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<blockquote class="definition">'''Elite spirituality''' is spirituality constructed and propagated by members of the [[Accumulating Class]]es. </blockquote>
<blockquote class="definition">'''Elite spirituality''' is spirituality created, or more often co-opted, by high-level members of the accumulating class. Catholicism, which was created when Roman Emperor Constantine "converted" to Christianity, is an iconic example.<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “Rethinking the Origins and Purpose of Religion: Jesus, Constantine, and the Containment of Global Revolution.” Athens Journal of Social Sciences 9, no. 1 (2020): 69–88. https://www.academia.edu/34970150/Rethinking_the_Origins_and_Purpose_of_Religion_Jesus_Constantine_and_the_Containment_of_Global_Revolution></ref>.
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==Related Terms==
==Syncretic Terms==
 
[[Colonized Spirituality]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Colonized Spirituality]]}}
 
==Related LP Terms==
 
[[Elite Spirituality]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Elite Spirituality]]}}
 
==Non-LP Related Terms==


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==Notes==
==Notes==


Consider, the Catholic Church was created by Roman Emperor Constantine. For the full story, see “[https://www.academia.edu/34970150 Rethinking the Origins and Purpose of Religion: Jesus, Constantine, and the Containment of Global Revolution].”<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “Rethinking the Origins and Purpose of Religion: Jesus, Constantine, and the Containment of Global Revolution.” Athens Journal of Social Sciences 9, no. 1 (2020): 69–88. https://www.academia.edu/34970150/Rethinking_the_Origins_and_Purpose_of_Religion_Jesus_Constantine_and_the_Containment_of_Global_Revolution></ref>.
Elite spirituality is spirituality constructed in [[Symbol Factories]] and propagated by [[Ideological Institutions]].


Consider the Tarot Deck was created by elites in 18th century Freemason's Lodges<ref>Sosteric, Mike. “A Sociology of Tarot.” Canadian Journal of Sociology 39, no. 3 (2014). https://www.academia.edu/25055505/.</ref>
Elite spirituality may be easily identified by its advocacy of violence (let's go kill some evil people), exclusion (only the "chosen" get in), and patriarchy (women are stripped of power and dignity).  
 
More specifically, elite spirituality may be recognized by the presence of an [[Old Energy Creation Template]].


Consider Persian Autocrat Aradashir took control of Zoroastrianism to further his imperial agenda.<ref>Sosteric, Mike.“From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Mass Human Manipulation,” Under Review. https://www.academia.edu/34504691</ref>
Consider Persian Autocrat Aradashir took control of Zoroastrianism to further his imperial agenda.<ref>Sosteric, Mike.“From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Mass Human Manipulation,” Under Review. https://www.academia.edu/34504691</ref>


Elite spirituality is enacted by [[System Agents]] for the purpose of [[System Maintanence]]
Elite spirituality is enacted by [[System Agents]] for the purpose of [[System Maintanence]]
Elite spirituality may be recognized by the presence of an [[Old Energy Creation Template]].


===List of Elites===
===List of Elites===
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 25 Ocak 2023

Elite spirituality is spirituality created, or more often co-opted, by high-level members of the accumulating class. Catholicism, which was created when Roman Emperor Constantine "converted" to Christianity, is an iconic example.[1].

Syncretic Terms

Colonized Spirituality > Elite Religion, Elite Spirituality, Mainstream Spirituality

Related LP Terms

Elite Spirituality > Authentic Religion, Authentic Spirituality, Elite Narrative, Elite Religion, Regime of Accumulation

Non-LP Related Terms

Elite Spirituality > Common Core, Philosophia Perennis, Pia Philosophia, Prisca Theologia, Religion

Notes

Elite spirituality is spirituality constructed in Symbol Factories and propagated by Ideological Institutions.

Elite spirituality may be easily identified by its advocacy of violence (let's go kill some evil people), exclusion (only the "chosen" get in), and patriarchy (women are stripped of power and dignity).

More specifically, elite spirituality may be recognized by the presence of an Old Energy Creation Template.

Consider Persian Autocrat Aradashir took control of Zoroastrianism to further his imperial agenda.[2]

Elite spirituality is enacted by System Agents for the purpose of System Maintanence

List of Elites

Marsilio Ficini (1433-1499) the "virtual founder of the Renaissance Prisca Theologia narrative. [3]

Agostino Steuco (1496-1549).

Footnotes

  1. Sosteric, Mike. “Rethinking the Origins and Purpose of Religion: Jesus, Constantine, and the Containment of Global Revolution.” Athens Journal of Social Sciences 9, no. 1 (2020): 69–88. https://www.academia.edu/34970150/Rethinking_the_Origins_and_Purpose_of_Religion_Jesus_Constantine_and_the_Containment_of_Global_Revolution>
  2. Sosteric, Mike.“From Zoroaster to Star Wars, Jesus to Marx: The Art, Science, and Technology of Mass Human Manipulation,” Under Review. https://www.academia.edu/34504691
  3. Haneegraff, Wouter J. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. p. 8.


The System: