I grew up arnd. a lot of New Age / Witchy Women.
I am currently (tho getting fed up with!! ) part of a cyber group that has got this Unspoken RULE that is dominating the message boards.
How POSITIVE I am = How EvOLVed I am
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It's no longer about Authentic POsiTivity to Me.
It absoLUTEly is not a reflection of how Evolved or Soulfully Devellopped a person is.
It is [in MY Eyes] aNOTHer version of Women trying to be PERFECT.
The New Age Good Girl Syndrome, I call it.
I have spoken up abt. it & tried to connect it to my OWN good girly obsessions........... <---be compassionate.
It drives Me CRAZY.
I gues I've run into this attitude in Women AND in Men more frequently as I was trying to HEAL using "Alternative" [ to ME; the most Sensible, Ancient Wisdom Ways of Healing ] methods.........
When I was in SeVERE Pain (physically + emot. ) & therefore very Vulnerable tOO : I heard some of the most OUT of touch / downright MEAN / Not SEEing Me Garbage !!!!!!
It HINdered My Process, Added to My feelings that I was to blame for my ailments & left me feeling even MORE disconnected/unseen by a community I thought would "get it".
There.
Does anyone ELSE here have experiences with this ?
Where this INauthentic Jargon serves the OPPosite purpose ?
thx. for Hearing Me.
I am currently (tho getting fed up with!! ) part of a cyber group that has got this Unspoken RULE that is dominating the message boards.
How POSITIVE I am = How EvOLVed I am
.....................................................................
It's no longer about Authentic POsiTivity to Me.
It absoLUTEly is not a reflection of how Evolved or Soulfully Devellopped a person is.
It is [in MY Eyes] aNOTHer version of Women trying to be PERFECT.
The New Age Good Girl Syndrome, I call it.
I have spoken up abt. it & tried to connect it to my OWN good girly obsessions........... <---be compassionate.
It drives Me CRAZY.
I gues I've run into this attitude in Women AND in Men more frequently as I was trying to HEAL using "Alternative" [ to ME; the most Sensible, Ancient Wisdom Ways of Healing ] methods.........
When I was in SeVERE Pain (physically + emot. ) & therefore very Vulnerable tOO : I heard some of the most OUT of touch / downright MEAN / Not SEEing Me Garbage !!!!!!
It HINdered My Process, Added to My feelings that I was to blame for my ailments & left me feeling even MORE disconnected/unseen by a community I thought would "get it".
There.
Does anyone ELSE here have experiences with this ?
Where this INauthentic Jargon serves the OPPosite purpose ?
thx. for Hearing Me.
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Re: *New Age* Robot behaviour~
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 7:38 AMAhhh...I had to read your post a few times before getting it all. Mmmm. I think I understand your frustration. I have similar conversations on different occasions about this. I have met many "spiritually evolved" folks, but they are still "human." JUst as there are Egocentric "common folk"(those who haven't connected with the divine yet), there are egocenntric spiritual seekers. Neither are healthy. For one to assume they "know it all" is ignorant. A person who seeks true spiritual awareness knows there is no such thing as perfect. Those seeking perfection are not truly living their truth. i one time heard this saying that religion is believing in hell, spirituality is living it. I feel like for me just as much as i had good times, i have some shitty times too. I never aim to be perfect because it is irrelevant to my existence. tHere was a time when I use to worship those I felt were "spiritually evolved." then they would do something cruel and out of character and their moral standing and it would dishearten me. The bottom line is they are FREAKIN human. I think when some people reach their awareness they true to avoid their darkness because they are blinded by their bliss that they so eagerly worked hard to achieve. I know I have pain and joy(no pun intended). I know I can sometimes judge, say bad things, and think evil thoughts. Do I want to be like that NO of course not. Do I deny that I do those things NO of course not. I too am very leary of those that label themselves"healers" or "spiritual beings." I am just me.Yes I know I have healing qualities, but so does everyone they just have connected with it yet. I wish there was other words to describe the devine and true bliss you feel when you let go and just be. I have encountered on many times people who are intimidated by me because i choose to live a life of happiness and purity. I have been put on a pedalstool in their mind so when i fall I am condemned because they looked up to me. What they failed to see is that I'm human. It is not my problem if they hype my lifetstyle up so much that they become mordified if I express myself in an angry manner or eat sugar on occasions. They just do not understand that "spiritual awareness is accepting your weaknesses and knowing that pain is equally just as important as happiness. Yes you will encounter those spiritual hippy dippys,but I just let them be in their minds what they believe they are. In the end all that matters is my well-being and that in the end will hopefully make one little micro-cosmic difference on mankind. -
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Re: *New Age* Robot behaviour~
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 8:31 AMYou could just delete the cyber group that is driving you nuts. Is it an actual tribe or just group of people on atribe you really like? If so just ignor their mumble jumble. Just pay attention to those that resonate with you. Uggg...i know it's hard to filter out some folks, but it's important or you'll drive yourself crazy. I should know I'm great at letting others bother me. I've been working hard on that lately. -
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Re: *New Age* Robot behaviour~
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 8:36 AMYa know Birthrite if we lived closer I'd say let's leave as this heady anger we have behind and go dancing together! Perhaps one day, you never know. Shit I would go with a bunch of lovely lady friends if they were up for it. Dancing releases so much stress for me. I'm going to see a band called 30 Seconds to Mars in March with my boyfriend, I'm gonna dance my ass off. I'll probably loose 10 lbs and disappear i'm pretty thin lol... -
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Re: *New Age* Robot behaviour~
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 10:11 AMisn't Jared Leto IN 30 seconds to Mars ??!!!
The thing you wrote that struck me to most was:
people who have worked so hard to reach that place of BLISS that they want to deny the darker sides..........
(paraphrasing)
i can imagine that deSIRE in myself.
however, i know myself enuff to realize that I will ( generally) always try to SEE the dark & the Light in Others.
Denial of THAT Humanness is NOT part of who I am.
And.........
I'm also speaking of downright abusiveness using New Age dogma/lingo & supposed Enlightened beliefs.
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Unsu...
Re: *New Age* Robot behaviour~
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 12:23 PMYes! Jared Leto started the band and he's the singer.
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Unsu...
Re: *New Age* Robot behaviour~
Fri, February 16, 2007 - 1:51 AMI'm not sure I understand by what you think is abusive. I think sharing your spiritual beliefs is beautiful being that you aren't all heady about it.
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