The Heart.

Spiritual development is about the condition of your heart.

"I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,"  Ezekiel 11:19 (NRSV)

A heart of stone is a heart imprisoned by fear.

Fear of being hurt, fear of being rejected, fear of violence, fear of threat, fear of ridicule, fear of pain....

But most of all it is a heart that wants to receive love.

But when we learn that to give love is even better than to receive we begin to open our hearts to others.

This is a heart of flesh.

 

A heart that sees other peoples' pain and feels compassion.

A heart that has understanding.

A  heart that cares.

And this leads to action.

To truth-telling and good works.

So learn to overcome your fears.

For love is stronger than fear.

And Love is the nature of God.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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The Darkness.

"And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil."  John 3:19 (NRSV)

The Aboriginal people of Australia made a Statement from the Heart to the people that they have a Voice to Parliament but the proposal was rejected.

Joe Biden did everything in his power to create a more just system and address the problems of the poor and needy but the American people rejected it.

They love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil.

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Christmas.

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus.

It is held three days after the Winter Equinox when the Sun begins to move north again.

In the ancient world this day was called The Birth of the Sun.

And the Founding Fathers chose this date to signify Jesus as the Light of the World.

So Christmas is the Birth of the Light - the day that the Light came into the world*.

(*It is said to have taken place at midnight - the hour of deepest darkness.)

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Fruit.

Since 1984 under the influence of Generation X and the Conservatives we have lost:

Permanent jobs, holiday pay, leave loading, sick leave, overtime, penalty rates, the 38 hour week, and all power in the workplace.

The world has become corrupt, mercenary, superficial, hypocritical, violent, hateful, unjust, exploitative, and wicked.

These are the fruits.

And the tree is known by its fruit. (Luke 6:44)

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Generation X.

Generation X have recorded a sin against God.

The Bad Generation blame God for their suffering.

And many have turned to the devil and committed blasphemy in his name.

This is a sin against God.

So when they fall their name will be blackened forever.

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Forgiveness.

Because God does not judge or punish bad behavior does not mean He condones it. 

He withdraws.

And He waits.

He does not bless those who do evil.

God is indifferent to evil.

Because He knows that evil is caused by fear.

And fear is forgivable.

But it does not mean that you are free to continue your bad behavior.

You are forgiven when you admit your guilt and appeal to God's mercy.

And when you cease the offending behavior*.

Not before.

(* I am not referring to homosexual behavior.)

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The Wrong Church.

If your religion doesn't make you more tolerant, more compassionate, and more loving then you've got the wrong church.

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God Hates You.

Fundamentalists say God hates gays.

In this they are saying that hate is Biblical.

But this is based on the words of David.

And David's vision was not perfect.

He says God hates sin and wickedness.

And: "I hate them with prefect hatred."  Psalm 139:22 (NRSV)

But Jesus says: "'You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy".  But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.'"  Matthew 5:43,44 (NRSV)

And Jesus words take precedence over those of David, Moses, and Paul.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Motivation.

We all want to do good works.

But is our motivation fear or love.

If our motivation is fear we will resent having to do things for others.

And we will be miserable and touchy.

But if our motivation is love we will be happy and full of joy!

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Prosper.

"'But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.'"  Matthew 6:33 (NRSV)

People misinterpret this to mean that God will give them riches and status.

But in fact it means that if you seek God and act honestly all your needs will be provided.

It does not mean you will be prosperous in a worldly sense.

To seek this is to be worldly and corrupt.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Loving Men.

At the Last Supper John - the disciple Jesus loved - laid his head against Jesus' chest.

This is an unconscious action to lay your head against the beloved's heart in order to receive his love.

In our modern society to love another man is almost an oxymoron.

"You don't do that!  They might call me a poofter!"

But loving other men is an attribute of the very highest spirituality.

Jesus, Rumi, David, Socrates, Buddha all loved other men.

