What To Believe In

After Long Wait, Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York

2011-07-24T11:38:00.001-04:00

Love is love. What is a sin in your eyes? Someone marrying of the same sex or not following up on true love is not a sin.

Where does it say that same sex marriage is a sin? Many say the Bible says it, but does it really. Was the Old Testament verses really talking about homosexuality or something totally different? If love is all over the Christian Bible, then why are so many Christians are hating others that are different than they are? It appears to me that the Bible teaches more about love than sex (To read about my views on sexuality and who should teach this subject to children, please go to my Human Body Blog).

What one believes is their business, and have the right to live by those principles. If others do live something different, then they have the human right to do so complete and totally without any interference whatsoever. That is the Law of the Land. It is also a simple human right of existing in the free world. There is one thing having a society of morals and guidelines, but when it comes to private life, these social code should not have any direct influences.

What others do in their private life is different than what they do in social gatherings. If it is against the social standards to kiss in public then it should not be done. On the other hand, kissing is nothing compared to having sex in public. The point is lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals, and transgenders do not want to violate any social activities, laws, or whatever. They simply want the same rights as the rest of us.

Why do religious people want to interfere with others in the first place? All religious text teaches clearly and without any confusion to mind one’s own business! Toleration is love. These two words cannot coexist without the other. One cannot hate and tolerate. One cannot learn to tolerate another without love.

There is nothing more powerful in the entire universe than love. The love that two people can share can move a society to greatness. In years to come, as we learn to tolerate the love of two females or two males share the social code of a society will grow to wonders beyond anything man can dream. Right now we have hate for these lifestyles.

What is that doing for our social morals? Is it helping us reach nirvana? Only love can have peace for a society. Live as you want to live, but learn to understand others points of views. Forcing others into a way of one’s understanding will accomplish nothing.

Walls do not bond humanity. History has proven that to be very true. To understand LGBT lifestyles does not cause one to be like them, but learn who they are and accept their points of view. Only by an opened mind can one reach enlightenment. Which is more of a social norm, love or hate?

This blog is not to show one religious believe is wrong or right. This blog is to open the minds of so many closed ones by allowing them to see there is more to life than what they may think it to be. There is much more to religion than a long list of dos and do nots. Even though they can be a guide, but without the understandings of the fullness of life, they are empty as hate itself.

In the beginning of any religion or anything of life, there are rules. Children learn them in the home. They might not like these rules at first, but as they grow in the knowledge that is taught to them by their parents/guardians, they will learn to understand why they are rules to live by. As they became adults, they can learn use that model to govern their own lives. They should not blindly live as they did as children.

Living blindly even in a religion is a disaster that can destroy one’s life. Us humans are given a brain to use. We are responsible for our own actions an not the clergy or government. From what we have learned in the home will make a difference on how we live as adults. Think of the rules we acquire as children as a role model. It is up to us to make the rules there after.

I learned a very important aspect in my early years in my computer training at Lanier Technical College, GIGO- Garbage In Garbage Out. What comes in will eventually come out. Everything in life must have protocols. When we learn to tolerate others especially from the LGBT lifestyles, we can find ourselves in a better relax state.

Look at yourself when you hate, judge, malign, or other arrogant activities. Are you in a relax mental attitude? When our souls are full of garbage, we cannot think straight. Hate is that garbage. As you continue down this negative path, look at the doctrine of your own religion. Are you living by it?

When we follow up on the love of another, we grow in that love and able to share that love with that special someone. There is no sin in love.

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Cooperation Works Better Than Conflict « Alexander Forbes | This I Believe

2010-03-31T13:26:00.001-04:00

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What is the conflict with science and religion? If we truly know the facts, they are not any. Which came first, science or astrology? What is Astrology? What does astrology have to do with science and religion? Believe it or not, everything.

Astrology is not what we hear from the media, like the movies, television shows, or most of the Internet. Astrology was a means of understanding the universe and how it relates to our personal lives before science existed. The news papers you read on horoscopes is not what astrology is all about. Most Astrologers will tell you that you have the freedom to do as you will.

Think of Astrology as a road map or a guide. It is up to everyone of us to make our own decisions in life. We have live it. No one can do it for us. Believe it or not, most think that religion is a means of telling us how to do this or that. Religion is no more than a road map. We are still responsible. All faith is mythological. The message is more important then actual events.

What most do not realize is that faith is not of the physical world, but the spiritual world. As the Christian Bible states, “Live by faith and not by sight.” That means simply faith does not originate in the physical world. All faith is mythology. So can science work with faith? Yes!

Science explains the unknown and makes it known. There is no conflict with creationism and evolution because they are two different ideas. One is of the spiritual world and the other is the physical world. We all know that all living beings have a soul. Faith explains how the soul is created. In the Christian Bible it talked about this in detail. In Genesis it talks about the breath of life:

The verb naphach, translated “breathed into,”resulting in nashamah chayyah, “the breath of life,” paints a verbal picture of incorporeal soul life bestowed directly to a human being by God. Neshamah refers to the breath of God. God Himself breathed into the first man neshamah—a spark of His own life (Isa. 42:4; John 1:3; Col. 1:16). This is the spark that generates human life. Note the striking contrast between the tangible flesh, blood, and bone of biological life and the intangible essence of soul life. Until God exhaled His breath into the first human body, which was “formed” biological alive, man could not be “a living soul.” this is true for every human being born throughout history. (Thieme, Jr. 7)

What science does regarding how life comes about is through scientific studies. In faith, there is no need for these details. Science it not interested in faith nor the soul of a human being. Scientists are only interested in the biological life. Science is full of absolutes. Faith is not.

Before there were scientist, astrology was used. Through scientific evidence man has learned that most of the constructs of astrology were proven wrong, like everything does not circle the Earth, the Earth does spin on its axis, and the world is not flat. As for the rest of what astrology presents is much different than science.

Science and religion are two different things, like comparing apples to comets. Science is not taking over religion, but enhancing it in the physical world.

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The America I Believe In

2010-02-03T14:21:00.000-05:00

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How true this essay has stated by Colin Powell. This essay said a number of things. What it means to be an American, the important of courage under the horrors of life, and how important it is to work together as a united people.

Through the history of the United States of America, there are so many customs and way of life that has surpassed history itself. Our Founding Fathers has learned from history and made this country in a Republic Government. That means that there are laws to protect individuals and property while giving the people the freedoms to live out their live in the way they want to do.

Freedom does come at a high price. That price tag come by the men and women of the Arm Force of the United States of America. It takes these brave soldier to protect our borders from outside of our great nation. What happens when the treat crosses our borders and attacks us from within?

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That was what Colin Powell has stated. We need to protect our borders without being afraid to allow wonderful law abiding citizens to come through. Another words, security cannot be so tight we fear each and everyone that wants to visit our country. If we apply good ole common sense to each and every situation, then we can fulfill our lives as if September 11, 2001 never happened. As Yoda said in one of the Star Wars movies, "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." We cannot continue to fear if we want to push forward.

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When we start to work together as a united people, we can achieve things far beyond what is happening today. The economic times we live in does not help. Just the same as President JFK said:

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."

In the result of going to the moon, we had all sorts of people working together. We also have technology growth in leaps and bounds. This was not due to going to the moon in itself, but the measure of great team playing from countless individuals. These individuals worked hard. Along the way, we have forgotten how we got the things we have in our lives. It was not given to us on a silver platter, but by the men, women, and children that struggled in Jamestown so long ago.

This essay did not state the show is over in America, but that we can gain back what we have lost. We can have something even greater. This will not be easy, but what is in life? If it is easy to make, it is much easier to tear down. To grow a garden, the planets must be able to have long roots. Life is a step by step process. There cannot be any shortcuts to living one's life. That goes for a whole of a nation.

Saying Thanks To My Ghosts

2010-01-23T19:15:00.000-05:00

It is very interesting about the after life. So many faiths teach it in so many ways, but none of them can concluded what it is about. I am sure that each and every one of us has a believe on it. Most might think it is full of #*#&@.

If so many can believe that there are life in the universe, then why not the afterlife? I cannot say what it could be, but if one thinks about it, they might come to the conclusion there is a lot more to life than one might think. Scientist are constantly learning. All we have to do is see beyond that next dune in our ever ending journey. One day mankind might find the answers they seek.

All the hype you see and hear on the media is total bunk. They distort it to make us think the "After Life" is not real by making fun of it. The media has made even the swine flu something to laugh at. Either the media is making fun of something, or they are scaring us beyond reality. Either way, it is all lies for their own agendas.

From the beginning of human history, archaeologist have found that the afterlife was believed. Could the spirit of our love ones be moving on the Earth before they can find the right human body to enter into. If that is the case, do they enter the body at physical birth, or sometime after? So many unanswered questions. That might be the reason for the unbelieving.

That is the whole point of faith. It does not need to have proof. It is something we believe, and know that is true. We can feel it in our own way that there is more to life than the end on Earth. Even by our memories of our love ones, they will live forever, at least in our hearts.

Chakras and the Force

2009-12-25T21:58:00.001-05:00

After reading up to part of chapter 6, I have come to realize how much the “Star Wars Jedi Knights” and the Chakras very much parallel. Chapter 6 started taking about being mindful. how many times have Jedi Masters said something like “Be mindful of your feelings,” or “Keep your mind on the hear and know, where it belongs.” Chapter 6 “Be Mindful of Your Chakras” had said the exact same thing. How cool is that!?!

It was Master Qui-Gon Jinn that told young Anakin to feel, and not think. Us humans do think, but there is much more to us that our thoughts. We are born with a mind, a soul, and a body, but what makes us who we are, as unique beings in the universe, is much more than our thoughts.

Each of the seven chakras are part of us that makes us who we truly are in this world. What we are can never be explained in any words, actions, or any other means. This is due to we are so unique in the universe that we cannot compare who we truly are to anything or anyone. What I have learned so far in reading this book “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Chakras” we can learn about our true selves my learning about our own seven chakras.

I hope I will write a good deal more as I continue to read this book. May the Force be with us all.

On Faith Panelists Blog: Religion has no official role in our military - Welton Gaddy

2009-11-11T12:09:00.001-05:00

What is faith? Is it a one size fit all? Or it is a unique understanding us what makes us as individuals?

I personally think we label faith far too much. If the ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith systems is 1:1, then how can faith have a title?

The only title that faith should rightfully have is the name that is given to us. I am Brandon Bowers. That is my title. I can say that I follow the Wiccan ideologies, but that would not rightfully say who I am, or what I believe in.

If you were to ask five Christians the meaning of a given verse in the Bible, they will give you five different meanings. That is right and proper.

I wonder how less hatred and death would be in life if we simply allow others to live their lives as they see fit. Faith is never the means to control, but the means to enlighten. In all the confusion that is laid before us, we see more clergymen telling everyone how to do this and how to do that. First of all that is not legal under the Constitution of the United States of America. Second, these clergymen are not following their own faith doctrines.

The basic foundation of all faith is love. What is love? It is the means of toleration of others. Another words, simple respect.

As the title of this post says, “Religion has no official role in our military.” By the First Amendment of the Constitution, religion has not official role in anything. The United States was not founded by any one religion, but the basic concept of love, truth, and Liberty.

Faith controlled by individuality is freedom. When the clergy is the one that is controlling the masses, then it is tyranny.

Freedom without authority is anarchy or chaos. Authority without freedom is tyranny. When both are one, then a nation has Liberty and justice for all.

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2009-07-31T12:01:00.001-04:00

Before I can answer this question, “Why our politics cannot be freed from Religion,” I must first define what is politics and what is religion. Politics is the managing of government and public affairs. Religion is simply a means of worshiping of a higher being of life.

Religion is a faith in something that cannot be seen with human understandings. To me this question does not make sense. How can two things that are not even parallel be a conflict of each other? Power has to be the root cause. The meaning of power regarding this issue means a position of authority.

You Shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both. --Emerson, Journals, 1842

Where is the power is religion? Since faith is in a spiritual world, how can religion have power? Just the same the history of Europe was put in a dark age with a good number of people being tortured and burned to the stake due to the power of the Roman Catholic Church. Today in the 21st Century, we are having power hungry people killing others in the name of religion. If God is love no matter what kind of religion, how can people do this?

The grab of religion is the best cloak for power --William Hazlitt, “On the Clerical Character,” Political Essays (1819).

When politicians grab religion, than corruption follows. Even when laws are set to protect freedom of church and state, it does not mean anything when this corruption is in place. Rightfully politics and religion are two separate things. They are not similar or one cannot live without the other. The physical world and the spiritual world are two different realities, and they should not merge.

Where true religion has prevented one crime, false religions have afforded a pretext for a thousand. –Charles Caleb Colton, Lacon (1825), 1.189

Religion hates science and science hates religion. This appears that they are opposite of each other. That is not so. They both ask the same question, “Why am I here in life?” They are separate, but they are answering the same question. One does it in the spiritual plane of life, and the other does it in the physical plane. One cannot out do the other, or one is more important than the other.

How I think, the question should be, Why do we have religion in politics, and politics in religion?” Even in the 21st Century, we still are just as bad as the Roman Catholic Church was in the Middle Ages/Dark Ages. Until we learn to separate the two, politics and religion, we will never grow up. We will continue to repeat history until we do.

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Chapter 2: A Religious Detox

2009-07-08T21:22:00.001-04:00

The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books

ISBN: 1400082781
ISBN-13: 9781400082780

Did you know that in the beginning of Christianity, there were no books of the Bible? In the ancient times, most people, especially peasants, were illiterate. They had no reason to read or write. They spend nearly all day just surviving. I am sure for the rich, they did not read as much as we do today.

My point is how can there be a Christian Bible that was written by God if most did not know how to read and write? Most importantly how do we know the entire Christian Bible was not fabricated by the Roman Catholic Church during the Dark Ages? In all the wars and nations being conquered, how could these books every survived all these years. Many archaeologist have found lost civilizations with hardly any text (on paper or stone) to tell anything about these people.

In the Christian Scriptures, the Jews were constantly attacked by one nation or the other. When the soldiers won a battle, they would take the spoils of the nation they conquered. Usually they took the most beautiful ladies and make them their wives, concubines, etc. Again, by Scriptures, the Jews staid a pure race through most of the “Word of God.” If the winners of a war was not Jewish, then how could the Jews staid a pure race?

Were these female Jews outcast by their own people because of they were conquered by another nation? It really does not make all that much sense to me. If the so called, “writings of God” could be wrong about this historical aspect, than how can the whole Bible be written by God? If it was written by an all knowing God, he sounds lame to me. God is suppose to be “Omniscience.”

Literalism is not anywhere close in being right about anything. Just the same, these literalist state that the Christian Bible is the infallible Word of God. If something is so much an absolute truth, then there would be no reason to hate. Throughout the Old Testament, hate is all over it from beginning to end. More deaths have been caused by the name of God than anything in history.

What is another big confusion, the New Testament is teaching love. How can one covenant with man have hate, and the other on love? Those are the two most opposite things in the universe. If anything that has ever been written by man, it would be to Christian Bible. There are so many controversies how could it ever be the most sold book in history?

Lately, archaeologies have shown so much proof that the Bible has no historical evidence that no one including Christ himself ever existed in real life. Even the early Christians did not believe in a real “Christ” person. A story/parable/mythology/fabrication has more of a stronghold in faith than any thing reality can spit out. When we see this type of manifestation, we can believe in the construct a lot more profound than if it was real.

A good example might be, “How many believe in the Force that Luke Skywalker used in the Star Wars movies? Knowing everything about the movie is fiction, there are people all over the world that could see themselves as a Jedi Knight. From that, wonderful things has came from these Star Wars movies. The fans have learned a better understanding about life in general. Nothing negative has happened in the name of the Force, Luke Skywalker, or anything that has to do with this great science fiction story.

Now back on planet Earth. What has literalism done for the world? Are we close to having world peace? If the Jewish Holocaust was a complete fabrication, what about the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City, on September 11, 2001? In the name of literalism, there have been so many lost of innocent lives. If one going to say that the USA deserved to be attacked on that horrible day, we might as well call a lady that is raped a whore. After all, she asked for it, right?

There is not one female that I know of that would ever ask to be raped or sexually assaulted. The USA did not ask for being attacked on September 11, 2001 either. There will always be imperfections in life. Violence on another cannot be a wake up call to cause people to be perfect. If the Christian God would murder innocent lives due to whatever reason, then he is not a God of perfect love.

Have you ever heard of a Pagan murdering others in the name of their faith system? Have you heard of Pagans torturing others to get them to follow their way of believes? All this was done by the Roman Catholic Church in ways that would be far to horrible to read about less alone go through it. How can human beings do this to other human beings? Even if they were doing wrong in the name of God or not, that is no excuse to torture them, and burn them to a stake after they were force to confess to something they did not do.

I have to state that if there was a hell, it would be within the Roman Catholic Church. I believe 100% that the Roman Catholic Church have not only created the Christian Bible, but hell as well in order to control every living soul they could. To have power, the one yielding that power must have the strength to overcome the ones that could over turn them. That is why so many have been tortured and right out murdered in the name of Christianity.

There is no hate in gnosis. Only suffering is the result of hate. People can never learn under suffering. They can only fear. Gnosis leads to productivity and progress. When people fear in doing anything and everything, they cannot even walk out the door of their own home. Where is the love in fear?

Why do you think so many teenagers have commit suicide due to bullying? They see no hope in their lives. Instead they see the hate, fear, and death in their future. How would we react if all we foresaw was nothing not darkness in our future, and could not do anything about it? That is what literalism is teaching, how to be mindless beings.

How would you see your future is the Dark Ages were to come back tomorrow? If we allow literalism to control the governments of our nation, then that might be what would happen. We would be either tortured by the Roman Catholic Church, or by the radical Muslims. Women would be raped by at least 100 men daily. If this is what you want, then sit back and do nothing. Just remember that every action has an opposite and equal reaction. The less you do about stopping tyranny, the more you will have upon you.

