Posts by Magick

The suffering ends when you forgive yourself for being misled, when you can think for yourself, when you can love yourself, when you look for the good in all things, when you finally can laugh at all the pain.

The suffering ends, when you can forgive others who are misled, when you help others think for themselves, when you can love people aside from their beliefs, when you look for good in others.

When you focus on the pain, the pain remains with you. Instead of holding out your hand to be healed, heal others and you will find happiness.

Open up your heart and your arms to do something good for someone else. Every time you think of someone else's needs, your heart heals.

Everyday, remind yourself how wonderful being alive is. Take a walk, when you walk...be present, listen to the wind through the trees, hear the dogs bark and the birds sing, smell the new grass, take in the colors of nature, feel the sunshine. This is life.

Build up and you will be built up, tear down and you will continue to suffer.

Show love everyday, even if it means watering a plant, or caring for your yard, or eating something healthy, or petting your dog or cat...every act of love heals your heart.

These are simple things, that I am just now learning. Yes, I suffered more than 10 years. But, I choose now...not to suffer any more.

I will take charge of my life now, and by simple acts of living, breathing, forgiving, loving, sharing, caring, helping...I will be built up.

This is the wisdom I have found.

"nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart"

It is time to evolve.

Surround yourselves with others who are evolving.

Here are some good words to live by:

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

Each one prays to God according to his own light.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Where there is love there is life.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Mohandas Gandhi

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Are You a Watchtower Weenie?

by Farkel in

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friends

do you raise your hand at every question in the wt study?.

do you say "amen" to prayers that are total bullshit?.

do you call someone you would rather kill, "brother?".

Magick

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Pagan Blues Video

by Magick in

music video for my pet dragon's "pagan blues" directed by kevin mccormack (mechaorga.com).

and then sing with the feeling.

and then sing with a feeling that you never knew.. ripping off the ceiling with the pagan blues.

Magick

Hi nvr!

guess it's you & me here. LOL

yeah, i ran into this video on youtube and thought it was pretty artsy. i like the concept & the body makeup.

sometimes i feel like i'm sitting in a dark corner drinkin alone, here on jwd, it's nice u always come over n say "hi"

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Pagan Blues Video

by Magick in

music video for my pet dragon's "pagan blues" directed by kevin mccormack (mechaorga.com).

and then sing with the feeling.

and then sing with a feeling that you never knew.. ripping off the ceiling with the pagan blues.

Magick

Music Video for My Pet Dragon's "Pagan Blues" directed by Kevin McCormack (mechaorga.com). Ironically enough, this video was shot in the old Manhattan Project building in New York. Body-painting by Zach Mason. (www.zmason.com)

Pagan Blues by Todd Michaelsen
copyright 2007
I hear a sound out in space.
It echoes above me miles away.
Am I out of my mind?
No its real this time.

This music they play, from another place
It must be the Pagans of an Alien Race,
trying to find a new home in the sky
for their soundwaves.

And they sing with a feeling like I never knew.
Ripping off the ceiling with the Pagan Blues.
Now more than ever you need to wake up and reveal
whats true.
But only you only you can open your own eyes.

So you worship the sun and the seasons of rain.
They call you a "Heathen - enemy of the state".
The most dangerous kind - a lover entwined.
Your heart connects with your mind to your soul beneath.
Mother Nature is bleeding, she's down on her knees.
Screaming "Come to my side, don't let me die"

And she sings with a feeling that I never knew.
Ripping off the ceiling with the Pagan Blues.
Now more than ever you need to wake up and reveal
whats true.
But only you only you can open your own eyes.

I heard the song, so I sang along.
It gave me a place, a place to belong.
Fuck all this fear thats keeping us here.
Its time to move on, its time to move on,
and SING LIKE WE'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE.

and then sing with the feeling

And then sing with a feeling that you never knew.
Ripping off the ceiling with the Pagan Blues.
Now more than ever you need to wake up and reveal
whats true.
But only you only you can open your own eyes.

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WOULD WOMEN MAKE GOOD ELDERS?

by Dansk in

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friends

i've come to love and cherish much of the wisdom that emanates from the dear ladies of this forum and believe watchtower boobed in making all women subservient to the men.

so, do you think women would make good elders?.

ian.

Magick

As a member of one of the many women who would have made an excellent "elder"...

I will suffice to say that many (*insert not all) on this board have left jehovah's witnesses, but forgot to leave the archaic hierarchy of gender back at the kingdom hall with their bookbags.

Jehovah's Witnesses view women as inferior to men. Period. Much like ancient Jewish societies.

"Sin began with a woman and thanks to her we all must die" Ecclesiasticus, 25:18, 19 & 33

Eve was Adam's "helper" and he was her "master." Women are to "remain silent" in the congregation...not to go ahead of any man. (elder, ms, baptized brother, husband) Women are in submission to men and are not allowed to pray ro preach inside the congregation without proper hat wear. etc. etc. etc.

I have seen this same treatment of women (except from the few "enlightened" individuals) from ex-jws. If a man were to keep any "belief" from his former religion ...this is a handy rule to have.

The treatment of women as inferior began in the bible. Ancient art & history (example Greek & Roman literature) show a different unfolding of women's roles.

The only guy who stood up for women was Jesus.

The old testament taught women were unclean, inferior...and their treatment & life were severely restricted and negative.

When Jesus came around, he treated women and men as equals. He cured of a woman who suffered from menstrual bleeding. He talked to foreign women. He taught women. Half of his disciples were women. After his resurrection, He appeared first to a woman. Women were there when he died, the guys ran away.

After Jesus left, his disciples did a good job of keeping women equal. They received Holy Spirit, preached, were disciples, apostles, prophesied, church leaders, held meetings in their homes etc.

notice: Galatians 3:28: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

AFTER Jesus and the death of the apostles...the inferior status of women returned.

I mean look what Martin Luther said: "If they [women] become tired or even die, that does not matter. Let them die in childbirth, that's why they are there."

I'm rushing here, but you get my point.

Gotta run to an appointment...you all have fun! (I leave this post unedited LOL)

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WOULD WOMEN MAKE GOOD ELDERS?

by Dansk in

jw
friends

i've come to love and cherish much of the wisdom that emanates from the dear ladies of this forum and believe watchtower boobed in making all women subservient to the men.

so, do you think women would make good elders?.

ian.

Magick

everyone knows that a woman's menstrual cycle and physical brain size justifies and establishes a mans authority in the organization. (see August 22, 1967 Awake! magazine)

here's a good scripture:

20 She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey’s and emissions like those of a horse. Ezekiel 23:20 (New Living Translation)

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Wish I had a cooler name

by dinah in

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friends

i picked one out that kinda sucks.. i should be "livingdeadgirl" that would fit.

it's also a really great rob zombie song..

Magick

hi dinah,

at least it's feminine.

i wish i had done better with my name too. cuz ppl think i'm a guy...and/or they have preconceived idea of who i am.

at least you are a cool 1972 collectible doll by Mego

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