Groups

  • Mysticism in World Religions
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    Mysticism in World Religions
    Status: Member
    Description: Every religion is made up of two wings, the orthodoxy and mysticism. The word orthodox from the Greek means “having the right opinion” from orthos = right, true or staight, and doxa =opinion, praise, related to dokein which means thinking. Accordingly the word orthodoxy typically means adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion. The word mysticism (from the Greek mystikos, an initiate of a mystry religion). This initiate is in the pursuit of communion with, identity with or conscious awareness of an ultimate Reality, Divinity, Spiritual Truth or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight. Mysticism usually centers on a practice or practices intended to nurture that experience or awareness. Mystic traditions generally form sub-currents within larger religious traditions - such as Kabbalah within Judaism , Sufism, within Islam, Vedanta within Hinduism, Christian mysticism within Christianity, Zen (Ch’an) within mainstream Buddhism and Taoism. The term '"mysticism'" is used to refer to beliefs and practices which go beyond the liturgical and devotional forms of worship of mainstream faith, often by seeking out inner or esoteric meanings of conventional religious doctrine. For example, Kabbalah (based in Judaism) seeks out deeper interpretations of the Torah, Sufism (in Islam) extends and amplifies the teachings of the Quran in the spirit of universal love, Vedanta reaches for the inner teachings of Hindu philosophy encapsulated in the Vedas. Mystics hold that there is a deeper or more fundamental state of existence beneath the observable, day-to day world of phenomena, and that in fact the ordinary world is superficial or epiphenomenal. This group, is for the mystics from every religion in order to reach this One and Universal fundamental state of existence in All the religions of the World.
  • Choose Your Path
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    Choose Your Path
    Status: Member
    Description: I'd like to start this group for anyone who is confused or has questions about their faith. Express your ideas and your questions without fear of bias or prejudice. Talk openly and gain help from others to Choose Your Path.
  • Christian Discussion Group
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    Christian Discussion Group
    Status: Member
    Description: This group is specifically for Christians who would enjoy talking about interpretations of the Bible; common questions people ask us as Christian believers; and anything else that's on people's minds. This is NOT a group to debate Christianity, it is specifically for those who already follow the Christian faith.
  • Shamanic Ceremony
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    Shamanic Ceremony
    Status: Member
    Description: Hi there! Welcome to the Shamanic Ceremony group! This group was set up as a place for anyone Shamanic or generally Pagan to meet and discuss ideas for ceremonies, whether for healing, transitions, or for celebration. If you've performed ceremonies alone, for others, if you have ideas you'd like to share, or if you were at a ceremony that you liked and you'd like to share it, or have a story to tell, all are welcome here. Non-pagans are also welcome, whether theist or atheist, but this is not a debate group, so please come and go in peace. Best Wishes to all, ~Trixx
  • Pagan Holidays
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    Pagan Holidays
    Status: Member
    Description: A place to share and celebrate seasonal rituals and events in all Earth-based religions. You can kick off the holidays by sharing your favorite Winter Solstice stories and rituals. What does the holiday mean to you? How do you celebrate? Please share your stories and photos in the discussion area below.
  • Welcome To All Faiths
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    Welcome To All Faiths
    Status: Member
    Description: I welcome anyone to this group so that it may expand and we can learn off of one another. Discussions welcome but with respect. (Linda has put me {Sean} as group moderater because she has taken a study on the Bible that will take most of her time. Contact her for more info. If you have any questions let me know. I hope Linda injoys her studies and will be back with us soon.)
  • World Pantheism Movement (WPM)
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    World Pantheism Movement (WPM)
    Status: Member
    Description: "The fact is that because no one thing or feature of this universe is separable from the whole, the only real You, or Self, is the whole." (Alan Watts)
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  • Meditation
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    Meditation
    Status: Member
    Description: This group is for guidance and encouragement for cultivating meditation skills and to increase understanding of the full richness of the practice of meditation and what it offers us. Get to know other people who are interested in meditation, and share and reflect on how it can help us experience greater clarity and balance in our lives.
  • A CALL TO CATHOLICS
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    A CALL TO CATHOLICS
    Status: Member
    Description: Sharing beliefs, spirituality, prayer, etc. with catholics, and people of other faiths so we can all grow together on our spiritual faith journeys. come post some of your favorite prayers catholic or otherwise.
  • Catholic Women
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    Catholic Women
    Status: Member
    Description: A place where we can get together as sisters of Christ to talk about what our roles are as wives and mothers. Also to help and encourage.
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