I have been doing a great deal of work recently in
identifying who and what I am outside of a sexual, romantic, or familial
context. Specifically, I have been
exploring how my identity relates to my religious calling of service and my
work in the world.
I am a writer. But what do I hope to accomplish by my
writing? What do I value above
everything else? What we value can help
us define who we are and help us to focus on our purpose, and how we hope to leave
our mark upon this world.
The way that I identify what is important to me is by
examining that which moves me, what my heart reacts to most strongly. In many ways these are things that have an
impact upon those whom I love. What kind
of world do I want for my children, for my grand-daughter, and those who will
follow her?
My heart cries out for Peace, I want Peace for the world
that she will inherit. Peace is better
for growing things and small children, and for the rest of us, truth be
told. But peace without Liberty to be true to one’s ’self
is not truly Peace, but rather oppression.
So Liberty and Peace. I want her
to be free to be all of who she is. I
want Love for her too, and the freedom to express her love in whatever way is
true for her.
So what do we do to create the world we want for our
children and grand-children? What do I do to create a world where all our
children will be safe and free to love whom they will, to be whomever they
will? How do we create Peace?
I believe the world is able to heal, I believe that Love
and Peace and Liberty are possible. But
I believe that this can only happen if we work for these things. I do so by telling stories that share visions
of other people’s experience, that make it possible for us to see through each
others’ eyes and thereby find compassion and understanding. We heal the world through stories, through
Love and Peace and compassion.
We also heal the world through magick, by Re-enchanting the
World. The World needs more Magick and
Enchantment. I contribute to this by
leading and serving my Coven, by serving my Tradition and my community. I help by supporting others in finding healing
and transformation, to find their own power and wisdom. I do this by invoking my Gods to keep them
alive in this world. I do this through poetry
and ritual and serving my ancestors.
But most of all, I do this by speaking Truth, whenever I
see it, heart to heart, shouting above the shouting, Truth against the World,
until there is Peace and Liberty and Love.
I am a champion of Hope, a warrior of Peace and Liberty. I am a dragon, breathing the fire of Truth, and
a Sword upon whom the words are written, the Truth against the World. Truth can heal us, Truth can bring
Peace. So Mote It Be.
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