Submissions by _Sunshine_

i was taught as a child
Straight was the only way
It was never acceptable
For anyone to decide that they were gay
men who liked men
lived their lives in sin
A disgusting abomination
As time went on
I left my dogma behind
i opened my eyes
expanded my mind
Why should I care if a guy wants a guy?
Once or twice, one even caught my eye
It wasn't wrong
But it still wasn't good
They were often cast out
And always misunderstood
I thought that I believed that it really was alright
But I realized even I was still...

My gods and yours are one, many, and the same
God, Universe, Self, the one ineffable name
From above, down below, 
All in the end is ash
The stardust from whence we came. 
Seemingly infinite in the sky, the tree of life grows. 
Outside our world above it is the universal source from which all energy flows. 
Underneath another place, where no living man goes
He cannot perceive the gate,
nor the immense black river that flows. 
Brilliant is the space outside the tree, but he cannot perceive how it glows
The space outside the tree is a part...

Do you love like I love?
Do you hate like I hate?
Do you look below or above?
Do you feel like it's too late?
Do you hurt like I hurt?
Do you feel hope or just wait?
Are you dirt like I'm dirt
Or do you come from a star?
Does the type of dust really matter
If dust is all we are?
How many circles must one walk
To have made it this far?
Do you grow like I grow?
Do you tire like I tire?
Do you know what I know?
Do you walk through the flames or sit by the fire?
Do you wonder like I wonder,
have the same thoughts...

Bubble, boil, trouble and toil
Holy water, herbs, and sacred oil
Potion, ritual, incantation
Carry out will through spell creation
A touch of black magic and divination
Moss and leaves, mushrooms and mold
Scientific research, and stories told
Invoke the silver moon and the sun of gold
Hand in hand with the gods of old
Fire burns and water runs cold
Stable stone and wild wind
A spirit is a guide and a faery a friend
A new beginning waits at every end
Find your path and blaze a trail
Making mistakes doesn’t mean that you fail...