Posts Tagged ‘Spirituality’

This is probably one of the biggest controversies in Paganism and Christianity.
Can you be both a Christian and a Witch?? Yes! of course you can! Sheesh, there
really aren’t any rules out there saying what you can and can not believe!!!
Though there are plenty of people who would LIKE there to be rules about
spirituality and religion, the fact is, there isn’t!

So, the question remains, how can someone be a Christian Witch? Aren’t they two
diabolically different religions?

Of course this all depends on the person’s definition of each of these
religions. That should go without saying. But it should also go without saying
that religion and spirituality are totally private and individual! But that is
beside the point of this article.

What is a witch, pagan, Wiccan? There are more definitions of these words than
there are of Christians! But basically the tenets of Witchcraft, Paganism and
Wicca are the belief that everything in nature is Divine including ourselves.
There are those who believe in one God or Goddess, there are those who believe
in many, and there are those who believe in none (or that all Gods are really
one God). But there is no hard and fast rule about who, what, or how to believe
in Divinity, except that all things are a part of that Divinity. You’d think
that magic is another tenet, but it’s not really. Most Witches, Pagans and
Wiccans use magick as a way of communicating with the Divine, but certainly not
all of them do. That is a personal decision. Most pagans don’t believe in Satan,
and none worship him as their God! But this is also a personal choice, not a
rule. So basically this is what witchcraft, paganism and Wicca are… yes
there’s a lot more too them, but most of it depends on what tradition you belong
to, or what the individual believes.

So how does Christianity fit in with Witchcraft and Paganism? Doesn’t one of the
ten commandments say not to worship false gods or other gods? Well, first of
all, if you’re going to be a “Christian”, lets talk about the only “rule” that
matters in Christianity. Jesus and the blessing. To be a Christian, you have to
believe in Christ as the son of God (or *A* son of God, hehe). That belief, is
the blessing that gives you “ever lasting life”. Living by the law of the bible
doesn’t give it to you, because the Law is set up for you to LOSE!! “Those who
live by the law, will be judged by the law, and ALL WILL FALL SHORT”. Period,
end of discussion. Don’t try to be a “good Christian”, don’t worry about
sinning, cuz you really can’t stop sinning! (all of this according to the bible)
You’ve got this blessing, this special gift of belief and that’s the only thing
that matters. So does it matter if you disobey every single commandment?? Of
course not! Because you can’t expect to be alive and not sin! No this doesn’t
mean go out and be a horrible person, it means that you can’t expect yourself to
be perfect!! And if these laws are the only thing keeping you from committing
crimes, and from being a truly horrible and evil person, you’re not going to be
able to keep up the charade for very long anyway!

So, ok.. the two basics of the so called “opposing” beliefs are “All things in
nature are part of the Divine” and “Belief in Jesus as the Son of God”. hmmm…
they don’t seem so opposing anymore do they?? yes there is a lot more to these
two religions, but these are the basics of them.. the very foundations. I could
go on about the similarities between them, but I just wanted to state how they
are NOT contradictory in nature, and that it’s very easy to see how you can be
both a Christian and a Witch. I’ll probably write about more specific things in
another article. But I think this is a good start.

~Love at every opportunity and your body will live forever.
P.S. Every moment is an opportunity. ~
                                                                      – Author Unknown

Co-Creating Our Reality  I found this site last week on accident, and now it’s become one of my most treasured and most visited sites. 

“Co-Creating Our Reality” (CCOR) is a global online community (75 countries represented) putting the law of attraction and other universal laws and principles to the test.”

Created by Lilou Mace, Sandy Grason, & Laura Duksta in 2005, to help all of the people in the world who wanted to create a new reality using the Universal Laws from “The Secret“.  CCOR, as it’s lovingly known as, is a networking site where you can share your own challenges and insights, and get all the support you need to stay on track. 

I’ve been learning about “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne, for about 6 months now.  I’ve read the book, watched the movie, and signed up on the website.  My sister, who got me hooked on all of this, started up a google group to study ”The Master Key System“, by Charles F Haanel, that teaches the universal laws that are in “The Secret“.  I’ve been studying, and trying my hardest to stay positive, to change the way I think, and therefore, change my life.  However, it’s not easy staying constantly positive.  Knowing that you can change your reaity, if you just believe it, is hard to sustain all the time.  That is, until I found CCOR.

