Hi E'

My family taught me of the significance of the christmas tree when I was 8 or 9 - mainly that the druids sacrificed virgins on the tree so as to please god and grant them a good harvest.

In the frozen wastes - the fir tree was one of the only green things to be seen and symbolized for these folks the green hand of god.

Every time I mention this to folks - many get really upset. If you haver the audacity to mention it in a church - as one of my friends did - the pastors priests or what-have-you are likely to ask you to leave.

We celebrated Christmas off and on and even had several trees - but we didn't hang female angels at the top of them for obvious reasons.

My family still celebrates the holiday and does not obssess about its pagan origins - but chooses to celebrate the day as one of celebrating family, sharing and giving and an awareness of the higher forces (which are non-denominational as they long ago evolved out of religious doctrines).

The songs and religious overtones of this a Christian nation - which have emerged since 9-11 don't bother me baecause Christianity is just another step on the pathway to the stars - and folks learn some good mixed in with the bad.

When they are ready they will discard the self-destructive practice of prayer, realizing that prayer-granting would destroy a person's moral compass, resolve and initiative.

But until that day, the basic tenets of right and wrong and good/evil help provide a stability to a society which often needs outside guidance in the decision making and moral judgment process.

In an infinite universe good/evil lose their meanings and are propositions of relative expressions of energy.

'Sin' as a vehicle for self-improvement is as necessary as 'good'. This doesn't mean we want to do evil - or wrong - we do these things constantly - and are unaware of their 'evil'.

When we do become aware of part of a past actions negative nature - we realize we have 'sinned'.

This inspires us to rectify the situation and resolve to better ourselves - so in this sense 'sin' becomes 'good'.

All these religious doctrines - bar none - are limited in that they take a finite view of the universe and of life. As such each must eventually fall by the wayside as ones perspective, understanding and view expands.

Only when one's feet are firmly planted on that pathway and we can discern these things for ourselves do we see the many harmful, or 'sinful' if you will, aspects of organized religion.

Man needs religion though and in no way do I support a mass exodus from religions - because as I mentioned earlier - they still serve as valuable learning tools.

A good samaritan type fellow used to throw nickels and coins down chimneys - which would land in the stockings hung up to dry by the fire in the late middle ages.

This fellow became our modern day 'santa claus' and the chimney and stockings find their root in this good fellows handiwork.

So I find the season one to celebrate the better nature of man as it manifests in folks of all faiths.

Those positive forces which look down upon the earth - and with a single thought of positive nature can generate a chill in the spine if the person so 'tunes-up' - and give them that peaceful, purposeful feeling which comes with selfless expression.

Yes man's goal is to become more selfless in nature - more infinite. The learning process is the path to more infinite and intelligent expression and this season's 'miracles' - are the result of positive expression and channeled intelligence which brings out the very, very best in man.

Season's Greeting's to you as well!

SDAI-Tech1

PS. All songs if sung properly can 'tune' one's mind up - Celine Dion's recent release of 'God Bless America' has several points where she hits a frequency chord of significantly higher bandwidth - by her own attunement. While not a big fan - when I heard this I knew she had been working hard on these higher planes to bring in an inspiring positive force...which is so necessary in these times.