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Post by Lady Anastasia on May 23, 2007 0:12:28 GMT -5
lol... then I suggest you do so.... Immediately! No..Cause she may enjoy the silence too much. I see shes already addicted to here..making 15+ posts instead of writing her papers that she put off til the last minute. While Im off slaving away at work. Get thee into the closet!!! Bring Back the Hottie! I like reading her posts!
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Post by theoccultchrist on May 23, 2007 0:47:50 GMT -5
No..Cause she may enjoy the silence too much. I see shes already addicted to here..making 15+ posts instead of writing her papers that she put off til the last minute. While Im off slaving away at work. Get thee into the closet!!! Bring Back the Hottie! I like reading her posts! How do you know She's a Hottie? Actually wait, cause you know if she wasn't I wouldnt be dating her..that must be it. :-D
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Post by Senbecc on May 23, 2007 0:56:30 GMT -5
Get thee into the closet!!! Bring Back the Hottie! I like reading her posts! How do you know She's a Hottie? Actually wait, cause you know if she wasn't I wouldnt be dating her..that must be it. :-D Actually I think you posted pics in the faces to names thread.
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Post by theoccultchrist on May 23, 2007 1:00:50 GMT -5
How do you know She's a Hottie? Actually wait, cause you know if she wasn't I wouldnt be dating her..that must be it. :-D Actually I think you posted pics in the faces to names thread. Or That.
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Post by Lady Anastasia on May 23, 2007 1:11:24 GMT -5
Get thee into the closet!!! Bring Back the Hottie! I like reading her posts! How do you know She's a Hottie? Actually wait, cause you know if she wasn't I wouldnt be dating her..that must be it. :-D lmfao.... I checked out her website link... I get curious when new people show up... I am the resident nosey person...
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Post by Lady Anastasia on May 23, 2007 1:12:03 GMT -5
Now... Go get in the closet!
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Aislin
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Post by Aislin on May 23, 2007 1:20:12 GMT -5
The playstation is sorta like a closet. Or rather an idiot-box as I call it haha. Sad thing is the cats are enthralled watching him play. I came back to attempt to add more to my sociology paper (huzzah for multi tasking) and decided I can live with 6-8 out of 10 points. I feel like being mediocre interesting factoid: for some reason. . . spell check is hell-bent on me "fixing" rosemary. . . though i haven't typed it since earlier today. It did it to Paul a while ago too. Maybe its a sign I need to get some more rosemary for the garden haha *shrugs* I need sleep
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Post by whisper on May 23, 2007 1:37:03 GMT -5
This string got way off the beaten path I have just one comment about the hole if the lycanthrope/other is real or not. I am going to go out on a limb and say just one thing. If you truly believe in magic then this thread was not even necessary. To read you would have known the answer. As for my basis for that statement. Magic is capable of anything especially for those that are not prepare for what they are about to receive. Again this is my opinion no basis for fact. Nor could I careless to dig up facts just for those few people who like to debate a mute point. Just so it is clear I am not trying offend and am sorry if I step on someones toes. Next I would not have even checked it out if it was not for a friend of mine asking me to. Oh and I do believe that there are valid issues with some mental illness here but that is not the question or the topic of conversation.
On a final note those who seek shall find only what they are looking for.
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Post by Aislin on May 23, 2007 1:48:28 GMT -5
This string got way off the beaten path I have just one comment about the hole if the lycanthrope/other is real or not. I am going to go out on a limb and say just one thing. If you truly believe in magic then this thread was not even necessary. Well, necessary or unnecessary, It is thought provoking, and an attempt at understanding. Any attempt at understanding another persons point of view is worth while IMHO. Agreed, somethings exist simply because. One cannot produce empirical evidence of the existence of the Gods , yet to many (including myself) they exist. That is why we call them "beliefs, faiths " and other words that escape me now due to sleep deprivation lol No worries here I think, you're quite nice and everyone here seems to be rather thick skinned [quote[ I do believe that there are valid issues with some mental illness here but that is not the question or the topic of conversation.[/quote] Well, in a way it is since it is defined by society as a mental illness. But then again it may not be. Who knows? I certainly don't have all the answers. Very true words indeed. If you seek to prove a point, no doubt you will find evidence to support it. Same as if you seek to refute it. Such is the duality of our existence.
