"I contacted the Grandmaster and learned that no questions and no debate were allowed."
Well, that is not very Rosicrucian of them is it? Were we not told that a Rosicrucian was a walking question mark? That's probably what stuck with me the most, and why I continue to seek and develop new questions. I am sure many will agree that over the last few years many new questions deserve to be asked.
I took a similar journey, although never wanted to be a Taoist. I wound up embracing Deism as the best explanation for the universe. Deism posits that there is a God. He created the universe and its rules, otherwise known as physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc. Then he sat back and enjoyed the show.
I'm a Daoist Xtian who enjoys a sci-fi End Times view of things when trying to ponder the evil things human leaders reliably aim for, since anything less crazy just won't do the trick, who is very Deist in his personal TOE but hardly expects God to have things all under control any more than I or anyone has control of their psyche.
I like to think that the sky smiles at me when I smile at it, that rocks have feelings, and that the only thing as good as loving intimate sex with a partner of a lifetime is to be in a church dark except for a few candles, and sing with passion, humility, and gusto.
"I contacted the Grandmaster and learned that no questions and no debate were allowed."
Well, that is not very Rosicrucian of them is it? Were we not told that a Rosicrucian was a walking question mark? That's probably what stuck with me the most, and why I continue to seek and develop new questions. I am sure many will agree that over the last few years many new questions deserve to be asked.
I took a similar journey, although never wanted to be a Taoist. I wound up embracing Deism as the best explanation for the universe. Deism posits that there is a God. He created the universe and its rules, otherwise known as physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc. Then he sat back and enjoyed the show.
I enjoyed reading about your spiritual journey.
Personally, I am such a disagreeable type that I don't join groups in any deep fashion.
I have a few friends, but no clubs.
Religion seems to get itself institutionalised whereas it needn't. One can have one's own personal religion, and I hope that is what I have.
I guess that I should do some work actually writing down my spiritual beliefs, but I probably won't. The daily grind intrudes.
Bless you, my child.
“Ask and ye shall receive, maybe. It depends.”
-- anonymous
I'm a Daoist Xtian who enjoys a sci-fi End Times view of things when trying to ponder the evil things human leaders reliably aim for, since anything less crazy just won't do the trick, who is very Deist in his personal TOE but hardly expects God to have things all under control any more than I or anyone has control of their psyche.
I like to think that the sky smiles at me when I smile at it, that rocks have feelings, and that the only thing as good as loving intimate sex with a partner of a lifetime is to be in a church dark except for a few candles, and sing with passion, humility, and gusto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GftWH9or47s
P.S. https://youtu.be/DF7d-HdjBvE
If you're not familiar with Mark Stavish, you might enjoy him https://voxhermes.wordpress.com/2023/01/05/astrology-in-the-western-esoteric-traditions/
Great interview with him about egregores, the second one he goes into AMORC (lots of inside baseball)
https://forumborealis.podbean.com/e/hacking-egregores-1/
https://forumborealis.podbean.com/e/hacking-egregores-2/