The Truth Bible
(First paragraph written by Mark Hook, Feb. 1993): In the beginning,
there were stars, the skies, the heavens, and of course there was the earth.
Now eventually there was plant life and soon after there were nature's
creatures. Now through mysterious supernatural happenings, or evolution
(take your pick), there was human life. AT this point in time, people,
men and women, lived peacefully with nature and each other, andhad no need
for modern day objects such as cars, microwaves, and TVs. Life was lived
with our true mother, Mother Nature. We slowly learned to survive by
watching the animals hunt and kill for
their food. So we began to adapt by hunting and killing for our
food. But we were eager to give thanks to our Mother for supplying us with
this food. We began to populate quickly and spread out over the land but
remembered not to destroy what was given to us. We enjoyed the peacefulness
that we felt within our hearts, being as one with the flow of nature. Our
daily survival consisted of rituals and magick, of thanks, healing, and
of prayers of prosperity.
(Remainder written by Kate Garoutte, March-July 1993, with input from
Mark Hook): Unfortunately,
where there is good there is bad, which is part of the balance
of nature. We lived our life in peace with
nature, up until a force which disliked our flow of life (see
Deuteronomy 18:10) decided to disrupt the
balance of nature's goodness. This force was a power-hungry,
jealous, vindictive entity that would stop
at nothing to take over our world. This force called itself God.
But it was not the good god it claimed to
be. It was an evil being. This god was also two-faced.
Not only did he create Xianity, but he created
Satanism, so as to have a scapegoat for his followers, an "evil
entity" for them to blame all the evils of
the world on, so as to not draw attention to his own evils.
Up until the time of his arrival, there was no
hatred, for everyone treated each other as brothers and sisters
of the earth, regardless of sex or color.
The only rule of the people was, "an' it harm none, do as ye
will". Then this evil Xian god, in his quest for
power over the people, spoke to a man named Moses, saying he
was "god", and gave him a list of rules for
people to follow. He told his followers that the true ways (the
ways of our mother) were "satanic", so as
to turn people away from the true ways of nature and under his
spell. For example, this god taught that
homosexuality was evil, when in fact it is merely another
aspect of nature. Within nature, animals of
nearly every species have occurrences of homosexuality.
For another example, this god taught that
sexuality was wrong except for procreation, which caused people
to feel guilt for having sexual desires,
something else that is a normal part of nature. Who else but
an evil god would cause people to feel such a negative feeling such as
guilt for something natural? Also, by saying "you can't do this, " it created
the
temptation to do it, which caused people to look down
on each other for so-called "sinning". Another
example is how the Xian church treats women. They say that woman
exists to serve man. In the true way,
everyone serves each other. Also, the Xian church is run
primarily by white males. The Klu Klux Klan
began as a Xian group. So did the Nazi's. Xianity had MUCH to
do with the beginnings of racism, dating
back to when the European Xians came to the new world and branded
the natives heathens and pagans.
Xians hate what they do not understand. Manifest Destiny was
based on the principle that white xian
males were destined to take over the world. Who but an evil
god would desire this kind of power? An
example of god hypocrisy is that he said the sacrificing of
animals was satanic, pagan, and yet required the same of his followers
(see the Old Testament).
To move on, there was a nature hippie named Jesus, who taught people to
love each other
and be good to each other. However, people who wrote the
Xian bible twisted his words to make him
appear to be the son of their "god" and based a religion
on his supposed teachings. This religion was
called Xianity. Now the evil god saw this and was pleased. Now
his brainwashing had begun in earnest.
Through the writers of the Xian bible, he got people to believe
that Jesus was his son and preached HIS
word. Paul, one of Jesus' apostles, believed that human nature
was basically sinful and that people would
only achieve salvation through faith in Jesus. If they didn't
have faith in Jesus, they would burn in hell.
Paul was one of the principle writers of the New Testament.
Years went by, and the evil god did quite well at
drawing people away from the truth. Many were
followers of Xianity, and other similar religions. The similar
religions were for those that didn't quite
buy the original concept. He didn't want to lose them completely,
so he made other religions that were
still his way, but that they could be more comfortable with.
