Looking BeyOnd ReLigion

Monotheism and poLytheism are misnomers, no? As theo = religion, wouldn’t monotheism mean one religion and polytheism mean many? On the other hand, as a deity = god, wouldn’t polydeism = more than one god and monotheism = one god?

As far as religions go, I’ve come to believe them as a series of myths, spiritual allegories and symbols that have been mistranslated and misinterpreted throughout centuries. The trouble starts when you put something powerful into text. Correction: the trouble starts when there is more than one language. Because there are words and expressions that do not exist in others, which can lead to mistranslations.

An example would be that a common mistranslation in the King James version of the Bible is the idea that we were made in God’s image. God. Singular. But the original word from which it was translated was that we were made in Elohim’s image. El = God, Lohim = plural, more than one. So already there is a mistranslation because it’s supposed to say that we were made in the image of the gods — AFTERWARDS. I’ve been reading a lot more into the works of Jordan Maxwell and such as of late and — at first I thought he was a complete nutcase, but the more I read and listened, the more of what he said made sense to me. As for God versus Gods, or, Sons of God — that is a whole different can of worms that I shall get into at another post.

But there is a pattern, there is a way in which all these recorded myths, allegories and symbols fit in accordance to the movement of the stars, the movement of the planets, astrology, physics and the very vibration of numbers — and all these things are very much connected to the way government and politics are practiced. Earth, even this very moment, is being molded and shaped to run to fit a vision that has been described as the “New World Order.” <– a term I thought I understood, but realized I had no idea what it meant.

I do not find religious texts completely devoid of value, but I do not think that they are to be taken literally. They began as signposts, each passage a star that made up a constellation — a spiritual map. But like perpetual Xeroxing, each new version that was dressed up and embellished blotted out the light of a star or two along the way.

Furthermore, I do not think religion should be taken as a serious means to elevate oneself into a truly spiritual being. In most religions I am familiar with — the ones equipped with text, churches, temples and “leaders” — the very structure under which it is practiced is not conducive to the development and expansion of the human soul. It isn’t surprising that Western capitalism fashions itself after Western religion.

You take an idea that monopolizes itself as a goal. A human goal. For religions, it’s the after life. You are preparing for after life. For capitalism, you are preparing for retirement. For religions, you are building a good life on Earth. For capitalism, you are preparing for a good life-STYLE on this planet. For religion — you work hard at following the doctrine, report to church, prove yourself to be a devout follower, then you shall get your ticket into a divine afterlife. For capitalism, the same pattern works, only you’re preparing for a posh retirement.

There’s something sinister about that. Both impress upon their followers, their congregation, not to ask questions. Not to seek deeper answers. Why? Because this is just the way things are. The way things work.

But have you ever thought that perhaps the act of NOT asking questions ENABLES for the same system to CONTINUE to work? In the end, we are conditioned to act as machines, to perform a role to sustain a system… ruled by WHAT? Ruled by WHOM? Serving whom?

Let’s say you had a child. And you sent it abroad to a set of schools. When your child comes back, your child gives you presents. Gives you money. Takes care of you. Tells you that it loves you. It makes a point to meet with you once a week. To at least talk to you once a day. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well, to the same effect — your child makes a point to bow at your feet and kiss them. Your child never questions your authority. Your child is afraid to look you in the eye.

Isn’t that a creepy sort of kid?

Let’s say you had another child. You raised it as best you could, but when it’s time, you send it away. Your child drops out of school. Your child, every once in a while, lies sometimes to get a little extra money. You know your child is being deceitful but you give it money anyway because you worry. Your child disappears for a while and returns drunk and penniless, demanding for more. You get angry. As much as it pains you, you turn your child away. Your child leaves distraught, unable to believe that you had forsaken it. On its own, your child learns to toil. Learns how hard it is to earn money. Learns how much love and energy it takes to raise a child of its own. Your child returns, humbled. Repenting. Truly, sincerely sorry — and explaining why it feels so sorry.

Which child would you hold dearer to your heart? Which child would you love and understand, on a more profound level, more? The one who is afraid not to love you, or the one who has learned how to become a more humble and sincere human being?

Which child is conditioned to be produced by religion and capitalism?

Perhaps there is something to be said about the tale of the Prodigal Son.

Whatever questions, the deeper spiritual questions, you hold — I don’t think you’ll find the answers to them in religion, which have perverted spiritual texts with each new version and translation so that they fit into accordance into the idea of WORSHIP. Do you really believe that God(s) want you to worship it? Is worship real love and spiritual expansion on a profound level?

If there is a higher power and spiritual entity — and I believe there is — I don’t think it desires worship because I don’t think its ego is that huge. It isn’t that vain. Or it would not have allowed its creation to hold free thoughts and to entertain its own intellect. No, I don’t have empirical evidence to prove that God(s) is not a vain, supreme being — but it’s something I just know in my GUT. An intuition that is as powerful as it is real, that God(s) is/are BEYOND that.

Anyway, I’m on course to better understanding the world around me and my place in it before I go off to other galaxies. It’s a process where I want to expand myself on a spiritual level and connect it to larger patterns — not only in the movement of the stars and planets, but also in the science of things. The vibrations held in each number. The large-scale movements on this planet towards and away from violence and its own destruction. There is something very real that is connected to the blotting out of spiritual expansion that is at work on this planet. And there is a movement to productively counteract that as well. And, at this moment, I’m trying to find a deeper understanding encoded within these patterns and larger movements.

And I’d like people around me to learn along with me. I suppose it’s a bit early for that, but since I’m never going to ever know everything or learn everything — that’s impossible! — I do have a deep and profound desire to have others process along with me so that we can ask one another questions and try to stretch and tangle our brains so that we can find answers on a more profound level.

EDITED TO ADD:

theos (gr) = god, goddess

deus (lt) = god = latin <-- gracias, porkpie