Saturnalia Special Edition

      Merry Christmas and merry Saturnalia. Why Saturnalia? Because grinches are doing good (bad) work at destroying Christmas for me this year, so rather than associate the beloved holiday of Christmas (it is vary sacred to me) with misery and living hell-on-earth, I will be observing the Pagan tradition with liberal flexibility towards "revisionism". For me it will be a very UNIQUE Xmas. Christmas is very sanctified to me for multiple reasons which include (but are not limited to):

*the childhood magic of Christmas

*I rue Santa deniers. We all know there is a Santa, that the earth is round and that God made it. If that offends you then why the hell would you be reading my blog? Seriously, who does that?

*I was baptized into the LDS church while in Marine Corps boot camp on Christmas Day, 2003.

*When I explored the Left Hand Path, Christmas has a certain atmosphere conducive to my recollection of that wintry time in my life. It is good. Not a bad thing.

*I spent Christmas season of 2012 (Mayan Apocalypse) with the teenage kids and girlfriend at the time. We were a family and that meant so much to me for that period of time, I can honestly say that her kids gave me the happiest moment of my entire life. They were the best Christmas Gift I could ever ask for and the memory of it warms my heart to this day and gives me a reason to be alive.

     I saw the following posted on Face Book and thought I should reproduce it here (thank you 'copy & paste') since I agree with it:

If you're offended by "Baby It's Cold Outside" you're going to have a tough go of it in life. And so are your kids.

First, you are completely ignoring the fact that the song is 74 years old--when women were ladies and men were gentlemen.

Her "protest" was typical of a way a lady would speak to a man instead of just downing some drinks and hopping into bed with him.

No one seems offended by that, but you hear that crap on the radio ALL YEAR LONG.

Men actually had to court women back in those days, a subtle dance that for both men and women no longer exists. Sad but true.

Secondly, "what's in this drink?" does not imply that she was roofied, or at least it didn't in 1944. Get a grip.

She's obviously deflecting her indecision toward her drink, which again, came with the times. She was not being drugged.

(Should we stop watching The Wizard of Oz because when they fall asleep in the poppy fields that means Dorothy is on heroin?)

Moreover, what are you worried is going to happen?? That people will hear this song, completely misinterpret the lyrics (as you obviously have) and then decide to go date rape someone?

Or maybe you're worried about your children and what they will think when they hear it? Gee, maybe it's the perfect teachable moment to actually sit down and have a conversation with your child about how men and women USED to be. Most notably, NOT offended by every stinking thing that crossed their path.

Yes, I agree, Rudolph gets bullied in the animated version of "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer." Aaaaand?? Wasn't that the point of the whole story??

It's the ultimate story of redemption and turning the other cheek and doing what you gotta do in the face of adversity.

He was called a bunch of names by his peers but shook it off and guided Santa's sleigh anyway--in the fog no less!

Is there a better or more stoic way to flip a red nosed middle finger at some jealous reindeer?

What if Rudolph was just offended and cried and sulked off and went to his room and that was the end of the story? A really stupid story, that's what.

Last but not least, have you seen violent video games or watched modern TV or listened to modern radio? 

And you're still worried about a 74 year old Christmas song? Have you lost your mind!?

If you are still offended by these things, good. BE OFFENDED. 

But please don't imply that the rest of us lack morals or good judgement, especially when it comes to parenting.

If you want to raise your kids to be on the lookout and offended at every little thing that they might not understand or agree with, have at it.

I will be watching Rudolph when it's cold outside.

