Believe it or not my awakening started from a casual reading of Matthew 24:45-47. And it struck me in a way that it never had before. I read it again and again. And from that point on I never believed the Watchtower's explanation. That lead me to do more and more research on the internet.
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Did you AWAKEN from the JWs by yourself?
by cultBgone ini was thinking about how so many posters here on jwn are frustrated and frantic to help their loved ones get away from the brainwashing of jws, and how much advice is given about how to help family members and loved ones.
i considered my own leaving and that it was internal turmoil based on the teachings getting weirder and child abuse issues, to name just a few, and it made me wonder:.
did you self-awaken or were you assisted by the gentle proddings of a friend or family member?
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Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES
by Black Man inso what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?
any connection to astral projection?
this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.
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@flamegrilled: I could have written most of what you said word for word! I love my lucid dream state. I'm also amazed that people in my dreams tell me things I don't know. Weird. LOL
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Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES
by Black Man inso what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?
any connection to astral projection?
this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.
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I've had sleep paralysis for as long as I can remember usually about 3 or 4 times a year. Until about 2 years ago it was always accompanied by a feeling that an evil presence was in the room and a feeling that something was sitting on me. After some research I learned that if I approach the experience without any fear then this would eliminate the feeling of an evil force. It worked. Even though I continue to have SP there is no fear or feeling of evil around me. Nor does it feel like something is sitting on me.
I then learned that sleep paralysis accompanied by a vibrational sensation means you're on the threshold of having an out of body experience. With some practice I can now say that I've experienced this too. Very real. There was a feeling of being in a higher state of awareness and I could see my surroundings and body lying beneath "me".
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What's The Basic Vibe of Jehovah's Witnesses These Days?
by minimus indo you think they are zealous?.
happy, joyful?.
pessimistic, depressed?.
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A recent conversation I overheard is telling. A non-JW was asking a JW about how they enjoyed their convention during the previous weekend. The JW said it was very tiring. "You don't realize how sitting for three days can wear you out." That was it. Nothing about the joy of being at the international convention. (Neither of them was aware that of my JW history.)
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One thing about this site that bothers me
by keyser soze inthe constant references to 'window washers' as something derogatory.. i understand the context of it-that most jws are uneducated, and unqualified to do much more.
but sometimes the references seem snobbish, almost mean-spirited.
one poster, on another thread, essentially referred to window washers as 'losers'.
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Thank you for this post. Excellent point. Using 'window washer' as a pejorative term seems unique to former JW's. It seems that people who have never been affiliated with the JW's don't see it that way at all. Many here may be surprised to learn that there are people in the window washing business that also have college degrees. I know some personally. If you have good business sense there can be great money in it.
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Physics: What are your thoughts on life in the 4th,5th,and higher dimensions?
by EndofMysteries inif you do a little research there are many physics forums, discussions, and books about this.
it's a bit challenging to grasp but it's very interesting.
if there is life on this higher dimensions, they could see us yet we would be unable to see them.
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Great subject. It seems that quantum physics supports the idea of other dimensions scientifically. But determining what exists in those dimensions or whether humans could access them seems entirely uncertain. Some scientists suggest that only our consciousness, not our bodies could do so. Physicist and NASA consultant Tom Campbell gives lectures suggesting that it's not only possible, but has been done.
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I was a window washet...
by new hope and happiness inthete are a lot of derocatory comments sbout witnesses and cleaning windows.
as a former window cleaner i can say:-.
a. i started my self employment at 17.. b. i built the round with my own initiative.. c. i was soon making 4 times the average hourly wage.. d. i was afraid of heights, but as the round grew i employed 2 people.. e. it exspanded to gardening painting and decorating ect, ect,.
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Great observation. I chose a window washing business AFTER working over 20 years in corporate jobs including middle management. I make more now and work less with far less stress. Corporate America can be a very stressful and unfulfilling place, I've learned. I have also met some very smart non-witnesses that are successfully and happily self-emplyoed window washers.
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At what point did you destroy your Blood card?
by BU2B ini know for me it was soon after lurking here for awhile and reading some threads on the issue.
i remenber when i tore it into little tiny pieces.
it felt so liberating..
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I destroyed it the day after my last meeting over 4 years ago.
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ARE YOU AN ANGRY and BITTER APOSTATE?
by Hummingbird001 ini have noticed that there are different reactions to learning the "truth about the truth".
some become quite bitter and angry and become very activist.
others seem to just move on quite easily.. .
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I never felt bitterness or anger. I guess everyone is different. But, when I learned the truth about the WT I felt happy and excited, and maybe a little nervous about what to do. But too I lost no family to the organization. I was in it by myself for over 25 years.
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ex-elder here