In this Ask Teal Episode, Teal explains universal perspective on LGBT.
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Teal Scott is an extrasensory, esoteric who writes and teaches about spirituality, the meaning of life, and the road to health and happiness. She is part of the first 1980's wave of Indigo Children.
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Thanks for the insight, Teal. This makes me feel so much better about myself, being bisexual. I have been struggling with this for years. This is nice that someone who is open minded about this can really help someone. Even though I am still discovering myself more, I think that I am healing. Thanks Teal
That was beautiful TealScott ! I love my friends deeply, more deeply than they seemed to know how to love me. I always find my str8 guy friends are afraid to let go and really show love to their same sex friends because of what people may think of them. I created a new term to describe my sexuality; there isn’t a term now that accurately does. I am human-sexual. Gay, str8 and bisexual just seems to leave way too much to be desired in terms of describing my sexuality.
A grain of sand in a clam causes friction. From that friction, a pearl is created. In the end , you have to appreciate the friction.
I am awake. I did choose this. I have refused to let society tell me who I am. Having an alternative sex orientation makes me a stronger and better person.It makes this experience of reality quite unique and as consciousness expresses itself through me, this existence becomes a special one and makes me a special boy. Cheers !
I am bisexual I am also male in this physical form, so I am not gay or straight. I agree with what she is saying. I agree that love is beyond the flesh sometimes regardless of gender and that a persons soul is what we are truly falling in love with, and that no one or anything can tell you what you can and cant love. love is a vibration that uplifts everyone receiving it.
Hi Taylor. I’d dare say that when you say you are bisexual that what you are really saying is you are str8 “and” gay. Your sexuality is all inclusive of the experience of human sexuality. I call myself human-sexual because I am capable of exchanging sexual energy with any other human as I think we all are capable. Exchanging sexual energy does not necessarily represent the sex act, itself. When you say you’re NOT gay or str8 it seems to be a little misleading .
Would this also apply to other sexual orientations like asexuals, people in the grey A, or demisexuals (which I am)?
call me crazy, but from how i see it, bisexuality/gay/lesbian does NOT have to include sex. With that in mind, i think humanity is naturally bisexual. You can have two “straight” males in a closer friendship than their own marriages. Love again seems to have no boundaries by gender. Ive seen this everywhere. Take out the biological need to reproduce and you can have a non romantic, non sexual, relationship with another of the same sex, with love. Without sex.
Nice! Well said.
There are actually 3 sorts of “gender” at work here. Physical gender – the body. Spiritual gender – our current spiritual identity in exploring the masculine or feminine nature of our soul. And psychological gender – our current sexual identification and tastes.
Although each sort of gender has effects on the others, any combination of these three genders is possible and the only problem with certain combinations is their lack of acceptance (be it by self or by society).
Love as you will, friends, and love deeply
Hi . I think there is only one form of gender polarity (male/female identity) and our gender polarity is directly related to our experience in this 3D reality. Any other inferred gender polarity, like spiritual gender or psychological gender, is just an attachment to this 3D experience. When we leave this 3D reality, we leave our male/female identity behind. Cheers
It sounds like maybe you missed my point. There is the outward gender of the body you possess (the male or female body others see in this physical universe). There is, as you describe, the gender polarity brought about by our physical experience in this 3D reality. And there is the spiritual purpose in having and exploring that body and those experiences. You can divide them or not, just as we can divide people into any other categories we choose or not – if the divisions aid understanding, good, if not, then feel free not to use them.
I’m not gay but I tottaly agree with you I think everyone of us should be truly happy for what we truly are and that’s the way to find true happyness true self and true love. we all live in this world together some more advance and some are not but that the beauty of life we need to be finally in Harmony with our selfs and with each other in order to be connected with the all or source or god love has no limit well true love anyway . Well that’s a rap . I love ask teal and her work and all of spirit science team you guys ROCK…=)
Hello Teal. You mention that our being here was our choice. How so? I have no knowledge of this. If I had an informed choice prior to my realization of being a human what would it be based upon?
