Today my local newspaper carrried an New York Times article called "Born Believers". It reviews a new book "the GOD gene" by Dean H Hammer.

Here's a link to the article if you're interested: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/02/health/02book.html The second paragraph says "Dr. Dean Hamer, a molecular geneticist, argues persuasively that genes predispose humans to believe that "spirituality is one of our basic human inheritances," and that, indeed, there is a specific individual gene associated with faith. "I propose," he writes, "that spirituality has a biological mechanism akin to birdsong, albeit a far more complex and nuanced one."

Since listening to the Mystical Ways CD set, the ongoing battle between my individual 25-51 (plus being on the cross of individualism) and my dormant tribal 37 has simmered down quite a bit. My 25-51 seems to be okay with letting my 37 go play with tribal "god" stuff as long as I synthesize my experiences and learnings back into my 25-51. So I can never belong to any faith or religion except one of my own making. Phew! I now understand that pull to find and belong to an open-hearted church (3 of 4 universal love gates), and why I end up not really wanting to join when my individualism jerks me back and picks apart everything I don't agree with at the church level. Back & forth, back & forth. As a teenager, I excommunicated myself from the harsh, illogical, unloving teachings of the Catholic Church by skipping CCD classes, choosing instead to drive around with my best friend in her 1962 baby blue station wagon, learning to smoke unfiltered Camels. I haven't smoked for over 30 years, but that car was a fun church!