When I get into a conversation about conjuring, spells etc..., people usually get around to asking about religion. Are you a Wiccan? No. Are you a Christian? No. You don't believe Jesus was the son of God? Yes, the same way I believe we are all the children of God. I honor Jesus as a holy and enlightened being, like the Buddha. People find it hard to accept, when a person doesn't fall into a neat little, pre-packaged, category. Do I believe in God? Yes! I just don't believe that he's this white robed, bearded old guy, sitting on a throne, waiting to judge me. I believe "God" is the creative power, energy and universal life force. He's what everything comes from and is made from. (Note: I use "He" for lack of a non-gender pronoun) He's the same, no matter what name you give him :) All paths lead to the same place. We humans give this force different names and personalities according to our human condition and the phenomenon we observe in the natural world. We are not all the same, each of us is so unique! Why would this God, who created us so different, want us all to believe and worship the same way? He doesn't!
There are in place, what I call "Universal Truths" Karma is the basis for it all. Every religion has some form of it, even Christianity. Remember the "Golden Rule?" I read an article in a science journal that dealt with the life after death experience. The author of the study reported that the most common theme to emerge, regardless of the culture or religious beliefs of the subject, was the idea that karma/golden rule was, in fact, the way the universe worked. Most participants in the study reported they had also experienced a profound change in the way they viewed their existence. They realized that many things that were previously important to them, no longer mattered. Such as, material wealth, successful career etc... They came to view love, compassion, family and friends, as the real goal of life.
I guess what I'm getting at is this. Don't be caught up in labels. He's that religion, I'm this religion; it doesn't matter. All the same God folks! I hate to break it to you fundamentalists, but you’re going to end up on the other side with Hindus, Wiccans, Jews, Spiritualists, Muslims, you name it. We all go to the same place in the end. We just have different names for it :)
Thanks for reading,
Lavinia
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