This blog is to keep track of my writing (from Oct. '14 onward), saving tips and tricks I find, little rants or raves, and so on. If you don't like it, kindly leave. I am a fangirl and reviewer, so do tend to post on that note as well.
NOTE; My pasting is off, and it won't let me fix it as of yet, but please (future self) deal with the issue and fix the fact you can't space without deleting things.
By now, everyone knows about the
“Caitlyn Jenner thing”, as I put it. It isn't that I'm against it
– Hell no. I'm totally for her rights and what she's doing, but
yesterday, during my ride home with my mother... I thought about
writing over it.
A few days ago, when it was really
getting big and everything was airing on E! News and other media...
my dad happened to come over. Now, two things happened that day,
relating to my life, that also relate to Caitlyn Jenner; one was that
a close friend of mine put on Facebook
that he supported her fully, and one of our Bible Belt Christians
commented “gross.” Of course that is the match that stuck a fire
on the somewhat famous-amongst-our-town post. The two fought, and the
girl who commented is notorious for doing things like that; she
always enforces the Bible and her beliefs, which is her right, sure.
I'm not against that. But posting negativity on a post for
positivity... the guy was okay with her right to speak, but fighting
on Facebook over it because it's
against her beliefs... she even went and commented that the guy put
it up, aiming it at her! And he didn't, of course.
Moving
on. My family is super religious, like most of my town (and my state
which lies in Bible Belt, USA). I'm religious, too, but I believe
people can do and be what they want, because it's not my right to
judge and force them to change. And my dad, the overly negative and
hateful commentator of such things, came over and we proceeded to get
in a mini fight about Caitlyn Jenner. “He's gay!” Well, no.
Caitlyn said in her interview that as a man, she was attracted to
women, but now, she wasn't sure. This might have changed. And then my
father proceeds to say and quote the Bible. Relating this back to my
friend's post, we had a young kid (he's a Junior) that is highly
religious and walks around always quoting the Bible and thinking he's
God's prophet. That's okay – totally is. But he came in and tried
to help out the girl, to which my friend said they should quit trying
to “correct” him and let him believe what he wants. He
understands that what he believes is against the Bible. And the rest
of us, who are just like him – we get it.
But do we care? No.
So,
let me explain further.
Christians
always say that God has a predestined path for you, God loves you,
God is always there for you. “You shall not lie with a male as with
a woman; it is an abomination.” Do you know how many of our beloved
Bible figures did lie
with a man and many other women as well as his wife? Dating back
eons, people have done that. We are made to love and have the other
sex only to reproduce. And sure, a chemical in our brain can
determine our sexual orientation, but that's the same thing for sex
and love in general. They are both controlled by chemicals in the
brain. I feel you can love who you want, sleep with who you want,
etc., because it's your life, and if God really
hated it so much... he would put a definite stop to it. But
Christians argue back, “We were given free will.” I know that.
Thank God. We were also given a conscience, which is where that “free
will” resides. We have morals, laws, rules, etc., so on and so
forth, and to this day we sin as much on other things as we do
regarding same-sex things. But which gets the most hate and the most
cruelty? Because being gay, bi, transgender, or even asexual... it's
unnatural and people don't want to wrap their minds around that.
So,
looking to other faults in the Bible; endogamous marriage was popular
through the times of the Bible, as well as marrying (or just
reproducing) with more than one lady. Or man.
Let's
highlight some fun facts. Regarding marriage – specifically
incestuous – here's a list. Women were said to not be able to sleep
with a grandparent's spouse, parent-in-law, sibling's child, spouse's
brother's child, spouse's sister's child, nephews and nieces, child
or stepchild or child-in-law. Men couldn't with a parent, stepparent,
parent's spouse or siblings, uncle/aunt, child-in-law, or spouse's
grandchild. Everything else is seen as okay in the Bible.
Even sleeping with your own daughter.
1
Corinthians 6:9-11 states that if you're unrighteous, you won't enter
the Kingdom of God. So, you can't be sexually immoral (no sex before
marriage, bitches), idolate, adulterers, men who practice gayness
(much more fun word than homosexuality, lmao), thievery, greedy,
drunkards, revilers, swindlers – they don't get into Heaven. By
drunkies, greedy bitches, revilers, thieves, gay men, idolaters,
adulterers, and the sexually immoral! “But no! If we admit our sins
and pray and repent, God will forgive us.” Okay, sure. But why the
hell is it so wrong for someone to love another person who
makes them feel happy and they
get hated on so much, but someone who can be a party-goer who is
addicted to alcohol and drugs, always having sex, and so forth –
why can they be shamed for a day, then repent their sins and seen as
holy, then go back to their old ways (in private) and get into
Heaven? Because I know a lot of people who do that. I honestly do.
And yet so many people see them as amazing Christians. James 4:12
“There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and
to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?”
With
my final quote from above, I think to the fact someone would confront
me, saying, “But you're judging them.” With positivity and
happiness. Why is that so wrong for me to accept them and wish them
happiness? Morality is different than our Bible's commandments.
Romans 1:32 can argue against me, but listen. Morality is “principles
concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad
behavior.” So, you know what? Loving someone isn't wrong. You can't
specify, unless it's in your religion. Wanting to be true to yourself
isn't wrong, unless it's in your religion. In the Bible, a
contradictory thing is that you put to death, and murder, someone who
has committed sin, but your act of sin is “okay” because God said
so. If God is so loving, why is he letting hatred lead to killing
people who were unhappy until they found happiness? Why would God
wish death and fire upon such an act, but forgive others so easily?
That's what Christians around here display, and I don't think they
realize that.
On
salon.com, a post states this, “In
Genesis 19, we read the story of Sodom, from which the terms “sodomy”
and “sodomite” are drawn. In this story, two angels (in both
Hebrew and Greek the word “angel” means “messenger”) came
from God, and visited the town of Sodom. Lot, Abraham’s nephew,
invited the men to lodge with him for the night. Here’s what
Genesis says: “Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every
part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the
house. They called to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to you
tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.’
Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him and said,
‘No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. Look, I have two
daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to
you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything
to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof ’
” (Genesis 19:4–8, niv).But
here’s the question I would ask related to this story: is this
story really about loving, committed homosexual relationships? Had
the town’s men gang-raped Lot’s daughters, would this story be
about loving, committed heterosexual relationships? Of course not.
Did the men of Sodom consider themselves homosexual? All of them? Or
was their attack upon these strangers a way of demonstrating power
over them, humiliating them, while violently gratifying their own
sexual desires?”
Back
to morality though, since it is an ultimate thing regarding how you
accept such things as being gay or transgendered. “Yet even though
morals can vary from person to person and culture to culture, many
are practiced universal, as they result from basic human emotions. We
may think of moralizing as an intellectual exercise, but more
frequently it's an attempt to make sense of our gut instinct.” This
was from Psychology Today. I looked through everything; even the
teaching of morality from a young age. I grew up seeing sex on TV,
boobs everywhere, harsh and nasty jokes being thrown about,
teens/young adults partying and drinking, music based on such things.
