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I just stumbled upon this site, and I am very pleased to find other people who have admiration and respect for the beauty and power of long hair on both sexes.
I have always absolutely loved long hair on women, and I always admired the very beautiful long hair on a friend of mine, and I don't have a problem admitting that I can appreciate beauty in all it's forms, in a man or a woman, and this has been misunderstood and slandered by some people as an indication that I must be gay or bisexual, which I am not. I am very secure in my sexual identity, and I respect, accept and appreciate all manifestations of the divine, no matter how different from me they may be.
Long hair is unquestionably on of the most beautiful things about human beings, men and women, and it boggles my mind that most people cannot see and appreciate this. My desire for long hair has been a life-long struggle against family, religion, society, authority figures, and even so-called "friends" and "family", those that profess to love me. I suspect that they love me the way a pet owner love his bird that he keeps locked in a cage, with a sick kind of controlling love. I am sure that many, if not most, men out there with long hair have dealt with this. But, I digress...
Besides the aesthetic aspects of long hair, there are the the spiritual aspects, which I am very interested in, and would like to learn more about. Perhaps I could write about what I have learned so far, and anyone with more information or interest on this topic could contact me? Well...
The Lion, the King of the Jungle and of all Beasts, has a beautiful golden mane, and it is unquestionably a factor in his apprearance, and probably the existence of, his powerfully regal and kingly existence.
I also find it interesting that Samson of Biblical fame had long hair, and that it was the source of his power. Once it was cut, he became weak.
I must say, that when my hair was quite long before, I felt very powerful, sensual and intuitive, and that when I foolishly cut it, I felt lost, like an insect without it's antennae. I actually felt as if I were psychospiritually castrated.
I just read on the web that Rastafarians consider their dredlocks to be like antennae, and that one man actually referred to them as "high tension wires" that could receive (and transmit) some type of vibrational energy.
Has anyone else ever noticed any feelings of power, sensitivity and intuition (or "knowing") when they had (or have) long hair, and a lack of these traits when they had short hair?
The way society and most people treat men with long hair absolutely enrages me.
I cannot believe that many, if not most, so-called "Christians" (such as my "family") have the nerve to denigrate and castigate me and other men with long hair, yet they profess to worship a long-haired messiah.
If they really believe that Jesus Christ (or Y'shua, etc.) was really "God as Man" and/or the "Son of God" and/or "The Messiah", why wouldn't they try to emulate him by growing their hair long, and why do they look down upon those of us that do? They are clearly lost fools.
Well, I'm off to peruse the Samson site more, but I'd love to hear from others with long hair, and if anyone can direct me to any sites on the web (or even books) that talk about long hair on men, and especially it's psycho-spiritual attributes, I'd very much appreciate it.
Thanks, and Happy Holidays to All.
Erik
Hi Erik,
I think it's partly because of I Cor. 11:14, where Paul says, "If a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him". (NIV)
But I'm curious how long Paul had in mind. I wonder if Paul had in mind a length that would be long by today's standards.
Anyway, nearby verses set standards that many Christians don't follow -- in 11:4, Paul says that a man who prays while wearing a hat (head covering) dishonors his head, and in 11:6 he says that a woman who prays *without* wearing a head covering should have her head shaved, which at the time was a punishment for loose morals.
So, you could ask your friends if I Cor 11:14 is the reason for their condemnation of long hair. If they say yes, you could ask them if they've ever prayed while wearing a hat or other head covering (men) or *without* wearing one (women). If they answer yes to that, you can show them 11:4 or 11:6.
At that point, if you give them a moment to collect their thoughts, their hypocracy should become evident and perhaps even entertaining.
8-)
Greg
Beautifully Written!!