual branding (that maybe he is not really someone who likes to hurt other people). This person who has just ended their relationship with the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 746 vulnerable person will now add something new to the vulnerable person's spiritual branding. They will add to his spiritual branding that he also likes to confuse other people. Now when he meets a new person his community

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 747 will relay through him to that new person that he likes to hurt other people and that he also likes to confuse other people. At this point it will be natural for another new person who meets him

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 748 (someone who likes to both hurt other people and confuse other people) to think that they will be able to form a relationship with him. When that relationship eventually comes to an end that new person will also add

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 749 something new to the spiritual branding of the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 750 In the illustration below we see how Person A personally sends out positive personal spiritual energy to other people but also sends out negative group spiritual energy (the negative group spiritual energy is being relayed by his community through Person A to every new person who he meets). Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 751 Person A’s birth took place at a time that was inconvenient for his family. Due to the fact that his family decided to place the blame for their problems on Person A, his community developed a spiritual consensus (or spiritual branding) that said he was someone who likes to hurt other people. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 752 When Person A’s community sends negative spiritual energy through Person A to the people who he meets, the spiritual energy that the other person receives communicates to them that Person A is someone who likes to hurt other people. When Person A’s community sends negative spiritual energy through Person A to the people who he meets, the spiritual energy that the other person receives communicates to them that Person A is someone who likes to hurt other people. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 753 As we see in the following illustration, Person A might start to develop relationships with people who like to hurt other people. It will be natural for them to think that they will be able to form a relationship with Person A because he has been spiritually branded as a person who likes to hurt other people. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 754 When Person B meets Person A she notices that she has two characteristics in common with him (“Likes to hurt [other people]” and “Likes Clarity”) When Person B meets Person A she notices that she has two characteristics in common with him (“Likes to hurt [other people]” and “Likes Clarity”) Spiritual Branding for Person A Spiritual Branding for Person B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 755 When Person B’s relationship with Person A comes to an end, Person B will come to the conclusion that Person A likes to not only hurt other people but also likes to confuse other people. She will come to this conclusion because she will be confused as to why her relationship with him did not work out. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 756 When Person B becomes confused about why her relationship with Person A did not work out and she comes to the conclusion that Person A must like to confuse other people, it will not occur to her that the problem might be his spiritual branding (maybe he is not really someone who likes to hurt other people). Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 757 Person B will now add something new to Person A’s spiritual branding. Person B will add to Person A’s spiritual branding the fact that he likes to confuse other people. Now people who meet Person A will think that he likes to hurt other people and that he likes to confuse other people. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 758 At this point Person A is still sending out positive personal spiritual energy to the people who he meets and he is still sending negative group spiritual energy that is being sent by his community through him to the people who he meets. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 759 But now Person A is sending two different types of negative group spiritual energy to the people who he meets. First, he is sending to other people the negative group spiritual energy that was originally relayed by his community to the people who he met. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 760 This first type of negative group spiritual energy sent to other people is the community’s consensus (or spiritual branding) that Person A likes to hurt other people. The second type of negative group spiritual energy is somewhat similar to the first. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 761 The second type of negative group spiritual energy sent to the people who Person A meets is the group spiritual consensus of the people who he has had relationships with since he started his life spiritually branded as a person who likes to hurt other people. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 762 In the following illustration when Person C meets Person A she will pick up the negative group spiritual energy that is being relayed by Person A’s community to the people who he meets and she will also pick up Person B’s ideas about Person A. In the following illustration when Person C meets Person A she will pick up the negative group spiritual energy that is being relayed by Person A’s community to the people who he meets and she will also pick up Person B’s ideas about Person A. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 763 When Person C meets Person A she notices that she has two characteristics in common with him (“Likes to hurt [other people]” and “Likes to confuse”) When Person C meets Person A she notices that she has two characteristics in common with him (“Likes to hurt [other people]” and “Likes to confuse”) Spiritual Branding for Person A Spiritual Branding for Person C

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 764 Person B’s impression that Person A likes to confuse other people became part of Person A’s spiritual branding. When Person C’s relationship with Person A comes to an end, her impressions will also become a part of Person A’s spiritual branding. Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Indicates a positive type of spiritual energy Indicates a negative type of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Personal exchange of spiritual energy Group exchange of spiritual energy Person APerson B

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 765 Thomas thought for a moment and then said, "Pastor Ron, in Kala's example, when someone ends a relationship with a vulnerable person that was based on the vulnerable person's spiritual branding

