I shaved my head last nite

[infinitetruth]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

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I find women with shaved heads sexy as hell, shows confidence in your self.

[cleft_asunder]

That kicks ass. Way to go. But as for the celebrities and stuff, a lot of them are mixed with whites, so their hair is naturally straight and stuff, like Beyonce.

[synergy777]

chill its only hair, not enlightenment. but true the african/asian trend to appear white, skin bleaching etc is bullshit. especially when most white celebs are tanned. i say be yourself, white, brown, whatever, stop following the hype. me being indian,i wish i had just a tad more tan, i would, if it weren' raining, cloudy all the time. if lived somewhere in the sun, it would be great. personally my view, i think tan is better looking, vibrant. to be honest the blonde hair issue is a non issue, most blondes are bottle blondes, eg brunettes who dye their hair, which leaves the blondes are dumb view, on thin ground. if blondes are dumb, and brunettes dye their hair to be blonde, does that make brunettes more stupid than blondes, lol.

anyway only pretty chicks can pull short hair or shaved head off, so be cool sis, keep ya head up. also the racial issue with you hair, allow the ignorant opinions of the dumbarse sheep we are infested by. if you are happy, you husband happy, like pac said, fuck em.

[infinitetruth]

so their hair is naturally straight and stuff, like Beyonce.

are you sure about that? http://www.beyonceknowles91.com/pictures/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=3

chill its only hair, not enlightenment

Not 'enlightenment' but feel enlightened with all the issues I had to deal with, it may only be hair but - my family have made my hair a big deal!

[father ted]

I had the same experience long ago, exept it was the opposite (went from short to big) and then shaved my hair completely and then had the same experience your having now. I learned one of the most important lessons in life, now I shave my hair all the time (not neccesarily because of that). Even my own parents and sister acted differently (very), as well as friends, strangers, everyone! A lot different.

One of the things I learned is how pathetic people who place importance on hair are, which is most of them. The other thing I learned was; I can, for the most part, tell what people really look like. Infinitetruth, your eyes might develop because of your experience, enjoy your new eyesight, it's quite a sight out there.

I find it funny how people can't stand going bold. It's supposed to be one of the best learning experiences someone could have, and what do they do? Complain about it and try to get their hair back, vie transplant, whatever. If they do, it's like a big achievement to them or something. Weak and pathetic.

My hair is (was) also hard to controll.

Well infinitetruth, now you know what you really look like;)

[i am all i am]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

G'day Infinitetruth.

Firstly, congratulations on making your own choice and being free by doing so and expressing it here on the forum.

Secodnly, fuck what anyone else says about this, including me. This is your experience and you obviously didn't do it for anyone else.

Making our own choices is what truly sets us free, you have been an example for everyone by making your choice, and whether anyone else agrees with it or not is irrelevant.

Once again, congratulations on being free, and thank you for being you and making your choice as to how you express and experience yourself. If everyone showed the same courage we would have no one in the world willing to follow anothers agenda or attempting to force anyone else to.


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[synergy777]

i was being sarky, buddha statues with corn rows, nappy hair, then buddhists shaving it all off, lol

hair to some is religous, sikhs, rastas, muslims, jews, beards etc. personally its down to the individual. as for people basing stuff on hair, its not only hair, its size of bank accounts/dicksize/iq, the size of chicks booty/breasts, its just lame, shallow shit. but what gets me is when people who place importance on this stuff, actually only have little of it themselves, but think they are the most beautiful, etc. then its pure ammo to take the piss, lol.i know chicks who are like this, point faults in others, but fail to see themselves with clarity. without getting all soft and sugary, india arie/tlc/pink had great songs about finding the beauty in yourself. be yourself, be happy!

although paris wannabes are fair game to take the piss. allow you family their failings, no one is perfect, i bet you find it flipping cold, lol

