06-08-2009, 07:27 PM
Thank you, Sirius -
Your post was very affirming for me. And it led me to return to that other very interesting discussion (for which you even provided a link! thanks!).
I'll posit my comment here as well as there: It seems to me that differences in interpretation of the same information simply underscores the notion that there are many paths, many realities -- that we may not be actually talking about the exact same things here, but that they are similar.
For instance, while I'd accept that the term "wanderer" applies to me well enough, "starseed" does not; my path does not follow - it neither begins nor ends with - the same route as the latter. But the similarities are enough that many of the same concepts apply, and many of the descriptions of the starseed reality mirror my own... again, with differences.
I gave an egg analogy in another post, suggesting that the experience of being the shell is much different from the experience of being the yolk, and yet both experiences are equally "egg experiences". I'd borrow from that analogy to say that I feel the differences between what I experience of spiritual reality and some of what is described in the LOO books is more akin to the difference of experience between the yolk and the albumen. Many more similarities than differences there, which is what attracted me to this site in the first place. As you are well aware, there are very few places where folks like us actually can gather and share without having to wade through a lot of extraneous threads of discussion.
Lastly, for me the value of this forum is not in the ability to ask questions (although this, too, is valuable) so much as it is in the sharing of personal experiences with the paths, concepts and realities we have in common - both where they are similar and where they are different, and how we move forward on our paths. I am really looking forward to reading through all the "wanderer stories" posted so far (I have gotten started), and am especially eager to read yours, Sirius, when you're ready to post it. I do plan to eventually post my own; at this point, however, it would be difficult for me to determine what to put in and what to leave out! So I'll read up first!
Feeling warm and fuzzy and welcome - thank you so much, Bring4th!
plur
Your post was very affirming for me. And it led me to return to that other very interesting discussion (for which you even provided a link! thanks!).
I'll posit my comment here as well as there: It seems to me that differences in interpretation of the same information simply underscores the notion that there are many paths, many realities -- that we may not be actually talking about the exact same things here, but that they are similar.
For instance, while I'd accept that the term "wanderer" applies to me well enough, "starseed" does not; my path does not follow - it neither begins nor ends with - the same route as the latter. But the similarities are enough that many of the same concepts apply, and many of the descriptions of the starseed reality mirror my own... again, with differences.
I gave an egg analogy in another post, suggesting that the experience of being the shell is much different from the experience of being the yolk, and yet both experiences are equally "egg experiences". I'd borrow from that analogy to say that I feel the differences between what I experience of spiritual reality and some of what is described in the LOO books is more akin to the difference of experience between the yolk and the albumen. Many more similarities than differences there, which is what attracted me to this site in the first place. As you are well aware, there are very few places where folks like us actually can gather and share without having to wade through a lot of extraneous threads of discussion.
Lastly, for me the value of this forum is not in the ability to ask questions (although this, too, is valuable) so much as it is in the sharing of personal experiences with the paths, concepts and realities we have in common - both where they are similar and where they are different, and how we move forward on our paths. I am really looking forward to reading through all the "wanderer stories" posted so far (I have gotten started), and am especially eager to read yours, Sirius, when you're ready to post it. I do plan to eventually post my own; at this point, however, it would be difficult for me to determine what to put in and what to leave out! So I'll read up first!
Feeling warm and fuzzy and welcome - thank you so much, Bring4th!
plur