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A Spiritual Revolution written @ 7:57 PM on October 09, 2003 Wow, I am missing my corn candy. I'm pretty sure I did not eat it all, either. This is a sorry state of affairs considering the only food I have left in my bin is stale pretzels, a jar of peanuts, and eighteen bags of Raman noodles (because I had two bags this week... in case you were interested in knowing). *** Anyhoo, after much reflecting on my times telling the bigots how much they suck and got the Word of God all screwed up (even though I will be the first to admit that I am not an authority on such matters) in the Yahoo! chatrooms, I have come to the conlusion that societies around the world are about to enter a new spiritual revolution. What sort of revolution you may ask? Well, I don't have any scientific or fancy, intelligent words to offer, but it seems to me more and more often these days people are beginning to branch out and experience other religions and cultures. Just the other day I was told about a girl on campus who has successfully combined Catholicism with Buddhist ideas. And-- let's be frank-- the Posse is more and more often these days reflecting a wide array of spiritual ideas that, rather than completely abolishing their organized faith, have embraced and expanded upon what their churches preach. I have noticed how people as a result of globalist tendencies are stepping away more often from organized religion. People seem to be "personalizing" their belief structures. No longer is it simply Catholicism, Protestants, Islam, or Judaism... no, it's so much bigger than that now. What are these changes taking place? Honestly? This is truly a spiritual revolution as far as I can tell. Simply poll your neighbors. Talk to the nearest Catholic. What's the first words out of his or her mouth? "Well, I'm Catholic but..." This has led me to conclude that my spiritual path, while "radical," has actually become common place and normal as more and more people work up the guts to step forward and bring new ideas to the table. It's not that we "Neo-Spirituals," as I call them, completely reject the teachings that we were brought up with. We're just not sure that any one religion has all the answers; perhaps God has permitted the existence of so many different religions because each religion holds a piece to the puzzle. So now it's a matter of finding out what pieces fit together and how... And maybe that's the ultimate goal in this spiritual revolution. On the other hand, to counter this radical new step in religious thought, we have more and more fundamentalist holding staunch ground to the dogmatic ways of their religion. I will even go so far as to say that they should be commended for their faith. But then I do feel inclined to remind them of the story of Jesus and the Roman pagan. My Catholic catechism classes are rusty, but I believe the story goes that Jesus met a Roman whose faith in the pagan gods of Rome was so strong that it impressed the Lord. And he said to the Roman that his strong faith earned him a place in heaven. Even when I was younger, the story left an impression me. So what do I think of this apparent revolution of the spiritual? I think it's a great idea, obviously, since I fall neatly into a staunch Catholic's idea of a "blasphemer." Nothing to light a fire under organized religion's ass than to challenge dogma. Think about it: by challenging the old ways you can either solidify your faith, push for change, be exposed to fresh ideas and see things in a new light, or all the above. It does have its dangers though. People are not always the brightest crayons in the box, and to combine the principles of two or more different religions can be cause to wrongly justify things that are plainly heinous or act in plain stupidity. Obviously great care and study and research and an open-minded understanding of all world religions and cultures are necessary when approaching spirituality from this new angle. Everyday I find I am learning new things. And everyday I question my own faith. I speak openly about religion to Dolan and M, but I always get the same answer: What do you think? My angel and spirit guide aren't revealing anything. Sure, sticking to an organized religion is an easy path where the only thing you have to do is say you accept anything a religion will tell you is right. But is it the complete path? Is it entirely accurate? Is what you practice accurate and the whole picture? There are so many things to point out and argue about here that I don't know how I can successfully structure my thought process in this diary entry. All I know is that the world has become so much more intricate that I find it difficult to discount the belief systems of others; so many things make sense. In the end, I guess all I can say is, "I'm Catholic but..." *** My room has been infiltrated by a regiment of lady bugs. There are six on the ceiling right above my head plotting my demise, and the rest of the regiment is posted in other rooms in this hallway and have stationed their base in the bathroom. And University Housing has the nerve to tell us there wasn't a bug problem. Negatory, chief. Survivor is on tonight, so I'm going to indulge in some shameless American reality television watching, as is my perogatory as bored American college student. Fare thee well.
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