Sage

Well howdy there fellow Texan! I was born and raised in Austin, my mother and sisters still live there. It's amazing how much I miss the city! Well hot damn, we finally went back to the horse and buggy?! When I lived in PA and NJ that was always the first question of people to me. Did we have cars and paved roads down in TX........ um you have to wonder. Yes, I am quite aware of the danger in studying any other religion besides Islam while in Saudi Arabia I will be returning to the US in the summer of '09, so not to much longer. But thanks for your caring thoughts! Wow! I loved your interpretation about Kali Mata. I have read some what the same the info on the net, but that's all I am seeing. I want more. I want to know her story. I want to know how to become a devotee. I want to know how to go about building a relationship with her. I must say at the moment goddess spirituality does appeal to me most. I do believe in a god, but I am just not sure how I see him or my thoughts of him just yet. Actually, I am bit confused in this area because I don't agree with the western or middle eastern thought of the male god. But since that's all I know, I am not quite sure where to look for a different opinion as it were. Did that make sense? This is actually my first attempt to put into words my feelings about the god aspect. Thanks so much for replying! Sage

Greetings to all! I am Sage 27, divorced, Texan but currently residing in Saudi Arabia. I was raised with spirituality instead of a religion. I did visit some chruches here and there while growing up and I part took in Jewish hoildays. Yeah my family is pretty mixed up I love every bit of it. Anyway, a few months shy of my 21st b-day I converted to Islam, and became a slightly conversative practicing Muslim. I moved to Alexandria, Egypt about a year later met and married my now ex-husband. I have one son and I have been in the Middle East for almost 5 years. I have been a lasp Muslim (if you will) for about 3 years and I have been actively getting to know myself with which have come amazing discoveries about my person that I don't think I knew or acknowledge before. All this to say, Kali has made an impression on me. I feel that there is a lesson or perhaps more that I am to gain from her. I am not quite sure how to word it, but needless to say I am drawn to her so I want to gain knowledge about her. Problem is, I am not sure how to go about it. I can't just go to the bookstore and pick up a book here in SA, so I am limited to the net. Do I just read the Verdas about her? Where do I begin? Thanks for all your help! Sage