The Toy Society: FOUND: Drop # 120

just like to share this with you.
its a project i am getting in to, but this post just blew my mind.


The Toy Society: FOUND: Drop # 120

update 13/2/09

so so tired. this morning i went for a two hour walk! yep! two whole hours!at 6am! how crazy is that! for the last week I have been very good and have walked or rode, or swim-ercized my body good. i sleep better at night, feel better in the day, and get more accomplished in my 'down time' I even feel slimmer ( which i know cant be true coz its only been a week, but I feel good) i can feel my fitness starting to increase too. I have 'thrown out' the scales, and i am just going to live. be healthy, and try my hardest! one thing that has really motivated me is my new collection of music on my mp3 player- when you have good music, it makes walking and stuff much easier. walk for four songs- walk back- easy!

I haven't posted a blog entry about the brushfires. I don't think I could. even though one was here.. not more than a few Ks from my house, I couldn't say much. for these last few weeks Victoria's outlook has been one of doom and gloom, and as much as I love to revel in tragedy like the rest of the morbidly curious human race, I couldn't take much more and have chosen to ignore the incoming reports of death and destruction. I had my fair share on the 7th.

been spending a lot of time with Katy lately. we made record bowls for our weekly craft day- it was super fun I must admit- superbly silly fun. we managed to lock ourselves out of the house and had to break in- then we got a bit tipsy mid afternoon, and messaged our boys. (in high school Katy and I used to be the only girls in a big group of boys)

I got my ears pierced a few weeks ago- that was a shocking experience. hehe
bought some earrings- with anchors! oh anchors I love you so! (see above)
from here http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5399336

made my first Etsy sale with some playboy magazines.

thats really as much of an update as i can give! love ya guts!
i will give an end of month tally total for my weight loss in kilograms lost- starting soon :)

Belief

Someone asked me- yes asked, politely, sincerely, and without prejudice what my beliefs were when I said I was pagan. i thank him for that. normally, this question is accompanied with a sneer, a disdainful look from my colleagues or friends sometimes a shrug, an "I don't want to ask" attitude- but this was nice, a simple request to philosophise about my ideals, my views, my soul.

I jumped at the opportunity to write it all down, and since i went to all that trouble, here I present to you my response- my first blog post on my religion!

firstly- there is a universal energy- this energy permeates all things, both animal, human vegetable, even the rocks beneath our boots, and the air we breath. from this energy everything is formed- the universe, humanity, society- all life and all of life's habits and cultures. in a way you could say i worship this energy- some call it god, the spirit, Buddha, the god head- nature. always there is a balance of the female energy and the male. none is more important than the other, both are equal. I basically choose to worship this energy, through a conduit- which would usually take the name of a god or goddess from a few different pantheons, depending on the situation. ( which is why i would classify myself as an eclectic pagan if anything)

festivals and esbats, sabbats and equinoxes are a way of recognising the primal energies of the earth, a way to celebrate the turning of the wheel, the natural harmonics and the songs of the earth. the timeless traditions of our ancestors who understood the cycles of nature and the universe, of time and the movement of the planets hold important lessons for our society who have become disillusioned and automated in a world they do not understand. i use paganism as a way to draw myself closer to the natural foundation of our earth- i don't do much, just have some wine with friends, maybe a home cooked feast on the greater festivals, and Beltane festival of course.

this energy that permeates all things can be borrowed ( and this is where i differ from most people) - good acts add to the energy, bad acts draw from your personal energy- spellcrafting or intention willing, ( i dont do spells, but will ask for assistance with something through a conduit by willing it) borrows energy from the universe to increase the odds of the willed action to happen - so before willing i may have had a fifty fifty chance of succeeding at something but depending on the amount of intent behind it, increases the likelihood of success.. does that make sense.. i am sure it does! I give thanks for good things that happen, and ask for guidance if things aren't going to plan.

i think because of these beliefs I have a love for natural elements, i am a texture-phile i love the roughness of tree bark, leaves and grass, i love to craft using leather and wool... I chose to go to uni and study religion and philosophy to better understand other religions, and to understand the myths and legends that make up my chosen path... I feel that the body is a temple of the soul- the everlasting aspect of a person. you must look after the temple to maintain your balance with your soul and the universe.

all in all I think I could say I am a very earthy person, I feel a connection with this planet that fosters us, I like to sit and listen to the roaring silence between its heartbeats, and even though my connection at this stage in my life is close to severed, I can still feel it like a backdrop of white noise in my head...

yep...i think that about covers it.
thanks for reading this far,
love christi