Twid's spiritual exploration thingie.

[Left]

Praying the rosary in latin was particularly useful for that so thats a practice ill be ultimately keeping. I do a lot of breath control and try and shut my mind down to bare minimum at work because babbling in a dead language would bring too much attention to me at a place where the boredom is pretty... Well penitential.

...If I get a job driving for Fedex, or driving for an armored car outfit, I'd be OM MANI PADME HUMming all day as I drive and sling packages...

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Nothing worse than an unstimulating job.

[Left]

Nothing worse than an unstimulating job.

Why I'm here.
Though that having been said, I get relieved in under two hours-need to hit the sketchbook.

(Trying to get wound down, too...something bad)

[Nephew Twiddleton]

So, I'm about 2 months away.

I'm kinda now debating between Judaism, Zoroastrianism and Shinto.

Either way, I probably won't give the next choice as much time as I gave Catholicism.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Shinto sounds fun!

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Shinto sounds fun!

It does. Mostly because I have little idea what Shintoists do. I have very little understanding of it.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Shinto sounds fun!

It does. Mostly because I have little idea what Shintoists do. I have very little understanding of it.

My vague impression of it was that it was a highly organized animism thing, and I have a huge soft spot for animism. This is, admittedly, based on almost no information whatsoever, so maybe do a little research first

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Shinto sounds fun!

It does. Mostly because I have little idea what Shintoists do. I have very little understanding of it.

My vague impression of it was that it was a highly organized animism thing, and I have a huge soft spot for animism. This is, admittedly, based on almost no information whatsoever, so maybe do a little research first

That was the impression that I had to. That and that most Shintoists are simultaneously Buddhist.

[LMNO]

I think it's a farily complex routine of tasks and rituals.  You might want to see what's involved before diving in, lest you find yourself mired in thrice-daily purification rituals, or what have you.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

It's CRAP.  I only need ONE purification ritual.

And it sounds like a mortar going off.

[hooplala]

and how about agnosticism? it has all the benefits of atheism without the asshole parts

Asshole parts being lack of spiritual fulfillment and no promise of afterlife?

I was an agnostic Catholic for the past year. Agnosticism isn't a spiritual system, it's a stance on whether or not a spiritual system can be definitely known as true or untrue, the answer to which being, "don't know, dude."

I don't lack spiritual fulfillment.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I think it's a farily complex routine of tasks and rituals.  You might want to see what's involved before diving in, lest you find yourself mired in thrice-daily purification rituals, or what have you.

Fair point.

[LMNO]

I only need ONE purification ritual.  It's CRAP. 

And it sounds like a mortar going off.

I think you had the order wrong in that first line.  Fixed it for you.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I only need ONE purification ritual.  It's CRAP. 

And it sounds like a mortar going off.

I think you had the order wrong in that first line.  Fixed it for you.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I only need ONE purification ritual.  It's CRAP. 

And it sounds like a mortar going off.

I think you had the order wrong in that first line.  Fixed it for you.

I've told you about the plumber we have on contract for our facility, right?