Have you heard of "Qigong psychosis"?
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Again, you're telling me you've "been there" without knowing where I am. If you really were "there", you would know that our practices are highly symbolic, subjective, and personal.
I've been to many a church service of varying denominations and interacted with so many Christians over the years and tried to read the Bible. I can count on one hand the number of Christians who presented a god that I could appreciate.
I see that as a massive failure on god's part when the eternal soul of every human to ever exist is on the line.
And how would you respond is I asked you to pray to Storkulese?
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Thought I would clarify on this...
I'm definitely not offended. You tried a practice and it didn't work for you and it's healthy that you moved on. There's no reason to stay with something that doesn't work and there's certainly no punishment for walking away from it. Even better, you found something that does work for you and you're happy with it so you're ahead of the game and I'm happy for you. And of course it's understandable that you want to share something so positive in your life, so there's no objection to that.
In my opinion, most Christians don't know how to share it in a way that doesn't turn non-believers off.
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Disclaimer - I am in a faith crisis right now, I still practice my religion but my faith is not that strong at the moment so take what I say with a grain of salt, I am doing my best to work through it.
I believe there is a lot of truth to what being said from the non-christian perspective in this thread. I would run back to catholicism when I had attracted something bad/negative towards me through new age practices and witchcraft. (my own fault when I look back at it, like does attract like, put negative energy out there you're going to attract it to you I guess)
It was fear that had me run back to church, I believed that was the only thing I could do to protect myself. It was fear more than any belief in Jesus etc (To be honest I have always struggled with the core beliefs of christianity)
I have recently been researching pagan exorcism, I naively thought exorcism was only something Catholics did, turns out exorcism is older than christianity and judaism. And whats more you don't need a priest to do it, you can do it yourself.
I always found a lot more of a spiritual connection to god/source/the universe/whatever your word is for that within new age practices like deep meditation than I ever found in church. I try to find that connection within christianity but it is a struggle.
I also really don't like the 'everything except christianity' is evil and of the devil attitude and Jesus is the only way to heaven. Its find it kinda arrogant and silly to think that only for the last 2000 years (or 4000 if you want to count Judaism) has humanity had a spiritual clue and everything before that is useless or evil. Buddhism is very spiritual and peaceful for example.
I'm starting to think that the important thing is to have that connection to god/source/the universe and however you get that connection, as long as you don't hate or harm anyone is okay.
I believe there is a lot of truth to what being said from the non-christian perspective in this thread. I would run back to catholicism when I had attracted something bad/negative towards me through new age practices and witchcraft. (my own fault when I look back at it, like does attract like, put negative energy out there you're going to attract it to you I guess)
It was fear that had me run back to church, I believed that was the only thing I could do to protect myself. It was fear more than any belief in Jesus etc (To be honest I have always struggled with the core beliefs of christianity)
I have recently been researching pagan exorcism, I naively thought exorcism was only something Catholics did, turns out exorcism is older than christianity and judaism. And whats more you don't need a priest to do it, you can do it yourself.
I always found a lot more of a spiritual connection to god/source/the universe/whatever your word is for that within new age practices like deep meditation than I ever found in church. I try to find that connection within christianity but it is a struggle.
I also really don't like the 'everything except christianity' is evil and of the devil attitude and Jesus is the only way to heaven. Its find it kinda arrogant and silly to think that only for the last 2000 years (or 4000 if you want to count Judaism) has humanity had a spiritual clue and everything before that is useless or evil. Buddhism is very spiritual and peaceful for example.
I'm starting to think that the important thing is to have that connection to god/source/the universe and however you get that connection, as long as you don't hate or harm anyone is okay.
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I value my spiritual journey through multiple paths with some of my greatest spiritual hero's coming from the Mystics of the Catholic faith.
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Ya, there are some cool cats in Catholicism. It has been an interesting experience so far.
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