Revelations.

                            

Jesus' revelation was a breakthrough in humankind's vision of God.

Before Jesus God was seen as a strict arbiter and judge, a dispenser of natural justice who rewarded the righteous and punished the wicked.

With Jesus came the realization that God was not going to punish us but restore us to our true selves and relationship with Him.

Now we are beginning to see that God is beyond our human understanding, beyond our ideas of dualism, beyond our human judgements.

God is transcendent, sublime, beautiful.

But God is not an impersonal force or energy.

God is profoundly personal.

And contact with Him enhances out humanity.

God makes us more human.

God touches our hearts.

And teaches us to love.

This is the essence of spirituality.
Not perfect principles of morality.
But a humble heart that understands our human weaknesses and mistakes.

Love forgives, love builds up, love returns, love stays, love cares, love delights, love weeps.....

So we are not meant to be perfect practitioners of righteousness.
We are meant to be humble, gentle, loving children of God; men and women ready to love and to help those around us.

Let it be so.


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Our Generation.

                            

There is nothing left of the idealism of the 1960s.

Our generation has been rejected, condemned, and reconstructed.

All that is left is holidays, tickets, food, sports, must see T.V., and a bucket list.

Our rock legends have betrayed us.

And our politicians have abandoned us.

What is needed is a return to the idealism with which we set out.

We can still change the world if we put aside our pleasures and return to the philosophy of peace and love.


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Not Gone Yet.

                            

The passing of the astrological sign of Scorpio may see the waning of the Satanic influence in our popular culture but it is not gone yet.

The predominance of those born with Pluto in Scorpio (its home sign) will see Satanic influences continuing to curse us for some time yet.

Rock musicians, male and female, born in the early 90s have this planetary placement and they may be the worst yet.

But the extent of Satanism has peaked and we will see a decline from now on.

In the meantime it is best to avoid all dark, violent, bloody, sadistic, negative, suicidal, lustful, murderous, and evil influences in music and entertainment.

But the writing is on the wall.


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Sports.

                            

Satanism in sports feeds hatred and violence and pain.

It whips up excitement then turns it to violence and humiliation.

It addicts you to thrills and strings you along.

Elite sports men and women sell their souls in order to achieve success in their chosen field.

They worship the body and trust in Satanic magic.

The pain which follows defeat is a sadistic joke.

And when they win they write themselves off as celebration.

This is the work hard/play hard philosophy of Satanism.

And it leads to intense suffering.


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Homosexual History.

                            

One thing that I found helpful when developing a positive attitude to my homosexuality was to look at history.

There have been many homosexuals who have achieved great things throughout history.

King David, the celebrated hero of the ancient Hebrews, was bisexual.
His love affair with Jonathan is documented in the Bible.

Ancient Greece was known for its enlightenment and culture.
Homosexuality was not only accepted in ancient Greece it was celebrated.

Many Greek heroes had same-sex lovers: Hercules and Iolas, Achilles and Patroclus, Theseus and Peirithous, Orestes and Pylades.....

Even the Greek gods had same-sex lovers: Zeus and Ganymede, Apollo and Hyacinthus etc.....

Perhaps the ancient world's greatest philosopher Socrates was homosexual.

And the great poetess of Lesbos, Sappho, for whom lesbianism is named, had female lovers.

Richard the Lionheart, the much loved King of England, was said to be gay.

Both Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were gay.
Shakespeare was suspected of bisexual love.
Their works during the Renaissance are legendary.

More recently Oscar Wilde, E.M. Forster, Andre Gide, T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia), Virginia Wolfe, Quentin Crisp, and Christopher Isherwood were among those who defied society's disdain.

D. H. Lawrence wrote beautifully about same-sex love.

Artists Jean Cocteau and Jean Genet were openly homosexual.

Japan's writer Yukio Mishima was fascinated by homosexual desire.

Actors: Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, and Montgomery Clift hid their homosexual orientation.  And playwright Tenessee Williams wrote about same-sex passions.

The great actor Sir John Gielgud was secretly gay.

Contemporaries: David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Elton John, Boy George, George Michael and others are more open about their homosexuality.

The great contemporary actor Sir Ian McKellen is also openly gay.

Many of these great people struggled with their homosexual feelings and still achieved great things.

So homosexuality is no bar to achievement in our world.

You can be homosexual and still achieve greatness. 


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A New Thing.

                            

God is doing a new thing.

Do you not perceive it?

There is a new way of interpreting scripture.

There is a new way of seeing God.

There is a new way of thinking.

There is a new way of living.

Old negative doctrines are being replaced by new positive doctrines.

The old harsh image of God is being replaced by a new benevolent image of God.

The old materialist way of thinking is being replaced by a new altruistic way of thinking.

The old mechanical way of living is being replaced by a new human way of living.

Do you not perceive it?


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Rainbow Lorikeets.

                            

Is the Rainbow Lorikeet a Bird of Paradise?

The colorful Australian parrot can be found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea where Birds of Paradise make their nests.

He gets his name from the multicolored feathers which stripe his body.

From the sheer brilliance of his rainbow colors he qualifies as a Bird of Paradise.


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