~~ The Fine Line With Being Spiritual ~~

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~~ The Fine Line With Being Spiritual ~~

 

Hiya all,

 

Well I dont do a lot of posting on the group but thats all going to

change

 

I now have a little more time on my hands and I will be using the

time to post on here.....

 

So, The Fine Line....

 

Well this is going to be a bit of a ramble but I will try my hardest

to explain what I mean and I would love to hear your views on this

subject....

 

When I say the fine line I am refering to the fine line between

being too spiritual and not spiritual enough...

 

I would consider myself quiet balanced as far as being both

spiritual and fitting in with my surrounding without being judged /

frounded upon with regards to what I belive, as im sure most of you

have encounted on your path...

 

I did used to find it difficult to share what I belive in, talk

about healing and infact any of the topics we cover here at OBC.

I would find some people laff at me if I mentioned mediumship or

healing energy etc, others would frown at me and allmost at the same

time catigorise me as a fruitcake and thus never taking me seriously

again...

 

Im sure I could continue on this bit alone for a while about the

different responced received but Im sure you allready get the

idea.....

 

So if you live in a community that does not share similar beleifs as

yourself and its not that you fear being singled out but on the

whole it would make your life for you and your family easyer if

people didnt know your beleifs, and you blend in.....

 

Right I will side track a little now, I will share some of my

beleifs now without going into too much detail...

 

OK I belive we create our own realities in every way shape and form,

but this also means that everyone else also creates theres...

 

Everyone knows what they know at there own level... this I think

means many things....

 

Being unconditional...

 

What other people think is none of your business...

 

There is more but I would like to continue with these for the

moment......

 

So going back to what do we do, how do we deal with this? you could

say that if you fear the respoces of what others with do say and

think within your community, then you would be manifesting that

outcome....

So you are like an underground spiritual person who has to keep all

the valuble information, beleifs to your self and obviously your

closest friends and OBC lol.....

 

You could think, fuck it, I am who I am, I dont care what others

think, dress your house with crystals, wear light coloured clothing

al the time and walk round with a crystal ball under your arm....

But it is probable that you will be know to your neighbours /

community as the local nutter for generations to come and be

generally made a specticle of.......

 

Or maybe your poticulally good at manifesting and you manifest

harmany within your community even tho you have different beleifs,

and you are allways teated the same both respected and taken

seriously... This would be ideal indeed...

And yes its possible I hear some of you think, well I did say we

create our own realities, and we do, and we could.... BUT do we

forget that all the others in the community create there own reality

and in there reality they dont like nutters, freaks, medium.. and

they dnt belive in energy or spirits and they fear you because you

know stuff that they dont.... and in turn they may not want there

kids, family to mix with you because your a nutter??

 

your getting the idea... I didnt just think this up lol

 

So is it then that with being spiritual, and being mostly love and

light, crystals, healing and chatting with spirits etc sounds all

very perfect and harmonious .. yes... maybe in the olden days many

thousends of years ago when it would have been more accepted, but

with the world we live in today I feel there is perhaps no 20th

century spiritual survivle guide handbook avalable hehe

 

Then there is the other side, where perhaps people would like to be

more spiritual but are so in fear of what others think, they hide

there crystals, there books, go on OBC late at night when nobodys

home etc etc

where they dont have the surroundings to be as spiritual as they

would like to be.....

 

And there is allways going to be there people who go the whole hog

and live eat and breath spiritualisum with everyone they meet etc

etc etc.....

 

So the Question now is where is the line???

 

Is there a line???

 

I would love to hear some responces before I personally answer

this....

 

Love and light

 

Jaff

 

www.onebigcircle.org

 

I have also started this thred on OBC, found here

http://onebigcircle.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19 & t=368

[Guest guest]

Apparently there is no " fine line " . You have your own beliefs and people are

entitled to have their own beliefs. That should not matter to you anyhow. You

need to " let it go " There are so many other things that could be discussed but

since you brought it up... Do you hear everyone in your community talking about

their religous preference? I know I don't. My husband is Catholic and I am

nothing. I am spiritual, yes, but I don't go having conversations with everyone

about my spirituality. I have a group of peers that share simular spiritual

beliefs and I don't publically announce my beliefs to everyone just for the fact

that it doesn't matter what I believe vs what you believe vs what they

believe!!! Am I reserved about talking about my spirituality with certain people

yes! I am no better than anyone else!!! So there is no " fine line " In my opinion

