Spiritual Warfare

I've been reeling from some things in my home life recently, and now I'm picking myself up and getting back to everything I put on the backburner. At the same time, I've been informed of a very disturbing situation forming. I urge you to read the Wild Hunt's article on the matter.

Spiritual warfare is very real, and more people need to be aware of what is happening in our country, and around the world. These people are practicing what many would call "black magic" forcing their will onto others, wishing harm upon those who will not conform to their ideas of what is right in the world. I grew up in an Apostolic church. I know what some of these people are capable of, and it's some scary scary shit.

It doesn't matter what your religion, or non-religion is. The fact of the matter is that these types of people are growing in desperation, and are already doing things that kill people who they don't agree with. I'm sure everyone has heard about the tragedy in Norway. Shit like that can, and has happened here in the states. For the same stupid reason: "these people are different from us, and believe something different than us so they must be evil"

We are mages, witches, priests, and priestesses, kings and queens of our domain. Do we not have power to change things? So why aren't we? Have we gotten so complacent, so jaded in our journeys into the self, that we forget our fellow man? How many of us do workings to aid the whole? The world, and the people in it? Is it because of the questionable ethics of meddling in the lives of others? Then what are we doing when we pray for the well being of a friend or a family member? Are we doing wrong then, if we didn't ask for their permission first? I don't think so, and I don't think you think so either. (though if you do, I'd love to hear more about why in the comments)

So what do I think we should do? What am I going to do, at very least? I am going to join other pagan bloggers, and start praying to Columbia. I'm going to make a conscious commitment to think about what this country stands for, and to put energy into preventing people from perverting that purpose. Did you know that in Texas the school board is writing Thomas Jefferson out of the history books? It's because he coined the term "separation of church and state" These people are not against warping history, and destroying facts to further their agenda.

Beyond that...I don't know. I just know that the foundation of our country is under attack, and that if the attackers had their way, there would be no compromise, no peace, only domination in the name of a being that they don't even come close to emulating.