Love is the bond between Jesus and his disciples and love is traditionally the relationship between spiritual teachers and their students.

So far from being a sin or a disgrace loving other men may well be the highest spiritual calling.

 

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The Scapegoat.

What is the power behind the scapegoating of gays and lesbians?

After AIDS the prejudice, hatred, and fear of gay people rose sharply.

And some people on the conservative side of politics took advantage of this to create a social, religious, and political scapegoat.

The scapegoat is laden with all the evil, corruption, and wickedness of society.

And the reactionary trigger of the moral majority creates political power.  

Most of this, however, takes place on the unconscious level.

So most people are unaware of what they are doing.

But the fact remains that the political Right* has disgraced itself by succumbing to the temptation to use gay people as a social scapegoat.

(*With the help of Generation X and their allies.)

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History.

Generation X is on the wrong side of history.

History will record that 1984 began a period of persecution of gay people.

The AIDS crisis triggered a social, religious, and political panic which resulted in severe persecution.

Gay people were even made a political scapegoat by conservatives.

And moral panic inspired torture and damnation of gay people by right-wing religious fanatics.

Generation X - the bad generation - were at the heart of this social upheaval.

But the fact remains that it was fear that inspired them.

It was not God but fear.

So now that the disease is virtually cured the commotion will die down and - when Generation X have passed away - the truth of God's Love will return and gay people will be free at last.

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Hate and Hell.

My friends in Generation X harbor feelings of hate and judgement.

They say: "I hate 'em alright!  And I hope they go to hell!"

They think this is normal.

Or justified because they feel it.

But Jesus says: "'Love your enemies.'" Matthew 5:44 (NRSV)

and: "'Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.'"  Matthew 7:1 (NRSV)

And: "'You judge by human standards, I judge no one.'"  John 8:15 (NRSV)

And: "'The Father judges no one.'"  John 5:22 (NRSV)

So in rejecting hate and judgement Jesus is telling us that this is the nature of God.

God does not judge us or punish us.

And He certainly does not hate anyone.

God loves us.

And He wishes the best for us.

Hate is not part of His nature.

Hate is fear.

But God is Love.

And in Him there is no fear.

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The End.

You know deep down that they are good.

And in your rage you have turned to then devil to punish them.

But there is no devil in reality.

Only your anger, malice, and hate.

Only your fear.

So in the end you cannot win.

There is only God.

And God is good.

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Jealousy.

Jealousy is fear.

Fear of losing the love of the parent.

And this fear extends to losing the love of the Divine Parent.

This is demonstrated in the myth of Cain And Abel.

Cain was jealous of the virtuous Abel whose offering to God was favored over his own.  And he killed Abel in his rage.

But God put a mark on Cain so that no man would kill him.

Why is this?

We must remember that this is a myth not history.

So the mark of Cain is symbolic not literal.

Perhaps it is warning against revenge or an injunction against killing itself.

But the fact remains it is fear that inspired Cain's rage.

It is fear of the older child against the younger in families.

And it is jealousy of the wicked against the good.

This primordial fear is at the root of much of the evil in our world.

Even to the point of murder.

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Wuthering Heights.

I am always wary of women who tell me what a wonderful book Wuthering Heights is.

The main characters Cathy and Heathcliffe rebel against God and good.

Heathcliffe is described as "black as the devil".

And Cathy is cast out in the cold.

Why would you think this was good?

It sounds ghastly to me.

And it promotes apostasy and evil.

The answer of course if that Emily Bronte's father was a Christian minister.

And she hated him and blamed him and his God for all that was wrong with the world.

So be wary of women who idolize Cathy and Heathcliffe.

They may be harboring a deep and dangerous hatred.

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Everything You Hate!

In the movie Citizen Kane the young Charles Kane is asked by his guardian Walter Parks Thatcher what he will do with his life.

His reply is: "Everything you hate!"

And so it is with Generation X.

