These are my symbols. I will go into the meanings of the symbols further down the page.
Where to begin? I have written several essays about my spiritual beliefs, as well as a quasi-bible. I suppose I'll start with the bible. Keep in mind that it was written awhile ago, and some of the essays were written later. This, also, is the rough draft-it has not been revised since it's original writing, and therefore may be a bit befuddled. I was still discovering all these things myself, and this was me processing the information. In this section, the Truth appears just to be about nature religions. But The Truth is also about how many truths can be true at once, even if they contradict each other. It depends on your perspective. An ex-boyfriend (Mark Hook) helped get me started on this, and I thank him for that. He is credited with the stuff he wrote, but he deserves credit for more than just that. So, thank you Mark, for helping me with these texts and for inspiring in me the need to sort it all out.
(includes The Truth Bible; Some Random Note and Philosophical Ramblings
by me, 1993; and
What I Believe-People Are People 1994)
Good Quotes
"The most important trip
you may take in life is meeting people halfway." -Henry Boye
"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than
a person to be loved." -Barb Johnson
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat
a person as he could be, and he will become
what he should be. " --Jimmy Johnson
"The beautiful thing about
learning is that no one can take it away from you." -B.B. King
"The event of our lives happen in a sequence in time,
but in their significance to ourselves, they find
their own order." --Eudora Welty
"This is an age in which one cannot find common
sense without a search warrant." -George F. Will
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." -Kimberly Johnson
Life is always walking up to us and saying, 'Come on in, the
living's fine,' and what do we do? Back off
and take it's picture." -Russell Baker
"Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you second
chances." -O.A. Battista
"We ought to think that we are one of the leaves of a tree, and the
tree is all humanity. We cannot live without the others, without the tree."
-Pablo Casals
"A true friend is one who overlooks
your failures and tolerates your successes" -Doug Larson
"The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears." -John Vance
Cheney
"You cannot depend on your
judgement if your imagination is out of focus." -Mark Twain
"Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just
shows up all by itself." -Tom Wilson
"You don't get harmony when everyone sings the same note." -Doug
Floyd
"Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is." -Nadine Gordimer
"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving
up is what makes it permanent." -Marilyn Vos Savant
"When one finds himself in a hole of his own making,
it is a good time to examine the quality of the
workmanship." -Jon Remmerde
"Humor is just another defense against the universe." -Mel Brooks
"Accept that some days you are the pidgeon, and some days you
are the statue." -Roger C. Anderson
"You can make your world so much larger simply by acknowledging
everyone else's." -Jeanne Marie Laskas
"There is never a better measure of what a person is than
what he does when he is absolutely free to
choose." -William M. Bulger
"Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up." -Tom Stoppard
"There is no greater burden than great potential." -Charles M. Shultz
"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light
shining somewhere nearby." -Ruth E. Renkel
"Goals are dreams with deadlines."
"Power tends to corrupt; and absolute
power corrupts absolutely." -Lord Acton (1834-1902)
"Life isn't a tornado that picks you up and drops you in some
strange new land-it's a dance, and you get
to lead." -TV show "Byrds Of Paradise"
"We did not inherit the
earth from our fathers, we are borrowing it from our children."
"The earth is not dying, it is being
killed, and the people doing it have names and addresses."
"The horse, the deer, the great eagle These are our brothers.
The earth is our mother. Whatever
befalls the earth, befalls the sons and daughters of the earth." -Chief Joseph
I don't know who wrote this or where it came from, but I LOVE IT!
"So, I'm standing at a bus stop and they pull up. A car load of well meaning, bible thumping nut cases that are just frantic! The middle aged professionally dressed woman rushes forward...She takes my arm and with a trembling voice she asks...."Have you found Jesus?" Her eyes plead with an urgency that is out of proportion to a bus stop
Now normally I just politely decline the sermon, and free religious paperwork that such folk pawn off on unsuspecting by-standers. But, unfortunately for her, she is the fourth car to accost me in the last 9 minutes. So by now I'm beginning to wonder what the heck is wrong with these people. I mean if its not Christians it is the Jehovah's Witnesses. Can a simple Druidess get no peace?