Through gnosis, you will learn about becoming one with the many without being an automaton in the process. Joining with others in life is not giving up your personal identity. When we do join others in life, we learn more about ourselves. This is called impersonal love or AGAPE. We cannot have personal love without learning and mastering impersonal love first.

When someone is angry, they cannot think about someone they love at the same time. It is impossible. Why is this? This person can be the most profound Christian there is today. When we hate, we loose self. When we loose self, we loose reality. About i98.8% of Christians today throughout the world has hate for anything or anyone that is different than they. This is not what is being taught in their Bible.

This shows you that faith cannot be taught by any Scripture. Faith must be understood. To understand something one must know it. This is where gnosis comes into play. When we start to know about anything, we do not fear it. The less fear we have over something more love is being replaced. Only fear brings out hate.

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Gnositc Faith

2009-07-08T01:42:00.001-04:00

The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books

ISBN: 1400082781
ISBN-13: 9781400082780

I just got this book from the library.I have only read chapter one. I am starting to learn what this quote means, “To learn about true self is to learn about no self.” To me that means that our faith is far beyond if this God or Goddess is real or not, but what they stand for.

In that, I can rightfully state in all honesty, I am a Gnostic/Wiccan/Solitary believer in life. I have stated that I believe that the ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith systems is 1:1. We all must find our own faith path or paths. We write our own Divine Doctrines. The problem with following a certain faith Orthodoxy is that the few will nearly always use their authorities to gain power. The Dark Ages were not gall ‘Dark” without a reason.

Faith is like playing a game of solitary with your own rules. No one cannot be able to look over your shoulder and tell you to play this card or that one. Faith is more than a physical world, but a world of deep understanding of life itself. Faith is the means for an individual to find their won path in life, and join with the rest of the world. We are all meant to unite as one with all while being individuals.

Believe it or not orthodox religions do more in separating mankind than bonding them together. When there are so many following blindly of clergy members, how can any bonding be done? How can there be any spiritual grow? There cannot be any authority in faith because there cannot be any growth. There cannot be any literal constructs in faith because there is no true reality in faith other than what we make ourselves.

There cannot be any true Scriptures in faith because the doctrines cannot be written before we make the next step in life. We have to write our own Scriptures because we have to learn them before we can write them. The only absolutes there is in our own spiritual life is the basics of living. That is why us humans have parents/guardians. What we learn in the home as children will make a difference in our Adult life. In results, our spiritual life can start to blossom.

Literalist believe that their doctrines are the only way for truth and the light. I have to ask this, “What makes them think that a one way can be for over 6 billion people in the world?” Even if every human being in world lived by the same culture and other lifestyles, how can one religion be right for all? The number of Cultures fit the same way I believe with faith, 1:1 ratio. Every person has their own way of life. Even twins are not 100% the same.

When we are being forced to be the same in life, how can that bond us together? When we can bond with everyone in a general manner, we can love all mankind. This type of love is called “impersonal love.” In the Greek, it is called, “AGAPE” love. This type of love is a lot stronger than personal love. This does not mean that we should not have personal love special people in our lives, but it might show us that we can love others without knowing someone personally.

Unity is everything in the physical world and spiritual world. Unity brings out team work, understanding of everyone, love in both personal and impersonal, and everything that is prosperous in life. To unite with others, it is done by knowledge. That is the meaning of Gnosis. That is the basic concept of faith.

As I read more of this book, I will write more blog posts on what I have learned. How many post I will have after I am done reading, I cannot say. Since I have only read the first chapter of this book, it could be a good number of post.

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YouTube - Equal Liberty of Conscience

2009-07-01T14:52:00.001-04:00

What is the meaning behind “Separation of Church and State?” It is to push out faith/religion in the United States? Could it be that faith has no meaning in a society today? What about faith is what will hurt freedom and Liberty in a society?

What it means is that government, clergy, or whomever has no right to dictate how to believe. Faith is the means of finding a purpose in life, “Why are we alive today?” If everyone on Earth has a unique soul different from others, then it is rightfully said that the ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith systems is 1:1.

This by no means stating that we cannot gather together in our believes. It simply means that we have the responsibilities to believe as individuals. We might have similar understandings about life. That is what causes us to have friends and gather together as human beings. Even though we do have similarities among others in life, we are responsible for our own lives. It is by gathering together that can strengthen or faiths, but it is not required for us to grow in faith.

As far as government is concerned, each and every human being has the right to believe as they see fit without any interference whatsoever. That is where laws of the land comes into play. There should be laws that protect others from persecution on any level of life. The biggest persecution is from religious orthodoxy. The basic foundation of faith is love.

As Yoda said in Episode One of the Star Wars Saga movies, “Fear leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” There is no love in forcing others into away of life. When we can learn to tolerate the differences in others, a nation can grow beyond anything known to mankind. Tolerance is respect, and that is the meaning of love.

In the United States of America, we have a Republic Government. This is not the same as the Republican Party. Any form of political party has nothing to do with the Constitution of the United States of America. In a Republic Government, the people has Liberty. This means “The Law” is for the people, and by the people. Another words, we have both authority, “The Law,”and freedom.

Laws are suppose to serve and protect all kinds of freedoms in life. They are never used to control or manipulate others. That would be tyranny. Authority without freedom is tyranny. Freedom without authority is anarchy or chaos. To have freedom is to have authority, so that when our rights are being violated, we can rightfully be justified by the illegal acts. Laws that do not protect freedoms of others are meant to take freedom away from not just the few, but everyone.

Equality is a measure to allow everyone to have the opportunity to do what we want to without any interference from others. Equality is does not make us equal or the same. In life, we have poor and rich people, male and female, young and old, etc. Equality is giving us the openness to do we want to do under our different abilities. This is what is called Liberty in the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

I have my faith system, and the person across the street has his/her faith system. Even a person might believe spiritually going naked in their own home or within their property lines, I have not right to tell that person that they must have clothes on in the name of my faith. If I do not like looking at that person with no clothes on, than I have the right not to look at that person naked. I should not by any means force politicians to make laws to force that person to believe differently. Just the same, there are laws that do violate the rights of others in the United States of America.

When that happens, WE THE PEOPLE have the right to say no, and fight against the abuse of some laws that do violate simple freedoms. The right to do what we want to do, under the Law of the Land, is the most important aspect of life. When that is violated, only a cascading of disasters will follow. Maybe that is why we are in such an economic fallout today. A right thing done in a wrong way is wrong. A wrong thing done is a right way is wrong. A wrong thing done in a wrong way is wrong. Only a right thing done in a right way can be right.

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Hinduism, Buddhism, Paganism and Organized Religion in the East

2009-06-26T21:58:00.001-04:00

What is the difference between Christianity and Paganism/Neo-Paganism? The question is what is the different between an organized religion and a non-organized religion? Should faith/religion/tradition/denomination/whatever you may call it be organized. What is faith?

Before I continue, I want to state, I like to call it faith. To me the word faith has more meaning. The word religion means to me an organized system of how we should believe. Tradition and denomination have about the same meaning. They are sub-categories of a type of faith. Christianity has its sub-categories as well as Paganism.

I also want to state that I am not bashing any faith system. What people believes in is up to them to decide. How others lives is none of my business. What I have done in this blog since the beginning is show that what is not Christianity, and what I believe in. I will never demand how others should live.

Hate is never the basic core of any faith. Sad to say that most Christians today are hateful. Most stick their noses in places where it does not belong. I said, “Most.” There are some Christians that shiver over how hateful so many under Christianity have been acting. This is NOT Christianity AT ALL!!

There is no text in the Christian Bible that teaches hate. In fact, it teaches not to do what most Christians are doing today. That goes for any faith system. Muslims faith is not a hateful one, spite what happened on September 11, 2001. The ones that did attack us on that day, were not following the true Muslim faith, or any faith for that matter.

The biggest problem that I see with any organized faith is they have too much of an authority system. I have nothing against authority in life. Authority has its place, and is important in life itself. When it comes to faith in something, the only authority that should be given is from oneself. Faith can only be controlled from oneself.

Here is what I believe: The ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith/religion/denomination/tradition/whatever is 1:1. We all have to find the answers to our lives. It is our life after all. We cannot live for others. Neither can any type of organized religion.

Before the Roman Catholic Church (RCC), during the Dark-Age, there were no torture/murdering to force others in a “one way to believe.” In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, there has been more torture and murder. The RCC stated that other faiths were evil. What really happened, they become the most powerful tyrants in Earth’s History. True, the RCC did not dominate the whole world, but they did cause the worse hate throughout history. It was not called the “Dark-Age” for nothing.

In most Pagan/Neo-Pagan faiths, it is solitary. This means these individuals follow their own paths, make their own faiths system, make their own rules, believe in the way they want to believe. Since no two people think alike, than how can any two people believe alike? Science has proven that twins are not alike as much as we have thought.

A lot of people freak out about Paganism. This is mostly due to “polytheism.” How I understand polytheism, it means organizing the characteristics of a higher being. All living things has a masculine and feminine side. It is no different for the divine.

The Christian Bible has countless different people in it. They are mentioned to show the limitless of all the characters of God. If any faith is polytheist, it would be Christianity. They are so many characters of God throughout the Bible. Just the same, Christians do not realize this.

That is the dangers of authority in faith. They do more in blinding their followers than teaching them about their faith. On that note, how can one teach me how to grow in my faith? I know myself more than anyone. I can only live my own life. That is what faith is all about.

The purpose of faith is to find the purpose of why we are alive here on Earth. So in faith are we created in God’s image, or is God/Goddess created in our image? In Christianity, we are taught that we are created in God’s image. Believe it or not, mythology is in every faith. When I started reading about the Egyptian Mythology, I saw similarities with Christianity.

Did the Jews copied the Egyptians? I would think they learned about the Egyptians and told the same story in their own way. There is no real copyright with faith. There are over 6 million people on Earth now. That means there are at least that many types of faiths.

If you ask five different Christians what a certain verse means, you will get five different answers. If organized religion is so much of an absolute, how can one verse have different meanings? That proves that faith is not an absolute. Faith means different things to different people because we create God in our image.

This does not mean that faith has no meaning. It does mean that only our understandings can create our own spiritual path. Only we can walk our own spiritual path. No one can even teach us how to do it. This can mean that a person’s path has nothing to do with God or a Goddess or any other divinity individuals.

The true meaning of faith is the sole purpose of bettering one’s life. It has nothing to do with rules and regulations as organized religions dictate. If having fellowship with a deity or deities will help you to grown and become a better person, than all means do so. it is your life after all.

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First Freedom First

2009-04-11T11:04:00.006-04:00

It is ever so important in the Untied States of America and throughout the world that all have the freedom to believe in anything they want to without any interference of anyone, period! It is not right for anyone to stick their noses out to manipulate others to believe in the way they do. That is not right, period!

Faith has been around sense the cavemen. It is when religion came out of the wood work that things been destructive. Have anyone heard of faith causing war and bloodshed? Ever wonder why pagan faiths never been recorded? How can you record your own faith? Faith is a personal endeavor. If there are groups or covens, then they are done with few people in these group. For the most part these small groups rather be left alone and leave others alone.

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It is religious people, with their large groups, that usually goes out of their way to force their community to live by their standards. Laws under the Constitution of the United States of America is being violated by these Christians. By the 1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States we all have the freedom of our faith. These radical Christians should be arrested, put on trail for these violations, and charged for their crimes. Instead they are not. This needs to change.

These Christians do have the right to believe in any form they want to live by. So do the rest of the country. We all have the right to believe in anything or anyone, and we have the right not to believe in anything. There are laws in all forms throughout the United States of America due to the interference of religions radicals. All these laws are non-constitutional. They should be removed. They should not be in the law books in the first place. Our Forefathers have shown how dangerous interference by the state and religious people.

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These laws needs to be replaced my laws that will protect religious freedoms. The individuals that brakes these laws should be rightfully and justly punished though ever facet of our judicial system. Every individual has the right under law to live and believe how they want to, but no one has the right to push their believes on others. Laws are designed to serve and protect. Laws are not designed to govern how we live our personal lives.

What these radical Christians and other religious individuals are doing is more then talking about their faiths, but forcing others through manipulation. They say something like, "You will go to hell if you do not follow my believes. It is amazing to me that these religious people do this when their doctrines teach about love. Where is the love in forcing others to live a certain way? It does not make any good sense.

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By any means am I talking against any faith system. Why would I do that anyhow? I am writing this blog posting to talk against all the laws that are in the law books that should not be in there in the first place. I am also getting upset with all that I see in the news, online, etc. on the issue of these religious knuckleheads forcing legal issues just because of what they believe. Another words if someone does not like chocolate ice cream they should not make it a law that no one else should eat it. That is the same concept with religious radicals interfering with others.

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Witchvox Article

2009-02-10T16:16:00.001-05:00

The arrogance of most Christians. They cannot think outside their own world. There is so much more outside of Christendom. The world went on for a good many years before Christianity, and the world will continue many, many more years after.

When Christians state "devil worshiping," they cannot see that others can worship something completely and totally different then what they themselves worship. No matter the name of a God or Goddess, the concepts are the same. If these Christians can realize that they are just as polytheistic as any other faith system, then they can realize a lot more about their own faith.

The Hidden Story of Jesus (Part 1 to 11)

Christians strongly believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. That is three entities of a whole. Every important person in the Christian Bible is a personal representation of the character of God, what Wiccans call, "The All." Christians talk about Moses, David, and many, many other people in the Bible. That is polytheism, plain and simple. They might not worship directly of these individuals, but they do have faith in the ideology of all the people that represent their God.

How is that different with how others believe? The question that really needs to be answered is how many faiths are there? You can talk to a number of Christians and you will find out each one believes differently than the others. The truth of it, no two believe alike because no two people think alike. In that respect, how can a there be a right or wrong in how someone believes? There is simply no absolutes in faith, because their are not real absolutes in life.

There are some constants in life. Gravity always will hold us down. We always have air to breath. When it comes to faith, there is no constant or even a reality. What I mean is that each person's faith is a reality of its own. It is also very different from another. When you look at it in this way, which is correct and proper, one might think man creates God/Goddess in their own image.

I strongly believe the saying "Man creates God/Goddess in their own image" is a simple concept of vastness of spirituality. Are we creating God or are we simply hooking up to what we can rightfully understand of the complete and total power of "The All?" There are over 6 billion people on Earth. That is not counting all the other different life forms on this planet. How powerful it that for you? Now look at all the wonders in outer space, what we know and what we do not know about.

Since I have explained that there are no two people that thinks alike, and how no two can believe alike, then find the vastness in all the ways each individual can believe in their own understandings of "The All." While holding that thought, come back to oneself. See yourself and your faith in a completely and total new way of believing. After you have seen the new you in faith, imagine yourself as the bird. Flying through the wonders of your own realities of faith.

Faith is simply an adventure of oneself. it can be a very wonderful and powerful experience. It is a journey that only one person can partake in. That person is you. No one else can live or believe for you. One can learn from experiencing of others, but you can never take the same path of another. A path or walk in life is simply a special reality that is custom for us only. That is why there is no wrong or right way to believe.

Bottom line of this post is to show how foolish it is from Christians or any other organization to say what is right or wrong for us. How can they know? Until they can walk in another person's skin, they can never know what is right or wrong for others. That is why judging others is so dangerous. It not only stops others from living their lives, but it completely destroys the ones that are doing the judging.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

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What Paganism Means to Me

2008-12-30T17:49:00.001-05:00

I have been learning and applying on the Wiccan faith since May 2007. I have also been learning about the origins of Christianity in which I use to follow the Christian faith. What I have learned, the Early Christians nearly followed in the same path and all the different Pagan/Neo-Pagan faiths do today.

From Gods to God - Early Christian use of Pagan Imagery

Mithras - Pagan Origins of Christianity

Osiris - Pagan Origins of Christianity

What does this mean for Christianity today? Here is how I look at it: sad to say that most Christians are far to arrogant and self righteous then any other faith today. They might not murder or attack countries, but would they do it if they could get away with it? That I cannot answer, but if they continue to build on their arrogance, then there is no telling what they can do.

I believe that if they follow what the Bible says, then it would be hard to tell the difference between a Christian and a pagan. All faiths on Earth today from its core values believes in love ever lasting. They all believe in family values and morals. Again, to the core of all faiths, they respect and tolerate others, or at least teach that aspect of life. We all are different.

Come right down to it, each and every individual has to be accountable. This does not mean we should not ask for advice, but with our own lives, we have to live our own lives. Even a leader has advisors, but the leader is the one that has the final say, and is responsible. The leader cannot blame his advisors. This is no different with our own lives, in spiritual life or the world around us.

This means that we have a personal and a wonderful spiritual life that only one person can live. The Bible does have great teachings for Christians to follow, but nothing can tell us how or when we should do something. By parents in the home training and guiding, spiritual knowledge/enlightenment, can spark a big difference in how we all live our lives from there. When we grow up as adults mentally, we can produce the wonders in our lives. Thing simply do not happen on their own as the movies show.

We make our own destiny. We make things happen. Believe it or not, it is not an act of God that allows us to succeed. By our growing faith and knowledge we have learned, we are the reason that we have things in our lives. That can work in the negative. By our bad actions and decisions, we can mess up our lives. Even with failure of a government leader(s), we can still succeed in our lives.

That is right, all that tripe on blaming our government for our economy, job loss, and all the rest is simply the result of our own actions. We were the ones that voted on the political candidates in the first place. We believed in the lie of a quicker path, than a path of hard work to get what we want in life. Life must be lived at the fullest or the results may not be so fulfilling. As the super old saying goes, "If you want something done right, do it yourself."

That goes with our faith. We have to make the right decisions, do the right things, and find our own path to walk and not walk someone else's path while blame them for our own pitfalls. Even if someone else begs us to follow their lifestyles, does not take the responsibilities from us. Saying no was our choice and not someone else's. Walking our own path is the same thing as saying we are taking the responsibilities for our own lives.

