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runemaster

runemaster

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Close your eyes, death is everywhere, death and torment. It is true. Not just this, but there are a certain variety of demons that actually feed on human misery. Consider the amount of misery in the world. Consider these energies as fuel for the "dark side."
 
Id rather think of nice things and not feed negativity..
It's easy to blame outside influences for all the bad stuff that happens to us..not many people like the idea that alot of what they reap they also sew.
 
Death and torment are necessary yes..life and happiness are also necessary..one cannot exist without the other..they are simply polarities that compliment each other..too much of one thing is never good and gets old after a while.

People take the light for granted until they finally stumble through the dark and begin to recognise the light for what it is..learn to love the darkness for the lessons it teaches.

We see what we choose to see...weather darkness or light..both are there, what we see depends on where our attention is focused. Live in fear and the darkness will be like huge cloak..leaving you searching for the light that was already right in front of your face.

"Not just this, but there are a certain variety of demons that actually feed on human misery."

Many humans do just that as well..."demons" walk in all sorts of forms..we all have a bit of that within us..we cannot truely grow until we take a good look at ourselves in the mirror, and accept and take responcibility of all aspects of ourselves..desirable or not.

I do not belive in "good" or "bad"..to me all of creation is equally valid and everything supports everything else..I dont believe in duality at a fundamental level..I think there is something more transcendental than that.
 
Also death can be beautiful...I dont really see what is so miserable about it..death can be seen as a transition that gives way to something new..new life..
A tree dies, rots into the earth creating fertile soil for new life to grow..it's all part of the great circle of life..love life and let the great mystery and miracle that it is inspire you and leave this place humble and curious..die with dignity..

Love is everywhere..sometimes you just have to stop looking.
 
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I have to second Fractal Enchantment's take. You must take a step out of yourself and put things in perspective. My view is a truly humble one. I know that I am but a speck on a speck in an endless sea of specks. In view of the size of the universe I am utterly insignificant save to the other specks closest to me. They will miss me when I die, but what about all the other six BILLION people on this planet? It's not like I'm Brad Pitt.

Make the best of it, if you are ABLE to whine then you are better off than you think.



Namaste,

J
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As for misery, it is a choice, not a condition, at least not in the western world. You ARE on the internet, right? You have a computer? You are INSIDE and WARM?

This is a test, this is ONLY a test. In case of a REAL emergency you will be told to smoke more DMT and face your fears. YES, We ALL know about the soul-sucking demons. If you ignore them they will go away. Stand your ground and CHOOSE to be happy. That is the REAL secret to life. CHOOSING to be happy. CHOOSING TO BE HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT.

You are a SPECK. Be a HAPPY speck.





J

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As Joseph Campbell put it
Joyful participation in the sorrows of the world and everything changes.
Follow your bliss brother not the fears and ugly thoughts.
 
Ya I must be insane because I think death is beautiful !!!
jason+fractal I love your posts!!!
Don't be so angry...love this shit...cheers!! *dissolves*
everything is perfectly balanced. BE. FLOW.
 
The topic starter seems to mean well..but I sense all of this comming from a place of fear..living in a state of fear filled ideology..I have been there it's depressing and refuse to think that way these days..

I notice it even in things I do these days still..I act out of a place of fear..not even realizing it..it holds me back. I met a beautiful girl last night at a friends going away party and hung out with her all night..got along so well and we got really drunk so she had to crash at my house with some other people..anyways now I can tell how I hold myself back alot in situations like that out of fear..fear of letting myself get all caught up and just do the things I want to do or say..I get like this socially sometimes..and it's all fear based..and it's all me..there are no excuses, noone to point the finger at other than myself..

Im kicking myself now..I need to find this girls number somehow..

Fear is irrational at it's core..it can teach you valuable lessons but in the end those lessons lead into the mythical and illusory nature of fear itself..
 
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Fractal, you are so damn like me at a certain age. It's endearing. You are a fine soul and you will find your way in time. Just let no experience go unappreciated. I think you already know that. Now go get that girls number!



Runemaster, I am a positive thinker but I certainly believe that entities exist that feed off of thought and while they may or may not feed off of misery, I think at the very least they spurn its existance and enjoy the show of stupid-angry-human#1 hitting stupid-angry-human#2. I mean lets think; they have been around so much longer than we have. We can notice trends in our young and in our domesticated animals and in so many other creatures that have a shorter lifespan than us. We have a shorter lifespan than they do. They know our patterns intimately and can intercede with great skill and guile and lead us with the pretty shiny hyperdimensional gifts in whatever direction they see fit. I think even shamans with years of experience can only ever be witness to little more than a fraction of what is real, of what is ALL.

I do it because of curiosity, a need to know something more than I know now, to know things that noone else living in the 'normal' world could ever even comprehend. To one day achieve the seven-year-stare so that when I am old, I will be known not just as old, but 'old and wise'.



More later,

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Fear is always what holds us back..and it is sooo contagous sometimes..this is why we need to be aware of it when it arises and choose not to give that vibe away..love is also contagous and a much better gift to give to others..if you really think it's not there all around us than at least create some to go around!

We are our own worst enemies..seriousily I used to look for reasons to point the blame elsewhere about things but after psychedelics that is harder and harder to do..I think that in general it is true that people unconsciousily choose each situation they are in..of course medical problems and diseases, cultural situations etc can be the exception to the rule here..

There really is nothing easy about entheogens..they demand that I look deeper and alot of work on personal outlook and actions is the end result..it's not like some magic button that you press and presto you are some kind of saint..
 
fractal enchantment said:
I do not belive in "good" or "bad"..to me all of creation is equally valid and everything supports everything else..I dont believe in duality at a fundamental level..I think there is something more transcendental than that.
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FE,

one way or another the belief of NOT believing in "good" or "bad" has stumbled upon me. i dont know what to make of it but i am at a sort of peace with it. however, i would like to think that there is some sort of justice to what we do. we are our intent...whether that is good or bad is up to each individual. but FE i think im with you on this one...

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I love the fact that Fractal Enchantment's avatar is riding the waves while Runemaster's avatar is clinging on to a wooden cross in the waves... that says it all!

thumbs up for Fractal!!

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