New Age Mind Fuck
The New Age Mind Fuck and the Illusion of Absolute Power
It's kind of cool that you can write something and stir up an article in response to you. My blog post about the New Age Mind Fuck hit a nerve. So here is my response to:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13442748/Just-do-it-When-youre-ready-that-is
Interesting article. I'm glad you still like me, but I think you missed the point of the New Age Mind Fuck completely. The issue at hand is that some new agers cynically use the idea of "empowerment" to deflect responsibility from themselves and make you doubt your own perceptions and intuitions. In the case of the cheating spouse, the spouse, when confronted by the other spouse, will use new age terminology to deny their responsibility or pretend that the cheating never happened in the first place.
Definition of the New Age Mind Fuck
I have just created a new term. You'll have to pardon its crassness, but I am calling it the New Age Mind Fuck (or NAMF for short).
A "mind fuck" is defined thusly (thanks, Wiktionary):
a situation which calls into question the way your mind currently sees a certain idea or the world in general
Thus, a New Age Mind Fuck is a situation whereby your perceptions are called into question through the twisting of new age or spiritual principles.
A common example of a New Age Mind Fuck is where a person objects to your valid concerns or criticisms and uses the "you created your own reality" meme to confuse the issue.
For example, let's say your husband is cheating on you. You're not sure, but you have a gut feeling about it. In a regular mind fuck, he'll respond, "How dare you question my loyalty after all the things I do for you?"
