A letter arrives, he says hello - and now.... Today, we use our discernment, by example, while dating. In BDSM and kink lands, this may be more complex. We bring words from Millennia past, diving wisdom into carved path.
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NOTES ep 74 - Hunch:
One option for meeting others in BDSM, is Fetlife.
"“FetLife is the Social Network for the BDSM, Fetish & Kinky Community,” the site says. “Like Facebook, but run by kinsters like you and me. We think it is more fun that way.Jul 5, 2017"
https://fetlife.com/
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Discernment, definition, root: Merriam Webster dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discernment
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"Gift of Discernment" - Later Day Saints church -
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2018/06/youth/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-gift-of-discernment?lang=eng
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Discernment of spirit - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discernment_of_Spirits
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Bible. "Discerning of spirits" - quoting Paul the apostle,
1 Corinthians 12:10:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/1-cor/12?lang=eng
"10 - To another the working of ( a) miracles; to another (b) prophecy; to another (c) discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of (d) tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."
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On discernment of mind:
Dhammapada aka DHP - book, by Buddha (lived 563-483 BCE) et al. DHP 3, 33-43:
"33. Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so the discerning man straightens his mind — so fickle and unsteady, so difficult to guard.
34. As a fish when pulled out of water and cast on land throbs and quivers, even so is this mind agitated. Hence should one abandon the realm of Mara.
35. Wonderful, indeed, it is to subdue the mind, so difficult to subdue, ever swift, and seizing whatever it desires. A tamed mind brings happiness."
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.03.budd.html
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POD DESCRIPTION:
This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me.
I do not offer advice here, I share what worked for me. I am not a professional therapist, this is just one case study, one perspective. Please seek professional help, if mental health issues need attention.
This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only, and I am a commentator. USE YOUR DISCERNMENT. Language is explicit. Names may or may not be changed, to protect some. Content Warning: ghosts, psychic ability, rape, incest, foster care, murder, emancipation, BDSM, therapy, lightning strikes, personal responsibility, Buddhism, LGBTQIA+, recovery, codependency, comedy, domestic violence - and inappropriate humor, most likely.
Picture inset: This is me, so many years ago, standing in front of my mother's Impala, and the House on Valencia Street.
