1. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 402 As the 20th Century came to a close it was starting to become clear that a new class of people was beginning to develop. The seeds that helped to create this new

2. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 403 class of people (who in later years were to behave in many ways like the warriors of the past) were being planted as early as the 1930's.

3. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 404 In the years preceding World War II many people began to abandon their religious beliefs because of the conflicts between religious myths and science. During World War II the excesses of the warlords in Asia and the

4. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 405 white supremacists in Europe also led many people to abandon their faith in men who tried to make themselves into gods. This led to a short period in history where people began to question the

5. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 406 long-standing notion that cruelty and abuse were necessary components in a civilized society. In the period following World War II there were many books and articles published that

6. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 407 showed how people are capable of putting complexes on other people by doing something unfair to them or saying something unfair about them and then tying them in psychological "knots" from which they

7. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 408 cannot escape by denying that they have done anything wrong. There were a lot of people at that time who believed that by the year 2000 people would no longer want to gain feelings of personal power by taking advantage

8. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 409 of other people psychologically. It was thought that once people realized the manner in which they were hurting other people, they would want to stop doing it. It was also felt

9. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 410 that by the year 2000 the old- fashioned practice of making other people into spiritual sacrificial lambs and scapegoats would also be abolished. It was thought that by this time in history we would all be secure

10. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 411 enough spiritually and psychologically that we would no longer need to make other people into our spiritual slaves.

11. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 412 Over the past few years the new class of warrior that has developed around the world has shown that it takes pride in taking advantage of people who are spiritually and psychologically vulnerable. Instead of using

12. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 413 the information that has been published on psychological weaknesses to help other people become stronger, they have used that information to purposely abuse people who have been abused enough already and have also used

13. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 414 that information to continue making spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people into their spiritual slaves. But recently something new has started to take place.

14. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 415 It appears that we have started to enter an era where the new class of warriors who have taken such pride in abusing spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people and making them into their spiritual slaves have

15. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 416 developed such a strong dislike for the people who they have been dominating through the years that they are starting to want to have nothing to do with these vulnerable people. The warriors are so sick of the

16. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 417 spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people that they don't even want them around as spiritual slaves anymore. But from time to time they might try to "get under the skin" of one

17. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 418 of the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people and bring out some of that repressed anger that they used to enjoy watching these people display when they were mistreated. It might give them a laugh or

18. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 419 two occasionally to bring back the old game but we are moving into a period where many people are moving away from the idea of using spiritual sacrificial lambs and scapegoats.

19. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 420 Being as we may be moving away from the time in history where people are forced to serve as spiritual sacrificial lambs and scapegoats it is probably better for spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people not to

20. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 421 spend too much time worrying about what happens when one person is forced to serve as another person's spiritual slave. We do seem to be moving into a period of time where there will be less

21. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 422 of that sort of thing going on. Nonetheless, it might be useful for spiritually and psychologically vulnerable people to have a basic understanding of what happens when one person

22. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 423 serves as another person's spiritual slave. As the old practice of people using other people as spiritual slaves slowly fades away there will still be situations where someone gets forced

23. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 424 into the role of the spiritual sacrificial lamb or scapegoat by another person. Spiritual slavery appears to exist in many cultures in the world and the mechanics of how spiritual slavery works

24. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 425 no doubt varies from culture to culture. For this analysis we will look at how a person might become a spiritual slave in one of the developed countries of the western world and how their efforts to escape from their spiritual

25. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 426 slavery will probably end in failure. Early in life the individual who becomes a spiritual slave in one of the developed countries of the western world is never given an even break. Other kids get away with things that they do

26. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 427 not get away with. If they question anything or ask for the same things that the other kids ask for they will be put under a lot of pressure. They learn to keep their opinions to themselves because whenever they speak up they

27. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 428 are punished. By being treated in this manner their spiritual energy is never really allowed to develop. They eventually get into a position where anytime one of the other kids feels bad about something they will

28. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 429 take advantage of the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person (the spiritual slave) knowing that no one will protect the more vulnerable person from the spiritual and psychological attack that is

29. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 430 being made on them. Because of this process the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person ends up absorbing the pressure that should be going to the people who have attacked them and who have

30. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 431 made them into their spiritual slaves. They have to deal with not only the pressure of their own lives but they also have to absorb the pressure of the people who have made them into spiritual slaves. If they eventually, with insight

31. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 432 into the nature of their situation, get some sort of psychological release where they no longer feel the need to absorb the pressure of the people who made them into a spiritual slave, they will notice very soon that they will

32. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 433 have increased pressure put upon them by people who are upset that the person who made them into a spiritual slave is not happy about the new situation where they have to absorb the pressure that was previously absorbed

33. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 434 for them by the spiritual slave. The spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person will also be accused of being evil after they break free from their spiritual slavery. The ones who have been using them as spiritual

34. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 435 slaves might say that they are feeling increased negative spiritual energy coming into them and they might claim that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person is evil and has put a curse on them and that is why

35. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 436 they are feeling increased negative spiritual energy coming into them. Actually, they are just feeling the negative spiritual energy that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person has been absorbing

36. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 437 for them through the years but being as the person who made the more vulnerable person into a spiritual slave is going through obvious spiritual and psychological pain as a result of what has occurred, it will appear to

37. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 438 anyone observing the situation that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person probably has in fact put some sort of an evil curse on the other person. The group will now cast the spiritually and

38. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 439 psychologically vulnerable person in the role of an evil person and the vulnerable person will be forced to go back into their old role where they were being forced to absorb the pressure that was being directed towards the

39. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 440 person who had made the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person into their spiritual slave.

40. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 441 Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C) Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person (Person B) being forced to absorb pressure that is being sent by the person on the left (Person A) to the person on the right (Person C). In the following graphic you see what happens if Person B manages to get out of the line of fire between Person A and Person C). Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave)

41. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 442 Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person (Person B) managing to get out of the line of fire between Person A and Person C. As can be expected, Person C will probably not be very happy about having to absorb the pressure that is now coming into them from Person A (pressure that was once being absorbed for them by Person B). Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C) Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave)

42. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 443 Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person (Person B) being forced to absorb pressure that is being sent by the person on the left (Person A) to the person on the right (Person C). For a short time Person B had managed to get out of the line of fire, but then Person C complained that Person B had put an evil curse on them that was sending negative spiritual energy into them. The negative spiritual energy was actually coming from Person A, but the group forced Person B to once again start absorbing the pressure that was being sent by Person A to Person C. Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C) Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave)

43. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 444 It appears that cultures throughout the world are starting to move away from old fashioned practice of using spiritual sacrificial lambs and scapegoats. Of course, it will take some time

44. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 445 for this change to take place. It would be good for us to keep trying to understand more about the nature of spiritual slavery. The transition from the old way of doing things to whatever new order that may

45. The Philosophy of Exotischism The Essence of the Soul 446 develop will probably be smoother if we can learn to understand more about the dynamics of the old fashioned practice of using other people as spiritual slaves. Copyright 2009 Don Bergquist