When I started to learn and apply my own faith path for me, I found something more wonderful about who I am then the 30-31 years of being a Christian. How I do things within my faith is for me and me alone. I may still call myself a Wiccan, but I am different then just a Wiccan. I know that I am unique then anyone else. The I learn, the more I will change. That is how all life on Earth lives. All life may have to work as a team, but it is our individuality that allows us to be a team player. A mindless nobody cannot function as a team player.

Each member of a team must be able to think freely and act accordingly to be able to function as a part of the team. There may not be any "I" in a team, but there are individuals in a team. In all the Christian gatherings in churches has not real meaning unless these believers realize that they have their own personal path to follow. That is the biggest obstacle in authority driven faith system. The members ends up following the authority then the faith.

The Virus of Faith (1/5)

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That is why I like to say faith instead of religion. Faith is more then a sect. Faith is a means of a personal understanding of self and others in the world we live in. Religion to me is a man made thing that does more of controlling the followers then anything else. When a group of church goers or a small coven in the Wiccan faith, there should not be anyone leader(s). Leaders lead. If a spiritual group leads then what is rightfully being taught? What is rightfully being worship? That is the difference between faith and religion.

There must be teachers to teach, but when the teachers twist things by saying "If you follow me.....," then one has to question that authority. There is no place in the Bible that commands us to follow any human being in order to grow in faith. Nor does any of the other religious text. We are given inspirations, an ideologies on how to live a more productive spiritual life, and that is all it can do.

What Paganism means to me is something that I rightfully cannot answer to anyone but myself. After reading this article, I was so moved by it, I had to share it with my own blog posting. Faith or religion is a one person way of life that is very different than another. There is no right or wrong way of living by faith. It is simply something we have to do for ourselves.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

http://mythology.ourgardenpath.com/2008/12/30/the-paths-of-our-ancestors-and-modern-paganism/

Early Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2008-12-01T23:04:00.001-05:00

After watching a good program on the National Geographic Channel titled, "The Early Christians," I thought about writing about it. I have looked over an article on Wikipedia under the same title.

From what I have concluded from this television program and other things that I have learned on the history of the Early Christians that it was simply another form of Pagan faith. What we know all over the world today in churches and other modern meeting places of Christians is what the Roman Catholic Church has taught us through the ages.

This posting is not to degrade or insult Christianity. My showing the non-Catholic ideologies of Christianity, I am hoping to enlighten what Christianity really means. First let me show what the Roman Catholic Church has presented. During the time period of what we call the Dark Ages, the Roman Catholic would severely torture to force a confession out of you, true or not. Then they would execute you on that forced testimony.

Christians today, would do the same thing if they could get away with it from all there hate and dismay for anyone that is different then they are acting. DUH, this is not what the Word of God teaches. If any thing that would have love as the main theme, it would be the Bible. Sad to say "live and let live" is not on the minds and lifestyles of most Christians.

What I have seen from watching this television show on National Geographic is that the Early Christians were totally different then the Christians after the Roman Catholic Church. From the show, the Romans stated they caused trouble. I personally believe it was the other way around. It has been documented that the book of Revelation was talking about Rome. Nero was not a friend of the Early Christians. History has shown that the Romans always were causing issues with the Early Christians and even all the Pagan faiths.

During the Dark Ages, it was the period of social decline. When there is tyranny of this magnitude, degradation become a very close bed fellow. Thank goodness the Roman Catholic Church is not this way today. In fact Pope John Paul II apologized for the bad behavior of the Roman Catholic Church. Again, this post is not condemn Christianity. I am simply wanting to shed light on the trueness of Christianity, and to show that it is as Pagan as any other Pagan faith.

Let me give a definition to Paganism- "One that lives in a rural area. The Early Christians lived in a rural area. Pagans are known to be polytheism. From watching a program on Nova, archaeologist have found that the Early Christians worshiped a female deity by digging up a small female figurine. The purpose of polytheism is to worship the multi-aspect of the All. That means that a God has different aspects that makes him whole, including masculine and feminine; hence, God and Goddess.

Long, long before the Roman Catholic Church took over Christianity, there were many believers that believed in many Gods and Goddess. There are not recorded history of them causing war with others in the name of their religion as with Christianity. How much hate that the Roman Catholic Church bestowed, I am wondering if the rewrote the Bible itself. Who would stopped them if they did that? The Old Testament is loaded with hateful concepts and war. It sounds ever so familiar in how things were under the giant tyranny thumb of the Roman Catholic Church to me.

How can the Son of God be loving in the New Testament and hateful in the Old Testament? Only under a tyrant power would there be this much hatred for someone different. Sad to say most Christians are behaving very similar to this form of tyranny. If you are not following the same protocols, then most Christians would show their mighty hate in the name of their God. Is this what the Early Christians believed in? I do not think so.

In this program I saw on the National Geographic Channel, it was proven the Early Christians were a small bunch of people. Usually people of that size keep to themselves as far as their faith is concerned. There has never been any recorded history of any small faith groups wanting to start war with others. Small count of member in a group would not be enough to form a army, and would have not one left to hold their faith if they did win.

It has been historically recorded under Christian mysticism that the Early Christians used Astrology, Numerology, and Tarot Cards. In order for the Roman Catholic Church to dominate all religions, they had to discredit all of them. They used the God Pan against the followers as the devil. Ever wondered how the devil became a big story in the Bible when very little is said about him in the Bible? The Roman Catholic Church did everything to discredit all the other faiths that was not theirs.

By knowing the history of the faith we do follow, we can rightfully grow strong in it. Blindly following what a person up on the pulpit brings to a point in what the congregation is having fellowship with. Are they following the man/woman on the pulpit or are they following the Deity that is being taught from the pastor-teacher? Blind faith is a mindless one. I cannot tell anyone how they are to believe. In fact, I believe that the ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith/religions is 1:1. Another words, we create God in our own image.

Now with all this new information about the Early Christians, I hope you can see a better and wonderful light of the truth of Christianity. No one faith/religion is better then the other. Whatever one people choose for themselves is the one(s) for them. Always remember to make love the key to any faith. Love is always behind all faiths. True, there are man made faith that have hate all over it, but believe it or not, more died in the name of Christianity then any religion known to mankind.

This is what I am hoping to dispel, hate. There are three things that I do not tolerate: 1) ignorance that knows better, 2) lying, and 3) hatred. If one looks at these three, they are one and the same word, hate. There is no reason for it at all in any walks of life, especially in faith.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

Early Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why Do People Become Wiccan?

2008-11-24T14:08:00.001-05:00

From my own experiences with Christianity for 30-31 years of my life, I strongly detest the overwhelming arrogance that so many, but not all, Christians flaunt in the world today. No one religion or faith is better then the others. No God or Goddess is better then the others. Monotheism is not the better faith system.

Look at the history of Egyptology. Monotheism ended very quickly the 18th Dynasty. King Tut could not revive all the trouble that his father did for everyone in Egypt. Polytheism does have it troubles also. With human beings, there will be fault in just about everything in life. Within the spiritual world, we must life out our faiths with peace, love, and harmony.

Sad to state that most, but not all, Christians do not show the true meaning of being a Christian. If Christians wants me to turn back to Christianity, a complete and total revamp of how things are done within it sphere of operations. For starters they can rightfully apply their own spiritual text, The Bible, or better yet not use it at all.

Throughout the Old Testament, there is too much hate. I mean a monotheism God that against freedom of choice in who they believe in is not love or freedom. That may be the underlining demise of any organized religion or faith. Too much control of the masses. Too many dos and don'ts in system. These does not mean that Wicca or Pagan faiths are chaotic, but their must be a balance of order with authority and tyranny.

Believe it or not, pagans are more moral then most Christians. What I believe that helps Wiccans and Pagans keep balance in their freedoms and morality is that they do not have a confessional means of dealing with their sins. They take up the responsibilities for themselves. It appears they understand the repercussions of their own actions. That is a strong sign of maturity.

Most, but no all, Christians do not take responsible actions for their sins. The confession of sin does nothing, other then remove the responsibilities from their own souls. No growing up is being administered. If people cannot be accountable for their actions, then chaos will rein. To have order one must have the freedom to take up the mantle of oneself and the consequences there of.

Polytheism is not just worshiping or having fellowship with multiple Gods or Goddesses. It is the splinters of all the aspects of "The All." In dealing with male and female, it shows recognition of the masculine and feminine of "The All." There is great order in polytheism then you might think. Categorizing the characteristics of "The All" is the major purpose of polytheism.

Right down to it, Wicca and Paganism is the calm after the storm of the complexity of Christianity. Wiccans and Pagans are allowed to follow a personal path of their new found faith while Christians are forced to walk the one that the pastor-teacher leads them on. Each person thinks differently. That means that they will have their own personal special unique path to live out their own spiritual life.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

Why Do People Become Wiccan?

Self Love

2008-11-23T15:00:00.001-05:00

I have to admit this is a super article. Believe it or not, to whomever you believe in, it is done by the love you have for yourself. Do not kid yourself. You are more important to everything in your life then you may realize.

How you see yourself makes all the difference in how you relate to others, including family. We must have the proper self love for our selves before we can love or relate to others. If one is a racist, how much love do you think they have for themselves? How can anyone that hates other due to race? Why hate in the first place?

Love is the key to all aspects of life. With love one can tolerate another. Spite who they are, what they believe, and all the rest, the love a person has from within allows them to tolerate any indifferences. The sad thing about any organized religion, they love the least. They are too much into getting others to believe and think as they do. It does not matter if someone thinks or believes differently then you do. If you really get to know yourself, you would not want another you in the world.

I strongly believe that the ratio of the number of people on the Earth to the number of faith/religion or whatever you want to call it is 1:1. Everyone does not believe the same way because everyone is different in their own way. To insult someone because they are different is to insult yourself. Believe it or not, we change. How we thought as a child is different as we think as an adult. What we like and dislike changes over the years. Everyone changes many times during their life time.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

Self Love

Faith in Trouble Times

2008-11-19T23:56:00.001-05:00

I am sure that a lot of our becoming stressed out if not already do to our economic problems today. Faith in the right way can balance out all of those negatives in ones life. How is that? Faith is not magic wand. One cannot use faith to make the economy better. Actually, faith is not suppose to better the world. It is to better the persona from within oneself.

Magick or magic, Astrology, Numerology, tarot, etc., was never designed to change the world around us. No one person can do that no matter what tools one uses. Faith is to balance, improve, allow growth of the person from within. Who we all are is not mere flesh and blood, but a soul that can do wonders that our bodies could only dream of doing. We can soar to far away places and do things that no mortal could ever do. The power from within is true magic. That magic can only be used from within and never from without like so many wonderful fairytale stories.

Meditation is a strong from of our faith that allows us to balance our lives from within from all the negativities that we are all facing today. Spite all the job losses and financial troubles our lives on Earth is just as important as if we were not having all these economic troubles. There are many ways to mediate. What one uses is based on the time and place one is in at the moment. Here are three great videos that are using the 7 chakras:

The Human Body Energy Centers, Beautiful! (1 of 3)

The Human Body Energy Centers, Beautiful! (2 of 3)

The Human Body Energy Centers, Beautiful! (3 of 3)

Yes it is very important to be concerned how to get the means to take care of ones family. Just do not forget to take a moment to take care of oneself. If you are sick due to all the negativities that is going all around you, how are you going to take care of others? Give yourself some you time. Even if it is just for 30 minutes, it is important to balance your karma and the rest that makes who you are. The results might just add to the list of worrying about all that is going all around you if you do not take some time off.

It also might be a good idea to have the rest of the family join you in a community meditation. Share each others strengths. Family bonding is ever so rare these days. While we start to recover from out financial problems, it would be a great opportunity for families to unite as they should. Even if we have financial prosperity, without love and family bonding, there would still be disasters to face. Make a special time for family to simply meditate on all that has been going on and balance out any negative energies that will sure be there after each day.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

God and Evolution Can Co-exist, Scientist Says | LiveScience

2008-11-19T12:48:00.001-05:00

It is bind boggling how life works. There are tons of evidence that evolution is real, and that man has a part in evolution. In seeing other animals, it is hard to comprehend that we evolved from them. It is true never the less, and it has been proven number of times through science. By any means, science is not in the business if denouncing faith of any kind. Only we as individuals can change or faith, denounce it, etc. We are the ones as individuals that say how we believe in something or not.

Come right to it, science and faith are two separate things in life. Science is the study of life in all its disciplines. We might not have all that we have today if it was not for science. What does science have to do with faith/religion? Not one thing. How the two work are complete opposites. Faith/religion is the means of believing in something without proof or sight. Science must be proven and must be seen in some way by our five senses. This does not mean that science and faith are yin/yang of each other. It means that they have nothing to do with one another.

Faith is not exact aspect of life. Nor should it be. It is the mysticism that allows faith to grow. Faith must have no real absolutes. As with everything else, order must be the guide, but with faith, the order is controlled by the believer. The reality of faith comes from within the individual. With science, reality comes from hard evidence through scientific disciplines. Absolutes and protocols must be maintained in science. Another words doubts are the key to scientific success. Faith is none of that.

In regarding this article, the physical body is the ideology of science. Faith is the inner persona of the individual. I believe that the purpose of showing creationism in the Christian Bible is to show that the human biological body is different then our inner persona. When we are born, we are both a soul and a body. To prove this, when our body gets injured, our soul reacts to it. When we soul is either down trot or enthusiastic, our biological bodies responds to it. Even though as human beings it does take these two entities of life to come together, they are separate. They can partially live separately.

At one time people thought when you sneezed, you lost your soul. That is why people still say, "God bless you" after you sneeze. Originally they believed that God would put your soul back in you after you sneezed. Due to science, we all have come to learn why we sneeze in the first place, and the soul is not lost due to it. Science then and now did not destroy any ones faith. Science only educated us in learning more about the wonders of the human body. Through that education, our faith can grow also. We are how we are today due to science and faith.

Scientist lately have proven that there is not historical references to the Bible. I have not seen any churches close up shop due to it. How Christians believe has not altered. A good many have become far too arrogant, but the Christian faith is still alive and powerful. I changed from being a Christian to a Wiccan due to the overwhelming arrogance of so many Christians. It is sad that I had to do so, but my faith did not altar. It simply changed.

Ever since I was young, I had a thing for the Goddess Isis. I know it had a lot to do with the 1970 television show "Secrets of Isis." Ironic as it may be, a couple of months when I started with Wiccan (May 2007), this television show went to DVD. Now that I can have fellowship with the Goddess Isis and her son Horus. What an interesting connection to have. A lot of people believe that the Christian faith came from Isis and Horus.

Since I have been away from the unfortunate Christian dogmas, I have come to realize the importance of science and evolution. Can God and evolution co-exist? They are doing so if one believes it or not. Life is still going just as strong. The world has not come to an end because of evolutionary studies. Spite the arrogance of so many Christians, the Christian faith is still going one throughout the world.

In all the different faiths that are out there in the world, love is the key factor of them all. Love is everything in life. Love is the strongest thing in the whole universe. There are three things I will never tolerate: 1) lying, 2) ignorance that knows better, and 3) hatred. Actually I could say it is only one thing. There is not love in lying. There is not love in ignorance that knows better. All of us are ignorant in something. For me it more then one thing. What I am referring to in "ignorance that knows better" is we know better, but we are still ignorant or closed minded towards the facts. It also means that we refuse to learn, so we volitionally stay ignorant.

This type of ignorant is mostly hatred towards oneself then others, but it is hatred just the same. There is no win solution at all from hatred. It is worse then a cancer. It only grows from our own volition. When we let hate to grow in our souls, it is like a double snare. It makes it harder to let go as it continues to grow and grow. Once we can let go of our hatred, God and evolution can co-exist. From that humility, we can start to learn about life itself in way we might not realize. What is keeping progress in life from going forward is hatred from individuals that wants to believe in the Christians dogmas that have been wrongfully taught.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real Name: Brandon Bowers

God and Evolution Can Co-exist, Scientist Says | LiveScience

NOVA | The Bible's Buried Secrets | PBS

2008-11-18T23:21:00.001-05:00

After watching this on PBS, I was very disappointed on what I saw. It really did not say all that much, and on what it shown was more confusing to me then anything. The Bible is not only the first four books of the Bible. If it is, then what about the rest of it? Who wrote the other books of the Bible?

If what this program shown was confusing on the first four books of the Bible, then how more confusing will the rest of the history of the rest of the Bible? What did get from this program was that the first four books of the Bible are mystical. There were some historical references, but that can be said about all the faiths/religions. From my understandings, ancient Egypt wrote more on there faiths and believes then any other faith in history. Does this mean that the Egyptian religions were more real the the others?

What makes a faith/religion in the first place? From how I have understood it or how I believe it is the means of enlighten oneself. It is the means of finding a personal purpose in ones life. From my observation in believers in the Christian faith, each individual had their own ideology. What does that mean. Basically it means that man has created God/Goddess in their own image then God/Goddess creating man in his/her image. That almost sounds like a contradiction in terms. How can we have fellowship and learn our purpose in life if we are one that has created the Deity?

Why it looks this way is that we are looking from the outside looking in. If we look from within ourselves and look out, we can see a whole new reality of life.....our own personal life. Having faith in something is like a guide to the outside world from within ourselves. We all live in the same world or environment. We wake up every morning, go to work, come home and raise a family, etc. Did you know that how you live is totally different then how someone else does it? To prove it, does your coworker wears the same clothes? Drive the same car?

If I were to ask you to describe who you are, how would you answer? If you were to write that down, how many pages would it be? Without describing your out word appearance could you tell me who you really are? If you answered who you are is based on your experiences, then you would be right, but what are they? Your experiences is based upon how you perceive life itself. Another words your faith.

This may sound chaotic, but actually organized religion is more chaotic then you may realize. Where is the individuality in organized religion? How can you as a individual build on your own experiences if you are told that you have to believe in this way or that way. On top of that you are told that you have to it in the same manner as everyone else does it. How can anyone grow in faith by those ideologies?

