SPOONFED NEED NOT APPLY

So I’ve been frequenting some of the pagan groups on FB.  Sometimes its informative, humorous, and interesting.  Other times it makes one want to stop and with  mouth agape yell WTF!!!!!!  such has been past couple days.  One member comes in with the intent to jump things off with her sanctimonious shit and make a statement that does provoke conversation and yet has a tendency to piss people off.  So the conversation centered around people joining groups and not posting when this individual makes the statement that people wont post if they are called names and put down, because their feelings are sensitive.  Oh whah!!! Are you not adult enough to man up and state your case?  If not, then how can you possibly claim to follow a spiritual path that is outside the societal “norms” ?  I agree that calling someone a name for making a statement can be a bullying tactic from those who will not listen to other’s point of view, but demanding that one give a source for the statement given (even UPG is a source ) is not a bad thing.  For one, it pushes people to look things up , expand their views and perhaps learn something new?  Too often I find that people walk around and will slap any label that strikes their fancy on themselves without any idea what that entails.  I find that irresponsible.  This is about your spiritual self.  why would you not take the time to learn something about it historically?  Any path can stand to have that happen…from the secular ones to those we scrabble together on our own.  If we claim to add some celtic into our path, don’t you think we should learn more about who they were?  Not just give lip service to their deities.  As for the one who is all about the “harm none” aspect.  Just how much harm does she feel people do to themselves without adding some honesty to that path?  They delude themselves into thinking they are being “mystical” when in reality they are lying to themselves.  If you cannot be honest with yourself, then who can? The asscrickets who wander around without a clue have plenty of fluff to read and buy from.  There are many unethical who walk around and will lead many sheeple into the abyss of which sometimes they may never get out of.  They will stay mired down in all the shit that has been tossed their way by others who should know better but care less..Now if that isn’t going against their own “harm none” I don’t know what is!  If you are going to lean a bit and share some insight with someone else. my personal opinion is that one should at least be factual about it.  If its UPG, say so..tell them, “well this is what I did and what I used, and what happened…now you may get different results, but you can try it and see what happens.”  How hard is that?  If you insist on going first this way then that, and you’re fine with it, then by all means do so.  Just don’t expect those who work at their spiritual self on a daily basis to hold your hand and feed  you, because we don’t have the time, the patience nor the inclination to do it all for you.  Grow a pair baby and be prepared to walk that path like a boss!

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