But there were some who were not swayed,
and still believed in the old ways. In order to
brand them evil, he called them disciples of Satan.
The true god, the one who is the life force within us
all and everything around us, is nature itself. A
conscious life force that is a part of everything. The Xian
god is the evil force (the one the Xians call
"satan") himself, obvious because of the negativity he
breeds. SO, "satan" or <insert evil force name
here> created Xianity and satanism,
in order to get people away from the true way of life.
Xians burned people they believed to be witches in Salem Massachusetts
in the name of their god. Most
often these people were merely nature followers who used alternate
methods of medicine and the like.
But because the evil force who called himself the Xian god didn't
like people following the true path, he branded them satanic and witches.
TO BE CONTINUED...
What is truth? Hmm. My dictionary says "conformity to fact
or reality; integrity; constancy; exactness, verified fact. " That's Webster's.
Simon and Schuster say: "1. being true, honest, etc. 2. that which is true
3. established fact." Hmmm.. As prescribed by whom? I mean, established
by who? Who's reality? Verified by who? Argh. Ok, so some things are true
as in verified fact, or agreed upon consensus, like, the formula for water
is h2o. And something's are subjective, that is, interpreted differently
by
different people, but its still essentially true. Isn't it?
Argh...losing this train of thought..How do you
make a set of beliefs that allows for all truths? Or rather,
many truths? What about the ones that
contradict each other? Like: "1. reincarnation is true.
2. reincarnation is not true." ? For instance, I
believe that the Bible is a fictional book based on real people.
Many Xians would argue with that. But
within my reality, that is the truth, and my mind won't allow an opposing
statement to that one to be true.
SO how do I allow for other truth within my truth without
sacrificing my truth? Am I making ANY
sense? I'm gunna take a break for a few and read some more...
LATER: I said something to my mom earlier that I'm trying
to remember exactly...she said something
like, "are you starting a cult?" and I said something
like, " no, because whereas a cult will try to
brainwash it's followers that it's way is the one true way, <for
example, Xianity>, we are against shoving
our ideas down anyone's throat, and moreover, in our belief structure,
there is no *one truth*...our way
allows for many truths."
So I guess in that sense, we are the anti-thesis of a cult. :)
Various theories in progress... *Reincarnation: I have
only a loosely formed notion of how exactly it
works, but I believe that for myself, reincarnation is a set
of steps to a higher plane...you learn from
each lifetime, and when you have learned all that you can, you
go on to a higher plane. What you do with
that knowledge, I'm not certain. *Another related theory, on
life after death, is tat when you die, you go
where you believed (when you were alive) that you would go.
In other words, if you believe you'll go to
"heaven", then you will. If you believe that you'll be trapped
here on earth as a ghost, then you will. And
so on. The problem this brings up is what about meeting up with
family members and such when you die?
Did they all believe exactly what you did? I'm not sure on that
one, like I said, this is a loosely formed
notion. *Heaven: see above theory. I like to believe
that there is one, but you get to it through the
method I mentioned earlier. *Hell: again, see above theory.
I believed in the "personal hell" thing long
before I saw "Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey", and I never read
Dante's Inferno. Hell is not, however,
somewhere I plan to go. Personally I think that only TRULY evil
people go there. *Definition of pagan,
for me: Any one of many nature-based religions. From various
findings and research I have found this to
be the most accurate and non-broadbased description.
This belief system that we are forming is
primarily pagan, although it does draw from other
sources as well. And it is not a monotheistic, OR
polytheistic system, rather, it is both. *Which leads to my beliefs
of "god". I do not believe in the Xian
god of fire and brimstone. I believe in a higher power,
a creative force, nature itself, that which is
within everything. This power has many aspects, so therefore
seems like many gods and goddesses, yet is
usually referred to as a single entity, so it seems monotheistic.
It is neither and both. It is male and
female. Many aspects of one whole. *Astrology: true
for the most part. The mistake is made not in
astrology itself, but by people who believe reading
a horoscope based on their sun sign only is an
accurate representation. Astrology is a science, not just some
mystical thing, and many people unfamiliar
with it are unaware of this fact. I am thankful that I was borne
to an astrologer, and had many other
astrologers in my family. If you are interested in more
on this topic, check out my mom's web page,
Moonworks.