If you can create your own faith as you live out your own life, then there is a better chance that you will learn more about yourself then any other means. When we are able to create God/Goddess in our own image, we do it from within and not from without. We are able to then learn something about who we really are because who we really are is from within. As we have fellowship with a God/Goddess, we are able bring out some special aspects of our lives.

When we have fellowship with more then one God/Goddess, we bring out different characteristics of our own personality. With a God, we can bring out the male aspect of our inward selves. With a Goddess, we bring out the feminine aspect of our selves. I bet you did not realize that we have both a masculine and feminine aspects of our personality. With the proper use of our faith, we can be able to learn that we have many aspects of our personality. This is not schizophrenia. Learning that we do have different personalities is a way to know who we really are inside.

To prove that we all have do have different personalities: Are you always happy? Sad? or any other emotional state? We have our likes and dislikes in all things in life. Our likes and dislikes are different then others. Our behavior is much different then others. How did we come to be that way. Were we born the same and then adapted a different norms and standards? We learn to have our norms and standards in an unique and personal manner. By how we were raised in the home and what we believe in during the course of our lives, we become an unique and special person.

To say that a textbook can mold our behaviors and make us a kingdom of God is quite and undertaking. True we have rules and policies in our day-to-day lives. These are called laws. Laws are suppose to serve and protect all freedoms and religions. They are not to dictate or mold anyone.

So who wrote all the book of the Bible, especially the New Testament. If this program was over the first four books of the Bible, does that mean the other books are meaningless? Also, remember that the first 4 books of the Bible were for Israel. What about the rest of us on Earth? That is why this program was so damn confusing to me. The title of the show was "The Bible's Buried Secrets." I guess it should have been "The Torah Buried Secrets."

How I saw this entire show, there was no real proof that anything in the first four books of the Bible was historically accurate. In all that I have said regarding one's personal faith, does it have to be any historical proof? What does history have to do with faith in the first place? Only science must have proof, not faith. When it comes right down to it, what does the Bible have to do with faith?

When it comes right down to it, all the faiths are about the same. They all have a savior that does about the same things. The stories are different mostly due to the customs of the people. Many scalars believe that the Christian story of Jesus came from Isis and her son Horus: http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm.

Believe it or not, Numerology, Astrology, and even Tarot has a big play in the early Christian faith before the Roman Catholic Church came into power. Did you also know that Numerology and Astrology had a giant aspect of science and mathematics that we have today? We have things in the 21st Century due to not what was written in the Torah or even the complete Christian Bible. Our lives are the way it is today due to Pagans.

Did you know that all the major holidays like Valentine, May Day, Easter, Yule did not have anything to do with Christianity? As the old question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" All the stories in the Bible all came from historical records of Pagan believes. No one know how the original Christian believed. All records were destroyed by the Roman Catholic Church during the time period we call, The Dark Age.

As far as we know, the Christian Bible could have been easily been fabricated from the Roman Catholic Church from all the Pagan believes so they can use their religion to dominate all others. "One Ring to rule them all." Could that be what the story "Lord of the Rings" be telling us? Did the author come up with this same conclusion that the Roman Catholic Church was simply wanting to rule over everyone?

Now in the 21st Century, we have no one ruling over anyone. Many have tried and are still doing so, just by religion alone. The question that each and everyone of us needs to ask ourselves, who is ruling us? If we govern ourselves, then we can enlighten our own lives by the use of our own faith in our own image.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Real name: Brandon Bowers

NOVA | The Bible's Buried Secrets | PBS

A Heathen's Day: I'm Choosing My Religion (Because the Constitution Says I Can)

2008-11-08T21:13:00.001-05:00

The reason that I have and staying with Wicca is that one can mold the faith of Wicca to their own personality. This is no surprise to me because I have come to believe that faith/religion is a personal thing.

It is sad that we cannot know what Christianity was like before the Roman Catholic Church during the Dark Ages. Do to the power that the Roman Catholic Church had, it is very possible the invented the whole Christian Bible. There is no proof that Ark of the Covenant existed, Moses existed, Noah's Ark, King David, and just about all the old Testament stories. The question we really needs to ask is does it have to be real?

Christianity can be respectable if there was not so much dogma. Christianity can live without stating that it is the only true faith in the world. When Christians act proper they can represent a strong bond with their faith and respect equally of others. Unfortunately there are way to many Christians that think otherwise. They also stick their noses into others lives and demand they have to live by their standards.

Sad to say that the the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America has been abused is every way regarding freedom of religion. That is why Christianity is failing and Wicca is having more and more people following it. Instead of following another absolute rules and dogmas, each individual can create their own ways to believe in the Wiccan faith. Wicca does have one rule: Do as you will as long as you do not harm others. HUM!....Is that what the Golden Rule means in the Christian faith?

I have stated this before, if any faith is ever so close to what the credo of the Star Wars Jedi Knights, it would be Wicca. The discipline and order that the Wiccan faith has is from the individuals. Even if one follows a coven, the individual has to live their own life. The most important aspect of a coven is the harmony they have among each other. Teamwork is important in general life. In a faith, it is more so.

I stated early that there is no proof that the characters of the Bible did not exist. There is also no proof of any of the characters of Mythology exist in all the traditions. Just the same, the Goddess Isis is just an important part of my faith. All that I have read about her, she parallels to all that I am and what I believe in. For that reason, the Goddess Isis is for me. There are many others that follows her for their own personal reasons.

Believe it or not, it is us that create a God or Goddess in our own image. Yes, they are all mystical beings, but it is our special focus on a day to day define purpose we have in life. All of us do have a personal purpose in life. In that case, there is a personal fitted faith ready for us to live by.

This personal faith is not a chaotic one, or it could be. That is all up to the individual. As with anything in life, order of some sort much be maintained. Wicca does have it order. Any more rules then the Wicca Rede is created by a coven or the individuals. The biggest thing about Wicca, one can be solitary in the faith, and most are Solitary Wiccans.

We all have the right to choose our own religion just because of the Constitution of the United States of America. We all also have the right to create our faith. It is up to us to believe in something or not. How we live our lives is not up to others. I simply ask that we all live our lives to the fullest.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real Name: Brandon Bowers

A Heathen's Day: I'm Choosing My Religion (Because the Constitution Says I Can)

Hip-Gnosis

2008-10-08T17:28:00.001-04:00

The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books

ISBN: 1400082781
ISBN-13: 9781400082780

After reading this chapter of this book, it made me think of how profound Astrology, Numerology, tarot, and other mystic concepts really are in life. If what we are is "experience," then how much more profound the word "mystic" is to all life.

How would you answer the question, "Who are you?" How ever you answer the question it would be very different then how someone else answers the question. Why is this? What makes us so different? We are unique. We are special. Even though we are unique, we are all part of life. A part of a whole.

This is where mystic comes into play. The use of Astrology, Numerology, tarot, etc., allows us to see our lives in a wider view. Would you rather examine a room with the doors wide open or through a key hole? When we examine the mystics of our own lives, we can have the doors wide open when we use tools like Astrology, Numerology, tarot, etc. These things does not control us at all. We are in control. These mystic tools are tools, no more and no less.

How one looks at these mystic tools will be different on how someone else looks at them. Remember there is no real absolutes in life. What is good for the goose may not be good for the gander. Each and everyone of us lives different then the other. Believe it or not, no one person believe or have the same faith. Each and everyone of us are unique creatures in the whole universe. Even twins are different.

When we read our daily astrology report, the text is the same, but it is different for each and everyone of us. Why is that? First of all, it is not the text that is important. It is the meaning. As different people will ready this blog posting, each one will have a different interpretation of what is written. Again, who we are in one word is "experience." What I experience in my life will be different for another.

The meaning of experience is "The accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities." The definition is mystic and a reality. To explore this mystic reality is an adventure in itself. I for one would want to use all the tools that I can to explore this adventure, called "My Live."

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real name: Brandon Bowers

Gnostic Wisdom and Pagamism

2008-10-07T15:09:00.001-04:00

The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books

ISBN: 1400082781
ISBN-13: 9781400082780

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"Those who are most asleep think they are most awake, being under the power of vivid and fixed visions, so that who are most ignorant think they know most." --Excerpts of Theodotus 35. See Foerster, W., Gnosis: A Selection of Gnostic Texts(Clarendon Press 1972), 222-233.

"We are the heirs and propagators of Paganism. Who else have civilized the world and built cities if not the nobles and kings of Paganism? Who else have set in order the harbors and the rivers? And who else have taught the hidden wisdom? To whom else has the Deity revealed itself, given oracles, and told about the future, if not the famous men amongst the Pagans? The Pagans have made known all of this. They have discovered the art of healing the body, they have also made known the art of healing the soul; they have filled the earth with settled forms of government and with wisdom which is the highest good. Without Paganism the world would be empty and miserable." --Pagels, E., Adam, Eve, and the serpent (Ramdom House 1988), 124

"All people, according to their stage of development, possess the gnosis in a way special to themselves." --Theodotus, Excerpta ex Theodoto, 57. See Foerster, W., Gnosis, ibid, 222-233.

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In reading more of this book, I have learned more about my own spiritual life. true wisdom comes from what we believe and how we believe in it. Our faith is everything.

When we are given the freedom to believe differently then another, we can use that gnosis to better ourselves for ourselves. To change the world is not getting others to do the same thing you are doing, but better oneself in ways never thought of before. Faith is a personal adventure. We may have friends and other companions, but it is up to us to live our own life.

Religious dogma is the exact 180 degrees opposite of freedom of faith. If one is forced to believe or do something in order to grow spiritually, then no one can achieve gnostic understanding. We must have the freedom to make mistakes, get messy, and learn if we are to go forward in the journey that is there for us to follow. The only rules and authorities in our spiritual lives, and we need them, should come from ourselves, and not from others. We have to govern our own spiritual lives. No one has the right to do that for us.

As stated in the second quote, history has proven that prosperity blossoms we freedom and the authority of government reigns together in harmony with each other. It is the gnostic concepts Pagans have done throughout history that allowed knowledge to reign supreme. When religious dogma controls, all wisdom goes down the toilet. The purpose of government is to protect that gnostic wisdom.

As in the United States of America today, we have so much religious dogma going in all directions. Due to our Constitution, we still have the freedom to think openly as we should. The sad part of it all, most citizens of this great country has forgotten the power of the indestructible document. Actually we have two important documents: The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States of America.

When we as a whole start to realize the power of these two documents, we can start to push out all the religious dogmas that is slowly and methodically destroying not only our freedoms, but all our achievements that all of us have worked hard for. Once we start using the power of these two very powerful and indestructible documents, we can regain our rights as citizens of the United States of America.

If these two documents were not as powerful as I am stating, then we would have been already consumed by religion a lot time ago, and back in the Dark Ages as was with the Roman Catholic Church many years ago. Gnostic wisdom is power. That is what the two most important documents on the USA was built on. That is what is keeping this great country from falling as so many nations in history's past. The problems we face in the United States of America is not that these two documents are dead, but we forgot how to use them and the mean of they they both stand for.

This quote is the preamble of The Constitution of the United States of America: "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." If every citizen will live and breathe this ideology, then we can overcome all religious dogmas that challenges us all. The gnostic power is yours!

Blessed Be,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real Name: Brandon Bowers

Religion and Hate

2008-10-03T13:37:00.001-04:00

The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books

ISBN: 1400082781
ISBN-13: 9781400082780

After reading chapters 1-5 of this book, I have really seen the hatred in at least 2 religions (Christianity and Muslim). I have also come to realize that when gnosticism is taking out of a faith, then it becomes an authority driven faith then what it was meant to be....a faith to enhance our lives.

For 30-31 years I have been a Christian. Over a year ago, I decided to get out of the reign of hate, bitterness, and very nosiness behaviors that nearly all Christians partake in. I know that not all Christians are not this way, but if they believe that the Word of God is an absolute "one true" faith, then I cannot be apart of what they believe in. In reading about Wicca, Astrology, Numerology, Tarot, and others things related, I have come to strongly believe that there is much, much, much more to faith then any organized (even authority driven) religions.

In that I believe at least 100% that the ratio of the number of faiths to the number of human beings on Earth in any given time is 1:1. That means, I believe that each individual is his/her own faith. This does not mean faith in self, though it can be a large part of it. Think about it.....If we do not have faith in ourselves, how can we have faith is someone or something else? To have that proper growing self esteem, we must rightfully have love for self.

Sad to say, most of the time that love of self becomes arrogance. It is that twist of over self importance that has lead to great holy wars. Nations have fallen due to arrogant politicians. Could that be where the United States of America is leading towards? The reality of it all, it already has cause serious damage to just about all aspects of the lives in the USA. When will we start to turn things around and take up responsibilities for ourselves?

That is the largest disaster with religions. It takes away the independent thinking of all that follows that religion. Until we start to think for ourselves, the United States of America will continue to fall as it is doing now. We must start to think for ourselves, and take up the responsibilities for our own actions. With organizations like the Christian Coalition, it will not be easy as a people to do that. The Christian Coalition has one goal, to have others to think as they do.

If we act on a faith using gnostic wisdom, then we can start to make proper decisions four ourselves. Faith is not a means of taking away freewill and choices. It is simply a guide or a road map. It is up to each and every one of us to choose what we are to do with our lives. When we are given guidance instead of forceful directions, then we can walk the journey of life. This is called, "enlivenment." Our lives are given to us 100% for us to live. Our lives is not for others to live for us.

As children, we cannot make the right decisions as of yet. It is up to our parents or guardians to teach us how to make the right decisions so we can live our lives in total freedom. Once we are old enough to make choices, then we can ask for guidance, but we should never ever allow others to live our lives for us. In gnostic wisdom, faith in whatever or whomever can enhance our lives without bullying us to live a certain way.

Faith alone in whomever alone is simply a calling card of blind faith. We must use all our abilities before we can have faith in anything or anyone. Remember this if not anything else: "Authority without freedom is tyranny. Freedom without authority is chaos or anarchy. We must have some govern authority in our lives, but the authority must not take away our freedom while it governs our lives.

With faith, how we live our lives is a lot different then how a local government governs a city or a state. With faith, it is up to us individually that makes the difference. There is nothing wrong with a group of believers joining together. When these groups acts properly, they may help strengthen each other individually then a stand-alone worshiping. This is not mean that all in the group thinks, acts, and have faith in the same manner.

Another issue with religions is that if you do not follow the exact precise credo of what the ones in authority tells you to do, then by their words, "You will be damned." That is the flip side of religion. We are told to have faith in whomever, but it is the authority of man (not God) on how the believers should live out that faith. Right then and there it stops in becoming a gnostic wisdom faith, and turns into a dictatorship. Interesting that the First Amendment of the United States of America's Constitution state, "Freedom of religion."

How can there be freedom if we are warned of condemnation if we do not follow a higher being in the way these so called authorities dictates? What is really being said by these religious authorities is this: "By our words, you will die if you do not believe or live in the way we want you to do." Either by the hands of God or whomever, that sounds like two counts of a crime, blackmail and tempted murder. If people can see past all the brain washing and lies of religion, they will truly see how dark religion can be.

That is why I will always be a solitary in whatever I believe in. For now I am focusing on Wicca. In years to come, I could add other things to it, like other faiths. Why I love about Wicca is that it reminds me very strongly of who and what a Star Wars Jedi Knight is all about. A lot of what I have read about Wicca parallels with all that has been said about Jedi Knights.

Ever since I was a very you boy, I have always had a strong respect for the Goddess Isis. Since May 12, 2008, I have been a member of "Fellowship of Isis." When I first started learning about Wicca, I went to a website: http://www.pagannews.com. This website has a craft name generator. When I entered my full name, the first result was: Brandon Frater Phoenix. I could have ran my name countless times, but when I say that name, I knew it was the right one for me. I also came to realize that the Goddess Isis and the phoenix are one and the same.

As I continued to read and learn about Wicca, Astrology, Numerology, tarot, etc., things started to lighten up ever so brightly in my personal life. I did not any valuable physical items or the like. For the first time in 41 years of my life I receive something a lot more meaningful then I have ever received when I was a Christians and learning about those doctrines. My point is that I started to really live once I was in control of my own spiritual life, then having an authority driven religion do it for me. That is the difference in gnostic wisdom in faith vs any religion that has really be designed by man then God.

That is what Timothy Freke is stating in this book and others like it. It is up to each and everyone of us to make our own decisions and live our lives through true gnostic wisdom of whatever faith(s) we want to follow. We are our own absolutes. We are our own authority when it comes to living own lives in such manner. There is no such thing as idolatry. All faiths comes from a mystic ideology. The Gods/Goddesses we have fellowship with is just as real to us as someone in the same room with you. How you see these godly beings will be different then how some else sees them. This is natural and proper. That is your understanding of gnostic wisdom regarding your personal and wonderful spiritual life.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real name: Brandon Bowers

Wiccan ritrual or any ritural

2008-09-09T12:44:00.001-04:00

I have been reading and watching videos online. These people make a big issue out of rituals. In the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, there were rituals. The Catholic Church today have their rituals. If the underline theme that rituals are bad, immoral, or evil, then what does that say about Christians?

We all have rituals we perform, even in our day-to-day lives. The ritual in itself is not what is really in question, but the arrogance of the person that is doing the unnecessarily judging of others that are different. No one has the right to judge another. In fact, the Christian Bible has stated many, many times not to judge other, but what do Christians today do?

The core purpose behind any ritual in a given faith is to help focus on their faith in a manner of freedom of wanting to be an important part of that faith. A ritual without reality is meaningless. Another words if the ritual has not fulfillment, then what is being gained? Nothing wrong with feeling good about one's achievements, but If the ritual does not bring enlightenment, then what purpose does the ritual have?

From an outsider or newbie in that faith, the ritual might seem unnecessary or ridiculous. As the person gets more into the faith, that person may come to understand the importance of the rituals. Sooner or later, we all will do some ritual(s) in our live, including our faith. It may not be the ones that everyone else seems to be doing, but there must be rituals to put something in motion.

