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The following piece, which I wrote in 1994 and eventually put in Cosmic Relief, wasinspired, at least stylistically, by numerous "alien abduction checklists" that appeared invarious metaphysical newsletters and free magazines back in the early to mid-1990s. Theabduction hysteria was at its height then, fueled in part by a Roper poll commissioned in1991 to determine how many folks in the U.S. might have been tinkered with by aliens.Nearly 6,000 people were polled, and 119 answered in a way that the pollsters interpretedas supporting the ET theory of the abduction phenomenon. Based on this figure, theyestimated that nearly four million Americans might have been abducted by ETs.

Nearly a decade and a half later, the alien abduction phenomenon seems to have died downa little, but, curiously enough, my "New-Wage practitioner" list still seems remarkablycurrent. Although certain trends and practices such as the sweat-lodge craze have abatedsomewhat, they're still going strong in some circles, as new-age entrepreneurs continuallyfind ways to exploit "native wisdom." Also, if I were writing the piece today I probablywould have used the term "multi-level marketing" in Item 1, rather than "networkmarketing," though the latter is still widely used. And I almost certainly would have added amention of the glorified infomercial, The Secret, which has become a cult hit amonghustledorks, hustledork wannabes, and random seekers of happiness and enlightenment.

But as for everything else in the lists below... well, the more things change....

A Checklist That Can Help You Answer the Question, "What’sHappening to Me?"

By Jannah Morningstar Werling-Dervish, B.S., M.S., P.U., A.C.D.C.*

Are You An Abductee? Cosmic Connie Helps You Decide! file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Connie/My Documents/000-AAA-SKC...

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Just how many people may have been violated by New-Wage practitioners / ideas? Two ofevery five American adults indicate they may have had an experience with the New-WageMovement, according to Doper Organization polls sponsored by the Impostors Foundation.Maybe you are among these two in five.

Victims often feel brutally abused and violated and powerless, yet somehow alsoempowered and energized; the undercurrents of euphoria and confusion can be so greatthat lives and relationships, not to mention the English language itself, are completelydistorted. You might have a general sense that something is happening to you which no onecan quite understand, including yourself, but you may also find that your lack ofunderstanding does not prevent you from joining discussion groups whose members babbleabout being "edge thinkers" and co-creators of a wonderful new era of cooperation andharmony and glowing altruism. But the most significant symptom is finding yourself in ahome-based business whose very survival depends upon suckering badgering recruiting yourrelatives, friends, associates, your third-grade teacher and anything else on two legs. Likeother forms of trauma, the New-Wage abduction experience is trapped in the brain cells,and the resulting disorder interrupts physical and emotional health until it is released andresolved.

Indications of Possible New-Wage Contact

Primary Symptoms:

waking up in the middle of your life and finding yourself in a network marketing planthat promises fulfillment, financial independence, a chance to transform the worldinto a better place, and an opportunity to help your relatives and friends find the joyyou’ve found.waking up in the middle of the night with a feeling that the universe is "supporting"you in this endeavor.discovering multiple boxes of bizarre merchandise in your spare bedroom, andmystifying holes in your checking account.conversations that don't make sense.discovering puzzling new words in your vocabulary without understanding them orremembering where they were acquired.chronic use of words such as "passion," "vision," "mission" and "bliss," particularly inrelation to your home-based business.

Secondary Symptoms:

waking up and finding yourself locked in a hotel conference room for a wholeweekend with 300 other people, all of whom seem to be (1) on fire to Follow TheirBliss; or (2) in need of Validation or Healing; or (3) all of the above.a fondness for the words "powerful" and "sacred."a compulsive desire to walk across hot coals, do weird things with ropes, go on VisionQuests or sit naked in sweat lodges with a bunch of other naked whining yuppies.incessant repetition of Affirmations.a new sense of "bodily awareness" that causes you to believe every trauma you haveever suffered in every lifetime is stored in each and every one of the cells in yourbody, and the only cure for this is to be pawed or prodded or slapped around by somesoft-spoken "alternative therapist" who has a whole alphabet of dubious credentialsafter her or his hyphenated or fake-Native-American name.the conviction that a new, more highly-evolved species of humanity is developing -and is possibly being aided in this development by extraterrestrials - and that you, orat least your children (who are all named "Hunter" or "Ashleigh" or "Austin" or


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"Jordan" or "Madison" or "Taylor") are among this rarefied group.

New-Wage Trauma Can Be Healed By:

using your brain cells for something besides the following: storing traumas; watchinginfomercials; and accepting dinner or party invitations from people who wouldnormally not give you the time of day.

* aka Connie L. Schmidt • copyright © 1994Published in Cosmic Relief: Honoring & Celebrating The Global Paradigm Shaft

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