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  1. K

    Satanic afterlife?

    I personally don't believe in "after life realms" so to speak. I imagine any "afterlife" as essentially continuing in this plane, sans any reincarnation (either partial or full, most things experience the former to the point of elemental disintegration). Basically, you either reincarnate, just...
  2. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    Well since your gender and sexuality didn't really play a roll in your spiritual journey as far as I can tell by your replies, you didn't really have anything to say about what I asked. Just a note but that flag is a version of a "battle flag" that the Army of Northern Virginia used. The Stars...
  3. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    There are unfortunately some people who are taught a revisionist history in individual state run public education systems (or otherwise misinformed), who while not *actively trying* to be racist use the flag to symbolize southern pride... then you got guys like this that basically admit to being...
  4. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    That type of feedback was neither solicited nor welcome. I don't care how you dress transphobia. Either you think it's okay to own other people or you don't. You don;t have to say you think it's okay for it to be very clear that you do, by the way you are framing your statements. We all know...
  5. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    Actually I asked if anyone else had experiences with their gender or sexuality informing their spirituality, or vice versa. You said nothing about your own personal gender or sexuality, which is what I was asking about; not commentary on the validity of transgender or nonbinary people's...
  6. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    How would you know? You are not able to feel someone else's qualia or experiences. Are you aware that all fetuses start off as female with female reproductive organs? The penis and cliterous literally start as the same structure, and the ovaries drop to become testicles. Everyone starts off as...
  7. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    Well then you aren't making a very good argument for the morality of that bible with the first 3, and I think that there is some biblical evidence and other historical evidence for at some points in history, the ancient Hebrews recognizing gender variance outside of the cis gender binary. Drugs...
  8. K

    converts and jata

    Though rare, I feel as if I've encountered shaivites and some small shaivite groups that have jata not tied to the level of asceticism that Shadhus have. Could an argument be made for deity imitation or homage more along the lines of what was common centuries ago? I know it is... Well unorthodox...
  9. K

    Satan controls world from the top

    That isn't the "satanic model", if anything that is a model perpetuated by far right, conservative / imperial values and faith. Satan's domain is Cosmic, not just earthly... the earth is in power of the pretender to the throne known as Yahweh. Satan is not only that which resists these things...
  10. K

    Satan controls world from the top

    Maybe then the fault is with their religion. Christians in general I find live double lives, in my life that's what I've seen of those I know personally. One at church and in public, and one at home that is way different. I don't like appearing a certain way, I just am and I got tired of having...
  11. K

    How do Christians view Judaism?

    In my experience, inaccurately, as far as projecting their own theology while erasing Jewish interpretations.
  12. K

    Satan controls world from the top

    Well then he's not doing a very good job as Christians currently control most of the world, other than where Islam does. The world isn't exactly behaving in a Satanic kind of model.
  13. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    Define good. I'm in a lot better position than 6 months ago if that is what you are asking. "LGBT thing"? What's so adulterous about being LGBT+? What do drugs have to do with this?
  14. K

    converts and jata

    This is aimed particular at Indian Hindus and American Indian Hindus, but how do you feel about white U.S. American converts having jata (commonly called dreadlocks here)? I know it has been practiced by Shaivites for centuries, but is there also other sects that dreadlocks have been part of in...
  15. K

    Was the prophet Muhammad able to read and write?

    Pretty sure you gotta be literate to write stuff. Who wrote it down for him otherwise?
  16. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    You clearly have never lived in Appalachia or the American South. When I lived in West Virginia I literally couldn't even get doctors to see me, and the only place in town that would hire me was Walmart because I'm transgender (they are overall a bad company but one thing they are good at is...
  17. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    My personal example didn't directly involve sexuality, although Tantra is all about sex. Sex is the interplay between Shakti and Shiva, and Anu is that which is birthed from it, and is the balancing point. This is metaphorical of course, but it is possible to use sex magic to achieve spiritual...
  18. K

    spirituality, sexuality, & gender

    Has anyone else had spiritual experiences that informed you on your sexuality or gender identity? Or even rather, discovering something about your sexuality or gender identity/expression ect that has made you reevaluate your religion or spiritual values or views? Almost a decade ago, I realized...
  19. K

    My life is either about to get a lot better with a certain milestone or take a few steps backwards.

    My life is either about to get a lot better with a certain milestone or take a few steps backwards.
  20. K

    recommendations on mala?

    My old mala I bought from some Tibetan monks a few years ago. It didn't have knots other than at the guru bead, and it served me well enough for 3+ years. It eventually broke, I fixed it, then it broke again. So I've been looking to get one more traditional to my religion, a rudraksha mala...
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