01-05-2015, 12:11 PM
I was baptized as a baby and it probably worked on me, I always suspected it was mainly an overdose of fluoride (some of my teeth were deformed due to fluorosis). I went to a Catholic middle school, and in 8th grade we went through the next sacrament, "Confirmation", which is when the burgeoning adult entity agrees and accepts the terms of their baptism. Every single part of my being did not want to go through with this - I wasn't anti-God and didn't even consider myself atheist, agnostic at best, but it was a non-starter because everyone in my class was going through it. We had special classes and rehearsals and prayers to prepare. My grandma, who was very involved with the church, was excited to participate. So I sucked it up and went through a ritual that repulsed me to my core, and got over it, I guess. I didn't have a direct reason why I didn't want to do it, just that pesky intuition trying to protect me it seems. Wouldn't surprise me if the accusation was true.
There are lots of "annointing of the third eye" rituals in Catholicism. On Ash Wednesday every year, everyone goes to mass and gets a cross drawn on their third eye in ashes. Not sure where the positive message lies in that one.
Are we "sacrificing" that power? When we are baptised, we are told that it's because of original sin, and if a baby dies before it is baptized it will go to purgatory because it's a sinner. Is the "original sin" the opening of the veil? Gotta do some processing with this one because it's quite repulsive to consider.
There are lots of "annointing of the third eye" rituals in Catholicism. On Ash Wednesday every year, everyone goes to mass and gets a cross drawn on their third eye in ashes. Not sure where the positive message lies in that one.
Are we "sacrificing" that power? When we are baptised, we are told that it's because of original sin, and if a baby dies before it is baptized it will go to purgatory because it's a sinner. Is the "original sin" the opening of the veil? Gotta do some processing with this one because it's quite repulsive to consider.