(Warning: This post is very political and I have found myself using generalities more often than I should. Read this at your discretion.)
Insofar as we are still worshipping the God of fear created by our superegos, our atheist friends are right to keep their distance.
--John J. McNeill
Last month, I began my new job which was utterly fantastic. While I could say much on this blessing, that is not the point of my mentioning that. You see: My new job involves me caring for the elderly several days per week, one resident at a time.
But as a good friend repeatedly tells me: People are funny and they do funny things. There is no escaping that. Boy, was I in for one of those.
Now, anyone whom has ever read this blog or conversed with me personally will know that I am a very spiritual person; so you can imagine my inner tension when I was assigned to care for a violently atheistic man for two entire days. It's not pretty.
I will not state too much here on this man. (That would be unprofessional.) However, he was quite vehement on the ideas that all religions are businesses out to scam the common people, all clergy are either con artists and/or pedophiles, people who profess faith in divinity are brainwashed individuals and they are delusional if they claim to have had spiritual experiences, and worst of all: The idea of God is nonsensical.
And while I detest his statements; on a worldly level of consciousness, I have to admit that he is touching on temporal truths that exist in our world. Sadly, my suggestion that not all men of god are lacking intelligence nor morality was lost on deaf ears. And thankfully, there are those out there whom try to understand both sides of the debate.
After all: "He that hath ears, let him hear." (Matthew 11:15)
Let's face it. If we look at mainstream Christianity (as it is the dominant faith of our world), most secular people do not see an establishment of illumination dedicated to uplifting mankind towards God Realization. We see the complete opposite most of the time.
We see charismatic leaders with powerful holds over masses of people programming their congregations with prejudices such as sexism (such as the political plays to ban female contraceptives), homophobia (obviously) and hatred against the parishioners of other faiths; as well as mortal terror into ideas of sin, Hell, Satan, divine wrath and Man's "inferiority" in comparison with God.
The establishment fights tooth and nail to combat the advancement of the sciences (such as the teaching of Darwinian Evolution in public school). It indoctrinates young children long before they even have a chance to question the faith of their parents. It misinterprets choice verses of the Bible and uses them as tools to oppress the masses.
The Roman Catholic Church has been enduring years of scandal due to the actions of a small percentage of it's priesthood. Other churches are sued continually for embezzlement of the congregations funds.
The Westboro Baptist Church made a name for itself with the mobs of people protesting at military funerals and GLAAD events with their "God Hates Fags" signs.
And let us not forget all the bloodshed that occurs from the hands of the mentally unstable whom base their reasoning off of their faith. Wars. Hate Crimes. Political Actions of Oppression. Terrorism. Suicides. Riots. Violence the world over.
All of this is coupled with the physical realities of terminal illnesses, amputations, autism, alzheimer's disease, and down's syndrome, rapes, murders, poverty, homelessness and other apparent evils amongst Church teachings of an Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omni-Benevolent Father God whom is supposed to forgive sins, make miracles and bring salvation.
That's quite a list of problems. There is no denying it. Atheists with a vengeance certainly have a lot of gunfire to use against men of faith. The worst part is that this is all true of our material lives. A man is born crying, suffers through life, grows old and then dies.
And through it all, billions of people hold onto an ideal of a perfect divine creator and sustainer. Truly Karl Marx was correct when he stated that "Religion is the opiate of the masses". Many secular people are apt to look at all of this and are unable to see sense in this; and instead of trying to understand this phenomenon, they reject the notion altogether and claim religion entirely as the fantasy of the weak minded.
But amidst the train wreck I have detailed, there still some goodness to be found. For beyond the seeming contradictions of a world in peril and the machinations of mankind compared to an alleged perfection of deity; there are the seekers, the mystics, the metaphysicians, the magicians, the seers, the priests and the miracle workers that do not seek to be saved from the world by a big daddy God.
Far from it. Many people go into religion, not because it is a way of coping with life's worries, because of the lofty view of life that a spirituality can bring. This lofty view is none other than an experience of the transcendent amidst daily life. It is holding a consciousness of the sacred amidst a falling, mundane life. And guess what? From such a consciousness as that is not only new found joy and comfort. It is true deliverance from the "sins" of one's life. From this level of life, there is no need to fear the fate of one's soul, for the illumined seeker knows his/her soul was never in danger and is now even more glorified.
But this lofty view does not come from having Faith in the Divine. Far from it. If religion is ever to last in an ever increasingly atheistic world, we will have to Know God from personal experience.
Religions make most of their recognition and money from being a cultural phenomenon that consoles the people during the difficult times of life. Various prayers and rituals are all designed to mark various passages of life and death; as well as to bring the community together during those passages. It provides assurances to the weary congregation when the negative becomes manifest and for the difficult questions that even genius level scientists are unable to answer.
This is all wholly good.
Sadly, this form of religion has a tendency to become political. Many churches are wanting to expand their congregations beyond what is necessary, wanting to spread their particular message to as many "lost souls" as can be. Many people in fear of their lives and afterlives become drawn into this play, attracted to a charismatic but psychologically fractured religious leader who preaches from well meaning but misinformed spiritual ideas. Soon enough, we see large masses of people in opposition to the progression of humanity due to the words of a denomination.
But religion can progress beyond societal norms and community work and not fall into the traps of politics.
I have long maintained my position that spirituality and religion doesn't have to be a psychological drug; that it can, instead, be a very useful tool in one's life. That it can be, if used properly, a tool for self actualization. That through a knowledge of god, rigorous practice of teachings and rituals and meditations, and good old common sense; a practitioner can not only see the world in holiness, but live a powerful and holy life.
This usefulness does not revolve around taking anything literally or having blind faith. It revolves around making the needed changes in one's life, learning all one can about his/her path, applying that knowledge and true spiritual discernment. When all applied with a consistent practice of one's faith, one comes to know God instead of just believe in God.
And with such a Knowledge as that, comes the ability to be of true service to those around us. By grounding one's path in daily life and applying it correctly, a religious person need no longer be feared nor mocked, but can be in a position of respect once more.
We can have a time of inner Godliness that extends to all in our world. We just need to make the adjustments so there will be room for it.
LVX Amor!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
On Television Characters and Divine Identities
One of my favorite television procedurals would have to be TNT's Rizzoli and Isles. It's so much fun to see the two protagonists love, lose, chat it up, and make hilarious jokes about each other all while shooting homicide suspects, examining cadavers and solving murders. It's definitely a winning combination for me. But this post isn't about my love for certain programs, far from it. Instead, I saw a wonderful idea to contemplate from last week's episode of the show (as well as in many other of my favorites.
