Today I’m speaking about something many people are feeling, but few are articulating clearly — the collapse of the for-profit spiritual industry. For more than twenty years I’ve watched this system rise on glamour, grift, greed, and targeting the gullible. With pay to play access, and high-priced promises, it was a for profit business model that invaded, infiltrated, and took over the spiritual teaching sphere. And now we’re seeing it unravel in real time. I am not here to add to the drama or the outrage. I am here as someone who has been doing this work since long before the guru era began, and who never joined that system. If you’re feeling confused, disappointed, or even betrayed by recent revelations, I want to bring some clarity, some history, and a perspective grounded in truth. This is an important moment, and it’s time we talked about what it really means—and what comes next.
https://enlighteninglife.com/greed-grift-graft-spiritual-industry/We are watching, in real time, the collapse of the guru era — the for-profit spiritual industry built on glamour, paid access, and manufactured enlightenment. This is not only about Deepak Chopra’s infamous relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, although that plays a part.
For nearly two decades I’ve witnessed people pour their faith, money, and power into authors and teachers who positioned themselves as the sole keepers of truth.
I knew it could not and would not last, something I have been saying for many years. I have been part of the spiritual world longer than most of the people who are now writing public apologies. While others built high-ticket empires and declared themselves enlightened, I did my work quietly, consistently, and with integrity. I turned down publishers, refused to share stages with those I thought were fraudsters, and never sold access to myself as a product.
So this moment of reckoning does not surprise me. The truth always rises. And the collapse of the guru economy was inevitable. Now the curtain has finally been pulled back and people are left wondering whom to trust.
My work as a spiritual mentor, teacher, and guide began by accident, first in 1991 when I started a spiritual group in Houston, Texas that quickly grew to include hundreds of members. Then in 2004, when I answered a calling that required me to give up a career I loved in business and technology. I never saw myself as a ‘leader,’ I did not want to be a ‘guru,’ I just wanted to help people find their own path and learn how to be in control of their own energy.
Since 2004 I have written 8 books, all self-published, all best sellers. No ‘famous’ author has ever written a promotional blurb for me, I was not part of their crowd. I have written over 5000 articles, started the first internet-based live weekly broadcast in March 2004 that I still host today. I started teaching online courses in March 2004, an early pioneer in online training.
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I have millions of followers and students – but I do not have millions of social media followers.
You have probably never heard of me, and I am OK with that.