"At some point, you might encounter the miracle of manifestation. Manifestation is the visualization of the energy of a situation and it is subject to constant change. This is the meanest of all spiritual gifts. It is closer to sexual excitation than spiritual evolvement. Many people end their work at this level, reveling in the thrills and chills produced by some moronic spirit who is totally earthbound. If he were more, he would not allow himself to be used for such low purposes. This should be surrendered so you can go on to real achievement in growing. It must also be noted that those captivated by this kind of spook-ridden entertainment are on as low a level as the spirits they see and hear.
"This is what commonly passes for "spirituality." Rather, it is a drug that stunts growth."
While Rudi was practicing a fundamentally different spirituality than mine (transcendent, patriarchal, not a Twin Flame, etc), I love some of his insights. This is a huge problem in the world of manifestation & occult hustle, where the principles of the Law of Attraction - which is actually a fundamental and neutral law at the center of reality - are distorted in dangerous ways. The Law of Attraction has at this point been appropriated by people who are all programmed into a solipsistic feedback loop that grooms them into Abuse Consciousness.
This same pattern of shallow spirituality is why I see entire occult communities bypass shadow work. Sometimes it looks like chasing after their egoic desires, often dealing with imposter spirits/hungry ghosts masquerading as deities. Sometimes it looks like false virtue and politically correct ideas about magic, spirits and deities, which also leads them collectively into dangerous traps.
And this is also why most people who claim to be on the Twin Flame path are actually not on it at all, which pains me to say because I like to be inclusive. But too many people just...really want their little person of obsession. They really want it to be a pretty sparkly fairytale and will latch onto any energetically magical connection that makes them feel sparkly. They really want to prove a point to their naysayers. Or they get mad that it's not easy and decide to instead "manifest" a karmic partner and then dress up that relationship with pseudo-spiritual language.
It's led to a false light "twin flame" collective powered by astral hookers and black magic. Be very careful of the energy you're connecting with.
The Twin Flame path, like any real spirituality, cannot be driven by our hidden agendas. There is too much at stake. The more you ascend vibrationally, the more power you have and the more potent your energy body becomes. And the more your reality relies on your ability to remain in balance. If you are not purifying yourself on the way, you are going to be a MAGNET for delusion. I have seen so-called "twin flames" who are actually linked together by sexual parasites. I have seen demonic false light contracts and a lot of spiritual bypassing.
I understand that people get disillusioned on the spiritual path, and disheartened from realizing how extremely difficult it is to heal the automated processes of our subconscious. But this does not mean we give up and take whatever shiny candy that our incomplete spiritual growth has yielded at this stage. It does not mean we settle for convenient magic because we lost faith that the real magic of the Soul exists.
It's very easy to fall for the shiny candy. The deep unconscious, especially, is so difficult to access that even dedicated self-healers will fall into denial, distraction, or repeatedly fall asleep in meditation. Keep going. Keep your focus on God, not your Twin Flame. We are talking about leaving the cycle of reincarnation, a dangerous and extremely tricky process. You won't find the motive to walk through that dark unknown unless you are doing it for yourself.
When you realize that your true desire is to know your oneness with the Source you've always longed for, that this is your true Lover and true source of comfort, you will want nothing else but to continue on this path.