To make a long story short: At the end of the episode, Jane Rizzoli's mother (played by Lorraine Bracco) faces a mini identity crisis. Mrs. Rizzoli cries that her marriage ended in divorce, that she works a dead end job, and that she lives in the guest house of her daughter's best friend's home. Her material prospects seem hopeless and she cannot find her true worth amidst the apparent shambles of her life. Naturally, the other characters quickly reassure her that she does in fact have worth. They say she was a wonderful mother to them as well as a beautiful person, amongst other things. Then the episode ends.
This tends to be a common theme for many television characters. Blanche Deveraux of "The Golden Girls" repeatedly finds obstacles to her identity as a woman irresistible to men when facing the prospects of growing old, being called a grandmother, going through menopause, and even meeting women more attractive than herself. Lisa Simpson must be the only intellectual in Springfield, lest she lose that one thing that makes her whom she is. Countless superhero characters face such a crisis when they temporarily lose their powers. Hell, even Spongebob Squarepants forgets himself when circumstance requires him to wear round pants instead of square.
But what is all of this telling us? It is showing a significant flaw in our human condition. So many of us (myself included) go through life building our identity based off of material conditions and characteristics of our egos than on the fundamental truth of who we really are: the Children of God; "and if children, then Heirs: Heirs of God and Co-Heirs with Christ" (Romans 8:17).
Ultimately, Mrs. Rizzoli's children are correct in reassuring her that she is so much more than a broke divorcee working at a police station cafe. She was (and is) the rock that held her family together, the source of love overflowing for those near her and a good friend when the times were tough. They pointed out what is true and unchanging about her, what proves her true mettle and makes her great.
We should all be reminded the same. Whether or not you take your temporal identity from your family, your career, your beauty, your wealth, your marriage, your sexual orientation, your race, your religious affiliation, your power, or even from the fact that you wear square pants over any other kind out there, the point is that all of us are truly blessed, even when times truly are the worse for wear.
The fact that material or ego based conditions that build up our sense of self change, only proves that there is far more to each of us than what meets the eye. We can be as big and bright and beautiful as we want to be. Let us shine like suns and not worry about illusions.
We are made in the image and likeness of God. Let us celebrate that instead.
LVX Amor!
To make a long story short: At the end of the episode, Jane Rizzoli's mother (played by Lorraine Bracco) faces a mini identity crisis. Mrs. Rizzoli cries that her marriage ended in divorce, that she works a dead end job, and that she lives in the guest house of her daughter's best friend's home. Her material prospects seem hopeless and she cannot find her true worth amidst the apparent shambles of her life. Naturally, the other characters quickly reassure her that she does in fact have worth. They say she was a wonderful mother to them as well as a beautiful person, amongst other things. Then the episode ends.
This tends to be a common theme for many television characters. Blanche Deveraux of "The Golden Girls" repeatedly finds obstacles to her identity as a woman irresistible to men when facing the prospects of growing old, being called a grandmother, going through menopause, and even meeting women more attractive than herself. Lisa Simpson must be the only intellectual in Springfield, lest she lose that one thing that makes her whom she is. Countless superhero characters face such a crisis when they temporarily lose their powers. Hell, even Spongebob Squarepants forgets himself when circumstance requires him to wear round pants instead of square.
But what is all of this telling us? It is showing a significant flaw in our human condition. So many of us (myself included) go through life building our identity based off of material conditions and characteristics of our egos than on the fundamental truth of who we really are: the Children of God; "and if children, then Heirs: Heirs of God and Co-Heirs with Christ" (Romans 8:17).
Ultimately, Mrs. Rizzoli's children are correct in reassuring her that she is so much more than a broke divorcee working at a police station cafe. She was (and is) the rock that held her family together, the source of love overflowing for those near her and a good friend when the times were tough. They pointed out what is true and unchanging about her, what proves her true mettle and makes her great.
We should all be reminded the same. Whether or not you take your temporal identity from your family, your career, your beauty, your wealth, your marriage, your sexual orientation, your race, your religious affiliation, your power, or even from the fact that you wear square pants over any other kind out there, the point is that all of us are truly blessed, even when times truly are the worse for wear.
The fact that material or ego based conditions that build up our sense of self change, only proves that there is far more to each of us than what meets the eye. We can be as big and bright and beautiful as we want to be. Let us shine like suns and not worry about illusions.
We are made in the image and likeness of God. Let us celebrate that instead.
LVX Amor!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
On Being Gay and the Challenge of the Spiritual Path
Can Homosexuals Be Religious? That has been a question for the ages, it seems. Looking at most religious movements these days and their attacks against the LGBT community, their refusal to support Marriage Equality, as well as the many protests that this has created from both the "men of faith" and the LGBT community, it would seem that a compromise cannot be made.
It is a sad fact that 'queer' people are turned away from all forms of spiritual expression as a result of the bigotry that can be found in many parts of the world. Many religionists whom are already in fear or hatred of the Gay Community and then take misinterpreted verses from books in the Bible such as Leviticus and Paul's Epistle to the Romans and immediately jump to the conclusion that homosexuals are hated by God and, as such, have no place in their churches or places of worship. From this has caused widespread atheism for so many gay people that it would make one think that all religions hate a large minority group within the country. Unfortunate.
While I could very well place an argument against Bible-invoked bigotry, stating things such as: The Biblical Jesus never said anything against gay people; King David in the book of Samuel had a same-sex coupling with Jonathan, the first born son of Saul; and that the few biblical verses that attack same sex coupling had nothing to do with God's disapproval, but instead reflect the plights of the early Jews and Christians trying to separate themselves from the pagan religions of the time (whom did practice same sex bonding)... That is not the intent of this post. (However, I encourage everyone to do their research on these matters before jumping to rash conclusions.)
I once told a man I was interested in dating that I was a very religious person and I could not believe the reaction I received from him. This man called me foolish because religion (and I think he meant Fundamentalist Christianity) specifically forbade homosexual activities and that I shouldn't waste my time pursuing a divinely inspired life when I would only be hated for doing so.
I asked him: "Which religion are you referring to? As far as I can tell: Unity Church, the Episcopal Church, Wicca, Hindu Tantra, MCC Congregations, Native American Spirituality and certain forms of Judaism are all VERY accepting towards homosexuals and there might be many more faiths that I have not thought of. "
In the end, it did not go well for my seduction of this man, but hopefully, I had given him some food for thought. There are many religious movements that are openly accepting of homosexuals. Just because we see lots of press from powerful congregations spewing hatred towards the gay population does not mean that all religion is dead to them.
