It would be polite to share a brief introdcuation about yourself and your spiritual beliefs here. But if you can not figure out what to share then please answer the following questions before posting any where else at this group.

1. Your Care2 Name:
2. Your spiritual inclination
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path.
4. Your reason for being at this group

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My spritual inclinations are based on the belief of Mother Earth, she who nourishes and feeds us.  Father Sky who lights our paths and feeds our souls and a Supreme being who oversees all of us.  I have faith that these are true for ME.

I know people love to debate religious issues and since I do not subscribe to a religion I will more than likely keep my opinions to myself. Hope it's OK just to come and read once in a while. 

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My Care2 name is my real name, Nancy M. Davison. I'm a student of the Ageless Wisdom teachings, though I was raised in the Methodist church and was Catholic for twenty years after that. When I discovered the truth (for me) of reincarnation and astrology, I moved beyond religion and into the more esoteric teachings. That's been nearly forty years now. I'm a student with the Arcane School (Alice A. Bailey teachings) and have been for nearly twenty years. I'm a writer by avocation and a gardener because my daughter's one, and I learned so much from her.  

I love discussions about religion and spirituality, and find this group to be lively and unafraid to speak their piece. All good signs.

Namaste, ND

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My name is Leilani..Lei for short..I was a Christian for over 25 years, but left the church about six years ago..I am very spiritual, and claim no religion or particular belief system..I have learned so much after leaving the church..I learned alot in church too, but felt it was too full of hate and anger toward those who did not believe as they did, I wanted something more and my spirit no longer felt comfortable with me calling myself a Christian. I follow my own path and learn and open myself up to our Creator..who I still call God..whom I still and always will believe in...I have found more peace and joy and freedom and acceptance outside of the confines of religion..I don't tell anyone to follow me or believe the way I do..I feel God is bigger then any religion and can not be put solely in one religion or belief system..I lean a lot toward Native Spirituality, but am not closed to any accepting, forgiving, loving belief..I practice my own spirituality and rituals..honoring God, others, the Earth, and all of Creation..

Thanks for the invite by the way.

Lei

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I'm Rebecca, my real first name.  I have also been known as The Educated Backside and Dungeon Lady.  Explanations are too lengthy.

I am a practising Christian, who no longer goes to the 'buildings.'  I was raised as a Christian by a Christian mother who was also a practising Rosicrusian for a number of years.  I've had friends who are witches, Muslims, Jews, and agnostics. 

I try to live my life by the example of Jesus, following the 'narrow path' of love and tolerance.  I have been known to lose my temper on occasion, mostly at seeing injustice, intolerance, or bigotry done to another person.  I try to adhere to my own personal policy of "Keeping my mouth shut, so as not to insert foot into same said mouth."   I never try to convince anyone to follow my path, but if I am asked about it I respond.

Rebecca I.  

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Hello all

I am Raven. I am a panthiest, a pagan, and a Dianic Witch. I honor the Goddess and follow a women's mystery tradition. I discovered this path about 4 years ago, about that. And could never have been happier!

This seems like a great group. I love discussing and sharing my believes, and learning and talking about others as well!

Thanks for the invite!

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Your Care2 Name: Hunterash - Chosen name is Dana.  Pagan name: Hunter Askrdottir

Your spiritual inclination Heathen - Asatru

Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. Since 1994. I was raised Southern Baptist but never felt comfortable and never felt that "saved" feeling that others described. I joined the Marine Corps and explored Catholicsm, enjoying the ritual but again it didn't take.  I discovered paganism: Starhawk, Merlin Stone and became well versed in general paganism and Wicca. I explored several branches in paganism and narrowed my search back to my cultural roots - past the American Indian/Celtic that I knew about. Neither of those worked for me. 

I traced the family to where it merged with Viking/Anglo-Saxon settlers with the Celts. The foundation of our name is Norse.  That led to researching the Northern myths and deities. I finally heard the call and found that "sense of coming home." I've been Asatru Heathen since. Forming a kindred shortly after, which is still in existence.

Your reason for being at this group to learn about other spiritualities and to be a source of information about Asatru and Heathenism.

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I have been on my path with Paramahansa Yogananda for 26 years. I a member of Self-Realization Fellowship http://www.yogananda.org/ for a long time now.

