“There is nothing permanent except change.”

— Heraclitus

Tags: Margot Adler & polytheism & reality & multiple & diverse & harmony & divergence & beliefs & practices

“What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick?”

Tags: Jeff Fortenberry & conscience & rights & religious freedom & beliefs & sacred space & human dignity & civilization

❝One of the precepts in Gnostic beliefs is that the commonly accepted "creator god" isn't the actual creator at all. He's actually a son who turned against his Parents to seize control of creation for his own selfish needs and had to lie to humans to do it. His mother, Sophia, decided to do something to turn things back the way they should be, and that is where Yeshua ben Yosef (among others) came from. It makes sense when you think of the G*D from the Old Testament as a spoiled teenager who steals from his parents and parties too hard.❞

— NeoWayland, comments from Wayist Druid public Samhain ritual draws threats

Tags: maxims & Gnostic & beliefs & creator god & Sophia & Yeshua ben Yosef & Jesus Christ & Christian & Old Testament

“In which Mike Rugnetta teaches you about the hero of The Congo, Mwindo! Mike will tell you the stories of Mwindo's birth, his many deaths, and his evolution from a braggy superhuman baby to a wise, superhuman leader of his people. Along the way, we'll learn about the Wiki game, and when you should and shouldn't drink banana beer.”

Tags: Diety & pagan & religion & faith & beliefs & justify & maxims

“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.”

— Mark Twain

Tags: maxims & beliefs & faith & live & let live & freedom to choose & Christian