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87:7.1 The [[cult]] [[type]] of [[social]] [[organization]] [[persisted]] because it provided a [[symbolism]] for the preservation and [[stimulation]] of [[moral]] sentiments and religious [[loyalties]]. The [[cult]] grew out of the [[traditions]] of "old families" and was perpetuated as an [[established]] [[institution]]; all [[families]] have a [[cult]] of some sort. Every [[inspiring]] [[ideal]] grasps for some perpetuating [[symbolism]]—seeks some [[technique]] for [[cultural]] [[manifestation]] which will insure [[survival]] and augment [[realization]]—and the [[cult]] [[achieves]] this end by fostering and gratifying [[emotion]].

87:7.1 The [[cult]] [[type]] of [[social]] [[organization]] [[persisted]] because it provided a [[symbolism]] for the preservation and [[stimulation]] of [[moral]] sentiments and religious [[loyalties]]. The [[cult]] grew out of the [[traditions]] of "old families" and was perpetuated as an [[established]] [[institution]]; all [[families]] have a [[cult]] of some sort. Every [[inspiring]] [[ideal]] grasps for some perpetuating [[symbolism]]—seeks some [[technique]] for [[cultural]] [[manifestation]] which will insure [[survival]] and augment [[realization]]—and the [[cult]] [[achieves]] this end by fostering and gratifying [[emotion]].

87:7.2 From the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_68 dawn of civilization] every appealing [[movement]] in [[social]] [[culture]] or [[religious]] advancement has developed a [[ritual]], a symbolic [[ceremonial]]. The more this [[ritual]] has been an [[unconscious]] [[growth]], the stronger it has gripped its devotees. The [[cult]] preserved sentiment and satisfied [[emotion]], but it has always been the greatest obstacle to [[social]] reconstruction and [[spiritual]] [[progress]].

87:7.2 From the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_68 dawn of civilization] every appealing [[movement]] in [[social]] [[culture]] or [[religious]] advancement has developed a [[ritual]], a symbolic [[ceremonial]]. The more this [[ritual]] has been an [[unconscious]] [[growth]], the stronger it has gripped its devotees. The [[cult]] preserved sentiment and satisfied [[emotion]], but it has always been the greatest obstacle to [[social]] reconstruction and [[spiritual]] [[progress]].

87:7.3 Notwithstanding that the [[cult]] has always retarded [[social]] [[progress]], it is regrettable that so many [[modern]] believers in [[moral]] [[standards]] and [[spiritual]] [[ideals]] have no adequate [[symbolism]]—no [[cult]] of [[mutual]] [[support]]—nothing to belong to. But a religious cult cannot be [[manufactured]]; it must grow. And those of no two [[groups]] will be identical unless their rituals are [[arbitrarily]] [[standardized]] by [[authority]].

87:7.3 Notwithstanding that the [[cult]] has always retarded [[social]] [[progress]], it is regrettable that so many [[modern]] believers in [[moral]] [[standards]] and [[spiritual]] [[ideals]] have no adequate [[symbolism]]—no [[cult]] of [[mutual]] [[support]]—nothing to belong to. But a religious cult cannot be [[manufactured]]; it must grow. And those of no two [[groups]] will be identical unless their rituals are [[arbitrarily]] [[standardized]] by [[authority]].

87:7.11 Presented by a [[Brilliant Evening Star]] of [[Nebadon]].

87:7.11 Presented by a [[Brilliant Evening Star]] of [[Nebadon]].

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[[Category:Paper 87 - The Ghost Cults]]

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