But it goes further than this, for if a gay person decides just to affiliate solely with a pro-gay religious movement (let's say Wicca for this example), it creates other problems in that person's life. Given the above scenario, yes, the homosexual finds satisfaction with his path, but at the same time, he is still exposed to the paths that despise his minority group. All that creates is a spiritual duality of "My God is better than your God." I find that we can go much further than this.
It is all well to find a niche of faith in which a gay person can be comfortable with his personal expression of divinity, but we can ascend beyond this point even more so.
In the Gospels, Jesus gave two commandments which he claimed contained the fulfillment of the old laws of the Pentateuch. He said to "Love God with all your heart and all your soul" and to "Love thy neighbor as thyself". And what does that mean? It means that Love is the fulfillment of our duties in this world and with our highest selves. And while it is regrettable that this train of thought is not more widely accepted in our world, it does give us an ideal as how to proceed within our lives.
Eventually, we must come to the ideal that God (in whatever way you view Hir) loves us despite how different we are from each other. And from that omni-benevolent love, we can pour forth that kind of love back to our higher natures as well as to all others.
Then religion does not become a moral creed for daily life, a cultural phenomenon amongst a wide mass of people, nor a group of institutions that control the masses. Instead it becomes a calling to our own self actualization, faith becomes a pathway to our highest selves.
And from that, gay people can look at God and feel security and hope that they are not forsaken by the divine source. They can know that they have as much purpose as heterosexual people in the knowledge that they are showered with divine love without limit, despite how difficult life may seem at times.
As far as I view myself and my fellow gays, I go by the Native American viewpoint that homosexuals are in fact Two Spirited. That we have a male and female spirit within us by virtue of our design. The Native Americans not only considered their gays to be a third gender with a unique place in their society, but also considered them spiritually advanced because of their spiritual members. For the most part, Two Spirited people, given their nature, were better candidates for shamanism and spiritual counseling. We were important within the tribe.
Sadly, many gay people are left without such ideas. Most lean towards atheism in the thought that religions are out to get them. The idea that God is Love sounds like rehashed nonsense that is never practiced, while other ideas confirming a gay identity in a spiritual context are left unheard. This must stop.
I have met several gay people that have had spiritual lives even more active than my own. Gay men who serve active roles within churches as either employees with earned reputations and even as clergy of their groups. I have even met a few gay men who have even enjoyed lives as spiritual counselors. These men are pioneers in their own right and I heartily celebrate them.
In my own life, I have seen countless prayers (and spells) of mine answered, I have enjoyed mystical experiences which have led me to rise higher on my journey, and I have even enjoyed many talks with my own Highest Self, leading me into greater and greater illumination.
I know for a fact that homosexuals are more than competent at developing their spiritual faculties and having amazing godward lives. Their orientation does not make them to be some downtrodden souls. It shows them just how far they can rise.
And I wish this on all.
LVX Amor!
It is a sad fact that 'queer' people are turned away from all forms of spiritual expression as a result of the bigotry that can be found in many parts of the world. Many religionists whom are already in fear or hatred of the Gay Community and then take misinterpreted verses from books in the Bible such as Leviticus and Paul's Epistle to the Romans and immediately jump to the conclusion that homosexuals are hated by God and, as such, have no place in their churches or places of worship. From this has caused widespread atheism for so many gay people that it would make one think that all religions hate a large minority group within the country. Unfortunate.
While I could very well place an argument against Bible-invoked bigotry, stating things such as: The Biblical Jesus never said anything against gay people; King David in the book of Samuel had a same-sex coupling with Jonathan, the first born son of Saul; and that the few biblical verses that attack same sex coupling had nothing to do with God's disapproval, but instead reflect the plights of the early Jews and Christians trying to separate themselves from the pagan religions of the time (whom did practice same sex bonding)... That is not the intent of this post. (However, I encourage everyone to do their research on these matters before jumping to rash conclusions.)
I once told a man I was interested in dating that I was a very religious person and I could not believe the reaction I received from him. This man called me foolish because religion (and I think he meant Fundamentalist Christianity) specifically forbade homosexual activities and that I shouldn't waste my time pursuing a divinely inspired life when I would only be hated for doing so.
I asked him: "Which religion are you referring to? As far as I can tell: Unity Church, the Episcopal Church, Wicca, Hindu Tantra, MCC Congregations, Native American Spirituality and certain forms of Judaism are all VERY accepting towards homosexuals and there might be many more faiths that I have not thought of. "
In the end, it did not go well for my seduction of this man, but hopefully, I had given him some food for thought. There are many religious movements that are openly accepting of homosexuals. Just because we see lots of press from powerful congregations spewing hatred towards the gay population does not mean that all religion is dead to them.
But it goes further than this, for if a gay person decides just to affiliate solely with a pro-gay religious movement (let's say Wicca for this example), it creates other problems in that person's life. Given the above scenario, yes, the homosexual finds satisfaction with his path, but at the same time, he is still exposed to the paths that despise his minority group. All that creates is a spiritual duality of "My God is better than your God." I find that we can go much further than this.
It is all well to find a niche of faith in which a gay person can be comfortable with his personal expression of divinity, but we can ascend beyond this point even more so.
In the Gospels, Jesus gave two commandments which he claimed contained the fulfillment of the old laws of the Pentateuch. He said to "Love God with all your heart and all your soul" and to "Love thy neighbor as thyself". And what does that mean? It means that Love is the fulfillment of our duties in this world and with our highest selves. And while it is regrettable that this train of thought is not more widely accepted in our world, it does give us an ideal as how to proceed within our lives.
Eventually, we must come to the ideal that God (in whatever way you view Hir) loves us despite how different we are from each other. And from that omni-benevolent love, we can pour forth that kind of love back to our higher natures as well as to all others.
Then religion does not become a moral creed for daily life, a cultural phenomenon amongst a wide mass of people, nor a group of institutions that control the masses. Instead it becomes a calling to our own self actualization, faith becomes a pathway to our highest selves.
And from that, gay people can look at God and feel security and hope that they are not forsaken by the divine source. They can know that they have as much purpose as heterosexual people in the knowledge that they are showered with divine love without limit, despite how difficult life may seem at times.
As far as I view myself and my fellow gays, I go by the Native American viewpoint that homosexuals are in fact Two Spirited. That we have a male and female spirit within us by virtue of our design. The Native Americans not only considered their gays to be a third gender with a unique place in their society, but also considered them spiritually advanced because of their spiritual members. For the most part, Two Spirited people, given their nature, were better candidates for shamanism and spiritual counseling. We were important within the tribe.
