Twilight said:Was there an evolutionary purpose of Pedofillia?
If the Romans called themselves civilized, than why would they commit such pedophilia acts. >~< I'm sorry if I'm being creepy, something that has stumped me.
That's creepy Batgeek. Since you're so sensitive to this stuff, learn how to surround yourself with 'light' to keep yourself safe. It's important.Batgeek22 said:I, unfortunately because of my job have come into contact with a large number of sexual deviants. I can tell you firsthand that many of them I sense are victims themselves of some other force. These are the good neighbors that seemly go nuts and do something completely out of character. many seem bewildered as to why they did what they did. Others though are evil. These people will set your hairs on end. They have a dark aura around them. I get nauseated just having to be around them. I occasionally have caught them staring at me with this smile like they know I can see them for what they are. They will even go out of their way to engage me in conversation as if to challenge me.
I saw a documentary recently that talked about a malfunction in the brain, where the urge to protect children, which does have an evolutionary purpose, goes terribly wrong. There is nothing good about it, any more than there is good in picking the wings off flies, beating up people weaker than oneself, or any number other abhorrent things that some individuals do. I hope that one day this behaviour is eliminated from society altogether. Indeed, many people are working on doing that.Twilight said:Was there an evolutionary purpose of Pedofillia?
AOSpare said:Sadly pedophilia is a new word. In the olden days of Greece and Rome and in the Orient, pretty much was open season on children from deviants and brutes. If your family or friend did not defend you then it was all over. But I feel there should be a distinction made of kinky behaviors (role-playing) between consenting adults and committing heinous acts with beast or children. But that's just me...*dance*
Much of deviant sexual stuff is a telltale of some psychological quirk and NOTHING TO DO with evolution.
Totally agree, although kind awkward. I hope the situation clears up also. Is there a link to the documentary?tanguerra said:I saw a documentary recently that talked about a malfunction in the brain, where the urge to protect children, which does have an evolutionary purpose, goes terribly wrong. There is nothing good about it, any more than there is good in picking the wings off flies, beating up people weaker than oneself, or any number other abhorrent things that some individuals do. I hope that one day this behaviour is eliminated from society altogether. Indeed, many people are working on doing that.
I think the general public has a misconception about ancient practices of pederasty and confuse it with pedophilia. Pedophilia is defined as sexual attraction to children 11 years of age and younger. Pederasty involved youths generally between the age of 14 and 20. In Ancient Greece - this was a practice among the aristocrats. You had to be well off and there was a 'courtship' ritual - where the younger had to accept the proposal of the older male involved.Twilight said:Was there an evolutionary purpose of Pedofillia?
So, from a historical perspective - I think ancient cultures frowned upon pedophilia as much as we do in modern society.Louis Crompton defined pederasty as:
A relation between an older male and someone younger, usually a youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty. The older man was called the erastes or lover. Ideally, it was his duty to be the boy's teacher and protector and serve as a model of courage, virtue, and wisdom to his beloved, or eromenos, whose attraction lay in his beauty, his youth, and his promise of future moral, intellectual, and physical excellence.
The eromenos was generally expected to stop being in a passive relationship with an older male when his beard first started to develop. The men who had relationships with prepubescent boys around twelve or younger were generally looked down upon for their actions. According to Colin Spencer, this reproach was not for any legal reasons, but due to the fact that the Greeks thought the prepubescent boys did not have the mental capacity to be fully aware of what they were doing.
The eromenos, however, was underage and under the authority of his paternal guardian until the age of eighteen. Due to this, pederastic relationships could only function with the support and accordance of the child's parents, mainly that of his father. In order for this arrangement to work, the erastes had to have good standing in the community, be fairly affluent, and follow the correct procedures in conformity to the Greek ideal of sophr?syne (moderation).
Sorry, I wrote out a reply to your questions yesterday and it got deleted. I will try again.Demi said:How did you remove the spirits from the "big bully at the playground"?
