Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Rajneesh

  • Wild Wild Country

    Wild Wild Country

    Last night I finished watching the Netflix docu-series, “Wild Wild Country.” I have thoughts about it. I think others do, too, because my little ranty post about Rajneesh  has gotten a lot of views lately. First of all, I thought this documentary was superbly done on all levels. The storytelling was fantastic. The visuals were…

  • More on Osho/Rajneesh

    I don’t mean to harp on this subject but  the only thing that I have to entertain me are my thoughts and this is what is on my mind lately. I feel like I need to get it out. There is a writer that I’ve been reading for the past year and I have really…

  • The Rajneesh Cult

    I mentioned in my post from the other day that my current read has renewed my interest in cults. Specifically, the Rajneesh cult in central Oregon in the 1980s. I was talking about the book, Influence, with a couple of coworkers who are also reading it.  In the book’s chapter on Social Proof, the Jonestown…

  • On Social Proof

    On Social Proof

    I am reading a fascinating book called, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini. One of the chapters is about Social Proof. This is when groups of people decide to do something – or decide not to do something – because the group is doing it or not doing it. One of the examples…