Destiny

Sep 20, 2005 19:20


The Taoist belief, as far as I can interpret it, is that we* are all here for a reason.  This naturally leads to a belief in fate and destiny - something I have great faith in.

What I am interested in is breaking this down.  The greatest destiny, obviously, in any of our existences as humans is being born and dying.  Between these two occurances ( Read more... )

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taoist magic anonymous September 24 2005, 10:12:50 UTC
Ancient Taoists believed if you paid attention to the spiral you were on you could spot the re-occurance of certain personal patterns and adjust your destiny slightly as you rounded the corner going down your spiral - very similar to dna spirals - nurture vs. nature - maybe a little of both? They also believed the highest purpose of magic was to enchant the everyday and the mundane...

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Re: taoist magic kioftenshi September 24 2005, 14:01:33 UTC
Funny you should say that. I find spirals in places least expected. Most notably, they show up in my own poetry. Perhaps there is something sub-conscious going on. My life is certainly enchanted.

Do you know of any places - books, sites etc - where I can go to read up on this subject? And do I know you from somewhere?

Thank you...

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Re: taoist magic anonymous September 25 2005, 19:59:42 UTC
hmmmm, maybe destiny is subconsciousness itself or the emergence of subconscious patterns into consciousness? I don't know. My destiny right now is a nap I think. I read (or heard) (it was a book on tape) about the spirals and the enchanting of the everyday and mundane from a new commentary on the Tao de Jing - I wish I could remember the name - got it at my library - next time I'm at the library I'll find out and tell you. It was a very good commentary. There's much more Chinese historical/linguistic/cultural scholarship available to inform the meaning of Taoist texts. My name is Robert. I'm too sleepy to start a live journal, but it's probably my destiny sometime in the future. I live in Anaheim, home of the Magic Kingdom, the happiest place on earth. I can see Tinkerbell's nightly fireworks from by patio.

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Re: taoist magic kioftenshi September 26 2005, 00:00:35 UTC
Pleased to meet you Robert. Your patio sounds enchanted indeed. It's no wonder you are drawn to learning about magic. My name is Linda and I live in a place with true seasons, the most beautiful of which is just around the corner.

I hope that when you do fulfill your destiny of creating a Live Journal you will be my 'friend', though not necessarily restricted to quotation marks. :) And please do tell me if you come across the title of your reference.

Thank you for writing... Hope you enjoyed your nap.

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