tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post1172553059305210042..comments2023-10-11T03:48:57.606-04:00Comments on Head For the Red: You Know... For FunRufus Opushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-28805082731351011592010-08-12T13:27:28.895-04:002010-08-12T13:27:28.895-04:00I *love* this so hard and I've known a few peo...I *love* this so hard and I've known a few people who love for their gods to treat them like shit. It's getting incorporated into my practice and mindset!Deborah Castellanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715780448380813436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-69555212916701029412010-08-10T23:55:02.487-04:002010-08-10T23:55:02.487-04:00Well said!
This self-deception phenomenon is an i...Well said!<br /><br />This self-deception phenomenon is an interesting foil to the (perhaps more common) "comfortably spiritual," to which i, alas, too much tend.HilbertAstronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443786031975040593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-90164356754951358932010-08-10T19:25:08.288-04:002010-08-10T19:25:08.288-04:00RO-What you said! Its amazing how some can take so...RO-What you said! Its amazing how some can take something so messed up and make it sound so reasonable. Whatever.rognualdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607581474523447070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-65194465903180624202010-08-10T18:33:01.876-04:002010-08-10T18:33:01.876-04:00Frater RO you could not have said it more clearly....Frater RO you could not have said it more clearly. <br />Due to my 'religious history' I asked two questions and thought one or the other would lead the right way. <br />One was if I found the right religious perspective I would figure out what it is I am supposed to be doing and the fear/pain would go away.<br />or<br />Two it is my perception of 'god' that is not right if I got it right then the fear/pain would go away.<br /><br />Neither worked.<br /><br />So I walked away from both. They just made no sense and brought more fear/pain. I figured out at least for me it was a demiurge system - it don't work - tis broke or maybe it is working to the delight of what ever is involved.<br /><br />That is why I am cautious in any 'work' - I just don't want the fear/pain again and making excuses for it all the time!<br /><br />Not me - not ever - no more.<br /><br />Then of course I gotta get a grip on my self and not be so suspicious all the time of what I find as I learn/the work... a balance.G.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04347987342610181624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-58662630334409185182010-08-10T14:27:49.760-04:002010-08-10T14:27:49.760-04:00I agree with you. Honestly, my "fundie days&q...I agree with you. Honestly, my "fundie days" only brought me fear, guilt, shame, inward and outward turmoil. I learned a lot of things, but mostly I learned how NOT to be, what NOT to believe, and how NOT to live.<br /><br />K&C/HGA definitely kicked my ass, but all of that was necessary. It was an ass kicking in the "This is totally good for you, you'll see in time" sense of the ass kicking. But I've gotten more peace than I ever thought I would get through my transformation in Hermetic Magick, and have been given a worldview so deeply ingrained that I am able to handle things I never thought I could.<br /><br />Not to mention, it's been a lot of fun along the way, as well. I really enjoyed this post.Frater Serpentis et Aquilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132875411751948434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-44836177738928799102010-08-10T06:50:15.201-04:002010-08-10T06:50:15.201-04:00"And I'd lost that. But I got it back, an..."And I'd lost that. But I got it back, and man, seriously, if your spirituality is fucking up your life all the time, and it's lasting longer than three months, you need to either kick your magic up a few notches and blow that shit out of the water already, or change your approach."<br /><br />Or call on a spirit and they will help you. Any of them really, in different ways and with different approaches and in the end it does not matter which path you choose and what you think you need......... if you try there will come a point when you will KNOW. The easy way or the hard way, it does not matter really, just ask for help. Some times we need to get to the bottom before we can go back to the top of the slide. Then when we get to the top we can go for a ride.<br /><br />Helter Skelter Baby! ;)<br /><br />"Because it ain't supposed to hurt that bad that long."<br /><br />No it is not. But it is amazing how long we can let it hurt for before we ask for help.<br /><br />Love KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539266700542392727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-67182547621233239072010-08-09T23:03:41.263-04:002010-08-09T23:03:41.263-04:00You should buy my Genii Loci book when it's pu...You should buy my Genii Loci book when it's published. I'll be including trailer park spirits. <br /><br />And for the record, per agrippa, they're saturnine spirits. See, trailer parks are almost always built in swampy marshy areas that have barely been drained. They've got the marshy swamp spirits of death and decay, the spirits of Saturn.Rufus Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-35316388408610671992010-08-09T23:00:53.645-04:002010-08-09T23:00:53.645-04:00"You want them to grow up thinking it's o..."You want them to grow up thinking it's ok if God hits mommy when he's drunk, cause he pays the rent on the trailer lot almost every month?".....<br /><br />That is solid gold, bro. I'm laughing as I type! I wonder which Gods lurk about the trailer park, inspiring bouts of Pabst-fueled violence and lust?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688466441427496085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-73397487254746773252010-08-09T21:38:46.601-04:002010-08-09T21:38:46.601-04:00God, THANK YOU for this. I was reading the articl...God, THANK YOU for this. I was reading the articles over on Kenaz's blog, and I just kept my mouth shut because somebody else's spirituality isn't my business. But I couldn't shake the feeling that some of what I was reading reminded me of when I was in an abusive relationship with an odious ex. And it was hard enough to get away from <i>him</i>, and I didn't have to deal with the whole "but he's GOD" thing. *shudder* If that gives you what you need, have at and not my business. But I agree. I do not want to be literally abused again, ever, by anyone or anything, in the name of holiness or salvation or the Red Work or whatever the fuck. Just: no. Not for me.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959315007945527026noreply@blogger.com