"There is one God looking down on us all. We are children of the one God. God is listening to me. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what we now say." -- Geronimo, APACHE
If you look at this quote it is from Geronimo who was a warrior and Native American. I have used quite a few quotes from Native Americans because they fit my beliefs. I feel that God is every where myself and is present in every thing no matter what names he might be called. People with multiple Gods and Goddesses or Loas are all nature worshipers. All of us look at the world and see beauty. We just categorize our beliefs in different ways. All religions are valid because the one God forms and shapes every thing on this earth. He must want us to have many different belief's and see the beauty every where.
Religious leaders that say every one has to worship the same way are going against the will of the divine. Why because if God wanted to wipe out a religion or belief system he would be perfectly capable of doing it in an instant. He would not need help to do it.
I feel this is because we are all God's dreams and that is why things can change and be shaped and formed. I am sure that God must have nightmares also. God is unknowable, no name fits him, no belief system describes him, and every religion and belief is our own human understanding to the things which we mentally connect to the divine. We are all different in how we connect to God no matter if we are of the same religion or do not believe the same religion. It is why it is called a path in magic.
So the Native American Shaman, the Christian Minister, the Islamic Oman, the Buddhist monk, the Jewish Rabbi are all talking about different aspects of the same divine being which we do not understand. Trying to make everyone the same and hating the people who are different causes problems. Trying to convert people because you know you are right is a problem. All of this type of reasoning and belief systems cause conflict in the world. Religions are about God and not about who is right or wrong. It is all about our individual actions which are good or bad.
Even belief systems that rebel against the divine still worship the same God just a side of him that no one else would want around them. So the next time you or someone you know gets into a discussion about religion it should be about tolerance and kindness. It is the same for all mankind no one understands God so we follow the will of God as interpreted by others. We know what is right for us and should listen to our inner self and soul instead of people who want to make everyone the same instead of enjoying the beauty of life.
Showing posts with label religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religion. Show all posts
Friday, October 21, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Respect-taking responsibility for our actions to others
"Many religions have been brought to this land. And the way my religion is, they teach me, and they taught me, and told me to respect all religions. And I still do that." -- Horace Axtell, NEZ PERCE
All religions are a different pathway to God and all should be accepted in that way. You do not have to worship the ways others worship but you must respect the belief's of others. I accept everyone's religion and try to find a healing method that suits their belief system. I feel that if a person chooses a religion it is twice as powerful for them. Yet many people are suited to the belief system they are born into and have been taught the prayers all their lives.
It means that when you love a belief system or religion that love goes to the divine of that religion. The religion also shapes the persons in the proper way to act towards others. I have a spiritual path which means I am doing this because I love God in all his forms. Yet religions developed to teach customs,habits and promote safety for their members.
The rules of cleanliness in some religions prevented illness. The laws upon what should or should not be eaten also promoted good health and prevented illness. All of these things are done for certain reasons. Many religious books have the added wisdom of generations in comments and advice. All of these things are from centuries of human beings trying to understand and communicate with an unknowable all encompassing divine force beyond their total understanding.
Our eternal self or our soul understand this fact. Yet the conscious mind does not understand this and tries to lump people into groups. Once you lump someone into a group instead of as a people of individuals the bad actions begin. It can happen with nationalities, gender,color, and religion.
Respecting others and taking responsibility for our actions is the key to being a real person. No one should allow someone else to bully, or treat someone badly for any reason. Yet respect for others and our myriad religions is the way to start in this process.
All religions are a different pathway to God and all should be accepted in that way. You do not have to worship the ways others worship but you must respect the belief's of others. I accept everyone's religion and try to find a healing method that suits their belief system. I feel that if a person chooses a religion it is twice as powerful for them. Yet many people are suited to the belief system they are born into and have been taught the prayers all their lives.
It means that when you love a belief system or religion that love goes to the divine of that religion. The religion also shapes the persons in the proper way to act towards others. I have a spiritual path which means I am doing this because I love God in all his forms. Yet religions developed to teach customs,habits and promote safety for their members.
The rules of cleanliness in some religions prevented illness. The laws upon what should or should not be eaten also promoted good health and prevented illness. All of these things are done for certain reasons. Many religious books have the added wisdom of generations in comments and advice. All of these things are from centuries of human beings trying to understand and communicate with an unknowable all encompassing divine force beyond their total understanding.
Our eternal self or our soul understand this fact. Yet the conscious mind does not understand this and tries to lump people into groups. Once you lump someone into a group instead of as a people of individuals the bad actions begin. It can happen with nationalities, gender,color, and religion.
Respecting others and taking responsibility for our actions is the key to being a real person. No one should allow someone else to bully, or treat someone badly for any reason. Yet respect for others and our myriad religions is the way to start in this process.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
No group is worth joining that requires sex as part of the ritual
I had this article pointed out to me on Facebook.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hoSPjYdbdegaHhvt277eSbpPFrnA?docId=N0622381297180295855A
It happened in the UK but it could happen anywhere in the world. People will show it as part of the problems with magical groups. Yet this has happened in Christian groups. Mormon groups, and in every religion in the world. Is it right in any way-no. I have always believed that we can not impose our views upon other cultures where they have different cultural standards. In many countries marriage is done before the person matures. Yet these are cultural standards.