So calmly as I can muster, without being sarcastic I reply, "You people lost him, again??"
The woman looks confused. This is not the response she was hoping for and she needs to regroup. She takes a deep breath intending to launch into her sales pitch for her God, and church, paying no heed to the concept that I might not be into being converted. I decide to not let her get going so I launch into a speech of my own...
"What is wrong with you Christians? Every time I turn around you've lost Him!" I hit her with a glare of accusation. "I mean really..." I take a measured breath. "How do you expect to have anyone follow a deity that you can't even find!"
The poor woman looks stunned. This isn't going so good. Panicked she looks desperately to the car... Surely one of the men can help.... Undaunted I press on... "Maybe the problem is with you people... I mean Muslims never seem to loose their deity. Come to think of it neither do Jews, or Pagans of any kind."
I look at the man getting out of the car. He's all smiles. "I realize you people used to burn people like me at the stake... What was that about... deity even? I may be a Pagan-heathen, but I have never ever woke up panicked that I couldn't find my Goddess or God. They are always right where they should be... In the fire of my candle, in the air that I breath, in the earth that I stand on, in the water of my spring. I never feel abandoned by my deity(ies)."
"Of course, you Christians aren't much fun..." I continue. By now they are all out of the car. Befuddled, aghast, and at a loss for words. "Of course," I offer trying to give them some defense for losing Jesus. "He could have left due to religious differences. If I remember correctly he was Jewish. So if you are really so eager to find him..." I smile gently to soften the blow. "Check the nearest synagogue. He's probably in there. Also you folks should try and remember that this is America... Where freedom of religion means ALL religions."
Slowly they climb back into their car and drive away. I stand at the bus stop... No pamphlets, no bible, no dogma. I haven't found Jesus, but I haven't lost him either:)
I believe no one can have to much Deity. It is a blessing in disguise. You can keep it to your self or pass it on. Oh, and if you've found Jesus, please get his face on the evening news A.S.A.P so the Christians can stop looking for him."
TO BE CONTINUED...
The Symbols and Their Meanings
PEACE. Good will torwards
others, absence of conflict (unless ABSOLUTELY necessary)
LOVE. Self explanatory.
Love yourself, love your fellow humans, love nature and
all her creatures, Love also indicates respect.
DIVERSITY/TOLERANCE. A respect
for differences (diversity), a tolerance for
those unlike yourself.
BALANCE. A balance between
male and female aspects, a balance between good and evil.
BALANCE. A balance
of nature and of the elements. When the mother takes,
she also gives back, in one way
or another. An example of this is in the seasons. The mother
takes the leaves from the trees in the fall, and returns them in the
spring.
CHANGE/INFINITY.
Change is an integral part of life. We embrace change. And change is infinite.
THE ESSAYS
Ideals To Live By (Our "Commandments")
WHY ARE WE HERE? WHY DO WE EXIST?
Why Am *I* Here? Why Do *I* Exist?
The Goal Of Human Existance- Working Theories
Reincarnation- My beliefs, expanded Version
Where the Government Stands In The Scope Of Our Beliefs
Individuality + Global Conciousness
COMING SOON!!
(ie, Essays I Haven't Had Time To Write Yet)
WHY ARE WE HERE PART 2 -OTHER VIEWS
HAPPY THOUGHTS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE
CONTRADICTIONS-WHY THEY EXIST, AND WHY WE ACCEPT THEM ANYWAY
RELATIONSHIPS
THE POWER OF SCENT
WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
EVIL-WHAT IS IT, AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
LIFE AFTER DEATH-EXPANDED VERSION
TECHNOLOGY- GOOD? EVIL? BOTH?
THE EARTH WILL NOT DIE...HUMANS WILL.
LSD AS A RELIGIOUS SACRAMENT
CONSPIRACY PLOTS AND REALITY THEORIES..AKA "WHAT IS TRUE?"
SOME NOTES ON THE NEW MILLENIUM AND "THE END OF THE WORLD"
Other Links
Be sure to check out this site, "Truth Be Known by Acharya S", it's excellent!
Well, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed this little foray into my
spirituality.
I welcome comments and conversation, you can 
me
at katte_13@yahoo.com
