ilable in decorator colors."

In "Polarity Institute For The Criminally Insane--Formerly Twingle's
Military Academy for the Criminally Insane" (Issue #6; March, 1981),
Atmananda lambasted New Age groups: "Dear Holistic Friends, It is with
the greatest joy that I can invite you to a free weekend of fun and
kinkyness at the GRAND OPENING of the Polarity Institute for the
Criminally Insane. We know that if you will come to one or two of our
free sessions we can hook you into a long term program which will cost
you thousands!... How do we manage this? By putting pictures in our ads
that are filled with subliminal sexual stimulation, by filling our ads
with a lot of nonsense about the types of therapies we offer. And last
but not least, by relying on your own insecurity and lack of faith in
your own natural healing abilities. Choose from any of the fine
therapeutic programs we offer to you: 1) QUESADILLA WRAPS. Imagine
your naked body being wrapped in warm cheese-filled Quesadillas. Very
good for gout and ingrown toenails. 2) Luxuriate in a GUACAMOLE HOT
TUB. Wonderful for mild psychosis. 3) LIE ON ONE OF OUR EXCLUSIVE
'Clam Beds' and be stroked with a flamingo feather by Ultra Violet, one
of our staff 'workers.' 4) TEQUILLA & GINSENG BODY RUB Wonderful for
asthma, heart attack, cerebral hemorrhage and mild back aches. Located
in Beautiful Downtown Tijuana, The Home Of The Stars. Gwidcard
accepted."

Appendix B: Excerpts from Rama's Tape "Welcome To Lakshmi" (1982)

"During the first year, you will in effect become a new person. Even
your personality structure will alter... we're just trying to cleanse
your being... to just wash away those layers of maya, to teach you
enough of our language so we can begin to communicate in a more
sophisticated manner spiritually...

"Initially, the first few years, we're just trying to get basic
obstructions out of the way, get your ideas of selfhood out of the way,
just open you up to your own perfection. And as we remove more and
more of these obstructions, then I am able to do more and more for you.

"You must keep a journal... of your spiritual experiences... when you
write it down, it brings it very much into the physical
consciousness... in other words, it will imprint the experience on your
mind. Then, you should read your journal over from time to time... You
see, the mind refuses to believe a lot of what we do... but when you
bring the mind into the