This a bit of a follow up to my question about astrology last week. In this week alone I heard two people with an online presence and following make quite remarkable statements that at least to my understanding seems a bit deluded. Both of them do channeling of various ascended beings and one of them actually claims to read the Akashic Records like an open book. What is remarkable about this is that it seems like the mainstream media and the liberal/left side of the political spectrum must be channeling the same ascended beings and reading the same books in the Akashic library. During the last five years I repeatedly found myself being disappointed with various spiritually inclined people, some whom I know and some that I dont. Whether its yogic practicioners, astrologers or spiritual channelers most of them seem to be almost completely subsumed by the popular narratives. Why is this? Why does their respective spiritual practices fail to inspire to wisdom, or at least critical thinking? That is at least what I used to think was part of the goal with these various traditions. I am not myself involved in any of the aforementioned practices, but in another magical/spiritual tradition native to where I am from, a tradition that focuses a lot on personal empowerment and responsibility. I am not an occultist but I get the feeling that people within the broader occult traditions have generally faired better during the last few years and have not to the same degree been consumed by the mainstream madness. Is that your feeling also? If so, what do you think the reason for this is? And what would be the most important component of a spiritual system of practice that inspires to wisdom and an ability to not get swept away by the narratives?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
The failure of spirituality
Date: 2025-01-06 09:22 am (UTC)This a bit of a follow up to my question about astrology last week. In this week alone I heard two people with an online presence and following make quite remarkable statements that at least to my understanding seems a bit deluded. Both of them do channeling of various ascended beings and one of them actually claims to read the Akashic Records like an open book. What is remarkable about this is that it seems like the mainstream media and the liberal/left side of the political spectrum must be channeling the same ascended beings and reading the same books in the Akashic library.
During the last five years I repeatedly found myself being disappointed with various spiritually inclined people, some whom I know and some that I dont. Whether its yogic practicioners, astrologers or spiritual channelers most of them seem to be almost completely subsumed by the popular narratives. Why is this? Why does their respective spiritual practices fail to inspire to wisdom, or at least critical thinking? That is at least what I used to think was part of the goal with these various traditions. I am not myself involved in any of the aforementioned practices, but in another magical/spiritual tradition native to where I am from, a tradition that focuses a lot on personal empowerment and responsibility.
I am not an occultist but I get the feeling that people within the broader occult traditions have generally faired better during the last few years and have not to the same degree been consumed by the mainstream madness. Is that your feeling also? If so, what do you think the reason for this is? And what would be the most important component of a spiritual system of practice that inspires to wisdom and an ability to not get swept away by the narratives?
/Fredrik