Yet, I never really was introduced to homosexuality. Even then, when
I was, I accepted it because it's like any other love... just with
the same gender. It may not feel right to you, but to them, it's like
loving any other S.O. Sadly, though, as in this decade we are
watching the world accept same-sex marriage, my town throws tantrums.
My towns also once hung people of color and “wrong-doers” and
apparently we're named after the giant Red Oak tree that we hung them
from. Up until the late 1900s, there was also a sign or something
saying to the P.o.C to not “let the sun set on your here”
which... is racist. But okay, right? It's okay to judge black people
and want them to leave, but since we're Indians, we can be that way.
The Indian morality here is shitty. So is our general morality, but
who am I to say anything? I'm on the wrong side of the board, here.
But I also like to throw facts around because I'm like that. In
ancient times, things were called “wrong” but still practiced by
some of the most outstanding religious figures. Marriages back then –
or even just joining of two – were for business, and most likely
relatives of second-hand nature. Don't even get me started on Adam
and Eve.
So,
my philosophy on things? I don't care about the religion, morality,
equality, etc., but in a sense, I do. I do care that those who love
each other be treated as people who love each other and not
abominations. I do care if people are harassed over their lifestyle
choices. Because, honestly, I would rather side with someone who
finally gets to be happy in their own skin than with a bunch of
people who want them sent straight to Hell for trying to be
themselves. Judging is all the same, sure, but there's a difference
between good and bad judging. If you want to harass and send someone
through Hell because they're doing something that isn't okay in your
book? Go for it, but realize you're being a complete and utter
asshole. They're not affecting you, are they? “They're insulting my
religion” shut up. Shut the fuck up. I am eating a load of calories
but is that truly affecting your diet?
Plus, I'm pretty sure those who are going against your religious
moralization realize it because they've had so many assholes quote
the Bible on a regular basis. So, quit being your judgmental asshole
self, let the person live their life, and let their judgment day
come. As you've said, from the Bible, only God can judge, so let him
and please don't come
at me with bullshit stating, “God would want me to speak of this.”
No. No no no no. No, no... no no nonono. He would appear to us and
tell us. If things like this were truly such a big disgrace, God
could fix it. So shut
the fuck up. Please.
Woo-hoo! Bible Belt, America. Where all those wacky religious freaks are. And I'm in a Southern state, grew up a Christian, and am an open-minded Earth child who should've been born in Hippie ages.
I took the Belief-O-Matic test and here's my top scores (I took this last year, and I got something totally different!) So... here we go.
>> Top score: Unitarian Universalist. || What is that? Weird name. 100% score for Zoe. So... what is it? Answer is simple and explains a lot about me. > They believe that each person is free to search for his or her own personal truth on issues, such as the existence, nature, and meaning of life, deities, creation, and afterlife. UUs can come from any religious background, and hold beliefs and adhere to morals from a variety of cultures or religion. > Holy- wow. Right? Back then (last year) I didn't see this on the list, but I was very open minded. Later on, I became more and more open to the world, as to myself also. And now I'm seeing this finally. Kinda mad that I'm only getting to this now. Bleh. But it's awesome, huh?
>> Second, 81%, Liberal Quakerism and Taoism. > LQ; Diverse beliefs, from belief in a personal God as an incorporeal spirit to questioning belief in a personal God. Most believe we are all sons and daughters of God. the Light within is accessible to us all. Believe God created the world, but also trust scientists. Few liberal Quakers believe in direct reward and punishment, heaven and hell, or second coming of Christ. Primary focus is nondogmatic: God is love, love is eternal, and our actions in life should reflect love for all of humanity. > Taoism; is a philosophical, ethical, political and religious tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (Dao). http://personaltao.com/teachings/taoism/taoism-101/
>> Third, 80%, Mahayana Buddhism > Includes diverse beliefs; the main Mahayana sects include Pure Land, Zen, and Vajrayana (or Tantric) Buddhism. Believe many countless Buddhas have been on Earth. Like the Theravada, they posit no Creator or ruler God. However, deity belief is present in the Mahayana doctrine of The Three Bodies (forms) of Buddha: Body of Essense, Body of Bliss or Enjoyment, Body of Transformation or Emanation. First is the indescribably, impersonal Absolute Reality or Ultimate Truth that is Nirvana. Second is Buddha as divine, deity, formless, celestial spirit with saving power of grace, omnipotence, omniscience. Third is an illusion or emanation in human form provided by the divine Buddha to guide humans to Enlightenment. They believe in the illusion to ultimate reality. Life after death isn't immediate; negative mental states persist through continual rebirth until one's intentions become wholesom. Once fully enlightened, one is liberated from rebirths, reaching a state of absolut selflessness resulting in ultimate bliss called Nirvana. One becomes Buddha. (Beautiful, huh?) >> Fourth, 79%, Theravada Buddhism
> Doctrine of the Elders; is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving of Buddha's teachings. Believe Four Noble Truths - Buddha's teachings. Dukkha: suffering, unsatisfactoriness, discontent, stress; the cause of dukkha: the cause of this dissatisfaction is craving (tanha) for sensuality, for states of becoming, and states of no becoming. Read more here. >> Five, 71% Neo-Paganism
> Community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age - including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamaism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism. Some believe in a Supreme being, many believe in a God and Goddess. Many believe in countless spiritual beings. No human incarnations are worshipped. After death, they believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the Otherworld. Evil is imbalance.
Other rankings? 22% Seventh-day Aventists, 19% Baha'i Faith, 34% Roman Catholic, 38% Church of Christ, Scientist, 37% Conservative Christian Protestant, 34% Eastern Orthodox Christianity, 67% Hindu, 19% Islam, 34% Jainism, 58% Liberal Christian Protestantism, 43% Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 57% New Age, 49% New Thought, 40% Atheism, 51% Orthodoz Judaism, 30% Orthodox Quakerism, 70% Reformed Judaism, 42% Scientology, 58% Secular Humanism, 62% Sikhism, 34% Jehova's Witnesses.
Sites;
belief-o-matic.com
google's instant search results
religions' official websites
I hate to be that girl; the girl that goes on to say she never saw herself doing said thing but ends up doing it and blah blah. And I am that girl. I'm the girl that never saw herself so upset and anxiety-filled. I remember awaiting high school with my best friend, Lezlie, and thinking how awesome we'd be. We planned being singers. I wanted to grow up to be my idols. And yet... I wound up where I am today. And I'm not totally upset with where I am - I'm in no way mad about who I am. I love myself. But here's the twist: I have severe depression, anxiety, and I have symptoms of bipolar disorder. My mom has that. And both my sisters don't have it. And lucky, lucky me wound up with it. Along with my autoimmune disease bound with other little diseases or illnesses, I was struck with mental illness, too. And trust me... to this day I've never felt so crazy in my life.