Sadly, many gay people are left without such ideas. Most lean towards atheism in the thought that religions are out to get them. The idea that God is Love sounds like rehashed nonsense that is never practiced, while other ideas confirming a gay identity in a spiritual context are left unheard. This must stop.
I have met several gay people that have had spiritual lives even more active than my own. Gay men who serve active roles within churches as either employees with earned reputations and even as clergy of their groups. I have even met a few gay men who have even enjoyed lives as spiritual counselors. These men are pioneers in their own right and I heartily celebrate them.
In my own life, I have seen countless prayers (and spells) of mine answered, I have enjoyed mystical experiences which have led me to rise higher on my journey, and I have even enjoyed many talks with my own Highest Self, leading me into greater and greater illumination.
I know for a fact that homosexuals are more than competent at developing their spiritual faculties and having amazing godward lives. Their orientation does not make them to be some downtrodden souls. It shows them just how far they can rise.
And I wish this on all.
LVX Amor!
Friday, July 27, 2012
On the Divine Powers and the Problem of Evil
Yes. It has been a very long while since I have posted on this blog. Many things have been happening in my life. Some that have not been for the best and many more experiences that have shaped me into a much better person. Regardless, I have grown and gained and now I wish to share some of what I have learned in hopes that a reader may be inspired just as much. So here goes.
In most of my past entries on this blog, I have written about Man's Divine Potential and similar topics and that is not about to change with this post. But now, there is further work (at least for me) than simply contemplating a higher ideal. Much more. For many, there is knowledge of a life that can be lived in power, liberty and grace; and yet this often clashes with what most see in the world around us. Many people will say that how can humanity be godly with so much discord, strife and just plain evil in the world? How can there possibly be a divine man amidst the ignorance, hatred and fallibility of so many societies in our world? How could I possibly know that I am an heir of God Herself, and yet fall so short of such a lofty ambition? And so on and so forth.
While I hate to make generalizations, there is so much "evidence" claiming a world such as ours to be wicked, base and all around false. We see corrupt governments, wars taking masses of lives, religious movements (such as the Westboro Baptist Church) claiming God's hatred and judgment of humanity, terrorism, institutions fighting to rob minorities of their civil rights, mass pollution of our planet and even such a horror as the shootings in Aurora, Colorado. Given such calamities, it is easy to see how so many people lose sight of the holy (the whole) in such a broken and fragmented world.
In my own seeking, I have come across a similar issue. As my own spiritual experiences grace me with further power over my own life, it causes me to wonder just how far I can go towards goodness while still manifesting my selfish dreams for myself in the world around me.
The simple answer to this problem is very simple however (and I have experienced it personally). The higher up the seeker travels towards God Realization, the less the machinations of human greed, hatred, fear and "evil" affect her. After a certain while, the seeker realizes that she truly is one with the four great powers of the Godhead: Omnipotence (All Power), Omniscience (All Intelligence), Omnipresence (All Life), and Omni-benevolence (All Goodness).
In other words, as the seeker becomes one in her divine potential, it no longer becomes mere potential, it becomes the basis of her identity. She is one in Deification. She is so intune with her highest self that she has the power to create anything in her life, access to all the knowledge she could possibly desire, life eternal and a consciousness that transcends the very earth, and most importantly she has a heart overflowing with love, mercy, joy and peace, and cannot possibly consider doing anything that would cause harm to anyone or anything. She lives solely in Bliss and from such a height, the world literally bends over backwards for her. She is no longer affected by the world and she is no longer attached to what the world may bring her.
But what does this have to do with dealing with a hopeless world? Everything!
As one becomes God Realized, they realize just how much of the world around them is vanity and illusion. The problems we face on a daily basis mean absolutely nothing. Our feuds with our neighbors, our grudges with murderers, our hurts and jealousies, our selfish desires for riches and fame, and even our need to prove our point in the face of bigotry and injustice all mean nothing. It was all illusion. This world truly is the matrix blinding us from reality (just like that strange science fiction trilogy).
But does this mean that our skyscrapers and cities, our forests and lakes and mountains, and even the love we have for our spouses, our children and our companions are illusions too? Does this mean we become contempt towards our world and hate all within it because they do not see the light we see from our lofty seats of consciousness? Absolutely not either.
The planet we live on is real. The people you meet in your life are real. The connections we make in the world are real. The wisdom we gain is real. Our growth towards our divine potential. That is all real. What is not real is everything in between. Our projected hopes, fears, attachments, desires and hatreds are not real. They are machinations of our rational natures (or Egos, if you enjoy that term) trying to make sense of everything we experience in the world. And yes, that can have the negative consequence of categorizing many things foreign to us as creations of a Satanic force.
In a moment of prayer once, I asked to the heavens: How can an omnipotent and omni-benevolent god allow so many injustices and perceived evils to exist? The answer was very blunt but also very true.
My answer was: Because People Are Stupid. Or a less demeaning way of saying the same thing: Because people can be fallible. And looking it over: It is so true.
Every minute of every day, we have choices. Do we choose to live in the joy that is our birthright? Do we choose to live a life in which we love those who do us wrong? Do we choose to hate the things we fear or do not understand? Do we choose to grow in knowledge and understanding? Do we choose to seek revenge for wrongs against us? Do we advocate justice? The list goes on and on.
The point is that we can choose to live in a world where we see miracles or we can choose to see despair at every corner. We can choose to grow godward and become a saint to others or we can descend further into our mortality and look for ways to prove just how right we are and how wrong someone else is.
We can live as God Realized beings and create a world of pure goodness. We don't have to live in the consciousness of seeking an anti-christ.
And guess what? Even though most do not condone the shootings in Colorado nor the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church does not mean that we must live in a frame of mind in which we seek revenge nor does that mean we just ignore it either. The young man responsible for the Aurora massacre was never going to find his heart's desire in performing that act nor will petitioning for the death of that young man heal the hearts of those who lost their loved ones that fateful morning.
Part of rising up against evil is not to debase yourself against a wrong doer. It is to rise above such actions and realize that the so called evils we see are just as illusory as our own feelings of revenge for those who commit those errors.
LVX Amor!
In most of my past entries on this blog, I have written about Man's Divine Potential and similar topics and that is not about to change with this post. But now, there is further work (at least for me) than simply contemplating a higher ideal. Much more. For many, there is knowledge of a life that can be lived in power, liberty and grace; and yet this often clashes with what most see in the world around us. Many people will say that how can humanity be godly with so much discord, strife and just plain evil in the world? How can there possibly be a divine man amidst the ignorance, hatred and fallibility of so many societies in our world? How could I possibly know that I am an heir of God Herself, and yet fall so short of such a lofty ambition? And so on and so forth.
