MEET THE NEW GOD: Avo

[CCoburn]

Actually, you may be right, however why on earth would they make a whole website for it then?

I can only speculate on what their motivation might've been. Maybe they just had a lot of free time on their hands and were trying to start a new cult.

They appear to be reaching for concepts and using terminology in establishing a framework for their endeavor, but much of it is poorly defined if at all. They speak of "energy" manipulation, but the terms are ambiguous and baseless. The only definitions I use for energy are electromagnetic or one of the other two established fundamental forces with the exception of gravity; also, in a mundane sense the ability/motivation to perform work/activities.

Much of the instruction is too vague to be of any practical use. Some of it might have roots in certain traditions like yoga and chakra work although I don't recall that being mentioned.

These days people engage in all sorts of weak ideologies involving useless activities or might be somewhat cunning and trying to scam others in some way. When it comes to concepts that defy reason and proof, I at least try to extrapolate, form analogies, and observe reflections between the cosms, and I really have nothing to gain except maybe a well-structured playlist and just one more pastime activity to engage.

I think anyone interested in any of the relevant site content would be better off learning yoga from a reputable source.

[Amor]

In Australia we have so many avos that the price is very low and I buy them by the kilo

Should have found a better name

[Cerber]

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Actually, you may be right, however why on earth would they make a whole website for it then?

The basic idea is not entirely wrong, just missing the the rest 99% of the "ingredients".
Technically speaking, most Gods (or "God-like entities") probably/possibly did start their lives as egregores, so I can see how somebody might think they could "create" a new one by setting up a cult, and craft few stories on some internet blog to be the starting seed for the venture.

[hamburger]

Actually, you may be right, however why on earth would they make a whole website for it then?

I can only speculate on what their motivation might've been. Maybe they just had a lot of free time on their hands and were trying to start a new cult.

They appear to be reaching for concepts and using terminology in establishing a framework for their endeavor, but much of it is poorly defined if at all. They speak of "energy" manipulation, but the terms are ambiguous and baseless. The only definitions I use for energy are electromagnetic or one of the other two established fundamental forces with the exception of gravity; also, in a mundane sense the ability/motivation to perform work/activities.

Much of the instruction is too vague to be of any practical use. Some of it might have roots in certain traditions like yoga and chakra work although I don't recall that being mentioned.

These days people engage in all sorts of weak ideologies involving useless activities or might be somewhat cunning and trying to scam others in some way. When it comes to concepts that defy reason and proof, I at least try to extrapolate, form analogies, and observe reflections between the cosms, and I really have nothing to gain except maybe a well-structured playlist and just one more pastime activity to engage.

I think anyone interested in any of the relevant site content would be better off learning yoga from a reputable source.

Interesting. I agree that, after looking through the site, it is far too vague.

[hamburger]

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Actually, you may be right, however why on earth would they make a whole website for it then?

The basic idea is not entirely wrong, just missing the the rest 99% of the "ingredients".
Technically speaking, most Gods (or "God-like entities") probably/possibly did start their lives as egregores, so I can see how somebody might think they could "create" a new one by setting up a cult, and craft few stories on some internet blog to be the starting seed for the venture.

Interesting. This might sound silly of me to ask, but what exactly is a egregore?

[hamburger]

In Australia we have so many avos that the price is very low and I buy them by the kilo

Should have found a better name

What is an Avo in australian terms?

[Amor]

Avocado

[Cerber]

Interesting. This might sound silly of me to ask, but what exactly is a egregore?

An Idea that plants itself and proliferates in to the minds and hearts of many, to then grow in to force greater than any one Individual, to eventually become sentient Person.
Or something along the lines, there are many definitions, which can vary quite a bit. There's no consensus on the exact details. I personally reject all other inferior ones, but you may want to explore alternatives to make your own independent gnosis on the subject.

[hamburger]

Interesting. This might sound silly of me to ask, but what exactly is a egregore?

An Idea that plants itself and proliferates in to the minds and hearts of many, to then grow in to force greater than any one Individual, to eventually become sentient Person.
Or something along the lines, there are many definitions, which can vary quite a bit. There's no consensus on the exact details. I personally reject all other inferior ones, but you may want to explore alternatives to make your own independent gnosis on the subject.

Interesting. So like a spiritual virus almost? Or am I mistaken?

[hamburger]

Avocado

I didn't remember I asked what Avo meant and I thought you were joking around . Anyways, that's neat!

[Cerber]

Interesting. So like a spiritual virus almost? Or am I mistaken?

Woah, that's rude! From certain angles, purely on technicality of the idea, it might not be entirely wrong, still rude

It can be a little hard to wrap our head around some ideas, but often we have ways to grasp some aspects by zooming in and out, scaling up and down, flip them around, have fun with them, so with that in mind, I could ask what are you exactly? Not the matter that you're made of, but what is that ghost in the machine exactly?

There are billions of cells in your body, every single one is an individual in it's own right, at least in some sense. You - the Person - is not exactly necessary for that massive collective to live. You might be helpful "greater spirit", but just as well you might be harmful for the whole system. And a little like some spiritual virus you've "infected" every cell of your body, all your supporting machinery. Maybe you were meant to be supporting the "collective", to be the "benevolent god-like spirit", but one day, perhaps because some other "god-like being" hurts you, or deceives you, or due to some other reason, you end up consuming large amount of some harmful substances, poisoning and even killing your "inner universe"..

So WHAT are we really - depends largely on what kind of life choices we make, and that scales up to larger people, or at least that's what I believe.

[CCoburn]

Interesting. So like a spiritual virus almost?

I don't think so. I've always understood an egregore to be a collective manifestation e.g. if millions of individuals believe in Satan; worship and assign attributes to him. Even though this being may have not existed initially, that a collective would manifest his existence over time.

Although the nature of such an existence is not clearly defined. Where does it exist? But its substance is understood to be a type of thoughtform. I suppose it could manifest in the subconscious of the individuals that created it in the form of dreams, lucid, hypnagogic, hypnopompic or other sleep states, or it may be said to appear during ritualistic altered states involving one or more individuals.

The "virus" terminology might be applicable if the thoughtform became powerful enough and was able to act independently of those that created it and infect the minds of susceptible individuals not responsible for its creation.

Me though, I'm sort of on the fence with the belief in these sorts of things.