Comments on: Spiritual Seeking and Promiscuity

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:56:14 +0000

Thanks. I’m glad you found it helpful.

By: Livia

Livia — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:22:25 +0000

I never thought of spiritual promiscuity before, but you’re right, there is a difference between the seeker and the promiscuous. I felt I was spiritually promiscuous for a while years ago but didn’t have a name for it or understanding of it. I wish I’d come across this idea in my teens, it might have saved me some time, effort and angst. Hopefully you’ll be helping others who need guidance now. Nice post.

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:10:56 +0000

Seeking is definitely an honored part of the journey. It’s the mystery of the Fool, where all paths begin and to where they all return.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:55:10 +0000

I quite like the distinction between seeking and promiscuity. Earnest seeking is admirable because the person who seeks respects the calling they have not yet been able to express by looking for what will fulfill it. It’s honored even in its mystery.

That’s something that also could use a good deal of attention, that there is a way to be genuinely spiritual even when you have not been able to identify your spiritual center.

By: Morninghawk

Morninghawk — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:04:04 +0000

Yes, our human religions and communities definitely have their limitations. I think part of the problem (and I am sometimes guilty of this myself) is that we confuse the journey of religion with the destination. Religion is a journey that, like all journeys worth taking, causes us hardship and pain, but gives us the gift of growth. The destination of that journey, if ever achieved, would be complete union with the Divine.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Cosette

Cosette — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:57:27 +0000

Very thoughtful. I have noticed this trend too and I think one problem is a sort of cultural or social attitude that we’ve developed where we want the quickest possible results with minimal commitment. “I want it how I want it, I want it now, and I don’t want to work too hard for it” and we both know that spirituality doesn’t work that way. It also leads to people abandoning something if it isn’t exactly what they think it should be and if it doesn’t fulfill every single need. For instance, I’m Wiccan and I love my religion and my community, but I understand that both have their limitations and problems. I choose to stay and work with that, but many don’t.