1love, peace

[peter19]

well done. i call what you do "stretching the elastic band" and what i mean by that is you and other people who act "diffrent" stretch the elastic band so that other people feel comfterble in your presense. theres a person who lives near me, in the town i live in and alot of people know him because he wears womens clothes and just doesnt give a shit. and i admire people like that because really what they/you do is make other people less ridgid. you say to people in-advertantly "be who ever you want, act how ever you want, i wont judge you" and because you send out that vibe other people feel much more relaxed and dont need to play pretenses and play games, and to be "normal". we should all be elastic band stretchers, if we can, but its not easy and it takes bottle. i wouldnt wear wimens clothes ect so thats why i admire people like that, they do and are unfazed by it, not sheep at all. it does though, acts like that, and just behing abit bizzare makes people around you at ease. i talk to a few people and i get fearful more so with the ones who are ridgid because they expect you to be a certain person, they want to put you in a box and label you. people who do things like what you do thus makes people ok around you and be real around you, they dont need to be anyone, just who they are. its like takeing the pressure of people. when you are "normal"(not you) and everyone else around you is "normal" too, use are all pressured to be a certain way. but be an elastic band stretcher and release the pressure from people :), its a great job.

it shows strengh aswell, you dont rely on your hair to live your life, you can cut it of and it means nothing.

it could of been hard to do thought because you identified your hair with yourself and thats why maybe it was a teary experience and also an enlightening one because you havent got your hair to identify with now. stripping away at the false illusions man, good thing to do.

[danielg]

sounds a bit drastic... if you wanted freedom, surely you would accept yourself regardless of what opinion others have of your hair style? Cutting it off as an act of rebellion is rebelling against yourself given the circumstance.

[the festival spirit]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

Hello Infinitetruth

Such powerful words, I appreciate that. some believe shaving ones head is a way to let old knowledge out and new knowledge in, I have shaved my head a number of times in my life at the moment I have short hair because I did this recently, just after, I was given knowledge to last me a life time.

Well said infinite truth, I am glad you faced the prejudices you held and let them go. We all do it and I offer respect to those that are aware of and acknowledge it

[the festival spirit]

sounds a bit drastic... if you wanted freedom, surely you would accept yourself regardless of what opinion others have of your hair style? Cutting it off as an act of rebellion is rebelling against yourself given the circumstance.

And some of us rebel for very good reasons.

[misscpb]

WOW thats great :) You know a few months ago I was thinking the same thing myself, I was sick of my long hair and wanted it all off. I ended up going for a short sexy hair cut. All the best with your new head my friend.

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

[synergy777]

i wanted to get tattoos, but then some geezer i know who is well clever, told me you are not allowed due to religous reasons, eg blood is not allowed to be spilled, etc. does anyone know, more, he wouldn't elaborate, git, just changed the subject. i wanted some indian symbols, bit like becks hindi tatoo. i wanted sikh/hindu symbols. in the end i just a necklace made from india. i would still love tatoos, it would be motivation to get into shape.

does anyone know about this bloodletting/disfiguring of the body, being against biblical/religous law?

i wanted an ek onkaar and om symbol.

[misscpb]

If you want one just do it :D

[synergy777]

nah i wanna know the data first, vanity is the poverty of the soul as marley said. just do it is for nike t shirts, lol

[danielg]

Think it falls under the graven image syn, being an externalisation of the images/symbols from the psyche. There is also no rational reason to do so, given that we aren't born with an instinct to scar/brand ourselves. There are some with tats with the self awareness to see them for what they are, most go about thinking its just stylish. Having tattoos is the precursor to implantation of technology into the body... if one thinks about it.

[john white]

We hold a lot of emotional energy in the hair, shaving the head is well acknowledged as providing a good start for a fresh outlook. Certain mystical paths of course make head shaving a key element of intiation. From memory, I think it is called a "mundan" in hinduism, for example. Very good way of letting go after the end of a long relationship as well. Done it a couple of times myself over the years, though I usually stick at a "number 1!"

