In my opinion, Jewel is very spiritual. If I had to guess her faith based on her songs, I would say that she is like me. She aligns herself with not one faith, but several. The most prominent appear to be Gnostic Christianity and Buddhism. In Buddhism, a common saying is that enlightenment is not something you can learn. You can only achieve it through a process of unlearning. As children, we don't have fear, hate, stereotypes, and we forgive very easily. We take a person at face value and don't judge their motives. Just because one person wrongs you doesn't mean everyone will. We leave ourselves and our hearts open. We learn the these negative behaviors along the way. We don't lose our innocence, it is always there, we just have to maintain it.
All of her spiritual songs seem to have the same message. (Though beautifully put and each unique) Shed yourself of fear, hate, and anger. That is the only way to achieve true freedom/ spiritual awakening. Try to only let yourself feel positive emotions and cast that out to other people. Control no one but yourself. Love everyone. Teach others through your own actions. Live your life with meaning. I love her! At least that is how I take it. I know I may be bias... LOL
Have a beautiful day!
In my opinion, Jewel is very spiritual. If I had to guess her faith based on her songs, I would say that she is like me. She aligns herself with not one faith, but several. The most prominent appear to be Gnostic Christianity and Buddhism. In Buddhism, a common saying is that enlightenment is not something you can learn. You can only achieve it through a process of unlearning. As children, we don't have fear, hate, stereotypes, and we forgive very easily. We take a person at face value and don't judge their motives. Just because one person wrongs you doesn't mean everyone will. We leave ourselves and our hearts open. We learn the these negative behaviors along the way. We don't lose our innocence, it is always there, we just have to maintain it. All of her spiritual songs seem to have the same message. (Though beautifully put and each unique) Shed yourself of fear, hate, and anger. That is the only way to achieve true freedom/ spiritual awakening. Try to only let yourself feel positive emotions and cast that out to other people. Control no one but yourself. Love everyone. Teach others through your own actions. Live your life with meaning. I love her! At least that is how I take it. I know I may be bias... LOL Have a beautiful day!