Arian Maverick
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Oh yeah. That's right. I'm not supposed to figure anything out. I'm not supposed to do anything.
Now what?!
Ah, years of pented Virgo frustration is finally finding an outlit...it's about time too
AquaMav, your thoughts are helping me. Oops! Scratch the word "helping." Replace with word "filling."
I'm glad someone has made some sense of my ramblings...I certainly can't :roll:
Just another random thought that may or may not have anything to do with our Pisces North Node/Virgo South Node...has anyone here struggled with finding their identity through organized religion or felt pressured to worship a certain way? I ask this because I have been comparing the intense emotions I sometimes experience on these forums with that which I should be feeling (but don't) attending church every Sunday. I believe this was the impetus force behind the "emptiness" I expressed in my last post, but the irony is this: my parents don't force me to attend mass, since they rarely go themselves! They kindly drop me off at the front steps every week before 10:30 since I do not yet have my liscense...I go on my own accord!
It never ceases to amaze me how much of our suffering is self-inflicted, or how the things which wound us most are those same things society has embraced. Now, I do not mean to completely rant against the Church...I am sure they have done a lot of good for a lot of people, and I am convinced that organized religion is an essential part of the test. It is just for some time now I have felt strangely numb as I participate in mass. Every movement, every chant or spoken word by the priest or the community is planned. There is no sporatic worship, no opportunity to express original ideas or propose solutions to the problems that plague our world today...only a congregation repeating seemingly empty phrases deemed acceptable by our church officials for this ceremony. Unfortunately, this soon becomes a wholly unnatural rhythm after years of mindless repitition, and the words seem to leave your lips without any consideration of the meaning behind them.
Lord, hear our prayer.
The universe is keenly aware of our every thought, every action...why do we have to ask permission to be heard?
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the words and I shall be healed.
Why are we not worthy? According to this same creed, God created us "in His image and likeness." Why must we pay the price for the actions of the first man and woman created how many hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of years ago?
Is this perhaps some sort of spiritual rebellion after lifetimes of following established religious pincipals? Does our Pisces North Node wish to seek something more? It makes me wonder, and pray that a church official doesn't accidentally stumble upon my rant and condemn me to Hell :?
Aquarian Maverick
P.S. I am sorry if I have offended anyone who practices organized religion, but I am sick of living in fear...and I beleive that if we let someone outside of ourselves govern our lives, we will never reach true enlightenment. So, I will take my chances with heresy...what have I got to lose, if I feel that I may have already lost my soul?