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 766 as someone who likes to hurt other people, it will usually not occur to them that the vulnerable person's spiritual branding was not accurate. But I was thinking after talking to Kala that it might be possible that some of the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 767 people who get involved with the vulnerable person might be suspicious that the vulnerable person's original spiritual branding was incorrect. Some of these people might go out into the Collective Subconscious and

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 768 try to spiritually contact the family members who set the stage originally for the spiritual branding that was given to the vulnerable person."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 769 Collective Subconscious of the Group Group Member #1 Group Member #2 Group Member #3

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 770 "They may try to verify with those people through the Collective Subconscious that the vulnerable person's original spiritual branding was correct. If the various family members who set up the vulnerable person's

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 771 original incorrect spiritual branding were to start broadcasting a more accurate version of the vulnerable person's spiritual branding to the people who might from time to time (through the Collective Subconscious)

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 772 question the vulnerable person's original spiritual branding, it would probably improve the vulnerable person's relationships with other people."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 773 The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 773 Things can start to get complicated when a person who has been spiritually branded as someone who likes to hurt other people starts to develop relationships with other people. For example, if they meet a person who likes to hurt other people, that person might start a relationship with them based on that apparent mutual characteristic. Things can start to get complicated when a person who has been spiritually branded as someone who likes to hurt other people starts to develop relationships with other people. For example, if they meet a person who likes to hurt other people, that person might start a relationship with them based on that apparent mutual characteristic.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 774 The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 774 When the relationship comes to an end the person who they were involved with might come to the conclusion that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person also likes to confuse other people. It might not occur to them that the problem might be that the vulnerable person might not really a person who likes to hurt other people.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 775 The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 775 This person who has just ended their relationship with the individual who had been spiritually branded as someone who likes to hurt other people might add to the spiritual branding of the vulnerable person that in addition to liking to hurt other people, he also likes to confuse other people. They will think this because they are confused about why their relationship with the vulnerable person failed.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 776 The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 776 But before adding to the vulnerable individual’s spiritual branding that he likes to both hurt and confuse other people, that person might want to verify the original spiritual branding by going out into the Collective Subconscious and trying to spiritually contact the family members who set the stage for the vulnerable person being branded as someone who likes to hurt other people.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 777 The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 777 Even if the family members now live in different cities, they might still be working together (through the Collective Subconscious) as a spiritual entity whenever the question comes up as to whether or not the vulnerable person’s original spiritual branding was correct.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 778 The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 778 If the various family members who set up the vulnerable person’s original incorrect spiritual branding were to start broadcasting a more accurate version of the original spiritual branding to people who might from time to time (through the Collective Subconscious) question the vulnerable person’s original spiritual branding, it would probably improve the vulnerable person’s relationships.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 779 Pastor Ron thought for a moment and then said, "Thomas, I like very much the way that you and Kala have expanded my example about the problems that a person might develop in life if they have been spiritually branded

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 780 as being a person who likes to hurt other people. You said that Kala thought a woman might start a relationship with a vulnerable man because she liked to hurt other people and because the vulnerable man had been

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 781 spiritually branded as being someone who liked to hurt other people. I agree with Kala that if this were to happen the person who started the relationship with the vulnerable man would probably be confused when

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 782 the relationship came to an end and they might add to the spiritual branding of the vulnerable man that he also liked to confuse other people. I also liked your idea that people might from time to time contact the spiritual

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 783 entity that is made up of the family members who created the original spiritual branding of the vulnerable person to verify that the vulnerable person's original spiritual branding was correct."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 784 "Thomas", continued Pastor Ron, "I agree with your idea that it would be nice for the vulnerable person if the various family members who set up the vulnerable person's original incorrect spiritual branding started to

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 785 broadcast a more accurate version of the original spiritual branding to people who might from time to time (through the Collective Subconscious) try to verify the accuracy of the vulnerable person's original

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 786 spiritual branding. But it is possible that the spiritual entity that makes up the various family members might not want to broadcast a more accurate version of the original spiritual branding. In fact, there is a danger that the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 787 spiritual entity that is made up of the various family members might not only refuse to start broadcasting a more accurate version of the spiritual branding of the vulnerable person, but they might start broadcasting an

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 788 even more inaccurate version of the spiritual branding when they realize how much control they have over the vulnerable person's relationships. If the spiritual entity that is made up of the vulnerable person's family members decide that

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 789 they do not want to correct the original spiritual branding, then the vulnerable person will need to develop insight into the fact that he is constantly sending mixed signals to the people who he meets. The vulnerable

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 790 person will need to realize that while he is sending positive personal spiritual energy to the people who he meets telling them that he does not like to hurt other people, his community is

