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28-01-2021, 10:16 PM
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Another View...
We are creatures of habit. The word "Christ" is only a title though. Christos, "Anointed One". My belief is that the great one who, on behalf of the creator, sends prophets, messengers to humanity are always given such names. This is unfortunate as the people do not comprehend. The divisions in the world then become wider. And who is this "great one"? I further believe that the paradise of lore is, in reality, a very real series of Earth heavens. They are a necessary part of our planet, just like the mountains and the seas. It is home to souls who come for a brief rest. At the head is a controlling hierarchy whose duties include providing guidance for humanity. Chief among these is one Great soul who has personal responsibility, under God, for teaching humanity. The divisions in religious thought that we endure give us the opportunity to expand out minds towards the happy day when we will finally rise above such things. Yes. Jesus was a man. Abraham was a man. Mohammad was a man. Gautama was a man. Moses, Noah, Adam were just men. And what of others such as Joseph Smith? And throughout history there have been more. Which of these is the Christ? Perhaps all of them, each to a certain time, dressed in different forms. This, I believe, is the very crucial idea which seems to be missing in human thought. In the Tears of Allah the times of one of these are recounted. Each of the messengers from God that the world has ever known also lived in a "story" of his times. And Jesus? Another man with a story of blessings from God, to share. I submit that when Christ returns openly to the Earth he will not be recognized. To reappear as a proponent of one religion only would do nothing but further widen the divide which already exists. Is this good? No. It is quite possible that Christ will reappear in a non religious form. This, will be our next testing.
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29-01-2021, 09:04 AM
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Thanks for the share Bartholomew.This is very interesting.
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29-01-2021, 10:31 PM
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Hello Bartholomew.
I find your opening post a moving expression of your belief in a divine order.
Thank you for sharing it in a beautiful and gentle manner.
and the conclusion your reach in your last few sentences regarding the thought --that for an inspiration to become most readily acceptable universally it must be able to cross as many existing divisions as possible--is sound logic and common sense Imo.
To that end, perhaps we do not need one super hero, but a whole multitude motivated by the realisation of the sort of behaviour now necessary and at the same time brave enough to challenge the behaviour which has manifestly failed.
Doing so is going to ruffle ( already is ruffling) feathers and challenge a variety of status quo.
Speaking personally, the sense of the divine in such realisation lies in the mystery of the loving care which underpins the characteristic of what is now necessary.
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30-01-2021, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by weareunity
Hello Bartholomew.
I find your opening post a moving expression of your belief in a divine order.
Thank you for sharing it in a beautiful and gentle manner.
and the conclusion your reach in your last few sentences regarding the thought --that for an inspiration to become most readily acceptable universally it must be able to cross as many existing divisions as possible--is sound logic and common sense Imo.
To that end, perhaps we do not need one super hero, but a whole multitude motivated by the realisation of the sort of behaviour now necessary and at the same time brave enough to challenge the behaviour which has manifestly failed.
Doing so is going to ruffle ( already is ruffling) feathers and challenge a variety of status quo.
Speaking personally, the sense of the divine in such realisation lies in the mystery of the loving care which underpins the characteristic of what is now necessary.
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The Earth is one of many worlds in our galaxy which are especially created by God as training grounds for human souls. Creation, though, is not something that happened only once. It continues. It is cyclic. New souls are being born all the time. These come to the Earth and begin. But others reach the goal and leave for new challenges too. At any time most souls on Earth are junior in spiritual status. Only a few seniors stay to help. This is the reason that throughout the thousands of years religions remain relevant. They are needed. This is also the reason we don't seem to be able to free ourselves of constant strife. There are other worlds where souls sometimes incarnate when they need a rest from the chaos that is so familiar here.
We humans tend to personalize ideas in a way which usually results in the superheros that you cite. Just as we tend to see God as a man but more so. It's what we do. Our rational minds work best in this area when colored by a little emotion. We are thus drawn to comfort where rewards aplenty are promised us.