No group of any sort should allow sex to be used as a threat or abuse teenagers. The reason for this is remember how you used to be when you were young. I know when I was young I was naive and did not know a great many of the things about life that I have learned since then. I was a teenager during the 60's and 70's which gives away my age. Yet during that time there was a great deal of experimentation with sex and how we perceive it.
I was young and ran into a number of people who were trying to take advantage of young girls and claim it was necessary for rituals. They always wanted the girls to do naked ceremonies with them. I can say right now no one invites a 58 year old to sky clad ceremonies. Gravity has already done its work :-). It was done to take advantage of the young boys and girls.
Predators come in many shapes and the bias against magical groups adds in with the excitement of doing something forbidden. The predators out there play on these teenage themes and take advantage of the teenagers. They then threaten to kill them or harm them if they talk to anyone.
Public outcry tries to take it out on people who practice the occult and magic. They say it is just them but that is not true. In the headlines have been a number of groups that do this practice and the group leader has many wives. It makes you wonder how it happens as no woman should put up with a man who does this to anyone.
The main thing is teenagers should be warned about this and realize that in no way should they agree to anything like this. No group requires it and no legitimate group will accept any one under the age of 18 most legitimate groups wait until the person is 21.
The reason for this is magic is better done when the person is balanced and focused. They want people who understand it is a lifelong path that is about improving the mind, body, and soul. It is not about threats, abuse, or sex. They want older people who understand that their personal choices all have repercussions.
It should be the same for any cult or splinter group of any religion. I hear these horror tales all of the time. I knew some people who were members of Sai Baba's group. They asked me if I had tried worshipping him and talked about him as if he was God. I said I did not like what I heard about his actions. They defended him and I found out that they let him have sex with their 13 year old daughter when they were in India at his Ashram. I could not believe they could defend him. The words of the parents condemned him and them more than any jury could have. How could they not protect their daughter?
I have talked to people who learned shamanism and they joked about one medicine man having the fastest zipper on the reservation. All of these people who can not control themselves or respect others are not true leaders. No one should compare them with the serious people who are working upon themselves.
They like everything else in this world get more press for doing wrong than the many people get who are doing right. Everyone should protect our children as they are the hope of the future. Defend and protect our children even if they do not know how to protect themselves.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hoSPjYdbdegaHhvt277eSbpPFrnA?docId=N0622381297180295855A
It happened in the UK but it could happen anywhere in the world. People will show it as part of the problems with magical groups. Yet this has happened in Christian groups. Mormon groups, and in every religion in the world. Is it right in any way-no. I have always believed that we can not impose our views upon other cultures where they have different cultural standards. In many countries marriage is done before the person matures. Yet these are cultural standards.
No group of any sort should allow sex to be used as a threat or abuse teenagers. The reason for this is remember how you used to be when you were young. I know when I was young I was naive and did not know a great many of the things about life that I have learned since then. I was a teenager during the 60's and 70's which gives away my age. Yet during that time there was a great deal of experimentation with sex and how we perceive it.
I was young and ran into a number of people who were trying to take advantage of young girls and claim it was necessary for rituals. They always wanted the girls to do naked ceremonies with them. I can say right now no one invites a 58 year old to sky clad ceremonies. Gravity has already done its work :-). It was done to take advantage of the young boys and girls.
Predators come in many shapes and the bias against magical groups adds in with the excitement of doing something forbidden. The predators out there play on these teenage themes and take advantage of the teenagers. They then threaten to kill them or harm them if they talk to anyone.
Public outcry tries to take it out on people who practice the occult and magic. They say it is just them but that is not true. In the headlines have been a number of groups that do this practice and the group leader has many wives. It makes you wonder how it happens as no woman should put up with a man who does this to anyone.
The main thing is teenagers should be warned about this and realize that in no way should they agree to anything like this. No group requires it and no legitimate group will accept any one under the age of 18 most legitimate groups wait until the person is 21.
The reason for this is magic is better done when the person is balanced and focused. They want people who understand it is a lifelong path that is about improving the mind, body, and soul. It is not about threats, abuse, or sex. They want older people who understand that their personal choices all have repercussions.
It should be the same for any cult or splinter group of any religion. I hear these horror tales all of the time. I knew some people who were members of Sai Baba's group. They asked me if I had tried worshipping him and talked about him as if he was God. I said I did not like what I heard about his actions. They defended him and I found out that they let him have sex with their 13 year old daughter when they were in India at his Ashram. I could not believe they could defend him. The words of the parents condemned him and them more than any jury could have. How could they not protect their daughter?
