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When spiritual openness feels dangerous after religious trauma

I want to explore meditation but I'm terrified of opening myself up spiritually because last time I did that I ended up in a controlling religious group.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very quality that enables spiritual growth—receptivity—becomes suspect when it has been exploited.

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