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Savernake
I can't understand what all the fuss is about with "What the Bleep". It's one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The "scientific" priniciples are so inaccurately applied, and that blonde lady reminded me too much of Captain Kirk for me to take any of it seriously. And the weird thing is, presented in a better format, I probably would have liked the film. I love all that Quantum Weirdness/consciousness/the nature of reality stuff. This film however, was just too much pseudoscience -- anyone with a base knowledge of physics would see right through it (an argument for better education in schools perhaps?).
It's interesting to see the links between different aspects of the New Age philosophy. The quote above is heard in different ways in alternative or holistic medicine. This is what will save us from the deficiencies of Western medicine, and will lead us into a new age of health.Quote
Yet it is inherently safe, despite its power, because it is based on the application of a completely holistic level of Natural Law.
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lightwolf
Good link Mike,
I found this part elucidating:It's interesting to see the links between different aspects of the New Age philosophy. The quote above is heard in different ways in alternative or holistic medicine. This is what will save us from the deficiencies of Western medicine, and will lead us into a new age of health.Quote
Yet it is inherently safe, despite its power, because it is based on the application of a completely holistic level of Natural Law.
Sick-sack anyone?
-lightwolf
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what's abundantly clear about both specious What the BLEEP editions is their inherent function as bleeping insufferable infomercials for an intelligent design-ish faith that blends science and mysticism.
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it's clear that the real modus operandi of these "experts" is promoting a new-agey version of spiritual enlightenment intended to replace traditional monotheism. Society's "superstitious, backwater concept of God" is the filmmakers' ultimate target, since it interferes with their belief that everyone is God and that all of us are "co-creating our future." If people are truly able to construct their own destinies, then I can only hope that What the Bleep, with its hokey and derivative CGI, John Tesh-influenced score, and screeching electronic sound effects, will beget a future devoid of these filmmakers' creepily cultish work.
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I met a director named Mark Vicente who made a film called What the Bleep Do We Know. It came out at a great time in my life when I was seeking a certain path of bettering myself. And when I met him at a film festival, I told him that I loved his film—just gushing. He said if I liked the film, I might like this program he just took. He had just taken a 16-day program with Nxivm a few months prior. I actually remember standing with him and talking about this really smart guy named Keith [Raniere] who was a humanitarian and really changing the world. At the time, that appealed to me—that whole concept appealed to me. I ended up taking my first five-day training just a few weeks later.
*(Corboy note: Mr. Vicente has since left NXIVM and is working to expose
its abuses. Great article here:
[www.culteducation.com] )*
(Edmonson)I'd say for my first couple days I was very closed. Like, my parents are therapists. What are you going to teach me? On day one, I came home and googled the company, which I hadn't done before I signed up. I called Mark Vicente, and I said, "What did you get me into?" He said, "Anyone can write anything about anyone online. Of course there are smear campaigns and haters and stuff like that." I said, "OK," because I trusted Mark more than anything. [Editor's note: Vicente left Nxivm after allegations of the secret society within the organization came out.]
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The best metaphor I can use to explain it is the frog and the boiling pot of water.
If Lauren had said to me hey, want to join this group? You're going to have Keith's initials burned into your crotch. Of course I would have said you're crazy, get yourself to a psychologist.
But it didn't happen that way. It happened in very incremental stages, with more and more commitment and more on the line, and more coercion and blackmail. A lot of people say you could just run out, you could leave.
I just didn't feel like that was an option at the time.