Depression is shamed. People think people fake it. People call others "emo" and I'm tired of it. I've become so open with my illnesses just to get it into people's minds that... this is real. My Meme finally understood (even though she claimed to have depression, too.) that I was doing worse than ever and every time I'd cry out, "I'm crazy!" she'd deny it. Like any mother would. And I love that, I honestly do, but it's not her I'm trying to tell this to... it's me. The other problem that's outside the box of common knowledge... bipolar disorder. My father always called my mother crazy and when I asked my Meme about it, she tried her best to explain. And all those stories my family told me of her crazy days... all those cries for help... and I realize now, at 17, I'm more like her than anything. MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER save me. When I first decided to tell my doctor about the harm and depressive states, my Meme was almost highly against the fact I could have bipolar disorder. She was like that... almost even to this day. And it sucks. I did research, and self-evaluated myself; even in unstable moods, I knew something was different than the normal depressive states. When I was a child, I got so mad once that I stabbed a pen through a clipboard (a wooden one) and in to my leg. I had the scar for a long time but eventually outgrew the thing. My anger back then was raging mad and it went on and off. Typical child behavior, sure. As a preteen, hormones come in yet I was "emo" and already writing my suicide notes and crying about hating my life. Bipolar isn't just being irritable or depressed. The disorder is different in everyone and I don't know my mother's case personally (although I'd really like to) but I do know that I feel her pain and depression she's had. I know how hard life could and must be at points. I understand. The mood changes can be from friendly, super hyper, outgoing, overly happy, or really giggly (me) to extremely irritable, depressed, suicidal, etc. Behavior can be talking fast (have my entire life), being distracted like some ADD kid, racing thoughts. I've always been like that, too. Some take on new projects or ideas and go back and forth, determined they'll do it... in the end they don't and make excuses, or they do finish it, to my amazement. One can be overly restless (and it sucks) or have hypersomnia (sleeping too much) and go back and forth during each mood episode. Some even have the idea of having "magical" abilities or hyper abilities like psychic ones or something. I used to think I was controlling the wind and a psychic. I don't now, obviously, but I still have weird moments that I have deja vu moments or dream up something then see it realistically some time later. Impulses, do you have them? I don't mean anything sexually, though bipolar patients can have either excess labido or none at all. I'm the latter. That leads to sexuality and romantic impulses, and that's too off topic right now. BUT! The impulses could be money, gambling, jumping off of a cliff, suicidal ordeals, deals, high risk behaviors in general. The depressive states can be risky and awful though. That feeling... the one that usually leads to suicide, has haunted me before. One Monday, after drama over a speech competition and some girls on my team being awful towards me, I took all my muscle relaxers, hoping to die. That morning I sobbed because my Meme and I fought over not going to school. That morning I sat on my bed and cried until she left, then cried because she didn't say goodbye... she was mad at me, so I understood. But that morning was a built up feeling. I felt almost numb, and so tired and sleepy, my body was feeling like dead weight - I just wanted to sleep. But I was also in pain, a symptom of my other disease. Yet I hadn't had symptoms in months. And it scared me, but I had taken a muscle relaxer as soon as I got up to the pain, and then finished the four others. 5 pills. 50 mg. A little over the normal max dose. Yet, of course since I have a high tolerance, I didn't die. I was drugged all day and didn't care. But I wrote a note before, feeling the relaxers taking me under their heavy wing. And my note was short... I just promised no one forget me. I assumed I wouldn't die, but it was a ritual. I will never know if my resistance will stay together long enough or if one day it'll break and I'll lose myself. But less than a week later, a girl in my town (an attention whore, sadly) did the same thing and remains in ICU. The immediate feelings of "they'd say the same over me" and so much more and it hurt me. The girl, I felt slight pain over her (and hate me for it) but she cuts her wrists and posts it on Facebook, tagging people. She did this for show. And that's what gives people with actual problems a bad rep. And I found it so coincidental to hear of something I tried to do the Monday before. Just... wow. But these things, I don't encourage. I don't encourage myself, but in the moment, your mind goes into such a mood and you're not yourself. You're not sane enough to make proper decisions. And as a psych lover and wanting to major in it... I always feel so crazy because I feel different compared to another time. Day to day I'm different. And to try and explain that one day I can be fine or overly giggly to super depressive and wanting to die. It's surreal and your mind is never level unless a brief moment appears and you see the light. Otherwise... you're deemed to feel crazy. And taking more meds will make me hazy and I don't like that. The ones now are limiting me and I can't stand it. So... stand with this stuff or try to live through the fog? Ugh, it's frustrating!
So, on more controversial and mind-bending notes, I'm heading to Belief-O-Matic (which I recommend) to mess around. I'll show you my results for some cool things regarding personal things.
>> I understand my zodiac sign; cancer crab. >> Which Harry Potter character are you? Luna Lovegood. Hermione Granger. [ You're clever, ambitious, and have enough brains to be in Ravenclaw: You're Hermione Granger, Harry's super-smart sidekick. Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/Harry-Potter-Quiz.aspx#z47JL52u2RWZcgOh.99] >> I'll post my religious finding after this. ^^
On my verge to
creating things beforehand and during some brief writing, I am going in to the
depths of my world and starting off with this lovely subject: Religion.
Because, in my eyes, religion shapes a lot of things in our world. Even those
who aren’t religious know that a lot of things happening in our world is due to
religion. Even if we can live without, live with, or even just have it there –
religion shapes a lot of people and even gives some the courage to question and
fall out of love and in to a less-fantasy type and in to a hard reality.
I’m hoping to depict my world (since I claim it’s the true sister world to
Earth) as something very similar to Earth itself; Christianity is a basis for
their main religion, so it draws questions. There are also religions against
its main one, ones that are completely different, ones similar, etc., - like
Earth.
For
choosing the name, it took me quite some time. I don’t know if I actually had
the first name written anywhere, but I had an idea of it and it disappeared. So
I searched and searched entomology, name generator sites, reading, etc.,
because the theme of the beginning of the religion is “Greek, Latin, and Hebrew
to the be the focus of originating origins” as well as other
language/culture-types. I base a lot off of Greek here, and there’s a reason
behind it, I promise.
But
as for the name, my temp name was “Artifric”,
which then reminded me too much of “artifact”. So, I kept searching. I ran
across Pagan things, which is an influence on a lot of the Avix, Varem, and
Kavon culture as well as their main style. I wanted to have a basis for the
main religion to be pagan-influenced, as well as Christian influenced. And I
didn’t want to copy by saying directly “Oh, they’re Christian, while they’re Hindu”
or something. But my basis is influenced
by a lot of religions and cultures, and you can guess why.
“Starting from a shaman, spiritual, and somewhat
logical ethically based idea, Five Elders created a language amongst
themselves, claiming “our Father taught us”. Johanna, Darius, Theodoracius
(later Theodite), Samaria, and Dag were claimed as the leaders of their
village. Not long before they were claimed and after they arrived did they find
out that everyone in the village had weird things going on with them. Each one
had powers, some kind of trick, or just something plain odd about them.
