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http://www.panentheism.com IDK if this site is where you've been... but it's interesting in giving the roots of this philosophy of panantheism, begun in 1995. FYI

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thanks for sharing that Sky.. i had no idea of its existence... i will refer to it from time to time, and no, i havent finished reading it! its a great source and as time allows i hope to learn more...

hi Chocolate ... ive been reflecting, trying to focus on a direction again . but enjoying

there's always so much in your posts i want to comment on... what stands out most is always the beauty that wells in what you say, how you say it... my emotional reaction is a calming and peace... a place of retreat and shelter.. also of joy and connection... comfortable...

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I think we all know the way out instinctively but are conditioned to not listen as closely as we once did.

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amen...

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...was visited alot by ancestors because of what he would say about them without knowing who they were.

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i believe the ancestors, my own, exist in my subconscious... their lessons and memories are there for me to utilize...

i can think of it as basic bio-chemistry... DNA gene transfer...

msybe that is the 'collective unconscious'? ... memories of memories... intermingling as we gather in places and return to where we were...

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The reality is that we need not journey past listening to our own hearts express the emptinesses we feel. Allowing that emptiness to be ministered to by the Great Spirit and the Greatest Love.

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meeting with Spirit in silence, without encumbering any others... a one on one experience with Spirit... and needing nor wanting anything other than... and no more to be done than.. nothing more to be said, thought or felt... no lesson to learn nor none to ask for.... a peace, a silence, a stillness, a beauty..

if only i could remain there

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Moments of time and prescious gifts are shared in spirit that our daily lives may have purpose. That our human consciousness can transcend in moments when spirit is needed to descern what is happening.

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daily lives having purpose.... inside the circles of mental health ive heard again and again.... what is the purpose? .. what is my purpose? ... why am i here? .. whats it all about? ... why? ...

we've raced along so quickly.... did 'purpose' forget to tag along? where are the great leaders who teach about purpose? are they here and ive missed them? looking within, i can answer for myself...

"transcend ... discern .... what is happening...."

i have to say... its hard knowing what is happening even without depression and psychosis... but my depression and psychosis is not separate from what is happening... there is a definite link... not only a link, its more like 'whats happening' is the seat and bedrest of the depression... 'whats happening' is where the demon lives and where love conquers.. for me....

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In the hearts of all people is a desire for heaven on earth.

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yes.... for me.... for all? .... i hope so.... it is with those who share this desire that i can find the connection to Spirit... the connection to hope and love and healing...