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jdotmiBelief is a very strange thing. Far too many people pay lip service to belief when they are merely empty shells. Far too many people profess their belief without any real thought on their part, shepherded on by the speeches and dictates of others.
I am not a religious person. Anybody who knows me could pretty much say that. I am the ultimate skeptic, because I believe in everything. I don't really ask others questions and rarely get into discussions of religious matters. Their belief is their own, and my belief is my own. Now, sometimes I do debate the idiocy of various organized religions, but then now that those idiocies are being brought to very public life, it is somehow less fulfilling.
I am a spiritual person. It's strange, because I don't think many people would agree with me on that. I'm very disconnected from matters of spirtiuality and tend to keep it at arms length. Heh, just ask Keith. I scared the hell out of him once with that... The thing is, I believe it. I've seen it and I can feel it.
Keith is a Shaman. He deals with spirits all the time, they are an integral part of his being, and I know that. I think there has been turmoil recently, though, because there was a huge feeling of disconnection and turmoil in the apartment when I was at home yesterday.
I am not a Shaman. I do not deal with spirits often, if at all. There is one exception, and that is the only reason I think that somewhere in the last week something strange happened. One thing that I have learned to do is shut myself away from any spirits and magicks that may be at work around me. I was literally getting sick to my stomach yesterday at home for no reason. I tried to visualize myself in a white space, and couldn't. Everything was dark and shadows. I also couldn't contact the only spirit who I regularly contact. About 10 minutes into trying, I was able to feel her, and the apartment was fine after that. I have not felt anything like that in a very long time, and when I felt that before, I know that someone was directing negative energy towards someone who I was near to.
So, what has brought this about? This post, that is. I continually find myself drawn towards certain types of people. Yes, one could argue it's because I'm gay and a gamer and those communities have higher instances of spiritual-types, but that isn't what I feel. Something is calling to me in some way, and it has me curious.
Of course, because I'm the worlds greatest smart-ass, I have to end this on a lighter note... My Mother has taken to trying to pour ice-water down my back, I think. She's teasing me. And, yes, she's doing it right now. :-p
I am not a religious person. Anybody who knows me could pretty much say that. I am the ultimate skeptic, because I believe in everything. I don't really ask others questions and rarely get into discussions of religious matters. Their belief is their own, and my belief is my own. Now, sometimes I do debate the idiocy of various organized religions, but then now that those idiocies are being brought to very public life, it is somehow less fulfilling.
I am a spiritual person. It's strange, because I don't think many people would agree with me on that. I'm very disconnected from matters of spirtiuality and tend to keep it at arms length. Heh, just ask Keith. I scared the hell out of him once with that... The thing is, I believe it. I've seen it and I can feel it.
Keith is a Shaman. He deals with spirits all the time, they are an integral part of his being, and I know that. I think there has been turmoil recently, though, because there was a huge feeling of disconnection and turmoil in the apartment when I was at home yesterday.
I am not a Shaman. I do not deal with spirits often, if at all. There is one exception, and that is the only reason I think that somewhere in the last week something strange happened. One thing that I have learned to do is shut myself away from any spirits and magicks that may be at work around me. I was literally getting sick to my stomach yesterday at home for no reason. I tried to visualize myself in a white space, and couldn't. Everything was dark and shadows. I also couldn't contact the only spirit who I regularly contact. About 10 minutes into trying, I was able to feel her, and the apartment was fine after that. I have not felt anything like that in a very long time, and when I felt that before, I know that someone was directing negative energy towards someone who I was near to.
So, what has brought this about? This post, that is. I continually find myself drawn towards certain types of people. Yes, one could argue it's because I'm gay and a gamer and those communities have higher instances of spiritual-types, but that isn't what I feel. Something is calling to me in some way, and it has me curious.
Of course, because I'm the worlds greatest smart-ass, I have to end this on a lighter note... My Mother has taken to trying to pour ice-water down my back, I think. She's teasing me. And, yes, she's doing it right now. :-p
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hmmm....
Is that the same thing as being "sensitive", like to ghosts and things like that? I believe!!
Re: hmmm....
Spirits are another matter entirely. They do not have to have any connection to someone who was alive in any way. They are influenced more by human belief and behavior, and often try to get humans attention. People who are sensitive to them can command them to do things or simply learn things from them.
Most Wicca can sense the presence of both ghosts and spirits, and can feel the paths of natural energy that flow through the earth. I only know a couple of people who can do that, but I know more than a few Shaman who can work with spirits and divination.