A little about my path:

As set forth by Paramahansa Yogananda, Founder

Sri Daya Mata, President

To teach that the purpose of life is the evolution, through self-effort of man's limited mortal consciousness into God Consciousness; and to this end to establish Self-Realization Fellowship temples for God-communion throughout the world, and to encourage the establishment of individual temples of God in the homes and in the hearts of men.

To reveal the complete harmony and basic oneness of original Christianity as taught by Jesus Christ and original Yoga as taught by Bhagavan Krishna; and to show that these principles of truth are the common scientific foundation of all true religions.

To point out the one divine highway to which all paths of true religious beliefs eventually lead: the highway of daily, scientific, devotional meditation on God.

To liberate man from his threefold suffering: physical disease, mental inharmonies, and spiritual ignorance.

To encourage "plain living and high thinking"; and to spread a spirit of brotherhood among all peoples by teaching the eternal basis of their unity: kinship with God.

To demonstrate the superiority of mind over body, of soul over mind.

To overcome evil by good, sorrow by joy, cruelty by kindness, ignorance by wisdom.

To unite science and religion through realization of the unity of their underlying principles.

To advocate cultural and spiritual understanding between East and West, and the exchange of their finest distinctive features.

To serve mankind as one's larger Self.

http://www.yogananda.org/aboutsrf/aims_ideals.html

I believe in many paths to One Truth! I embrace everyone I meet with as much divine love as I can. I enjoy meeting people from all paths and walks of life. We are each unique souls on our individual paths, yet at the same I feel we are all interconnected at a high level of consciousness and Spirit/Love.

I have met so many wonderful teachers throughout my life, like Ram Dass, Krishna Das, Eknath Easwaren, etc etc. I believe we are all one another's teacher each and every day. I love the teachings of Buddhism and other paths!

I am here to meet new friends and learn about other paths! I also host Many Paths to One Truth here on Care.2 groups.

My computer is locking up right now, so I am just going to reply with my message so I do not lose it, I apologize if there are typos!

Peace, love and light to everyone!

Wendy

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1. Birth to age 15: Christian, no church affiliation
2. Age 15 to age 20: Southern Baptist, conservative and evangelical.
3. Age 20 to age 27: agnostic, with Unitarian church membership.
4. Age 27 to age 35: Baha'i.
5. Age 35 to today (age 36): Agnostic, no church affiliation.

GREAT to have you all here! Welcome to this... what I believe will be an ... INTERESTING and educaitonal group

WELCOME TO YOU ALL!!!!

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Ok... can you all tell that Damien and me are on the same wave length? Not to mention he is like one of my BESTEST!!!! Best friends... we posted a welcome... he brought it to my attention... at the SAME TIME!!!!

So... seriously if you can not reach me... just ask HIM! he is one of the co host here now!!!!

Love ya Damien hon!

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1. Your Care2 Name: Jacqueline, answer to Jacqui among a few others...
2. Your spiritual inclination see so many different beliefs that to me are the same no matter what 'religion' it may be called.  My spiritual inclination - could KARMA be an appropriate answer?
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. As long as I can remember, my family (Baptist) was always concerned about the questions I would ask since they didn't have the answers, or ones that I thought were acceptable.  My favorite question is still "why?"
4. Your reason for being at this group  Sounds like a very interesting group, love to listen to what others feel about their beliefs, etc.   Just don't be offended if I do ask 'why', it isn't meant as an insult - just that I need a better understanding.

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1. Your Care2 Name: The Moonster, real name Carolyn.  Baptism: Ann; Confirmation: Bernadette; Pagan: LindenSeal
2. Your spiritual inclination:  Raised Catholic, I still call myself that because I really believe 'once Catholic, always Catholic.  However, I see myself more universal and Eclectic in my spirituality.  I consider myself a healer and lightworker.
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path - since birth 
4. Your reason for being at this group -  to learn and grow.

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1. Your Care2 Name: Sarah P.
2. Your spiritual inclination: Christian (Catholic) but I work at a United Church
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path: well, 26 I guess since I was raised Catholic
4. Your reason for being at this group: I got an invite from Lance and it seemed like a cool group!

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My name on my care2 profile is Psychic Hecate, but I prefer to be called Hecate or Geraldine whatever you prefer, their both my names

I have several years within both structured religions and earth based religions.

18 years in Christianity,

11 years following Paganism path included within this 11 years is 2 years practising Wicca and 6 years practising Traditional Witchcraft.  I spent the three remaining years studying Shamanism, Norse Paganism, and Buddhism. 