*Tarot: I'm not sure, because they seem to be very subjective, depending
who's analyzing
them. Although one reading I had said that I was on my seventh
(and second to last) lifetime, that I had
been a wealthy female in my immediately previous lifetime,
and male in several of my other lifetimes.
This explains a lot about myself to me, but is difficult to
communicate to others. :) *Aromatherapy: I
strongly believe in the power of scent. Primarily due, I suppose,
to it's ability to affect my memory. I
smell a certain, happy scent, for example, and I am transported
through consciousness. For instance, who
can mistake the smells of a county fair? Popcorn, hot
dogs, cotton candy, elephant ears (the pastry,
silly)...you get the picture. I strongly believe in the power
of scent to affect moods and consciousness.
*Wicca: I greatly respect the ways of Wicca, and use it's rede
in my bible ("an' it harm none, do as ye
will"), as well as incorporate a good deal of it throughout my
belief system. *Satanism: I don't believe in Satan, that is, the Xian ideas
of Satan. I believe that the true evil force is the one who calls himself
the Xian god, and he created Satanism so he would have a scapegoat upon
which to blame the evils of the
world.
LATER: I'd like to work something in here that talks about how everyone
is responsible, accountable, for
his/her own life..
LATER: 4/17/93: I saw a cartoon that gave me an idea for
another conecpt I'd like to explore...The
comic is of the earth, who is saying, "My trees are being destroyed
by lumbering, burning, and acid rain,
but I will not die...My water is being destroyed by oil spills,
chemicals, and human waste, but I will not
die...My air is being destroyed by industrial pollution, auto
emissions, and CFC's, but I will not dies...My
wildlife is being destroyed by poaching, deforestation, and pollution,
but I will not die....My land is being
destroyed by strip
mining, nuclear and toxic waste, but I will not die.....YOU WILL."
This makes me think. Perhaps it is not the earth we must save,
but the people.That is, make more people
realize, make more people aware. The earth will heal herself in time.
But who will heal the people? Maybe
if these self-absorbed people who don't give a damn about the
environment realized that hey, waitaminit, we're not killing the earth,
we're killing OURSELVES, maybe they'd care. Maybe they'd want to do something
about it. See, so many people put their own comfort and happiness above
everything else...but if they'd only realize that they won't be comfortable
and happy when their world falls apart, maybe they'd do something to stop
it. Don't people see that in the grand scheme of things sacrificing a little
comfort for a greater good will help THEM as well as others? Yes, I'm trying
to convince myself in this, too. I am guilty of the charges as well...I'd
rather drive my car across town than ride the bus...I'd rather throw cat
food cans in the trash than wash them out and crush them for recycling...I
guess it goes back to what I was saying about being accountable for what
we do. We should never think, "Oh, someone else will take care of it..."
Because if everyone thinks that, no one will be there to take care of it.
And too many people DO think that. So how do we go about making people
realize these things? I don't even know where to start.
What I Believe: People are
People (babblings by Kate Garoutte, age 24)
When I look at a person, I don't see color-white, black, red,
etc. I don't see sex-male, female. Etc Etc
The bottom line is, people are people. Everything else
is secondary. That is the essence, the base, the
foundation of my beliefs. Being bisexual is a part of that-it's
not a sexual thing-that's secondary-being
bisexual is about who I am inside, my male and female aspects
are in balance. I feel that our souls, which
are the essence of who we are, are neither sex, and both. I believe
the same about whatever supernatural guiding force might exist (some call
it 'god'). Society decides if we identify ourselves more as "male" or "female"
(ok, and anatomy, but mostly society). I believe that our healthy, natural
state is internally in balance between male and female aspects. People
are people- generalization-saying "all blacks are like this..." or "all
women do that..." is unfair to humans. NO two people are exactly alike.
Each and every person is unique. Groups of people may choose to behave
as sheep, as a faceless mass, but that is not the way it was intended.
People are people- every person is unique. I am not a unique woman. I am
not a unique white skinned person. I am a unique person. I am a unique
human. And so is each and every person in existance.
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