A new religion

[Chr1stian]

Originally Posted by Baile

Good observation. I will say thought that dropping archaic religious references - He and Lord for example - can and does help to evolve a more elevated understanding of the nature of Spirit. We are not sinful children of a judgmental Father God; rather, we are perfect souls born of perfect Spirit. The label Hermeticism uses is, for me, the most insightful of the many I've come across. No patriarchal and sexist references to Lord and He, no silly inane depiction of God in human form. Rather instead: the All Mind, existing and operating infinitely beyond limited human concepts having to do with form, emotion, intellect, reason and judgment.

I agree that we are not sinful children of a judgmental god. I can understand your preference for using the term 'All Mind' to refer to God. For me though, the term 'All Mind' is too impersonal and too distant. I prefer the word 'God' as it conveys the personal and emotional connection I have with God. This is a purely subjective term which I feel comfortable with and most accurately implies my relationship with God. I believe the pronoun 'He' is no better nor worse than 'She', nor does it objectively describe God's nature. I do prefer 'He' or 'She' though to 'It' as we use 'it' to often refer to an animal or thing that we believe is less than us or totally different to us or has no relationship with us.
God is obviously beyond 'He' and 'She'. I think we need to create a new pronoun for the English language to use when referring to God. Perhaps 'E'.
Despite our semantic differences, though, I think our view of the divine is quite similar.