Spiritual connection no, but the fact that I love his music perhaps means I share some music genes with him. If I had been born in Pakistan, not Sweden, I would've liked somebody else's music, so nothing is completely predetermined, but considering the whole nature versus nuture debate, there might be some genes in common.

xlr8r said:

I understood...I was just twistin it

The only connection I would have is that we both believe in something higher than the human being.

I grew up in a town called Nelson. Prince's last name is Nelson.
My imaginary friend when I was growing up was called... you guessed it! Rodger
And my first pet was a lovely black labrador called Prince.

I had a toy robot with a see through plastic head and he had a Purple Brain

You can't make this stuff up!* Of course there's a spiritual connection!!!!!


Prince loves me.





Erik
*3 out of 4 facts made up. Always read the label.


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No connection at all.

Around the time of 'The Gold Experience' there was some strong resonation but not now. 'Lovesexy'I could get with, 'The Ladder' etc. But now he is too conservative and dogmatic for my personal taste. Not that there is anything inherently 'wrong' with being conservative, it just doesn't correspond to my views.

I prefer lyrics and creativity when Artists are searching, struggling and evolving spiritually, rather than when they feel they have found all the answers.

For JW's there is an absolute 'Truth' and they believe they've found it. They even call their religion the truth. Fine for them, but I don't think there is one absolute 'Truth' for all.

Still love the music though.

1. Nomination for thread of the year

2. To address the question, hell to the niz-zay do I have any spritual connection to that scrawny little man. Besides, he trades spiritual/religious hats like people change seasonal collections shown in Bryant Park

Ottensen said:

I'm working on a sequal to this thread just for you : http://prince.org/msg/7/251236

OperatingThetan said:

Interesting post. Which artists are evolving spiritually?

Andy

TheVoid said:

yes, i am connected to prince. i think. perhaps, deeply. the other day as I was driving home from work i saw a purple car which reminded me that prince likes purple and since i was on highway 7 at the time, i could only conclude that the universe was sending me yet another sign that prince might be around, somewhere.

OperatingThetan said:

Maybe there isn't. But if you listen to scientists and those on the other side of the fence of religion, they have become just as dogmatic. In fact, we've just gone from one extreme to the other.

Bohemian67 said:

Yup, they are all doing the same thing, JW's, other christian denominations, other religions, atheists etc. The content may be different but the form is the same.

Nice post.

Andy F

andyf said:

I saw a sign the other day that read:

Science flies rockets to the moon
Religion flies planes into buildings.

Thought it was quite poignant.

TheVoid said:

I really miss Imago. There's such a void since he left

this board is incomplete without lady zaza

erik319 said:

Science and religion both have good and bad points. Science blows up two Space Shuttles, religions blow up other buildings. Scientists were so religious in their convictions they managed to create the atom bomb. How clever.

Poignant pal, means touching but hurting, you used the wrong word imho. I do like Science, but it is not always right--even now. Is it Science and scientific research that pushes all the legal drugs in the multi-billion dollar medicine industry? Was it science which discovered the phalidomide pill in the sixties? Largactil? The SSRI's (which apparently can induce mania)? Did you know that probably every, every mental health drug on the market was discovered by proxy? Do you know what by proxy means? It means that the initial research for the drug and its supposed benefits were nothing to do with mental health. What does this say about Science, research and the drug industry?

The Father of Science was not, imho Galileo or one of the Greeks. Even though I am an agnostic, the Father of Science was doubting Thomas (if, of course, he existed).

alphastreet said:

Zaza was my nickname many years before that bitch was popular

zaza said:

Hey Zaza! Have you been on holiday or do you'll have an equivalent to our spring break? I don't visit GD too often, so I was wondering about you when I read alphastreet's comment. Anyhow, glad you're around. Oh and I'm lovin' your cute sigs; You're gonna make Jarvius famous one day!

OperatingThetan said:

a puddle on my sidewalk formed the top half of the symbol this morning. then, a burst of rain swelled it into what might have been prince's face.
as you can see, it's pretty obvious that prince was reaching out to me and saying:

"i am who i am. part symbol, part man. part rainstorm, part sunny day.
I am me, first and foremost, and, you better wear your galoshes today."

XxAxX said:

Oh damn.

That's some Spinoza-esce philosophical ass shit right there yall.



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TheVoid said:

you're just envious. did prince reach out to you this morning???

XxAxX said:

That's cute XxAxX!

Elle85n09 said:

thank you dearie! unlike SOME people, you get where i am coming from. don't say anything to him, but I am pretty sure TheVoid mistook prince's message to me for some kind of philosophy.

but here's the thing, prince is rarely ever serious, or heavy, or philosophical or anything like that. he is actually kind of a fun-loving fellow, and rather fashion-conscious from what i can tell.

for example, just this morning, as i was choosing my outfit for the day, i realized that it had been quite some time since i'd worn my purple corduroy trousers. and, at that precise moment, i could hear an auto accelerating down the block. i ran to the window, but was too late to discern whether or not said auto had been a little red corvette.

just the same though, i could tell that prince really wanted me to wear the purple trousers and so here i am. rocking the purple pants

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TheVoid said:

now, i am sorry to accuse you of something this serious, and if i am wrong, please forgive me, but i am almost beginning to maybe think that you are not 100% supportive of my posts. and, it hurts. it does. right here....

i am taking time during my personal lunch break to share with my fellow ORGers about how many ways prince is spiritually connected to me, and all you can do is compare my posts to some weirdo philosopher who probably never even met prince, and who was likely more into country music than funk.

i would like to believe that this thread is an open, caring, sharing kind of place, but sometimes, when i see that 'lock' post right under my own, i feel, well i feel a teensy bit... rejected.

and, prince does too. i can tell, because as i was opening my bag of chips for lunch, the song 'anastesia' began playing, and the first chip i pulled from the bag was roughly in the shape of an A~! and, this occurred at the very moment i was reading your lock post!!! so prince obviously knows allll about this thread.

so please. think. think before you post that hurtful lock thingy, before you place an exclamation point after it, and stop to reflect a moment on how prince would feel if he saw you do that.

thank you. that is all.

Ecoute, bien--it's from the soul, ahem. I don't know, en el repetitiono, about a spiritual connection. Damn fine lyrics though! A soulman would agree, methinks. Alphabet Street=the Earth=the words people use. Lol!

XxAxX said:

I don't think I've laughed like this in a long while...and Dan, you're laughing too. Admit it. I'm feeling a spiritual connection with XxaxX!

Elle85n09 said:

thank you dear! i feel a connection with you too. it's a good thing that some of us know how to open up to other people and share our feelings without fear of open mockery by others, Who Shall Remain Nameless.

suffice it to say, a thread like this one eneds a lot of love and nurturing. alot of spiritual fertilizer if you will.