'Reality Shifting': a kind of 'digital spirituality', a New Religious Movement, or a cult?

Concluding our series discussing the phenomenon of Reality Shifting, a practice part spirituality, part supernatural, and rising to prominence in the perfect storm of covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns and the rise of TikTok. We have discussed whether we can see it as a response or an answer to a world in the midst of a global pandemic, a form of expression for (predominantly) school age adolescents dealing with a world eerily depopulated, socially and physically isolating, and in need of a comforting, safe, and nostalgic mental escape. But we have also discussed the potentially damaging effects the trend can have on those practicing it. Which leads to the question many people ask, is this a form of spirituality or faith and to be treated as such? Would this count as New Religious Movement? Or are we dealing with the extreme end of this spectrum, could Reality Shifting potentially be a cult? Returning (hopefully) next week with a new topic. Thank you for your patience when it comes to my near glacial uploads.