White Lighters

Those embarking on a spiritual path to enlightenment beware the White Lighters.  They are the Jimmy Swaggerts and Tammy Fay Bakers of mysticism.  They are sometimes difficult to discern from authentic practicioners, but I've found a few glaring clues that automatically send up warning flags besides the exorbitant fees they want to charge for sessions:

1.  Promises of actualizing all of your wants and needs.  (Suffering is part of the human condition.  Nobody has a perfect life.  We are all trying to cope.)
2.  Matching you to your soul mate with a blissful life ever after. (This is what Disney is for.  Your karma and relationship match for this lifetime could be the asshole you work with as you need to   learn how to tolerate each other).
3.  Self-written credentials that just don't cross-reference well  (speaker, CEO, therapist, energy healer, corporate trainer...astronaut...whew...).
4.  Testimonials that rival Jesus walking on water (after just ONE session with Gloria, my trauma I experienced in childhood magically disappeared AND I was cured of years of suffering from
fibromyalagia).
5.  No permanent address (many of the White Lighters only have a phone number and email address.  People figure them out and they have to move on - or the IRS has caught up with them -- or both).

White Lighters prey on lost, vulnerable souls.  Just be careful out there....there are countless charlatans.    Don't trust somebody just because they say they have a connection to the greater powers of the universe.  We all have the powers.  Those with your best interest at heart will not turn your meditation group into a Tupperware party trying to sell you crap.  You will need to weed out authentics from White Lighters, and don't be afraid to call the White Lighters on their hypocrisy.