posted June 24, 2012 05:19 AM            

I posted about this on the "Divine Diversities" section, but to give a quick recap: I was born into one very conservative denomination. I started realizing that I disagreed when I was a teen, but kept going to church there anyway. When I was in college, I really began researching that denomination thoroughly. It came to the point that I could no longer belong to that denomination. It was hard for me to admit to myself that I had not ever truly been a member of that group, not really. I had tried to sort of reconcile my beliefs and change some of them, but you really can't force that sort of thing. It was scary to leave at first, but finally, I admitted the truth to myself--that I couldn't be there anymore--and just left.

I spent the next few years spiritually searching. I was briefly atheist, and then agnostic for awhile. I eventually narrowed down my spiritual path to a few different choices and came to the much more liberal denomination that is in-tune with my values, which I am a part of now. I feel like I'm in the right place and am at home.

I accept that no religious/spiritual beliefs can be proven true beyond a shadow of a doubt. Then again, no one can prove beyond doubt that there is nothing out there, either. I think that learning to live with that is important. Until we die, none of us really knows for sure what happens. So, I do live with the possibility that it might all be for nothing and I could be wrong. I find that my spiritual experience in my denomination is fulfilling and that it means something to me. That's enough. I don't feel (and frankly don't really understand) the need to "prove one true truth". I feel that it's futile. None of us can (or in my opinion should) speak with any kind of certainty about those kinds of things. I actually think that it was set up this way on purpose, so that we'd learn to be tolerant and get along, and to practice kindness towards those with whom we disagree--to follow the whole "love thy neighbor" principle and recognize those who disagree as our neighbors, which is really hard to do (I fail at it sometimes, honestly).

posted June 24, 2012 09:11 AM            

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Originally posted by enchantress:
Catholic since birth. Our whole family is. I believe in God. I trust in him. I've experienced miracles in the past. Even though some of my prayers weren't answered the way I wanted to, He never failed to give something better in return. I have Jupiter in Scorpio, in my 1st house

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posted June 24, 2012 02:46 PM            

Jupiter in Aries

Moon, Mercury & Mars in 9th House.

posted June 24, 2012 08:17 PM            

i get too anxious with religion. i was raised catholic and went to cath school too. i don't think my personality can handle organized relgions and their rules well. It really wears on me and i have some problems because of it. As for now i'm not into religion or anything spiritual i'm just living. Its hard to have morals because i don't have religion to back them up with. Religion is good for keeping society in check. But its not good for my conscience. I live in fear of God.

posted June 27, 2012 09:34 AM            

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Originally posted by Yin:
Spiritual agnostic.

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I'd say I'm a spiritual agnostic too... Jupiter in Pisces, 12H, ruler of the 9H, aspects almost everything in my chart, whether major or minor aspects, 9H Neptune, Uranus on the very cusp of the 9th...

I used to be a believer, never questioned my beliefs, never doubted, it was just there...Couple of years ago, it started to get further & further away and then it just stopped being there, that's how it ended...I've changed as a person in those last couple of years, became more rational, discovering the bitter and some non-bitter truths of life...Not like I was that irrational before, I considered theory of evolution to be true, never thought bible was really written by God, wasn't a part of any organised religion, I simply believed there was a higher being and that's all....

posted June 27, 2012 03:57 PM            

* Born into strict Catholic family
* Refused to get confirmed
* Became agnostic
* Became a Calvinist (fundamentalist) Christian
* Became a reader of New Age books that speak across the religious spectrum
* Try to live by spiritual principles

posted June 29, 2012 02:00 AM            

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Originally posted by Faith:
Interesting! I've got Jupiter Aries in the 9H, part of a loose air-fire grand sextile.

* Born into strict Catholic family
* Refused to get confirmed
* Became agnostic
* Became a Calvinist (fundamentalist) Christian
* Became a reader of New Age books that speak across the religious spectrum
* Try to live by spiritual principles

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i have Faith in your Faith, Faith