While I hate to make generalizations, there is so much "evidence" claiming a world such as ours to be wicked, base and all around false. We see corrupt governments, wars taking masses of lives, religious movements (such as the Westboro Baptist Church) claiming God's hatred and judgment of humanity, terrorism, institutions fighting to rob minorities of their civil rights, mass pollution of our planet and even such a horror as the shootings in Aurora, Colorado. Given such calamities, it is easy to see how so many people lose sight of the holy (the whole) in such a broken and fragmented world.
In my own seeking, I have come across a similar issue. As my own spiritual experiences grace me with further power over my own life, it causes me to wonder just how far I can go towards goodness while still manifesting my selfish dreams for myself in the world around me.
The simple answer to this problem is very simple however (and I have experienced it personally). The higher up the seeker travels towards God Realization, the less the machinations of human greed, hatred, fear and "evil" affect her. After a certain while, the seeker realizes that she truly is one with the four great powers of the Godhead: Omnipotence (All Power), Omniscience (All Intelligence), Omnipresence (All Life), and Omni-benevolence (All Goodness).
In other words, as the seeker becomes one in her divine potential, it no longer becomes mere potential, it becomes the basis of her identity. She is one in Deification. She is so intune with her highest self that she has the power to create anything in her life, access to all the knowledge she could possibly desire, life eternal and a consciousness that transcends the very earth, and most importantly she has a heart overflowing with love, mercy, joy and peace, and cannot possibly consider doing anything that would cause harm to anyone or anything. She lives solely in Bliss and from such a height, the world literally bends over backwards for her. She is no longer affected by the world and she is no longer attached to what the world may bring her.
But what does this have to do with dealing with a hopeless world? Everything!
As one becomes God Realized, they realize just how much of the world around them is vanity and illusion. The problems we face on a daily basis mean absolutely nothing. Our feuds with our neighbors, our grudges with murderers, our hurts and jealousies, our selfish desires for riches and fame, and even our need to prove our point in the face of bigotry and injustice all mean nothing. It was all illusion. This world truly is the matrix blinding us from reality (just like that strange science fiction trilogy).
But does this mean that our skyscrapers and cities, our forests and lakes and mountains, and even the love we have for our spouses, our children and our companions are illusions too? Does this mean we become contempt towards our world and hate all within it because they do not see the light we see from our lofty seats of consciousness? Absolutely not either.
The planet we live on is real. The people you meet in your life are real. The connections we make in the world are real. The wisdom we gain is real. Our growth towards our divine potential. That is all real. What is not real is everything in between. Our projected hopes, fears, attachments, desires and hatreds are not real. They are machinations of our rational natures (or Egos, if you enjoy that term) trying to make sense of everything we experience in the world. And yes, that can have the negative consequence of categorizing many things foreign to us as creations of a Satanic force.
In a moment of prayer once, I asked to the heavens: How can an omnipotent and omni-benevolent god allow so many injustices and perceived evils to exist? The answer was very blunt but also very true.
My answer was: Because People Are Stupid. Or a less demeaning way of saying the same thing: Because people can be fallible. And looking it over: It is so true.
Every minute of every day, we have choices. Do we choose to live in the joy that is our birthright? Do we choose to live a life in which we love those who do us wrong? Do we choose to hate the things we fear or do not understand? Do we choose to grow in knowledge and understanding? Do we choose to seek revenge for wrongs against us? Do we advocate justice? The list goes on and on.
The point is that we can choose to live in a world where we see miracles or we can choose to see despair at every corner. We can choose to grow godward and become a saint to others or we can descend further into our mortality and look for ways to prove just how right we are and how wrong someone else is.
We can live as God Realized beings and create a world of pure goodness. We don't have to live in the consciousness of seeking an anti-christ.
And guess what? Even though most do not condone the shootings in Colorado nor the actions of the Westboro Baptist Church does not mean that we must live in a frame of mind in which we seek revenge nor does that mean we just ignore it either. The young man responsible for the Aurora massacre was never going to find his heart's desire in performing that act nor will petitioning for the death of that young man heal the hearts of those who lost their loved ones that fateful morning.
Part of rising up against evil is not to debase yourself against a wrong doer. It is to rise above such actions and realize that the so called evils we see are just as illusory as our own feelings of revenge for those who commit those errors.
LVX Amor!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
On the Numinous and the Ideal
It was about 2:30 in the morning as I was on break from work. I had gone outside to smoke a cigarette and was immediately confronted by the chill air that hugged me like a sheet. I was not to be deterred, however, and I lit my smoke without another thought. I was not paying much attention to my surroundings at first, my mind primarily focused on trifling fantasies of myself as a powerful super-being in the distant future. It was when I sat down next to a co-worker (also smoking) and talked to her that I began to regain my awareness.
I had been having a very peaceful and relaxing night at wok with almost no problems to speak of. Due to my love of sharing good news, for it truly is the gift that keeps on giving, I tell her only to be met by a tang of envy and a shrivel of pessimism. Obviously, my co-worker was not having as wonderful a night as I was. I chide her jokingly on her attitude, quoting Einstein's famous line that you can live life as if nothing or everything is a miracle. She shook her head and went inside to leave me with my silliness and optimism.
But the quote stayed with me. To live as if everything were a miracle would be such an incredible thing, indeed. To not be so caught up in negative trifles that so consume the soul and to be thankful for everything that happens to us in this life, to see it as a gift from spirit, to be embraced by deep magic would be truly the greatest miracle of all. The phrase "Deep Magic" stuck with me particularly, and it opened my awareness to my surroundings.
It is true that the air was brisk, but it contrasted my surroundings perfectly. There were no clouds in the sky, leaving only a shining mantle of stars above my head. A slight breeze blew in the branches of the nearby trees, whose leaves were the deepest shade of green I had seen in a long while. The grass was still and not a creature stirred in the adjacent parking lot. All was still and quiet and calm. There was true magic in the air that night.
I then thought: What really is magic? Most would say that it is some sort of supernatural power or a set of actions used to control nature and man. But I do not believe that. Magic is far more than mere sorcery used to gain advantage over our families and foes. Magic is even far more than Pagan spellcraft and invoking ancient Godheads. Classical Yoga, Creative Visualization, Meditation, Mysticism of all faiths (and the faiths themselves), and even Prayer are all forms of magic. Magic is not about controlling things. It is about connecting to higher consciousness, to spirit, to make the world anew. It is to become one with one's inherent divine nature to create new possibilities for life.
