Quotes are from “When Women were Drummers”. Thanks to Francis Gaspar (R.I.P.)

“Cultural transformation begins with Individual transformation.” I believe that addresses my longing to live in another country to escape the volatile conditions here. But I know and have been reminded “escape” will just escalate the problems. I have to deal personally and first accept my PRESENT before improvements can materialize. I draw strength from my husband from Tato Malay and from Marito Platon.

“In reviewing the past we envision the future. We are faced with the necessity of evolving a
a new social structure.”

“Evolving” is an attractive word to me. It reminds me of my divinity – my power to create my reality. I dream of a social order where religion and religious practices do not dominate daily life to clash with the political realities. I dream of a structure similar to that of Singapore.

“A patterns of behavior are brought up from the unconscious, we can begin to change distorted or unhealthy behavior.”

My issues against man-made rules by the church have distorted my worldview as I deal with a new type of governance I personally favor.

“When the world and the self are equally expressions of divinity, every act becomes sacred.”
This is the new structure I want.

“Primordial religion placed the self in the context of nature as a a whole, understanding her, recognizing her as the mother of all, identifying with her rhythms.” This is very inspiring. This message is similar to what the old Hawaiian worldview taught before the people were Christianized. The more expansive insight comes from Tato Malay: before people have been churchified!

“No species had the right to exploit another. In the new order even animals will have rights. This even if I am not a pet lover at all. Other creatures from other planets will have to be considered.

“if there was a fall from grace, it was a fall out of the rhythm.”  Not the Biblical original sin! This has been my view for at least two years now.

Finally from Dr Christine Page:
“If God is omnipotent then the obvious place to start to explore its presence and to see its reflection is within our core and not within the mind set of others.”