Posts by Brigid

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Stability to Chaos - A Survival Guide

by LittleToe in

the thread title is a reference to how i hope this thread will evolve, rather than my own pretentious aspirations.. for many of us, perhaps especially if we were raised as jws, the whole world was pretty black and white.

we knew what we were doing, why we were here, where we were going, in the midst of a chaotic world we had a stability that others envied - or so we thought.... for most of us reading this site our eyes have likely at some point been opened to realise that many of our previous strongly-held beliefs were dust.

if we have left the wts or been forcibly ejected then we have also experienced shunning.

Brigid

Little Toe,

Your poetry is breathtaking not to mention poignant. Your post reminds me of something a friend (and fellow poet) wrote about chaos being the canvas upon which we paint our lives. Our sense of order, whether spoon-fed from the org, or just the rule of law that we humor ourselves with is only an illusion that we use to stave off the fear of the fact that underneath it all, we are ruled by chaos ("time and unseen circumstance befall us all").

However, from the Void; the Aleph, comes form. We create our own realities by our thoughts, actions and beliefs.

Anyway, beautiful poetry.

Love and Light,

~Brigid

106

Well, I think my apartment is haunted.

by Steve Lowry in

jw
friends

yep, thats right, haunted.

i have never had a dwelling place with so many unexplained noise and goings on.

lights that have been turned off, magically turn back on and visa versa.

Brigid

*sigh* Warlock,

You have your perception that it is demons. As perception is over 90% of our shared illusion here on this plane, I suppose it is every bit as valid (to you) as people who believe as I do (and DS, if I'm reading correctly) in what Jung coined as the uncollective consciousness as an explanation.

I have used Oiuji boards, pendulums, psychics, etc. to contact the otherside (the superconsciousness) but prefer my Tarot cards to do so. I have done and encountered things that you would undoubtedly perceive as demonic activity. I do not.

perception.

Love and Light,

~Brigid

11

Stop being scared....

by PaulMarshall in

god morning from a beautiful and sunny london.

it has not gone unnoticed at the many people on this site that have documented their fear of the future.

afraid of the present and certainly afraid of the future.

Brigid

PaulMarshall,

You have a gift for word-craft. This was beautiful. I hate to see people fomented and driven by fear. Some of the worst atrocities in the human schema initiate from a place of fear.
This was especially beautiful and poignient:

The thing to remember is that while you are dealing with the angst of fear, your energies are not available to hold you up so you can proverbially float enabling you to enjoy the deep blue sky, the sun of your face and the sheer sensation of being

One thing is for certain. We shall all die, it is an assurance we are born with. I stole this, but it's true: "To conquer Death, Embrace Life" or something like that.

Embrace the moment instead of letting your imaginings become dark and oppressive. Take the milkshakes life offers you: A beautiful sunset. The delighted smile of a child. The gentle caress of a lover.

Love and Light,

~Brigid

10

What would Jesus eat?

by bikerchic in

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friends

from msnbc, i thought this was interesting in a funny way.

what won't religion do for you?.

enjoy!.

Brigid

what's a spliff?

~B the nerd

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To what belief system do you subscribe? Belief-O-Matic!

by daystar in

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friends

take the old belief-o-matic survey and post your results!.

here are my rather interesting results:.

1. unitarian universalism (100%) 2. mainline to liberal christian protestants (83%) 3. liberal quakers (82%) 4. neo-pagan (81%) 5. christian science (church of christ, scientist) (80%) 6. secular humanism (78%) 7. new age (67%) 8. baha'i faith (61%) 9. nontheist (60%) 10. church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (mormons) (57%) 11. new thought (55%) 12. hinduism (52%) 13. scientology (50%) 14. jehovah's witness (48%) 15. taoism (48%) 16. theravada buddhism (45%) 17. mainline to conservative christian/protestant (36%) 18. sikhism (32%) 19. mahayana buddhism (31%) 20. jainism (23%) 21. orthodox quaker (21%) 22. eastern orthodox (20%) 23. orthodox judaism (20%) 24. roman catholic (20%) 25. reform judaism (18%) 26. seventh day adventist (17%) 27. islam (5%)

Brigid

Ever heard of "shiksa appeal". What is it with you Jewish boys??? Then there are the goyas who won't date anyone but nice (always gainfully employed) Jewish boys. Oye!!Generations of rabbi's turning in their graves, my friend, wrending their outer garments, throwing ashes...

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What would Jesus eat?

by bikerchic in

jw
friends

from msnbc, i thought this was interesting in a funny way.

what won't religion do for you?.

enjoy!.

Brigid

yea, open fire glass, you'd make a great Jesus eating a fish sandwich (or smoking a blunt)

~B.

