My Cry For Help

[wild_gypsy]

Hi, my name is Becca and I joined this community to get a better perspective on paganism and maybe ask for some advice. But for the moment I was just wondering about what you believe. What do you think happens when we die? How did you know the path your on is the one

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[brandylina]

You sound like the same spot I am in at the moment!

[brandylina]

Wonderful, thank you! I look forward to reading that link!

[wild_gypsy]

It's comforting to know that I am not the only one.

[wild_gypsy]

Thank you so much, the link was very helpful. Im beginning to realize other people share the same fears and doubts.

[brandylina]

I could have answered at least a question or two for you, though. I apologize for that.

My name is Brandy, I am a 24 year old soon-to-be teacher. I can tell you what I believe happens when we die. I believe, really, what Lark said. The body is just a way of holding our souls...I believe in reincarnation. I feel that when we die our souls go somewhere (not sure where) until it is time to be reborn again. I also feel it is our purpose in life to catch up with specific souls--this is my explanation for soul mates. I believe we can have more than one soul mate...soul mates can be best friends, lovers, etc. This is also my explanation for why, when you meet some people, it feels as if you have known him/her for your entire life.

I don't really think I believe in some ultimate evil or some evil place like hell. I believe in karma...you get what you give.

I'm still really working everything out. I hope this rambling made some sort of sense...sorry if it didn't.

[wild_gypsy]

Of course it made sense, I have very similar thoughts, thank you. I really needed to hear thoughts like these, I'm so alone sometimes.

[freesprouts]

I typically don't believe in souls in the traditional sense. I don't really believe in reincarnation for that matter. I do believe that we pass on our consciousness both through ideas, actions (karma), children, and interactions with the world. I believe that my connection to past cultures or practices is an ingrained ancestral memory and found in the water life evolved from now carried in my body. I don't believe in separation of the mind from the body or any unchanging permanent soul.

When we die, I believe we pass into a state of decomposition where our body is reunited with the earth and the energy keeping us alive breaks down and is returned to the roots of the growing things around us. After a while, our bodies have completely dissolved into the cycles of life around us. Our afterlife is the blossoming of leaves on a tree or the sustenance that fuels the migration of a family of birds. Our waters quench the thirst of the deepest roots and all the energy continues to cycle.

[wild_gypsy]

I love your belief, it's very inspiring.

[verdianna]

from my perspecitvie seeing magic or amazimg uneplainable things tended to make me more lonely and detached becuase for the most part I have very few people around me that understand that type of thing and i can discuss it with.
I have to say that most amazimg to me has been the times that I have called energy through my body and used it for good. saving a life is a significant event.
I have spent soo many years wanting to be involved in a greater good or a higher purpose and have found that by just being and not premeditating my need to do things I acomplish more. I beleive in the existence of somthing greater sometimes I am confused as to what exactly it is but I KNOW in the deepest part of my being that it is there and I trust that part of myself.
but then im not really sure where I fit in the belief spectrum and have decided that its ok not to know.

[wild_gypsy]

Can you tell me about that significant event when you saved a life? If it's okay? I'd love to hear it.

[verdianna]

reaction to pain meds in the hospital even though we both told them that that med was a problem. It was just a matter of helping her hold on overcome instead of leting go. We had already had bonds from before so it wasn't hard to mantain the link but it was hard to help her hang on to the body.
cant do much more than a bald retelling but feel free to ask more questions.

[wild_gypsy]

Wow, it's a wonder what we can do. I've never shared a bond with someone? What does it feel like?