Keeping the Sacred Flame

A place to discuss the religion and philosophy of the Sacred Flame, HeartShadow's personal religion. Also random other thoughts of HeartShadow's as she feels like posting them.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

What is FlameKeeping?

FlameKeeping is a religious path that celebrates the Divine Within and the Divine Without, the nature of the Universe being that of a self-aware, Divine Entity, of which we are all parts. The basic nature of the Flame is that we are all Divine, and we must seek inside ourselves to find that Divine Nature. When we see the Divine in ourselves and in each other, we find we have the potential to make the world a better place through improving ourselves.

We are all individual, part of a group, and a piece of the Indivisible Divine Universe. There is no contradiction here, even though it appears to function in paradox, because our individuality is not threatened by being part of something greater as well. Our life functions as individual, but what we do radiates outward to the Universe, and then radiates back to ourselves. No action occurs in a vacuum.

Being a FlameKeeper involves improvement of self, not monetarily but spiritually. We need to find ourselves: first who we are, then who we want to become. We do have the potential to change ourselves and become better than we are. The path to finding our better selves is difficult, but we can support each other and find our own centers.

FlameKeeping is a path that involves self-improvement with the goal of improving both oneself and the world around one. It recognizes that we all live in embedded relationships, and cannot separate ourselves from the world around us. The goals are local, but the focus is upon the entire Universe.
Personal thoughts

2 Comments:

  • At 7:18 AM, Blogger Vieva said…

    It's a process, not a solution. There are no "answers" .. just ways to move forward.

    There comes a point when one simply has to accept that life involves pain. And we have a choice: to dwell in it, or accept it but still allow joy and happiness in our lives as well.

    There will always be the internalized voices of society telling us what we can and cannot do. And we have the choice then of listening, or refusing to let ourselves be dictated to by outside voices yammering in our heads. The choice is always our own. No matter how much it hurts, no matter how much we hate it: the choice is always our own.

     
  • At 8:14 AM, Blogger The Quiet Traveler said…

    i agree with your "ways of mov[ing] forward". it's like being in an ice storm. keeping moving or you will die. in this context you won't die physically but emotionally and creatively. that's when the despair comes.

     

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