Wow.
What an eye-full. ( this thread! ).
Rather than split topics, or delete comments and/or whole threads - if the time ever comes for it on my own boards I will create a forum "purgatory" for threads such as this one. Where anger, pain and dis-harmony have come in to such a degree it is no longer in alignment with original energy and intent. An area of its own where it is collected and can exist in its own right can be created. And anyone who wishes to visit, at any time may.
Between semantics, communication skill levels and where one is in their spiritual practice/path ( beginner, intermediate, advanced.. much certainly can be brought around in the way of understanding/mis-understanding. It is the challenge in all forums.
I see much being brought to light in the discussion re: STS and STO.
I see these collectively as 'torque', and therefore have a substantially neutral view - together they are a dance, an energy dynamic. ( not in my view a fight ).
There is no one without the other - and without the one and the other there is no movement. : this in itself is reason enough for genuine respect.
Each focus being necessary to the other, each being what it is, each requiring and culminating in skill. in growth. in graduation.
I feel there is much that is often overlooked, and even misunderstood in regard to the STS point of focus. Even from within the ranks of the STS faction itself. I do not feel it is a focus that itself lacks in integrity. Scah mentioned Zaxon from the Intro thread "Greetings from the Dark", a very fine example of STS integrity, acquired skill, advanced awareness and refinement through this focus. Not that everyone reaches it - ( and not that everyone STO does either. But there is the aim. Certainly there is always the aim, whether the lifeline be principally STO or STS.
I am not sure the following of my own feeling is in alignment with the Ra Material and the LOO, but from my own vantage there is a spectrum to both the STO and STS focus. The latter ranging from the highly malevolent to highly benevolent ( though still sts ) and the former from the barely benevolent to the highly benevolent. This has likely been discussed to no end on these boards, but perhaps some discussion on this here would be an asset.
There is always sooo much more that could be said.
Casey
What an eye-full. ( this thread! ).
Rather than split topics, or delete comments and/or whole threads - if the time ever comes for it on my own boards I will create a forum "purgatory" for threads such as this one. Where anger, pain and dis-harmony have come in to such a degree it is no longer in alignment with original energy and intent. An area of its own where it is collected and can exist in its own right can be created. And anyone who wishes to visit, at any time may.
Between semantics, communication skill levels and where one is in their spiritual practice/path ( beginner, intermediate, advanced.. much certainly can be brought around in the way of understanding/mis-understanding. It is the challenge in all forums.
I see much being brought to light in the discussion re: STS and STO.
I see these collectively as 'torque', and therefore have a substantially neutral view - together they are a dance, an energy dynamic. ( not in my view a fight ).
There is no one without the other - and without the one and the other there is no movement. : this in itself is reason enough for genuine respect.
Each focus being necessary to the other, each being what it is, each requiring and culminating in skill. in growth. in graduation.
I feel there is much that is often overlooked, and even misunderstood in regard to the STS point of focus. Even from within the ranks of the STS faction itself. I do not feel it is a focus that itself lacks in integrity. Scah mentioned Zaxon from the Intro thread "Greetings from the Dark", a very fine example of STS integrity, acquired skill, advanced awareness and refinement through this focus. Not that everyone reaches it - ( and not that everyone STO does either. But there is the aim. Certainly there is always the aim, whether the lifeline be principally STO or STS.
I am not sure the following of my own feeling is in alignment with the Ra Material and the LOO, but from my own vantage there is a spectrum to both the STO and STS focus. The latter ranging from the highly malevolent to highly benevolent ( though still sts ) and the former from the barely benevolent to the highly benevolent. This has likely been discussed to no end on these boards, but perhaps some discussion on this here would be an asset.
There is always sooo much more that could be said.
Casey