What I witnessed many times as a child with all sorts of 'dark spirits' was them 'whispering' into the ear of a human and the human acting as a 'puppet' and repeating the 'ugly words' of this 'dark spirit.' I read a chapter in Victor Zammit's book on the afterlife and was surprised to see this expressed. We think our thoughts are our own - but sometimes there are 'dark spirits' trying to influence our thoughts and emotions toward a negative expression. The saying goes, it is not what goes into a person's mouth that defiles him as much as what comes out of his mouth. What comes out of the mouth? Words. When I was a child, the spiritual guides I worked with - all advise me to stop and think before I speak - to make sure the 'thoughts and emotions' being expressed were my own.Demi said:What is it that they feed on, and how it affects the human? When exactly do they feed, how do they enter the human energy field?
When these things figured out I had sight of them - it would upset them and send them into a frenzy. Their method is to 'blindside' a person. So, trying to tell them to get lost - would just cause them to start laughing hysterically. What would send them running with their eyes bugged out? When I called on God to bear witness to their sight and presence. A beam of light would strike from above like a lightening strike and they would take off running. What destroys darkness? Light. This works in the spiritual realm as well. There power was due to the fact that humans were 'spiritual blind' to them. The shield I used was always to say a prayer and call on God to bear witness to what I was having 'sight' of - and give me protection from them.Demi said:If you see them, isn't it possible just to tell them to go get lost? Shielding or something.. How come spirits be stronger than humans?
I had sight of these 'critters' from the age of 8 to the age of 21. Prior to the age of 12 and later as an adult, the majority of them had to do with 'anger' or 'hate' - rather than lust.Demi said:And the basic question... is this a way to demonize sexual desire, as if that is something bad, and maybe because culture does not know a way how to use that energy in a life supporting way, it becomes something bad, therefore, it becomes destructive, due to the denial of this basic force?
On the other hand, I have seen, all too closely, a marriage in which an already broken, twisted and perverse man claimed exactly what you have describe -- that his wife, much younger was causing him such pain and deprivation -- when in fact he had been attempting to force her into acts inspired by his hard-core porn addiction from the time she was 19 on. And I don't mean "Hustler" magazine -- I mean women urinated on, spit on, violated with foreign objects, etc. and etc. But to hear it from him, he was a tragic, lonely figure deprived of his 'rights.'TheGlow said:......
I know tons of sexless marriages where one spouse is desperate not just for sex but the sharing of energy and affection that occurs during sex, but the other think not being interested is excuse enough to leave the other deprived.
I really think a lot of this withholding of physical connection causes the neglected spouse to go through much turmoil, and in many cases can cause his/her view of sex to move from divine connection to one of lust to get their needs met. The more shame and self loathing the person feels about the regection the more distorted their sexual needs get.
Not an excuse but I think someone restricting another from physical connection to anyone else for the rest of their life (marriage) then denying to provide it themself is just plain damaging.
I hope my comment above do not hurt or offend. My job makes people open up to me for some reason and as a result I know WAY to much about many marriages. So many have one partner who would be happy to never be touched again and others have people that not only want to be touched but specifically by their spouse. These people tell me this stuff and those mostly men who go without for long periods eventually stop specifically desiring their spouse and get into more superficial stuff. It's sad to see so many feel alone.
I'm sure that is true in many cases but I hear it directly from women to so I know it is sadly rampant and wonder how even marital sex got so damaged.Blackbird said:On the other hand, I have seen, all too closely, a marriage in which an already broken, twisted and perverse man claimed exactly what you have describe -- that his wife, much younger was causing him such pain and deprivation -- when in fact he had been attempting to force her into acts inspired by his hard-core porn addiction from the time she was 19 on. And I don't mean "Hustler" magazine -- I mean women urinated on, spit on, violated with foreign objects, etc. and etc. But to hear it from him, he was a tragic, lonely figure deprived of his 'rights.'