They know the idealistic, socialistic, God-seeking, non-violent. altruistic pacifists of the Hippie Generation and they do everything they hate.

And so they are: materialistic, pragmatic, conservative, aggressive, militaristic, violent, hateful, judgemental, and selfish.

They lie, cheat, and steal.

And because they know deep down that the Hippie Generation is good they choose evil.

So they call themselves "bad", "no angel". and "pure evil".

And they love the devil.

But there is no devil in reality.

So in the end they must concede defeat.

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Evil.

In the prequel to the Lord of the Rings - The Silmarillion - J.R.R.Tolkien tells of the good god Manwe and the evil Melkor.

Melkor is said to have rejected the goodness of his creator Eru Iluvatar and embraced evil as his natural domain.

This sheds light on the psychological basis of those who choose evil and Satan over good.

Many of Generation X blame God for their suffering.  They hate God and good.  And a percentage of them have turned to the devil as an alternative.

Thus they practise the dark arts as their own domain.

Likewise they see the Hippie Generation as good and they know they are seeking God.

They are jealous of this good generation and feel that they can never outdo them.

And so they turn to the devil as an alternative source of power.

They call themselves Bad and attack the good.

This is the basis of the generational war.

But the result is a foregone conclusion because they know deep down that the Hippies are good.

So all their lies and malice and slander and gaslighting is in vain.

There is no devil in reality.

We have won.

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Fear of the Devil.

The weakness of Fundamentalism is fear of the devil.

If they had faith the size of a mustard seed they would not need to fear the devil.

But they imagine all manner of evil which does not exist.

And they project this fear onto others.

In reality there is no devil.

God is One.

And Dualism is a false doctrine.

But that does not mean that there are no devil-worshippers - people who believe in the devil and choose him before God - rock stars and sports men and women, novelists and movie makers. etc.... .

And those who point the finger at minority groups and political enemies play on an ignorant fear of the devil.

So do not fear.

Do not fear the devil.

At worst there are human beings acting as if he is real.

And do not fear God.

In fact you have nothing to fear bur fear itself.

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Fascism.

Fascism is a fear reaction to Liberalism and Socialism.

The Fascism of the 1930s came as a sociological and political knee-jerk reaction to the roaring 20s and the rise of Communism.

Hitler was initially supported by the Catholic Church and Conservatives in Britain and Europe.

The rich and powerful so feared the loss of their money and power that they turned to Fascist dictators to destroy it.

This can also be seen in the reactionary Conservatism after the Liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s.

And in the extremes to which they went to defeat left-wing political ideas.

But the fact remains that their actions were based in fear.

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Fundamentalism.

Christian Fundamentalism is an early 20th Century fear reaction to the Enlightenment.

The Enlightenment centered on rationalism, empiricism, and political ideas such as natural law, liberty, and progress.

But Fundamentalism was based on Biblical literalism, strict adherence to the Law, moral purity, obedience to authority, and hatred of sin.

That their beliefs were based in fear was not apparent to them and they considered their rigid faith to be superior to Liberalism or Progressive religious ideas.

This is not strictly Biblical because they ignore Jesus' criticism of the Legalism of the Jewish authorities and his rejection of tradition and moralism.

And so fear is the enemy.

Beginning and ending with the fear of God.

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We Were Right

The Hippies and Baby-Boomers were right about peace and love and the redistribution of wealth.

But their efforts were sabotaged by rock stars who diverted them into sex and drugs and rock and roll.

This was done by those who practised covert Satanism in the popular culture.

And the reactionary conservatism from the 1980s onward was a fear reaction that used violence and hate to reconstruct the threat to their wealth and power.

Deep down they knew that we were right but their fear was too great and they succumbed to the temptations of power and authority.

Essentially their fear was existential.

And a lack of faith.   

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Subtle Influences.

The evil influence of Satanism is subtle and subliminal.

Negative words and images flood our screens and earphones.