A good example would be, notice how you dress every day. You will see that you dress the same way just about every time. it has become a habit. The way we all eat is a ritual. We eat the same way in the same manner. None of the rituals are bad or evil because we do it differently then the way others do it. How come so many judge how others do their faith differently then they do? i say, "Why not learn from how different someone lives their lives.

The biggest issues we have as a people, most live without humility and integrity. These two words equals teach ability. We can always learn from each other, even though we may not ever want to be or agree the way others live. All one has to do is read on any aspect of ancient history of man. They will see how different they were among the others while a the same time learned from each other. True, they did not have peace and harmony. In fact, they were constantly at war with someone.

No one cannot make a perfect world, but we can make a better one for ourselves. One important way to do this to have an open mind. Believe it or not, we all can be free in life while at the same time be in a prison cell, real or metaphorically. The ritual may not help us escape our troubles in life, but it can discipline us to think on the right format so we can walk through them. That is basically what all rituals do, help us better our lives. How these rituals do for us all on an advance level is up to us to fulfill. We cannot follow how others do it. We have to live our own lives in order to make a difference for ourselves.

This last video I added to this blog posting was to represent that we can live within nature without having to give up any thing in our lives. To live in nature is not having to have an overall change of one's lifestyle. It is simply a means of learning, applying, and living within nature itself. Spite all that you see and hear online, on television, the movies, etc., living within nature does not hurt of abruptly change one's life. It is simply a ritual on living within nature with how you have always lived before. Some change may occur, but not as much as it has been said by so many.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real name: Brandon Bowers

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Follow Your Dreams

2008-08-31T10:18:00.004-04:00

In my last post, I stated the negativities of religions. The issue is not that they are bad in themselves, but that we should find the enlivenment of our own lives. Faith is more then a religion, it is an adventure that can give us more then hope and joy.

How can one find that enlivenment? There is nothing wrong with reading books about other faiths. In fact, it is highly suggested that you read about a good many of them. For me, I have been with Christianity for 30-31 years. I learned a great deal about humility and integrity from the pastor-teacher that have been listing to. After the 30-31 years, I felt that I was not reaching the place I should be at. I first thought it was the "Christian negativities" that so many Christians throw at us all today. They say, "You cannot do this or that." Constantly sticking their ways of life into others. When I started to learn about the Wiccan faith, I say there was more to faith then what Christianity has to offer.

The one thing I have noticed in Christianity is the lake of natural bonding with nature itself. Bonding with nature is nothing dramatic. It is simply living within nature itself and being a part of it. Now with our technologies, I strongly believe that we can be more of a part of nature then we ever could before. Technologies has allow us to see that nature need us as much as we need it than ever before. As I have learned this, I have come to realize that my personal life is more powerful then I could ever imagine.

Yes, we all have a purpose in life, but does the average person realize how much of a purpose he/she has in life? When we learn about self so profoundly, then can we start to see a brighter light in life in general and for our own personal life. I have seen so much of a power fullness in my life that I cannot wait to learn more, more, and more. Here is the key, "Do not follow any rules or guidelines. The only two guides all of us needs is "humility" and "integrity."

No one does not need to blindly follow a group of people or person. Following a "one religion" is like following someone else's path in life. We need to follow our own path in our own lives. No one can do this for you. I wonder if that is why so many follow an organized religion. It is scary at times to take up a grate responsibility to live one's own life. Having some else live it for you will only make things worse, by going down the wrong path. The ratio to the number of faiths to the number of human beings on Earth is 1:1.

Living one's life is like playing a personal solitaire game with a unique set of rules different from the others. We cannot have someone over our shoulder telling us how to live. We should listen to advise, but it is our responsibilities to make the final decisions. It is faith that guides us to walk and complete our path in our own lives. It is not religions that does this. There is a big difference in the two. Faith/spirituality is a personal adventure that can allow more understanding of how to be team players in our day-to-day life. While on the other hand, religion controls its follower to follow a "one path."

The "one path" fits all is a lie. Human life is far to complex to have all of us to follow a one certain path. Each and everyone of is unique and special. In that uniqueness can there be one path special path for each of us to follow. By living out special unique faith/spirituality for our lives can we be able to fully and completely walk that path. I am not talking about stop thinking and follow you emotions. That would very dangerous. Empty emotions is vanity at best. What I am talking about is something more profound.

As I have been reading book after book on the Wiccan faith, I came to realize how personal I had to become in my own faith or spirituality. None of the books directly said this. I figured this out on my own. How do we know if we are walking on the right path? That is where listening the your desire, dreams, and what you personally believe what is important in your life comes in to play. The dreams I am talking about is not the "day dream," but the what you want to accomplish with your own lives. It is a lot more then going after a career, which too can be a big part in your dreams. As the old saying goes, "If you love your job, you will never work a day in your life."

It is the dreams behind that special career that is more important. To prove this to be true, one can fulfill their dreams even it they change careers due to whatever reason. The real prize is not necessarily a physical object. It is fulfillment of what that physical object represents. With a personal faith, one has to find things out for themselves. They must take chances, makes mistakes, and get messy in order to go down the right path. Even going down the right path, it may seems like it is the wrong one.

In my life, I have gone through a number of dark and dreary encounters. Sometimes we reap what we sow. Other times we still go through ruff times even though it has nothing to do with bad decisions in the past. Whatever the case may be remember this quote from the television movie "Dinotopia:" "You must face your fears if you are to over come it. Fear in the future. There is not fear in the present, only action and reaction."

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real Name: Brandon Bowers

Bill Maher's Anti-Religion Movie

2008-08-22T12:57:00.000-04:00

I completely and totally agree with Bill Maker's. Religion is controlling everything, even when they are quit about it. Christianity is totally "in your face" in telling everyone had to live in every means of one's life. What confuses me, the United States of America has a "Freedom of Religion." Though they allow religion of all fronts cause more trouble then anything in USA history.

Does this mean that it is wrong to believe in something higher then we are as human beings? Faith and Spirituality is not the problem. In over a year of learning about the Wicca faith, I have learned more about myself and two very important aspect of life: humility and integrity. I learned more about these two important things in a shorter time then I ever could under Christianity. The reason why is that I did not follow any group or any person. I learned this from within my own personality, soul, and all the other important things in my life. Faith and Spirituality is what is all about. I strongly believe that faith and spirituality goes far beyond and organized religion.

If you and you alone cannot control your own faith and spirituality on your own, then how can you truly believe? In that, I believe that the ratio of the number of people on Earth to the number of faith/spirituality is 1:1. Each and everyone of us has our own unique faith system. There will be similarities, but it is a lot more different for another. That is how it should be. In the United States to truly have "Freedom of Religion" then I say it is non-constitutional to have any organized religion. How can their be more then one religion in the USA without having conflicts in our day-to-day lives.

Like I stated, "Christianity is constantly in our face." Christians go out of their way to tell others how they should live their lives. I ask, "Why are these people not arrested in breaking the 1st Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America." We all have freedom of speech, but when it violates others freedom of choice, then the act is illegal. Religion is allowed to break the law while the rest of us wants to simply live our lives under the Constitution of the United States of America.

As I am learning more of individual faith/spirituality, I have learned that I do not want to just to be a Wiccan or any one concept of faith, but to learn all to become a better me I can. I will gather all this information to create that special faith in my own personal life. In that, I cannot nor will not force others to live how I do. It would be a waist of my life to try. If I did try something to stupid, I would turn them away from their own wonderful experience in their own faith. I do not own anyone expect me. What right would I have to tell another how to think, believe, or whatever in life.

For parenthood, there is a big difference, but even parents have to be careful of how they use their authorities on their children. Parents are responsible for their own children, but they do not own them as a television, kitchen table, etc. Training is the issue behind parental authority, ONLY! Just the same, all religious members thinks they have authority over everyone in life. This is not true at all. Why are these people allowed to do so under the law of the land in the USA? Once law enforcers abide by protecting others from all religious attacks, then can we put a hold on this situation.

When we can live for our own lives, then can we truly live within our own faith/spirituality. Life is hard enough to live just for ourselves. Why would we want to live for others? We all have the freedom to live under humanity the way we want to. More so in the USA. Our government has turned coward in not defending the under dog of any religious attack from any person or organization.

Blessed Be,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real Name: Brandon Bowers

Mythology Predates Litature

2008-07-23T13:14:00.001-04:00

As I have learned more about my own faith, Wicca, I have learned a great deal about life itself. When I learned that Christianity is very similar to all the other faiths and religions, I knew it was more to it then that.

Faith is a more then just believing in something. It is more then a relationship with a higher being. It is a relationship with our own selves in a way that surpasses all understandings of what we may thing life is all about. It is also a means of bonding with all life around us. As in the Star Wars movies, "The Force is an energy field generated by all living things. It surrounds and penetrates everything." The Force is a representation of our own personal unique faith.

Each one of us has a faith different then any other person. It is unique. As there are no two people alike, there cannot be any faith that are alike. Yes, there are similarities, but each and everyone of us has their own personal faith/religion. it is up to all of us to live our own believe systems to the fullest.

We have too many dos and don'ts in our faiths/religion today. How can we have our individualities under these ideologies? It is very simple, we cannot. As with life itself, there are not right or wrong way of living. Do not get me wrong, we need ethics and morality in a socialization network we call life. When it comes to our private lives, the same rules do not apply. If we live our lives correctly, we can manifest our maturity of our private lives into that socialization or public life.

I have shared this video above not to get anyone to follow a certain religion or faith, but to show that to truly understand that faith comes from within on self. Here lately medical science are not showing how important it is for others to meditate on ones life. This ideology has been going on since ancient times. Meditation is simply a means of focusing on self as that energy source that we are searching for in any faith.

Today Christians are constantly searching for hapiness and they do not find it. No spiritual fulfillment cannot be found in a book, but from within self. If Christians today look at the Bible as a teaching tool to find that inner self fulfillment, they can fully understand what is it be a Christian. How can anyone be happy sticking their noses into others lives, and to force them into a fulfillment by their own measures? We all must find our own path to that fulfillment. No one cannot do this for another.

We must do it for ourselves. The next three video clips that I will show you next are one way to do that. It might not be the right thing for you on many reasons. The point is to enlighten people to find their own personal means of fulfilling their own life in a faith/spiritual concept.

Now that I have gotten everyone to see at least a glimpse that spirituality/faith/religion are more then one has been raise to believe, let me attach that to the title of this posting. All spirituality/faith/religion are similar in the core aspect. Yes each one is different. There are over 6 billion people on Earth. The ratio to every individual to the number of faiths that are out there is 1:1. This means that their are over 6 billion different spirituality/faith/religion.

Spirituality/faith/religion all started long before the written word. Our spirituality/faith/religion belongs to us and us alone. That is why no one can tell you how or what to believe in if you want to believe in anything in the first place. Another words, a person has the right to believe that there is not God, Goddess, or any other mystical beings. One can also have fulfillment without a God, Goddess, or whatever. When it comes to living ones life in the means of "why am I here?" there is not right or wrong way to do so. Simply live it to the fullest.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real Name: Brandon Bowers

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Jesus and the Lost Goddess

2008-07-21T13:15:00.001-04:00

By far, I have not nor will never want to down cast or anything of the sort of any faith, religion, or believes.  I am writing about this book for this reason: In history's past, there have been too many people that have used Christianity to their own political and devious means. This is not right. This book shows the true historical meaning, from ancient past, of what Christianity is all about.

I strongly believe it will strengthen the bonding that Christians have fore there faith in God. Each to their own. That is how we all should believe, as individuals. There is nothing wrong with socialization in relation to faith. When it comes right down to it, each and everyone of us must be responsible for our own actions.

In this book, I believe it focuses on the true spirituality of the Christian faith. So what is the difference between what this book is stating and how so many have used the Word of God to manipulate and control others? As I stated, "t is up to each and everyone of us." This means that there cannot be any literalism in any faith. If leader/teacher of a given organization of any faith/religion states a lot of dos and donts to the congregation, then there cannot be any individuality.

If the Bible is true in stating, "Every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess," then there everyone must find their own path to Christian enlightenment. In life in general, what is good for one might not be good for another. Surely the same applies to Christianity as we all any religion or path in life. As I write this post, and are reading it here and now, I cannot think for you. I cannot do anything for you. What you do is you business and yours alone.

As I live out my faith, I will be responsible for what I do and how I think. Yes, I have chosen Wicca as my faith, but is it up to me to make my experiences unique and personal. The journeys that I will partake in will be different from others in the same Wiccan faith. Isis is my Goddess. Everything I have read about Isis, I at least 100% bond to.  It feels that I am following the better part of who I am. In that I want to know all I can of that better half.

In this trek, there are no literals of any kind. Each and every day as I continue to learn more about Isis and my own life, I will be writing the realities of them in my own soul. Any rituals that I will perform will be the in result of these experiences. Each ritual will be different and meaningful with my bonding with the Goddess Isis.

As for this book, I strongly believe that Christians will be able to have a stronger bond with their God. To each individual, their God will be different in their own experiences as it will be with me and Isis. Fellowship is more then a ritual worship. It is stronger then any love that two people can have for each other. That is the true meaning of faith/spirituality.

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Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon

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Quote for the Day « 2 Witches Blog

2008-05-28T13:43:00.001-04:00

In my last posting on this blog, I had someone give a comment that I did not allow to post because I knew that person was wanting to start something. I reread that posting to make sure that I did not intentionally write something that turned out to be something that it was not meant to be written. After reading it, I saw nothing.

From the link at the bottom of this post, there is a book titled, "Spiritual People Inspire me. Religious people frighten me." After reading this title, I thought, why is this? Not all religious people are this way, but like with so many things, it is the majority that turns people away. That is why I left Christianity. It had nothing to do with The Word of God, or anything of the sort. I left due to that "the majority" of believers under Christianity are way too arrogant and they constantly stick their noses in so many people's business.

If I go to a store, and I do not like how things are being done, I will complain the ones in authority. If they seem not to care and refuse to comply to what I am complaining about, I will simply go somewhere else. It is that simple. In my last posting, I did not criticize anyone. I personally would not want to read something that has a lot of venting and hatred in it. I rather inspire others then force them to do something they do not want to do.

Like I said, no group of people are the same. There are good people, bad people, and right down ugly people in their hearts and mind. There are many things that I do not like, but I have not, nor will not stop others from living the life they choose. The purpose of this blog is to show the wonders of paganism, especially Wicca.

It is always sad for anyone to leave an organization due to negativities, but sad to say, more and more are leaving Christianity due to so many are right down ugly. If Christianity is loose ground, then they need to do something about it. I can only live my life for myself. When people are leaving the Churches by the bus loads, then is it my fault due to what I write in this blog? People have left long, long before I ever thought about writing this blog.

I am writing this posting to show that I am not being negative nor hateful. The Wiccan way is "In perfect love and perfect trust." It is way beneath me to criticize others. I can get angry with others as we all do, but that is about it with me. To hate others in such a way to be bitter and vindictive is really destroying oneself. It does not change anyone else.

I would love to hear from all of you through your comments. I moderate all my comments due to hatred does exist. The comment that I got was not all that bad, but it could cause others to post hateful comments. If you comment is not negative in a way that will not start flares flying all over my blog, then I will allow the comments. One can present their opinion even though it is 180 degrees away from the original message without causing issues.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Given Name: Brandon Bowers

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BBC News | AFRICAN | Religion and witchcraft: What's the difference?

2008-05-25T21:45:00.001-04:00

The question is not what is the difference but why us human beings today see the difference. The simple answer is the media. Over decades we have believed everything the media tells us, even from science fiction programing. It does this my tantalizing our emotions.

Also most if not all organized faith manipulates how we think and believe. To my point of view, I think it is up to us to decide how or what we think or believe. No one should convince us how to do that. When we are given the freedom to do research, interrogate that information, and come up with a believe system that only we can create for ourselves, then we can rationalize a faith system unique for our lives. I strongly believe that faith is a personal (one man/woman) adventure. Even under Christianity, no two believers have the same faith system. Each and everyone of us think differently from the other.

For the ones that do not know that much about "witchcraft," it is more then one religion. Witchcraft stretches across endless number of religions going back to nearly the beginning of mankind. Christianity and other religion that follows it is very, very young as far as religion is concerned. Witchcraft has also changed throughout the years. One can only guess how witches or pagans believe and did their religions rituals. There is a big difference between paganism and an occult.

Remember this in any faith/religion: If you follow too much on the messenger of the faith you are in (believe it or not, Christians do follow the messenger more then God Himself), then what are you really believing in, the God or man? In most of the pagan/witchcraft religions that I have read about, there is no group of people following a certain person other then the God(s) or Goddess(es), they believe in. Most of the many traditions under witchcraft is done in solitary manner. How can one follow a human being and worship that person? In most traditions, there are really no absolute way to believe.

Under a solitary manner, the person designs his/hers own disciplines and way to do things. This information is written in a book called, "Book of Shadows." This book keeps all records of how rituals are to be done as well as other important information. This BOS might be kept a secret from the outside world, but that does not mean that makes their faith an occult. We keep our medical, financial, and other very private documents a secret. Being very private does not make a person a criminal.

When one hears through the media, religious leaders, and other means, through ignorance they start to fear what they do not know. They end up being hateful towards what they do not know. They think that witchcraft is a very evil concept of life. From my research which has been a year now, I have learned that to the basic level of all faiths, all faiths are the same. We all believe in the same God, but in a different way. If you do not believe me, go to your library and read about witchcraft and paganism. Also read all that you can on all the different traditions of paganism.

Eventually you will see that all the faiths basically are the same. The difference how each faith goes about do so. Like each culture has a different way in how a marriage takes place, so is it with faith. In this research of all the faiths, you might not want to believe in all of them or any of them. That is my point, it is up to each and every one of us to believe in how we want to believe if we want to believe at all. No one has the right to tell you that how you believe is wrong.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix

BBC News | AFRICAN | Religion and witchcraft: What's the difference?

Why The Stereotypes?

