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    When will people start to realize that the cultural spiritual practices of the various indigenous peoples of the world aren't to be mix-n-matched into something that no longer resembles where they came from or what they were originally for? That it's not ok to put it all into the 'happy-happy bliss bunny spiritual blender' then sell it to the lost seekers who want nano second self actualization and instant karma and not expect there to be some kind of short circuiting due to half-stepping and skipping around information needed for balancing the light and dark aspects of the ceremony.

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...OD1vgD9BALTFG0

    Fire department reports released Tuesday show the incident wasn't the first involving a sweat lodge ceremony at the resort, the Angel Valley Retreat Center. Verde Valley Fire Chief Jerry Doerksen said his department responded to a 911 call in October 2005 about a person who was unconscious after being in a sweat lodge.

    Angel Valley resort owner Amayra Hamilton confirmed that Ray was leading the sweat ceremony during the 2005 event. Ray's spokesman declined to comment.
    http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/opinion/64077357.html

    The Oct. 9 headlines read: “Sweat lodge disaster” and “2 dead, 19 taken to hospitals, 64 people in sweat lodge.”

    Except that it wasn’t a real sweat lodge. It was a bastardized version of a sacred ceremony sold by a multimillionaire who charged people $9,695 a pop for his “Spiritual Warrior” retreat in Sedona, Ariz.

    The man responsible, self-help spiritual entrepreneur James Arthur Ray, claimed the New Age retreat would absolutely “change your life.”

    It did – it took the lives of a father of three children and a healthy young woman. It also caused burns, respiratory arrest, kidney failure, loss of consciousness, and dehydration for other paying customers who were hospitalized.

    Learn all aspects of one belief system, the good and the ugly, 'cause for the most part there are sensible reasons behind much of it.
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