Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny

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There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible.

-Albert Camus

Chris and Kayla contemplate that one thing that joins us all.

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*Search Categories*

Common interest / Fandom

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*Topic Spoiler*

Death Cafes

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*Further Reading*

https://deathcafe.com/

https://www.talkdeath.com/what-is-death-cafe-my-experience-studying-participating-hosting-death-cafes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Cafe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Crettaz

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/-sociologist-of-death--bernard-crettaz-dies/48095070

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/essays/47104/take-me-to-the-death-cafe

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/22/death-cafe-talk-about-dying

https://seniorsathome.jfcs.org/what-is-a-death-cafe/

https://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173808940/death-cafes-breathe-life-into-conversations-about-dying

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

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S5E10 - The Secret Knowledge (Theosophy)

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Thinking – the talking of the soul with itself.

-Plato

Chris and Kayla attend class at another small local group... whose presence & influence is worldwide & ubiquitous.

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*Search Categories*

New Religious Movement; New Age

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*Topic Spoiler*

Theosophy

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*Further Reading*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy

https://www.britannica.com/topic/theosophy

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theosophy

https://theosophyult.com/what-is-theosophy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Lodge_of_Theosophists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky

https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Age-movement

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_realism

yikes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_race

https://www.rt.com/news/brain-neuroscience-visual-information-709/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah

https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts/articles/the-power-of-language-in-jewish-kabbalah

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kabbala

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoplatonism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelation

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Patrick St-Onge, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock

Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Benevolent Loki, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster

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S5-and-a-half: Patreon Discussion of Season 5

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Chris & Kayla recap the experience of experiencing things for Season 5 of Cult or Just Weird.

(previously published on CoJW's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/season-5-bonus-95443966)

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*Patreon Credits*

Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock