"His doctrine of correspondence, or
Hermetic symbolism, is that of Pythagoras and of the kabalists—"as
above, so below." It is also that of the Buddhist philosophers, who, in
their still more abstract metaphysics, inverting the usual mode of
definition given by our erudite scholars, call the invisible types the only reality, and everything else the effects of the causes, or visible prototypes—illusions.
There is no prominent character in all the annals of
sacred or profane history whose prototype we cannot find in the
half-fictitious and half-real traditions of bygone religions and
mythologies. As the star, glimmering at an immeasurable distance above
our heads, in the boundless immensity of the sky, reflects itself in the
smooth waters of a lake, so does the imagery of men of the antediluvian
ages reflect itself in the periods we can embrace in an historical
retrospect. "As above, so it is below. That which has been, will return again. As in heaven, so on earth."
The spirit of a mineral, plant, or animal, may begin to
form here, and reach its final development millions of ages hereafter,
on other planets, known or unknown, visible or invisible to astronomers.
For, who is able to controvert the theory previously suggested, that
the earth itself will, like the living creatures to which it has given
birth, ultimately, and after passing through its own stage of death and
dissolution, become an etherealized astral planet ? "As above, so
below;" harmony is the great law of nature."

Mind is spirit.

The old Hermetic axiom, "As above so below," may be pressed into
service at this point. Let us endeavor to get a glimpse of the workings
on higher planes by examining those on our own. The Principle of
Correspondence must apply to this as well as to other problems. Let us
see! On his own plane of being, how does Man create? Well, first, he may
create by making something out of outside materials. But this will not
do, for there are no materials outside of THE ALL with which it may
create. Well, then, secondly, Man pro-creates or reproduces his kind by
the process of begetting, which is self-multiplication accomplished by
transferring a portion of his substance to his offspring. But this will
not do, because THE ALL cannot transfer or subtract a portion of itself,
nor can it reproduce or multiply itself— in the first place there would
be a taking away, and in the second case a multiplication or addition
to THE ALL, both thoughts being an absurdity. Is there no third way in
which MAN creates? Yes, there is—he CREATES MENTALLY! And in so doing he
uses no outside materials, nor does he reproduce himself, and yet his
Spirit pervades the Mental Creation. Following the Principle of
Correspondence, we are justified in considering that THE ALL creates the
Universe MENTALLY, in a manner akin to the process whereby Man creates
Mental Images.

Yeah, stuff comes from the Spirit.

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Sleep hasn't been great and it's still cold af here. Winter won't leave...

If I can get past this^^I'll bump myself up to 8/10

Good point and it works both ways. One of my best friends who I’ve mentioned many times on the misc is a successful sheetmetal union tradie. Good guy, works hard, has a fiancé. Totally normal.

His brother has been a strung out heroin junkie tranny for going on 10 years now.

Both of them were raised in a broken home (drug addict parents, dysfunction everywhere) and were later taken in by their grandmother (sweet Italian lady, albeit an enabler) who provided them with stability from their early teenage years on.

Most of their childhood was the exact same upbringing, yet they had two completely different outcomes.

The only meaningful difference I can think of between these two is that they have different moms. The tranny junkie’s mom had schizophrenia on top of her drug issues.

I honestly think genetics plays a bigger role than people like to admit. Environment is absolutely important as well, but if you inherit the wrong traits from your parents, you’re fucked and there will be very little you can do about it.

That line of work can only make your mental health worse. Srs, vry srs.

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If you seen my latest video you know.

Probably a 3/10, having some wicked delusions during the night when I wake up and in the early morning when I first wake up for the day, been seeing mental health and counseling at the hospital which hasn't really helped at all because the appointments are 2 - 3 months apart.

8.5/10

Stay up brahs

With all of the mental illness on this site it's shocking how content everyone is with their illnesses

Good

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7.5

Based yall

10

Life is great