I like to discuss and debate intellectual topics with like minded people, which is why I am here

Hi,

I am Senem from Turkey. During my school years, I was given courses mainly on Islam but I have my own type of belief since (?) hmm.. I really don't know.. I didn't get it or learn it from somewhere, it just got shaped up by itself. I believe in morality and humanism which requires not only respect and care for the human race but also for nature and all living creatures. I also think that there is an enormous energy out there which I call God sometimes.

And my reason to join this group is to learn about other beliefs/religions and to be able to debate respectfully about the personal views. I should thank Dale for inviting me and to all hosts to create such a place where everybody's aim is the same; to understand...   

Senem

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Hello and welcome all!!  After I read all the posts, I'm getting the feeling we need to start a new movement in titled something like "We believe in God - but not your Church or its Doctrines"  I hope all who are searching find something here they can get excited, interested or just plain intrigued about.  Welcome one and all - day by day, we are growing!

Peace - Johanna

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Cleo, welcome to you, as well. It's always interesting to hear about the Wiccan and Pagan path. How does the ancient Egyptian manifest in that path? Namaste, Nancy Davison

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1. Your Care2 Name: RonM
2. Your spiritual inclination Agnostic
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. 31
4. Your reason for being at this group I am very respectful of others opinions/views/faith, but I am also very interested in those views whether I concur or not. I believe by being tolerant of another's basic values, one can be a better person. I don't expect nor intend to sway anyone's personal beliefs, they are, after all, personal, but also expect the same in return.  I don expect to be attacked because my views differ and by the same token, I act accordingly. I am interested because I was indoctrinated from an early age and attended Christian [Methodist] church/chapel until I was 16 when I found my own point of view. With so many diverse followings or religions in the world today, there is much to ponder and all of it is very intriguing. If no one likes that, c'est la vie...

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My spiritual inclination... that's hard to define...

I believe in Goddess Mother, One and All, the Creator, the Beginning and the End and everything between, She Who Is Enough -

I would say ecclectic Pagan with some shamanistic ideology and the longer I live the more similarities I find between my beliefs and Judaism.

I was born to Christian parents, christened and confirmed at the age of 15, but I never felt at home in Christianity. That was the only "trueworthy" religion, all the others were presented as somekind of supersticious mumbo-jumbo, so when I was a teenager I thought I had to be non-religious and an atheist.

Then in the beginning of 90's my sisters bought me "The Witch's Handbook" and I found out that there actually are people out there who seriously call themselves witches and name their faith to be Paganism. In the end of 90's I had found Wicca on the internet, and it felt as if I had come home - finally. After studying Wicca I have noticed, that that's not what and who I am.
I would say that I have spend all my life on my "chosen spiritual path", I just didn't know what it is before 10 years ago

I am here, because C J recommended it. I come here through "2beAWitch", and I noticed one of the hosts there - and I noticed "this is not "religious tolerance matters" but..." - I think that was nicely said.
I am interested in religion, spiritual beliefs and doctrine and debating personal truths, beliefs and spiritual paths - this might be a group for that

Hugs,
Ket

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Welcome Ket - we are very glad to have you here!  You will find a lot of people here, like you, with varied and eclectic spiritual beliefs.  Good to have you in the group!!

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At the risk of over sharing, I have gone through a couple of phases, and will try to summarize them (because I can’t exactly answer the questions otherwise).  I was raised in the Assemblies of God Church (it’s one of the extreme born-again-speaking-in-tongues-every-word-of-the-Bible-is-literally-true), believed what I was taught, and tried to live it.  By the time I was out of high school, it just became intellectually untenable and I quit going or believing (actually couldn’t stop believing that I just couldn’t figure it out and would wind up in Hell).  Because it colored my understanding of all Christianity, I spent the next decade as a cynical agnostic.  The experience of getting married by a knowledgeable and open pastor, as well as my wife’s encouragement to re-consider the universe, has softened me on Christianity, and I now consider myself a Christian, who reserves the possibility that it isn’t necessarily true but it’s the best I can figure out (I hope that doesn’t cause anyone to doubt Christianity’s truth—I’d probably feel that way about any religion after my childhood experiences).  I’m even an elder in our Presbyterian Church, where no one demands that you accept every last word of the Bible as true.