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Post by Finn on May 23, 2007 7:08:50 GMT -5
This string got way off the beaten path I have just one comment about the hole if the lycanthrope/other is real or not. I am going to go out on a limb and say just one thing. If you truly believe in magic then this thread was not even necessary. To read you would have known the answer. As for my basis for that statement. Magic is capable of anything especially for those that are not prepare for what they are about to receive. Again this is my opinion no basis for fact. Nor could I careless to dig up facts just for those few people who like to debate a mute point. Actually, I'm not certain it did go too far off track. The person who started this thread did so discussing Lycanthropy from a mental health perspective. I don't think anyone, in the entire thread, was making arguments about werewolves in myth. We haven't been discussing whether or not magic actually allows someone to transform into animals or not. The context has much more to do with people who believe they are something other than human. Moreover, most of these people do not (in their delusions) believe they managed it with magic. The majority of the Otherkin believe they were born that way or that they are members of some secret race moving silently down through the centuries in a parody of Highlander or various roleplaying games from White Wolf. That is why I find it an "apples and oranges" argument to try and compare them to mystics and people of faith. Even if you were trying to offend someone, it wouldn't matter as long as your points are valid. In this case, I just think you started talking about something else in a different context. As another posted commented, most of us have thick skins. We discuss these issues because we find them important, valid, interesting, and unlike yourself, we don't consider them moot. In regards to your final statement: "And those who don't seek in the first place will never find anything at all."
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Post by stormcat on May 23, 2007 9:18:45 GMT -5
Whisper if you check out the other threads on our forum, we frequently deviate from the path. Eventually we return, that's just how things go.>^..^<
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Post by Lady Anastasia on May 23, 2007 12:24:36 GMT -5
Whisper if you check out the other threads on our forum, we frequently deviate from the path. Eventually we return, that's just how things go.>^..^< We're just a bunch of deviants... lol... ok, shutting up now... We make allowances for the occasional random wandering off track, it keeps us sane... and, more fun... Now... Back on topic... I agree with Finn... Row's original post and the reason for this discussion topic was to discuss if Otherkin and Lycanthropy (Sp?) were mental disorders or defects.. I think it would be wonderful to discuss the mythical and magical aspects as well, but, I think that might be a separate discussion topic all together...
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Post by whisper on May 23, 2007 12:45:05 GMT -5
Quote: On a final note those who seek shall find only what they are looking for.
Very true words indeed. If you seek to prove a point, no doubt you will find evidence to support it. Same as if you seek to refute it. Such is the duality of our existence.
Well in saying that I can say that I can say that both are true. Depends on what you believe. A teacher taught me once that if enough people believe that something exists that never before existed then it would then come into existance. I suppose that this could apply here. Why does anyone have to be wrong. Which world would you like to live in. Choose and then live there.
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Post by Senbecc on May 23, 2007 13:27:40 GMT -5
This string got way off the beaten path I try not to push the rules of this board to hard Whisper, I want my boards to be educational for all involved, but at the same time I want people to have fun on them. Besides if I push them to hard sooner or later I'll end up breaking my own rules. I disagree, there is a distinct difference between what is "magic" and what is complete disconnection from reality. Now I would be the first to agree that reality in-and-of it's self is a product of the mind and is subject to many layers and meanings which could be some of the reason for this type of confusion. However when a person stands with one foot in the physical, and another in the psychological, that can become problematic. One of the most important factors in this to my mind is the ability to perceive the world around you, and what was/is some form of Shamanic journey. Secondly, lets let me and the staff decide what threads are necessary and which ones aren't, fair enough? Magic is capable of everything is it? Then why am I wondering where the money for my next lot rent payment is going to come from? Again, one needs to perceive what *is* and what isn't. Magic to my mind in one of it's many aspects is the ability to perceive what *is* with out flaw, to know with out blemish. Personal journeys and growth, are one thing, but they're not going to pay that lot rent for me are they?
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Post by KittyLane on May 23, 2007 16:03:16 GMT -5
I would like to point out that being pagans, whatever kind we may be, are all in some sort or another accused of having a mental condition. Reason? Because we are open to a whole other world of thinking. We(most of us) think there is more than one god. We think (gasp) that the goddess exists. Some would say that in believing in these things, that cannot be proven, that we are suffering from some mental disease. Also, some would say that seeing faeries and spirits is not possible. But there are many on this board who have. Many who have discussed their experiences and not been accused of any sort of mental disability. Why I wonder?
I myself have dealt with spirits in my own home. I have posted about this on this forum. I share with those who have also have experienced those types of issues. What if I was the only one to have ever came on this board and discussed that, would I then be crazy? Would I be deemed unstable because there are none who have experienced what I have? I really do hope not.
I, myself have not had any faerie dealings. I have not seen or experienced them. Do I discredit those who have, no I do not. Because I simply do not know. I love being open to the possibility of a chance of something truly unique. My only wish is that others would as well. Yes we have to have facts and proof of so much, but can we not as Pagans be supporting of each other? We already stand apart from so many.
And yes here I am, a Admin straying from the topic at hand. Many apologies...
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