A Divine order. Yes indeed. There is a very large planetary hierarchy of souls who maintain the Earth so that it remains suitable for biological life, habitable for us. It is because of their work that this planet is so unlike the others in our system. Here is the source of the loving care that you cite. Within this very large assemblage are found smaller groups working, assigned to specific tasks. Many of these will incarnate again if the need is great enough. This is precisely what happened, what is recounted, in the story of the advent, the work and the passing of the Master soul Jesus. But there were others before him too. Is there a conflict here? Can it not be said that God sent Jesus. Yes. God did. God is the power that energizes the planetary hierarchy after all. Now it remains only to know more about God. What is the nature of God?
In the above paragraph we find Jesus coming to the Earth with a specific task. He prepared. In the desert he struggled with his human nature and finally overcame it's pull. He returned from the wilds now as Jesus the representative on Earth of Christ. Jesus, the Christ. Who is Christ? He is the great soul, under god who heads up the spiritual hierarchy of our planet. This is the reason Jesus was able to correctly refer to the Father or my Father. It is why he was called the son of God. But we are sons and daughters of God. This is why Jesus always called us "brothers".
In the Earth now we are experimenting with a new kind of oneness the cornerstone of which is "standardized thought". This will pass when it has peaked to be replaced by a new age of inquiry, greater than any that came before. But in any time there are contrary airs to manage.
It is the spiritual hierarchy of the planet which generates, nourishes and then finally sets aside the astral and mental plane forms which influence the masses of men. These are designed for the purpose of provoking thought and ultimately wisdom born of experience. But this also ruffles a few feathers as we are seeing right now.
Here is another way to describe it. Many times an angel will visit a man and implant an idea which is then acted upon. Sometimes this results in insights which are recorded then remembered for a long time as being words of wisdom by us all. In this instance a great mass of humanity is being provoked for the same purposes. It is an opportunity, it will eventually result in, mass rather than individual and immediate not delayed acquisition of some new wisdom. The entire planet is now being raised up in preparation to enter the new age. There are many side roads in this attempt. There will be pains along the way as those less capable react in hurtful ways. We may be sure though that the minds in control have wisdom sufficient to the task.
Thanks for the comment.
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30-01-2021, 05:26 AM
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Hello Bartholomew.
I wonder how shall we determine the validity of our beliefs in our inquiries.--either now or in the future "new age of inquiry" you mention?
petex
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30-01-2021, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by weareunity
Hello Bartholomew.
I wonder how shall we determine the validity of our beliefs in our inquiries.--either now or in the future "new age of inquiry" you mention?
petex
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We do this, not by waiting for a reply, but by going to where the answers are. This is what we are being trained to do.
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30-01-2021, 08:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by weareunity
Hello Bartholomew.
I wonder how shall we determine the validity of our beliefs in our inquiries.--either now or in the future "new age of inquiry" you mention?
petex
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As always we build on what came before. Each of us has access to the storehouse of the souls. In those new times the sources will be even greater than they were in the 18th century or greater than today. How does this happen? The higher, intuitive, abstract mind brings information to the lower, rational mind where it is processed and given external form. And, once again as has been noted, a breeze will ruffle some feathers.
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04-02-2021, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by bartholomew
New souls are being born all the time. These come to the Earth and begin. But others reach the goal and leave for new challenges too. At any time most souls on Earth are junior in spiritual status.
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This is my understanding as well. I liken it to all of us in individual cars driving on the freeway following a common set of rules. Yes, there are accidents and collisions on occasions but for the most part we all safely drive with one another. We're talking young souls, med age souls and old souls.
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04-02-2021, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bartholomew
In the Earth now we are experimenting with a new kind of oneness the cornerstone of which is "standardized thought". This will pass when it has peaked to be replaced by a new age of inquiry, greater than any that came before. But in any time there are contrary airs to manage.
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We are experiencing growing pains. Whatever it takes to wake up the masses is what we will have to go through.
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06-02-2021, 11:43 AM
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We are experiencing growing pains. Whatever it takes to wake up the masses is what we will have to go through.
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Reminds me of Marx and Engels, they said the same thing.
Religions do too, not in so many words but in its relation to the non-believers.
Yes, the great unwashed - they just don't understand do they - and they will keep eating junk food and living such low lives - need a good thrashing.
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