Maybe it could be some combo of these theories...maybe there is a vengeful smallpox entity involved (see below) and maybe its mode of revenge is to manipulate humans into letting this astral pyramid phenomenon take root in human minds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopona
The Yoruba called that entity a god but perhaps it is a demon?
'Oh, your solution to my disease got rid of it? I'll get you back - no, silly humans, not by doing what you think I'll do and trying to getting my disease back, but by manipulating you on the astral to think that your solution to my disease is the solution to everything to the point of madness. Humans are easy to trick that way!'
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Date: 2025-02-22 03:30 pm (UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopona
The Yoruba called that entity a god but perhaps it is a demon?
'Oh, your solution to my disease got rid of it? I'll get you back - no, silly humans, not by doing what you think I'll do and trying to getting my disease back, but by manipulating you on the astral to think that your solution to my disease is the solution to everything to the point of madness. Humans are easy to trick that way!'