"Speaking in tongues" and "The Holy Spirit"

[Marc]

Hah! Two years ago I got baptized in the spirit (before my exposure to LOO). It was quite an experiance. My heart center actually created a ton of heat that was felt by my wife right afterwards. Is it real? By all means it is a real phenomenon, but is it exactly what the charismatics say it is? That's a whole different issue.

The means by which people connect with their spirituality vary from culture to culture. Tongues in my experiance are like a raw data connection to spirit and is a type of channelling. Sometimes you connect to your higher self or spirits supporting a certain belief system.

I've had some very positive experiences with myself speaking in tongues. I feel my energy centers activate while doing it occasionally. Usually I attract very positive messages and sometimes get interpretation. I have had some disturbing experiences with people in churches speaking around me, but for the most part the vibes have been pretty pleasant.

I think it's a culture specific type of channeling and is abused by many, but it all depends on the person and their individual distortions.