Don't deny it's vague at this point, and I'll repeat that learning is likely to take me beyond this lifetime. Pagan is an easily accepted label if you must apply one though, like all labels, it is limiting.
I have to admit tbat though I was raised Catholic and am therefore familiar with the Holy Trinity, my spirituality now tends toward a deeper, older path. World soul, Oversoul. A higher power, certainly, though I name it not.
This quote appealed to me because the hope of connecting with the dimension of Higher Self / Holy holds the promise of finding light and truth. Ad lucem, ad veritas.
Tillich yes... sorry. Shouldn't be pondering replies to 2 threads at the same time.
It's not simply a matter of playing with meaning. Tillich's definition of the dimension of 'Holy' places it beyond objectivity. Beyond subjectivity. Beyond physical world. Tell me what else is left?
This is a catchphrase which seemed to arise out of nowhere and yet has had a long period of fashion and is still going strong. It’s known mainly in Britain and Commonwealth countries, and is really a kind of interjection. It’s used to show how simple it is to do something: “You put the plug in here, press that switch, and Bob’s your uncle!”.
The question our century puts before us is: is it possible to regain the lost dimension, the encounter with the Holy, the dimension which cuts through the world of subjectivity and objectivity and goes down to that which is not world but is the Mystery of the Ground of Being. - Paul Tillich
I should have been more clear, not to dismiss any of your replies... I'm looking for the light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel type of experience, along with being out of body, seeing oneself from above.
I had thoughts about him I hardly knew what to do with and he read every one. Whatever I felt, whatever I wanted, he gave himself up to. I knew that moment everything I knew to be true about myself was gone. I was acting like another woman yet I was more myself than ever before. - The Bridges of Madison County, 1995.
Are you aware of your mood during the sleep talking phase? If you're having sweet dreams I wouldn't worry about it. If not, yeah, stress sounds likely. Don't blame the gummy bears.
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Tillich yes... sorry. Shouldn't be pondering replies to 2 threads at the same time.
Losing your religion?
Don't deny it's vague at this point, and I'll repeat that learning is likely to take me beyond this lifetime. Pagan is an easily accepted label if you must apply one though, like all labels, it is limiting.