Re: Pathwork
Date: May 25, 2013 11:22PM
Just to put things in perspective, I have found the Pathwork teachings very helpful in my life and not at all what I consider a cult. While cults often encourage isolation from family and friends who are not involved with the cult, I found that my relationship with my daughters and my mother and sister(none of whom are interested in the Pathwork) has improved significantly from my work in the Pathwork. My relationships in general became deeper and more authentic. I found the teachers particularly open to confrontation and challenge, and that they were quick to admit to mistakes if they made them. While I respected them, I never saw them as infallible. I was never required to believe or accept any of the spiritual and religious teachings, but rather to have an open mind and consider them and see if they worked in my life. To this day I do not believe all of the teachings, nor do I agree with all the beliefs of some of the teachers or other students of the Pathwork, but the wonderful thing is I don't have to. I was taught to think for myself, and let others have their own beliefs. I do, however, have a deeper connection with God as a result of my experience with the Pathwork. I had a bad experience with organized religion before coming to the Pathwork, and was able to work through that and even return to organized religion with a new perspective and understanding that I am grateful for. Anytime you have an international religious or spiritual organization, there are bound to be individuals who have distorted the teachings for power or profit or some other less than admirable motive. We have seen this in politics, in therapy, and in organized religion. But I do not believe that makes the whole organization corrupt.