This is a well written post and exactly describes what I have been going through in the last 17 years while being part of 5 spiritual communities. It’s a big mess and actually is not helpful. The spiritual ego is wild and when combined with clever marketing, it sucks in millions of people who are trying to find relief from suffering.
"I don’t want to give the impresion that any form of esotericism or mysticism is incompatible with authentic Christianity." So don't give that impression, lol. Inauthentic dogma is what turns so many away from God. The Spirit of God lives in you, this is quite explicit. The men who wrote the new testament were all esoterics and mystics with more eclectic backgrounds than you probably realize.
I couldn't help but here that song melody "a little bit of Erica" while going down the list of occult practices.🤣
This is a well written post and exactly describes what I have been going through in the last 17 years while being part of 5 spiritual communities. It’s a big mess and actually is not helpful. The spiritual ego is wild and when combined with clever marketing, it sucks in millions of people who are trying to find relief from suffering.
"I don’t want to give the impresion that any form of esotericism or mysticism is incompatible with authentic Christianity." So don't give that impression, lol. Inauthentic dogma is what turns so many away from God. The Spirit of God lives in you, this is quite explicit. The men who wrote the new testament were all esoterics and mystics with more eclectic backgrounds than you probably realize.