User:	valkyrieofodin
Date:	2008-05-23 13:01
Subject:	What Is UPG
Security:	Public
What I'm Feeling	hopeful
Tags:	community spirit, definitions, frith, lore, upg

UPG stands for Unverified Personal Gnosis. This means that an individual comes to an understanding or revelation through an internal process. This process can be spontaneous as in the sudden light bulb going off over their head, or a lightening bolt striking them... (obviously I mean this in a metaphorical way) Or it can come over a slow period of time, because the individual has taken in so much lore that their understanding has gelled on an unconscious level and they begin to find an interpretation of their own that is not within the 'accepted' norm. This does not mean their interpretation is not valid, but simply that they have found this to be a personal one as opposed to one that is more community based. It is a given that as a growing movement, we are going to have individuals(hopefully a fair number) who apply themselves well enough to internalize the lore and find a point of gnosis that inspires them and takes them further than simply accepting what is laid before them as the 'accepted' interpretation. I am not saying that definitions are not valuable, because without definition how would find the nexus points, how would we give ourselves a common language? So each kind of experience has a great deal to offer. What I am saying is that to look down on an individual or discount an individual's experience because it comes from UPG is cutting our noses to spite our faces. So, within this community I would like for us to all get along, to have a balance of Lore and UPG. Thank you for taking the time to read this and hopefully to comment upon this.

Frithfully Yours,
valkyrieofodin

Get Wyrd | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend | Link