I have come to think that the bible (and all sacred texts) are inspired works from God written by man. So there are some gems of truth distorted by the bias and agendas of the humans writing them.
This is an interesting journey I’ve found myself on. I became close to the goddess Diana a year ago and have practiced paganism/witchcraft under her, but after some trouble from archons and many prayers later she has been a voice of reason leading me to Gnosticism and the light inside, and even...
Yes, I am a pagan, that's why I chose it. The ethics are about looking after the earth, animals, and fellow human beings. It's basic decency. Finding out the supernatural is not real would not change anything for me. I enjoy feeling connected to nature. Nature is what we are, after all.
Maybe just let the parents decide, they usually know what's best. Seems a bit strange to make an entire policy around it. I had twins as friends once and they were inseparable. Sisters, best friends, colleagues, etc. They did everything together and they loved it. I feel like the very identity...
The rise and fall of civilisations is just something that happens. Give it another millennia or two and everyone will be asking "Christianity what?" Christianity is still a fairly new religion. It will have its time.
For me I think it comes down to empathy. I'm very empathic and I feel the results of my actions in others. If I make someone upset or angry I will feel that and it's obviously not very pleasant, so it benefits both others and myself if I am generally benevolent.
I was raised believing in only one God (you can probably guess which one). But after a while I thought about it and it seemed unlikely. There is never just one of any species in nature, for example there is not just one human or just one dog or just one whale. Everything is diverse. And so I...
I bought this book and it was the best thing I ever did. All the sayings of Jesus which turn out to be completely non-religious and very much compatible with other faiths like Hinduism...
We live really long in this era but previously you'd be lucky if you lived until thirty. Because of that girls didn't have the choice to wait until their mid twenties to have children. Whilst I would say mental-emotional maturity does arrive in the mid-twenties, sexual maturity arrives whenever...
I didn't know how to answer your question but then I just posted the answer on another thread to a similar question. So if you want to read it then it's here :)
A) Yes I have had a lifetime of spiritual experiences, enough to fill several books.
B) Over a period of a few months I was very weakly connected to my body and spent most of my time outside of it exploring other realms. But I didn't have control over the experience and found myself mostly in...