Yup. Western religious (and the so-called God of the three desert dogmas) pretty much raped our minds and instilled fear into our souls. There was a reason that I thought my limited AP/OBE experiences growing up were somehow linked to the power of Satan. >_<

Luckily thanks to the web, people are only on their own if they choose to remain in their little mind caves. These communities are awesome for that very reason.