"Friends and family of Canadians with views rooted in the New Age movement, including a wide variety of beliefs about spirituality and natural health, have told PressProgress that their once innocent beliefs in hidden spiritual meanings and the interconnectedness of things primed them to embrace online conspiracies.
Vicki, who lives in Toronto, said her dad was a “totally normal, average guy” before he became consumed by delusions of a brewing battle between former US President Donald Trump and an evil cabal of Satan worshipping pedophiles.
According to Vicki, her father’s interest in New Age spirituality seemed harmless. She said her dad practiced meditation and believed a positive mindset produces positive outcomes because “we create reality with our thoughts.”
“The pillars of conspiratorial thinking, or the mindset, everything is connected, nothing happens without a purpose, and nothing is as it seems … those are the keys to heaven in New Age spirituality.”
It's interesting, that neither Vickie - nor "Friends and family" - realized NewAge was cult involvement - and that it made this father crazy - until the names Donald Trump and QAnon entered the picture. Notice: they (the "sane" ones) thought it “totally normal" for a grown man to think “we create reality with our thoughts” or "everything is connected, nothing happens without a purpose, and nothing is as it seems" when there's NO evidence of that being true. Meaning, they also believed it. They also thought these untruths were "innocent beliefs" - not the "dangerous misinformation" they really are.
As they're only discovering now.
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