Thank you so much for sharing this wisdom and insight, Rabbi.

I remember first encountering this kind of self-oriented (and flat-out self-ish) ‘spirituality’ in the form of materialistic New Ageyness around the time I was a kid taking care of my beloved chinchillas, 1/

Lance and Laeta.

At the time, the handbook everyone recommended for chinchilla care (for there was a mini pet-chinchilla craze in England in the late ‘80’s) was “Raising Chinchillas for Fun & Profit”. The “Fun” part was really helpful (including tips for how to find 2/

just the right sand for their “dust baths”, which is how they clean their ultra-fine fur - chinchillas + water being a very... unfortunate mixture https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face" aria-label="Emoji: Grimacing face">). The “For Profit” part though was mainly about how to kill them humanely and slit their little bellies open to get the best 3/