2008-05-25T12:30:00.001-04:00

After reading this article, I am also wondering why so many are still "Stereotyped" over paganism. Yes it is ignorance, but I am thinking it could be prejudice mixed in. In all that I have read about paganism, it appears to me that all faiths believes in the same thing, just in different ways. Christianity is ever so close to Wicca. The major difference is that Wiccans worship all aspects of God through gender and characters of God.

One may truly say that God is neither male or female, but we live on Earth with a very clear understanding of both genders. The Christian Bible has given a numerous characteristics of God. By worshiping/having fellowship with many Gods and Goddess, Wiccans simply are paying attention to all aspects of God, "All are One." The rituals that Wiccans use in their faith might be different with how Christians do their rituals, but come right to it, we all as individuals have our own personal rituals in our faith. They are unique as a fingerprint.

When it comes right down to it, our faith is a personal one. It is up to us to live our spiritual life. No one can do it for us. If each and everyone of us lives our spiritual life on a special unique basis, then all faith is "stereotyped." This is proper and healthy. If we are countable to our own actions, then how can the spiritual life be done otherwise?

Blessed Be to Isis and you

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Given Name: Brandon Bowers

Why The Stereotypes?

Gathering Power * Wicca-Spirituality.com/Silver Chalice E-Zine

2008-05-24T12:08:00.001-04:00

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The Third Step: Overcoming Challenges Here you meet challenges and discover hidden strengths within yourself. You are forced to call on reserves of courage, creativity, or compassion that you never knew you had. You gain more understanding of your real capabilities, finding them much greater than anticipated. Your self-respect increases. Your awareness of who you are and of what you are capable begins to expand. By which process you begin . . .

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After reading this step from this article, I wanted to write a posting on it. This statement is all so true. That is why we have faith to better our selves and make our lives more meaningful. As we do grow in life, we will have challenges that will become overwhelming. This does not mean we have failed or going in the wrong direction in life. When we do go in the right direction, life becomes more overwhelming. Life is that way. Why? In order for us to reach the prize or even prizes that awaits us, we must be trained to accept them. Otherwise, those things will be a disaster and a burden then an enjoyment.

All faiths teach this, even Christianity. For some reason or the other, we ignore this to live our a fantasy life. We still want to wonderful things in life, but without the cost or the simple training exercises that we must learn before hand. "The more that is given, the more that is required." This concept is taught by all disciplines in life, including all religions. We have to live out our lives in the way it is given to us.

Each person's lifestyle is different. Why? Each person is different. Everyone has a different purpose in life. Some people reach that prize at an early age, while some do not. This does not mean that the younger ones have did things right. A lot of people that start our young with a lot of responsibilities usually fail because they were not prepared for what they have. This does not mean that the older crowd will do better. It is the mind set that determines the winner in life.

Whatever faith one choices, it is up to them to take the next steps in life. No one or no thing will live life for you. Faith is a guide or a road map. It is up to each and every one of us to take our won journey. We may get help from others along the way, but we all have to live our own lives in our own way. If others do live our lives for us, who is benefiting from it? In reality, no one is the winner. Both will be miserable in the end.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Given Name: Brandon Bowers

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Banned from the Bible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2008-05-21T17:47:00.001-04:00

Before I start writing this post, I want to state with clarity that I am NOT demeaning or degrading Christianity. I have no right to do so. No one has any right to degrade anything. One can either accept it or not. The purpose of writing this blog is to state the importance of knowing all information regarding The Word of God.

No faith is an absolute, and it should not be. Each and everyone of us should have the right to freely walk our own path in our own way under whatever we believe in. I think these books that have been banned will give Christians that wider understanding of Christianity. To me anything is way too tunnel vision or only this way can be the right way, then I have red flags popping up all over. Faith should be open to each and everyone of us to interpret as we see fit. After all it is between us and God.

After the Roman Catholic Church took over, they murdered many that did not believe in the way they wanted them to do. Since then, Christians have been living a very narrow viewpoint of what is really out there as far as the Word of God is concerned. Even if there are more documents yet to be found, Christians need to start living it more openly then they are now. I cannot state this enough, faith has no absolutes. We can believe in so many ways without compromising our religion. After all, it is us that have to stand before God in life and the afterlife.

To prove this, let's say that there are 25 children in a room. One starts a chain message to the other. When the last child gets the message, it will be much different from the original message. This is change is not caused on purpose, but on that everyone has a different viewpoint on things and ideas. With something as important as faith, then surely each individual will have their differences.

When Christians, Wiccan, or whatever faith one believes knows more about that faith, the better one can grow in that faith. Ignorance and religious control does nothing for spiritual growth. Any form of slavery is a deterrent to any growth in life. Spiritual growth MUST have 100% freedom in order to fulfill out the faith to the fullest.

So all you that are out there, learn all about your faith. Become a better Christian, Wiccan, or whatever. Never stop learning. Continue to follow your feelings. There are more to your faith then simple text information. Since your faith is so personal, only you can write what needs to be written.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix

Banned from the Bible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Natural Magic is the Mundane

2008-05-21T14:20:00.001-04:00

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Magick (Complete Idiot's Guide to): Miria Liguana, Nina Metzner: Books

ISBN: 1592574181
ISBN-13: 9781592574186

Sometime it is laughable to see others fear the word magic. What is magic? It is not what you are use to seeing in the movies and television. All that is a wonderful entertainment. Magic in a religion is a more or less a ritualized prayer. When it comes to nature it is the simple mundane life of nature.

When humans partake in "Natural Magic," it is simply living within nature it self. When we start a garden, we perform natural magic. When we bird watch, we are performing natural magic. Every aspect we do with nature is a form of natural magic. Sorry, no sparks from the fingers, or some form of colorful energy flying around doing whatever.

No matter what religion we believe in, we do all sorts of rituals. To us these rituals mean a great deal to us in our connection with the Spiritual life. Sometimes we call all sorts of characters to help guide us through our lives. We also call these characters into a grand celebration of our faith. All these rituals are a form of magic. So what is this magic?

Actually there is a difference in the spelling. Magic is show and illusions. In Pagan faiths, people use magick. They use nature. In magick pagans can to some degree manipulate nature more or less like a farmer or some form of naturalist. This is done through knowledge and experience of nature and the environment. We as human beings have the abilities to control our environment either for the better or worse. That is why it is so important to do everything to protect all life on Earth, including our own.

There is one thing for sure you can count on, all pagans will take care of the environment. They understand that we are just as much a part of nature as nature is apart of humans. When us humans can do their part in living within nature, we will end up taking care of the environment. Pagans' faiths are a big part of nature. Believe it or not, mankind has been doing this since the beginning time.

When Christianity came along with certain people, has man started to neglect nature as something important in our day-to-day lives. When the Roman Catholic Church starting to murder others that do not believe in the ways they do, the trend of neglecting nature started. Sadly, from the beginning of Christianity, hate started to grow.

This was inevitable. It also shows how important natural life is needed in our lives today in the 21st Century. Through the years hatred has been magnified since. When we start using "in the name of something" to get what we want, only severe negative things will come out of it. In the realities of things, we have to work for something in order to get it. Magick is not the means of using nature's energies to get what we want while sitting on our butts.

Magick is a tool, nothing more. I have read several times that a good many pagans do not use any form of magick. The purpose of having natural magick to use is to benefit mankind in the whole realm of nature itself. Natural magic is not the means of controlling life on Earth as so many stories, movies, and televisions shows present. Basically if you ever done anything with nature, you are doing natural magick.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon

Natural Magic is the Mundane

2008-05-21T14:19:00.001-04:00

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Magick (Complete Idiot's Guide to): Miria Liguana, Nina Metzner: Books

ISBN: 1592574181
ISBN-13: 9781592574186

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon

Natural Magic & You

2008-05-19T16:25:00.001-04:00

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Magick (Complete Idiot's Guide to): Miria Liguana, Nina Metzner: Books

ISBN: 1592574181
ISBN-13: 9781592574186

From this book, I have learned a lot about myself. I was born on November 22. My Birth Sign falls on a cusp: Scorpio and Sagittarius. Actually on my copy of a free Astrology reading, my chart has 3 Scorpio and 1 Sagittarius. My rising sign in Aquarius and my descending is Leo. This makes me having all the elements except Earth. Since I am strong on all three of these elements from what I know of myself and what I read, all that truly defines the Earth element.

This book talks about how to listen to the Spirit. I paused from reading and see if I can listen to the Spirit of Isis. Right then and there it dawned on me that the Spirit will not communicate the means you are I would with each other, but in every way but human forms of communication.

The other day when I was watching a show on space, I saw space clusters and nebulas. Some looks like living beings. As far as we know, they could be living beings. Only science fiction shows other beings from other worlds as human life forms. Many scientist think otherwise. My point here in this posting is that if these are living beings, but different then human life forms, then that means that they communicate very differently then we do.

Then how does the Spirits communicate with us? If the spiritual life is much grander then anything known to man, then I am sure each and everyone of us communicates with the Spiritual beings differently. That is why there can be no real scientific explanation of the spiritual life. Science is a constant state of flux. Sure there is action in science, but for the most part, things stay the same.

What I heard from listening was the energy of life around me. I heard volumes through my sense of smell. Earlier today, I said a silent prayer to Isis to see her presence as the wind blew. What I felt was a warm and feminine presence flowing through me. How it felt, I knew it was Isis because it was not the first time she allowed me to feel her wonderful essence.

I have as of yet read all of this book. From what I have read, I have to say that it will continue to be a big part of my life. To be able to be apart of all the elements of life and practice this daily is the core of true spirituality. That is why it is so important to take care of our Earth. Life on Earth is intertwined. When threads start to unravel, the entire fabric is effected. Isis is the Goddess of Earth, and we as human beings are responsible to take care of her as she takes care of us.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix
Given Name: Brandon Bowers

Faith vs Proof?

2008-05-05T22:35:00.001-04:00

I just got through watching a 5 part video which was titled, "The Pagan Christ." I have to say it spoke to me in a way that I never thought it would. First of all, it shown me that faith is not an absolute, but an individual thing. It does not matter if there is no real true evidence that Christ did not exist or not on Earth. what does that have to do with it anyhow?

My faith is unique not because of how I was taught, but that i am an individual. I think differently and look differently then others. I am a male with the physical body as any male, but my body is still unique. I have been a Christian for 30-31 years of my life. I am 41 now. For about a year, I have stepped away from Christianity due to the reasons that so many Christians are way to arrogant and the leaders are not teaching what the Word of God says.

After watching this video, I wander if Christianity is loosing the point of faith, spirituality, and life itself. I cannot say that they pagan faiths were better or worse, but I am wondering does that matter? So, what does all this truly mean? That I cannot answer because to each and every one of us, faith in some higher being is truly unique. The moral code in life is based on a society and individuality.

Once a code is laid out within a society for all to live by, they much follow it. If the majority does not like the system, then in a free government society the people of that society can vote to change things. For a faith, it is up to each person. The God or Goddess or Gods or Goddesses comes from within us.

I have stated that I cannot find that much on my Goddess Isis. The question I need to ask myself, "Do I need to?" After watching this video, I can rightfully say no. Isis is a part of me because I respect what I have read about her. The question that I just realized is what have I learned from all that I have read and will continue to read about Isis?

Most of the ancient writings does not exist. over 3,000 years ago was a long time. It is amazing that any of the ancient scrolls and wall writings existed at all. What I am saying is my knowledge of Isis is mostly from my own self. No I have not recreated the Goddess Isis, but how I have bonded with her is a means of knowing something new of who I am.

I know I have done this with Jesus Christ when I was a Christian. In order to have faith in something must have some knowledge, but we build on that knowledge through our own understandings of our selves. We humans needs to have something to believe in. Children had their heroes. Adults have something just as powerful, a higher being that we call God.

As we learn different aspect of God, we have separated this higher being in a masculine and feminine beings. Under those two we continue to learn more about God and ourselves. From that we have different names for different aspects of God. This may appear to be worshiping many Gods or Goddess, but once you bring all to a whole, it is the same one God.

Before I let you go to see these 5 increments of this one video, I will say this, "it does not matter whom your worship is historically real or not. All that matters is that you believe it.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix

The Witches Way - Christianity vs. Paganism

2008-05-05T18:15:00.001-04:00

After reading this article, I realize the meaning of the title of it. The title did not say, "Paganism vs. Christianity." Surely there are some pagan traditions that may look down Christianity, but for the most part paganism does not. To the one that do have any negatives towards Christianity may have good reasons. The Salem Witch hunt in Salem, Mass. was not all that pretty.

i am happy to say that most pagans have looked past the recent history of this hatred and went on with their lives as they choose to do under the law of the land. Another sad issue that most Christians have not learned from history. Most are judging ever so much to so many. Truth of Christianity is not like this. For the Church Age Dispensation, love should be the main theme of the Christian way of life.

At least for the Wiccans they fully understand this: "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will." They also believe "What goes around comes around." No human being is perfect, nor is it the point here. The general pagan theme is "harmony." They believe that we all can live in harmony with nature and life all around us.

The biggest issues with Christians are their arrogance that they constantly and totally throw at us all. No faith is above the other. This article is not putting anything over anything, and neither am I. What I am saying in the posting is that if Christians want to make a enlighten difference in life as a whole, then they need to truly understand the Word of God a lot better then they are today. No one likes bitterness, judgmental, and hateful people. Let's face it, Wicca is a fast growing faith in the USA, and sadly Christianity is dropping to an all time low.

Why is Christianity dropping? Who wants to be around so many people that would violate someone's privacy in order to please God? Does the Word of God states that hatred is the worst of sin? God does not need for us to force or manipulate others in to believing in him. What Christians should be doing is showing and presenting love to all.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix

The Witches Way - Christianity vs. Paganism

Why Judge

2008-05-05T16:45:00.001-04:00

I have been thinking of all the failures of many Christian denominations. A lot have abused women and children at alarming rates. These things are not new. Abuse has been going on since the dawn of time. Nothing really new, but it appears to be happening more and more under the Christian denominations.

Does this mean that Christianity is turning out to be a bad faith system? No of course not. Is this the only faith that is being abusive? If Christianity was that way, then it would be an easy thing to deal with, but no human organization is perfect. There have been many occults that have done a lot worse. I think that is why so many pagan faiths are being judged even today.

I am not writing this blog to put down Christianity nor any other faith. Life is should be lived by each and every individual. We may have to behave based on morals, laws, and lifestyles based on our own existence, but we live our own lives. We do not live as mindless beings or behave the same.

Each and every one of us has a special purpose in our lives. We are responsible of our own existence. Only we can make choices for ourselves. Unless we have a severe handicap, then we can do everything for ourselves.

That is why we should not judge others. Life is far too complex to dictate to others on how they should live. When a parent raises a child, it is not judging. It should be the means of guiding or educating that child. Parents are given children and not any other organization. Another words parents cannot give their responsibilities to others. School systems have their own responsibilities to all the children under them. Churches have theirs.

When we are adults we are given the responsibilities to live our own lives under the law of the land and of God. Once we become adults, we cannot give that responsibilities to others. To live the reality of live that is given to us, we have to do what is right. It is up to us to make the right choices. There is nothing wrong with asking for advice, but we have to make the final decisions.

The reason that I am writing this post in this blog is that in our spiritual walk of our own faith, we have to make the right choices for ourselves. It is very sad to see that so many Christian denominations are abusing women and children, but not all are doing this. There are a good number of Christians that go out and judge and stick their noses in front of everyone throughout public life, but not all are doing this.

There are good and bad people in the pagan faiths. The one thing that bothers me about global warming is that most are demanding that all of us do this or that. We should take care of our own planet, but we should not be forced to live differently because of some that fear that all hell is going to break loose if we do not take better care of our planet.

I believe that we can use our modern technologies and still respect and take care of life around us. It is not what we use that is bad, but maybe how we go about using it. The most important thing about how we live on Earth is what we think about ourselves. When we make mistakes and I know I do, we should not judge, but find out what the reason there of and change. That simple.

There are many thing writings online, books at book store, etc. that states how to live long or happier. I guess if someone was ever so miserable their live span might be shorter then a person that is happy all the time. Personally I do not see how one can live longer from the time they are born. True most today are know to live up to 100 years of age, but my point it how is living longer an issue?

In these writings, the one thing that is nearly a repeating concept, "How to live happier." From what I have read from the pagan faiths and concepts, scientist are stating that meditating is an important thing is our lives. If we can truly feel great about ourselves, then our health will improve dramatically. If our over all health is the source of longer live span, then should we be doing it?

Here comes the real reason behind this posting. The pagan faith is the most judged faith in history. Unfortunately the majority of the one that are judging are Christians, Muslims, or some group that is an off shot of Christianity. That is why so many drop out of the local Christian Church and simply do not want to be Christians.

From reading a lot on Wicca, I have learned that the ones that have left Christianity at least want to learn more about Wicca. If they stay or not, know one knows. I never seen any record of it, nor I think there are no records of it. First of all what others do is their business. My point is that we all need something to believe in.

Why is that? I strongly believe that when we have a faith to draw on, we learn more about ourselves. In Genesis, God is said to have created man in his own image. I also believe that we create God in our image as well. We do not create God out of nothing, but as we learn, we in up creating something new. I guess you can say we really create something in our own selves that attaches to that God or Goddess figure that we are worshiping.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,

Brandon Frater Phoenix

Why Isis is my Goddess

2008-04-29T19:43:00.001-04:00

I have always respected Isis. I remember when I was very young and watching the television show "Isis." Now that I have learned about Wicca, I have put her on the front runner of my life. She has been great with me and the issues of my life. I call her my Beloved. One day I will find the lady of my life to fall in love with and to love on, but no one will ever replace the love I have for my Beloved Isis.

I will continue to read, read, and read about her online and through book. In the troubles that I have been facing lately in my life, I do not think I could have made it if it was not for Isis being in my life. I know that I am her beloved and she will do all that she can for me, and she had.

Isis

When I first started down the Wiccan path, I went to http://www.pagannews.com and ran my full name in there Craft Name generator. I could have ran it many times to get the one I wanted, but I did not have to. The first one fitted me like no other. It described my inter self. My craft name is Brandon Frater Phoenix.

