Let the Good Times Roll

Just a quick note today. Right now, our World is filled with turmoil. As Yeates wrote, 'the center cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the World.' As Jesus said, 'be not troubled. These things must come to pass.' What do you do in the meantime? Have as much fun  as you can, without harming others.
Celebrate. Eat, drink and be merry. Sing and dance and tell tales of great men and women. Play games and go hiking and talk to kids. Play fetch with dogs and watch cats stalking their prey. Raise gardens and smell the flowers. And, sometimes, just sit and watch the clouds roll by.
Our Creator does not begrudge us pleasures. The World is here for us to enjoy as long as we also take care of it.
Times of turmoil will likely grow worse before they grow better. A lot worse. You do not, in the days of dry wood. want to look back and wonder why you did not enjoy things now.
Remember the end of Yeates' poem. "Who knows what rough creature is slouching toward Bethlehem, his hour to be born."

Quo Vadis

It is written, in a Polish novel of the same name (based on a Catholic tradition) that, when Peter was leaving Rome, to avoid martyrdom, he saw Jesus walking toward Rome and asked quo vadis, Dominae, where are you going, Lord. Jesus responded that if Peter was going to desert His people to save his life, then he, Jesus, would gave to go. Peter turned back to Rome and his death.
Now, in this age, which is growing rapidly weirder, we all must ask ourselves, where are we going? Are you so concerned with your own life that you sell your soul to the highest bidder? Do you keep quiet in the face of lunacy, lunacy that is destroying your family, friends, neighbors and, perhaps the ability of the Earth to sustain life? When do you and I stand up and say 'no more'. Trust me, your life is not yours. It belongs to your Creator and, one day, it will be over. Will you be able to look back and say, 'I did well?. I did what  was right.'
Now, fortunately, we don't crucify anymore, but, if you speak up against the insanity of the present, if you act non judgmentally, with forgiveness and a willingness to help one and all in their time of need, you will suffer, economically and socially. Look around the World at the way Christians, Jews, and moderate  Muslims  are treated. To speak of God and proper ethics, in America is to risk the ever increasing wrath of the left wing politicos. Even among the Peoples of the Book, to question the political and social minutia of each sect can bring scorn and abuse.
People of belief must stand up against legitimate social inequity and persecution.The Government will on;y do that when it gets them points in the polls.
Follow the original Commandment and be stewards of the Earth. Practice the teaching of the Rabbi Hillel and do not do to others what you would not want done to you Practice the forgiveness of Jesus and heed the call to prayer and charity taught by Mohammed.
Or run from your duty and, in the end, don't be surprised of you are asked quo vadis. Where are you going?

You Matter

We live in a culture that loves the big time spectacles, the rich and famous, or even the infamous. In such climates, it is easy to let yourself fall through the cracks, to feel small and unimportant,. It can become almost comforting to shrink into the shadows.
 Well, guess what? That is all an illusion. All the glitz and glamour is of no importance. In fact, the oldest meaning if 'glamour' means a false face. It is a term used in Western occultism, in Crowleyan magick. There is nothing behind the mask and it's only power us the importance we place on the illusions..
Look at wealth. We live in a culture that values something called 'money.' In the old days, it took the form of precious metals. We all agreed that they were worth  some amount and did trade with chunks of minerals. This was inconvenient, so we gave paper notes that were worth certain agreed on amounts, and called this cash. It could be exchanged for the chunks of minerals. That was too unwieldy, even the paper notes, to carry around, so we developed paper that was worth whatever amount we wrote in, checks. That, became too slow, so, with the rise of electronics, we started exchanging electronic binary codes with set values. In short, money used to be actual, valued substances. Now it is electronic data. It is only worth what we say it is, It has the power we give it, This is the essence of 'glamour' and it is nothing but 'magick.,' illusion.
To function in this World, we all have to play the game ('he without the mark of the beast could not buy or sell' Revelation). Okay, things are what they are. But, to place real value on wealth and be obsessed with those who have it, is a deep mistake.
The wealthy, the famous, the 'glamorous' are just people. Like you and me, they live, they grow old and they die and, in time, they fade into the oblivion of history. What happens to their soul is God's business and in that regard, they are no different from you and me.
You, in your day to day life are as important as anyone on the Earth. Any and every act you make over the course of your day can and does effect the lives of others, They, in turn, effect others, and a chain of effect emanates, like the circles that spread in a pond when you toss in a pebble. Every act we commit, good or bad, has vast, far reaching effects.
A harsh word may discourage a budding genius. A kind word may lead someone to acts which will benefit all of humanity, Remember, Jesus said, 'Man is not condemned by what he puts in his mouth, but by every word that comes forth from it.' Deeds resonate even more.
Remember this. Jesus was not speaking to the Roman and Jewish elite. He was speaking to the poor, the working folks, the expendables of society and He valued them as if they were Kings. You are vastly important.
I hope that make everyone feel better. But. I also hope it makes all of you think. Watch what you say and do. It may make worlds of difference. \Have a wonderful and Blessed day.