But Magic (and Religion, if I may be so bold) is so much more than just changing the minimal aspects of our lives. It is not a power, an act, or a creed. It is a promise. All religions, all spirituality, and all systems of spiritual power speak of this promise. This promise states that if a Man should know and love his Divine Nature, should be empty of his Ego and the Material Vanities of this world, should love all within his sphere of influence, and should always strive for the Numinous and the Ideal he shall become a fully realized Divine, Spiritual Being. He shall be co-creator with God Himself, the source of all.
I gazed at the night sky filled with the illumination of my epiphany and smiled. The rest of my night at work was even better for that chance realization and my day was even better as a result as I mulled it over. Truly, we are all of the Highest.
May you be filled with the heights of illumination and the depths of wisdom.
LVX Amor!
I had been having a very peaceful and relaxing night at wok with almost no problems to speak of. Due to my love of sharing good news, for it truly is the gift that keeps on giving, I tell her only to be met by a tang of envy and a shrivel of pessimism. Obviously, my co-worker was not having as wonderful a night as I was. I chide her jokingly on her attitude, quoting Einstein's famous line that you can live life as if nothing or everything is a miracle. She shook her head and went inside to leave me with my silliness and optimism.
But the quote stayed with me. To live as if everything were a miracle would be such an incredible thing, indeed. To not be so caught up in negative trifles that so consume the soul and to be thankful for everything that happens to us in this life, to see it as a gift from spirit, to be embraced by deep magic would be truly the greatest miracle of all. The phrase "Deep Magic" stuck with me particularly, and it opened my awareness to my surroundings.
It is true that the air was brisk, but it contrasted my surroundings perfectly. There were no clouds in the sky, leaving only a shining mantle of stars above my head. A slight breeze blew in the branches of the nearby trees, whose leaves were the deepest shade of green I had seen in a long while. The grass was still and not a creature stirred in the adjacent parking lot. All was still and quiet and calm. There was true magic in the air that night.
I then thought: What really is magic? Most would say that it is some sort of supernatural power or a set of actions used to control nature and man. But I do not believe that. Magic is far more than mere sorcery used to gain advantage over our families and foes. Magic is even far more than Pagan spellcraft and invoking ancient Godheads. Classical Yoga, Creative Visualization, Meditation, Mysticism of all faiths (and the faiths themselves), and even Prayer are all forms of magic. Magic is not about controlling things. It is about connecting to higher consciousness, to spirit, to make the world anew. It is to become one with one's inherent divine nature to create new possibilities for life.
But Magic (and Religion, if I may be so bold) is so much more than just changing the minimal aspects of our lives. It is not a power, an act, or a creed. It is a promise. All religions, all spirituality, and all systems of spiritual power speak of this promise. This promise states that if a Man should know and love his Divine Nature, should be empty of his Ego and the Material Vanities of this world, should love all within his sphere of influence, and should always strive for the Numinous and the Ideal he shall become a fully realized Divine, Spiritual Being. He shall be co-creator with God Himself, the source of all.
I gazed at the night sky filled with the illumination of my epiphany and smiled. The rest of my night at work was even better for that chance realization and my day was even better as a result as I mulled it over. Truly, we are all of the Highest.
May you be filled with the heights of illumination and the depths of wisdom.
LVX Amor!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
On Little Mermaids and Realized Desires
(Yes folks, the blog is back. After a very brief sabbatical (caused by not finding the time to get down to write), this blog is back to it's traditional three-posts-a-month entries. So without further ado, here is something that I have been meaning to write about for a very long time. Enjoy!)
Without a doubt, my favorite movie of all time is Disney's The Little Mermaid. It is the first movie I ever remember watching and it has had an incredibly profound effect on me, especially when I was much younger. At first, the enchantment came from images of magical merpeople, Ursula and Triton's supernatural powers, and thoughts of another world beyond what I had initially experienced. That movie eventually inspired me to become a magician and mystic in the most gradual of senses.But it was more than fantasy tangible to my senses that inspired me from this movie. It was also the central plot of the story.
Ariel is not content to exist as a siren like the rest of her family, nor is he content with the world she lives in. She feels a deep calling within herself to explore reaches of space that are far beyond her physical abilities to accomplish. She is fascinated by the things she does not understand and she wants to know more. She desires adventure, excitement, and daring escapades in her life to fill the void she feels. Naturally, her family does not understand her vocation, despite their loving efforts, and her friends (while happy to support her) are not the most daring nor helpful friends one can find, given their small statures. Ariel feels as if she cannot truly relate to the world around her and as such, she dares to broaden her horizons.
By chance, Ariel discovers and rescues a human being, the encounter drawing her further into fascination with her desire. Sadly, her family doesn't understand and Ariel, tired of dreaming, decides to take matters into her own hands and magically changes herself to fit her desire. Now finally able to live her dream, Ariel finds happiness. Unfortunately, she is met with great adversity, but Ariel will not give up. She fights as hard as she can to fulfill her desire, and when she cannot fight any longer, her man nips her problem in the butt with the mast of a ship. At the calm of the storm, Ariel is given a second chance to fulfill her dream and she ends up living happily ever after.
What a whimsical story filled with hope for a child. That movie inspired me to try to live out my dreams and I have been doing a pretty good job of that so far. What a nice idea? To follow your dreams despite the odds that present themselves and end up living happily ever after is truly a wonderful and hopeful message that has served me well. Thank you Disney.
A while back, I watched this movie again after a long time of not knowing where it was, and I wholeheartedly expected to be as enthralled as before. For some reason, the message did not ring true again. This time, I was left with a feeling of disappointment. Everything about the film was the same, don't get me wrong. It's just that the same story that inspired me to pursue the impossible so long ago now left me with a bittersweet taste in my mouth.
Instead of seeing a powerful young woman that took control of her life and weathered the storm to attain her heart's desire, I saw something completely different. I saw a hormonal little girl who had everything she could ever want but still would not be satiated from her lust for greener pastures. I saw a troublesome and rebellious child that a no mind for her responsibilities, no concern for a family that loved her, friends that would die for her, or her world, a world of deep, pure magic. Ariel simply cannot be swayed that the Utopian society she lives in is truly worthy of her, so she looks for something she thinks is better (when given comparison, it isn't).