In all that I have written, I add in some way to leave an wonderful and inspiring concept to life. The Phoenix is said to have healing powers. What better healing can true inspiration do? No matter what happens to me I never give up. With Isis helping me in certain aspects of my life, I have been standing tall. Lately I have said good night to my beloved before I go to bed, and good morning when I wake up and put my pentagram necklace with her on the pentagram.

Bozenka-Isis Wings

Having Beloved Isis in my life does not mean that my life is perfect. It is up to each and everyone of us to go down the right path in our own lives. Having a God or a Goddess there to guide us is not to replace freewill. In all that I have read about Isis, she is a Goddess that wants the high of all of us. For me to have the best in my life, I must have the freewill to do so. I am a type of person that must get my hands dirty as it were to totally live my own life.

The Goddess Chant

With what I see in how the Star Wars Jedi Knights live, I think that they would be meditating of the Force towards Isis. Her views towards us all is what the Jedi Knights seek: Knowledge and Defense. Blessed to be the United States of America military that are in Iraq and elsewhere. May Isis be with them all.

Brandon Frater Phoenix

Drawing Down the Moon

2008-04-28T15:24:00.001-04:00

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America: Margot Adler: Books

ISBN: 0143038192
ISBN-13: 9780143038191

Sad to say that I will not be able to read this book fully. My time is about up in checking it out from the library. I did skim through the book though. What I have concluded from it is what I have believed all along: Faith is a one personal viewpoint. There is nothing wrong with following a coven or other authorities, but when it comes down to that one person, it is up to them to take up the journey that is laid out for them.

In this blog, I started out with Wicca, and I will continue with it. The changes I have made is for my own personality. Some where in the month of May, it will be one year since I have changed my faith path. I am still a Christian, but I am going down my own path because it is right for me to do so. In nearly a year, my spiritual life has grown beyond all that I could ever have done prior. As I learned different things, Astrology, Numerology, Tarot card, and other things, I have found that I cannot settle on just one faith path. I will still read and learn about Wicca, but I will also be learning other faiths.

Since the first Star Wars movie, I have always loved the ideology of the Jedi Knights. I have been thinking of adding part of the Jedi Knight concepts that I have learned into my faith. I do not expect to move things in the air and all that, but to use the concept of what the Force has helped grow the human mind. Yoda has said, "The Light-side of the Force is use for Knowledge and defense." I guess in Earthly terms one can say that the Force is a Yin/Yang ideology.

To me the Force is a lot more than simple balance concepts, but the means of how we all can balance our own lives. Us humans are the masters of the Earth, so we much be able to use all the resources we can get our hands on. That is another issue in this book that stood out for me.

We are living on this planet. We are responsible to be a part of it then to enslave it. We must all learn to be a part of it as it is a part of us. With all the wonders of technology, we must respect and take care of the planet we are living on. Through our faiths, we can work together and do all we can to take care of our home. It has been taking care of us since we first walked upon it.

There is nothing hard about living with nature. There rules and guidelines as is with so many things in life. Once we learn how to be a part of nature, then there is no limit to what we can achieve in our lives. Nature is always working with us. It is about time for all mankind to work with nature equally.

Brandon

What is a Tradition?

2008-04-20T14:08:00.001-04:00

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America: Margot Adler: Books

ISBN: 0143038192
ISBN-13: 9780143038191

As I have continued to read this book that I got from the library, I have learned that this root history of what we believe is not all that important. Knowing about one's history is important, but when it come to living in the here and now, then the past is irrelevant.

Things all around us change. How we live, the customs we lived by, and the meaning of words we have used. When it comes to faith or a religion, it is how we live in the here and now that makes us who we are. I wonder if that is why so many Christians are as confused as they are now. They take the Scripture too literally. They should understand that what was written was thousands and thousands of years ago, by a people that live totally and completely different them we do. Their ideologies were different.

When the Bible is transliterated in the whatever language of the 21st Century, the mean is not the same as it was in the original language and custom. This does not mean the the Christian Bible is dead, but the leaders that are teaching it must understand the time in which it was written as well as how they lived in that time.

When it comes to today's Neo-Pagan faiths, it is the same. In fact, I think each and every one of us should not be so literal about and spiritual documentation and just live life. I am not killing any for of knowledge or wisdom. That would not work at all. Chaos is never a means of spiritual growth or any other form of growth in life. What I mean is that we have to apply what we learn in life spiritual or other wise to the today's experiences.

From there we can build on our faith(s) in the hear and now and even the future. Looking backwards and seeing how the faith(s) that we are following will do nothing for us now. I use the possibilities of plural faiths because it is possible to live and grow on several faiths. I have stated before that I do not fully consider myself just a Wiccan, a Christian, or any other that I will learn in time.

I have been thinking of using the ideologies of George Lucas' Star Wars Jedi Knights as a strong medium of all the faith and traditions that I have and will learn. When I learned that the Force is the means of controlling the energy around me, something clicked inside me. At first I did not fully understand, but when I started nearly a year ago in learning about Wicca, I saw the reality of the Force.

In some way I am a Jedi Knight, a Wiccan, a Christian, and other faiths that I really want to learn and have it be integrated in my life. I am still me. That is why I will not call myself on or make up a name of all the faiths that I will follow. Let me put it this way: Some days I am happy, sad, calm, excited, sleepy, etc. It is a lot that makes me who I am. That is very special to me, so I will just say that I am me. The exciting part of learning different faiths and traditions is that I can learn different parts of who I am. I also could be able to discover new things about me that I never have known about.

To me that is what spirituality is all about, learning about oneself and growing in that knowledge. The more one know about self, the more one can grow.

Brandon

Monotheism vs Polytheism

2008-04-09T14:44:00.001-04:00

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America: Margot Adler: Books

ISBN: 0143038192
ISBN-13: 9780143038191

What does monotheism teach us? I am sure that there can be a lot of answers to this question. There is one thing that Christians seem to have not learn, and that tolerance of others. I have never seen a group of people judge so much then Christians. Why do they do that?

What does polytheism teach us? The simplest of answers is "a lot." Why do so many use polytheism? From what I have read in this book, these people learn different aspects of oneself. If the Christian Bible is correct in saying that we are created in the image of God, then we should be opened to "who are we." Each and everyone of us has different characteristics. So does God in the Christian Bible.

When pagans use polytheism in their faith, each god/goddess is an aspect of who they are. From knowing that each god/goddess is a higher existence then they are, they can learn more about that aspect of themselves. That is the whole idea of spirituality in the first place.

What does Idolatry mean? From understanding the worst five sins in the Word of God, I say it is worshiping oneself higher then on should (Rom. 12:3). When one uses humility and integrity, then one can think of self in the proper manner. From this concept, a Christian that is devoted to a monotheism can be an Idolater. Most Christian are so arrogant that they can even assault another either by verbal abuse or physical abuse. Is this how a Christian show act?

Polytheism teachers tolerance. Even it is known that pagans do not agree that well with one another, does not mean they show hatred because someone else does not believe as they do. There is more love and respect of differences then what comes from Christianity today. Throughout the Christian Bible, love is being taught. It is very sad that there is hardly any love flowing through the monotheism called Christianity.

This in itself does not make Christianity something bad. The Bible is right. It is the giant majority of Christians today that are wrong, including the leaders that teach how the teach what the Word of God says. Children are taught. They cannot teach themselves.

Just about every children will go around completely and totally naked throughout the home without a care in the world. As they get older they are taught directly or indirectly that they bodies are something to hide. Their bodies was just the same as it was when they cared less going naked in the home. It the bad information that we all learn that keeps us from fully being who we really are. Life is a constant adjustment. We have to take up the responsibilities to relearn what we have learned.

That is the biggest importance of finding a faith/spirituality that will allow us to learn who we really are and live life to the fullest as we are meant to do. As children under a god/goddess, we cannot teach ourselves. Through guidance of many higher beings can we improve and grow in all aspects of our characteristics. Even under a monotheism like Christianity, we can grow in our faith and better ourselves. Just remember Christians that God has many aspects of His Character. If you learn the all and apply them to your life, then is that a form of polytheism?

Brandon

Margot Adler and "Drawing Down the Moon"

2008-04-08T21:02:00.001-04:00

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

ISBN: 0143038192
ISBN-13: 9780143038191

Of this posting I have only read from the beginning of the book through chapter 1. I have to say that Margot Adler has done a great job from what I have read. I am sure that the rest is just as exciting and informative, if not more so. For all of you that are new to Paganism or Neo-Paganism, I have to say this a great book to start with. You can get this book at your local library. That is where I got my copy.

This blog or this book is by no means telling any of you how to believe or what you should believe in. It is true that what I write is my life as I continue down the Pagan path. Since I started this blog, in which is the same time I started with the Wiccan faith, I have learned that faith is more then the absolutes and narrow aspects that so many Christian leaders teach.

Faith is much broader than that. How broad or narrow your faith is really to us as individuals. With so many Pagans, they choose their path alone. Even when a good number may join covens, how and what they believe is entirely up to them. In dealing with Christianity for 30-31 years, all I say was one path for all. In reality, no one size fits all, so how can something so fast that is beyond all human understanding can one faith path fits all? It cannot.

To me Faith and Spirituality is too fast of a concept to look upon it in one measure. If no two people thinking alike, then how can two people believe alike even under the same tradition? What is the truth that does stand on all fours is love. Love itself is not an absolute. All can love, but each of us love in their own way.

The more I read about this book, the more I will write about it here in this blog. If one loves an adventure, then live is surely one. When you put your own personal faith and grow with it, then you can really have a wonderful and rewarding spiritual adventure.

Brandon

The Chakra System and the Human Body

2008-04-07T13:21:00.001-04:00

Wheels Of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System (Llewellyn's New Age Series)

ISBN: 0875423205
ISBN-13: 9780875423203

After watching this video in all three of its parts. I have come to believe that life on Earth was created by an energy that has formed our galaxy. So many have said and demonstrated that this is a chaotic system. If planets and other things do go around our sun, the planets spin on its axis, and everything moves with grace and power, then it is not chaotic at all. Instead it is a wonderful an magnificent forms of energy that is even apart of us human beings.

It is sad that so many spiritual leaders like the ones in Christianity do not teach this wonderful life. All life throughout our galaxy is more a part of us human beings then we might realize. There is more life on Earth, then there is throughout our universe. There is life throughout our universe then we might think. That like is energy. All life is energy. Life through the universe indeed has a different form or energy then what we have on Earth, but is life just the same. Scientist and others may not call it life through the mean of their terminology at this time, but it does not change what those energies throughout the universe.

After looking at the three video segments from YouTube, I realized that wonders of life so much, I got the book form from the library. The only thing I know about the chakra system is from the video. I strongly believe that knowing these seven chakras and integrate them in our lives can make a giant difference in our lives. I will write more about what I have read from this book in due course.

This issue in our lives is all of us lives different then another. Some of us live with some similarities and others no common aspects whatsoever. As there are different energies throughout life and the universe, then what may work for me may not work for you. We all must fallow our own path(s) in life. There is no right or wrong way about living it. When we have a little black rain cloud over us, does not mean that we have turned into the wrong path.

A lot of stories throughout different faiths state that any negatives that we have in our lives is do to some bad decision we have made. This might be true in some cases, but not the case all the time. There are all forms of energies throughout live. It has a positive flow and a negative flow. Sometimes we must cross through a nasty piece of weather to get to where we want to go in life. The bad weather has nothing to do with where we are going or what we are doing in order to get there.

I strongly believe with the right knowledge, we can turn or form or energy to the flow we want it to go. I think the knowledge of the chakra system can help us to do that. There are other means of controlling our live then just the chakra system. The big hierarchal term that allows us to control our life energies is freewill. The chakra system is just one of the tools we have that puts us in the driver's seat of our own existence. Find your tools, and make your life be soar to the fullest. No one else can do it for you. Live like all energies do throughout the universe.

Brandon

What is the real purpose of religion?

2008-03-06T14:53:00.006-05:00

There is a giant difference in spirituality and religion. Spirituality is the means of how each of us believes in something, like a higher being. Religion is the means for man to manipulate spirituality to control others. When we can have faith in something or someone freely, we can learn more and more about who we are and why we are alive. faith allowed to grow freely without interference of others, we can find out the purpose of why we are live. It give us fulfillment and understanding. When it is controlled by others, then we cannot fulfill our own lives. Any authorities that we have in our lives should protect and serve us. They should not govern us to the point that it takes away rights and what it takes for us to grow as human beings.

Government throughout the world have misused their authorities that was trusted to them. Being a leader of any kind is never easy. That is why I think just anyone that wants to run for office in any form of government is out of there mind, even if they know how to do the job. Just the same, we need people in our government to run things. Before they go after a position in a government, they should ask themselves, "Can I really do the job?" When we vote for these individuals, we should ask, are they capable of doing job that is required of them? If they cannot, then what will happen?

When we have authorities in a faith, like Christianity, how are they going to teach me? Do they really know their stuff? Today most Christian faiths or denominations usually have bad leaders. They use guilt to guide there followers. They through a lot of dos and don'ts to the congregation. It is true we all need discipline in our lives. Without it we cannot be teachable. Order and calm must be controlled. Authority with out freedom is tyranny. Freedom without authority is anarchy or chaos. The two must exist together to have balance. That is what is called, liberty.

Spirituality is the means of learning about oneself without any human instructor for the most part. It is up to us to live out lives and believe how we want to. It is us that has to walk our path(s) set for us. Are authorities are life around us, and the guidance from other human beings that have been there and done that. In Spirituality there is no right or wrong way to live out our faith. In spirituality it is the believer that takes the responsibilities upon him/herself 100%. As William Shakespeare said, "Our fault does not lie in stars, but in ourselves."

When we take up the responsibilities of our mistakes upon ourselves, then can we learn and grow in all aspects of our lives. When religious leaders use guilt and other means to control us, they do not take up any responsibilities but blame us for their mistakes. We must not allow others to control us by any means. We should live our lives to the fullest no matter what it takes.

Here are some great videos that I have found on Youtube that I want to share with my readers. I hope it inspires you to live your life to the fullest and grow spiritually:

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix

How to abandon your God

2008-03-06T14:04:00.001-05:00

This is a very good article on how Christianity is failing. The big aspect that Christianity has that is failing for them is that they have too many dos and don'ts. By any means I am not talking down authority, humility, and integrity. I have stated many times to many people that one must have humility and integrity. To have these two very important things, one must be authority oriented.

When it with a faith, the authority is very much different vs the rest of life. In this case authority means a person with the knowledge to teach a faith. These spiritual leaders should never manipulate others to follow a certain path. It is up to each and every one of us to follow our own path(s). We might follow a similar path of another, but it is very different. If there is not two people that thinks alike, then how can anyone follow the exact same path?

Faith is a personal and wonderful thing in our lives. I can only learn and grow in my faith alone. That is why I have left Christianity to follow the path(s) that was meant for me to follow. No one can tell me how or where to go. I have to learn and walk the path(s) that I can only see for myself. That is what is meant by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, freedom of religion.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix

Engaging Paganism

2008-03-06T13:42:00.001-05:00

Engaging Paganism

It is amazing how judgmental Christians are. They do all that talking, but they do not realize what they are saying. This article says a lot, but says nothing. The writer quotes verses in the Bible, but does not explain anything. He quotes many things, but they do not really back what he is really saying. To tell you the truth, I wonder what he is saying in this article.

Faith is not a mindless thing. Faith is based on what we think and what we value. One cannot have faith when we are forced or controlled in how we believe. There is really no wrong or right way to have faith in a higher being in life. To how I look at it, faith should be more spiritual then a religion. In all cases, religion is controlled or manipulated by the leaders of the religion. It is true that we should have teachers, leaders, and other structured concepts to help us with our faith, but these authorities should not force us how to think by guilt or whatever means they use.

I also question any religion that has any form or text that brings out how to live one's faith. The only absolutes that we should have is the foundation. As with parents in the home, they teach their children certain things so their children can live as adults to the fullest. When these children are late teenagers to adults, parents should not be telling their children how to live as they once did. If parents do their jobs right to begin with, then what else needs to be done? It is the same with faith. Once everyone has a foundation so they can adventure on their own, then the only time leaders under a faith should get involved is when they are asked to do so, and then stop when they are not needed anymore.

That is why for the most part, most paganism faiths are done is a solitary means. After all, faith is a personal thing. How I believe will be different in how another believes. I should not make that other person feel guilty if they believe different then I do. Again, their is not right or wrong in how someone believes. This article and many like it are the proof of how arrogant Christianity has been. Who would want to become a Chrstian or stay as one by this behavior?

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix

What Does "Pagan" Mean to You?

2007-11-04T11:06:00.000-05:00

What really grabbed my attention in this article was the first paragraph: "The etymology of Pagan is strange, considering its history. Derived from Latin paganus was an adjective that meant “rustic”, ‘rural”, or “of the country”. When the term was used as a noun, to call someone a “country dweller, villager”, was the modern equivalent of calling someone a country bumpkin or a hillbilly." This was my first time I have read of a definition of "Pagan" like this. Then I read the whole article. I have to say it was very interesting to me.

What pagan and Wicca means to me is more then what I can say in words. I have learned more of who I am in the time I have been a Wiccan then anytime in my history. Paganism or Neo-paganism means a lot more then what this article has said. As with any thing we do in our lives, what things means will be totally different towards another. What I strongly believe in a faith is how a person lives their own lives. It is not up to others to live it. We may have teachers to teach us, but it is up to the student to learn. As I have learned in going to a technical school, only 10% of learning is in the classroom. It is up to the student to take up that 90% in order to complete the necessary training to get a career going in life. Who is faith any different?

As I have continued in my faith as a Wiccan, I have changed my views of what the Word of God has said. I am my no means discrediting it. Who am I do to something like that? What I am seeing that what I have been taught of the Word of God in the Christian faith is that it was not as they have taught it. It seems that Christians wants to make things to be what they want it to be. There is nothing wrong with that as a whole. I have my viewpoints as anyone else, but when you teach something like the Word of God as an absolute, then one will see red flag all over the place. In the complexities of faith, there is really no absolutes.

