You Miss Out.

                            

Some people assume that if you aspire to spiritual values you will miss out on any worldly rewards.

But this is not necessarily the case.

Because God is with the poor and the humble does not mean that He is not with others.

God helps everyone.

And God helps those who help themselves as well.

So do not assume that spiritual development results in poverty and need.

God allows us to support ourselves.

But we must also support the poor and the needy.


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Dead.

When a famous rock star said: "We're the people your parents warned you about" he couldn't have been more correct.

It was rock stars and celebrities who led whole generations astray.

Covert Satanism and black magic as taught by sixties icon Aleister Crowley poisoned and cursed everyone.

And they're still getting away with it today!


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Dove.

High above

Our sordid city

Sits

A pure white

Dove.

He looks down

Upon

Our foolish folly,

But remains

Untouched.

His wings

Ready,

His soul

Intact.


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Lies.

                  

Rock musicians delight in telling us how it all is.

They inform and advise us.

They also work through the collective unconscious.

But their words are lies.

Rock music is secretly Satanic.

They would be the last people on Earth who would know how it all is.

If they tell you to lie the chances are that they were lying to you in the first place.

And how can something stand which is based in lies?

The truth is powerful.

It strikes a chord with the unconscious.

And it banishes lies.


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Ecstasy.

To celestial bliss ascending,

Even while our hearts are mending.

God has sent from Heaven above

A beautiful Angel of Love.


Cease my passions then to blame.

Cease to scorn a god-like flame.


On my heart of hearts depending,

With our mutual love impending.

God has blessed us from above

With the Ecstasy of Love.


(After "From Celestial Seats Descending" by Handel from "Hercules".)

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Redemption.

                            

You may say that we should not identify Satanism in rock music and popular culture.

But we must have a commitment to the truth.

And I am not advocating destroying anyone.

God's aim is not to destroy Satanists but to redeem them.

Satanism is based on false premises.

It will not stand close scrutiny.

There is no devil in reality.

There is no hell.

The night also is God's.

God is merciful, forgiving, and benevolent.

So Satanists should wake up and return to the Love of God with joy!


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Working Backwards.

                            

What Satanists in rock music and entertainment do is work backwards from the answer.

Because worldly values are seen as the enemy of spiritual values they assume that backwards spiritual practices will bring worldly success.

But this is not necessarily the case.

The spiritual realm is not dualistic.

God is the only spiritual power.

He is holistic, panentheistic, and immanent.

That is to say that God is everything and more and God is in everything and everything is in God.

God is transcendent - beyond sin and evil.

Our human ideas of dualism do not apply.

So do not listen to the antiquated ideas of Satanism.

There is no devil and no hell.

God is One. 


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Angel.

Look down

From your Temple

In the clouds.

And pity

The humans

That you see.

Send Light and Love

Down to us.

Dispel the evil

We conceal.


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The Valley of the Kings.

                            

In the Valley of the Kings the ancient Egyptians buried their rich and powerful.

They embalmed their bodies in order to preserve them and filled their tombs with worldly treasures and possessions in the hope that they would enjoy them in the afterlife.

This is the Egyptians trying to take their wealth with them.

But Jesus said of the rich fool who stored up worldly treasures in his barns* that his soul would be required of him that very night and whose would all those things be?

Give up your quest for worldly wealth.

Give to the poor.

And store up treasure in Heaven.


(*Luke 12:13-21) 

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Awakening 2.

                   

And what is this world-wide awakening?

A strong sense of social justice.

A concern for the environment.

An altruistic love of humanity.

And a horror of inequality.

All combine to open our wayward hearts.

And lead us to the other.

For it is love for the other that will save us.

Not morality, not economics, not law and order, not isolationism. not monoculture.....

But compassion and mercy and love.


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Awakening 1.

                            

The Age of Aquarius is widely thought to bring a world-wide awakening of humankind.

Perhaps we are seeing the beginnings of this now.

Jack Spong, The Jesus Seminar, Marcus Borg, Karen Armstrong, Richard Rohr, Pope Francis I, Desmond Tutu, The Dalai Lama.....

