Ditto here.

I just have realized that my initial refusal to examine religion at all in my younger years because ' oh its stupid' was locking me off to knowledge and understanding. And it was limiting me..

And I knew that I felt empty, and that my art gave me purpose. As I delved into my art. I saw more things that I could not explain or quantify.

Tarot card readers who would sit there and read my psyche in ways that psychologists would weep at. Palm readers and numeroloists who did the same.

And I had to think to myself there has to be a reason for the introspection

I don't know if I'm making sense. I just know.that my life has become different because I change how I thought.

Im.sorry if I angered you. I just....

Sorry.

If I had kept an objective view of the world, I would have given up on everything I wanted to do. The things I engage in do not harm others, and allow me a sense of peace and tranquility. It has also made me more.empathetic and emotionally aware.

I also recognize that certain beliefs were injurious to health, and simply didn't make sense. So I kept the things that were beneficial to me and made sure to avoid and ignore the things that were stupid.

I'm a visual and tactile person. I didn't realize that when I started doing handheld camerawork I'd be in effect doing Tai chi. Using the camera served as an anchor point for my mind. I realized that if I applied techniques from various belief systems strategically, I could use them to guide my cognition and artistic focous. Plus, stones are pretty!

I do think there has been a massively untapped potential of knowledge that has been lost. But I also believe that things like vaccines would be fine for people to take. If a person believes in God and God made everything and controls everything, then the creation of vaccines would be caused by the diety by 'logic"

It's nuts. I know people who refused the vaccine because of so many stupid reasons. They don't want to listen to reason or science. I do think that dietary modulation and exercise can play a massive role in healing. I don't think the pandemic was a hoax . I lived through it, and had to delve into my art to retain focus and sanity. Now I'm on a new path of growth and transformation

Drink water. Vaccinate. Eat healthy foods. Walk in the forest

Lol, I mean, my beliefs don't hurt anyone because I utilize them as a focal point for mental progression and growth. I am more focused, more calm, and I have improved in my art to a huge degree. Are the stones realistically having an impact on reality, or me? No! But does the placebo effect have value if used properly? We are the only species able.to engage in self reflection and self mastery, and with that stated it may be possible to utlelize belief systems to better oneself if they provide ritual and routine to a highly intelligent but disordered mind.

I don't have any proof that I do, my feeling is that they do what is stated. All I know is that I'm not dead yet. And they act as focusing aids when meditating. Ritual actions are essential for the creative adhd mind. At least for me. I am also still a lover of science and technology. I see these emerging systems as heralds of the advancement and perhaps salvation of the human species. But we have lot of work to do.

I mean I do energy work, and pray, and use stones. I also know that science is real and am fully vaccinated. You use whatever works, but you make a commitment to not be stupid.

I admit that I don't know it's precise potential applications , aside from being able to act as force multipliers or aids to human creativity.care to expound?

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