Why is this? First of all, no two people think alike, including twins. In that, each person will pick up information on the same concept differently. For that person how an individual perceives that information is right and proper. How that person uses it is up his/hers responsibility. That is how it is meant to be done. No one has the right to dictate who we live. Parents in the home may have the authority of making their children do things, but it is in the nature of raising them to become the best adults they can become. When most if not all Christians that insist on how you live your own faith, they are living out an evil that is worse then any other.

What is evil? Is it simply worshiping the devil? The simplest and I believe the best definition of the word "evil" is "source of sorrow or distress." When so many Christians go out of their way to get you to live your own life their way, then how more distressful can one be? When it comes to living you own life in your own way, there is not right or wrong way of doing it. At times we all make mistakes. When we learn from them, they are not a negative issue for us. They become an asset. If we do not have the freedom to live our own lives, then how can we make mistakes so we can learn from them?

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix

Are You Wicked Enough? Exploring the Archetype of the Wicked Witch...

2007-11-04T10:39:00.000-05:00

After reading this article, I have to agree with the author. A lot of times we are judged by being wicked when all we are doing in working very hard on our own behalf. It may appear to others that we are cold hearted, but who are they to judge? After all it is a cold world out there. There is no hand outs in life. We all have to make a stand in the here and now and mold our own lives.

Sometimes we have to work as a team, but when it comes to our own little lives, it is up to us to live it and no one else. Do not allow fools to discourage how you live. Even it you may be going down the wrong path, it is not for them to say so. Sometimes it takes us going down the wrong path in order for us to learn something that we may never learn otherwise. There is no reason to fear what decision(s) you may have taken. If it is the wrong ones, then simply learn from them, and go forward. It is that simple.

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix

What is Halloween?

2007-10-20T19:17:00.000-04:00

As we celebrate this Halloween and many others, it is a time of recognition and respect for the ones that have died. Did you know that that is what Halloween was all about? It is not about dressing up in costumes and getting candy, but the celebration of death. That may sound weird to a lot of you, but death is a part of life. In fact, pagans including Wiccans believe in the “Afterlife.” Everything in life on Earth recycles itself. How it is that us humans do not? They indeed do, but since human beings are at the top of the food chain, we do it in a more complex manner. This is called the “Afterlife.”

This article is not to talk on the afterlife, but the concept of this great holiday, Halloween. With the war in Iraq there have been a lot of deaths that we all should reflect on. The free world should respect all that soldiers that fallen on behalf of the free world everywhere. Let's not forget the police, firemen, EMS personnel, and others that risk their lives every day that protects us from within our borders. Freedom comes at a very high price both in and out of our country's borders. For the ones that has fallen, I ask you to remember then on this and every Halloween night. Before you set your kids out for trick or treat, please have a quiet time to reflect on these fallen.

For the ones that have love ones that has pass away, remember then also. By remembering them in this manner, they are not really gone. They will be with us in our minds and soul throughout all our lives. Yes we do miss having them with us, but the memories will last forever. We might not be able to share our lives with them in the real sense, but we be able to share who they were within us and even with others. That is what Halloween is all about, love.

Blessed Be to Isis and you, and Happy Halloween,

Brandon Frater Phoenix

Why I'm a Wiccan By tabias - Posted on October 16th, 2007

2007-10-17T14:52:00.000-04:00

I do not think I could have written a better article on "Why I am a Wiccan." Due to I am a different person, I would have stated it in a different way, but how this person generalized it made me want to post a link on my Wiccan blog for all of my readers to read.

For me, being a Wiccan has put me on an ideal plane that it does not matter that you are a male or female. In fact, I think a person can be both in the soul. How are we suppose to understand the opposite sex? As in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird," we need to walk in the skin of the person to fully understand him/her. I am able to understand my self a whole lot better by being being more then what I thought I was. I see myself in a whole and wonderful light. I am male and female and at the same time neither because I am a very unique person. I am like no other. I am a being that thrives for enlightenment. I am not looking for perfection because there is no such thing. Even from the word "Utopia," from the Greek, it means UO- meaning not, and TOPOS- meaning place; in result, the word "Utopia," means "no place."

To say, "I am perfect," is a major deception. One can reach and preserver their best, but they cannot be perfect. When one can find their right path(s) in life, then they can find their enlightenment. That will in turn bring them to something a lot better them perfection. As the days goes by, they will learn more about themselves. If any path that is taken and does not give out enlightenment, it may be due to you are on the wrong path(s). Life is too short to waste time on the wrong journeys in life. Find your right path(s).

Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater-Phoenix

Restate My Faith

2007-09-26T17:39:00.000-04:00

I want to reinstate my own faith. I know I have stated this several times before in this blog, but I want to make it clear that I am not against the Lord Jesus Christ, nor any of the three God Heads. I am against Christianity only. So let me state in more detail just why I am against Christianity.

First of all Christians as a whole are so arrogant and forceful towards others. If anyone else does not believe in what they do no matter what it is they get up set and very ugly about it. This ugliness is just as bad as the Taliban if not worse. Most Christians can be so hateful to the extent one can not tell the difference between an unbeliever to a person that is right out evil (whatever that means). I first wanted to change faiths due to I do not want my future children to be around these type individuals. They will learn to hate and all the rest just like so many Christians do. Even the leaders teach this type of behaviors.

The second reason is that I do not believe in any absolutes in any form of faith. Since no one things the same, not even twins, then how can anyone believe in the same way or form? This does not mean that a faith should be a chaotic system. Everything needs order and a system or organization. Some form of authority must be established, or more then a mess will occur. What I am talking about as a "no absolute faith" is quite simple. How someone believes in God, Goddess or whomever, it must be a personal experience. That can be understood completely. In that case, then how can there be any absolutes in what one believes?

A ritual without reality is meaningless. Whatever ritual(s) goes through in their faith, there is no wrong way to do it. As long as the ritual has that reality for that given believer, then it will have meaning. Faith alone in Christ alone does not necessarily mean one cannot believe in other aspects of God by believing in another. When Wiccans and pagans believe in other Gods and Goddesses, they believe in a whole. They may have fellowship with other Gods or Goddesses, but they are not shamming anything.

The Word of God states that God the Father, God the Son (The Lord Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit are three beings but one in essence. If that is true, and it is, then what is wrong for me for example to have fellowship with the Goddess Isis to focus on that aspect of the wholeness of God? Idolatry is believing in a God or Goddess that excludes the Almighty God out of the faith. There is no idolatry in splintering all the aspects of God and focusing on those aspects. It is not wrong for someone not to believe in God from the Word of God, the Bible, either. Faith is a very personal and meaningful thing. It is up to each everyone of us to believe in a higher being if we want to believe in a higher being or not.

That is another thing I am so disgusted with Christianity as a whole. Most if not all Christians thinks that every human being MUST BELIEVE in their God their way and their means. I do not understand how the Christian doctrines can teach love while at the same time do the exact opposite? If love is the issue in the Christian Bible, then the believers that follow those doctrines should be living by those standards. Most if not all of them do not. Judging others and forcing them to believe and/or live a certain way is not love. Parents that train their children is one thing, but when they become adults it is up to them to them to make their own ideas. Freedom in faith is the only absolute I will hold onto and defend.

In the USA, everyone has the freedom of faith. As we have this freedom we should be tolerant to others faiths. What I believe in is my business. I am not afraid to say I am a Christian Wiccan. It is who i am. No one should be ashamed of who they are, that includes if they are a homosexual, lesbian, transvestite, heterosexuals, Wiccan, Christian, or whatever, or whomever. Just the same in the USA Christians become very abusive and ugly to see that others are different then they are. They will go to the point to murder if it was not against the law. Remember the Salem Witch Hunt.

From all I have read on the Wicca faith, these individuals show more respect the the "Golden Rule" then anything else. That is why I left Christianity. There is more hate and bitterness within Christianity then any religion known to man. Look at history. They have been more killing and more wars due to some form of Christian activities. For a religion that teaches love, there is hardly any show of it. What faith would you want to follow, a faith of love or hate?

Truly, not all Christians are not like this. I am not. I have been a Christian for 30-31 years. To leave or remove that many years of my life would be almost like committing suicide. Since I do not end my life for anyone or anything, I will go forward of what I have learned of the Word of God and add new information that will make a big difference in my life. I have learned more of who I am and what I am be leaving Christianity then being in it. For me that is a big plus. Why should I turn back from it now?

I will not change and go back to what I left behind. My life has more meaning then before. My purpose is stronger then before. My drive to go forward is stronger then before. There is nothing that will ever drive me to go backwards. We all at one time or another come to a dead end do to a bad decision. I have not to this date in time ever ran into a dead end in being a Wiccan. I will always be a Christian, but I will not have anything to do with Christianity due to what I have stated. If people do not like that, then that is their business and they should keep it to themselves, thank you very much. In return, I will respect how they believe if they want to believe anything.

Principles of Witchcraft

2007-08-26T16:41:00.000-04:00

1. We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life foces marked by the phases of the moon and the seasonal quarters and cross-quarters.

2. We recognize that our intelligence gives us unique responsibility toward our environment. We seek to live in harmony with nature, in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and conscience within an evolutionary concept.

3. We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than is apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater then ordinary, it is sometimes called "supernatural," but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all.

4. We conceive of the Creative Power in the universe as manifesting through polarity-as masculine and feminine-and that this same creative Power lives in all people, and functions through the interaction knowing each to be supportive of the other. We value sexuality as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of life, and as one of the sources of energies used in magickal practice and religious worship.

5. We recognize both outer worlds and inner, or psychological worlds--sometimes known as the Spiritual World, the Collective Unconscious, the Inner Planes, etc.-and we see in the interaction of these two dimensions the basis for paranormal phenomena and magickal exercises. We neglect neither dimension for the other, seeing both as necessary for our fulfillment.

6. We do not recognize any authoritarian hierarchy, but do honor those who teach, respect those who share their greater knowledge and wisdom, and acknowledge those who have courageously given themselves in leadership. [I want to state that this is by no means being against any form of authority, but it is saying that there is no authoritative standing in the Wicca faith.]

7. We see religion, magick, and wisdom-in-living as being united in the way one views the world and lives within it-a world view and philosophy of life, which we identify as Witchcraft or Wiccan Way.

8. Calling oneself "Witch" does not make a Witch-but neither does heredity itself, or the collecting of titles, degrees, and initiations. A Witch seeks to control the forces within him/herself that makes life possible in order to live wisely and well, without harm to others, ans in harmony with Nature.

9. We acknowledge that it is affirmation and fulfillment of life, in a continuation of evolution and development of consciousness, that gives meaning to the universe we know, and to our personal role within it.

10. Our only animosity toward Christianity, or toward any other religion or philosophy-of-life, is to the extent that its institutions have claimed to be "the one true right and only way" and have sought to deny freedom to others and to suppress other ways of religious practices and belief.

11. As American Witches, we are not threatened by debates on the history of the Craft, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of various aspects of different traditions. We are concerned with our present, and our future.

12. We do not accept the concept of "absolute evil, " nor do we worship any entity known as "Satan" or "the Devil" as defined by Christian Tradition. We do not seek power through the suffering of others, nor do we accept the concept that personal benefits can only be derived by denial to another.

13. We work within Nature for that which is contributory to our health and well-being.

Faith in Chapters

2007-08-12T15:22:00.000-04:00

I have come to believe that all the different kinds of faith out in the world is merely a chapter or section of the wholeness of our journey(s) with a higher being. Some call this worship, while others may call it a relationship. Whatever one labels their journey with a higher being or beings, I wonder if we should read the entire book instead of the chapter(s) we choose to read.

When I have read that one should stick on pantheon, I wondered why this is so? For the most part, they follow the same if not a similar ideology. In that we should be able to blend into the wholeness of all faiths without any fuss or confusion. What little I have read on Kabbalah, I have found out how much the OT Bible came from it. I do not know if the Kabbalah is the origin of all the faiths or not, but does that really matter?

What interest me is that I would rather read at the beginning of this book called faith, and read every chapter. Since my faith is unique and special, I know that sooner or later, if not already, be writing my own chapters. Faith can never have an end. It is a constant and growing aspect of all our lives. Every aspect of our lives is influenced by our faith. We are the one that ends up molding it to our own personality. That surely proves that faith can never be an absolute, because we are the one that has to continue to write each chapter as we continue to explore our own faith(s).

That is right, I said “faith(s).” I strongly believe that one can have more then one faith, or I should say, “One can merge more the one faith to come up with that unique faith system that can only be done by an individual. Let me put it in this concept: How many people have played solitaire game and have someone come up behind you and played a card(s) for you? In faith, no one live your faith for you. Yes, there are rules, discipline, and other organized systems, but it is up to everyone of us to design those systems. Without us first designing these systems, we could not grow in our faith(s).

How we start our journey(s) is by reading what has been done, either in a general ideology or a pacific ideology. With Wicca, there is a book called, “Book of Shadow.” Once this book is written, it is passed down through others in that coven or some other form of assembly. The more that is written, the more one can learn from it. One book of shadow can be a chapter of the whole realm of faith with the possibilities of many sections. The more chapters one reads of the entire faith ideologies, one then can determine who he/she will apply faith.

No matter what subject one is learning about, just reading one chapter or a selected few will not show hardly and profitable information. Nor can anyone write their own chapters just by little reading. Before one can write, one must read a lot more. Since faith is a personal aspect of life, then there can be only one choice, read, read, read, and more reading. Only can the right amount of reading can produce the right result in faith.

Before I could even write what you are reading now, I had to read several books. It is from that knowledge that I can be able to express myself to the fullest. As I will continue to read more, I will be able to write more so I can share my understandings to you, my reader. The more I read, the more I learn of myself. That is how you can tell in your life if you are going in the right direction in your walk in your faith(s).

My Numerology Profile

2007-06-30T19:17:00.000-04:00

Soul Number

(1 + 6) + (1 + 5) + (6 + 5) =

(7) + (6) + (11) =

13 + 11 =

4 + 2 = 6

Destiny Number

(2 + 9 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 6 +5) + (4 + 1 + 3 + 5) + (2 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 1)

(32) + (13) + (28)

73 = 10/1

The number 10 means karmic completion, and is the number or rebirth.

With a number 1 Destiny Number, your mission is life is to develop the self and to become a leader. Your purpose in life is to be courageous, take the initiative, be independent, original, in independent, original, innovative, and take charge—all to develop your sense of self, your will, and determination.

Personality Number

(2 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 5) + (4 + 3) + (2 + 5 + 9 + 1) =

(11 + 9 + 5) + (7) + (17) =

25 + 24 =

7 + 6 = 13

13/4

with a 13/4 in your profile, you're here to learn this lesson of focus and discipline. But there's good news, too: If you make a steady and consistent effort, you will find reward and success. The key is to concentrate and direct your energies.

Here are some of the traits of Personality Number 4:

Likes the country-outdoors look
Looks like a sober, solid, honest citizen
Does things t the letter of the law
doesn't take shortcuts for fear of ruining the end result
Prefers sensible shoes
Chooses clothing that's practical, economical, and lasts
Conservative in most matters and trends
Can be frugal
Hardworking and industrious
Reliable, trustworthy, and responsible
Shy and reserved
Finds it sometimes difficult to enjoy luxurious and frivolous things

Life Path Number

11-22-1966

2 + 4 + 10 + 12

6 + 22

28 = 10/1

The number 10 means karmic completion, and is the number or rebirth.

Your path will take your down the road to independence, and you'll learn the benefits of independence, standing on your own two feet, standing alone when necessary, and becoming a strong individual. Once these traits have been honed, you move to the next level of the 1 Life Path—leadership.

Maturity Number

1 + 1 = 2

With a 2 Maturity Number, you can expect to get others to help you, because you'll naturally attract those who will want to support you. You may have trouble with relationships early in life until you learn that helpfulness is the name of the game, both in giving and receiving.

daddy hurts me

2007-06-24T10:28:00.000-04:00

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From: Andrea

Date: Jun 24, 2007 2:58 AM
Subject "daddy hurts me"
Body: THiS iS A TRUE STORY AND iF YOU DONT PASS THiS ON YOU DONT HAVE A SOUL!!!

My name is Chris

I am three,

My eyes are swollen

I cannot see,

I must be stupid

I must be bad,

What else could have made

My daddy so mad?

I wish I were better

I wish I weren't ugly,

Then maybe my mommy

Would still want to hug me.

I cant do a wrong

I cant speak at all

Or else im locked up

All day long.

When im awake im all alone

The house is dark

My folks arent home

When my mommy does come home

I'll try and be nice,

So maybe ill just get

One whipping tonight.

I just heard a car

My daddy is back

From Chariles bar

I hear him curse

My name is called

I press myself

Against the wall

I try to hide

From his evil eyes

Im so afraid now

I'm starting to cry

He finds me weeping

Calls me ugly words,

He says its my fault

He suffers at work

He slaps and hits me

And yells at me more,

I finally get free

And run to the door

Hes already locked it

And I start to bawl,

He takes me and throws me

Against the hard wall

I fall to the floor

With my bones nearly broken,

And my daddy continues

With more bad words spoken,

"Im sorry!", I scream

But its now much to late

His face has been twisted

Into a unimaginable shape

The hurt and the pain

Again and again

O please God, have mercy!

O please let it end!

And he finally stops

And heads for the door

While I lay there motionless

Sprawled on the floor

My name is Chris

I am three,

Tonight my daddy

Murdered me

And you can help

Sickens me to the soul,

And if you read this

and don't pass it on

I pray for your forgivness

Because you would have to be

One heartless person

To not be effected

By this Poem

And because U R effected,

Do something about it!

So all i ask you to do

Is pass this on!

IF YOU ARE AGAINST CHILD ABUSE!

PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THIS AND PASS IT ON !!
REPOST THIS AS "daddy hurts me"

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