This story got me thinking about life after death

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Castout

It's the only book which could relate to the man who visited me while I was a kid. As for God you can't even see God His face shines beyond anything that the whole figure is covered with the most powerful light that's coming from His face...

I was also visited by God/Jesus in this form, when I was about 8 years old. Or perhaps I should say I visited him, since he was waiting at the top of the stairway I climbed to where he was.

I have also been visited, in the same or similar fashion, by: the Great Earth Mother, the Queen of Heaven, the Golden Child, Hermes, Hades, and Vishnu. Those are the ones I remember or at least can identify to my own satisfaction.

Also: Wolverine, the Incredible Hulk, and Russell Crowe.

I can only conclude that none of them is any more "real" than any other, since my only confirmed evidence of them in any form is my own experience of them and subsequent interpretation of that experience.

Except for Russell, of course. I'll grant you he's as (literally) real as it gets, but only because metaphors don't usually throw phones at people.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I was also visited by God/Jesus in this form, when I was about 8 years old. Or perhaps I should say I visited him, since he was waiting at the top of the stairway I climbed to where he was.

I have also been visited, in the same or similar fashion, by: the Great Earth Mother, the Queen of Heaven, the Golden Child, Hermes, Hades, and Vishnu. Those are the ones I remember or at least can identify to my own satisfaction.

Also: Wolverine, the Incredible Hulk, and Russell Crowe.

I can only conclude that none of them is any more "real" than any other, since my only confirmed evidence of them in any form is my own experience of them and subsequent interpretation of that experience.

Except for Russell, of course. I'll grant you he's as (literally) real as it gets, but only because metaphors don't usually throw phones at people.

Well, that was quite rude!

Why are you mocking the guy?

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by thorn69

Well, that was quite rude!

Why are you mocking the guy?

If you see mockery in my post, then you missed the point entirely.

OTOH, if Castout indicates to me that he feels he was being mocked, or that I was rude, I will apologize to him directly. However my intent was to do neither, merely to recount my own experiences with archetypal manifestations, much as he has done in previous posts. In fact I find it interesting that his description of God's appearance from his own experience matches one experience of my own so closely.

That I do not consider those experiences to be evidence of the literal existence of the figures mentioned should not be a surprise given the views expressed in my previous posts. That I would treat the subject with some attempt at humor should be expected by anyone who is familiar with me from previous interactions throughout these forums.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

If you see mockery in my post, then you missed the point entirely.

OTOH, if Castout indicates to me that he feels he was being mocked, or that I was rude, I will apologize to him directly. However my intent was to do neither, merely to recount my own experiences with archetypal manifestations, much as he has done in previous posts. In fact I find it interesting that his description of God's appearance from his own experience matches one experience of my own so closely.

That I do not consider those experiences to be evidence of the literal existence of the figures mentioned should not be a surprise given the views expressed in my previous posts. That I would treat the subject with some attempt at humor should be expected by anyone who is familiar with me from previous interactions throughout these forums.

Well if the intent wasn't there then it wasn't there. I'll take your word for it!

For a minute there, I was thinking you were some horrible lady that goes around shopping malls crushing the dreams of small children at Christmas time by telling them Santa Claus is a myth!

[tater]

Originally Posted by thorn69

Well if the intent wasn't there then it wasn't there. I'll take your word for it!

For a minute there, I was thinking you were some horrible lady that goes around shopping malls crushing the dreams of small children at Christmas time by telling them Santa Claus is a myth!

Santa is a myth? Why would you say that?

Originally Posted by tater

Santa is a myth? Why would you say that?

I didn't, but Frau DID! Shame on her!

But don't worry! I will have her in tip top shape by the end of summer if she continues down this path of unladylike vileness!

BTW private Frau - Those push-ups didn't count because YOU forgot to do "Corps-style" push-ups!!!! Now start again from the beginning and sound off like you've got a pair!!!!

1, 2, 3, 4, - I - Love - The - Marine - Corps!!!

And Again!!!

1, 2, 3, 4, - I - Love - The - Marine - Corps!!!

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by tater

Santa is a myth?

Of course he is, and a very old and powerful one, altho watered down now for modern public consumption.

Oh, wait, you meant the other definition of "myth." Never mind.

Anyway, I don't care about Santa, the Hogfather is where it's at.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by tater

Santa is a myth?

Honestly people, how dumb can you be? Santa Claus is not a Myth. He is a Mythter. Santa Claus he is not only a boy but he is married!

Sheeesh

[Skybird]

"Shi...!"

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by thorn69

Well if the intent wasn't there then it wasn't there. I'll take your word for it!

For a minute there, I was thinking you were some horrible lady that goes around shopping malls crushing the dreams of small children at Christmas time by telling them Santa was a myth!

Not lately, but I was, in fact, once thrown out of a neighbor's house by the mother of two children who (according to her) only found out there was no Santa Claus because of something I said when we were playing together on the day after Christmas. I can't remember what it was exactly, but they pitched a fit and went crying to their mama who then threw me out. I was six at the time, they were both older than me, and while obviously I knew about the "Santa Claus" tradition and still received gifts marked "From Santa" on them, I was pretty baffled when they reacted that way over the possibility that maybe some fat jolly man didn't really climb down every chimney in the world once a year and leave presents for people. I honestly couldn't believe that kids that age still believed that kind of thing was even remotely possible, I mean the logistics of such an operation alone, not to mention the laws of physics...

Anyway their mother told them I was a liar and sent me home for (quite innocently) dropping the "There Is No Santa" Bomb in front of her pwecious snowfwakes. And I will say this for my mother, for whom I can not say much, she went over to the lady's house afterwards and asked her if SHE believed that Santa Claus actually brought presents to her kids, and when the lady said "of course not," demanded that she apologize to me for calling me a liar. Which she did and IIRC that was the last of it.

Thank heavens we only lived there 10 months, I can't imagine what the fallout would've been if I'd burst the Tooth Fairy bubble as well.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Not lately, but I was, in fact, once thrown out of a neighbor's house by the mother of two children who (according to her) only found out there was no Santa Claus because of something I said when we were playing together on the day after Christmas. I can't remember what it was exactly, but they pitched a fit and went crying to their mama who then threw me out. I was six at the time, they were both older than me, and while obviously I knew about the "Santa Claus" tradition and still received gifts marked "From Santa" on them, I was pretty baffled when they reacted that way over the possibility that maybe some fat jolly man didn't really climb down every chimney in the world once a year and leave presents for people. I honestly couldn't believe that kids that age still believed that kind of thing was even remotely possible, I mean the logistics of such an operation alone, not to mention the laws of physics...

Anyway their mother told them I was a liar and sent me home for (quite innocently) dropping the "There Is No Santa" Bomb in front of her pwecious snowfwakes. And I will say this for my mother, for whom I can not say much, she went over to the lady's house afterwards and asked her if SHE believed that Santa Claus actually brought presents to her kids, and when the lady said "of course not," demanded that she apologize to me for calling me a liar. Which she did and IIRC that was the last of it.

Thank heavens we only lived there 10 months, I can't imagine what the fallout would've been if I'd burst the Tooth Fairy bubble as well.

That's AWFUL!! You ARE an evil evil woman! Now get down and give me 25 and not the girly push-ups either! There's only room for 1 a-hole on these forums and it's NOT going to be YOU! That's MY job!

I'll be watching you!!