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      True America is falling. We can try and preserve it and save it, or we can give it up to the neopolitik fascism coming over the American society like a plague of locusts. Its awakening a violent, hateful, loveless and dark quagmire in our nation and I can't stand it. No one who is a true patriot and American can stand to see our country bruised like it has been. In our age of 'fear of terrorism' we have become blind to see the real terrorists. It is us. We are the ones ripping it apart. It isn't foreign extremists, or Muslims, or immigrant caravans or foreign invaders. It is bigotry and hate and cold heart and lack of spirit that runs epidemic like a plague through our communities. We have created this golem-this tumor that is eating our country and if we don't light the candle of love in our hearts, our country will be destroyed. Not by North Korean Missiles or Iranian cyber attacks, Chinese invasion or Russian collusion. It will be us. Your neighbor. YOU. FIX OUR WORLD. IT IS SICK IT NEEDS A NURSE. They say charity begins in the heart...that is also where the route of this carcinogen is. In our hearts. Fix your heart and love. Do whatever you have to do to feel it, but find it and bring it out.

     We have very little time left, before the cancer metastasizes and we will see a "new world order" and not a healthy one. It is too late to change that fact. It is coming and is upon us. It is necessary. But, it will get much worse, before we see the best part. I don't tell you this with negativity. I tell it to you with hope. It it necessary that this cycle of things must complete itself and we are at zero hour. Very soon we will see the world shaken to its very limbs by some great cataclysm that will nearly destroy civilization. It will probably be in the form of atomic exchange. Whatever it is, it will be society putting a gun to its own head and pulling the trigger. We have many, many toys laying arounf that are perfect for such a thing. Our sharpest scientists have manifested them through invention and ingenuity.

     Through all of this LOVE. Yourself, your neighbor and as many people as you possibly can. That's the only cure for our diseased world. The medicine will hurt, but just as rubbing alchohol stings the wound, it does so because the medicine is working. We will get through this time, and coming time of crisis by looking inward and treating one another with care and compassion just as the Great Jewish Rabbi instructed us 2,000 years ago [and as have many Messengers of Divinity]. And though the date is wrong, we celebrate his birth this season. Others have different reason for celebrating yule tide, but the one thing that bonds all these divergent traditions together is that this is a a season of love. Love for one another. Charity and giving over taking. And whether you be Jew, or Christian, Buddhist or Bahai, Hindu or Muslim, Wiccan or are a brother or sister of the left hand path-whomever, whatever and where-ever you are; Happy Holidays, I send Love to you all and I hope you will do the same to each other.

     Please. Im sick of seeing us slaughtering each other in the news. Lets make schools and playgrounds and churches and theatres a safe, happy place again. A place for families to go and not have to worry about bullets or bombs from some evil person who wants to hurt people they dont even know. The Devil, the terrible destroyer is at work and he is putting in overtime. But we can beat him. Armed with love, let us put in over time too. Until it hurts.

-Seasons Blessings

Brian Hill

Death in the Family

     I have developed a dental abcess in the back of my mouth on the lower left side. It is inflamed and tender. So are the lymph nodes. The weather here lately has been sunny and it is windy today. We may have storms coming soon, but I think that we will have more nice days than bad weather ones. The storm zones seem to be slowly moving east, year by year. That must be climate change. I think that I have singled out an apartment complex that I like. The dating scene hasn't been working out for me, so the best thing for me in that regard is to abstain from it. I have also noticed people distancing themselves from me though I am uncertain as to why at the moment.

     Every once in awhile, I suggest a book or movie for you to see or read. I would like to suggest Oprah's Beloved. Movie based off of a book. Strange and shocking film with lots of easter eggs. This film needs to be viewed multiple times to soak it in. There are many "theories" regarding it. I haven't read the book, but would like to pick it up someday.

     I have been reading "lost" books of the Bible and am thinking most of the apocryphal books are bogus and probably a major part of the Bible (as well as other scriptures) are too. But, I still find them usefull as literature and spiritual poetry. Some failed prophecies (mine included) and failed prophetic events are also leading me to conclude that we aren't living in the last days, but that our planet may just be going through a period of change which is just as exciting anyway. I still retain faith in God and a belief in the ability to experience spiritual events and direct experience of God.

**breaking** @ approx. 1650: I just got word that my Step-Father has been killed in a motorcycle accident. This will wear hard on my mother who lost one love already to a motorcycle accident. I have lost my Grandfather in July.