At the CCOR website, I have found the way to be able to stay positive, and help others as well.  Whenever I am feeling down, overwelmed, and upset with the way life is going, I just set my browser to the CCOR website, and I find others who are having the same difficulties, people with insights and techniques to help me, and suddenly I”m feeling wonderful again.  One of the lessons, in “The The Master Key System” is to surround yourself with positive people and positive thoughts.  I can do this with CCOR, and so can you! 

If you are wanting to change your life, and have read “The Secret” or even “A New Earth“, then you’ll want to go to Co-Creating Our Reality!  I gaurantee you’ll find yourself on the site all the time!

The title of this post is a quote from the book “The Master Key System“, By Charles F. Haanel. Click on the link and you can download the book for free from “The Secret” website.

I’ve been studying this book with my sisters and some friends, and it has been very eye-opening! Things that I’ve heard or read many times before, are explained just a little bit better in this book, which was written in 1912. Can you imagine that? Almost 100 years ago, the concepts that we’re learning now, was being taught and explained. What happened? Did these lessons not get taught to enough people? No, I think that we just weren’t ready for it yet. I think, much like all children, we hadn’t hit “the age of reason”. We were still to young, to disconnected from each other. I know, so many people think that the internet is making us more disconnected from each other, but I disagree. I think that we’re becoming so much closer, closer than we’ve ever been.

I think that it has to do with two things. 1. Our bodies are filled with electrical currents, and we’re connecting to the internet through electrical currents. I think that because we are physically connecting to our computers, and connecting to the internet, that we’re able to make an indirect physical connection to each other, one on one. And 2. Because it’s deceptivelly “anonymous”, we tend to be more open, vulnerable, and true online, than we ever are in person. We give more of ourselves to each other because we aren’t seeing the reaction of the other person.

So that physical connection that brings us together, enhances the intimate emotional bond between the individuals who are connecting online. It’s that intamcy that is what’s needed for this new reality to come into being. It’s the invisible bond that we’ve always been in contact with, that we’ve made it “real” through these computers & the internet. Through sites like Co-Creating Our Reality, our connection to each other and to The Source are getting stronger. As that connection gets stronger, we get closer to creating the New Reality. That connection is the persistent concentration that is neccessary to accomplish our goal.

Exciting, isn’t it!

I’ve been on a path of enlightenment for more than 18 years now. I’ve read literally tons of books, new age, spiritual, self-help, occult, and anything else I could get my hands on. They all say basically the same thing that “The Secret” does, but there is a difference in this book, something that none of the others have. That’s mass appeal.

Yes, there are some people who would say that it’s just more of the same, and to a certain extent, it is. However, this book puts the Universal Laws that I’ve read about many times before, in a way that makes it seem just a little more practical, a little more reachable. That’s why so many people have read the book, and why it has changed so many lives.

It doesn’t matter how many times you hear the same thing over again, what matters is when you stop hearing it, and start living it. Think back to when you were a teenager. I’m sure there is that one thing your parents kept drilling in your heads, that one thing that you HATED to hear, over and over. Now that you are an adult, you probably understand it better, maybe even heard the same words coming out of your mouth to your teenager. I know I have. The Secret is just like that. Not really “new” information, but it makes more sense now.

For a lot of people, it’s their first taste of some of the Universal Laws mentioned in the book. For them, this is a fantastic book. It doesn’t put any religious leanings in it, so it’ll appeal to just about everyone. It’s very easy to understand, and gives a lot of wonderful resources to expand further in your studies.

For the person who’s more familiar with the Universal Laws, this is a good quick read, like a refresher course. For me, it was like a confirmation of my beliefs and understandings. It also gave me very real, very easy techniques to implement into my everyday life.

So if you’re looking for something new, this really isn’t all that new. But if you’re looking for easy to understand, step by step guide, for the newbie or expert, this is a great book. I recommend this book to just about everyone I know.