[synergy777]

danny cheers for that, graven image = idolatary, dude i never looked at like that. the dude who i was talking about, never mentioned shit about that. john w, cool about the hindu part. i had that done at a mandhir in india, when i was a kid, my parents took me, bro/sis over india was kid, we went on a national trek, mandhirs, temples, etc. weird i was very young, but have near phographic memory of some of the places to this day, could draw maps etc no probz. always remeber golden temple, the orange sunsets etc, even running inside my house, well the front porch/courtyard, when i saw a guy sitting on an elephant came past our house, the thing was so big, it blocked out the sky around it, lol when you are young things look much bigger, different scale. nowadays it would be ac jeeps, not animals, things change. even remeber the toys i brought, crazy/funny the amount of stupid things you remember.



will go back one day hopefully.

[baron von lotsov]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head.

It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.


I'm sure your local Satanist would agree with you. Actually the ultimate way to feel free is to kill yourself in their eyes, then you won't have to worry about anything. Anyway, did you do a nice little new age ritual with your sacrifice?

[king]

I'm sure your local Satanist would agree with you. Actually the ultimate way to feel free is to kill yourself in their eyes, then you won't have to worry about anything. Anyway, did you do a nice little new age ritual with your sacrifice?

ROTFL


why does anyone has have to shave the head for a spiritual experience?

those New Age peddlers are really fucking with people heads...

[terminus_est]

I'm sure your local Satanist would agree with you. Actually the ultimate way to feel free is to kill yourself in their eyes, then you won't have to worry about anything. Anyway, did you do a nice little new age ritual with your sacrifice?

What exactly does shaving one's head to feel free have to do with Satanism? I'd like to know what you know, but the closest thing to that which I know is the incident a few months ago in which Britney Spears shaved her head, which had something to do with her mind control programming I think. Looks like I gotta check the Freeman Perspective blog again.

[cheeb]

Shaving the head has deep religious significance,
Muslims do it after the hajj,
I was just readig about muhammid(pboh)
He urged his companions to sacrifice the camels and shave their hair after signing a pact with the men of Quarash
long story
after the prophet gathered his hair from the ground and threw it over a mimosa tree
The earth of the camp was strewn with the hair of the pilgrims
A powerful wind arose and blew it towards Mecca
The companions saw it as a sign of their virtue

So I suppose shaving your head is a sign of rejection of vanity/materialism

And an acceptance of the devine/truth

a form of liberation
from oppression
of the spirit

pttp

POE

[baron von lotsov]

What exactly does shaving one's head to feel free have to do with Satanism?.

Lucifer the rebel. You have come across this concept surely.

[lightbeing]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

Good on ya infinitetruth for doing what you want to do:)

Welcome to the no hair club, can't remember when I had hair!;)

[cheeb]

Lucifer the rebel. You have come across this concept surely.

Funnily enough [I] came across this concpt earlier on this forum

On Uppava-wisdom of native peoples
I quote

"When this occurs the 4th world will end
Our earth flies to the CROWNING orbit of our system
as the new MORNING STAR,
the brightest jewell in the sky

whats that all about EH?

My capitals

pttp

POE

[baron von lotsov]

Funnily enough [I] came across this concpt earlier on this forum

On Uppava-wisdom of native peoples
I quote

"When this occurs the 4th world will end
Our earth flies to the CROWNING orbit of our system
as the new MORNING STAR,
the brightest jewell in the sky

whats that all about EH?

My capitals

pttp

POE

Venus, that's what that is about and it is a symbol of Lucifer. See how the sex industry and other Illumi rubbish use the Venus thing. It's everywhere and so much so that people never notice it.

[f3zza]

Good on you for taking the plunge and letting go of a piece of your ego.

I am also someone who shaves their head.

I will add though that by shaving my head I have walked into another kind of stereotype in the eyes of the general public.

Once people get to know me, they have often commented that when they first saw me they thought i may have been a thug or a racist and it made me think about maybe growing my hair again to 'fit in'.

I would take no notice of peoples reactions as it is easy to judge or try to dampen another's experience.

If it was special or spiritual and rewarding to you, then that is all that matters.

Good luck to you.

[tinmenace]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

Good for you! That's right, you shouldn't be defined by how beautiful your hair is.

I did a similar thing 20 years ago, although it wasn't shaven, it was a radical change (waist length and highlited to almost buzzcut and red). It was interesting to see how people struggled to process my new look and how they should react to me. What it did for me was filter the bullshit from the worth while. Those that could not find a box, in their minds, for me to fit into, faded away, and the rest I'm still good friends with.