Temptation, corruption, and evil infiltrate our consciousness daily.

But the influence of religion has been modified by authorities to reflect the carrot and stock approach of the ruling elites.

And so we are left between the devil and the deep blue sea. 

What is needed is a subtle influence for good.

An Influence that counters the negative suggestions of Satanism.

A light that pierces the darkness.

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Control.

At the root of needing to control people is fear.

And narcissists who try to control everyone are the most fearful.

Their sense of self is so fragile that they need to control what people think about them.

And their relationships are so insecure that they need to control everyone's behavior.

At the root of this is a deep existential fear.

A fear that they will not be able to survive if they don't control people.

And this extends to their attitude to money, status, possessions, power, and politics.

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Narcissistic Devils.

Not only do Generation X choose the devil but they impose their evil on everyone else.

They are so narcissistic that they think that their evil philosophy is superior to everyone else's.

And so they gaslight and lie and turn things backwards.

So that the devil wins.

But there is no guarantee that the devil will win.

Devil-worship is negative and hedonistic.

It cannot bring happiness.

In reality the devil does not exist.

They are betting their lives on a lie.

So in the end they must fail.

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Toxic Politics.

The right-wing political machine has turned to evil to win.

Their campaigns are based on hate, prejudice, lies, and fear. 

And they use subliminal and unconscious techniques to poison us and trigger uncontrolled reactions.

This targets immigrants, gays and lesbians, Liberals, women, and left-wing candidates.

It is totally unacceptable.

And it is evil.

But it works.

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Lord Jesus.

"'Why do you call me "Lord, Lord", and do not do what I tell you?'"  Luke 6:46 (NRSV)

"'Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said: 

  "This people honors me with their lips,

   but their hearts are far from  me."'"  Matthew 15:8 (NRSV)

And so it is with many Christians today.

They call Jesus "Lord, Lord" but do not do what he says.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Good Words.

What we need is good words to counter the flood of evil words which has corrupted us.

Good, high, ideals, virtue, ethics, integrity, doves, lambs, angels, white, light, empathy, justice, truth, facts, and love.....

Along with images of the heavens - sky, clouds - water, rivers, rain..... and mountains - peaks, rocks - pillars, stairs, doors, gates, and paradise.....

And Life - plants, trees, flowers, animals, birds, fish, and humans.

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The Sword.

What we must remember is that the sword of the White Rider in Revelation is in his mouth, not in his hand.

He defeats the lies and deception of the Beast and his minions by the Word of God, not by violence.

As Jesus did in the wilderness.

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Aquarius.

As we enter the Age of Aquarius it is important to remember that the Hippie Generation failed in their attempts to make the world a better place.

There were two reasons for this:

The first is that the rock stars who hijacked the peace and love movement had secretly sold their souls to the devil as taught by the black magician and Satanist Aleister Crowley.

The rock legends of the 1960s and 1970s made no secret of their admiration for Aleister Crowley but it was not widely known that he was Satanic.

And so peace and love became sex and drugs and rock and roll and freedom became decadence.

The second reason is that they went too far in their pursuit of freedom and pleasure and this triggered a backlash in the 1980s.

The fear that follows excess is Fascism.

We saw it in the 1930s and we saw it in the 1980s.

 

A hypocritical moralism that blames and shames emerges to create political power for the Conservatives.

And the advent of AIDS provided a convenient scapegoat.

And so the Hippie Generation were bashed and reconstructed as powerless consumers.

And gays and lesbians and Liberals in general became a world-wide scapegoat.

But the phenomenon of modern Satanism in rock music was not eradicated.

  

It persists today.

And they will betray the younger generation in the same way.

And unless Millennials practise moderation in their pursuit of freedom a Fascist backlash will follow in their wake.

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The World.

When a child is born he abides in his parent's love.

And he gives his love freely.

But when he goes to school he begins to encounter the world.

