Okay, I made it all the way through, first thought: AMAZING. Second thought: The book "Man's Search For Meaning" By Viktor E Frankl is what the bit about suffering reminded me of, I often find myself, as a Christian (but the kind that is in complete madness), struggling to make sense of the unfair suffering of the world. I also believe in reincarnation, I hate the traditional view of Karma though, hince the madness. Your post is the first substack post I have read with any kind of-- reverence for the unknowable. Like breathing in fresh air. Thank you.
Thanks so much for reading, and for the kind words :)
Man's Search For Meaning is one of my favorites - I definitely need to read it again. His idea of Will to Meaning was a huge piece of the puzzle for me, especially after getting getting a bit nihilistic off of Nietzsche.
Any ideas as to what you would add to the bottom section (anchors)? Looking into what others regard as fundamental truths has always been very enlightening for me.
haha my anchor is that I can think for myself and it is okay to be wrong and it is okay for me to wresle with God. I also hold onto the foolish notion that I get to keep my disagreements with God. I also have this notion that I am willing to be damned in defiance of the mere existence of hell. It may or may not be real, and I love God, but I am willing to fundamentally disagree with the concept of eternal damnation so much that I would willingly go there just to break God's heart on purpose. Call it gambling with my own soul, because that is exactly what I am doing. I don't know if I am bluffing, and that is what scares me the most and gives me the most courage to be honest in my writing. My achor is literally 'fuck aorund and find out.' I would not recommend this spiritual path to anyone 0/10
I do really like that idea of 'wrestling with God' and I think it's importance gets overshadowed a lot by the dogma of a lot of modern systems, despite being stressed heavily in myth, legend, scripture etc. Never could get down with the idea of eternal damnation, either. The whole idea of hell always struck me as metaphorical - being that state of inner-turmoil brought on by being at war with yourself.
Okay, I made it all the way through, first thought: AMAZING. Second thought: The book "Man's Search For Meaning" By Viktor E Frankl is what the bit about suffering reminded me of, I often find myself, as a Christian (but the kind that is in complete madness), struggling to make sense of the unfair suffering of the world. I also believe in reincarnation, I hate the traditional view of Karma though, hince the madness. Your post is the first substack post I have read with any kind of-- reverence for the unknowable. Like breathing in fresh air. Thank you.
Thanks so much for reading, and for the kind words :)
Man's Search For Meaning is one of my favorites - I definitely need to read it again. His idea of Will to Meaning was a huge piece of the puzzle for me, especially after getting getting a bit nihilistic off of Nietzsche.
Any ideas as to what you would add to the bottom section (anchors)? Looking into what others regard as fundamental truths has always been very enlightening for me.
haha my anchor is that I can think for myself and it is okay to be wrong and it is okay for me to wresle with God. I also hold onto the foolish notion that I get to keep my disagreements with God. I also have this notion that I am willing to be damned in defiance of the mere existence of hell. It may or may not be real, and I love God, but I am willing to fundamentally disagree with the concept of eternal damnation so much that I would willingly go there just to break God's heart on purpose. Call it gambling with my own soul, because that is exactly what I am doing. I don't know if I am bluffing, and that is what scares me the most and gives me the most courage to be honest in my writing. My achor is literally 'fuck aorund and find out.' I would not recommend this spiritual path to anyone 0/10
I do really like that idea of 'wrestling with God' and I think it's importance gets overshadowed a lot by the dogma of a lot of modern systems, despite being stressed heavily in myth, legend, scripture etc. Never could get down with the idea of eternal damnation, either. The whole idea of hell always struck me as metaphorical - being that state of inner-turmoil brought on by being at war with yourself.
yeah, I am more of a universalist when it comes to hell. I see the metaphor as well. Texas is a bad place to be a universalist though hahaha
reading now, may TL;DR it if it's too triggering #PTSD #IWishIWasJoking
Lmao. Sorry to put you on blast like that, big J.
I'm def lowercase j, but thanks for playing along haha