Being an Eclectic Pagan and a person who has traveled a lot of spiritual paths in my 40+ plus years . I think that magick works in ways that no one can completely explain , yes we can make ourselves stronger through faith in a certain beleif like in heaven or hell in a christian sense , i myself dont believe in either of them personally .Sometimes i think the concept is made in t hat respect to control folks with fear .... My brother once said that religion keeps them free from fears of being worm food .He also said folks most the time go to church to see what each other is wearing ..but that is here nor there ..although his feelings were well validated (our brothers furneral was picketed by a bunch of right wing fundies (yes our brother was gay and he died of AIDs so they felt it was ok to scream and carry cruel signs saying "god "hated fags and that my brother was in hell ...BTW the same nice folks have a website which shows the murder victim Matthew Shepard burning in flames ( people like this helped me make a choice for myself,,i knew no faith that hated so much or judged so much ..... i think we make a big difference in difference in our own destinies ...i think using the concious and subconcious mind through training and study it is effect and is in itself a form of magic . I have found that debateing over faith is useless for it comes from within ones own soul and never let someone change your faith because of guilt , threats of hellfire or by saying their way is the only right way . My daily work is combating such its a life long job but one i feel helps a lot of people ..
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Date: 2002-05-05 04:15 am (UTC)I think that magick works in ways that no one can completely explain , yes we can make ourselves stronger through faith in a certain beleif like in heaven or hell in a christian sense , i myself dont believe in either of them personally .Sometimes i think the concept is made in t hat respect to control folks with fear ....
My brother once said that religion keeps them free from fears of being worm food .He also said folks most the time go to church to see what each other is wearing ..but that is here nor there ..although his feelings were well validated (our brothers furneral was picketed by a bunch of right wing fundies (yes our brother was gay and he died of AIDs so they felt it was ok to scream and carry cruel signs saying "god "hated fags and that my brother was in hell ...BTW the same nice folks have a website which shows the murder victim Matthew Shepard burning in flames ( people like this helped me make a choice for myself,,i knew no faith that hated so much or judged so much .....
i think we make a big difference in difference in our own destinies ...i think using the concious and subconcious mind through training and study it is effect and is in itself a form of magic .
I have found that debateing over faith is useless for it comes from within ones own soul and never let someone change your faith because of guilt , threats of hellfire or by saying their way is the only right way .
My daily work is combating such its a life long job but one i feel helps a lot of people ..
blessings,
Sarya