Ancient Wisdom and Pagan Spirituality

Karadeniz

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6. You are very close to basic Gnosticism. I ignore their highly imaginative creation hypotheses, but

Fri Oct 13, 2023, 09:35 PM

Oct 2023

they didn't demand doctrinal subservience. In my teenage Other Side
experience, there were just a few things that seemed a part of a god system. One was that the Source never left its world. Souls had to go there. Souls somehow came from the Source, so they have the potential to literally merge with the Source and experience eternal ecstasy. The soul is how the divine nature is carried beyond the world of the Source....but it must regain the strength of its divine nature which was diminished in its journey from home. This is accomplished through karma and reincarnation.

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I've been thinking deeply lately about my spiritual beliefs / cosmology [View all] Coventina Oct 2023 OP

How is evil created and disposed of in your opinion? Frasier Balzov Oct 2023 #1

Perhaps SpamWyzer Oct 2023 #4

That "popular version" is anthropomorphic in nature and based on Biblical mythology.... anciano Oct 2023 #5

Here is my personal opinion on the matter (I don't know if it aligns with any faith or creed) Coventina Oct 2023 #9

Like you, I was raised in a "churchy" slightlv Oct 2023 #2

Merry meet! Coventina Oct 2023 #10

No... it wasn't you that kicked off the dark night of soul... slightlv Oct 2023 #11

A very thought provoking OP .... anciano Oct 2023 #3

You are very close to basic Gnosticism. I ignore their highly imaginative creation hypotheses, but Karadeniz Oct 2023 #6

The answer was staring you in the face when you held up a mirror and found "it" within yourself. usonian Oct 2023 #7

Puzzling Dear_Prudence Oct 2023 #8

I like your use of the puzzle box as an allusion to life! slightlv Oct 2023 #12

Cats Dear_Prudence Oct 2023 #13

I am an Atheist and have been since I was 12. BigmanPigman Oct 2023 #14

Hello, all! I'd like to chime in with a few thoughts related to this discussion. Collimator Oct 2023 #15