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 791 communicating through him to the people who he meets that he does like to hurt other people."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 792 As mentioned earlier, it would be nice for the vulnerable person if the various family members who set up the vulnerable person’s original incorrect spiritual branding were to start broadcasting a more accurate version of the original spiritual branding to people who might from time to time (through the Collective Subconscious) question the vulnerable person’s original spiritual branding.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 793 But it is possible that the spiritual entity that makes up the family members might not want to broadcast a more accurate version of the original spiritual branding when people might from time to time (through the Collective Subconscious) question the spiritual branding of the vulnerable person.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 794 There is a danger that the spiritual entity that is made up of the family members of the vulnerable person might not only refuse to start broadcasting a more accurate version of the spiritual branding, but they might start broadcasting an even more inaccurate version of the spiritual branding when they realize that they have the power to do that.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 795 "Thomas", continued Pastor Ron, "I would like to add something to your example about the vulnerable person's family members forming a spiritual entity that communicates to the world the inaccurate spiritual

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 796 branding that they have given to the vulnerable member of their family. I think we need to be aware that the vulnerable person himself might be a part (but only a small part) of the spiritual entity that broadcasts to the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 797 world an incorrect spiritual branding for him. If the vulnerable person is only a small part of the spiritual entity he would not have sufficient power in the spiritual entity to stop the other members from

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 798 broadcasting an incorrect spiritual branding for him. If eventually the spiritual entity that is made up of the various family members started broadcasting an even more inaccurate spiritual branding for the vulnerable person,

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 799 then it might be helpful if the vulnerable person could develop some insight into what was happening. The vulnerable person could maybe start to try to communicate to other people subconsciously that the

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 800 spiritual vibrations that they are picking up (the spiritual vibrations that are being relayed by his community through him) that tells them he likes to hurt other people is not correct. He should also perhaps try to

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 801 communicate to the people who he meets that even though he is a part of the spiritual entity that is made up of his family members, he is only a small part of that spiritual entity and he has not been able to get enough

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 802 support from the other members of the spiritual entity when he has requested that they start broadcasting a more accurate version of the his spiritual branding."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 803 Imagine that in the illustration below there are actually four family members that make up the spiritual entity that created the incorrect spiritual branding that was given to the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person who was born at a time that was not convenient for his family. But even though the fourth family member is a part of the spiritual entity, he is a smaller part than the others are. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 804 The fourth family member (the vulnerable person), who is a smaller part of the spiritual entity than the others, will naturally try to subconsciously influence the other members of the spiritual entity to change the incorrect spiritual branding for him that the entity sends out to people who might (through the Collective Subconscious) question the vulnerable person’s spiritual branding. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 805 The vulnerable person is in an awkward position when the spiritual entity that is made up of the various family members decides to not honor his request to change the spiritual branding for him that the spiritual entity is broadcasting. Because he is a part of that spiritual entity, other people might start to believe that the vulnerable person agrees with the spiritual branding. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 806 The vulnerable person might want to try to subconsciously communicate to the people who he meets that the spiritual vibrations that they are picking up telling them that he likes to hurt other people are incorrect. He might also want to try to subconsciously communicate to the people who he meets that he has tried unsuccessfully to change the incorrect spiritual branding that he has been given. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 807 "Pastor Ron", said Thomas, "if it's ok with you I'd like to go a bit off topic for a minute of two. When I was in Los Angeles on my spring break a few weeks ago I went out to dinner with my friend Jeffrey, who as you know is spiritually

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 808 and psychologically vulnerable. A friend of mine named Amber is a waitress at the restaurant where we had dinner. Amber had told me about how last summer she got involved with a guy who was spiritually and

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 809 psychologically vulnerable so I asked Amber to come over to our table and tell Jeffrey about that relationship." "Well, at first", Amber told us, "I was reluctant to get too close to him. I was pretty psychologically vulnerable so I asked Amber to come over to our table and tell Jeffrey about that relationship." "Well, at first", Amber told us, "I was reluctant to get too close to him. I was pretty

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 810 sure that it would not develop into a serious relationship so I felt kind of guilty getting involved with him. But still I sensed that he was reaching out to me and that he wanted to get to know me. After a while I realized that even

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 811 though the exchanges of spiritual energy between us were not strong enough for me to be able to get seriously involved with him, it seemed to him like our relationship was serious. When I met him, I could sense that he wanted

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 812 to get involved with me but I didn't really understand why. Now I understand why he was interested in me. His relationship with me was the best relationship that he had ever had even though some of the people who knew both

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 813 of us at the time thought that I was just using him. What a lot of people had trouble understanding at that time was that there was a logical basis for us to have a relationship. Just like he had been exchanging spiritual

