http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/ Guidance and Inspiration from Nature and the Ancient World. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/#comment-65147 Breaking Through Writer’s Block : Spiritual Blogging Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:56:53 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/#comment-65147 [...] The rest of the article flowed out in a torrent, and I got some great responses to it. You can read the whole thing here. [...] [...] The rest of the article flowed out in a torrent, and I got some great responses to it. You can read the whole thing here. [...]

]]> http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/#comment-54995 Druid Journal » Blog Archive » The Truth of Religion (or: Yes, Virginia...) Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:46:53 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/#comment-54995 [...] Nothing is true; it’s all metaphorical, except physical stuff. There isn’t really any Thor; but his story is a nice metaphor for some part of the human psyche. The problem here is that there’s lots of evidence that something nonphysical is going on. See just about any other post on this site, particularly Trust Your Feelings. [...] [...] Nothing is true; it’s all metaphorical, except physical stuff. There isn’t really any Thor; but his story is a nice metaphor for some part of the human psyche. The problem here is that there’s lots of evidence that something nonphysical is going on. See just about any other post on this site, particularly Trust Your Feelings. [...]

]]> http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/#comment-44591 Jeff Lilly Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:57:37 +0000 http://druidjournal.net/2007/07/06/trust-your-feelings/#comment-44591 Josh, thanks for your comments. I actually tend to agree that the "self" in the traditional sense can't really be said to exist; and naturally if this were really internalized, all worry about doubt and trust would disappear. Paradoxically, however, it usually takes an effort of conscious will to work towards this state -- as you acknowledge in your advice to "trust the heart". :-) The "training" site looks very interesting -- I'll definitely check it out! Josh, thanks for your comments. I actually tend to agree that the “self” in the traditional sense can’t really be said to exist; and naturally if this were really internalized, all worry about doubt and trust would disappear. Paradoxically, however, it usually takes an effort of conscious will to work towards this state — as you acknowledge in your advice to “trust the heart”. The “training” site looks very interesting — I’ll definitely check it out!

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