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Watching Oprah interview Liz Gilbert about her controversial new book reveals a genre of spiritual cultism. Gilbert’s memoir, which includes a confessed murder plot against her late partner, is presented with almost religious reverence by Oprah. The idolization of Gilbert’s honesty about dark thoughts, combined with Oprah’s effusive praise, underscores how celebrity figures elevate confessional self-help to a new level—bordering on the satanic in their blind worship.