Series of Earthquakes in Oklahoma Today

     We had a 3.7 earthquake this morning, and similar sized ones since. The epicenter was SE of Edmond. Small quake, but I find earthquakes exciting. At different times in my life I settle into a residence, or social circle or hobby, etc. At many points I have found my niche and have concluded that there are various "niches" for me at different points in my life. Right now, I have kind of settled into a new one at my town house on campus. Life is not static. It is ever changing and evolving. Have you ever met someone and believed them to be your soul mate, but it turned out that they apparently weren't? I have had that same experience several times in my life as well. I think that different people are meant for us as we move on the journey of life. As of now I am single and am not so interested in a relationship. If one developed great, but I feel that I am kind of out growing the dating thing. I would like to soon settle down and have a family. I would love to have kids. Particularly a girl. At least one girl and one boy. Maybe two girls and one boy. Just less than a year ago I was with someone whom I  was very close to (and her kids as well). I had found a family to belong to. I thought for sure that we were meant to be together, but things ended badly. I know believe that we were meant to be together at that point in our lives because we had something to learn or teach each other and to help each other through that particular journey we were on.

     Yesterday a shooting at LAX airport lead to the death of the first TSA agent in the line of duty and others injured. The shooter had anti-TSA literature in his bag. Shootings are becoming more and more common. Not just weekly,  but almost daily at this point. I said awhile back that this would happen, though it seems to be happening slower than I thought it would.

Links:

The Oracle at Delphi

Duke Nukem Forever Official Website

Oklahoma Earthquakes 'Today'

The Oarfish Were Right!

    Nietzsche is dead.     -?

 

It is a sound psychological fact that we hear only what we are prepared to hear.     -Dr. Geade Ladd

 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.     -The Bible

     Hallelujah! All praise and glory to God. May my blog and all my doings reflect worship, praise and all credit and glory to God in his accurate form whatever that be. May my every action, word and deed be according to the will of God and His use.

      It's game day at OU and it's drizzling. Walking to the library I ended up getting moistened. That's what I hate about walking in the rain. You end up damp and smelling like ozone. Yesterday I attended a Halloween part dressed up as a zombie. There was a dance contest for kids and they were all dressed so adorable. One little girl dressed up as a leopard called me "her zombie". It was sweet. I can't wait to have a family of my own. Kids are one of the greatest gifts God gives us. The love that a parent has for their child is a minor reflection of the Love God has for us. A day or so ago I mentioned the possibility of an earthquake in California being predicted by the sightings of Oarfish. Oarfish had also been spotted by the Japanese. On the 25th there was a 7.6 earthquake in the sea off of Japan.

      Potential budget cuts that could be coming to the military soon, would shrink the size of the military and affect weapons programs. The military is one of the few things that our nation should be leaving alone. It's one of few things we got right. Iran may only be a month away from, having enough uranium to construct a nuclear weapon.

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Prayers and Blessings and Updates On Me

That one indeed is a man who, today, decideth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth.     -Baha'u'llah    

      Back in Norman today, to take care of some more business. I have had some great developments in my life recently. A shout out to that special someone of whom my heart belongs. Your prayers for me last week went answered and I will be needing more in the months ahead. Thank you for those prayers and good thoughts. I am sending mine out to you too. I donate plasma twice a week when able. Not in as big a need for money, but the plasma goes to people who need it, and that is a positive contribution I try to make. I try to effect the world in as much of a positive way as possible. I am not trying to brag, just sharing my ministerial activities in hopes that I can inspire others to do the same. I don't seek t do good to get credit or recognition, but to give glory to God who deserves all praise. Do not be proud for me, be proud for God and seek to do the same things in your own way. If everyone did their part to make the world a better place and to offer service to God, this world would be an infinitely better one.

