Posts by mistygull16

Peter Phillips32 said:If you look at history, violence is trending down, people are living longer and healthier lives, we have access to endless products that make life easier, and everyone’s getting more diverse, free, and wealthy leisure time.

More and more countries are becoming civilized, moving toward modern ways of organizing society.

So, given all these massive improvements affecting more people than ever—all thanks to scientific research, tech breakthroughs, and humanist efforts in social structures—I’m genuinely curious how this supposed manipulation by those rich overlords, who supposedly hold the whole world in their hands, actually manifests itself.

Well, if you're the one lighting the fires yourself, then yeah, obviously there's going to be smoke.

As for the poll, I’m not picking between pure stupidity (these fantasies) and oversimplification (acting like nations are isolated islands)—I'll pass on both.

I mean, what’s even the point of all those royal families and groups like the Bilderberg Group, or secret societies like the Skull and Bones...

Why does America only have two political parties and a handful of families producing presidents when there are 250 million people out there, maybe even more? 🤷

If it weren't for this manipulation, countries would actually be equally prosperous. Instead, they make sure wealth stays stuck in the hands of the ultra-rich. You see it everywhere—how everything gets bought up from poorer nations on this supposedly "free" market. A Frenchman wouldn't sell us their nuclear tech, and a German wouldn't sell us one of their car plants, yet here we are, waiting on some foreign investor to come along and charge us just to enjoy the sun and the beach on our own coast.

I get it when Africans hand over their diamonds to foreign investors and end up having to dig for someone else's gems, but we don't even have to dig anything up. We just have to collect the fee. So we sit around waiting for some foreign owner to show up and claim the sun and the sea. 🤷 That’s how the elite's strategy plays out—it's basically just organized racketeering.

Personally, I’m convinced the world is being run by our fellow humanoids hanging out in groups like the Bilderberg Group. They probably lean into conspiracy theories just to keep people distracted, thinking the whole thing is too naive to actually grab the mainstream's attention.

I don't buy the whole alien contact thing—don't think they've been pulling the strings on our history or anything.

But hey, you can't say never. Who knows what else might be tucked away somewhere...

Where there's smoke, there's fire, right?

First off, my bad if this isn't the right sub for Spiritually-themed PDFs. If the mods think it belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it, 🤷

So, here’s the deal. According to those wild conspiracy theories floating around, we're actually being ruled by some kind of reptilians from other planets—or maybe just different dimensions.

Personally, I’m leaning toward a different vibe. I think the world is really run by these ultra-wealthy dynasties. They play the long game, pulling strings through corrupt governments to control entire nations and their people.

Then you've got the folks who swear there are "beings of light" out there, supposedly sent to reveal all this to us...

But honestly? I suspect the elites actually cooked up those alien theories themselves. It’s a brilliant distraction—make the idea of a shadow government sound so ridiculous and naive that nobody takes them seriously.

I mean, if you ask me, things are way more intense than people realize. This whole top-tier elite group is working on a systematic plan to drain everyone's pockets, and they're getting us used to being broke every single day.

What do you guys think?

I’m jumping on board with this move to bring the whole topic back to the Politics section!

We really need to start taking some of this stuff seriously, before we end up being played by the FBI all over again.

I'm out here fighting the good fight in politics

just messing around on Reddit a bit

and using the spiritual stuff to recharge my batteries

Nicole Booth25 said:A vision would be akin to a mystical experience; you likely wouldn't feel the need to explain it to anyone else.
A vision belongs solely to you, and it defies verbal description. At least, that is my perspective on the matter.
It is an internal phenomenon that loses its potency the moment you attempt to recount it to another person.

🤷 I mean, on one hand, I get that...

but why not share something that could actually lift someone up, or give them a little spark of inspiration? 🤷

you just have to make sure you're sharing it with people who'll actually respect it and find it inspiring.

Donna Fowler7 said:Assumption: The spiritual realm is real.

The question: How can you actually tell the difference between a vision and a hallucination?

Look, why am I even asking this? Because I’ve dealt with psychiatrists who refuse to even entertain my starting premise—to them, "visions" simply don't exist.

Then, on the flip side, you have psychiatrists who happen to be people of faith—whether they're Christian, Muslim, or just spiritually inclined without being part of an organized religion—and these folks are actually capable of distinguishing a genuine vision from a hallucination.

Even Catholic priests—specifically those rare ones authorized to perform exorcisms—work quite closely with mental health professionals. They're remarkably good at telling a vision apart from a hallucination, or at the very least, differentiating between someone experiencing a spiritual crisis and someone suffering from a clinical mental illness. Word is, in only about 2% of suspected possession cases is it actually confirmed, while the other 98% are rightfully referred for psychiatric care.

