tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post9121493547490201623..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: WHAT DO I CALL THIS?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-2433040722639011482009-12-03T20:35:01.121-07:002009-12-03T20:35:01.121-07:00i think first hand sensory experience is the basis...i think first hand sensory experience is the basis of spirituality, too. At least it is for me. <br /><br />There is very little that I "believe in," in the conventional use of that term. And there some things, because of experiences and visions and synchronistic encounters with the numinous and liminal, that I Know.<br /><br />It's interesting to me how there is so much apparently built-in desire in so many people to want to Control each other, themselves, and nature. These inner forces of Control turn autocratic even when the idea being defended is anarchistic or democratic. So your experiences at that conference are just so ironic—unfortunately I wish they were less common—in that some folks seek so hard to force others to think like they do, even when they're trying to promote individual freedom and personal choice.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.com