I have been a part of but not really the alternative movement since the 60s. War protests, organic food, boycotts,civil rights, womens rights, on and on. But not in immersion. I do not like big crowds. Do not like music festivals. Do not like drugs ( saw too much of what happened to people in the 60s).
So I know lots and lots of people. 50 plus years.
Some are as phony as three dollar bills . Opportunists fo the max. Think sweat lodge for one. Fake healing. Think the Ghost Ship for recent example of the type of people.These are the true cons.
Then there are the rest of us. Flawed but trying, or not always,
I think they were into the con aspect. Maybe because they found acceptance in this group? And some people like to be different.
People want to believe so badly. They want to believe there are magic healing foods, treatments, lights, numbers, waves, whatever. They want to think they have an in to the universe, They are special and profound.
The Harts got to be that to a lot of people. Most people are busy with their own lives. They take things at face value.
That is why it blows my mind that they were so abusive at Alexandras house. And the grabbing of the wrist by Sarah. I wonder what people saw and dismissed?