katmeow
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Hey all,
Sometimes it's easy to forget that there's a big wide world of bluelight outside of Aus social or perhaps you've just never really realised what else is on offer here. Whatever the case may be, we've invited the mods of the other community forums to each have a thread here telling everyone about their forum and what it has to offer. First up is Philosophy and Spirituality. I expect the mods to be popping in to say hello here as well, so feel free to ask any questions you may have. I'd encourage you to drop into their forum check out something new today and maybe even start a thread there if you're feeling game!
-Aus Social Mod Team :D
Sometimes it's easy to forget that there's a big wide world of bluelight outside of Aus social or perhaps you've just never really realised what else is on offer here. Whatever the case may be, we've invited the mods of the other community forums to each have a thread here telling everyone about their forum and what it has to offer. First up is Philosophy and Spirituality. I expect the mods to be popping in to say hello here as well, so feel free to ask any questions you may have. I'd encourage you to drop into their forum check out something new today and maybe even start a thread there if you're feeling game!
-Aus Social Mod Team :D
Philosophy and Spirituality (P&S), formerly known as Thoughts and Awareness (T&A), is a forum where matters of some depth get brought up. Anyone who's curious about the world around them, or just wants to bat around ideas they've been mulling over in their minds, should try posting in this forum, because you'd be surprised at the gamut of perspectives you'll get on it.
The topics that come up most frequently concern spirituality, religion, magick and the occult, existential questions about purpose in life, ethics, postmodernism, political theory, the paranormal, culture, mysticism, meditation and yoga, realizing one's full potential, and metaphysics. Discussions concerning drugs are welcome as long as they're tangent to something philosophical or spiritual. I feel we share a border, and a common nomadic population of regulars, with Science and Technology, Current Events and Politics, Words, and Psychedelic Drugs.
Some people come looking for a kindred spirit they can talk to about things on their mind, with someone who utilizes the same framework to see the world. Others are like the people you meet wearing courderoy jackets and sipping espresso in a funky coffee shop, looking for some intellectual action. We're a community where every possible worldview is respected. We may not agree or frame our notion of life in the same terms, but we respect the rights of anyone to believe or disbelieve anything.
I'm proud to keep this forum running, because philosophy and spirituality have a long common history with psychotropic drug use, which should never be forgotten by either side. I value drugs partly as a mystical tool personally, and am happy to see others who are keeping up this ancient tradition. From my own reading, also, I am led to believe that moderate, low-harm-risk drug use correlates well with ceremonial use, integrated into a cultural and spiritual tradition, whether we're talking Jewish wine, Hindu bhang, or Siberian fly agaric.
These threads are a little taste of the kinds of songs we play around here:
Atheists that believe in the Soul, or Infinite Consciouss/oneness.
What would it take?
Would you ever go back?
Kids these days
Post your fun theories on life/existence/etc.
Self-Initiation Into The Golden Dawn Tradition
Your P&S mods are MyDoorsAreOpen and complexPHILOSOPHY
The topics that come up most frequently concern spirituality, religion, magick and the occult, existential questions about purpose in life, ethics, postmodernism, political theory, the paranormal, culture, mysticism, meditation and yoga, realizing one's full potential, and metaphysics. Discussions concerning drugs are welcome as long as they're tangent to something philosophical or spiritual. I feel we share a border, and a common nomadic population of regulars, with Science and Technology, Current Events and Politics, Words, and Psychedelic Drugs.
Some people come looking for a kindred spirit they can talk to about things on their mind, with someone who utilizes the same framework to see the world. Others are like the people you meet wearing courderoy jackets and sipping espresso in a funky coffee shop, looking for some intellectual action. We're a community where every possible worldview is respected. We may not agree or frame our notion of life in the same terms, but we respect the rights of anyone to believe or disbelieve anything.
I'm proud to keep this forum running, because philosophy and spirituality have a long common history with psychotropic drug use, which should never be forgotten by either side. I value drugs partly as a mystical tool personally, and am happy to see others who are keeping up this ancient tradition. From my own reading, also, I am led to believe that moderate, low-harm-risk drug use correlates well with ceremonial use, integrated into a cultural and spiritual tradition, whether we're talking Jewish wine, Hindu bhang, or Siberian fly agaric.
These threads are a little taste of the kinds of songs we play around here:
Atheists that believe in the Soul, or Infinite Consciouss/oneness.
What would it take?
Would you ever go back?
Kids these days
Post your fun theories on life/existence/etc.
Self-Initiation Into The Golden Dawn Tradition
Your P&S mods are MyDoorsAreOpen and complexPHILOSOPHY
