Religion | Perle Champion

Day 22 of Blogging from A to Z. Today’s letter is V

V is for Veiled Vacuous Vistas

forcibly veiled ones
facing vacuous vistas
ancient sisters weep

for the shroud you wear
fitting only to bury
ones who never lived

Men still use the ruse of ‘religiosity’ to force women to go veiled lest they, the men, be tempted to do them harm – what a sham. Blame the murdered for inviting murder; the slave for inviting the noose…

Women have been and still are blamed for the crimes of men against them. More rampant in the past in this country, but still with here and around the world is the blaming of women for enticing men to do them harm

I am always saddened when I see a veiled and shrouded woman walk by as the men young and old in her family walk free.

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K is for Kabballist, Kachina, and Ken.

Day 12 of Blogging from A to Z. Today’s letter is K
K is for Kabballist, Kachina, and Ken.

Kabbalist Ken to the Kachina

such unlikely ken
Kabbalist and Kachina
no bonds on seekers

no bounds to knowledge
different paths yet the same
universe sees all

There are many paths upon this planet in this our universe. It’s a shame that too many seekers deny another’s right to their own path. Through time out of mind, wars are declared in this or that god’s name.

Cultures fall and disappear, stamped out by fearful of another belief. ‘My way or no way,’ they declare as they torture, murder and maim others into submission.

How many atrocities have been committed in the name of ‘god’? Pascal was right –

“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”

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Glossary:

Kabbalist –A traditional Kabbalist carries the personally handed down teachings of the Kabalah, which he/she will in turn personally pass on. The Kaballah is a compilation of the basic truths of the Universe.

Kachinas – Spirit in human form, become masked dancers during Native American religious ceremony who hold knowledge which is imparted to the people through oral tradition.

Ken – knowledge, understanding or cognizance, mental perception, vision, consciousness; also to teach, direct or guide someone.