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 814 energy with girls who were similar to me (girls with normal spiritual structures) in the past, I had been exchanging spiritual energy with other spiritually and psychologically vulnerable

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 815 guys in the past. He was exchanging with me spiritual energy that he had exchanged with other girls in the past and I was exchanging with him spiritual energy that I had exchanged in the past with other

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 816 guys who were spiritually and psychologically vulnerable." Thomas thought for a moment and then said, "When Amber left our table to help some of the other guys who were spiritually and psychologically vulnerable." Thomas thought for a moment and then said, "When Amber left our table to help some of the other

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 817 customers Jeffrey commented to me that he could feel some very positive energy being exchanged between Amber and myself, and he asked me why I had never gotten involved romantically with Amber.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 818 I explained to Jeffrey that most people as they are growing up develop two types of emotions. They develop deep emotions for the people who they are really close to emotionally, and they also develop a "practical" set of

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 819 emotions that they use when they are in situations where they are dealing with people in their school while they are growing up or where they are dealing with people in business types of situations

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 820 when they start their working lives. For example, a girl who is running for homecoming queen or for a class office while in high school might develop "practical" relationships where she merges the practical part of

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 821 her soul with her fellow students for the purpose of getting their votes in the school election. I explained to Jeffrey that what I think is happening between Amber and myself is that I am exchanging my practical

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 822 types of emotions with Amber and she is exchanging her practical types of emotions with me. So even though the exchanges of spiritual energy between us are positive, those exchanges

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 823 of spiritual energy are not a good basis for developing a serious relationship.” "Thomas", said Pastor Ron, "what you have just described about your friend Amber's involvement with of spiritual energy are not a good basis for developing a serious relationship.” "Thomas", said Pastor Ron, "what you have just described about your friend Amber's involvement with

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 824 a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable guy explains pretty well I think why people who are spiritually and psychologically vulnerable might have trouble understanding what is

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 825 happening to them when they get emotionally involved with another person. I think that if the vulnerable person could realize that they might have been exchanging their spiritual energy with only the practical side of the other

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 826 person's soul, it might be easier for them to learn how to "let go" when the person who they were involved with tells them to back off."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 827 In the illustration below a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable guy (Vulnerable Guy Number One) is sending his spiritual energy to a woman who he is trying to get to know. He feels that the woman likes the spiritual energy that she is receiving from him. For this reason he assumes that she will want to send spiritual energy to him in return. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number One Negative Vulnerable Guy Number One

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 828 Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Two Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Two In the illustration below a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable guy (Vulnerable Guy Number Two) is sending his spiritual energy to a same woman who Vulnerable Guy Number One is trying to get to know. He feels that the woman likes the spiritual energy that she is receiving and that she will want to send her spiritual energy to him.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 829 Both Vulnerable Guy Number One and Vulnerable Guy Number Two have sent their spiritual energy to the woman on the right in the illustration below. But at this point there is no longer any chance for Vulnerable Guy Number One to receive spiritual energy from the woman because the woman no longer needs his spiritual energy. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Two Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Two

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 830 Is Even though the woman enjoyed the spiritual energy that she received from Vulnerable Guy Number One, she is now receiving a similar type of spiritual energy from Vulnerable Guy Number Two. At this point, she actually wants Vulnerable Guy Number One to stop sending her spiritual energy because it is conflicting with the spiritual energy that she is now receiving form Vulnerable Guy Number Two. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Two Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Two

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 831 When Vulnerable Guy Number Three eventually comes along she will want both Vulnerable Guy Number One and Vulnerable Guy Number Two to stop sending her their spiritual energy because it will conflict with the energy that she is now receiving from Vulnerable Guy Number Three. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 832 Is If Vulnerable Guy Number One or Vulnerable Guy Number Two were to discuss the experience they had with this woman with a guy who they knew who was not vulnerable, the guy might tell them that their attempt at developing a relationship with the woman failed because they were too negative for her. But the vulnerable guy might have trouble understanding why he is being accused of being negative. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 833 Is He might think that the woman was using him and that she was the one who was negative. What he does not understand is that most men and women develop both a deep set of emotions and also a practical set of emotions. For example, a girl running for a class office in high school might develop a practical set of emotions that she uses to get votes when she is running for a class office. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 834 Is This sort of thing also happens quite often in business situations where a salesperson, for example, might feel that it is important for them to form a temporary spiritual bond with their client so that they will be able to influence the client when they need the client to do something that they want them to do (such as signing the contract). Using their practical emotions is a part of the salesperson’s job. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 835 Is Spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people are sometimes only able to develop practical emotions. That is why they might think that they are getting involved with a person who is not involved with them. The other person might enjoy receiving the vulnerable person’s spiritual energy, but that person does not consider these types of emotions to be a good reason for developing a relationship. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three Negative Vulnerable Guy Number Three

