corboy Wrote:
> So in fair exchange, let the Moo supporters trust
> that their Truth shall prevail and NOT come over
> here to distract.
>
> Persons engaged in this discussion request that
> the Moo people NOT come here to distract. They
> have their protected venue over on Reddit and
> other sites celebratory of Mooji.
I agree that it is in the public interest that there be a forum for harm reports to be published. The way cult members defend their leader is reminiscent of the way young children will cling to transitional objects (Winnicott, 1953). Young (1990) explicitly draws attention to this similarity: "[The c]ult leader may serve as a transitional object for people who are in a transition between developmental stages (Wright and Wright, 1980). For example, a young person who joins a cult may separate from the family of origin while at the same time retaining a parental figure and a surrogate family." It is not surprising that cult members experience anxiety when their idealization is threatened by the intrusion of reality.
References
Winnicott, D. W. (1953). "Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena -- A Study of the First Not-Me Possession." International Journal of Psychoanalysis, vol. 34, pp. 89-97. [nonoedipal.files.wordpress.com]
Wright, F., and Wright, P. (1980). "The Charismatic Leader and the Violent Surrogate Family." Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 347, no. 1, pp. 266-276. [nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Young, Thomas J. (1990). "Cult Violence and the Identity Movement." Cultic Studies Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 150-159. [www.icsahome.com]
> So in fair exchange, let the Moo supporters trust
> that their Truth shall prevail and NOT come over
> here to distract.
>
> Persons engaged in this discussion request that
> the Moo people NOT come here to distract. They
> have their protected venue over on Reddit and
> other sites celebratory of Mooji.
I agree that it is in the public interest that there be a forum for harm reports to be published. The way cult members defend their leader is reminiscent of the way young children will cling to transitional objects (Winnicott, 1953). Young (1990) explicitly draws attention to this similarity: "[The c]ult leader may serve as a transitional object for people who are in a transition between developmental stages (Wright and Wright, 1980). For example, a young person who joins a cult may separate from the family of origin while at the same time retaining a parental figure and a surrogate family." It is not surprising that cult members experience anxiety when their idealization is threatened by the intrusion of reality.
References
Winnicott, D. W. (1953). "Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena -- A Study of the First Not-Me Possession." International Journal of Psychoanalysis, vol. 34, pp. 89-97. [nonoedipal.files.wordpress.com]
Wright, F., and Wright, P. (1980). "The Charismatic Leader and the Violent Surrogate Family." Annals of New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 347, no. 1, pp. 266-276. [nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com]
Young, Thomas J. (1990). "Cult Violence and the Identity Movement." Cultic Studies Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 150-159. [www.icsahome.com]