One of the drivers behind tackling 'belief' at Writing the Occult was our ongoing fascination with why people are drawn to conspiracy theories, so we asked the crew to share the theories and cults that capture their attention. Here's what poet (and 2x cult survivor) Ella Snyder told us: 🧵⬇️

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So what will you be in for when you log on for Writing the Occult: Belief next Saturday, 6 September? A whole bunch of fascinating discussions about belief and speculative fiction, including this one 🧵⬇️

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What's it actually like being in a cult? Not the sensationalist headlines - the actual experience? Ella Snyder survived not one but TWO cults, and we are blessed that she will share her story with us at Writing the Occult. Ella found writing literally saved her life. Meet her ⬇️

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I don't hate them.

I hate the grift and the preying on people's desperation for immortality.

I hate the covering up of crimes because of how it would look on the church.

I hate the hypocrisy. "Do as I say, not as I do."

I don't get easy people who work for a God they've never met or seen, and don't get paid for it.

I hate the ignorance. The teaching children others not like them are their enemies and they're God's soldiers." #religion #CultSurvivor

I watched "Shiny Happy People," the docuseries on the Duggar family, and I did not expect it to hit so close to home. I experienced so much of the way they were brought up, just dialed down a bit. I was #homeschooled until 4th grade, my father a preacher, I went to a conservative Christian school in Arkansas. The concept of "authority" was huge. Our behavior, as well as our thoughts, were moralized by threat of Hell.

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Migrated servers mainly due to #fedipact reasons, so new #introduction time.

Raised in a cult. #CultSurvivor
I believe in equality, and that the system itself is rigged. #leftist
The planet is dying, and we killed it on purpose. #ClimateEmergency

I was raised to be a hateful, closed-minded person, but I'm doing everything I can to undo all of that indoctrination. I'm constantly learning, so when I mess up, please be patient and correct me if you can.

I love everything #science, but especially #rewilding, #environment, and #climate. I enjoy learning about #selfhosted, #foss, and #linux. Learned just enough about #DataScience before dropping out to be dangerously incompetent. #FuckCars

I love my header so much, shout out to Jack Chick for unintentionally creating the most goddamn based images

#header #headerimage #headerpic #chicktracts #ChickTract #chicktractposting #satan #devil #evil #thedevil #lucifer #exvangelical #evangelism #formerchristian #exchristian #CultSurvivor #freedom #jackchick #based #art #evangelicalism #queer #trans #lgbt #lgbtq #sin #sinner