Post by Laurasia on Feb 24, 2005 18:55:33 GMT -5
Hello everyone. Well, as you all know, I have been doing a lot of inner
working as of late. A lot of this has centered on past-life work &
connection to divinity. During this time of learning & growth, I have
come to understand my most prominent past-life that effects me in this
one: my past-life from ancient Greece. (This is also what has caused
the changes within my personal spiritual path to that of a Hellenic
Reconstructionist.) Enjoy!
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I was a warrior within the Greek army. I lived in a small community
with my fellow warriors. Our shelters were huts. Most of the mens body
armor was made of leather, some had metal. I had both. My helmet was
metal & had a crest of horsehair on the top. I also had a circular
shield. My weapons were a short-sword & spears. Some men could use a
bow & arrow. I was not one of them.
I had dedicated my life to Ares, the God of War. This was agreeable for
me for most of my life. However, there came a time when I fell in love
& wanted to "retire" from my lifestyle. To settle down & have what most
men had. It seems that Ares had different plans. (Or, at least, that
was my way of thinking in order to comprehend everything that
followed.) However, I need to back up for this to make sense.
You see, my victories in battle were my "sacrifices" to Ares. My way of
honoring him. At one point in time, before I fell in love, I was met on
the battelfield by an old friend of mine. I could have beat & killed
him. However, I did not want to do that. Therefore, I let him go & did
not engage in combat with him. I suppose that Ares took this as an
insult. That I would deny him this "ultimate sacrifice".
Soon after all of this is when I fell in love. (Actually, with 2
people, but that is a much more complicated part of things.) This was
also when I first started thinking about "retiring". I believe that
this truly upset Ares. I say this because after I decided to leave my
former life behind & lay my sword down, my loved ones started to die
around me. One after the other. Therefore, I went back to fighting in
order to appease Ares & "win" my right to "retirement". Many very
personal & painful things occured after I returned to the battlefield,
that I won't get into here. However, after the worst of it I thought
that I had appeased Ares & atoned for my angering of him. Little did I
know that I was very wrong.
Since I thought that everything was now okay between myself & my patron
God, I began to get ready for my long-awaited retirement. However, just
as I achieved my goal I was struck dead by another warrior.
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This is the bare-boned description of what I have recalled so far.
There is much more detail to the things mentioned, but they are
extremely personal to me & I would rather not discuss them now.
I know understand why I have always had my reservations & obstacles
about working with any forms of the God. I am getting reacquainted with
him now, thankfully.
I hope that this wasn't too terribly boring. It was great to finally
share it with all of you!
Sincerely,
Laurasia
working as of late. A lot of this has centered on past-life work &
connection to divinity. During this time of learning & growth, I have
come to understand my most prominent past-life that effects me in this
one: my past-life from ancient Greece. (This is also what has caused
the changes within my personal spiritual path to that of a Hellenic
Reconstructionist.) Enjoy!
***********************************************************************
I was a warrior within the Greek army. I lived in a small community
with my fellow warriors. Our shelters were huts. Most of the mens body
armor was made of leather, some had metal. I had both. My helmet was
metal & had a crest of horsehair on the top. I also had a circular
shield. My weapons were a short-sword & spears. Some men could use a
bow & arrow. I was not one of them.
I had dedicated my life to Ares, the God of War. This was agreeable for
me for most of my life. However, there came a time when I fell in love
& wanted to "retire" from my lifestyle. To settle down & have what most
men had. It seems that Ares had different plans. (Or, at least, that
was my way of thinking in order to comprehend everything that
followed.) However, I need to back up for this to make sense.
You see, my victories in battle were my "sacrifices" to Ares. My way of
honoring him. At one point in time, before I fell in love, I was met on
the battelfield by an old friend of mine. I could have beat & killed
him. However, I did not want to do that. Therefore, I let him go & did
not engage in combat with him. I suppose that Ares took this as an
insult. That I would deny him this "ultimate sacrifice".
Soon after all of this is when I fell in love. (Actually, with 2
people, but that is a much more complicated part of things.) This was
also when I first started thinking about "retiring". I believe that
this truly upset Ares. I say this because after I decided to leave my
former life behind & lay my sword down, my loved ones started to die
around me. One after the other. Therefore, I went back to fighting in
order to appease Ares & "win" my right to "retirement". Many very
personal & painful things occured after I returned to the battlefield,
that I won't get into here. However, after the worst of it I thought
that I had appeased Ares & atoned for my angering of him. Little did I
know that I was very wrong.
Since I thought that everything was now okay between myself & my patron
God, I began to get ready for my long-awaited retirement. However, just
as I achieved my goal I was struck dead by another warrior.
***********************************************************************
This is the bare-boned description of what I have recalled so far.
There is much more detail to the things mentioned, but they are
extremely personal to me & I would rather not discuss them now.
I know understand why I have always had my reservations & obstacles
about working with any forms of the God. I am getting reacquainted with
him now, thankfully.
I hope that this wasn't too terribly boring. It was great to finally
share it with all of you!
Sincerely,
Laurasia