I would tread very carefully when listening to such accounts.
If my past life experiences are correct you might be surprised unfortunately or maybe not.dking777 said:I think the general public has a misconception about ancient practices of pederasty and confuse it with pedophilia. Pedophilia is defined as sexual attraction to children 11 years of age and younger. Pederasty involved youths generally between the age of 14 and 20. In Ancient Greece - this was a practice among the aristocrats. You had to be well off and there was a 'courtship' ritual - where the younger had to accept the proposal of the older male involved.
He is a view from one scholar on the subject.
So, from a historical perspective - I think ancient cultures frowned upon pedophilia as much as we do in modern society.
Sincerely,
DKing
I wonder if there could be a members only private thread concerning victims and reincarnated victoms of graphic mistreatment, just curious if that idea would work.TheGlow said:Disclaimer I hope I don't offend anyone with my post. This is something I see regularly along the same lines as the lust spirits. It hurts me to see it so rampant and for people to feel so alone.
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So this is all very interesting. I would like to propose if there are lust demons there must be something equally damaging that keeps people from sharing that divine oneness physical intimate connection with their spouses.
I was one of those unlucky kids. Survived it had a negative view of sex for a while. Guilt, shame... A lot of people in our society feel that towards sex. Even married people. I managed to get passed it by seeing it for what it truely is a divine gift.
I know tons of sexless marriages where one spouse is desperate not just for sex but the sharing of energy and affection that occurs during sex, but the other think not being interested is excuse enough to leave the other deprived.
I really think a lot of this withholding of physical connection causes the neglected spouse to go through much turmoil, and in many cases can cause his/her view of sex to move from divine connection to one of lust to get their needs met. The more shame and self loathing the person feels about the regection the more distorted their sexual needs get.
Not an excuse but I think someone restricting another from physical connection to anyone else for the rest of their life (marriage) then denying to provide it themself is just plain damaging.
Curious what those who talk of lust demons know of what might cause this breakdown.
I hope my comment above do not hurt or offend. My job makes people open up to me for some reason and as a result I know WAY to much about many marriages. So many have one partner who would be happy to never be touched again and others have people that not only want to be touched but specifically by their spouse. These people tell me this stuff and those mostly men who go without for long periods eventually stop specifically desiring their spouse and get into more superficial stuff. It's sad to see so many feel alone.
Not offended at all, I admire your bravery and truth be told you aren't alone for sure ;ITheGlow said:Disclaimer I hope I don't offend anyone with my post. This is something I see regularly along the same lines as the lust spirits. It hurts me to see it so rampant and for people to feel so alone.
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So this is all very interesting. I would like to propose if there are lust demons there must be something equally damaging that keeps people from sharing that divine oneness physical intimate connection with their spouses.
I was one of those unlucky kids. Survived it had a negative view of sex for a while. Guilt, shame... A lot of people in our society feel that towards sex. Even married people. I managed to get passed it by seeing it for what it truely is a divine gift.
I know tons of sexless marriages where one spouse is desperate not just for sex but the sharing of energy and affection that occurs during sex, but the other think not being interested is excuse enough to leave the other deprived.
I really think a lot of this withholding of physical connection causes the neglected spouse to go through much turmoil, and in many cases can cause his/her view of sex to move from divine connection to one of lust to get their needs met. The more shame and self loathing the person feels about the regection the more distorted their sexual needs get.
Not an excuse but I think someone restricting another from physical connection to anyone else for the rest of their life (marriage) then denying to provide it themself is just plain damaging.
Curious what those who talk of lust demons know of what might cause this breakdown.
I hope my comment above do not hurt or offend. My job makes people open up to me for some reason and as a result I know WAY to much about many marriages. So many have one partner who would be happy to never be touched again and others have people that not only want to be touched but specifically by their spouse. These people tell me this stuff and those mostly men who go without for long periods eventually stop specifically desiring their spouse and get into more superficial stuff. It's sad to see so many feel alone.