Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?
| Poll: Have you had such experiences? This poll is closed. |
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| No, I don't believe I have or am quite certain I have not. | 17 | 23.94% | |
| Maybe, but it was too indistinct to be sure and/or is too poorly remembered to describe in any detail. | 1 | 1.41% | |
| Yes, I believe so or am quite certain that I have. | 7 | 9.86% | |
| What I experienced could be described as a merging with something greater than or less narrow than my ordinary self. | 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. | 4 | 5.63% | |
| What I experienced could be described as improved perception and insight and a correspondingly increased sense of power or confidence. | 3 | 4.23% | |
| My experience was confusing, frightening or unpleasant. | 0 | 0% | |
| My experience was largely uplifting, energizing or euphoric. | 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?) | 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?) | 5 | 7.04% | |
| The experience has made an enduring change which is quite clear to me. (Regrets or glad?) | 3 | 4.23% | |
| The experience has probably changed me but it is hard to say exactly how. (Regrets or glad?) | 3 | 4.23% | |
| The experience was transitory and I now feel back to normal or largely the same. (Regrets or glad?) | 1 | 1.41% | |
| As a result of this experience, I now feel more connected to other people and/or something greater. | 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. | 2 | 2.82% | |
| What I experienced was spread out over multiple events. | 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. | 2 | 2.82% | |
| Total | 71 vote(s) | 100% | |
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Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?
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 RE: Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?
August 20, 2014 at 2:42 pm
(August 20, 2014 at 12:13 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(August 19, 2014 at 10:00 pm)Michael Wrote: Yes, and it was that experience that led to my 'conversion' from atheist to theist.Mystical experiences made me question; philosophy allowed me to know. It was the mystical experience that taught me that there was very much that I didn't and don't know :-) |
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Have you had experiences you'd describe as sacred, mystical and/or religious?