There is a sea-change in people's thinking.

There is a widening enlightenment.

And it is not just academics and leaders who are involved.

Most Christian Churches now have some kind of progressive group within them.

The movement is growing from the bottom up.

Let's hope that this new light from God can expand without violence and bloodshed.

I pray for that.


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Following Jesus.

                            

Jesus is the Savior of the World.

Not because he is God's Son.
Not because of his magical name.
Not because he has power and authority.
Not because he died on the cross.

Jesus us the Savior of the World because he taught that God is Love and we should love God and love our neighbor.  He taught that we should not judge others but love even our enemies.

He is truly the son of a reconciling God.

And this is what it means to be a follower of Jesus:

To love God and love God in our neighbor, love God even in our enemies.

And to draw everyone into loving communion with God our Heavenly Father.

It is God's will that we love one another.

But this may well lead to the Cross.


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The Love of God.

                            

God loves me as I am:

A sexually active gay man.

Homophobic forces in our society may try to create  doubt about this fact.

But God us undeterred.

He will not be bullied.

And He cannot be manipulated.

His love is constant.

God loves me as I am:

A sexually active gay man.


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Water Jar.

Adoring Him

From near and far

You key

His image,

Wish His Star.


The Water Jar

Is but the Heart

With which you

Give Him

All your Love.


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Pure Water.

We pray for

The Sea of Admirers.

May they

Open their Hearts,

And wash him

With the Pure Water

Of Love,

That flows

From the Infinite

Source

Within their Hearts.


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The Earth.

                            

If God does not reign on Earth then who does?

Sometimes it may seem as if the devil reigns on Earth.

Some even seek to establish the devil's reign.

But on Earth money talks and power wins.

These are the vices of the rich and powerful who are driven by fear.

Fear makes them earn.
Fear makes them own.
Fear makes them hoard.

They have little faith in a God who is with the poor.

If they did they would give away their billions.

Because with God there is always enough.

God's Love brings with it a deep sense of security.

A security that is sure that God cares and provides.

And this sets us free.

We no longer need to accumulate and hoard but we can live simply knowing that our needs will be provided.

Although God does not rule in the world He can act in the world through people.

But if we will not listen He will not force us.

So give your heart to God.

And work towards His Kingdom on Earth.


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Growing Up.

                            

As we grow up in this unjust and unforgiving world we learn to protect ourselves and we become hard and cynical.

This is a response to the Way of the World.

To be tough and pragmatic.

This is what the world rewards.

But when we discover Jesus of Nazareth we find a new way through the Love of God.

God values our principles.
God values our kindness.
God values our goodness.

We can be innocent.
We can be gentle.
We can be merciful and forgiving.

But most of all we can Love.


(Jesus said we must become again like a little child.)

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Natural Justice.

                            

What has happened is that people have internalized the religion of Natural Justice.

We expect rewards for good and punishments for evil.

Therefore we believe in heaven and hell.

But God does not punish us.

His Love is for everyone.

As a father loves all of his children.

No one will perish.

The evil will be redeemed with the good.

Jesus said that the world did not know God.

And it still does not.

From the time of ancient Egypt the establishment has usurped the authority of God and imposed harsh penalties including judgement in the afterlife upon their people.

The Pharaohs declared themselves God-Kings in order to establish absolute rule over the people.

And it was the Pharaohs who instituted judgement.

So be wary of people whose interests lie in controlling people.

They most likely will preach heaven and hell.

They will say: "You get what you deserve."

And they will impose condemnation in order to place you in debt.

And you will pay off the debt by serving them. 


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The Gates of Day.

Death is not the end.

God is real.

We live on in

His Perfect Love.

What awaits us is

The Gates of Day.


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Love.

Deep within us.

In our Heart of Hearts.

We hold a Dream.

A Vision.

The fulfillment

Of all our Longing.

The Dream of Love.


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The Dream.

Everyone has

An image of a

Dream Lover.

The One who will

Meet all our needs.

All our longing.

All our desire.

He will be

Beautiful.

Warm.

Gentle.

Devoted.

He will return

Our Love.