Then to top it off, Ariel has no control over her sexual desires and immediately believes her lust for a man that she has never even spoken to to be true love. Heaven forbid her father (who loves her to pieces) try to persuade her otherwise, she is going to have her way or throw a tantrum and run away like a spoiled brat instead of trying to resolve her relationship with her family. Then she practically says: "There is a sea witch in town who can make everything better? Oh boy! I better jump on that bandwagon!" and ends up trading her voice (her best feature, mind you) for magical plastic surgery. So instead of being a beautiful mermaid princess who can speak her mind and voice her opinions, Ariel has become an ordinary human girl without a dime to her name and no way to even express herself.
Of course, we are dealing with Disney here and Ariel's hopeful beau, Prince Eric, finds her by chance and takes her in without a second thought, but they actually fall in love despite the fact that Ariel cannot even function on her own in his world.
Things get bad and Eric ends up being mind-raped by the shape shifting sea witch and after a struggle aboard a wedding ship involving a myriad of sea creatures, Ariel's voice is restored too late for her dream to come to fruition. Then things escalate as every person (or animal) that Ariel has ever loved throw themselves in harms way against Ursula with Ariel nearly being vaporized by Ursula's Trident blast, only to have Eric save the day by impaling the sea witch. Triton them goes to bring Ariel back into a human and marry Eric and the rest is history. UGH! What a disappointing story!
Our title heroine has remained a static character the entire picture and did not deserve her happy ending. Ariel did not take responsibility and vanquish Ursula herself. Eric did. Ariel didn't learn a hard lesson about thankfulness or appreciating the people in her life who sacrificed themselves to protect her and she certainly did not even say "Thank You" to her father for giving in in the end. Ariel was and remains a spoiled brat accustomed to having her way by the time the movie is finished. But this is not just a negative movie review. Far from it. There is a message behind my new-found criticisms.
Without a doubt, my favorite movie of all time is Disney's The Little Mermaid. It is the first movie I ever remember watching and it has had an incredibly profound effect on me, especially when I was much younger. At first, the enchantment came from images of magical merpeople, Ursula and Triton's supernatural powers, and thoughts of another world beyond what I had initially experienced. That movie eventually inspired me to become a magician and mystic in the most gradual of senses.But it was more than fantasy tangible to my senses that inspired me from this movie. It was also the central plot of the story.
Ariel is not content to exist as a siren like the rest of her family, nor is he content with the world she lives in. She feels a deep calling within herself to explore reaches of space that are far beyond her physical abilities to accomplish. She is fascinated by the things she does not understand and she wants to know more. She desires adventure, excitement, and daring escapades in her life to fill the void she feels. Naturally, her family does not understand her vocation, despite their loving efforts, and her friends (while happy to support her) are not the most daring nor helpful friends one can find, given their small statures. Ariel feels as if she cannot truly relate to the world around her and as such, she dares to broaden her horizons.
By chance, Ariel discovers and rescues a human being, the encounter drawing her further into fascination with her desire. Sadly, her family doesn't understand and Ariel, tired of dreaming, decides to take matters into her own hands and magically changes herself to fit her desire. Now finally able to live her dream, Ariel finds happiness. Unfortunately, she is met with great adversity, but Ariel will not give up. She fights as hard as she can to fulfill her desire, and when she cannot fight any longer, her man nips her problem in the butt with the mast of a ship. At the calm of the storm, Ariel is given a second chance to fulfill her dream and she ends up living happily ever after.
What a whimsical story filled with hope for a child. That movie inspired me to try to live out my dreams and I have been doing a pretty good job of that so far. What a nice idea? To follow your dreams despite the odds that present themselves and end up living happily ever after is truly a wonderful and hopeful message that has served me well. Thank you Disney.
A while back, I watched this movie again after a long time of not knowing where it was, and I wholeheartedly expected to be as enthralled as before. For some reason, the message did not ring true again. This time, I was left with a feeling of disappointment. Everything about the film was the same, don't get me wrong. It's just that the same story that inspired me to pursue the impossible so long ago now left me with a bittersweet taste in my mouth.
Instead of seeing a powerful young woman that took control of her life and weathered the storm to attain her heart's desire, I saw something completely different. I saw a hormonal little girl who had everything she could ever want but still would not be satiated from her lust for greener pastures. I saw a troublesome and rebellious child that a no mind for her responsibilities, no concern for a family that loved her, friends that would die for her, or her world, a world of deep, pure magic. Ariel simply cannot be swayed that the Utopian society she lives in is truly worthy of her, so she looks for something she thinks is better (when given comparison, it isn't).
Then to top it off, Ariel has no control over her sexual desires and immediately believes her lust for a man that she has never even spoken to to be true love. Heaven forbid her father (who loves her to pieces) try to persuade her otherwise, she is going to have her way or throw a tantrum and run away like a spoiled brat instead of trying to resolve her relationship with her family. Then she practically says: "There is a sea witch in town who can make everything better? Oh boy! I better jump on that bandwagon!" and ends up trading her voice (her best feature, mind you) for magical plastic surgery. So instead of being a beautiful mermaid princess who can speak her mind and voice her opinions, Ariel has become an ordinary human girl without a dime to her name and no way to even express herself.
Of course, we are dealing with Disney here and Ariel's hopeful beau, Prince Eric, finds her by chance and takes her in without a second thought, but they actually fall in love despite the fact that Ariel cannot even function on her own in his world.
Things get bad and Eric ends up being mind-raped by the shape shifting sea witch and after a struggle aboard a wedding ship involving a myriad of sea creatures, Ariel's voice is restored too late for her dream to come to fruition. Then things escalate as every person (or animal) that Ariel has ever loved throw themselves in harms way against Ursula with Ariel nearly being vaporized by Ursula's Trident blast, only to have Eric save the day by impaling the sea witch. Triton them goes to bring Ariel back into a human and marry Eric and the rest is history. UGH! What a disappointing story!
Our title heroine has remained a static character the entire picture and did not deserve her happy ending. Ariel did not take responsibility and vanquish Ursula herself. Eric did. Ariel didn't learn a hard lesson about thankfulness or appreciating the people in her life who sacrificed themselves to protect her and she certainly did not even say "Thank You" to her father for giving in in the end. Ariel was and remains a spoiled brat accustomed to having her way by the time the movie is finished. But this is not just a negative movie review. Far from it. There is a message behind my new-found criticisms.
The point I am trying to make here is that beyond our immediate desires, wishes, lusts, and what have you is usually a great life that we are completely missing out on because we are too focused on those things that we do not believe we have. We ask for miracles all the time and actually receive them, only to never realize they have come about. Then we keep spending our energy with wishing and never realize how wonderful our lives truly are.
