Lost in Translation

Find my comments on page 2 of this thread and re-read them.

And now for something completely different... Learn something new every day!

This is a different topic. This topic is about transgender females (i.e. people born as male) competing in women's sports. Granted, it is a related topic and the patterns of thought are the same. Perhaps we can discuss the broader notion of "passing" for what you are not in another thread. I don't mean to imply that transgender females are actual females. They are not. I am however, stating that those rare cases of gender dysphoria are legitimate and worthy of acknowledgement. I am also stating that those males who genuinely wish to transition to female (and vice versa) are deserving of our courtesy and compassion unless they behave in a way to not warrant such respect.

Never trust an actor...

This train can't be stopped, but it can be steered. As Abraham Lincoln famously said, "Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

We need to be clear on this issue. Gender dysphoria, regardless of one's personal opinions, is a real thing. There are people who legitimately feel they were born into the wrong sex. Fortunately our modern societies are open enough to plainly address this and possess sufficient technology to allow a person with gender dysphoria the opportunity to transition to and thus pass as, more or less, the opposite sex. I fully support this and will give a transitioning person the courtesy of using their chosen gender identity when addressing them if they give me the courtesy of acknowledging that such transactions can be awkward, and that awkwardness is not automatically synonymous with homophobia or sexism. (I absolutely do not support writing laws that mandate a person's chosen identity pronouns be honored, but that is a different topic). This said, I am against a transitioning person engaging in behaviors that are harmful to others, including using their born biology to give them an advantage over others in sports. I see this as fundamentally no different than doping in sports. Now transgenders are entering into politics. That is to be expected. I hope that the candidate promotes her ideas to win and does not parade herself as "the first transgender in office" or some such. One's ability to lead is dependent upon one being a rational thinker with a clear vision and the courage to see it through. A politician's reproductive organs are irrelevant, or at least should be.

Um.... perhaps I should have used a smiley face...?

Or what if a philosophical Taoist wanted to be called a Taoist immortal? Why not? But seriously, it's one thing how you want to be treated on your own time in your own private life. It's something else when your choices deleteriously affect others. For example, you feel you are a women in a man's body and want to transition? God bless you. I hope you find happiness. But if you want to use your male physique to gain advantage in women's sports? Well, that's just bunk! What about all the biological women in sport? No one seems to care about them. It becomes a race to placate the very small exception at the expense of literally everyone else. That may sound good at first pass, but it quickly becomes absurd.

This trend has only one effect: It ruins women's sports. If this is allowed to continue soon there will be very few women in sports. I hope the 'feminists' are proud of themselves for this regression in sportsmanship.

Oh, yes! So true! Fear is perhaps the most misunderstood emotion. Fear is a kind of power, like electricity, and like electricity it can make you move against your will. Perhaps I'll make a thread on that at another time...

Welcome! Green apples are great! I like mine with a bit of salt. So good...

Thank you! I like how you phrase this, "the more you clear away the more light that shines through." I can see the value in this. This could also be a way to grow closer to God for those who approach spirit matters from that perspective. Clearing away could mean clearing away that which separates from God, and allowing light to shine through could mean allowing the love and light of God into our lives. But I'm derailing my own thread. That's another topic...

This was the first time that happened. I don't actually get "attacked" that much. Usually it's just people clinging to me for whatever reason. I'll feel my energy levels dropping over time and then realize what's happening and send the hitchhikers back home. This event was very different. If I had been alone I probably wouldn't have recognized it for what it was but fortunately I was sitting with a clairvoyant who was able to observe more clearly than I.

It's not about whether a rich person needs all his money or about whether a poor person needs help. It IS about whether it is right for the government to steal from one person to give to another person. UBI is morally indefensible since it requires that a portion of the population pay in perpetuity to the remainder of the population, regardless of that remainder's capacity to work for a living. It is a metaphorical and literal drain on society. It sucks the lifeblood out of society by incentivising part of the population to do less and thus remain dependent upon the government while simultaneously burdening the remainder of the population with greater taxes. And all the while is sets up the class struggle between the "haves" and the "have-nots," encouraging each side to resent the other. It is evil.

There is a lot here to think about. Summarizing the responses so far: A) Shields don't really work, at least not in the long run since they A1) Give power to the attacker and A2) A strong enough force can always smash them and A3) They require maintenance B ) Calling upon higher powers is dodgy because B1) You may receive a response from an entity that is pretending to be the higher power (spiritual identity theft!) C) Building a more robust energy body is the way to go since it C1) Raises your overall energetic strength, making it harder to attack you and C2) Increases your ability to perceive, recognize and address attacks head on and C3) Reflects the attackers efforts back on to them if they don't cease and desist Have I missed anything?

OMG! That is super cool! How do you read it?

It was someone I used to know who really doesn't like me and whom I can't stand either. I'm sure it's related to money, or lack thereof. Nothing to see here, move along...

Thank you for the offer. I'm not ready to consider that now but may be open to it in the future. I do like what you write about the conscious mind vs subconscious as relates to translating data. I've been learning about scrying at it is really helping me connect to my unconscious in a way that silent meditation has not been able to.

On a side-note my fingertips are positively sparkling right now. It feel like I'm holding wires to a 9 volt battery. This thread definitely caught someone's attention. (I mean this in a good way)

Before I met her I was too dense to understand my feelings. She has helped me lighten up in this regard. I imagine I do feel a connection to her in this regard, but I don't have the subtlety of perception to always understand what I feel. I tend to have a more cerebral approach to these matters.

It's a constant occurrence. When she was a kid she had a difficult time telling the living from the dead. Her parents and teachers thought she was mentally challenged because she would speak to nothing (from their point of view). As an adult she has learned to "turn it off" but sometimes images come through. She treats it like a flashlight ( torch for the limey's over the pond ) and can turn it on and off now. Edit. Are the attacks constant? Heavens no! They happen every few months. Most are quite innocent.

I don't mind at all. Yes, calling higher beings helps, but it's important to have an established relationship beforehand. Higher beings will help you if you call out of the blue but they still prefer it if you have a proper relationship. As for my wife, that's a double edged sword. She rarely opens up publicly about her gift. People tend to misunderstand it. Either they don't believe and think she's weird, or they do believe and ask her to give them readings all the time. I tend to leave it alone so when I do ask she knows it's important. As for the goal? That could be anything. Sometimes it's a family member who wants help but won't ask so they send psychic bombs instead of picking up the phone. Sometimes it's just a curious kid who is roaming the astral plane while dreaming or day dreaming. Sometimes it's malicious in intent, either someone in this life who is angry or an aggrieved spirit from a past life.There are so many things it could be...

That's a good question! I suppose there is no one-size-fits-all answer. In my case it manifests as a sudden, sharp, piercing pain. For instance I was at lunch yesterday when I felt a stab in my right eye. My wife is sensitive to energy. She was sitting across from me and saw me touch my eye. She squinted and said "you have a shadow figure behind you." I told her about the pain and she nodded. She already knew what had happened.

I believe these two phrases contain much wisdom. Often (too often, IMHO) we "do spirit" rather than simple "be spirit." It's hard to "do" something that tells you to "not do."