 

Aja

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Jaff, Welcome to the world of opinions. They're like you know what and

everyone has one..lol

Anyway, I had to deal with this in our Montessori school where I was determined

to pass all I could to the children that would allow the children to explore the

world around them , including stones. Well, the pretty colors were no trouble

and the feel of the polished stones were no trouble and their geographical or

geological info were no problem so l let the stones speak for themselves. I

would bring in , for eg, a tiny tiny point or sphere and then added to the

display would be a huge crystal...I am talking football size. Same with the

sphere. I would let the children make " pet " rocks or worry stones that they could

keep at their workplace and " play " with throughout the day.

Also, while volunteering in a nursing home...where crystals are REALLY

needed, I would bring a couple of colorful eggs and give hand massages to the

nurses at the desk or offer to do that in a room when a nurse would come

in...rarely. As I visited the rooms the " inmates " there were thrilled to touch

the stones and would use them to massage their neck or hands as well. Sometimes,

I would suggest just resting the stone on them and play some music (Native

American flute that I would play...quite healing music) and they would enjoy

that.

I have found that offering stones in a non threatening manner and seeing how

" fun " it can be to interact with them wins people over....like my hubby years

ago. Many neck , hand and feet massages later he now loves them and he loves me

loving them ,which I love.

However,we live in baptist country so there are boundaries I set for my own

peace of being. Not everyone is privy to my information or stones or how I use

them for healing....hey,I also use feathers and stone layouts and etc. We also

have huge grids on our property...a laberinth with stones througout it, a huge

Native American Medicine Wheel and a " home made " crop circle as well. I just

tell my sparce baptist neighbors who might visit that these are my lawn designs.

They would just get all heated up and try to save me should they know the " real

me " ...hee hee. But that is ok in my book. To each their own. But keeping secret

what is special is a wise thing. No one should know beyond what you want to

share with them.

Now, I am anxious to hear your feedback. Judy

 

 

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, " jaffacakey2003 "

<jaffacakey wrote:

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> ~~ The Fine Line With Being Spiritual ~~

>

My fine line moves all the time sometimes it shows in my normally

positive optimistic self and sometimes it doesn`t show at all when I

am gossiping or bad mouthing the boss. ( Show me someone that has

never done that and the glass house theory comes to mind)I would like

to be more open and public with many of my beliefs but I wait until

the opportunity presents itself. Ex: Today a friend said she couldn`t

sleep because the moon was shining so bright in her room.I took the

opportunity to talk about feminine energy and the beauty of the moon

and the coming change of the season, etc.My thread was showing.

I am like you I don`t write in often but this article got me thinking.

Keep on shining.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jaff,

 

Your post has weight on my heart. The phrase, " Birds of a feather

flock together " comes to mind. I never really looked at gifts from

the spirit as a fine line. Because we all have them, some choose not

to recognize. And others choose to call it something else. But,

isn't that being human? Being able to choose our own path is what

makes us all special and diverse. Diversity is the spice of life. I

choose to have love in my heart when conversing with others.

Sometimes they walk away shaking thier heads while others inform me

that they will pray for my soul, that is OK we can all use pray. I

feel that if I am honest with myself and listen to my spirit guide

and be brave to put that first foot forward things have a way of

working themselves out. Because for right now I am not here on this

plant to change the world but to listen and learn from the spirits.

I know that they may not understand my ways at that moment that we

were brought together and when it is their time they will also begin

to listen.

 

I hope that this helps you to just be yourself and trust your

spiritual guide. I can also see from other post from other members

of this group there is uncertainty. I too wish that there was more

people that choose to listen. I really enjoy the time when I am in a

crystal shop because they say things that I understand. And they

know just what I am saying when others look at me like I pulled

something right out of the air.

 

I don't want to come accross like I know what I am talking about

because I really don't, sometimes I open my mouth and things fly out

and I know that it wasn't me that said that it was my spirit guide.

I am just a vessel, we all carry messages with us. And at those

times I feel 'here am I use me' kind of thing.

 

I have been mostly silent with only one post, but, now I have a bunch

of crystal questions. I have always been drown to rocks, crystals

and marbles. I never really knew why other then they were pretty or

cool. That was because I choose not to listen. It is time for me to

listen and learn. So I am here and I hope this group can teach me

what it is that my spirit guide is directing.