Demon summoning is real in that worship creates social reality among worshippers, and social realities affect the world using human hands.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness The anthropologist Geoffrey Samuel's book about Tibet, Civilized Shamans, sort of touches on this.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@willbuckingham@Meaningness thanks, relevant to my interests - what are his insights?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness Years since read it. Something on Avalokitesvara as a reality embedded in & also influencing social practice?3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing BTW Avalokiteshvara was Kuan Yin’s name before her sex change operation, in case you didn’t know!@willbuckingham1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness @willbuckingham yes I had to look it up, laughed out loud when I saw!
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