Johanna, who had immunity as a
top thing (she didn’t know) lived longer than most in the end; she was able to
heal quickly, not get sick, and not get weak. Darius, her love, was strong and
smart – abnormally. He figured out a lot during his reign – he made heat lamps,
using his fire skills. He helped build places and dig and move things. Their
son, Akhen, held the power of immunity as well as a new development in power:
telekinesis. The name for it came about after 200 years of Akhen’s life. Unknowingly,
Johanna had a daughter with another man and she adopted the name “Nyko” after
the beautiful creatures they found.
Samaria, a beautiful, yet
fragile lady, had the same powers as Akhen, but never told of it until Ahken
developed them at the young age of 23. She and he trained together for years
and young Ahken married her at 30, where she was 50. Samaria already had two
children with a man who ended up disappearing just after the second birth. The
births weakened Samaria, but Ahken brought life back to her. The two children,
Minami and Uuren, had no telekinesis, but they had air powers. They founded and
claimed a lot of land known as “Varem” and even Minami’s new hometown, Minami’s
Cross.
Theodite, who was strong in
fighting, died before his child was ever born – his daughter was born to a
young girl who had the power of water. Though no one ever mentions this lady,
she is the true Realm creator of Mox, thanks to her powers and their daughter,
Moxidite, or Moxy.
Dag, an older man, had already
given three women children and didn’t care. He was the first to show signs of
mental illness, that (not even when the Healers learned their powers) could
they fix. The Healers began recording such things and kept track throughout
time. Dag killed himself at 76, and left the world with four loves, and 12
children, 5 of which began noble compared to others. The main child that showed
amazing powers was Remiel, who was an Oracle.”
- Is your religion based on truth or myth, or
a combination of both?
– Who began it – a divine entity, or a person seeking something?
– What is the purpose of the religion? Is it there to help people co-exist
better, or to spread a divine truth?
– If you had one rule to concisely portray the purpose of your religion (think
something like the Golden Rule), what would it be?
– What does the religion offer its followers to draw them in?
[ The Creator / Pateras “father” in Greek ] – main
religion of Evexia ; like Earth’s God.
“The Creator” and their Bible is very
similar to the forms of modern day Christianity on Earth. Though it holds much
like it from both the Old and New Testaments, there are parts that are unlike
it, also. The books of the Bible are separated in to four books.
> Creation, Era of Light, Era of
Trial, Revelations
1.The religion itself,
which was first called “Sahandadite” after the 5 Elders, was changed later on
due to the arguments over the name origin. “Kalothinism” which is a word that
refers to the religion, the people, etc. The Bible is the Bible, just like for
Christians. Their God is “the Creator”, which is similar. Kalothinism is a
combination of Greek words “kalos” and “thinatos” which represents good and
strong. The men of the second generation of Elders created this and since then,
everyone refers to it as that.
2.Truth, myth or both? Both. The truth behind it is the fact that there was and is a
Creator of their worlds, but a lot of the stories told over centuries are
rewritten, changed, etc., and though they keep the same story value and
characters, some things are overdone.
3.Who began it: Like
Christianity, they tell of two people, a man and a woman, who began life in the
middle of the world. Johanna and Darius, young people, were set in the world
and given basic principles to life; a mindset to know right from wrong and have
basic instincts. After having their first child, they happened upon a village.
Life really started from there, and over time, when people claimed someone
spoke to them, they all talked about first being there. How did they get there,
etc. Johanna and Darius, along with other elders, told stories about a father
figure bringing them to their first home and teaching them to live.
4.Purpose: With Kalothinism,
people live by good morals, try to aim to be the best they can in life, give to
others, help, and live for their Pateras, who watches and guides them. They say
he has a path for them and that all their bad luck is from him telling them
they are either doing badly or not following the right path.
Culture
The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age
group.
Kalothinism is believed to portray
good natural, helping hands, kind hearts, and wise souls. Those serving their
Creator live a humble and holy life and it reflects off of them.
Society
An organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent,
cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
Kalothinism – founded by
the first 5 Elders.
Geneism – founded by a descendant of
Uuren, lead in Varem for decades, if not centuries. They believe in the
Creator, just not how he thinks.
Thycinity – created in Kavon, but
later it spread to Kavon as well. It is based on another God, who brought
everyone there for a reason and wants them to protect his world and his
children for life or until he moves them again. This is a worldwide religion.
Adhenite – when the Adhenes were found
and told their name, a group in Avix lived there and worshipped them. They
called their home “Forest of Adhene” and recruited people to live there as
well. In the end, around 300 years later, the city was large and suddenly
disappeared and no one knows why. There were scriptures, statues, books, and
more left behind, but no bones or trace of life.
Earth religions:
Agnosticism: Belief that (1) God, if it exists, is by nature unknowable and
will always be unknowable, or, (2) that the individual being asked cannot
conclude if god exists or not for lack of evidence one way or the other ;; same
in Evexia, first questioned in the village of the first 5, and carried down. An
Earthling that wandered to Evexia told of the same in their home world.
Ancestor Worship: Belief that good
relations need to be kept with tribal ancestor spirits. Often a form of
Shamanism
Brahma Kumari: This group is preparing
to rule the world after a coming apocalypse, and embrace many practices which
are now called New Age
Christianity: Belief that a single
creator god had a son, Jesus Christ, born to a human mother, and that Jesus'
crucifixion by the Romans brings salvation
Confucianism: A collection of ethical
and moral teachings
Hinduism: Cultural religion of India
which was historically decentralized and disparate and not a single belief
system. Western influence made it into a single religion, an identity which
Hindus now accept.
Satanism: An atheist religion that
uses dark and evil symbology for self-development and anti-religious purposes -
Satan itself is not a real being, just a symbol.
Islam and Buddhism:
Other:
Dualism: Belief that either (1) There
is a good and evil god of equal, or almost-equal power, or (2) there are two
gods, such as a male and female one
Spiritualism: The belief that the
souls of the dead communicate with the living, mostly through Mediums, but,
suffered serious credibility problems with the original founders admitted to
fraudulently inventing the 'rappings' that formed the communications
Wicca/Wiccan: Neo-pagan organisation
based around reconstructed elements of folklore
Witchcraft: A description of various
cultural practices, which are often part of a parent belief system
NOTE; My pasting is off, and it won't let me fix it as of yet, but please (future self) deal with the issue and fix the fact you can't space without deleting things.
By now, everyone knows about the
“Caitlyn Jenner thing”, as I put it. It isn't that I'm against it
– Hell no. I'm totally for her rights and what she's doing, but
yesterday, during my ride home with my mother... I thought about
writing over it.
