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When spiritual friendships diverge into concerning territory

My best friend and I have been practicing together for years but she's gone deep into something that feels cultish to me and I'm watching her disappear into it and I don't know how to say something without losing her completely. We used to be able to talk about everything spiritual but now there's this wall.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sacred bond of shared seeking becomes strained when one person's path appears to lead toward spiritual isolation or harm.

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