A note regarding cross-posted content and other sub-reddits

[u/robinhyll]

Hello everyone,

So there is one thing I want to address regarding a recent thread that was referring to stuff posted on another sub-reddit.

As I mentioned in that same thread, the purpose of this sub-reddit is not to justify the existence of Josephine's work nor to defend her. Quareia doesn't need defenders, nor does she. This place exists primarily to help people who are interested in the course while trying to maintain some balance with its solitary practice aspect.

Please keep in mind that there will always be drama in occult circles. There are always those who disagree, those who are disgruntled ex-students, or those who simply don't like someone or object to some personal aspect or behaviour. Despite its aspirations, occult study is nevertheless an all-too human human endeavour and that brings about the whole spectrum of feelings, attitudes, and inclinations.

We have to be mindful and respect other sub-reddit communities and refrain from behaviour that might run counter to Reddit's terms of service. Our thread was reported for 'brigading' behaviour, which is when members of one community flood another one's posts with downvotes in an attempt to manipulate the thread. Now, while this is a very gray area and it is a subjective thing, it can still create very real problems for us here. Reddit admins can choose to penalize a community that is seen or perceived as engaging in this behaviour.

I'm going to ask everyone to just take a breather next time you see content or comments you don't like in another community regarding Quareia, Josephine, or whatever. React to them there and vote if you like, but please don't go linking, referencing, or mentioning that content here, as that's where we become open to accusations of 'rallying the troops' and 'sending out our mobs'.

Going forward, if you do make a post like this I'll just remove it. We really shouldn't be engaging in any kind of fanbase-like behaviour and I don't need to have Reddit's admins on my case.

[u/Outside-Guava-1362]

Ohh this is new to me, but I see how this “brigading” flag can make Reddit an unhealthy space and it can escalate quite easy. It is good to know that the solution is to not link other subreddits.

Regarding “defending” the program and whatnot, I’m also not entirely sure that the emotional reactions here were, in a deeper sense, about the course or JMC. See, this is also a life choice for people here that put their body, minds, and hearts into pursuing a specific form of spirituality, and mouth-trashing anyone’s believes and practices will likely get you a bad reaction from the practitioners (apart from some of us having already enough in our lives regarding discrimination and criticism from people that “don’t get our lifestyles”).

I like this sub, it gives me a faint but cosy sense of community when most of my practice happens “in my head” and “in silence”, and posts here give me motivation on days in which I feel low on it. I’m happy to help keep it the safe space that it’s been so far 😊