A few days ago, when it was really
getting big and everything was airing on E! News and other media...
my dad happened to come over. Now, two things happened that day,
relating to my life, that also relate to Caitlyn Jenner; one was that
a close friend of mine put on Facebook
that he supported her fully, and one of our Bible Belt Christians
commented “gross.” Of course that is the match that stuck a fire
on the somewhat famous-amongst-our-town post. The two fought, and the
girl who commented is notorious for doing things like that; she
always enforces the Bible and her beliefs, which is her right, sure.
I'm not against that. But posting negativity on a post for
positivity... the guy was okay with her right to speak, but fighting
on Facebook over it because it's
against her beliefs... she even went and commented that the guy put
it up, aiming it at her! And he didn't, of course.
Moving
on. My family is super religious, like most of my town (and my state
which lies in Bible Belt, USA). I'm religious, too, but I believe
people can do and be what they want, because it's not my right to
judge and force them to change. And my dad, the overly negative and
hateful commentator of such things, came over and we proceeded to get
in a mini fight about Caitlyn Jenner. “He's gay!” Well, no.
Caitlyn said in her interview that as a man, she was attracted to
women, but now, she wasn't sure. This might have changed. And then my
father proceeds to say and quote the Bible. Relating this back to my
friend's post, we had a young kid (he's a Junior) that is highly
religious and walks around always quoting the Bible and thinking he's
God's prophet. That's okay – totally is. But he came in and tried
to help out the girl, to which my friend said they should quit trying
to “correct” him and let him believe what he wants. He
understands that what he believes is against the Bible. And the rest
of us, who are just like him – we get it.
But do we care? No.
So,
let me explain further.
Christians
always say that God has a predestined path for you, God loves you,
God is always there for you. “You shall not lie with a male as with
a woman; it is an abomination.” Do you know how many of our beloved
Bible figures did lie
with a man and many other women as well as his wife? Dating back
eons, people have done that. We are made to love and have the other
sex only to reproduce. And sure, a chemical in our brain can
determine our sexual orientation, but that's the same thing for sex
and love in general. They are both controlled by chemicals in the
brain. I feel you can love who you want, sleep with who you want,
etc., because it's your life, and if God really
hated it so much... he would put a definite stop to it. But
Christians argue back, “We were given free will.” I know that.
Thank God. We were also given a conscience, which is where that “free
will” resides. We have morals, laws, rules, etc., so on and so
forth, and to this day we sin as much on other things as we do
regarding same-sex things. But which gets the most hate and the most
cruelty? Because being gay, bi, transgender, or even asexual... it's
unnatural and people don't want to wrap their minds around that.
So,
looking to other faults in the Bible; endogamous marriage was popular
through the times of the Bible, as well as marrying (or just
reproducing) with more than one lady. Or man.
Let's
highlight some fun facts. Regarding marriage – specifically
incestuous – here's a list. Women were said to not be able to sleep
with a grandparent's spouse, parent-in-law, sibling's child, spouse's
brother's child, spouse's sister's child, nephews and nieces, child
or stepchild or child-in-law. Men couldn't with a parent, stepparent,
parent's spouse or siblings, uncle/aunt, child-in-law, or spouse's
grandchild. Everything else is seen as okay in the Bible.
Even sleeping with your own daughter.
1
Corinthians 6:9-11 states that if you're unrighteous, you won't enter
the Kingdom of God. So, you can't be sexually immoral (no sex before
marriage, bitches), idolate, adulterers, men who practice gayness
(much more fun word than homosexuality, lmao), thievery, greedy,
drunkards, revilers, swindlers – they don't get into Heaven. By
drunkies, greedy bitches, revilers, thieves, gay men, idolaters,
adulterers, and the sexually immoral! “But no! If we admit our sins
and pray and repent, God will forgive us.” Okay, sure. But why the
hell is it so wrong for someone to love another person who
makes them feel happy and they
get hated on so much, but someone who can be a party-goer who is
addicted to alcohol and drugs, always having sex, and so forth –
why can they be shamed for a day, then repent their sins and seen as
holy, then go back to their old ways (in private) and get into
Heaven? Because I know a lot of people who do that. I honestly do.
And yet so many people see them as amazing Christians. James 4:12
“There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and
to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?”
With
my final quote from above, I think to the fact someone would confront
me, saying, “But you're judging them.” With positivity and
happiness. Why is that so wrong for me to accept them and wish them
happiness? Morality is different than our Bible's commandments.
Romans 1:32 can argue against me, but listen. Morality is “principles
concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad
behavior.” So, you know what? Loving someone isn't wrong. You can't
specify, unless it's in your religion. Wanting to be true to yourself
isn't wrong, unless it's in your religion. In the Bible, a
contradictory thing is that you put to death, and murder, someone who
has committed sin, but your act of sin is “okay” because God said
so. If God is so loving, why is he letting hatred lead to killing
people who were unhappy until they found happiness? Why would God
wish death and fire upon such an act, but forgive others so easily?
That's what Christians around here display, and I don't think they
realize that.
On
salon.com, a post states this, “In
Genesis 19, we read the story of Sodom, from which the terms “sodomy”
and “sodomite” are drawn. In this story, two angels (in both
Hebrew and Greek the word “angel” means “messenger”) came
from God, and visited the town of Sodom. Lot, Abraham’s nephew,
invited the men to lodge with him for the night. Here’s what
Genesis says: “Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every
part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the
house. They called to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to you
tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them.’
Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him and said,
‘No, my friends. Don’t do this wicked thing. Look, I have two
daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to
you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything
to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof ’
” (Genesis 19:4–8, niv).But
here’s the question I would ask related to this story: is this
story really about loving, committed homosexual relationships? Had
the town’s men gang-raped Lot’s daughters, would this story be
about loving, committed heterosexual relationships? Of course not.
Did the men of Sodom consider themselves homosexual? All of them? Or
was their attack upon these strangers a way of demonstrating power
over them, humiliating them, while violently gratifying their own
sexual desires?”
Back
to morality though, since it is an ultimate thing regarding how you
accept such things as being gay or transgendered. “Yet even though
morals can vary from person to person and culture to culture, many
are practiced universal, as they result from basic human emotions. We
may think of moralizing as an intellectual exercise, but more
frequently it's an attempt to make sense of our gut instinct.” This
was from Psychology Today. I looked through everything; even the
teaching of morality from a young age. I grew up seeing sex on TV,
boobs everywhere, harsh and nasty jokes being thrown about,
teens/young adults partying and drinking, music based on such things.
Yet, I never really was introduced to homosexuality. Even then, when
I was, I accepted it because it's like any other love... just with
the same gender. It may not feel right to you, but to them, it's like
loving any other S.O. Sadly, though, as in this decade we are
watching the world accept same-sex marriage, my town throws tantrums.
My towns also once hung people of color and “wrong-doers” and
apparently we're named after the giant Red Oak tree that we hung them
from. Up until the late 1900s, there was also a sign or something
saying to the P.o.C to not “let the sun set on your here”
which... is racist. But okay, right? It's okay to judge black people
and want them to leave, but since we're Indians, we can be that way.
The Indian morality here is shitty. So is our general morality, but
who am I to say anything? I'm on the wrong side of the board, here.