And what he encounters is fear.

So he erects defenses against attack.

But because he is too young to be self-conscious he is unaware of what he is doing.

And so he grows and encounters more fear and hostility.

And when he goes out into the world he is confronted with all manner of established defenses and unconscious threats.

But if he turns to God and follows Jesus' commandments his fear begins to abate and he returns to the child buried deep within himself.

And he begins to love.

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God's Work.

What is God's Work in the world, His hope for humanity?

"Is not this the fast that I choose:

  to loose the bonds of injustice,

  to undo the thongs of the yoke,

  to let the oppressed go free,

  and to break every yoke?

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,

  and bring the homeless poor into your house,

  when you see the naked to cover them,

  and not to hide yourself from your own kin?"

Isaiah 58:6,7 (NRSV)

But the powers of this world do not do these things.

They enforce injustice, impose the yoke, oppress their workers, ignore the hungry, and exploit the poor.

"But your eyes and heart are only on your dishonest gain,

  for shedding of innocent blood,

  and practising oppression and violence."

Jeremiah 22: 17 (NRSV)

And conservative Christians support them.

So we must oppose the agenda of the Conservatives and advocate for the powerless.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Jesus.

Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christians, Pentecostalists and conservative Catholics are the descendants of those who killed Jesus.

They systematically oppose everything that Jesus stands for while appropriating his name and usurping his power.

The Christ is an absolute.

And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The conservatives in the Gospels are the Pharisees and Sadducees and the Priests* who convicted Jesus of death and handed him over to the Romans to be crucified.  

So do not be concerned when conservative religious people point the finger at you and accuse you of death. 

You are in good company. 

(*See Matthew 23:29-36)

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Guilt by Association.

Guilt by association will not stand up in a court of law.

But this is what Fundamentalist Christians and conservative politicians have been doing since Ronald Reagan.

Reagan labelled the Hippies and Baby-Boomers: "unconscious agents of the devil".

By which he inferred that they were controlled by rock stars who practised Satanism. 

But this is guilt by association.

The Hippies and Baby-Boomers do not even believe that their rock stars are Satanic - so how can they be guilty?

At worst they are the victims of Satanism not the perpetrators. 

Even less so are the left-wing politicians that conservatives have tarred with the same brush.

This is blatant political propaganda.

It is demonization of your political opponent using guilt by association.

But we are not guilty.   

And we never were!

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Generation X.

Generation X is the generation from hell.

They are bad, wicked, and pure evil.

Their idol is the devil.

And their heroin is the Material Girl.

They identify as sharks and wolves.

They are hypocritical, judgemental, and violent.

Many are narcissists.

And many are Satanists.

But they are favored by the plutocrats who rule our world.

And they are whitewashed by Fundamentalists who approve of their conservative political views.

But the edifice they have created is built on lies, prejudice, and hatred.

   

It is built on sand.

And when it falls its ruin will be great.

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The Last Gasp.

It is important to remember that the American election was held with Pluto in the last degree of Capricorn.

This indicates the last gasp of the right-wing Fascist populism which has plagued our world in the last decade.

After Pluto returns to Aquarius later in November this year it does not return to Capricorn for 250 years.

And Pluto will be in Aquarius for at least 20 years.

So all is not lost.

The Age of Aquarius will still be upon us..

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Media.

The world's media is owned by billionaires who back conservative politicians because of their convenient views on money and economics.

They will side with conservatives even to the point of supporting Fascism. 

They will obstruct change and lie to everyone.

They will misinform you and omit inconvenient news.

And they will even use subliminal methods to achieve their ends.

Subliminal messaging is rife is the media as words run along under the pictures we watch.

This goes straight into your unconscious mind so you are unaware of how you are being controlled.

And they use social media to misinform us and poison our minds against rival candidates and opposing views.

So turn off the T.V. and be aware of treachery and propaganda in the media.

We are being brainwashed.

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