it's never a good feeling for anyone to have to reflect on quite why you failed so comprehensively to explain your ideas. It can be quite crushing so you're typically well advised to take a beat, reflect on what you're hearing and then take an honest assessment as to whether some of that criticism has some merit
Mumsnet is bloody lovely - some good, compassionate advice on dealing with a public fuckup.
I did like "The main problem is that you have no rational position to defend or promote, just the subjective assertion of a Grimoire of Magick Spirits. None of it is objectively real."
Anyway
to Sally, you did your best but perhaps it's time to engage properly with the feedback you're getting.