But I also like to throw facts around because I'm like that. In
ancient times, things were called “wrong” but still practiced by
some of the most outstanding religious figures. Marriages back then –
or even just joining of two – were for business, and most likely
relatives of second-hand nature. Don't even get me started on Adam
and Eve.
So,
my philosophy on things? I don't care about the religion, morality,
equality, etc., but in a sense, I do. I do care that those who love
each other be treated as people who love each other and not
abominations. I do care if people are harassed over their lifestyle
choices. Because, honestly, I would rather side with someone who
finally gets to be happy in their own skin than with a bunch of
people who want them sent straight to Hell for trying to be
themselves. Judging is all the same, sure, but there's a difference
between good and bad judging. If you want to harass and send someone
through Hell because they're doing something that isn't okay in your
book? Go for it, but realize you're being a complete and utter
asshole. They're not affecting you, are they? “They're insulting my
religion” shut up. Shut the fuck up. I am eating a load of calories
but is that truly affecting your diet?
Plus, I'm pretty sure those who are going against your religious
moralization realize it because they've had so many assholes quote
the Bible on a regular basis. So, quit being your judgmental asshole
self, let the person live their life, and let their judgment day
come. As you've said, from the Bible, only God can judge, so let him
and please don't come
at me with bullshit stating, “God would want me to speak of this.”
No. No no no no. No, no... no no nonono. He would appear to us and
tell us. If things like this were truly such a big disgrace, God
could fix it. So shut
the fuck up. Please.
Woo-hoo! Bible Belt, America. Where all those wacky religious freaks are. And I'm in a Southern state, grew up a Christian, and am an open-minded Earth child who should've been born in Hippie ages.
I took the Belief-O-Matic test and here's my top scores (I took this last year, and I got something totally different!) So... here we go.
>> Top score: Unitarian Universalist. || What is that? Weird name. 100% score for Zoe. So... what is it? Answer is simple and explains a lot about me. > They believe that each person is free to search for his or her own personal truth on issues, such as the existence, nature, and meaning of life, deities, creation, and afterlife. UUs can come from any religious background, and hold beliefs and adhere to morals from a variety of cultures or religion. > Holy- wow. Right? Back then (last year) I didn't see this on the list, but I was very open minded. Later on, I became more and more open to the world, as to myself also. And now I'm seeing this finally. Kinda mad that I'm only getting to this now. Bleh. But it's awesome, huh?
>> Second, 81%, Liberal Quakerism and Taoism. > LQ; Diverse beliefs, from belief in a personal God as an incorporeal spirit to questioning belief in a personal God. Most believe we are all sons and daughters of God. the Light within is accessible to us all. Believe God created the world, but also trust scientists. Few liberal Quakers believe in direct reward and punishment, heaven and hell, or second coming of Christ. Primary focus is nondogmatic: God is love, love is eternal, and our actions in life should reflect love for all of humanity. > Taoism; is a philosophical, ethical, political and religious tradition of Chinese origin that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (Dao). http://personaltao.com/teachings/taoism/taoism-101/
>> Third, 80%, Mahayana Buddhism > Includes diverse beliefs; the main Mahayana sects include Pure Land, Zen, and Vajrayana (or Tantric) Buddhism. Believe many countless Buddhas have been on Earth. Like the Theravada, they posit no Creator or ruler God. However, deity belief is present in the Mahayana doctrine of The Three Bodies (forms) of Buddha: Body of Essense, Body of Bliss or Enjoyment, Body of Transformation or Emanation. First is the indescribably, impersonal Absolute Reality or Ultimate Truth that is Nirvana. Second is Buddha as divine, deity, formless, celestial spirit with saving power of grace, omnipotence, omniscience. Third is an illusion or emanation in human form provided by the divine Buddha to guide humans to Enlightenment. They believe in the illusion to ultimate reality. Life after death isn't immediate; negative mental states persist through continual rebirth until one's intentions become wholesom. Once fully enlightened, one is liberated from rebirths, reaching a state of absolut selflessness resulting in ultimate bliss called Nirvana. One becomes Buddha. (Beautiful, huh?) >> Fourth, 79%, Theravada Buddhism
> Doctrine of the Elders; is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving of Buddha's teachings. Believe Four Noble Truths - Buddha's teachings. Dukkha: suffering, unsatisfactoriness, discontent, stress; the cause of dukkha: the cause of this dissatisfaction is craving (tanha) for sensuality, for states of becoming, and states of no becoming. Read more here. >> Five, 71% Neo-Paganism
> Community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age - including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamaism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism. Some believe in a Supreme being, many believe in a God and Goddess. Many believe in countless spiritual beings. No human incarnations are worshipped. After death, they believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the Otherworld. Evil is imbalance.
Other rankings? 22% Seventh-day Aventists, 19% Baha'i Faith, 34% Roman Catholic, 38% Church of Christ, Scientist, 37% Conservative Christian Protestant, 34% Eastern Orthodox Christianity, 67% Hindu, 19% Islam, 34% Jainism, 58% Liberal Christian Protestantism, 43% Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 57% New Age, 49% New Thought, 40% Atheism, 51% Orthodoz Judaism, 30% Orthodox Quakerism, 70% Reformed Judaism, 42% Scientology, 58% Secular Humanism, 62% Sikhism, 34% Jehova's Witnesses.
Sites;
belief-o-matic.com
google's instant search results
religions' official websites
I hate to be that girl; the girl that goes on to say she never saw herself doing said thing but ends up doing it and blah blah. And I am that girl. I'm the girl that never saw herself so upset and anxiety-filled. I remember awaiting high school with my best friend, Lezlie, and thinking how awesome we'd be. We planned being singers. I wanted to grow up to be my idols. And yet... I wound up where I am today. And I'm not totally upset with where I am - I'm in no way mad about who I am. I love myself. But here's the twist: I have severe depression, anxiety, and I have symptoms of bipolar disorder. My mom has that. And both my sisters don't have it. And lucky, lucky me wound up with it. Along with my autoimmune disease bound with other little diseases or illnesses, I was struck with mental illness, too. And trust me... to this day I've never felt so crazy in my life.
