I am a Freelance Writer from Texas with a career background in the Medical field. I have a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature/Grammar from Baylor University and I have enjoyed writing all my life. I have written Newsletters for Clubs, pamphlets for organizations, Letters to the Editor, Research papers on various subjects, etc. I am well read and a Researcher/Lecturer in several areas like Comparative Religions & Philosophy, Politics, Science, Cooking, Travel and History. My interests include Gourmet Cooking and helping support my husband's two bands where he is the drummer. I also research and study various subjects like Quantum Physics (and I love Science Fiction), History, Politics, Herbal Medicine, Stock Market issues, and Religions. I am elated to find Helium.com and to become a member of the writers community.

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Keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out and not so closed that it stagnates.

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I have a talent to write and I love learning, reading & creating.

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Reading "The Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene; watching NCIS, Stargate, Altantis, CSI, Star Trek; listening to alternative news radio.

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Rehabilitation Teacher for the Blind

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My Son who got off drugs and became a Christian.

Religion & Spirituality > New Age Groups History of the Western Mystery Schools

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Western Mystery Schools History or "The force be with you Luke..."

I have studied Hermetics/Alchemy/Occult systems for years as a part of a larger study on Comparative Religions and Philosophy. I dusted off my research notes and have tried to do a Readers Digest version of the history here; don't want to put anyone to sleep! First what are these schools? The word "mystery" comes from the Greek "mysteria" which means secret or hidden. The schools involve systems of secret knowledge taught to initiates (Jedi Knights?); its also known as mysticism. The Western equivalent to Easter...

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