https://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/the-selling-of-spirituality
This article can serve as a springboard for discussion in several directions. I found it helpful in seeing the Psychology of Vision scam in the context of a broader economic movement.
Since POV was launched during the Reagan era as a for-profit enterprise, the corporation really serves as an example of what Beres is describing as he makes a reference to the evolution of New Agey capitalists. Both Spezzanos began their careers in altruistic endeavors but by the 1980s they flipped into the "greed is good" culture which is where they have remained ever since.
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