Depression is shamed. People think people fake it. People call others "emo" and I'm tired of it. I've become so open with my illnesses just to get it into people's minds that... this is real. My Meme finally understood (even though she claimed to have depression, too.) that I was doing worse than ever and every time I'd cry out, "I'm crazy!" she'd deny it. Like any mother would. And I love that, I honestly do, but it's not her I'm trying to tell this to... it's me. The other problem that's outside the box of common knowledge... bipolar disorder. My father always called my mother crazy and when I asked my Meme about it, she tried her best to explain. And all those stories my family told me of her crazy days... all those cries for help... and I realize now, at 17, I'm more like her than anything. MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER save me. When I first decided to tell my doctor about the harm and depressive states, my Meme was almost highly against the fact I could have bipolar disorder. She was like that... almost even to this day. And it sucks. I did research, and self-evaluated myself; even in unstable moods, I knew something was different than the normal depressive states. When I was a child, I got so mad once that I stabbed a pen through a clipboard (a wooden one) and in to my leg. I had the scar for a long time but eventually outgrew the thing. My anger back then was raging mad and it went on and off. Typical child behavior, sure. As a preteen, hormones come in yet I was "emo" and already writing my suicide notes and crying about hating my life. Bipolar isn't just being irritable or depressed. The disorder is different in everyone and I don't know my mother's case personally (although I'd really like to) but I do know that I feel her pain and depression she's had. I know how hard life could and must be at points. I understand. The mood changes can be from friendly, super hyper, outgoing, overly happy, or really giggly (me) to extremely irritable, depressed, suicidal, etc. Behavior can be talking fast (have my entire life), being distracted like some ADD kid, racing thoughts. I've always been like that, too. Some take on new projects or ideas and go back and forth, determined they'll do it... in the end they don't and make excuses, or they do finish it, to my amazement. One can be overly restless (and it sucks) or have hypersomnia (sleeping too much) and go back and forth during each mood episode. Some even have the idea of having "magical" abilities or hyper abilities like psychic ones or something. I used to think I was controlling the wind and a psychic. I don't now, obviously, but I still have weird moments that I have deja vu moments or dream up something then see it realistically some time later. Impulses, do you have them? I don't mean anything sexually, though bipolar patients can have either excess labido or none at all. I'm the latter. That leads to sexuality and romantic impulses, and that's too off topic right now. BUT! The impulses could be money, gambling, jumping off of a cliff, suicidal ordeals, deals, high risk behaviors in general. The depressive states can be risky and awful though. That feeling... the one that usually leads to suicide, has haunted me before. One Monday, after drama over a speech competition and some girls on my team being awful towards me, I took all my muscle relaxers, hoping to die. That morning I sobbed because my Meme and I fought over not going to school. That morning I sat on my bed and cried until she left, then cried because she didn't say goodbye... she was mad at me, so I understood. But that morning was a built up feeling. I felt almost numb, and so tired and sleepy, my body was feeling like dead weight - I just wanted to sleep. But I was also in pain, a symptom of my other disease. Yet I hadn't had symptoms in months. And it scared me, but I had taken a muscle relaxer as soon as I got up to the pain, and then finished the four others. 5 pills. 50 mg. A little over the normal max dose. Yet, of course since I have a high tolerance, I didn't die. I was drugged all day and didn't care. But I wrote a note before, feeling the relaxers taking me under their heavy wing. And my note was short... I just promised no one forget me. I assumed I wouldn't die, but it was a ritual. I will never know if my resistance will stay together long enough or if one day it'll break and I'll lose myself. But less than a week later, a girl in my town (an attention whore, sadly) did the same thing and remains in ICU. The immediate feelings of "they'd say the same over me" and so much more and it hurt me. The girl, I felt slight pain over her (and hate me for it) but she cuts her wrists and posts it on Facebook, tagging people. She did this for show. And that's what gives people with actual problems a bad rep. And I found it so coincidental to hear of something I tried to do the Monday before. Just... wow. But these things, I don't encourage. I don't encourage myself, but in the moment, your mind goes into such a mood and you're not yourself. You're not sane enough to make proper decisions. And as a psych lover and wanting to major in it... I always feel so crazy because I feel different compared to another time. Day to day I'm different. And to try and explain that one day I can be fine or overly giggly to super depressive and wanting to die. It's surreal and your mind is never level unless a brief moment appears and you see the light. Otherwise... you're deemed to feel crazy. And taking more meds will make me hazy and I don't like that. The ones now are limiting me and I can't stand it. So... stand with this stuff or try to live through the fog? Ugh, it's frustrating!
So, on more controversial and mind-bending notes, I'm heading to Belief-O-Matic (which I recommend) to mess around. I'll show you my results for some cool things regarding personal things.
>> I understand my zodiac sign; cancer crab. >> Which Harry Potter character are you? Luna Lovegood. Hermione Granger. [ You're clever, ambitious, and have enough brains to be in Ravenclaw: You're Hermione Granger, Harry's super-smart sidekick. Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/Harry-Potter-Quiz.aspx#z47JL52u2RWZcgOh.99] >> I'll post my religious finding after this. ^^
On my verge to
creating things beforehand and during some brief writing, I am going in to the
depths of my world and starting off with this lovely subject: Religion.
Because, in my eyes, religion shapes a lot of things in our world. Even those
who aren’t religious know that a lot of things happening in our world is due to
religion. Even if we can live without, live with, or even just have it there –
religion shapes a lot of people and even gives some the courage to question and
fall out of love and in to a less-fantasy type and in to a hard reality.
I’m hoping to depict my world (since I claim it’s the true sister world to
Earth) as something very similar to Earth itself; Christianity is a basis for
their main religion, so it draws questions. There are also religions against
its main one, ones that are completely different, ones similar, etc., - like
Earth.
For
choosing the name, it took me quite some time. I don’t know if I actually had
the first name written anywhere, but I had an idea of it and it disappeared. So
I searched and searched entomology, name generator sites, reading, etc.,
because the theme of the beginning of the religion is “Greek, Latin, and Hebrew
to the be the focus of originating origins” as well as other
language/culture-types. I base a lot off of Greek here, and there’s a reason
behind it, I promise.
But
as for the name, my temp name was “Artifric”,
which then reminded me too much of “artifact”. So, I kept searching. I ran
across Pagan things, which is an influence on a lot of the Avix, Varem, and
Kavon culture as well as their main style. I wanted to have a basis for the
main religion to be pagan-influenced, as well as Christian influenced. And I
didn’t want to copy by saying directly “Oh, they’re Christian, while they’re Hindu”
or something. But my basis is influenced
by a lot of religions and cultures, and you can guess why.
“Starting from a shaman, spiritual, and somewhat
logical ethically based idea, Five Elders created a language amongst
themselves, claiming “our Father taught us”. Johanna, Darius, Theodoracius
(later Theodite), Samaria, and Dag were claimed as the leaders of their
village. Not long before they were claimed and after they arrived did they find
out that everyone in the village had weird things going on with them. Each one
had powers, some kind of trick, or just something plain odd about them.
Johanna, who had immunity as a
top thing (she didn’t know) lived longer than most in the end; she was able to
heal quickly, not get sick, and not get weak. Darius, her love, was strong and
smart – abnormally. He figured out a lot during his reign – he made heat lamps,
using his fire skills. He helped build places and dig and move things. Their
son, Akhen, held the power of immunity as well as a new development in power:
telekinesis. The name for it came about after 200 years of Akhen’s life. Unknowingly,
Johanna had a daughter with another man and she adopted the name “Nyko” after
the beautiful creatures they found.