[lightbeing]

Good on you for taking the plunge and letting go of a piece of your ego.

I am also someone who shaves their head.

I will add though that by shaving my head I have walked into another kind of stereotype in the eyes of the general public.

Once people get to know me, they have often commented that when they first saw me they thought i may have been a thug or a racist and it made me think about maybe growing my hair again to 'fit in'.

I would take no notice of peoples reactions as it is easy to judge or try to dampen another's experience.

If it was special or spiritual and rewarding to you, then that is all that matters.

Good luck to you.

Me too, I think people see me as a football hooligan, but I know what I'm like and are happy & confident who I am:)

[the festival spirit]

f3zza + tin menace, + lightbeing, good posts

[truthcommission]

I find it funny that people have certain expectations about how a woman should look. Its like they have an emotional investment in your appearance feel the need to comment if they encounter a woman who doesn't fit into their stereotype of what feminine is.

I commend any female who bucks the trend and gives the finger to an industry that perpetuates the myth about what beauty should be. After my recent experience I am inclined to go for inner beauty rather than external appearance.

[graflok]

I shaved my face this morning. :)

[the festival spirit]

I shaved my face this morning. :)

lol, slightly (only slightly) off topic, but funny anyway:)

nice one graflok.

[indigo]

Is it not true that people (women) who shave their heads are in some kind of turmoil? I can't really see it as being an enlightening experience. I see it more as a cry for help, particually if you have been told how beautiful your hair is, then to go and shave it all off:confused: Or you are rebelling against people. You are very lucky though if you can carry off the bald look..

I cut my hair off once when I was drunk and boy did I regret it the next day:eek:

[infinitetruth]

Thanks for all your replies.

Just wanted to say though, I didn't shave my head for spiritual reasons - don't get me wrong, my reason were mundane - my hair is very hard to control (takes me at least an hour to get it knot free and that doesn't include washing) and I wanted to be free from the hassle, it wasn't rebellion or anything, in fact I wanted to do it for a long time but I never did because of my family and friends - they were telling me I shouldn't and going on about how 'beautiful' my hair was. I just couldn't be dealing with the hassle of braiding it, putting products on it - just to please other people.

I didn't do it FOR a spiritual experience, but it just happened to turn into one since I dealt with some inner prejudices that I didn't realise I had - plus it gave me seperation from my vanity. When I decided to cut it off, all the fear of what other people thought of me bubbled up and I did feel emotional.

Today was hilarious, bumping into people I knew and the look on their faces was a picture!! [my son wants me to put a smiley face on my post LOL ----:D:D:D:D]
Speaking about my kids - they weren't phased at all by my hair-cut, didn't bat an eyelid.

[truthcommission]

Are you African American infinitetruth?

[indigo]

Good for you then:D Are you gonna keep it shaved off now?

[lottie]

yeah well done infinite truth!! as long as you are happy - thats the main thing!! :D

[the festival spirit]

I always shave my head because it becomes a mundane task to 'look after it' :D:D:D:D

:D:D:D:D for your kids too infinite truth.

[the festival spirit]

Is it not true that people (women) who shave their heads are in some kind of turmoil? I can't really see it as being an enlightening experience. I see it more as a cry for help, particually if you have been told how beautiful your hair is, then to go and shave it all off:confused: Or you are rebelling against people. You are very lucky though if you can carry off the bald look..

I cut my hair off once when I was drunk and boy did I regret it the next day:eek:

If i die with regret it will be only for the things I didnt do, not the things I did do.

[tinmenace]

I find it funny that people have certain expectations about how a woman should look. Its like they have an emotional investment in your appearance feel the need to comment if they encounter a woman who doesn't fit into their stereotype of what feminine is.

I commend any female who bucks the trend and gives the finger to an industry that perpetuates the myth about what beauty should be. After my recent experience I am inclined to go for inner beauty rather than external appearance.

Right! The way I look at it is, forbid that you're in a devastating accident and your beautiful face is severely damaged and you lose a limb or two...if you and the people that you surround yourself with, validated your worth based only on your outside beauty, then this would mean that you've lost your entire identity and you'd have to start over.

