@ncscswitch:
Then I’ll be back here, with no real memory of what went before, but with a purpose set for my life with the starting point of my life determined by what I have set out for myself to learn.
Does this mean your post count will be reset to zero, or will you just pick up where you left off…
LOL!
Well, I THINK I have achieved everything I set out to when I started with THIS site. So I will probably move on to something else…
Mastery at Strip Poker by the age of 12 sounds like a GOOD goal for my next life :-)
What if you were to decide you needed to experience Islam through the eyes of a believer. Would that mean you wouldn’t be reincarnated again because you don’t believe it any more?
I suppose Roman religion would simply be called polytheism.
What if you were to decide you needed to experience Islam through the eyes of a believer. Would that mean you wouldn’t be reincarnated again because you don’t believe it any more?
The condidtions of the test would have been set before I returned. So if I were to do that, I would still end up in the Summerlands to review my prior life, what gains I had made, and prepare for the next round.
@M36:
I suppose Roman religion would simply be called polytheism.
Roman religion is to Polytheism as Baptist is to Monotheism.
what are the summerlands like switch?
I’ll have to tell you after my next trip there. Right now, I cannot recall in my conscoius memory.
is there anything you CAN tell me about the summerlands? did you used to know, but have forgotten because youve been in this world too long?
is there anything you CAN tell me about the summerlands? did you used to know, but have forgotten because youve been in this world too long?
It is what is between my lives. A very pleasant place whe I can review what Ighave done, and what lies ahead. Those souls that are between lives would be present while I was there, but of course returned souls would be absent.
No fire, no brimstone. but no golden roads and cheubim either.
are the summerlands subjective to each soul? are there inhabitants of the summerlands that cant or dont or wont come into this world? do you interact with other souls while in the summerlands? is it on the same timeline as earth, or its own? or removed from time altogether? how much time passes on earth generally before you return from the summerlands? how much time is spent in the summerlands? can you choose not to go to earth? is it an endless cycle of death and rebirth? is there any escape from it?
are the summerlands subjective to each soul? are there inhabitants of the summerlands that cant or dont or wont come into this world? do you interact with other souls while in the summerlands? is it on the same timeline as earth, or its own? or removed from time altogether? how much time passes on earth generally before you return from the summerlands? how much time is spent in the summerlands? can you choose not to go to earth? is it an endless cycle of death and rebirth? is there any escape from it?
The short answer is….
Highly variable, and highly individual.
Hey Ncscswitch,
You said earlier that there is a “force.” You also said that when you pray its parallel to Catholicism in the way you channel to a specific source or location or maybe a destination.
(bare with me wile I set the back ground of my understanding so we can meet on middle ground)
My religious background (Mormon) learned that there is a force and it can be channeled to perform tasks if you will. There are powers out in the cosmos that are better at it then we are (God & Satan) but all living things can contribute to this force.
I guess what I’m saying is as a mortal human we can’t make things happen like poof but if we receive the endorsement of a higher power (for Mormons God) we can direct this force. For example I as a mortal can’t flood a valley if I wanted to but God could. I would have do go about it by lets say rerouting a river to fill the valley, and dam the exits.
In the end I accomplished the same task but on my lower plane I needed to go about it diffrent. Is this how you view the world?
Hey Ncscswitch,
You said earlier that there is a “force.” You also said that when you pray its parallel to Catholicism in the way you channel to a specific source or location or maybe a destination.
(bare with me wile I set the back ground of my understanding so we can meet on middle ground)
My religious background (Mormon) learned that there is a force and it can be channeled to perform tasks if you will. There are powers out in the cosmos that are better at it then we are (God & Satan) but all living things can contribute to this force.
Some in eastern religions/cultures might call this “Qi.”
Hey Jermofoot,
Is that how its spelled or is that how its pronounced?
Pronounced “chi” i belive.
I thought that was how you said it is “Qi” how you spell it?
It is Chi that you refer to, though that is a PERSONAL focus of power for the most part, at least in the martial arts.
As for focusing divine energies…
Only in such manners as to not upset the balance of the cosmos. And among most Pagans, such things require personal action “in accord”
In other words, if you ask for divine assistance with somethign, you have to actively act and work with your own abilities in order to make it happen, and the divine energies will augment your personal actions. But without “acting in accord”, nothing happens.
For example…
You can pray for a better job all you want, but without polishing your resume, sending it out, improving your job skills, etc. prayer will NOT work.
The Gods help those who help themselves.
Agree 100% My church leaders tell my: pray as if everthing depends on it, work as if everthing depends on you.
Agree 100% My church leaders tell my: pray as if everthing depends on it, work as if everthing depends on you.
Which speaks volumes about the power of prayer… :-P
