Which is good, because r*ddit has been unusable for me for the last 4-5 years.
But yeah, there really is so much there, so it’s so disingenuous of some (atheists) to dismiss it out of hand, and to a lesser extent the dogmatists who dismiss everything but their interpretations. It’s one thing to believe strongly in what you’ve come to think to be true - that’s a great thing - but it’s another thing entirely to close yourself off to everything else because more often than not you’ll miss out on even greater truths
Some of these older posts might be interesting to you:
Many or most will dismiss offhand mythology, astrology, the idea of gods, demigods, etc.
I find it hard to believe that that stuff is meaningless.
Ya know, someone just linked me to the wiki for Eliphas Levi of Baphomet fame.
Here's an interesting quote...
Eliphas Levi cautioned: "The operations of [magic] science are not devoid of danger. Their result may be madness for those who are not established on the base of the supreme, absolute, and infallible reason. They may over-excite the nervous system, producing terrible and incurable diseases."[30] "Let those, therefore, who seek in magic the means to satisfy their passions, pause in that deadly path, where they will find nothing but death or madness. This is the significance of the vulgar tradition that the devil finished sooner or later by strangling the sorcerers."
I've browsed occult on reddit for years, and there is a modicum of "sorcerers" that make sure to invoke God first before doing anything....you know...the "supreme, absolute, and infallible reason".
If you read that guys wiki, he didn't really like ceremonial magic. It sure seems like it was more of an intellectual pursuit than anything. But he did do rituals still, for, ya know, "science".
The only guy I’ve ever been convinced was capable of what gets called “magic” was a Christian with a Taoist philosophy of life who healed many thousands of people without ever charging. The only reason we know about him was he felt a responsibility to ensure this knowledge was preserved with the coming (in his time, it’s basically here now) shift of the ages. What you share / that guy claims makes sense for sure.
And you may be interested similarly in the other posts on there (I’d love to see your own and others’ contributions, even if you’re just linking to posts you’ve made elsewhere!)
I find a lot of interesting Christian discussion here, c/Christianity, and sometimes on c/ConsumeProduct
Which is good, because r*ddit has been unusable for me for the last 4-5 years.
But yeah, there really is so much there, so it’s so disingenuous of some (atheists) to dismiss it out of hand, and to a lesser extent the dogmatists who dismiss everything but their interpretations. It’s one thing to believe strongly in what you’ve come to think to be true - that’s a great thing - but it’s another thing entirely to close yourself off to everything else because more often than not you’ll miss out on even greater truths
Some of these older posts might be interesting to you:
https://communities.win/c/Christianity/p/12i3ug0dDN/the-literal-bible/c
https://communities.win/c/Christianity/p/12hkr8RTa1/what-is-going-on-with-the-echoed/c
https://communities.win/c/Conspiracies/p/12hkhql2aC/the-tree-of-life-motif-appears-t/c
Many or most will dismiss offhand mythology, astrology, the idea of gods, demigods, etc.
I find it hard to believe that that stuff is meaningless.
Ya know, someone just linked me to the wiki for Eliphas Levi of Baphomet fame.
Here's an interesting quote...
Eliphas Levi cautioned: "The operations of [magic] science are not devoid of danger. Their result may be madness for those who are not established on the base of the supreme, absolute, and infallible reason. They may over-excite the nervous system, producing terrible and incurable diseases."[30] "Let those, therefore, who seek in magic the means to satisfy their passions, pause in that deadly path, where they will find nothing but death or madness. This is the significance of the vulgar tradition that the devil finished sooner or later by strangling the sorcerers."
I've browsed occult on reddit for years, and there is a modicum of "sorcerers" that make sure to invoke God first before doing anything....you know...the "supreme, absolute, and infallible reason".
If you read that guys wiki, he didn't really like ceremonial magic. It sure seems like it was more of an intellectual pursuit than anything. But he did do rituals still, for, ya know, "science".
The only guy I’ve ever been convinced was capable of what gets called “magic” was a Christian with a Taoist philosophy of life who healed many thousands of people without ever charging. The only reason we know about him was he felt a responsibility to ensure this knowledge was preserved with the coming (in his time, it’s basically here now) shift of the ages. What you share / that guy claims makes sense for sure.
(If you’re interested in the guy I mention:)
https://communities.win/c/HumanPotential/p/141rVOZOu0/perhaps-the-most-important-video/c
And you may be interested similarly in the other posts on there (I’d love to see your own and others’ contributions, even if you’re just linking to posts you’ve made elsewhere!)
c/HumanPotential
Edit) Weird, my links keep breaking today - I think it’s because I’m linking to both individual posts and whole .wins
Yeah, I had to log in to scored because I never go on there...
Just the old conspiracy site. I don't roam too much.
I am an anchorite LOL.
Already seen it LOL
I've been at this a long time. :)
I can make my hands substantially hot just by breathing and trying to "breathe through my hands".
I even showed students when I was a tutor.
It's kinda like the reverse of the "cold handles" that they use for muscle recovery if you've ever seen those.
The palms have been long known (by those with eyes and ears, in this case mainly the Eastern traditions) to act as “energy” exchange centers.
Have you ever done “energy circuit” or “energy ball” exercises (“Horse Stance” if you’ve studied the eastern schools)?