I am taking this blog posting from another blog that I have. Hope you enjoy.

Religious tolerance means only one thing to me: the ability and willingness to allow others' their beliefs while still clinging to my own. My beliefs are very flexible and extremely eclectic. I was raised Catholic, was a Born-Again Christian for many years, dabbled in Wicca for many years and then fell away from the doctrinated religions to expand and grow in many Eastern philosophies. Most Christians would gently try to persuade me back into the teachings of the Bible and their leader-interpreted meanings. I choose to allow my Inner Guide to interpret meanings for me. All things esoteric are my Bible ... all beliefs hold meaning for me, even those that are considered "alternative."

Jesus taught us that acceptance and love are the keys to living a life that is filled to capacity with goodness. Buddha taught some of the same of the principles, and so did Mohammed and many other prophets of love and peace. Why do these teachings have to be separated and fought over? I am sure that's not what the prophets intended these teachings for. The teachings were meant to unite, not divide. Where there is division, there is chaos and unrest. Where there is unity, there is love and peace. It's simple. Even Jesus told us, "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Mohammed and Buddha and the Dalai Lama teach us the same principles ... but do we listen? Or better yet, do we practice these Spiritual principles?

I hope that all who read this understand that diversity in everything is balance. If there is hope, there is hopelessness. If there is light, there is also darkness. If there is love, there is also hatred. If there is white, there is also black. Where there is yin, there is also yang. Capiché? On a human level, it is difficult to just be. When I meditate in the mornings, my days seem to go more smoothly. There is faith, love and hope in the lack of faith, hatred and hopelessness. Remember this: Everything is an illusion. We are all students and we are all teachers in the journey of Life. Listen with an open heart, hear with open ears, see with open eyes, feel with open Soul ... Life is simple. It's the questions we ask that are complicated.

Peace and Blessings Guide us today.

Namasté.

Greetings Sibling Souls!

I was thinking about my Animal Spirit this morning and pondering how beautiful an animal she really is. Not only is Wolf loyal, she is protector of those around her and I recall that wolves mate for Life. What an amazing, highly intelligent animal Wolf is! I have a beautiful tattoo of Wolf on my Being, too. ::smile::

As a child, my animals were the Black Panther and Horse ... and as I grew, Wolf became a part of my Being. It's interesting how Wolf would appear in my dreams and meditations many times before I realized that I had an affinity with this animal that I knew nothing about. There weren't any wolves in Maine when I was growing up ... at least not in my area of Maine. For that matter, there weren't any Black Panthers, either! :)

If you are interested in finding out more about your animal totems, there are several ways to do that. First, you can pay attention to your dreams and meditations and to the feelings you have toward certain animals ... or you can go here to learn step by step how to find your Animal Spirit. I'm sure by doing a search on the web you can find several other ways to seek out your Animal Spirit.

Blessings and Peace to all who endeavor this task!
Namasté.

Greetings Sibling Souls:

I was in a quandry yesterday about a certain issue that has been plaguing me for a few weeks. I didn't feel like attending services at the metaphysical church I've been going to now for a month or so. But I went anyway.
Lo and behold! The Reverend spoke about giving up our concerns to our Higher Power ~ also mentioning that no matter what we call "God" ~ Yahweh, Allah, Jesus, Buddha, Great Spirit, Infinite Intelligence ad infinitum ~ God is God and is the same in all religions no matter what name we use to term God.
I always believed that in my Soul, but it took this reminder to know it. Anyway, I have struggled with this particular issue for a while and from yesterday on, I have been bombarded with hints of prayer and meditation from readings, people and the Runes. Very interesting. I also believe there are no coincidences.
I'm placing my concern in hands of the most Powerful ... It's about time I give up the control. It's way too much of a burden to carry all by myself anyway!
Blessings to all.
Namasté.