Ariel is a beautiful princess mermaid with a gorgeous voice, a loving family, the best friends that one could ask for, lives a life of constant adventure, is adored by all in her world, and lives in an undersea utopia. Surely that would be better than most people in the real world could ask for. But for some reason, it does not satisfy Disney's red headed heroine an she ends up running away from home, betraying her loved ones, consorting with evil people, and nearly gets herself killed. All of that for a dream that even she is not even sure she deserves. But of course, being Disney, Ariel naturally has a happy ending despite her lack of perception.
The same thing with so many people in our world. How many times have you seen tabloids describe celebrities who have millions of dollars, are loved by the masses, have loving and extremely attractive partners, and blossoming careers yet are always making the worst decisions in their lives. This even occurs with the common man as well, even more frequently. Surely this must stop.
A guru might argue that it is because these people desire things of a worldly nature, they will never find satisfaction and so continue in a cycle of unhappiness, but I do not completely agree with this.
In a neopagan circle a few weeks ago, I was asked to intuit a message from God Herself and I was told that my desires were not egocentric nor unworthy of me. My desires, in fact, supported the divine agenda. As I contemplated this message later on, I realized that all desires to better one's self and find happiness support the divine agenda. They all lead to the attainment of Divine Realization and possibly Deification in the long run. Sadly, when these desires are not met, people tend to make unwise decisions in the belief that they will never have their desires realized.
In my own life, I dreamed of being a magical adventurer for most of my life. I wanted to travel to the reaches of the universe, battle monsters and find something numinous. Afterwards, I found in me a natural talent in Astral Projection and began journeying through the Astral Plane doing the things I had wished for. For some reason, however, I was not satisfied. I wanted to travel in my physical body, not an astral body of light. As such, I missed out on even greater experiences because I was never thankful for what I had received. It wasn't even until recently that I even realized this fact. Pity.
Our desires have already been met. Divinity, inherent in us all, is the beginning and end of all desires. It is the source from which we live, move, and have our being. As such, we already have all we could ask for, though we often do not realize it. It is time to be thankful for the things we have. It is time to acknowledge that we grant our own wishes daily.
LVX Amor!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
On Stars and Streetlights
"We want our egos to be our allies, not our slaves or masters." --T. Thorn Coyle
A couple of weeks ago, I was at my job on a short cigarette break. I go outside to see waxing moon that was almost full, but even more so, the amount of stars I had seen around my house the night before when I wasn't working had appeared to diminish. Good old light poullution huh?
A co worker then came outside shortly after me and commented the same thing, saying that barely any stars were out tonight. I replied saying that the stars were always there, save for the fact that our man-made lights were blotting out their appearance in the sky. And as I said those words, I had an epiphany of sorts. It was actually very cool.
I have heard it said that the voice of the Highest Self is very soft and is usually blocked out by the Ego. That we need to be very quiet and listen with discernment to make out the voice of the Holy Guardian Angel. From there, we will see the brilliance of our own divine natures.
In my own studies, I have found that the Highest Self/God Soul/Holy Guardian Angel corresponds with the highest chakra: the Sahasrara. The seat of divine consciousness and spirituality. The Ego corresponds with the Aura which is none other than the emission of all the six lower chakras radiating from a person to create a field of energy about them.
This Aura, this Luciferean light, is quite bright. Were more people clairvoyant, they would feel strain looking at the masses of auras of other people. However, the Light of the Highest Self in the Sahasrara is much brighter, though it's brilliance is dimmed by the aura's emanation.
Just light a street light is really bright up close compared to a star which would incinerate us within thousands (if not millions) of miles to it's proximity; so does the Ego's light pale in comparison to the light of the God Soul.
Does that strike a bell? It should. Cause in the same way that our man made lights blot out starlight, so does our own light based on earthly needs, blot out the shining of our divine selves. And if one were to see past the light of their own projections, they would behold a greater luminescence of spirit that far outshines the Ego.
But does that mean that the Ego is evil? No! It is a construct in man that is of great use to him. Just as streetlights were made to give us light, so does the ego help us. However, just as streetlights are not the end all to light in the night sky, neither is the Ego the end all to our spiritual luminescence.
As the quote says at the top of this post: The Ego should be our ally, not our slave nor our master. If artifical light of man can be used to help us in darkness, so can the auric light be of use to us should we use it responsibly.
That is one of the big challenges of being human. Flawed, yet Divine.
LVX Amor!
A couple of weeks ago, I was at my job on a short cigarette break. I go outside to see waxing moon that was almost full, but even more so, the amount of stars I had seen around my house the night before when I wasn't working had appeared to diminish. Good old light poullution huh?
A co worker then came outside shortly after me and commented the same thing, saying that barely any stars were out tonight. I replied saying that the stars were always there, save for the fact that our man-made lights were blotting out their appearance in the sky. And as I said those words, I had an epiphany of sorts. It was actually very cool.
I have heard it said that the voice of the Highest Self is very soft and is usually blocked out by the Ego. That we need to be very quiet and listen with discernment to make out the voice of the Holy Guardian Angel. From there, we will see the brilliance of our own divine natures.
In my own studies, I have found that the Highest Self/God Soul/Holy Guardian Angel corresponds with the highest chakra: the Sahasrara. The seat of divine consciousness and spirituality. The Ego corresponds with the Aura which is none other than the emission of all the six lower chakras radiating from a person to create a field of energy about them.
This Aura, this Luciferean light, is quite bright. Were more people clairvoyant, they would feel strain looking at the masses of auras of other people. However, the Light of the Highest Self in the Sahasrara is much brighter, though it's brilliance is dimmed by the aura's emanation.
Just light a street light is really bright up close compared to a star which would incinerate us within thousands (if not millions) of miles to it's proximity; so does the Ego's light pale in comparison to the light of the God Soul.
Does that strike a bell? It should. Cause in the same way that our man made lights blot out starlight, so does our own light based on earthly needs, blot out the shining of our divine selves. And if one were to see past the light of their own projections, they would behold a greater luminescence of spirit that far outshines the Ego.
But does that mean that the Ego is evil? No! It is a construct in man that is of great use to him. Just as streetlights were made to give us light, so does the ego help us. However, just as streetlights are not the end all to light in the night sky, neither is the Ego the end all to our spiritual luminescence.
As the quote says at the top of this post: The Ego should be our ally, not our slave nor our master. If artifical light of man can be used to help us in darkness, so can the auric light be of use to us should we use it responsibly.
That is one of the big challenges of being human. Flawed, yet Divine.
LVX Amor!
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