I’m not certain what the stance is of most religions on this subject, but I do know that in the Mormon religion (what I was raised in) they believe in a preexistence and that just before birth we pass through a veil that causes us to forget the spirit world. The Mormons produced a film called Saturday’s Warrior and if I remember correctly, the beginning of this film is set in the preexistence where the main characters (which are all children, the whole movie is to encourage Mormon youth to go on missions) are discussing the lives they are about to lead. Just before she is born, the eldest daughter is talking with her youngest sibling. The youngest was talking about how she was afraid. I don’t buy into that part of it, because Source is love and fear and other negative emotions cannot be in the same place as love at the same time. If that makes sense.
Other sources of spiritual knowledge or insight I’ve looked into have expressed the same idea that we chose to come here and we chose what experiences we wanted to have in order to further our spiritual growth back to Source. Robert Monroe, founder of The Monroe Institute, wrote about it in his books.
Once again, Teal, excellent commentary. I do feel that there is a point here that you didn’t really address. As spirit, we can and should be capable of deep love for all of our fellow humans, but in the practicality of physical life we usually restrict our full physical expression of that love to a single individual. If we are so expressing ourselves, there can be no “wrong”, no matter what the relative gender identities, internal or external.
As for the “choice” question, though, that is another matter, and I have a rather different viewpoint. I regard what a person finds to be sexually appealing to be a matter of personal “taste”, rather than either hard-wired into a body or freely chosen. As with any taste, it is entirely a matter of what that specific individual finds enjoyable. As with foods, music, or the arts, some people find bliss in what others find irritating or even disgusting. Some tastes evolve and change greatly over a lifetime, others may as well be fixed in stone.
So, friends, follow your hearts and do what appeals to you. Don’t feel locked in, for an unexpected love might lead to a change in taste, or a realization that you can look beyond the physical shell. But recognize that you have every right to the taste you have – just as you would not allow another to force you to change your favorite foods or take away your music collection, don’t let anyone else decide your sexual identity for you.
Joyful New Year to all!!
Hi. The choice of our sexual orientation we make in this matter we make before we are born. We, as humans , in this 3D reality have the capacity to give an infinite amount of love energy to other humans but our social norms limit us. Physical love relationships in this reality represents the very essence of selfishness and jealousy that ultimately leads to a break-up or a codependent relationship. When we look at the animal kingdom we don’t see this selfishness, jealousy or codependent relationships; animals rarely mate for life. The human divorce rate in America is way over 50%; I’m not sure humans were meant to have sex partners for life. There is no limit to the love I can give but because of what is normal and expected in this society I am forced to choose one partner for life. This discussion is not a political football. The religious people think if you choose to be gay, you are a “sinner”. What they don’t understand is that the choice was made before you were born for consciousness to experience life in every way. Polygamy and open relationships may be better avenues for humans to completely give all of their love energy in relationships, if people were not susceptible to selfishness and jealousy. Cheers !
I know that this using the best whey of asking for help but lately I’ve felt a bit bit depressed out of know where and it probably had to so with how boring my life is most of the time. I come home from school every day and go to my room and stay there all because there’s nothin else to do since my parents are strict and and I’m shy.
Moods can be a bit like the weather. In winter when there are less sunny days and it is colder, I am more inclined towards negative thoughts.In summer with the longer days and warm sun my thoughts are more positive. Imagine a world you would like. What kind of creations could you come up with to make your life a joy. Peace Love and Happiness
Hey now, lucario. We create our own reality. We create our future with our thoughts. We manifest things in our life simply by thinking about them. I recommend you get the book or dvd of The Secret. I watch this dvd at least once a week. When ever I get depressed, nervous about something or I am worried about something- I watch it and I change my mood. I am the controller. I am the boss of me. I am player one in this video game of life. The Secret talks about the power of attraction. What every is going on in your life you have attracted. http://thesecret.tv/
what is a gender?
Male
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Gender is apparently Female and Male “normally” but, there are also people who are born Intersex or Transgender. In many Indigenous North American tribes you have what they call Two-spirit. Two-spirit usually indicates a person whose body simultaneously manifests both a masculine and a feminine spirit. The majority of what people believe to be Masculine or Feminine is drawn from Media, Advertising, Movies, Etc…
My love goes out to them.
If an individual doesn’t fit into the so called archetype and therefore is seen as different to what the norm is. ex.. An effeminate male is generally perceived as gay,less of a man or even not a man. The outcasts of the social norm are usually bullied and picked on. Which is sad
In the end, we are All source energy and beyond our physical forms we are one. Love is a frequency beyond the physical, so love is eternal. Real Love is above the physical…