Read along with the following lyrics, which ARE historically accurate:
(You SHOULD be hearing a song playing)

***
In the cool of the evening, they used to gather
'Neath the stars in the meadow circling an old oak tree
At the times appointed by the seasons
Of the earth and the phases of the moon

In the center, stood a woman
Equal with the others and respected for her worth
One of the many we call the witches
The healers and the teachers of the wisdom of the earth

And the people grew through the knowledge she gave them
Herbs to heal their bodies, spells to make their spirits whole
Can't you hear them chanting healing incantations
Calling forth the wise ones, celebrating in dance and song

{Refrain}
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana

There were those who came to power, through domination
And they were bonded in their worship of a dead man on a cross
They sought control of the common people
By demanding allegiance to the church of Rome

And the Pope declared an inquisition
It was a war against the women, whose power they feared
In the holocaust against the nature people
Nine million European women died

And the tale is told of those, who by the hundreds
Holding together chose their death in the sea
While chanting the praises of the Mother Goddess
A refusal of betrayal, women were dying to be free

{Refrain}
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana

Now the Earth is a witch, and the men still burn her
Stripping her down with mining, and the poisons of their wars
Still to us the Earth is a healer, a teacher, a mother
The weaver of a web of life that keeps us all alive

She gives us the vision to see through the chaos
She gives us the courage, it is our will to survive


I recieved an email from my friend Bill, a good and honorable man.
The forward from him was one which disseminates the word that Muslims exist to kill all who do not believe as do they.
There ARE a bunch of Muslims who also believe this concept.
There are many Christians and many Jews who carry in their hearts the same attitude, unfortunately.

Personally, I find no need or desire for any of the religions. I have a strong Spirituality. I have found an incredible Peace within myself from turning inward to Truth As It Cannot Be Denied and to seeking Joy with my fellow man within this almost-unbelievably beautiful world we have.
I do not ignore the good that is to be learned from the various religions. I have opened my doors to hear many sides, even Jehovah's Witnesses. We all have much to learn from each other. But the limitation of a religion is just that.
No religion carries the whole story.
They all have within them the Intent of Good as well as the Excuses To Hate.
That is unacceptable to me.

Am I an Atheist? No.
I know that there is Something greater than the individual. But I am not pompous enough to proclaim that I, or ANY Human Being can fully understand "how it all works". And I DEFINITELY cannot subscribe to any Scripture of any one established group of followers. There have been too many times when the leaders of a Dogma have set forth a change in the laws of their church to align with tangible societal changes, often and ultimately to help maintain control of the people.
When a church leader tells his underlings that they have decided that it is NOW OK to to perform certain acts or kneel in a certain way, I find it impossible to accept that The Ultimate Power Of The Universe will change to fit that changed human doctrine.
If we ARE to cite our human and differing cosmic opinions, let us all, at the very least, include the full context in our discussions.
Following is my response to Bill's email:



Good Day, Bill.
I see the same problem, as do you.
When Muslims take their scriptures out of full context, it is dangerous, to others, from them.
And this needs to be addressed and monitored and brought to some sort of alignment with Peace.
And I say the same regarding any other "religion" of man.

Christianity has a long and bloody and brutal history of persecution of others who do not pay homage and taxes, believing exactly as do they.
When we lay The Plans Of Truth And Peace on the table, ALL of the documents need to be there, not just excerpts.
The world would be a much better and peaceful and yes, profitable place for all people if we leveled the playing field with one set of rules: Honor nature, honor life, honor truth.


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POINTS ABSURD

Religions are a noble thought!
Though they try, they just are not
complete in what they do begin:
asking what is God and sin.
The problems that do seem to be
are in the vast complexity
of trying to convince this man
to do the very best he can.
Tablets, scrolls and manuscripts;
no one really knows which fits
the key hole of our universe.
There are so many what is worse,
they all just preach the Golden Rule.
I don't think myself a fool
in need of children's teaching-tales
of burning bushes, gobbling whales
and stories long since stretched far out
beyond the truth and into doubt
with story tellers' flailing arms
and parables all full of charms
of things that simply could not be.
I find it hard to think that "HE"
wanted all this to transpire,
when all we need is to aquire
an understanding of some right,
so that we may sleep at night.

-Sumshee





DAWN OF SORTS

When the rooster crowed at the break of dawn
I got up and said,
"Out of rhythm, off key...out of rhythm, off key...out of rhythm..."
Say what??
You KNOW what.
What I say!
I say the rooster crowed! He crowed, dammit!
At least I heard him... which gives me a major key.
I'm one octave higher now, seeking more.

When the rooster crowed at the break of dawn,
I got up and said,
"Why was this not played before?
And why is THAT plot laid much more?"

Such a boring set of rules.
Those they're for must all be fools
to follow all the other steps;
just like all the little preps
with the little alligator...
roosters must wait until later.
Such a shame, but it's the game;
Start out young and grow so lame.
Not just older, not just tame,
but lame; bending, seeking fame
for doing what the PEOPLE ask
instead of LEADING as a task.
I myself have worn the mask,
blotting out the thinking face,
running in the human race.
I now see a greater grace
in saying, "No, I'm tired of that."
Give me lean meat, no more fat
which mushes through my pearly-whites.
Give me meat which turns and fights
and makes me seek a DIFFERENT knife
to use to cut the beef of life
into pieces pleasing to my taste;
instead of swallowing in haste
the bite-size-pieces-all-stamped-out...
It's enough to make one SHOUT....
like a rooster, crowing on,
like roosters do at seeing dawn.
-Sumshee




 

 

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