1. Kevin P.

2. Christian (Presbyterian)

3. 5 Presbyterian/ 8 mainstream Protestant of some sort

4. Invite and discussing religious beliefs fascinates me

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1. Your Care2 Name: Roseflame
2. Your spiritual inclination Eclectic Pagan
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. As long as I can remember
4. Your reason for being at this group?    I was invited,twice lol

Glad to have both of you here!!!

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Your Care2 Name: Rhonda

Your spiritual inclination: I feel a very close relationship to God however, I don’t feel any connection with organized religions

Number of years own your chosen spiritual path: I have felt this way as long as I have felt a spiritual consciousness, approximately 40 years

Your reason for being at this group: I was invited by Stacy, Thank you!  And I am very interested in Theology.

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1. see profile pic for c2 name, my birth name (between Gweniviere, & Jenevive, I'm glad parents settled on that~LOL), friends call me KAT...

2 . am a universalist Quaker (3) have been all my life, although raised in the American Anglican (Episcopal) church....just didn't know it til i attended my 1st meeting for worship at the Albany (NY) Religious Society of Friends(3)some twenty odd years ago.....

2b. glad to put down my exact path here at c2, because here we are listed togher in the 1st Christian category along with Amish and Mennonites... 

which makes sense because we are the 3 'traditional peace churches' .....

and Quakers started out as a Christian sect in 17th century England in the 20th century.......

4. two reasons i'm here....

       1. saw this group on a person's profile because              i liked their comment on another board....(how             i get into my favorite groups)

       2. one of the Quakers' early names was 'Seekers             ofTruth', & we believe that there is 'that of God'              in everyone, and universalist quakers believe 

            that Truth & God & the Light Within

           is experieced by all, no matter what religion

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1. Your Care2 Name: RJ, xoxo
2. Your spiritual inclination Ecletic Pagan
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. 4 years
4. Your reason for being at this group To continue learning about the cultures and religions of the world.  All Godly Faiths lead to the Devine

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1. lulu m

2. muslim

3. 40 years

4. To learn

I am known here as: msjudithann2 (my real name being Judith Ann)

I am searching and anxious to learn about others beliefs.

I come to you with an open heart and mind.

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1. Your Care2 Name: Linda M.
   
2. Your spiritual inclination: tends to be a little to the left with an itch just above the curiosity shield.
   
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. I suppose I began my path the first day I saw a tree as another person on the face of the earth. I may have been about four or five.
   
4. Your reason for being at this group
   

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Isn't this silly - I've been posting here for a while, and I never noticed this thread.  Sorry

My CAre2 name is Elizabeth N.  My real name is Elizabeth.

I was born Jewish - very reform.  As time has gone by I have come to respect my heritage more and more, but my beliefs are much more electic.  I would characterize myself as a PantheJew or a PagaJew.  I don't really know enough about Paganism or Pantheism, but I want to learn.  I love debating, and this has proven to be a very intelligent group of people.  I am thoroughly enjoying being here, and I keep learning more everyday.  This has become one of my favorite groups.

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JesFx, DreamFx

Tough to pin down my spiritual belief system, but I'll give it a try: solitary eclectic? turned off by "group religions," influences from many faiths (even the tongue-speaking christians!) and philosophies (wicca included), but prefer to get my goods personally from the raw source (the divine energy, god) who I believe to be both male and female. I guess I tend to commune most with the female aspect. I also feel drawn to Native American belief systems and other tribal forms of "animism" and "ancestor worship" (though I wouldn't call honoring grandma and asking her for a bit of wisdom and insight worship)

I have felt spiritually connected to the universe since childhood, and I feel like I've been here to grow and learn spiritually for at least a few rounds before.

I found this group surfing profiles and joined because I enjoy having intelligent conversations about spirituality and philosophy.

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It would be polite to share a brief introdcuation about yourself and your spiritual beliefs here. But if you can not figure out what to share then please answer the following questions before posting any where else at this group.

1. Your Care2 Name: Kerratuin, Daughter of Danu
2. Your spiritual inclination Pagan (worship out of doors and loving daughter of the Goddess) mix of Native American Shamanism,  Druidism (relationship to the Earth, Healing and connection and sacredness) Celtic (The Goddess connection is strongest for me as she was worshiped by the Celts as Danu, or Danub, or Anu)
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. I have walked many spirtual paths, incl. Catholic, & Zen and Tibetan Buddist, but no where have I connected with such love as within the embrace of the enternal mother. The Ladder has been long, but I am home.
4. Your reason for being at this group Invitation =) & I love all things spiritual.

