Power, projection, transference, and the guru complex. Understanding the psychological mechanisms that make even intelligent people vulnerable to manipulation in spiritual contexts.
Intelligence does not protect you from the guru complex. Understanding transference, projection, and the neurochemistry of spiritual experience explains why even critical thinkers get caught.
The psychological mechanism of transference explains why students project parental authority onto teachers — and why unethical teachers exploit this vulnerability.
The overwhelming welcome, the instant belonging, the sense that you have finally found your people. Understanding how love bombing works in spiritual recruitment.