Samaria, a beautiful, yet
fragile lady, had the same powers as Akhen, but never told of it until Ahken
developed them at the young age of 23. She and he trained together for years
and young Ahken married her at 30, where she was 50. Samaria already had two
children with a man who ended up disappearing just after the second birth. The
births weakened Samaria, but Ahken brought life back to her. The two children,
Minami and Uuren, had no telekinesis, but they had air powers. They founded and
claimed a lot of land known as “Varem” and even Minami’s new hometown, Minami’s
Cross.
Theodite, who was strong in
fighting, died before his child was ever born – his daughter was born to a
young girl who had the power of water. Though no one ever mentions this lady,
she is the true Realm creator of Mox, thanks to her powers and their daughter,
Moxidite, or Moxy.
Dag, an older man, had already
given three women children and didn’t care. He was the first to show signs of
mental illness, that (not even when the Healers learned their powers) could
they fix. The Healers began recording such things and kept track throughout
time. Dag killed himself at 76, and left the world with four loves, and 12
children, 5 of which began noble compared to others. The main child that showed
amazing powers was Remiel, who was an Oracle.”
- Is your religion based on truth or myth, or
a combination of both?
– Who began it – a divine entity, or a person seeking something?
– What is the purpose of the religion? Is it there to help people co-exist
better, or to spread a divine truth?
– If you had one rule to concisely portray the purpose of your religion (think
something like the Golden Rule), what would it be?
– What does the religion offer its followers to draw them in?
[ The Creator / Pateras “father” in Greek ] – main
religion of Evexia ; like Earth’s God.
“The Creator” and their Bible is very
similar to the forms of modern day Christianity on Earth. Though it holds much
like it from both the Old and New Testaments, there are parts that are unlike
it, also. The books of the Bible are separated in to four books.
> Creation, Era of Light, Era of
Trial, Revelations
1.The religion itself,
which was first called “Sahandadite” after the 5 Elders, was changed later on
due to the arguments over the name origin. “Kalothinism” which is a word that
refers to the religion, the people, etc. The Bible is the Bible, just like for
Christians. Their God is “the Creator”, which is similar. Kalothinism is a
combination of Greek words “kalos” and “thinatos” which represents good and
strong. The men of the second generation of Elders created this and since then,
everyone refers to it as that.
2.Truth, myth or both? Both. The truth behind it is the fact that there was and is a
Creator of their worlds, but a lot of the stories told over centuries are
rewritten, changed, etc., and though they keep the same story value and
characters, some things are overdone.
3.Who began it: Like
Christianity, they tell of two people, a man and a woman, who began life in the
middle of the world. Johanna and Darius, young people, were set in the world
and given basic principles to life; a mindset to know right from wrong and have
basic instincts. After having their first child, they happened upon a village.
Life really started from there, and over time, when people claimed someone
spoke to them, they all talked about first being there. How did they get there,
etc. Johanna and Darius, along with other elders, told stories about a father
figure bringing them to their first home and teaching them to live.
4.Purpose: With Kalothinism,
people live by good morals, try to aim to be the best they can in life, give to
others, help, and live for their Pateras, who watches and guides them. They say
he has a path for them and that all their bad luck is from him telling them
they are either doing badly or not following the right path.
Culture
The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age
group.
Kalothinism is believed to portray
good natural, helping hands, kind hearts, and wise souls. Those serving their
Creator live a humble and holy life and it reflects off of them.
Society
An organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent,
cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
Kalothinism – founded by
the first 5 Elders.
Geneism – founded by a descendant of
Uuren, lead in Varem for decades, if not centuries. They believe in the
Creator, just not how he thinks.
Thycinity – created in Kavon, but
later it spread to Kavon as well. It is based on another God, who brought
everyone there for a reason and wants them to protect his world and his
children for life or until he moves them again. This is a worldwide religion.
Adhenite – when the Adhenes were found
and told their name, a group in Avix lived there and worshipped them. They
called their home “Forest of Adhene” and recruited people to live there as
well. In the end, around 300 years later, the city was large and suddenly
disappeared and no one knows why. There were scriptures, statues, books, and
more left behind, but no bones or trace of life.
Earth religions:
Agnosticism: Belief that (1) God, if it exists, is by nature unknowable and
will always be unknowable, or, (2) that the individual being asked cannot
conclude if god exists or not for lack of evidence one way or the other ;; same
in Evexia, first questioned in the village of the first 5, and carried down. An
Earthling that wandered to Evexia told of the same in their home world.
Ancestor Worship: Belief that good
relations need to be kept with tribal ancestor spirits. Often a form of
Shamanism
Brahma Kumari: This group is preparing
to rule the world after a coming apocalypse, and embrace many practices which
are now called New Age
Christianity: Belief that a single
creator god had a son, Jesus Christ, born to a human mother, and that Jesus'
crucifixion by the Romans brings salvation
Confucianism: A collection of ethical
and moral teachings
Hinduism: Cultural religion of India
which was historically decentralized and disparate and not a single belief
system. Western influence made it into a single religion, an identity which
Hindus now accept.
Satanism: An atheist religion that
uses dark and evil symbology for self-development and anti-religious purposes -
Satan itself is not a real being, just a symbol.
Islam and Buddhism:
Other:
Dualism: Belief that either (1) There
is a good and evil god of equal, or almost-equal power, or (2) there are two
gods, such as a male and female one
Spiritualism: The belief that the
souls of the dead communicate with the living, mostly through Mediums, but,
suffered serious credibility problems with the original founders admitted to
fraudulently inventing the 'rappings' that formed the communications
Wicca/Wiccan: Neo-pagan organisation
based around reconstructed elements of folklore
Witchcraft: A description of various
cultural practices, which are often part of a parent belief system
Name: Zoe Patterson
Known as: Cat Lady - jk! KissDromeda, KissDromedaGirl, Juliane (rp), Hyunchul 현철(rp), Sohee/소희.
Age: Nearly two decades old!
Lives at: Tumblr, AFF, blogspot, Twitter, and currently Evexia.
Country: USA
Favorite Colors: Pastels, Lilac, lavender, any shade of purple basically, white, silver, black, any shade of gray (however, Christian Grey isn't one), clear, any shade of blue, teal, coral, salmon.
Language: English (native), Korean (good enough), Spanish (good enough), intros in Italian, Japanese, Greek, and tagalog.
Hobbies: Writing (ofc), browsing the web, taking care of my cats, drawing, thinking up ideas, playing either Sims or Star Wars, reading, reviewing, dancing, singing, composing.
Favorite Quote: "If you believe in yourself, you're unstoppable."
Likes:
♥ Cats [this is a cat basecode so ofc this is here]
♥ Anything artistic
♥ Korean stuff, and many more cultures, too. I wanted to be an Egyptologist.
♥ Rapping and dancing; composing or choreographing
♥ Tumblr, Twitter, ifunny, etc.
Dislikes:
✖ Haters and fakers
✖ anxiety and depression [suffering from both]
✖ dealing with a lot of stress
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I found myself in Wonderland, got back on my feet again - Alice by Avril Lavigne