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Holly, While I've been called many things, I was born, Holly.

I am a mystic, an eclectic pagan-Goddess-worshippin-tree-hugger, and relentless truth-seeker.  I have excellent BS radar, and very little tolerance for arrogance and disrepect.  I'm working on tolerating the overly-sensitive... for I seem to have a dark side too.

Lovely to see so many friends here!

OM Shanti

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My real name is glenna, I am on a spiritual path, the exact road I am on is Many, Christian, Taoism, Great Spirit,  Gaia's child, Tantra, Tarot, astrology, Some Be Here Now with Ram Dass, that ought to do it, at least for now, because I'm, sure it will change. I have been searching all my life for the personal truths. I bet you have some. Thanks for being there and for being who you are. I hope to meet some of you as we trudge this journey.

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1. Your Care2 Name: My eaddy here is petralamb7, but my real name Maria Angela Grow is on my profile
3. Your spiritual inclination: Roman Catholic, but I have tried many earlier in my life
4.  
5. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path: I was raised Roman Catholic. I practiced until I was 14. Then I became involved in advaita vedanta, nondualism based on the Vedas. I explored many religions during that time. I read about Hinduism, Buddhism, went to a yoga ashram in the US, studied zen, Tao... The Mormons even gave me a full course, but I passed on that. I made a foray back into christianity for a year and a half at a Church of Christ. Even went to Bible College. Long story, but hurt by coldness and hypocracy I found. Back to advaita. After a major crisis in my life, I decided to convert to Judaism. I went through all the clesses, did a legal name change, kept kosher...At the last minute, I became convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, and began attending a Messianic Jewish congregation. Later after I married and we moved, I attended many different protestant churches for years. Then in 1992 I returned to the Catholic Church. 
7. Your reason for being at this group; to share and understand the spirituality of my various care2 friends and friends to be (I hope)

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Hello to all; a brief bio of me

1/ my care2 name is my real name.. rick s. ......the s. being short for sullivan.. i had thought of coming in as BodhiGrendl and decided not to. though i am fond of the symbolism of that name given my youth... will explain it later if anyone wishes to be bored..

2/my spiritual inclination...LOL... that's a loaded one .. to keep it short and easy it would be best to call me a Buddhindu.. i'm a buddhist with strong hindu leanings especially in Advaitism and Vendantism.. so see..LOL.. Buddhindu is much easier...  i had considered Buddhu, but that's a little scary sounding and i'm far from that.. (though the new pope, a few years ago, claimed that we buddhists are the greatest danger to the catholic church in the new millenium since marxism ... so i'm a little dangerous ... LOL.. so be careful or i may meditate at you...grrrrr)

3/ sighhhhhhhh... this one makes me feel old, old,old.. i know all things are impermanent but don't remind me yet... i started on the path at a very tender age, though not fully aware at the time of all the future implications of that moment..... and it's been over 30 years.... well now that i think of it... it'll be 40 years in 2011... sighhhh.... but just the buddhist part ... the other has been 10..

4/ why did i join this site?... well i was surfing the spiritual groups and saw that a number of people who have proven in a very short friendship with me to have very good minds were members..... now let's just hope they didn't come here to get away from me...LOL.. as well odd things have begun to come to a head for me in my practice and i think i may be on the edge of a new direction...... no.. still going to be a Buddhindu... that's like my heart beat... can't get away from that, wouldn't want to.... just new things are afoot for me... and i'm expanding my horizons... oooooo sounds twilight zone don't it...LOL...nahhhh nothing at all like that... just don't have the words for it...yet

thanks for the patience to listen/read my intro... blessings to all

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oh forgot something... my mindfulness is way off track today.... the little avatar that accompanies my postings.. wellll that's me to a tee.... an ugly little dog with a big wonky cheshire cat grin... so look at that picture whenever i post and you've got the mindset that it all was written in

blessings

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Hi everyone! ..

1. Your Care2 Name: Robin C.
2. Your spiritual inclination: Christian
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path: About 30 yrs.
4. Your reason for being at this group: I was invited by MyIndians  

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hi there everyone i'm new here, great to meet you all

Your Care2 Name:  my name is Shani

Your spiritual inclination : i am jewish with a vast interest in religion and spirituality, i like learning about different religions and at the moment trying to figure out the differences between religion and spirituality

Number of years own your chosen spiritual path:

 i guess 29 years....

