Journey through Faerieland

Day 08 – A moment

Being in the Mat-Su Valley part of Alaska with Amber, walking along the rocks of a stream connected to a glacier and collecting silt from a large glacier you can see from her house:-)

Day 09 – Your beliefs

Wow, this is a loaded question... I am a panentheist -- I believe that God is in everything and yet beyond everything that we are capable of knowing. I believe all the gods known exist as some type of spirit, and I believe there are spirits in all living, and some non-living, matter. I think I'm some kind of eclectic Christo-Pagan, starting to realize my Celtic roots. I feel connections to the goddesses Brigid (my namesake) and Persephone. I believe in reincarnation and other dimensions. I believe in heavens and a purgatory of some sort, where we all eventually realize the pain we cause others and feel that pain ourselves and feel remorse, but do not believe in any kind of hell. I follow the teachings of Jesus, but do not believe in the trinity or the idea that he is literally God anymore than any of us are (though I believe he was a prophet). I believe in ghosts and spirits of all kinds. I believe there is no death of the soul and eternity is true existence -- time is an illusion.

I believe in treating others how they wish to be treated, as long as that doesn't infringe on the rights of others -- including your own. Politically I'm very liberal, though I used to be pro-life. This was because of my belief that even bacteria and stones possess souls and it seemed a risk to kill something that might already be living. Yes, I felt bad for sperm that died. Now I see abortion as sometimes necessary and a right, but one that should be treated seriously and not forced on anyone. No one should be guilted into it or guilted for choosing it.

I'm in the process of trying to become a "mostly vegetarian" (meaning vegetarian except for maybe 4 times a year) and buy cruelty-free products. I believe all living things are of equal importance and want to do as little damage and as much good as possible.



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My post was lost when livejournal was in "read only" mode:(

Anyway, I'm going to start trying to meditate everyday with hopes of getting my anger under control and having the inner peace I had when I was younger. I rarely got angry as a child, and even when I was hypersensitive my reaction would just be to be sad and cry. Sometimes anger is justified, but I am not using it productively and often now my anger is a big overreaction. I want to be happy and filled with love and peace like I used to be. I also want to help people (and other creatures) but it's difficult to do while I'm in this state. All I ever really wanted to do was to help others in some way. I still feel immense guilt over all the harm I have done during my lifetime (the things that have had to die or suffer because of me) and that's one major reason I don't feel like I should exist here.

Also, I was looking into Indigo/Crystal children online today and I find the concept annoying beyond belief. I like a lot of New Age stuff, but I think a lot of this is just an excuse for parents to think their children are "special" (which seems to be an ever-growing trend -- especially among yuppies). A lot of parents already let their children run wild and undisciplined, screaming and feeling up strangers and their possessions(things that drive me nuts) and I certainly don't think stuff like this is going to encourage the parents to teach their children to behave or realize that other people are just as "special" as they are... Everyone has certain gifts and potentials, though some are more talented in some areas than others. There are also a lot of wincingly inaccurate stereotypes that can be harmful about autism, learning disorders, and other conditions. All beings have worth and some have different needs than the norm, but a lot of this stuff just discounts all the difficulties by just saying these children exist on a "higher vibration." It annoys me.

Here's a site with some annoying stuff on the topic: http://www.thecrystalchildren.com/crystal.html