So, is there a straightforward way to figure out if someone has seen something real—like heaven, hell, or a glimpse of the future—versus just having a hallucination? Psychiatrists who aren't closed-minded about the spiritual world seem to know the difference.

Follow-up question: Is it even possible to have a true vision while under the influence of drugs, or is that ALWAYS just a hallucination?

A hallucination would basically be some kind of glitch in your visual or auditory processing, where you see or hear stuff that has zero connection to reality.

But a vision... that shouldn't be a hallucination. It should be linked to parts of our consciousness that aren't usually active in the average person. A vision would be tied to a higher state of awareness... though, I guess we could go down a philosophical rabbit hole here. What if you have a vision that’s totally useless? 🤷 Is it just a mental hiccup, or is it internal proof that your consciousness just expanded? 🤷

There's that old saying, you'll know them by their fruits. ☕

Justin Garcia7 said:My biggest breakthrough has been a massive drop in anxiety about the future. It basically boils down to this: don't believe everything your brain tells you. Quiet the internal chatter, stay present, and just let life unfold when it's ready.
Whenever you start anticipating something, you tend to project all these false scenarios onto the future. In my experience, those mental projections are wrong about 90% of the time.

I wasn't talking about anticipation, more like what we've actually noticed through all that "self-work" over the last year🤷

I mean, I get the whole "no expectations" thing, but let's be real, sometimes having a little drive or some inspiration is what gets us moving in the first place...

Scott Miller4 said:Things work differently out East. The Aghor actually command quite a bit of respect. I guess it’s because while most people lose their way and just go crazy, a small few actually become true tantrics and commit to the path. Essentially, they just worship the darker side of the divine. For those of us raised on standard American Christian values, I suppose it's pretty hard to wrap our heads around, since we tend to see everything in such strict terms of "good versus evil."

I brought up the Aghor as a counterpoint to asceticism, without really getting into whether you should go to extremes or try to find some middle ground.

I honestly think people just need to be themselves, without building up some new layer of maya (illusion) or ego-driven identity. ☕

Ryan Wilson2 said:If you subscribe to the idea of reincarnation, then you suddenly have a convenient answer for every single question life throws at you. But looking at it from the other side, if reincarnation is a myth, then those in power have essentially handed themselves the perfect "religion" to manipulate and control discontented masses.

The reality is, I don't feel like I have a real shot through the electoral process. Why? Because it isn't just me voting; I’m competing against fools, opportunists, hypocrites, and thieves... and that’s not even touching upon the relentless media manipulation we deal with. Democracy can only truly function in an organized society composed of intelligent individuals—people who vote for the collective good rather than just their own selfish interests. In America, such people are incredibly rare.

Spot on. Reincarnation is the ultimate catch-all explanation. Without it—or some version of karma—this whole world just feels like one giant cosmic accident, and spirituality loses its punch entirely.

I don't even bother with elections. It’s hard to feel like your vote matters when you're sharing the ballot box with idiots, opportunists, hypocrites, and thieves... not to mention the constant media spin. Democracy only really works in an organized society filled with smart people who vote for the greater good instead of just looking out for their own skin. There aren't many of those left in America.

True, but it makes you wonder how we ended up in such a clueless society 🤷 (karma strikes again, I guess) maybe we just got lucky in this life. Maybe being born into a decent environment actually made us smarter than we would've been otherwise, or else we'd probably be stuck somewhere below average ourselves. 🤷

Ryan Wilson2 said:Oh, sure. That sounds absolutely "perfect" right up until the moment you're facing an eviction notice or a massive utility bill while trying to feed a hungry child.

And I'm sure it feels just wonderful for the retirees forced to scavenge through trash cans just to make ends meet.

I won't even get started on how many times I have to dig through the news only to see how the people in power exploit, maim, and kill people in countless ways. To them, everything is just as "perfect."

It’s easy enough to blame karma for it all.

Like, say you have a shot to change things through elections or some national referendum... but we just sit there and do nothing. According to the laws of karma, that's on us.

Casey Gomez said:And does it really have to follow that specific order? 🤔 You’d think they would go for the sex first and then feast. 😲 Though, granted, weed definitely works up an appetite, and when you've got a fresh corpse sitting right next to you... 😲 There is something fundamentally broken about that sequence of events. 🤔

Honestly, I haven't a clue if that specific order is even necessary. 🤷 You're probably right though. ☕

Ryan Wilson2 said:The ascetic imperative... yeah, right... anyone can claim they want that. But just imagine if that imperative were brutally material—if you actually needed a million dollars just to begin your journey toward spiritual enlightenment.

Well, that wouldn't work, would it? Such a religion wouldn't be accessible to everyone.

There’s no safety net there. What's going to keep you warm during a blizzard? Are you allowed to kill to eat? Can you gut a deer to prep the meat, or cold-bloodedly slaughter a rabbit that wandered into your trap? And so on, and so forth.