Your reason for being at this group: i am a religious studies student and Religion and Spiritual Beliefs and Doctrine, Debating personal truths is what i study. when i saw this group it seems like the perfect place for me be

1. Your Care2 Name:  Ruth H
2. Your spiritual inclination I began as a rural Church of England Anglican.  When the vicar preached a sermon at Harvest Festival saying that the good Lord had done it all, my father said "so that's why the churchwarden's beans are still in the field" so I began to be a teensy bit sceptical.  I have studied Astrology, but all my ephemerides are out of date.  It is a good way to look at identifying your likely path.  I am drawn to Wicca, Druidism and while I am not a current parish member, I am also basically a fundamentalist Christian "Love is kind, envies not, etc, Corinthians "  I respect other people's faith, just so long as it doesn't take the form of "because you are a sinner you must be saved by burning " school of mindlessness.  If I post something that occurs to me, that is just my opinion.  I only dispute people who try to enforce their own view on other people. 
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. I'd say all my life, 60 years.  I haven't given any of it up, it just draws in from other sources.
4. Your reason for being at this group.  I just thought it looked interesting, informative and developmental.

Sorry again that I didn't realise right off that self introduction was wanted.  I hoped that it would become self evident where I came from and what I was about.

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Your Care2 Name: Simon (Ashworth) Wood... I prefer the name Simon Love - I think I will change my name later - get a new birth certificate, etc....

Your spiritual inclination: hmmm... I prefer to apply the philosophy of Bruce Lee's "jeet kune do" martial art to my life... which means I try anything that I think might work, and that way I see what actually works.... this is much like the Buddha's "Kalama Sutra (Diamond Sutra?)" and "Scientific Method" applied to one's life....

Among other things, I like the Hindu idea of all people doing different things at different stages in their lives, the 4th and final stage being living as an ascetic, hermit, etc. - a bit like this:

but with a state of mind more like this:

Number of years on your chosen spiritual path: I've been on it for between 3 and 29 years, depending on where you count me as starting  ...actually, now that I think about it... I don't see it as a path... I think like Krishnamurti said, the truth is a pathless land which reminds me - have you seen the film, "I Love Huckabees"? If you haven't, I heartily recommend it!

Your reason for being at this group: my reason for being at this group at the moment is have fun showing off... Later? Maybe learn some things...

Please take care and enjoy yourselves, everyone

Peace and friendship,

from Simon

PS, you might be interested in checking out our new group, America Latina Unida (Latin America United), where you can join us in talking about how we can make Latin America a great place for her people and her wildlife

http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/america_latina_unida

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1. Your Care2 Name: Paola Zarate
2. Your spiritual inclination Help to change the world and Help the adolescent mother women
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. ....
4. Your reason for being at this group... I think is important.and my Bf .invited me before...i think

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1. Your Care2 Name: Battlefield Angel
2. Your spiritual inclination:  I believe in Mother Earth
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. 9 Years
4. Your reason for being at this group I browsed through and found some of the subjects interesting!

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1. Your Care2 Name: Adram Qeil
2. Your spiritual inclination Atheist
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. ten years 
4. Your reason for being at this group... dicussion of the opiate of the masses

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1. Your Care2 Name: Amalya Besten
   
2. Your spiritual inclination: Jewish
   
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. I've been Jewish my whole life.
   
4. Your reason for being at this group: For the discussion of religion and dabate of religion.
   

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1. Your Care2 Name:

Darknight

1. Your spiritual inclination

I'm actually not quite sure and maybe after some time here...I'll be able to say

1. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path.

???

1. Your reason for being at this group

To learn and debate.  I like stimulating conversation.

This looks like a great group and I look forward to getting to know you all better!

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Hello all...my name is Velvet-Ropes...it is the only name I go by online.

I would say that I'm more of a spiritual person although baptised Roman Chatholic I do not follow this at all.

I would say that I've considered myself more spiritual than anything else since I was in my late teens.

I really like learning about different things, and hearing different beliefs and thoughts and this group look very interesting.

I look forward to getting to know you all better

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Hello. I am Terri from Arizona. I joined this group because I am looking for answers at this point in my life and thought it would be good to discuss these things with others.