If you have beauty and strength on the inside, no shard of glass would ever be sharp enough to destroy that.

[i am all i am]

Thanks for all your replies.

Just wanted to say though, I didn't shave my head for spiritual reasons - don't get me wrong, my reason were mundane - my hair is very hard to control (takes me at least an hour to get it knot free and that doesn't include washing) and I wanted to be free from the hassle, it wasn't rebellion or anything, in fact I wanted to do it for a long time but I never did because of my family and friends - they were telling me I shouldn't and going on about how 'beautiful' my hair was. I just couldn't be dealing with the hassle of braiding it, putting products on it - just to please other people.

I didn't do it FOR a spiritual experience, but it just happened to turn into one since I dealt with some inner prejudices that I didn't realise I had - plus it gave me seperation from my vanity. When I decided to cut it off, all the fear of what other people thought of me bubbled up and I did feel emotional.

Today was hilarious, bumping into people I knew and the look on their faces was a picture!! [my son wants me to put a smiley face on my post LOL ----:D:D:D:D]
Speaking about my kids - they weren't phased at all by my hair-cut, didn't bat an eyelid.

G'day Infinitetruth.

All of life is a spiritual experience, it is merely up to us to acknowledge this.



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[misscpb]

Someone said that energy is held in the hair etc. I was wondering then where did the idea come from and what is the purpose of women shaving their legs, arm pits and other more sensitive areas? Also mens faces, males who shave their chest and legs etc, is that a way of ridding something then? What do you all think

[peter19]

ROTFL


why does anyone has have to shave the head for a spiritual experience?

those New Age peddlers are really fucking with people heads...

the way i see it is noone has to do anything. but if you think to yourself that your hair is apart of who you are ("i would be noone with out my hair") then cutting it of can be a "scary" thing to do because you have just changed your hole idea of who you are to the people around you. if anyone didnt like you too because you shaved your hair, like tin said well its good because atleast you know the people who are your true freinds and the ones who just want you for your hair lol. hair can act the same as money the same as a car and the same as a job, you can get to the point where you think i need my car, my job ect and you want to cling to it forever, because has tolle says part of your sense of self is in it. so letting it go can be good and even spiritual. "attatch to nothing because nothing lasts for ever" in the physical.

[peter19]

Someone said that energy is held in the hair etc. I was wondering then where did the idea come from and what is the purpose of women shaving their legs, arm pits and other more sensitive areas? Also mens faces, males who shave their chest and legs etc, is that a way of ridding something then? What do you all think


i think its just about the norms, its normal for wimen to shave there bodys (and better :p lol) and maybe thats about it wanting to make yourself look the part for the other sex.

[infinitetruth]

All of life is a spiritual experience, it is merely up to us to acknowledge this

So true I am all I am

[mara of the acoma]

I am a women and last nite I shaved my head. It was a big deal, there were tears, I was shaking etc but it was an enlightening experience.

My hair has been important, not to me, but to everyone around me. Everyone comments on my hair, how beautiful it is - but I have mixed racial hair and it is incredibly difficult to control.

Shaving my head brought me face to face with many prejudices in myself, others and our culture.

I realise there are no black celebrities I know of who have there own real hair. Most have extensions, relaxed hair, braids and most have brown or blonde hair in an attempt to make them appear 'whiter' and more acceptable to society. I was fed up with it, I shouldn't have to spend hours on my hair so I fit in. I'm not fitting in.

My hair was my last connection to this facist, capitalist world I know longer want to be a part of.

I also had to deal with my own prejudices against gays which I never knew I had. I realised I wanted to shave my head for me, but what was stopping me was the fact that I was straight and I did not want to be seen as gay.

I was also faced with my husbands reluctance due to reasons of hair being a symbolism of beauty. He sees me as a different person now - and he likes it much to his surprise.

In any case it was a spiritual experience, as if I was sacrificing a piece of myself so I can become the person I want to be. I feel free.

