As with any subculture in society one aspect that always emerges is the creation of their own symbols and language in which only the initiated or person in-the-know actually understands.
It’s a phenomenon that happens in every nook and cranny of the world’s culture and yet the spiritual community has added an entire new dimension to “Belonging” to this sub-culture. Not only do you need to know the words and when to use them but you have to mean them. Not just a little. But really mean them. With every fibre of your being. And if you don’t? Well I guess you are only playing at seeking the greater truth.
If you have been around these individuals and even if you have just dipped your toes into the spiritualist community you may have found them to very off putting. I have and I am not impressed. They say them and they throw them around as if it were proof that they really are enlightened beings and we should give up our lives and join their personality cults.
Well here it goes, if you have these special words and use them constantly, you will be separate from the rest of the world, a part of a new and wonderful subgroup. You are a spiritualist:
- All there is, is love.
- Everything is just perfect.
- All is love and love is all.
Ultimately if you say them enough you could convince yourself that you are truly, different.
Or…. Not.
I hear these words and see them being used and I truly believe that the users know them but don’t understand what they are saying. For me this always falls flat. For those that just throw these words out, in my eyes lose almost all of their credibility. But I suppose that they truly want to believe, so for me I accept where there coming from but then subtly excuse myself from the conversation and walk away.
This is a cautionary tale for the generation spiritual.
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