My
parents weren't very religious, in fact, we only went to church on
Easter unless there was a funeral. On the drive to the church on Easter
my father would complain about the nice car the preacher bought with
the hard-earned money the neighborhood people gave him; then, after the
service on the way to have a nice Easter lunch at a restaurant -- the
only time of the year we ate out as a family -- my father would complain about the
dollar he put in the collection plate. The dollar he would complain
about all year long anytime religion was brought up.
That
Easter Sunday visit to the church each year made me a spiritual seeker,
and I began to go to church on my own more than just on Easter, and so was initiated in that monolithic god teachings. As I grew older,
however, and I began to look at those teachings critically it
became clear to me that something was amidst. This put me on my spiritual
journey today that has grown from a monolithic faith, to Gnosticism, paganism, and
eventually, a Buddhist faith where we honor the heavenly deities. If you have been following my blog for sometime
then you know that I believe the monolithic churches came along at the time
true seekers were getting closer to the spiritual answers than ever
before with the likes of Pythagoras, Plato, Hermes Trismegistus, etc.. the age
of enlightenment which took us out of the spiritual dark ages and promised a better world with fewer
wars and prejudices than we have today from the monolithic warring gods who
are ruling the world today.
Still,
it is Eater and time to rejoice spring, a new growing season for plants, people, and beliefs. The time of year to replace the old
things we've outgrown. And so I ask you, brothers and sisters, what
have you outgrown this year? What is holding you back? What is keeping
you from the altar today? Can you feel my message? If so, come on
down, the heavenly deities are calling.
Okay, not sure where that came from. But if you want to put a dollar in the plate, you can do that here.
~~ Eso Terry
