Little Hawk - we agreed that the doctrines of religions should be subject to rational discussion. That must apply to this religion too.

I personally know some people who suffer from delusions. The fact that they suffer from them does not make them real. There are millions who believe that homeopathy has an effect (other than placebo effect). Mysticism is a cop-out. Where is evidence, where is proof, where is rationality?

If you put other religions to such tests, you should expect them to be applied to your beliefs too.

Incidentally, anyone who knows of the original sufferer here, do keep us in the loop about resolution of the problem or alleged problem -it may add evidence.