I saw

https://cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501763182/western-...

and I love how it puts a historical context on the phenomenon because part of the current disease is a rejection of history.

A general problem I see in circles I have been in lately has been a general distrust of authority, like I am in a Tarot group and people (especially the hierophants!) there tend to have trouble with cards like The Emperor, The Hierophant, Kings and Queens, etc. [1] Of course it's complicated, like the best spokespeople for guru yoga are people like

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%B6gyam_Trungpa#Controver...

[1] ... whereas I very much identify with the male-leaning figures in myself and see the female-leaning figures in the mature women around me such as my wife and other witches