I have studied forms of religion and spirituality that range from quite simple to quite convoluted.
I suppose these questions might apply to those whose follow less dogmatic or have moved to less dogmatic belief structures, but anyone may feel free to participate in this discussion.
Do you feel as you become closer to your understanding or realization of you and your understanding of your conceptualization of God, do you find that your use of tools and your practices in your religion or spirituality become more complex or more simplified?
In other words, as your understanding or realization grows, do you...
...incorporate more or less deities into your beliefs?
...find that you pray or meditate more or less often?
...use more or less tools, such as altars, incenses, stones, offerings, statues, pictures, divination tools, etc.?
...attend group services more or less often?
...incorporate more or less associations, such as elemental, astrological, numerological, symbology, etc.?
Do you find you remove from of the above some and add to others? Does your practice remain the same?
Now, after having considered all of this, why have your practices become complex or more simplified as your realization or understand has grown?
I suppose these questions might apply to those whose follow less dogmatic or have moved to less dogmatic belief structures, but anyone may feel free to participate in this discussion.
Do you feel as you become closer to your understanding or realization of you and your understanding of your conceptualization of God, do you find that your use of tools and your practices in your religion or spirituality become more complex or more simplified?
In other words, as your understanding or realization grows, do you...
...incorporate more or less deities into your beliefs?
...find that you pray or meditate more or less often?
...use more or less tools, such as altars, incenses, stones, offerings, statues, pictures, divination tools, etc.?
...attend group services more or less often?
...incorporate more or less associations, such as elemental, astrological, numerological, symbology, etc.?
Do you find you remove from of the above some and add to others? Does your practice remain the same?
Now, after having considered all of this, why have your practices become complex or more simplified as your realization or understand has grown?