Building Your Cult: Power, Politics and People by Jones Dantalion

Author:Jones, Dantalion [Jones, Dantalion]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-08-09T05:00:00+00:00

Doctrine

Doctrine provides several essential functions. It encourages and discourages certain behaviors and creates useful rules for interacting with the world. The doctrine of this book is designed to help you empower yourself to create a loyal following of supporters, if that is your desire. If it is not your wish to start a cult, the doctrine will still be of use in some way.

When creating a doctrine, it needs to have two qualities. The first quality is that it has to be simple enough that people can remember it and easily find applications in their daily lives. The second quality of doctrine is that it needs to be deep enough that it can be explored, expounded upon and debated. This will appeal to the intellectual aspect of the mind.

By debating and expounding upon these “simple truths,” people give their own meaning to doctrine and provide fertile ground for those in the future, who will be pondering them. To understand the importance of depth, consider how much has been written and debated about the ten commandments, or the 12 steps of AA. Also, consider how Buddhist doctrine starts with the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path, but now there are over 2,000 years of discourse and variation on those themes of Buddhism.

Once the doctrine is established, it needs to become “solid.” The way to do this is to provide rituals, songs, stories and slogans that incorporate the doctrine. Doing this provides simple ways people can incorporate doctrine into their lives.

What follows is the doctrine of this book. I ask that you consider each step, and apply it as you see fit. Feel free to modify it to better suit you.

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