| On the first day after the creation the god(s) looked anround and they were pleased. Everything was pure and at peace with the ways of the universe and the god(s) and there was a serenity that came from being so close to the God(s). Man was close to the Gods as well but man was like a child, curious. They learned and grew and the more they learned the less innocent they were. The more they leanred the further away the gods seemed until it seemed that man stopped seeing divinity in all things everywhere but started looking away from all that represented the gods towards the unknown oblivion. They saw the Gods as distant, unknowable, and mysterious. It was with this idea that religions were started. The main error in thought being that the Gods were(are) unreachable, distant figures to cower from and fear. This is wrong. The God(s) are not to be feared but embraced as our progenetors and guides. The forces and powers that be are there to help us grow and become much more than what we can even imagine. They are everywhere and in everything around us. They are in the soil, the water, the fire. They are in the smallest seed and the largest animal. They are in the very air we breathe and the are a part of us. A very important part of us all. They gave us life and the spark of Magick and Divinity that exists with every creatue(every person) that has ever been or ever will be. The closeness to the God(s) is not to be sought entirely "out there". Nay, The fisrt step and the most rewarding journey is inward for inward is the true temple of the gods and the closer you get to yourself the closer you become with those whose created you and the more you know god. |
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| This, like verything else is my opinion. If it offends anyone I am sorry. I am not condeming religion , nor am I calling knowledge evil. Without knowledge we cannot grow and progress as people and spirits. We must keep in mind that we need to saty as centered and humble as possible in our search for the knowledge we seek. Peace be with you all Gnosticseeker |
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