I applaud your decision to do something you felt you wanted to do even though you knew you would be criticised for it. Therefore I ask you to completely disregard the following:

Hair is not a connection to capitalism or fascism. Neither does it have anything to do with enlightenment. It's just a system of long chain amino acids growing out of your head for warmth and protection purposes. Any other significance attached to it is yours to give, or take away, as you will.

Shaving it off in order to prove to yourself and others that you've got nothing to prove shows you still have something to prove...

imo.

:)

[infinitetruth]

Hair is not a connection to capitalism or fascism. Neither does it have anything to do with enlightenment. It's just a system of long chain amino acids growing out of your head for warmth and protection purposes. Any other significance attached to it is yours to give, or take away, as you will.

Shaving it off in order to prove to yourself and others that you've got nothing to prove shows you still have something to prove...

imo

Like I said before my reasons for shaving were mundane. They were in no way to prove anything. My experiences happened during and after, not before. I accept your point that hair is just hair. But when you watch all those terrible shampoo ads on telly, can you really not be affected by that? I certainly was - the fact that I wanted to fit in and I was never able to(due to my race) - I just strived in different ways to achieve that goal and the other nite I gave up - it wasn't rebellion, it was just giving up.

Hair is just a long chain of amino acids - but what is barbie, cindy, cover-girl, playboy, maybeline --they maybe just dolls, magazines, make-up, but when you put them all together in a young girls head its not just amino acids anymore.

I shaved because my hair was a pain in the ass, plain and simple. But what happened after felt the way I have written in previous threads. Thats how it felt, and whatever opinion you have it is as valid as anyone elses, but my thread was not an opinion in was feelings attached to my hair that came to the surface on cutting and that went away when it was cut.

[baron von lotsov]

Someone said that energy is held in the hair etc. I was wondering then where did the idea come from


Withnail and I


Withnail and I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The hippy in it at the very end of the film.

[i am all i am]

So true I am all I am

Yes, you are...oh, you were refering to who I am...that is me.

http://www.lifeshore.com/smiley/data/media/2/3D_emoticon_186.gif



http://www.lifeshore.com/smiley/data/media/3/3D_emoticon_S34.gif With LOVE. http://www.lifeshore.com/smiley/data/media/3/3D_emoticon_S36.gif

[baron von lotsov]

Here is the quote

Danny: I don't advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.

[infinitetruth]

Danny: I don't advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight

WTFRU on?:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

[baron von lotsov]

WTFRU on?:p:p:p:p:p:p:p:p

It was a film called Withnail and I. You should see it sometime, it is an absolute classic.


Also it is where the Camberwell Carrot came from.

[da renn]

It was a film called Withnail and I. You should see it sometime, it is an absolute classic.


Also it is where the Camberwell Carrot came from.
Ahhh 'Withnail & I'- 'tis not JUST a classic, but also one of the funniest films of all time!

[infinitetruth]

Sorry, I have never seen it -- whats it about?

[da renn]

Sorry, I have never seen it -- whats it about?

Then you're in for a real treat! It stars Richard E. Grant in his finest hour and is set in 1969. It's about two perpetually out of work, drunken, stoner "thespians"- or actors- with delusions of grandeur, who go on holiday "by mistake" to Penrith in the Lake District. If you appreciate and understand true english humour then you'll LOVE it!

[the festival spirit]

Someone said that energy is held in the hair etc. I was wondering then where did the idea come from and what is the purpose of women shaving their legs, arm pits and other more sensitive areas? Also mens faces, males who shave their chest and legs etc, is that a way of ridding something then? What do you all think

This has been said for a VERY long time, check out samson and delilah, I think, It has not been 'around' since a film was made.

[misscpb]

This has been said for a VERY long time, check out samson and delilah, I think, It has not been 'around' since a film was made.

:p

[misscpb]

i think its just about the norms, its normal for wimen to shave there bodys (and better :p lol) and maybe thats about it wanting to make yourself look the part for the other sex.

well thats probably true in some respect because at the moment I am as hairy as a monkey and could not give a damn about the other sex or any partner, I am enjoying being single (FOR NOW, then its maybe back to being a baldie shaver again ha ha)