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My Good Name
Does anyone believe JH's motives were more than just sexual and monetary? Does anyone think he believed what he taught? Why did his teachings become more and more insane as time went on?
I'm not sure. I honestly think he enjoyed "pretending" to be living
Revelations. He was altering of his perception for life to feel more intense, and his part in it more important (this is often how supporters describe their experience within the group). And I'm not really talking about gaining followers and being the one people turn to in all matters, I mean "pretending" that god has been waiting for you to rally an army of spiritual warriors, that the forces of evil are plotting against you, that the world will soon be laid to waste as the messiah comes to rule the nations. Conspiracy theorists live under the same mentality.