Ariadne the Scribe
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Hello.
Recently, someone who is in their forties was telling me how in his village, the grandmothers (this account was when he was still a child, so we are talking about 2-3 generations back) had visions of the future, how there were accounts of fairies, spirits, etc.
The distant grandmothers (now gone) of my relatives were also the same: having visions, mostly.
It's not a unique incident.
All these grandmothers were also very, very, very religious (christians, since this is the major religion in my country).
Why were the people of that time that much more spiritual than they are today in spite of NOT meditating at all?
Does it have to do with the way we live right now? (stress, constant distractions, harmful technology), or were the spiritual powers of our ancestors (since before the Middle Ages) still present in these grandmothers? It doesn't really make sense, considering people didn't meditate for many years in my country (we were also under Turkey's occupation).
How could these powers be so strong in the grandmothers, and everything got lost in just 2-3 generations?
Recently, someone who is in their forties was telling me how in his village, the grandmothers (this account was when he was still a child, so we are talking about 2-3 generations back) had visions of the future, how there were accounts of fairies, spirits, etc.
The distant grandmothers (now gone) of my relatives were also the same: having visions, mostly.
It's not a unique incident.
All these grandmothers were also very, very, very religious (christians, since this is the major religion in my country).
Why were the people of that time that much more spiritual than they are today in spite of NOT meditating at all?
Does it have to do with the way we live right now? (stress, constant distractions, harmful technology), or were the spiritual powers of our ancestors (since before the Middle Ages) still present in these grandmothers? It doesn't really make sense, considering people didn't meditate for many years in my country (we were also under Turkey's occupation).
How could these powers be so strong in the grandmothers, and everything got lost in just 2-3 generations?
