The beginning

When I was a kid, I was raised as a Catholic.  But even in 2nd grade I knew that what they taught made no sense.  However, I was much too young to really understand this.  I was afraid because what I knew was so different from what all of the adults were saying.

I knew that the universe worked by a direct interaction-that you could get what you want by thinking about it long enough.  I also knew that the god of the bible really didn't exist.  

At that time I believed that "god" was everything or, at least everywhere.  In 2nd grade the Catholic school  made us read a catechism.   That was a book of doctrine that explained church teachings.  The first question in the book was "Who is God?".  the answer was "a supreme being.  The second question was "Where is God?"  Answer:  God is everywhere.

I though that if god was indeed everywhere, that why was it necessary to be with god in church?  Why did we need priests to act as go betweens?

Needless to say, in second grade of a Catholic school, these were not exactly the kinds of questions one just popped out.

It would be many more years, however, before I discovered that I was not alone and that my thinking was not unique or strange.  more on that later......

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my new blog.  I have been on a path to knowledge for 45 years and have learned many things along the way.  This blog will discuss many areas of knowledge including new age material, which, I have discovered is actually much older than the name implies.  

I hope you join me on the trip.