And hold us

In His Embrace.

Forever.


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The Beloved.

                                 

The poetry that I write on my blog is like this article by Jim Burklo:

https://progressivechristianity.org/resources/behold-the-beloved/


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Wealth.

                            

What is it that makes people store up wealth for themselves om Earth?

It is fear.

Fear of poverty.

The most materialistic people are those who have grown up in poverty.

Their fear is so great that they never feel as if they have enough.

Those who inherit wealth inherit this fear-driven philosophy from their parents.

But Jesus told the rich man to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor and he would have treasure in Heaven.


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Armageddon.

                            

The reason that many ancient texts predicted a war at the end of the world was to do with astrology.

Astrology was the major instrument of prophecy in the ancient world.

But it must be remembered that the Vernal Equinox did not precess to 0° Aries until after 200 CE.

Therefore the first sign of the Zodiac in ancient times was Taurus.

This meant that the last sign of the Zodiac was Aries.
And because Aries (Mars) can indicate war this was interpreted to mean that war would come at the end.

It is interesting that the Mahabharata - an ancient Indian religious text - also ends with a war.

But Aries is no longer the last sign.  So we cannot predict war any longer.

The Vernal Equinox is now approaching Aquarius.

It will be interesting to see what changes come about because of this shift in awareness.

 
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The Kingdom of the Most High.

The Kingdom

Of the Most High God

Is not with Elites

On Earth.

But with the

Losers:

The Last and the Least,

The Forgotten and Forsaken.

The ones that we have

Left Behind.

The ones for whom

The World is

Blind.


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Great Suffering.

                   

If you will not believe me when I tell you that there is widespread Satanism in our rock music and popular culture then you are destined to suffer at their hands.

Satanism is suffering.

As the Hippie Generation will testify.

Unaware of the Satanic nature of their rock stars the Hippies suffered greatly from drug addiction, divorce induced by promiscuous sexual practices, negative suggestion, and evil in the music.

Degradation, depression, and suicide were common.

All of this can be traced directly to Satanic influences in rock music.

But the conspiracy has spread.
It now lurks in T.V., sports, literature, and movies.

So unless you recognize what you are listening to and watching you are headed for great suffering.


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Good Guys/Bad Guys.

                            

When rock stars and celebrities sell their souls to the devil they ask them whether they want to be the good guys or the bad guys.

This is because apart from blatantly Satanic rock music they also pose as prophets, saviors, messiahs, and divas.

In this way they have both options covered.

White and Black.

Satanists have infiltrated the media to such an extent that they control public perceptions.

So they can tell people what to do.

Something good in your stage-name, a white cover, a white dress, publicized involvement with charity work.

These are the good guys, the whited sepulchers.

The bad guys speak for themselves.

Satanic rock, black, sex and drugs, filthy, sin, evil.....

They believe that their music and videos are magic.

Backwards and upside-down.

Look at the writing.

So don't presume you are safe if you merely avoid Satanic rock.

It may be the good guys and gals as well.
 

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Internalizing.

                            

Satanism is internalized Orthodoxy backwards.

Those who have sold their souls have internalized the Church's harsh image of God and rejected Him altogether.

They take refuge in a contract with Satan to give them what they want and do the devil's work on earth.

This is the secret of modern rock music.

We are poisoned.

We are cursed.

But their image of God is false.

God is beautiful, sublime, transcendent.

God punishes no one.

He is our loving Father.

And we are His children.


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Redemption.

For those

Who have been

Seduced

By the devil

And the world

My prayer is

That you be

Redeemed

And reconciled

with God

Through Love

The unseen hook.


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War.

                   

Our world is blighted by war.

But who is making peace?

There are people praying for peace in our world.

There are people taking positive action to achieve peace.

But we never hear about them in the media.

This is because the media is owned by people whose interests are served by war.

They not only profit from it directly through arms sales but it keeps them on top by dividing and destroying any challengers to their supremacy.

So we must find alternative methods of making peace.

Media moguls will never support peace.


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Mona Lisa.

Is she Mary Magdalene?

The enigmatic smile.

Without a doubt

She knows something!


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