Shekinah

I love how people try to prove an afterlife by near death experiences. I would propose that the blinding light is your true nature and of all, as a spaciousness. It's like how western mystics tend to experience God's presence as outside of them. They cannot believe that it is actually their own presence. Again supposedly. If there is some sort of reincarnation, it would be simultaneous, for time and space are one and the individual is of the dynamic system of existence, so it wouldn't be like an individual existence being reincarnated. God, I feel dirty speaking in spiritual abstractions!

Since going through some experiences and researching the inner side of religion for several years, I have wondered what's with the interest in the Neo-Pagan and Wicca stuff. I have no judgements on them at all. I'm sort of ignorant. I see the true nature of religion as an inner-leading to outer transformation of man. Seen in the contemplative/transformative side of the major traditions and practices. I don't see this in the Pagan practices. Am I missing it? Are the gods and goddesses archetypes of the true nature of existence? Is there like a deeper mystery to the magic and practices?