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To what belief system do you subscribe? Belief-O-Matic!

by daystar in

jw
friends

take the old belief-o-matic survey and post your results!.

here are my rather interesting results:.

1. unitarian universalism (100%) 2. mainline to liberal christian protestants (83%) 3. liberal quakers (82%) 4. neo-pagan (81%) 5. christian science (church of christ, scientist) (80%) 6. secular humanism (78%) 7. new age (67%) 8. baha'i faith (61%) 9. nontheist (60%) 10. church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (mormons) (57%) 11. new thought (55%) 12. hinduism (52%) 13. scientology (50%) 14. jehovah's witness (48%) 15. taoism (48%) 16. theravada buddhism (45%) 17. mainline to conservative christian/protestant (36%) 18. sikhism (32%) 19. mahayana buddhism (31%) 20. jainism (23%) 21. orthodox quaker (21%) 22. eastern orthodox (20%) 23. orthodox judaism (20%) 24. roman catholic (20%) 25. reform judaism (18%) 26. seventh day adventist (17%) 27. islam (5%)

Brigid

LOL, z....you mean to tell me, I'm more Jewish than you (and me, a shiksa, even)?? Oye ve! What would your mutha say?

~B.

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What would Jesus eat?

by bikerchic in

jw
friends

from msnbc, i thought this was interesting in a funny way.

what won't religion do for you?.

enjoy!.

Brigid

Just a hunch, but I think he would love the fish sandwich at Burger King!

Kid-A,

LMAO at the mentla image of the rabble rousing, dirty young rabbi sitting alone in Burger King eating a fish sandwich. What do you think he'd be drinking? Tartar sauce or no? Bet it would drip down his chin on his beard.

~B.

p.s. On a serious note, I think he would keep the laws of Kashrut (fish sandwich is somewhat kosher as long as he had no meat or fries that had been cooked in animal fat).

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To what belief system do you subscribe? Belief-O-Matic!

by daystar in

jw
friends

take the old belief-o-matic survey and post your results!.

here are my rather interesting results:.

1. unitarian universalism (100%) 2. mainline to liberal christian protestants (83%) 3. liberal quakers (82%) 4. neo-pagan (81%) 5. christian science (church of christ, scientist) (80%) 6. secular humanism (78%) 7. new age (67%) 8. baha'i faith (61%) 9. nontheist (60%) 10. church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (mormons) (57%) 11. new thought (55%) 12. hinduism (52%) 13. scientology (50%) 14. jehovah's witness (48%) 15. taoism (48%) 16. theravada buddhism (45%) 17. mainline to conservative christian/protestant (36%) 18. sikhism (32%) 19. mahayana buddhism (31%) 20. jainism (23%) 21. orthodox quaker (21%) 22. eastern orthodox (20%) 23. orthodox judaism (20%) 24. roman catholic (20%) 25. reform judaism (18%) 26. seventh day adventist (17%) 27. islam (5%)

Brigid

Oh, you're too kind to me, sweety! After a little thought, you decided we could, indeed be friends (insert goofy smile from Jim Carrey's Dumb and Dumber character: "So, you're saying there's a chance!!" )

....tonight i'll dream while i'm in bed
when sill thoughts go through my head
about the bugs and alphabet
and when i wake tomorrow i'll bet
that you and i will walk together again
cause i can tell that we
are going to be friends

...couldn't resist. : )

And now, we've set JWD history, hijacking our own thread.

~B.

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To what belief system do you subscribe? Belief-O-Matic!

by daystar in

jw
friends

take the old belief-o-matic survey and post your results!.

here are my rather interesting results:.

1. unitarian universalism (100%) 2. mainline to liberal christian protestants (83%) 3. liberal quakers (82%) 4. neo-pagan (81%) 5. christian science (church of christ, scientist) (80%) 6. secular humanism (78%) 7. new age (67%) 8. baha'i faith (61%) 9. nontheist (60%) 10. church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (mormons) (57%) 11. new thought (55%) 12. hinduism (52%) 13. scientology (50%) 14. jehovah's witness (48%) 15. taoism (48%) 16. theravada buddhism (45%) 17. mainline to conservative christian/protestant (36%) 18. sikhism (32%) 19. mahayana buddhism (31%) 20. jainism (23%) 21. orthodox quaker (21%) 22. eastern orthodox (20%) 23. orthodox judaism (20%) 24. roman catholic (20%) 25. reform judaism (18%) 26. seventh day adventist (17%) 27. islam (5%)

Brigid

Just that I had little doubt what would be at the top of your list.

aaah, you know me well...too well. Even I did not think that Neo Pagan would come 100%--maybe 90, 95% tops.

Oh well, I am what I am (doesn't mean we can't still be friends, now does it, Day baby?? )

~B.