No Suspicion! [Was Questions about Alexandra vs. Alexandre]

[Guest guest]

Dear Max:

 

You wrote, "Wow. I go away for 10 days and come back to find Chandra

Alexandre under fire. So much suspicion!" Please know that is not

what's happening here, if I may briefly clarify for any members who

have not followed this complex thread in detail.

 

The original question concerned an anonymous, apparently "knowledge

mining" member of this group using the ID alexandra108, who

occasionally sends very brief, specific and esoteric questions to

this group (with cc's to any number of other Hindu-related groups),

never responds to replies with even a thank-you (merely collecting

the information, I assume), and then disappears until her next

question. A number of members have expressed curiosity as to who

this person might be and what she is doing with all of this

information. I don't know the answer, or whether alexandra108's

motives are good or bad -- and when we have asked her politely

outright, she has maintained silence (until her next question).

 

The plot thickened a bit when a woman who briefly beloned to this

group – and who is generally quite hostile toward Shaktism – wrote

to us to say that she is a member of Chandra Alexandre's

organization and that Chandra and Erin are collectively

alexandra108, that they have been collecting information to use

against traditional Shaktism, and – ha, ha – they'll dance on our

graves, etc. Crazy stuff, I know. But it was out there, so we asked,

and Erin has graciously and eloquently replied and clarified the

situation.

 

Just to let Max and any other curious parties know, I consider that

matter closed. I harbor no suspicions against Chandra or Erin, and –

at this point – a consider the discussion an honest, interesting and

civil informational exchange about the dynamics of the relationship

between Shaktism and one of its American cousins. The person who

sent us the information I mentioned is either misguided,

misinformed, or -- most likely, I think -- mischief-making, trying

to cause strife between two Devi-oriented systems. We get that every

now and then.

 

But I hope this helps clarify the matter?

 

With warmest regards

 

DB