09/03/2026
It is not only the church. This pattern shows up in many spiritual leaders, of many different backgrounds. "Gurus" of practices like: Reiki, Yogis, Buddhists, shamans, and others, fall prey to the seduction of "Spiritual Power".
I came across this over 10 years ago, when a client came to me who had been in the inner administrative circle of an internationally known spiritual guru(I'm not naming names). My client had started to realize that this guru was doing things that were becoming questionable, and lacking integrity. When she decided to speak out about it, the guru ostracized her from the organization, and sent a very nasty curse to punish her.
I had to do quite a bit of work to untangle this.
During the session my guides told me something I will never forget:
"The people we are most inclined to give our power away to, are spiritual leaders...people believe a spiritual leader is, by their transcendence and wisdom, a person of integrity who will never do harm. Because of the power they receive from their adoring followers, these gurus can attract dark spirits who take over and start using the guru as a means to control his or her followers-- thus syphoning off the congregations energy, to gain more power."
Since that client, I have had several clients, all deeply involved around internationally known teachers, get attacked in the same way when they started to question the leader.
This is a very distinct pattern.
The awareness is this: Don't give your agency and power away to someone just because they are "Spiritual". Discernment is essential to avoid a corrupted spiritual leader.
