Qualities of the Bitch Goddess as Gleaned from “The New Mecca” 286:

1.    One is lulled into helpless surrender by irresistible beauty. See 288
2.    It is a dream world that you prefer over reality; you fall in love with an idea of life but not life itself. 289
3.    The BG promises an end to Ache, the satisfaction of all desires: 291
4.    The BG replaces all values with the Culture of Enjoyment or the Hakuna Matata, top of 292
5.    Fantasy of Endless Affluence and Abundance, Shangri-La; see 299
6.    After short-term pleasures have lost their novelty and allure, ennui or numbness sets in.
7.    Eventually, one cannot appreciate anything and they begin to feel they’re missing the boat and are overcome with envy. This is the typical BG narrative.
8.    As one acclimates to the BG’s indulgence and pampering, one becomes inert, paralyzed, and helpless. This too is part of the BG narrative.
9.    Often one doesn’t know one is snared into the lap of the BG until it is too late.
10.    Most people indulge the BG in cycles, splurging in its decadence, followed by a time of Spartan self-denial and temperance, followed by splurging, self-denial, etc.