I have talked to people who learned shamanism and they joked about one medicine man having the fastest zipper on the reservation. All of these people who can not control themselves or respect others are not true leaders. No one should compare them with the serious people who are working upon themselves.
They like everything else in this world get more press for doing wrong than the many people get who are doing right. Everyone should protect our children as they are the hope of the future. Defend and protect our children even if they do not know how to protect themselves.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
New Book and Advanced Methods
Many people know that I have a book out in print. It is symbols used in a magical alphabet for breaking loose the effects of psychic attack and helps people to heal. It was so expensive to print it through a Self publisher or Print on Demand publisher that I left many methods out and made it small so people could download the book and be able to print it off on their printers.
I now have a regular publisher who wants me to do a book on the alphabet but with advanced methods. I am excited over this and thought what are the worse problems people are dealing with and doing sacred geometry, sigils which are signs of the spirits according to their names, and other symbols including a touch of chaos symbiology to attune the symbols to the people who use them.
I have different energies I am trying to use to bring the strength of the feminine or Shakti and Shekinah energies into balance with the male energies of the divine. I believe our religions and society has ignored the strengths of many feminine energies.
You hear feminine energies mentioned at times in the Bible, and Torah. Miriam is an example from the Torah. She danced and sang at the seashore to thank God for the miracles he had wrought in saving them from destruction and death at the hands of the Egyptians. Mary Magdalene and how she has been ignored is another thing that could have been turned to the positive and balance in religion.
Archeas are going to be one of my new methods. I have found little information on them but they are the Shekinah aspect of Angels and Archangels. They represent the divine female energies that together form the bride and the bridegroom that make both balanced sides of the divine.
The correspondences I have found so far have been on a Ning network site and I would like to thank El. It is called Messengers of spirit and anyone who is a healer and wants a good site to relax at I highly recommend it.
Archea Faith -fire-South the male energy isArchangel Michael
Archea Aurora-Earth-The male energy is North Archangel Uriel
Archea Mary-Air-East The male energy is Archangel Raphael
Archea Hope-Water-West The male energy is Archangel Gabriel
Archae Charity The male energy is Archangel Chamuel
It makes for some interesting thoughts about how many of these names are virtues of the human race and how the Archeas relate to these virtues through the feminine. I hope to find more information and do more work on these subjects.
Yet it holds true that in other religions the females have the creative, and compassionate sides of the energies while the male energies are the force that brings them into existence and reality. I hope to make my new methods the things that are needed in life.
Good communications, love, kindness, cleansing and clearing, forgiving others, employment, abundance, healing and other subjects that apply to the problems of this world. I believe that the only way for this world to heal is to bring alive the divine in all ways to bring to life the good in our existence. The focus right now is on discord and upset so finding ways to bring the good alive and people having hope is very important to me. It is like finding divine sparks in this earth and glorifying them for everyones good.
I now have a regular publisher who wants me to do a book on the alphabet but with advanced methods. I am excited over this and thought what are the worse problems people are dealing with and doing sacred geometry, sigils which are signs of the spirits according to their names, and other symbols including a touch of chaos symbiology to attune the symbols to the people who use them.
I have different energies I am trying to use to bring the strength of the feminine or Shakti and Shekinah energies into balance with the male energies of the divine. I believe our religions and society has ignored the strengths of many feminine energies.
You hear feminine energies mentioned at times in the Bible, and Torah. Miriam is an example from the Torah. She danced and sang at the seashore to thank God for the miracles he had wrought in saving them from destruction and death at the hands of the Egyptians. Mary Magdalene and how she has been ignored is another thing that could have been turned to the positive and balance in religion.
Archeas are going to be one of my new methods. I have found little information on them but they are the Shekinah aspect of Angels and Archangels. They represent the divine female energies that together form the bride and the bridegroom that make both balanced sides of the divine.
The correspondences I have found so far have been on a Ning network site and I would like to thank El. It is called Messengers of spirit and anyone who is a healer and wants a good site to relax at I highly recommend it.
Archea Faith -fire-South the male energy isArchangel Michael
Archea Aurora-Earth-The male energy is North Archangel Uriel
Archea Mary-Air-East The male energy is Archangel Raphael
Archea Hope-Water-West The male energy is Archangel Gabriel
Archae Charity The male energy is Archangel Chamuel
It makes for some interesting thoughts about how many of these names are virtues of the human race and how the Archeas relate to these virtues through the feminine. I hope to find more information and do more work on these subjects.
Yet it holds true that in other religions the females have the creative, and compassionate sides of the energies while the male energies are the force that brings them into existence and reality. I hope to make my new methods the things that are needed in life.
Good communications, love, kindness, cleansing and clearing, forgiving others, employment, abundance, healing and other subjects that apply to the problems of this world. I believe that the only way for this world to heal is to bring alive the divine in all ways to bring to life the good in our existence. The focus right now is on discord and upset so finding ways to bring the good alive and people having hope is very important to me. It is like finding divine sparks in this earth and glorifying them for everyones good.
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