     I continue to see synchronicity in life all the time. It reminds me that God is ever present and communicates with us, when we will stop log enough to listen. 23s are ever present (I am sitting at library computer 32 right now and that was unintentional) as is 216. When I see the number 216 I take the time to ask myself if that is God trying to tell me something. Lately I have felt the Holy Spirit's presence with the burning chest manifestation a couple of times this last week presenting one with a revelation and twice with the sensation of love. I used to get the sensation much more often, but as our faith grows, I believe that those obvious manifestations of God can diminish only because God wants us to have faith in His presence rather than having to constantly remind us. But, how great would that be to always feel the presence of God and the Holy Spirit? Months ago it was an almost constant feeling with me. I walked with a euphoric high. I can understand what people mean when they say they are "high on Jesus".

     I keep having a repetitive dream. In essence it should be good (because the dream is a quite happy one with a positive setting), but it is a dream of something I long for, but can not have. So upon waking I am despaired that it was only a dream. Some nights I continue to yell out in my sleep. I have also yelled out the name "Shawna" who is the little sister of a friend of mine. I seem to be looking for her in my dream. Calling out to her. What in the world could it mean? It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Some of you would like this blog to be more personal and about me. I will do my best to apply that. If you want to know me better you can always email me at BrianHillMA@hotmail.com or look me up on Facebook with that same email address or search for "Brian James Hill in Oklahoma City" on FB.

     There are some opportunities for me to enter the Ministry or attend Pastoral training. I am seriously considering this. Either taking the Pastoral training through a Non-Denomination church or attending a Divinity school or seminary. Not only would it help here with the blog, but I could serve in the clergy or even begin my own ministry. Today the Supreme Court struck down DOMA and Proposition 8. This allows same sex marriage to continue in California.

     Isn't is a great thing to be in love and with your life companion? To know that person will make a great parent to your children and that there is great hope for a wonderful family in the future? It is one of the greatest and fulfilling feelings to have. A family is such a great gift from God. I can think of no other worldly desire than to have a happy and loving family. That would make me truly happy. Kids make me so happy to be around. Even when they aren't my own. I am a care taker and love to take care of children. They always put a smile on my face and remind me that love is a very real and powerful thing. Soon I will begin working on a fictional series of books narrating end time events (sort of similar to the Left Behind series, but unique in its own ways). I will likely release bits and pieces from the books here on my blog when they become available. Speaking of which, I have just finished reading Desecration from the Left Behind Series. Good book. A lot of it is filler and I am starting to get the feeling that as the books progress the authors got sort of lazy and starting breezing through certain events (for example in Desecration there is brief mention of the plague of boils on the receivers of Nicolai's mark and the oceans turning into blood). But, the ending is a cliff hangar and I cant wait to start the next book. I am likely to be done with the entire adult series of books soon. Next I will start on the children's series.

Prayer and Blessing List:

This is a list of people whom are on my prayer list. If you would like to pray for, or bless these people as well I am sure it would be appreciated. Even if you don't know these people's names (some initials have been changed), God does!

-S.M. and Family: I think of you all often and will never stop loving you. Kids- I am so proud of the people you are and I hope you know how much I love you and miss you, and feel so proud of you. You all will always have a home in my heart. I wish you well with your goals and living the lives you strive to live.
-P.P.T.: May you be blessed and may you follow the directives of God and live a good life.
-B. Thank you for your kindness. You are an awesome person. Congratulations on the baby and I wish the best for the both of you! Kids are a gift from God. I am so jealous!
-K.M.C.: I hope the surgery goes well and that there is no need for more and that you are healed and the healing stands as a testimony to the Glory of God. May the current difficulties in  your life be lifted and everything go well and easy for you and your family. May they be blessed as well.
-Jessica R. and your Grandmother: I pray that you will be comforted by the Holy Spirit and that your Grandmother will be comfortable, health and happy and will do well.

Spiritual Tip: Use your community and your resources to better the world through your own spiritual understanding. Take every advantage  to spread love and minister to the people around you. The theme today is to make the world a better place through your own actions. No deed is too small to make a HUGE impact.