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Diaryland
A Reminder of Death 2005-01-24 @ 1:52 p.m.
I found a really fascinating book in Borders the other day that I just felt compelled to buy. It is called Gnostic Secrets of the Naassenes by Mark Gaffney, and I'm already halfway through it. Its a beautiful exploration of history, religion, mythology, archaelogy, and mysticism, focusing on a lost sermon from a group labeled heretics by the exoteric Christians. Its really helped clear up a lot of things for me and shown me some new insights into the bible. I really like the investigation of the Jewish conception of God and how it has actually been evolving since the beginning - the bible itself and the histories of Judaism and Christianity as religions give testament to this. So, that's another one I recommend.
Yesterday was a sad day for Megan, a very good friend of mine. Her dog got out the night before and got hit by a car on the highway. Megan came all the way back from Pullman in Eastern Washington to Redmond. Her new boyfriend Andrew drove her, and I ended up hanging out with him for a good three hours minimum while she went and dealt with things with Andy, her old boyfriend. Evidentally, losing Clara, the dog, really broke both of them to pieces. Megan spent most of the day crying. I have never seen her this upset before, but then I usually only see her during the good times. I'm glad I could be there for her to do what little I could. Clara was a young dog that evidentally had been abused as a puppy before she came to live with Megan and Andy. So I think Megan was feeling a lot of guilt about the poor dog having such a short life of so much pain. Megan is a staunch atheist so its not like I could offer her much of a bigger perspective on such things. Besides, death is not the time for religious debates. Its a time for embracing each other with unconditional love and recognizing the stuff we are all prey to.
It has occured to me lately that I am not sure what direction I am going to take this diary in now. My life is so complex that I could never recount all of it in words. Nor do I want or need to - nothing is lost in the mind of God. So what should I write about now? Should I keep writing this? If you all have something you'd like me to share, feel free to let me know.
"Details in the Fabric" - May 31, 2009
Not So Quick Questions - April 6, 2009
The Morning Stars - Lords of the 15 - April 9, 2009
Sincerity and Faith in Magic - April 10, 2009
Not So Quick Questions (2) - April 14, 2009
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