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Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?
Poll Results
Poll Results
| Have you had such experiences? | |||
| No, I don't believe I have or am quite certain I have not. | Brakeman, Diablo, DramaQueen, Dystopia, FatAndFaithless, Fidel_Castronaut, Goosebump, ignoramus, jughead, Mr Greene, pgrimes15, pocaracas, Ravenshire, Sejanus, Silver, Tobie, Tonus | 17 | 23.94% |
| Maybe, but it was too indistinct to be sure and/or is too poorly remembered to describe in any detail. | Losty | 1 | 1.41% |
| Yes, I believe so or am quite certain that I have. | Endo, fr0d0, Michael, naimless, Neo-Scholastic, Polaris, Whateverist | 7 | 9.86% |
| What I experienced could be described as a merging with something greater than or less narrow than my ordinary self. | Neo-Scholastic, Thumpalumpacus, Whateverist | 3 | 4.23% |
| What I experienced could be described as a kind of disembodied or general awareness in which I was more a spectator than an actor. | fr0d0, Neo-Scholastic, psychoslice, Whateverist | 4 | 5.63% |
| What I experienced could be described as improved perception and insight and a correspondingly increased sense of power or confidence. | ComradeMeow, Mudhammam, Whateverist | 3 | 4.23% |
| My experience was confusing, frightening or unpleasant. | 0 | 0% | |
| My experience was largely uplifting, energizing or euphoric. | ComradeMeow, FifthElement, Losty, Michael, Mudhammam, Whateverist | 6 | 8.45% |
| The experience I had made sense to me while it was happening within a frame of reference I already had. (Which one?) | Confused Ape, Endo, fr0d0, Losty, ThenQuantumLady, Whateverist | 6 | 8.45% |
| The experience I had has not been one of which I've been able to make a great deal of sense. | 0 | 0% | |
| The experience I had was one I've come to recognize as fitting a frame of reference I did not possess at that time. (Which one?) | Confused Ape, Endo, Michael, Mudhammam, Whateverist | 5 | 7.04% |
| The experience has made an enduring change which is quite clear to me. (Regrets or glad?) | Michael, Neo-Scholastic, Polaris | 3 | 4.23% |
| The experience has probably changed me but it is hard to say exactly how. (Regrets or glad?) | ComradeMeow, fr0d0, Whateverist | 3 | 4.23% |
| The experience was transitory and I now feel back to normal or largely the same. (Regrets or glad?) | Losty | 1 | 1.41% |
| As a result of this experience, I now feel more connected to other people and/or something greater. | Confused Ape, fr0d0, Whateverist | 3 | 4.23% |
| As a result of this experience, I now feel different and somewhat more estranged from other people than I used to. | 0 | 0% | |
| What I experienced was a one time thing. | Endo, Neo-Scholastic | 2 | 2.82% |
| What I experienced was spread out over multiple events. | Confused Ape, fr0d0, Losty, Michael, Whateverist | 5 | 7.04% |
| Whatever it was, it was something I'd like to experience again. | 0 | 0% | |
| Whatever it was, it was something I wouldn't expect to experience again. | Losty, Whateverist | 2 | 2.82% |
| Total: | 71 vote(s) | 100% | |
