Hello!!
First, let me refer you to our free (Yes!! Really!!!) audio product on Worldview and the other two posts I have written on the subject.
Go ahead – I’ll wait for you!
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OK. To continue, this post is more about how me and Birdy use worldview and mindset in our everyday lives.
It is a fine line we walk.
Having a worldview that incorporates a Universe that is teeming with life, and the existence of a huge variety of mind skills; how do you maintain your skepticism, and not believe everything you see and hear?
I know, I know. People are going to read and hear what we put on our sites, and just assume we don’t.
But there is a large chasm between open mindedness and gullibility.
Assuming you didn’t click here totally by accident, I’m assuming you have at least some curiosity about this stuff. And I will give you an example from a part of the paranormal field most people are beginning to accept that has at least some basis for reality – ghosts.
If you’ve seen the TV shows, done searches on the internet – or maybe you’ve had your own experience (or experiences) with the concept of ghosts; that certainly implies that your worldview encompasses the idea of entities in spirit form.
Does that mean you are automatically going to believe every ghost story you hear?
Of course not! That would be silly.
Having a worldview that encompasses the idea of spirits, or anything else in the paranormal field does not automatically put me or you into the ‘I believe everything I hear category’.
It does mean, however, that you go into things (whatever it is…) with an open mind. And then you scrutinize the issues in a case by case basis.
You look for the facts. Analyze the story. Look for other explanations. (And not in an anything but this sense; sometimes the explanations are mundane. Honest – no kidding…)
For example – UFO’s. I believe there are ET’s out there. Some UFO reports are alien starships. But, as an amateur astronomer, I know most UFO reports are the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Not to mention all the times Lenticular clouds have been called ‘flying saucers’. The vast majority are mis-identifications.
Having an expanded worldview gives me an even better reason to critically scrutinize what I see or hear.
Here at the CraftyCrows, we are trying to weed through the BS to get to the truth.
The mindset is, and always will be, to find the truth.
Believing in everything is just as problematic as believing in nothing.
They are both based on a preconceived notion – not facts!
So, its’ OK to expand your worldview. Just remember to have a mindset that you will critically analyze what you learn. Do not let anything deter you from your search for the truth.
Keep Searching…