Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I was thinking of not coming back for awhile or just chat in the open forums and stay from the DIRs. I am very appreciative that I can express my faiths in the DIRs that are appropriate to me. However, Im getting the impression again there are a few according to RF I dont belong to.
These are the only two DIRs that I personally belong to (according to my faith but RF is different)
I am a Buddha, point blank. I practice with Mehayana Buddhist from the Nichiren Diashonin school. I do not separate this as my "religion" because I believe we All have Buddha natures. We all possess the Buddha wisdom. I believe this as a philosophy inherit in ourselves. (Thats like asking me to practicing being myself)
I am not a native nor initiated Buddhist; Buddhism is not my "religion"; I dont grow in it. Its just common sense. I have no native practices. I just share a lot with other Buddhist and Hindu. If my presence in Buddbist DIR is wront, let me know.
I hate the word; and, I am a neopagan point blank. I have always been, am, and always will be. I have never converted. I never "started practicing" as in Buddhism. It is not a fad. It is how I live. How we are should live-with the earth. That is our natural cycle. There is nothing special in this.
I am not polytheistic. I am not theistic. I believe in no god/s.
I am not a modern pagan practitioner. I do not believe in astrology, etc
I am strictly a pagan/witch practitioner with all holistic means of revering the earth, livingn with the cycles, and so be. It is not a religion. It is a way of life.
I am a folk practitioner. I am purely holistic. I practice magic. The closest means of worship in additiom to the earth is my literal (not abstract) ancestora. My literal deceased family (with whom Im greiving this month. So Im not in my right state of mind) They have helped me. They have talked to me. They help me build bonds with my living family. The pentacle on my finger and on my mothers finger are bridges to our connectionz to the spirits. Long story. But if you dont believe me, then thats okay.
I am not a pagan who believes in mythological gods and goddesses. Close is I ca the Earth she given earth takes care of us. Just convinence.
I am not a pagan as polytheisitic. All the spirits I believe are that live around me, that know me, or that live with me. If these spirits are gods, then I contradict myself. If not, so be it.
I am not reconztructing faiths before abrahamic period. I know no faith or belief system to even adapt my life to. I know no Greek and no Roman. I am inspired as to how individuals find ways to make mythology into their religion. It iz not wrong. I just find it amazing.
The only reason I am pagan is because I believe and practice native traditionz that existed before abrahamic day. For what I do I would be hung.
The word paganism for my point of view is not a good word for me. I live near a Catholic Church were they literally put down pagans (non believers), ruin their buisnesses, crucify people with words.
I dont like the word.
If that makes me not suited for neopagan DIR let me know.
I am not eclectic. In many countries (down south us my fam included) we have a main religion (most my fam christian) and we have some folk practices not specically in our main religion. Its not praying to Jesus on Sunday and Buddha on Wednesday. Itz not practicing full moon ritual on new moon but then puting down pagans in church for demonic rituals on another day. No. Its I said in one post. Eating Cheerioz ans thanking the Sun are not separate. Being. Medium with my family is no different than my seei g other fam on thanksgiving.
I find it disrespectful to pick and choose religions we want to practice. Thats like my putin a hand made Eucharist side by side with a self consecrates candle. The beliefs are not together. No one consecreates anything in the christian faith but God. I have high opinions of eclecticism NOT of the people who do so.
I have other interest but fellowship with like minded people. No one lnows amything about Nichiren Buddhism here. I get questioned about my paganism here. Ill stay from DIRs
These are the only two DIRs that I personally belong to (according to my faith but RF is different)
I am not a native nor initiated Buddhist; Buddhism is not my "religion"; I dont grow in it. Its just common sense. I have no native practices. I just share a lot with other Buddhist and Hindu. If my presence in Buddbist DIR is wront, let me know.
I am not polytheistic. I am not theistic. I believe in no god/s.
I am not a modern pagan practitioner. I do not believe in astrology, etc
I am strictly a pagan/witch practitioner with all holistic means of revering the earth, livingn with the cycles, and so be. It is not a religion. It is a way of life.
I am a folk practitioner. I am purely holistic. I practice magic. The closest means of worship in additiom to the earth is my literal (not abstract) ancestora. My literal deceased family (with whom Im greiving this month. So Im not in my right state of mind) They have helped me. They have talked to me. They help me build bonds with my living family. The pentacle on my finger and on my mothers finger are bridges to our connectionz to the spirits. Long story. But if you dont believe me, then thats okay.
I am not a pagan who believes in mythological gods and goddesses. Close is I ca the Earth she given earth takes care of us. Just convinence.
I am not a pagan as polytheisitic. All the spirits I believe are that live around me, that know me, or that live with me. If these spirits are gods, then I contradict myself. If not, so be it.
I am not reconztructing faiths before abrahamic period. I know no faith or belief system to even adapt my life to. I know no Greek and no Roman. I am inspired as to how individuals find ways to make mythology into their religion. It iz not wrong. I just find it amazing.
The only reason I am pagan is because I believe and practice native traditionz that existed before abrahamic day. For what I do I would be hung.
The word paganism for my point of view is not a good word for me. I live near a Catholic Church were they literally put down pagans (non believers), ruin their buisnesses, crucify people with words.
I dont like the word.
If that makes me not suited for neopagan DIR let me know.
I find it disrespectful to pick and choose religions we want to practice. Thats like my putin a hand made Eucharist side by side with a self consecrates candle. The beliefs are not together. No one consecreates anything in the christian faith but God. I have high opinions of eclecticism NOT of the people who do so.
I have other interest but fellowship with like minded people. No one lnows amything about Nichiren Buddhism here. I get questioned about my paganism here. Ill stay from DIRs
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