You will find me in several of the pagan and nature groups. I do not claim a religion by name but I do feel I have a private relationship with my God.

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ID Goddessdiva

Enjoy debates, learning from others views on various subjects, and making new friends.

Peace GD

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1. Your Care2 Name: George Walker Bush
2. Your spiritual inclination: fundementalist christianity(evangelical)
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path. 8
4. Your reason for being at this group: heh heh well I say I'm religious might as well look it heh heh.

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No its how it is. Heh heh heh.

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1. Your Care2 Name:Laura P
2. Your spiritual inclination:Witchcraft
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path.:all my life but more so 7 or so years. 
4. Your reason for being at this group:I want to meet like minded people.

I am from Michigan and have all my life.I also am an empath and study divination and other like things.I want to learn runes and have also joined the rune group.I have been married and not I have a great boyfriend and I believe my soul mate.I dont have any kids but we want them.I have 3 pets,they are a dog named Bear,a cat named Crystal and a bird named Casper.I am always willing to help those in need if and when I can,I also leand a hear when someone want to talk.

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My name is Karen.  I also go by Kasper.
I was raised mostly Catholic.  My mother was Catholic and my father converted to Catholicism before they got married.  My father's mother was Mormon, and my father's father followed the Nez Perce religion.
At this point, I don't follow any buildings.  I believe in a higher power and I try to be the nicest person I can be, but I have a hard time with organized religions, especially ones that say that only members of that religion get to go to heaven, or that my good friend who passed away a couple of years ago is in hell just because of his sexual preference.  (Utter BS by the way, one of the kindest people ever, and if there is a heaven - he's there.)  I had some bad experiences with the Catholic church when I was younger, so I am no longer Catholic, and I've never really adopted anything else as my own.
When I got married this year, we were married in a basic Christian church called the New Testament Church, which is located in a renovated gun shop, but we don't attend regularly.  The pastor is a friend of a friend and a good waiter at the local Denny's, so we got married at his church.
My parents are still Catholic.  My husband was raised Mormon.  My foster son (adoption in progress) belongs to no religion, although his previous foster family forced him to go to the Lighthouse Pentecostal church with them against the wishes of his birth parents.  His birth mother is my sister-in-law.
I guess my belief system is a strange mixture of basic Christianity with some Nez Perce and Common Sense thrown in.
I'm here because I'm interested.  Mostly I'll just read, maybe the occasional post if I'm feeling interesting at that particular moment.  I'm more of a lurker.

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Hello every one, my name is Christine, but I fell in love with a spiritual interpretation of my name some months ago…which is ‘Bowlacy’ meaning ‘child of the forest and trees’. I have a love for nature… ‘Trees’ in particular, so the name seemed to fit, and I now use it on all the care2 groups which I belong to.

I love discussions about religion and spirituality and am looking forward to contributing here.

Bow…

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Hi everyone...  My name is Robbie...  Add a 'D' and you'll have my Care2 name - yeah - Robbie D...

My spiritual inclination leans towards a very individual pathway, which knowingly, I've been following for the past ten to twelve years...

I joined this group by invitation from one of the more recent members, who I know; would only point me in the direction of that which might provide food for the spirit and the soul...

I'm not a prolific poster myself, by any standards; but I do read most of that placed before me: responding whenever i feel I can add something to the topic under discussion...

I look forward to reading that already posted: later this evening...

In respect and peace...

Robbie D....

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1. Your Care2 Name:  Michael
2. Your spiritual inclination Catholic
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path.  Since I was a  teen and I quietly chose Catholism on my own while both side of my family battled what religeon I should follow (Born Again or Catholism) I did my own homework and I believe the Holy Spirit guided me. Then as an adult seeing the world (just about every poor and oppressed country you can think of) and all its horrors it then again made me stronger in my faith and now study and religeous history / theology at Notre Dame. Plus being home now and having children with my wife showed me how to be humble and appreciative of life.

   Your reason for being at this group: To share and understand the faith of our Lord and to invoke conversation and understanding

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1. Your Care2 Name: Real name is Charla Rae.
2. Your spiritual inclination: I am an Eclectic Pagan Witch. 
3. Number of years own your chosen spiritual path: I have been studying for five years off and on and just in 2005 started researching more fully. Started officially practicing in December.
4. Your reason for being at this group: I have been interested in different religions and spirituality for a long time and figure that this would be a good group for me to join.