THE DIVINE FEMININE
In the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras humans worshipped the Great Mother. There came a shift from Goddess to God, a split between spirit and nature. Women were associated with nature. With the split there was a focus on the opposites, such as good-evil, man-woman...
The average marriage lasts only about 12 years. Yet, young people get married hoping for the dream of a lifelong relationship. It's not unusual to find people who have been married several times. Do you see a time when people will no longer get married? What is the solution to dissolution?
Diversity can sting, but where would we be without it? Could we grow if everyone thought alike. What would it be like if everyone was the same? Would there even be a society?
We hear religions and motivation speakers say that what we think will actualize. With millions of people believing in and worshipping God, what are the chances of God actualizing?
There are many couples living together without marriage and the divorce rate is high. Does this mean that marriage as we know it is on the decrease. Will the institution of marriage disappear? What do you think will turn this situation around? Do you think banning gay marriage will save the...
I was listening to a minister today and he was commenting that many men are wimps today and aren't taking leadership in their marriages. He said the man is to love his wife and the woman is to respect him. He is to treat her respectfully. He is to be the spiritual leader.
It does seem that...
I hear people debate over creation, these people call themselves scientists and creationists. I consider the Big Bang theory another creation story and in one to two hundred years this theory may look just as silly as other creation stories. Also, I think people who consider the Big Bang theory...
A Buddhist concept is that it is more important to practice spirituality than it is to try to understand God. What do you think about this? What is the importance of a statement like this?
I heard that when the student is ready the teacher appears. I started writing poetry and that led me to a poetry group and in that group was a woman I had a relationship with for 15 years. She was in the role of mentor. I learned many things from her and it changed my life and spirituality...
Would you vote for Hillary? Do you think if she was president she would be greatly influenced by her husband or was she already president when he was in office?
I heard a speaker on the radio today talking about healing. He was saying that Newton physics was about the Physical world. With the advent of Quantum Physics in 1925 our world changed, because we realized everything physical was really energy. He said the field of medicine is still in the...
While grocery shopping today, I saw an elderly man drop a whole container of strawberries. All of them rolled across the floor. He picked them up, put them back in the container and placed them on the shelf for someone else to buy. I didn't say anything to him, but I couldn't just forget it...