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 836 Is When the woman in our example finally meets the man of her dreams (the positive guy on the left in the illustration below) somebody might try to tease Vulnerable Guy Number One. They might try to tell him that he is going to have to forget about the woman now that she has finally found the man of her dreams and they let him know that he will need to stop sending his spiritual energy to the woman. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Guy Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Guy Who Is Not Vulnerable

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 837 Is Vulnerable Guy Number One might be confused by this because he knows that Vulnerable Guy Number Two is actually the guy who took his place. He needs to stop sending the woman his spiritual energy not because of her relationship with the man of her dreams but because it might conflict with her ability to use her practical emotions to help her deal with new people who she will be meeting. Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Abusive and Mean Woman Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Woman Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Guy Who Is Not Vulnerable Positive Guy Who Is Not Vulnerable

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 838 "Thomas", said Pastor Ron, "to sum things up, I think that it could be useful for vulnerable people who have been given an incorrect spiritual branding to try to communicate subconsciously to the people who they meet

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 839 that they are aware that the other person might be picking up conflicting spiritual vibrations from them. The vulnerable person should maybe try to communicate subconsciously to the people who he meets that he might

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 840 have been given an incorrect spiritual branding that says that he likes to hurt other people. He should also perhaps try to communicate to the other person that over a period of time his spiritual branding has slowly changed

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 841 to where other people now pick up spiritual vibrations from him that tells the other person that he likes to both hurt and confuse other people. I also think that the vulnerable person should try to communicate

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 842 subconsciously to other people that he has tried unsuccessfully to get the people who gave him his original incorrect spiritually branding to correct his spiritual branding. And finally I think that he should

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 843 try to communicate subconsciously to the people who he meets that the people who gave him his original incorrect spiritual branding have not only refused to correct his spiritual branding but that

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 844 they have also created a myth that says that the vulnerable person was given every break imaginable in life when in actuality he was intentionally programmed to fail."

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 845 Number 4 In the illustration below there are four family members that make up the spiritual entity that created the incorrect spiritual branding that was given to the vulnerable person (Number 4 below) who was born at a time that was not convenient for his family. There is a danger that because the vulnerable person is only a small part of the spiritual entity things will get worse for the vulnerable person.

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 846 There is a danger that instead of honoring the vulnerable person’s request to correct the incorrect spiritual branding where the vulnerable person was blamed for the family’s problems, they might say that the vulnerable person was actually given an equal role in their family from the start. They might argue that he was given an even break right from the start and that he destroyed his opportunity. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 847 The other family members might think that it is very comical that they have been able to give the vulnerable person a reputation as being a very negative person who has a bad character when actually the vulnerable person is just weak because they were deprived of some of their spiritual energy as a result of having been given an incorrect spiritual branding by their family members. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 848 Those who observe the family might notice that there seems to be a lot of good humor in the family. But the good humor will remain only for as long as the vulnerable person is weak and is struggling. If the vulnerable person makes an attempt to become stronger they will notice that the apparently good humored people who they had been dealing with will become very stern and very angry. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 849 There is humor in this type of a situation where the vulnerable person is rewarded for remaining weak and is punished for trying to become stronger, but it is a very dark sort of humor. The family wants to keep the spiritual energy that it has stolen by giving the vulnerable person an incorrect spiritual branding and they will do everything possible to keep the vulnerable person under their control. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 850 The vulnerable person in this type of a situation is hoping that if they cooperate and if they keep playing the role that was assigned to them maybe the family will eventually correct the incorrect spiritual branding that was given to the vulnerable person and will also stop punishing them when they try to become stronger. But it is possible that the vulnerable person might not be able to change things. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 851 If the vulnerable person is not able to get the other family members to change things, the vulnerable person could maybe try to start communicating subconsciously to the people who they meet the truth about their spiritual situation in life. They can try to communicate to other people subconsciously that they are not who they appear to be because of a myth about them that has been created. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 852 The myth that has been created about the vulnerable person says that they were given an even break right from the start and that the vulnerable person has destroyed the opportunity that they were given. The vulnerable person has been given a false identity. For a person to become strong enough to handle the pressures of life, they need to have an identity that is based on the truth, not on a myth. Number 4

The Philosophy of Exotischism Losing Your Faith 853 "Pastor Ron", said Thomas, "I really appreciate the insights that you have given me. Thank you very much for letting me come out here tonight." Copyright 2011 Don Bergquist