02-24-2012, 01:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2012, 01:44 PM by godwide_void.)
I'm curious as to what belief systems the people on this forum were brought up believing in/practicing and what you previously identified with prior to happening upon the Ra Material? How was the discovery and subsequent integration of the Law of One into your life/perspectives in regards to your previous beliefs? Did they clash? How did your then religious beliefs help you view the LOO?
My parents were Spiritist Christians, though my only exposure to this as a child was playing with LEGO's in the next room of this Brasilian Spiritist church we attended, so the only "god" I knew then was a little yellow block. In my teens I went from non-religious to atheistic/anti-religious (good old rebellion phase) though a friend gave me Anton LaVey's "Satanic Bible" when I was... 14-15? I never considered myself a Satanist nor ascribed to any of what was written in it, though few philosophies in it resonated with me (e.g. You are your own God).
It did nothing for me and I retained a non-religious stance until I came across consciousness-expanding technologies which seemed to be the next logical step, leading me to develop a seemingly natural interest in neo-shamanism, the esoteric, and spirituality, though I never followed the teachings of any major proponents of New Age thought or any sort of spiritual gurus. My own direct experiences of the Divine via my entheogenic voyages is what formed the foundation for the zealous piety I hold now.
Come to think of it, I believe it was about a year after discovering the Law of One material that I had my most profound experiences that led me to being a devout proponent of the philosophy 1111%, though prior to these mystical experiences it was Ra's extreme sophistication and technical explanations of the concepts they push forward that drew me in and the 'profound-but-not-profound-enough' experiences I had under my belt at the time that made it stick out in my mind that this body of information is definitely worth the time pursuing and diving into.
I want to hear your religious/spiritual background stories now.
My parents were Spiritist Christians, though my only exposure to this as a child was playing with LEGO's in the next room of this Brasilian Spiritist church we attended, so the only "god" I knew then was a little yellow block. In my teens I went from non-religious to atheistic/anti-religious (good old rebellion phase) though a friend gave me Anton LaVey's "Satanic Bible" when I was... 14-15? I never considered myself a Satanist nor ascribed to any of what was written in it, though few philosophies in it resonated with me (e.g. You are your own God).
It did nothing for me and I retained a non-religious stance until I came across consciousness-expanding technologies which seemed to be the next logical step, leading me to develop a seemingly natural interest in neo-shamanism, the esoteric, and spirituality, though I never followed the teachings of any major proponents of New Age thought or any sort of spiritual gurus. My own direct experiences of the Divine via my entheogenic voyages is what formed the foundation for the zealous piety I hold now.
Come to think of it, I believe it was about a year after discovering the Law of One material that I had my most profound experiences that led me to being a devout proponent of the philosophy 1111%, though prior to these mystical experiences it was Ra's extreme sophistication and technical explanations of the concepts they push forward that drew me in and the 'profound-but-not-profound-enough' experiences I had under my belt at the time that made it stick out in my mind that this body of information is definitely worth the time pursuing and diving into.
I want to hear your religious/spiritual background stories now.