Your perception is correct and I will probably take another prolonged absence because of the lack of stimulating discussion that used to characterize this site.  But I do have a suggestion.  Survey the many pages of threads posted during the past few years and respond to one that intrigues you.  By doing so, you will bring back topics that might stimlulate the kind of discussion we used to have.

Don

cycle is a good word....quiet times are natural

i know people who are really really really uncomfortable with 'quiet' times, so much so that they must 'fill them up' with something

so they throw 'something' into the mix

nothing wrong with that...creative, if you ask me

but i don't mind a little silence either....gives me the feeling of people quietly gathering their strength for what is next

and, after all, it is spring, where i live...don't people have a little wanderlust in these times?

then again, we could all simply be terrible bores
that's always a possibility

i go out and look at the other interesting sites....witness the adrenaline rushes...listen to the music...listen to a story

a friend of mine says in passing that he thinks about death every day...what a good thing it is to think about one's death every day, and i have to agree

that's why i come to this site, to think about life, to think about death, to wonder what i am missing at any given moment

there is always something interesting around the corner, so it seems
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i just noticed this article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8021845.stm

it's about a message in a bottle, a message from Auschwitz, from some inmates from France and Poland, a message written in 1944, found in a wall, hidden for all these years...

they wanted to be remembered

so many things are like that, just like that

Having been a member of AK website for over 10 years, having read all of Bruce's books (and many many others since the early 1970s), and having gone to Bruce's workshop, I think what's going on is that a lot of folks are just burned out.

Although the website is called Afterlife Knowledge, let's face it....we really don't know much of anything about what the afterlife is like and what goes on there.  I have yet to read a comprehensive description of life on the "other side."  I don't think there is such a thing with the possible exception of ES' books.

Yes, plenty of NDE stories etc but those don't describe what goes on in the afterlife.  

Another problem is that many of the "old timers" on this board who really had intellectually stimulating contributions have left.  

Years ago Bruce was very active on the board.  When he became more or less absent, the board wandered all over the place and lost its focus.

Having said all of this, it's maybe for the best.  We are all living a physical life for a reason.  I doubt the best way of living our lives is to immerse ourselves in endless speculations about the afterlife. We'll get there soon enough.  

In the meantime it seems to me far more important to shut off the computer and hopefully fulfill the purpose for which we were born in the first place.

Hi
I've noticed the quiet not only on this board, but other boards that deal with the afterlife/otherside stuff that I go on.
So.. maybe it's just quiet time, and that's ok

Aras

Old Dood,
I visit the astral pulse site too. It's a good one, and a lot going on there it seems all the time.
Thanks for posting your links too!

Aras

Blaming one person for the slow down of traffic on this site is a cop out.  If there is a thread I want to reply to (or don't) I make the choice - and so can anyone.  An open forum means, much like the real world, we will have people of many different backgrounds

Now it is true that some posters, when they are eager will post 5-10 new threads a day, and that alone may make it a more difficult board to appreciate, but we manage. 

If you want the board to be more active, or discuss certain topics, then take the initiative.  Give some thought to your interests and respond to a post or start your on thread.


M

I don't agree with everything Alan says, but I'm happy he's here.  Sometimes we do agree. Even when we don't, I don't take offense, because I believe each person should be free to make his or her point. If we don't agree with what he or she says, just say so.