My worst was at the end at an assembly when one of the "governing body" said we must not think but react. He gave the example of a migrating flock of birds. He said they don't think, they just follow the leader bird, so we must obey every command of the "gov body." I looked to my wife and she just appeared gobsmacked and so disappointed...Our faith had been a sham for all those years.
doofdaddy
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what was the worst meeting you ever attended ?
by man in black inhere's mine :.
back in the early 90's we went to the sunday talk and wt study.. lo and behold, a friend from the 70's who was df'ed ( he had just been reinstated) was there along with his parents.
i had no idea that they would have been there.. one of my kids was getting sick, so my wife and i were up-down the entire meeting walking him around.
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A Life Changing Experience "Ayahuasca"
by Was New Boy inwow what can i say....last night i meet her again.
the wonderfull feminine energy of ayahuasca!
it was my fouth time i got to go to the other side.
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doofdaddy
This is a very popular ceremony where I live. Years ago, I tried DMT the active ingredient in Aya. An extremely powerful experience but just that, an experience. The people I speak to who use it regularly are like religious zealots, full of ego and thinking they are superior beings (there is a cloak of love and humility but hang around 'em for a while).
I see Aya as another "short cut" to enlightenment, or using a less new age term, maturity. You gotta do the hard yards....
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Why you should not worry about Japan's nuclear reactor problems.
by beatthesystem ina nuclear reactor is built in such a way, that when operating normally, you take out all the moderator rods.
so if these radioactive materials are released into the environment, yes, radioactivity was released, but no, it is not dangerous, at all.
when the uranium splits, it generates a neutron (see above).
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doofdaddy
Thankyou for the layman's version of the facts. I had a basic knowledge of what was happening due to reading the report on 3 Mile Island partial meltdown many years ago. That is why I realised the outer contaiment area was filling with potentially explosive gases and was wondering if it would blow. I think Japan has much greater worries than a complete meltdown, with it snowing and aparrantly no food or fresh water available in many areas. Poor buggers....
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Nightmares
by palmtree67 infirst of all, i have severe arachnophobia.
rationally, i know most spiders are harmless, but something takes over my brain and my body when i see one........i totally freak out, i can't help it.
they are little pieces of death, wrapped in scarey...... .
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doofdaddy
Sigfried asked Maxwell Smart (at gunpoint)..."How do you vant to die Schmart?" Max's reply.."From old age!"
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Nightmares
by palmtree67 infirst of all, i have severe arachnophobia.
rationally, i know most spiders are harmless, but something takes over my brain and my body when i see one........i totally freak out, i can't help it.
they are little pieces of death, wrapped in scarey...... .
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doofdaddy
Australia has the funnel web spider, which to me is the ultimate nightmare. It will not back off when confronted but will rear up ready to attack It can kill in 3 minutes. Also we have the taipan and the eastern brown snake both highly toxic and both living in my area. Actually one day walking along a bush track(and admittedly reading as well!!), I got that hair rising on the back of the neck feeling. I looked up and was confronted by a massive brown snake reared up to my own height! It had to be 10 to 12 feet long and thick as my upper arm. He/she was a confident old bugger and held its ground as I slowly backed away...I now carry a stick when walking in thick bush (and sometimes a Bowie knife).
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Who converts and Why? SURVEY - Please contribute
by Murray Smith ini've read some random articles of late and have found a recurring factor which could well be answered effectively by many of the posters here.
basically the notion relates to what makes one vulnerable to indoctrination into a high-control religious cult and goes lke this .
while most, if not all humans seek group approval and association to some degree .
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The German nation is cursed then!! LOL!
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Apostasy and Df question
by jam inspeaking hypothetically, a elder can not except the logic on the.
new understanding of the doctrine change (over lapping generation).. he voice his concern to his wife, she being a good jw , tell the elders.. the brother have not spoke to anyone in the cong.
about his doubt.. the elders question him, he remains firm, he tell the brothers, i have.
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doofdaddy
This basically happened to me when the "generation" shifted in the late 90's. I voiced my concerns (to the elders privately) that there had been a 180 degree turn in belief. I received a visit from two elders. I showed them the new belief in the wt, then highlighted articles from the jw CD. The turning point was when the older respected (by me) elder gave no argument but said "You better be careful.You are sounding like an apostate." I left and I assume was df for apostacy (I don't know, as I refused to speak to them after that disappointment). I wonder if he thought of me when the wt article came out a year or so later, confirming my research...
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The blessings of being disfellowshipped
by JRK indon't get me wrong, it does suck.
but after being on ex-jw boards for years, and being df'ed for almost 10; i do see some hidden blessings.. first, you do not have to struggle with fading successfully.
you are just out; the cord has been cut.
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doofdaddy
For me, the blessing of being "disfellowshipped" is I don't have to speak to those antisocial freaks anymore. I want nothing to do with them and am actually embarrassed to say I was one.
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About Therapy/Counseling
by Mad Sweeney inif it becomes obvious to strangers on an internet message board that you should get therapy/counseling:.
my wife and i are in therapy both separately and together.
we're not crazy; we're getting help talking through issues we've never had to face before from a professional who knows how to talk us through things.
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doofdaddy
When I comment on the site, I attempt to be as honest as possible.
For me personally, I find therapy/counselling ineffective. Yes, I have attempted numerous times, actually I am trained in basic therapy myself. Part of my employment is compulsory monthly supervision with a psychologist, due to the high level of challenges. I do this out of fulfilling my work contract rather than personal insight.
My exwife has her masters in psychology and has gained great benefit from therapy. I have realised, due to my jw background, that I have little trust in others, so need to find my "answers" through personal self analysis and experience. It has been a terrifying, sometimes boring, sometimes profound journey in to the inner. Sometimes, I thought I was crazy, sometimes enlightened (LOL) but ultimately, I am satisfied with myself and am a very functional employee.
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Dream Analysis
by d indoes anybody try to analyze their dreams using the freudian or jungian interpretation method.i am doing a paper for class on dream analysis and was just wondering.does anybody try to figure out their dreams.. thanks.
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As noted previously, I respect CG Jung but I am very careful when reading later "Jungian" theory, where there is endless possibilities of what Jung was trying to say. Imo dreams can be the unconscious emptying the daily garbage picked up without realising, can be brought on by rich food(!) but very occassionally can be profound. I have powerful, colourful dreams (may be my diet?!). Last week in a dream a man spoke to me and said "jungfrau". Much research ensued. Anyone who knows of CGJ will understand the importance of that word.