It’s all very easy to type away from the comfort of a heated room. It's easy when, instead of trekking through the wilderness while starving, you just walk over to a 7-Eleven. When you're thirsty, you turn on a faucet instead of hiking to a spring in the middle of the night. And when nature calls, you have a bathroom rather than a hole in the dirt.

I am genuinely fascinated by these "spiritualists" who preach about returning to nature, yet seem to have absolutely no grasp of everything modern civilization has provided for us.

Take the Aghoris, for instance. They’ve got to drink booze endlessly, smoke weed, eat corpses and waste... hanging out with dead bodies and all that...





(don't watch this one unless you're tough enough)



https://www.google.com/search?q=aghor...w=1920&bih=955

David Vaughn75 said:The ultimate judge for any Guru exam is God himself 😎

Most gurus have absolutely no clue what they're getting themselves into.
If they start leading people down the wrong path, karma is going to hit them like a freight train.
Let's be real: providing spiritual guidance is probably the heaviest responsibility a person can ever take on.

Man, this is spot on.

bluemason3 said:Being a guru isn't some mystical state of being or a level you reach. There’s no cosmic consciousness meter used during some licensing exam to measure your status. You just declare yourself one and start trading.

The thing is, we all have our own internal meters🤷—it's really just a question of what works for each person. ☕

At the end of the day, the most important thing is that everyone feels satisfied and fulfilled wherever they happen to be.

bluemason3 said:Becoming a guru is a pretty convenient way to get there, anyway.😁

Look, if you actually reach the level of a guru, you're basically in sync with nature—it works for you. You can't even call yourself a guru if you haven't mastered the siddhis or lived through nirvikalpa samadhi.
As Vivekananda used to say, you have to be crazy enough to stay grounded on Earth after experiencing nirvikalpa samadhi if you want to lead others.

though I think your whole point with this post was aiming somewhere else entirely.🤷

Ryan Gomez4 said:I disagree. When you're broke, you think about making money, not "transcending" it. You only start worrying about spiritual stuff once you've actually secured your survival.

It’s just common sense, honestly. When you're dealing with poverty or some actual catastrophe, people are just focused on surviving. Pure survival mode.

Spirituality should be more like an upgrade once you have a solid foundation, you know? As long as you aren't being greedy, it works.

Like, Krishna says in the Gita that if people start a spiritual journey but can't quite pull it off, they end up being reborn into wealthy families or spiritual ones, just to make it easier to pick up where they left off.

Ryan Wilson2 said:Why shouldn't "progress" be defined by chasing sex, alcohol, or drugs?

You are boxed in by the law, by morality, and by the society you inhabit; you simply aren't given a real choice. Fear is what governs people. The fear of breaking the law, the fear of starvation, the fear of death.
One can overcome that fear either by hitting a massive Powerball jackpot or by perfecting a sense of total detachment to rise above material concerns. Both are extremes, yet both work.

Sure, two beatings might do the trick.

Because you don't actually need spirituality for stuff like that.

To me, spirituality is about uncovering the truth, or trying to figure out who we actually are.

I just framed the topic this way to see what's shifted over time. I highly doubt anyone actually reaches Nirvana or finally meets God after fifteen years of some spiritual routine or technique, but I figured there’d still be some interesting stories—some more interesting than others.

People usually treat "spirituality" as a way to double down on their own prejudices. Personally, I think we've made real progress if people start actually breaking those biases down.

Sure, if you're looking for a way to de-stress, sex is a pretty decent stress reliever. But what happens when you grow out of that phase and start wanting to actually understand reality?...🤷

coastalskipper92 said:Bravo. Practical advice. Thank you, rapidbear65!

Could we have a bit more explanation regarding the simplicity hidden between these points and parallels 🙂?

Basically, we’ve gotta look at whether our tendency to play judge and jury is just a byproduct of our own deep-seated complexes and old wounds...

Just trying to deny everything doesn't really get us anywhere—it's like trying to clean a dirty shirt by just staring at the stain. It’s much more important to actually grasp how our own minds work. That’s how you stop running on autopilot. Meditation is the key there; it’s basically just turning the lights on in those dark corners of the mind.

Ryan Rogers5 said:Alright, let's dive into this. Now the real question is... what does everyone actually mean when they talk about "spiritual progress"?
We all tend to rack up more knowledge as we get older—that's just life, right? But are we actually becoming better versions of ourselves? Like, as human beings? That’s the part that really matters to me—all that wisdom doesn't mean a thing if there isn't love behind it.

I feel like, first off, we just gotta be honest with ourselves. Only then can we even talk about being truly good people. 🤷

Or, even better... maybe we should start noticing how we react to things, and then figure out the weird little subconscious gears that drive those reactions in the first place.