The divisive gabfest of the campaigns over – a victor declared. More "Change we believe in"?. We'll see. But with that out of the way perhaps we can concentrate on a greater cause than which wing of the buzzard is better.
I much appreciated Gregg Prescott’s prior post inviting those outside the typical New Age realm, especially Christian’s. I am interested in the potential of Ascension. This post repeats my response if you missed it.
Generally, the Christ story gets a deservedly bad rap given the excesses committed in that name. I believe there is much to be gained from the overall perspective of power of love in the original teachings of Christ especially as revealed now in the Nag Hammadi gospels.
I easily reconcile my Christian upbringing and core beliefs with advanced esoteric and exoteric awareness. Of course, I manage to reconcile my theoretical higher-self with being a gun owner in the now. Angel, patriot, cowboy, futurist – that’s a lot of hats and they don’t always fit together. But reconciling what seemed divisive notions seeks commonality – rather than opposition – and thus peace.
You can reconcile all religious creeds if you accept metaphorical storytelling as the foundation of the great books - bible, koran, etc. That is not to say the players did not exist. Centuries of self-interested interpretation that used the books to stir warfare followed. The reconciliation of creeds deflates the potential for war based on opposing religious foundations - which are always fake. War is planned for acquisition by elites - the rest is public relations.
Syncretism names the act of finding correlation in other works outside one's born religion. That is to say that all religions “sync-up” or “are in sync” with each other. The similarity of story lines is staggering between Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Gilgamesh, Hercules, and on into pop culture, ET, Avatar, Matrix, Cowboys and Aliens, – live good, die, get reborn, go to heaven. As a screenwriter I can tell you, there is only one story told and involves the above elements.
Metaphorically all religions say the same thing - in different words and languages - in different cultures and times. It is all the same because they are all talking about the same thing. One cannot help but find Syncretism reading through the written attempts to understand the mystical universe that surrounds us.
It was a sin to be thinking this way under Catholic domination. Heretics by definition - Syncretists suffered the wrath of the Inquisition. These were the peaceable people who found commonality in outsiders and heeded the word of the Lord, “All men are brothers.”
Now, we understand formalized religion to be the death of spirituality. We must cut through the hysterical mental garbage strewn by the power-mad religious hierarchies. Faith is used as a plot to stir animosity between brothers and sisters upon the earth who would not otherwise wish to hate each other.
Christianity has been sorely used - as has any political/religious/racial excuse - for warmongering and conquest. These “reasons” are just the tools for controlling thought used by the powers that be throughout history to rouse the masses into war - and justify the slaughter they are called to do.
The truths of Christianity "do unto others...", "love thy neighbor," ring in every heart across the universe. I personally take the best of the Jesus experience and make it my own. Asked, "are you a Christian?" I would reply, "No, I am Christ-ian." I walk the talk best I can - all the time. I practice effective prayer as understood by Gregg Braden, comprehend the source-field as described by David Wilcock and indulge in the concept of becoming a celestial being as foretold by Cindy Bentley. I cherry pick amongst philosophies and concepts by what resonates with me and the path. I believe in everything, but I choose my spiritual framework and for me Christ consciousness is a foundation.
Jesus the Christ taught love. That is the essence of Christianity. We can learn it there - if we use discernment. Then, concentrated love can become a gentle, power-weapon for vanquishing the hold of negative entities and thought patterns upon this world. Love conquers all, that a new Earth shall rise and a golden age dawn.
It is just one tool in the arsenal of this spiritual warrior who so loves the Earth that he devotes his life to it. I am a proud member of ACC and devotee of the conceptual potential for vibrational and pan-dimensional ascension. I’ve had a fascination of the 144,000 that are taken up in the original biblical Apocalypse all my life. Is there a corollary there?
I often call on the Lord most high to assist me with the internalization of the power and frequencies that will engage a consciousness expansion capable of moving chemtrails away into space. I call on Jesus the son of God who told us, “All things I do and more, so shall you do.” Thus I keep the skies clear over Santa Fe with a heart full of love and gratitude and transcendent intention and activation of the future blue sky into the now and I smile. Let the beautiful form as originally thought by creation exist. Mother Gaia shall be ensconced in a robe of pure skies, pure air and excellent clouds of purest water.
It seems that it matters not what you believe, but that you believe. Believe in powers beyond us - that bolster our powers within us - for we must be stronger and purer all the time. Call it what you will. Light the candle, burn the incense, read the book, hold your hands thus, offer something, say words, be in gratitude - it is all the same and that is the blessing behind Syncretism. You can do no wrong in how you find your place with the true powers of consciousness.
There is nothing but wasted breath in debating this or that creed. Power surrounds us all - I call it Godness in respect to the creed that we are all one. Every prophet has said this – as a syncretist would point out. The simple basis of effective prayer is intention and gratitude regardless the trappings. We are all one, because that is all there is.
So thank-you to my new and beloved community. I have greatly enjoyed the worldview here and the wonderful writings by a New Age of thinkers.
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It is an honor to put my thoughts before you, Devi. Namaste indeed.
I could not agree more, DAVID.
Well said!
For the last two decades (or so), I've been saying the same. I know NO religion. I know NO gurus, and especially, NO spiritual teachers who are teaching, yet NOT practicing whatever they teach.
Therefore, it is not the knowledge that counts. It's what you are practicing in your daily life...
My religion is - MY consciousness, and what my heart is telling me to do. "Do not harm others. Love thy neighbors as thy selves". And to me, the next most important one is the forgiveness. If You forgive, you'll be forgiven. And I can ONLY forgive, when I think that all others ARE as good as I am = WE R EQUALS = WE are brothers and sisters created by the SAME DIVINE CREATOR.
It's as simple as that. That's ALL I know.
That's ALL I need to practice, to lead a PEACEful life, and to be a better help for the world.
But I am NOT the only one.
People like this are called the "WAY-SHOWERS". And you David - are another one.
SWEET DREAMS!!!!
Thank-you so much for your thoughts and support Sweet! I'm fairly isolated where I'm at and getting my ideas out is what I have.
David Gordon - Voice of Reason, DGVOR.com