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About the time I was 13 1/2, I was fully doing the Lutheran Church things
like acolyte and catechism and classes and such. It was at this time that the
pressure started to get to me and I started to ignore doing any of these so-called acts of
the devil. It was also at this time that a woman started to rent a room in our home.
One day as she was walking down the hall past my room, she caught me being
lazy and watched as I floated a drink I had left across the room to me.
I thought, here we go
again. But just the opposite was true. For the next 1 1/2 years, she helped me
hone my abilities. In 1978, one of the monthly interviews in the Science of Mind
Magazine was with this woman, Carolyn Conger, a known healer. It was also about this
time that I started reading authors such as Emerson.
After graduating from high school, I went to California Lutheran
College on my way to Lutheran Seminary. During the summer, CLC also conducted
week retreats for high school age students. For one of these, several of the
ministers convinced me that I should hang on a cross as a visual representation of Jesus.
During the course of doing this, I received what I will refer to as a definite
knowing. What was taught by religious organizations was not for me. In fact,
whatever happened in that courtyard that evening affected everyone present. Three
ministers gave up their ministry shortly there after. I was swamped by everyone for
the things that were shared through my voice. I remember only what I knew about
leaving religion.
I was angry. For the next 8 years, I only had a relationship with God
that was: "God was up there...I am down here...and, I got the rotten end of the
deal." But, please understand I still understood and had a belief.
Then, I met Liggett Lancaster. I wrote a poem about him and it is in
my area of the Creative Writing Section called "Spirit
of God". He taught me a 10 Week Personal Growth Workshop that introduced
the teachings of Ernest Holmes Science of Mind. Those lesson plans are available in Lesson Plans Offered. The principles taught here are
what I had basically been really believing all my life. My life changed greatly for
the better.
A few years later, I met Rev. Betty J. Mendizza at the Seal Beach Church of
Religious Science and spent the next four (4) years learning everything I could. For
some of the practitioner work, we got to learn from Betty Klump who was head of
practitioner's at the founder's church. During these classes, Rev. Betty used the Original 48 Lesson Plans that were the extension courses
and revised them for future classes.
Then, as mentioned in another area of this site, I got unfocused and
life took a downhill run.
In 1989, I met up with Rev. Gertrude Jago in Yuma, Arizona. There I
ended up running the church business office and assisting her. Working
with this woman daily was what I needed. Further, I rented a room from a long term
meta-physician by the name of Yvonne Morrison. Days were spent with Rev. Gertrude
and nights with Yvonne. During that time element is when I received a message to
start The "I AM" Project. I did Yvonne's Transition Services
a few years ago.
There are many author's and many philosophies that I have studied through
the years. These are listed in Recommended
Readings. You will find many of these to be old writers from before the 1930's.
Other than a few writer's today, I find most the teachings with real meat of
understanding to them to be from the earlier writer's. Much of the metaphysical
writings today appear to be toned down to grab hold of a larger audience.
The Ravings of a Mad Man is something that I
have been doing in private for years. No, they are most certainly not all posted
here yet. Kept them hidden for years... especially as a child to make sure no one
put me away in a mental institute. Now, that might be a little difficult to do.
Up-date: 11 September 2006...
I am now in a small mountain community of Wrightwood, California
in the San Bernardino mountains. I chose to be here because, in
all honesty, I lost something... actually a great deal. So, I am
disciplining myself to do all the techniques shared in this website to
get back on my path. I am finally accepting what I have always
known was to be my life; but, have been avoiding. I thought that
my contribution of this website was enough. However, it is not.
It is past time that I accept that I was meant to share as a full time
project. The next few months will show a radical change to this
website and to me.
Namaste'...
Rev Deacon
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