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Why Sufism Reoriented of Walnut Creek is a cult

Posted on April 20, 2015 by bill gannett

Sufism Reoriented became a cult the moment Ivy Duce appointed Jim Mackie as her “spiritual chargeman” in 1979. She was not empowered by the Sufi Charter of 1952 to take this action. In fact, in as early as 1948 in … Continue reading →

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Sufism Reoriented and spiritual fascism

Posted on July 19, 2019 by bill gannett

The global political response to climate crisis- the dominant global threat along with nuclear Armageddon, is denial and a retreat into nationalism and fascism, with the US leading the way. This is a stunning example of ironic and tragic American … Continue reading →

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Sufism Reoriented not a spiritual lineage, but a priestly lineage. (Not my circus, not my monkey.)

Posted on April 13, 2016 by bill gannett

Ivy Duce was confirmed by Meher Baba in 1952 as the murshida of Sufism Reoriented, an order derived from Inayat Khan’s Sufi Movement in America. He told her that he would help her and her students spiritually on the basis … Continue reading →

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How competent is AMBPPCT?

Posted on July 11, 2019 by bill gannett

Current events raise the question (once again), how competent is the Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust? The Trust is canvassing public opinion in an entirely symbolic manner by planning four focus group events in England, Australia, South Carolina … Continue reading →

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Are Baba’s “Last Warning” and Eruch’s “Bell of Warning” passé?

Posted on July 8, 2019 by bill gannett

The recent and ongoing fracas concerning rogue members of Meher Baba Center of No. Cal. and certain trustees of Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust giving Sufism Reoriented of Walnut Creek a wink and a nod to usurp the … Continue reading →

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Meher Spiritual Center Identity Conundrums

Posted on August 1, 2017 by bill gannett

Meher Spiritual Center in North Myrtle Beach, SC., is advertising for a newly created position of executive director to help guide it in the fulfillment of the charter given to it by Avatar Meher Baba. This is probably more than anything … Continue reading →

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