Category: Wisdom + Discernment

  • Divination In Scripture

    I do not play games here.

    “Divination.”

    A word that sets off religious trauma alarms.

    In the evangelical imagination, it conjures imaginations of Hollywood witches, Ouija boards, and black cats sacrificed in fire…

    Depictions of hell meant to serve as a cautionary tale for Sunday school children.

    But strip away the hysteria, read the actual text, open a dictionary, and you’ll find something more nuanced, and far more unsettling.

    Both are true:

    – The Bible condemns divination.
    – The Bible uses divination.

    So the question isn’t if divination appears in Scripture.

    It’s what kind God condemns, and what kind He authorizes.

    The Counterfeit Path

    Divination God Forbids

    Let’s begin where the line is clear.

    “There shall not be found among you anyone… who practices divination, tells fortunes, interprets omens, or consults the dead.”

    -Deuteronomy 18:10–12

    No gray here. Right?

    It is wicked to perform spiritual piracy.

    This would cover unsanctioned attempts to access hidden knowledge through pagan ritual, necromancy, or invocation of alien spirits.

    This is divination that severs us from Divine order.

    It’s the lust to control the unknown rather than commune with it.

    It’s worshipping creation to extract secrets instead of worshipping the Creator to receive revelation.

    Example: Saul and the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28).

    That was not prophecy. It was desperation dressed as devotion.

    It ended in judgment, not illumination.

    The Sanctified Channel

    Divination God Permits

    Now here’s the curveball.

    The same Scripture that forbids divination also records divinely sanctioned forms of divination.

    These were tools used by priests, prophets, and apostles to discern God’s will.

    Urim & Thummim

    (Exodus 28:30; Numbers 27:21)

    Sacred lots worn over the priest’s heart were literal instruments (magical amulets) used to decode Divine guidance.

    Casting Lots

    Used to distribute land (Joshua 18), appoint leadership (1 Samuel 10), and even select Judas’ replacement (Acts 1:26).

    Dream Interpretation

    Joseph, Daniel, and others functioned as interpreters of divine dreams.

    Prophetic Symbolism

    Ezekiel’s street performances, Jeremiah’s object lessons, John’s apocalyptic visions—all were divinatory acts in sacred alignment.

    The medium isn’t the issue.
    The source is.

    What God condemns is bypassing Him.

    What He blesses is listening to Him.

    The Sacred Line

    Source & Surrender

    Divination means “the seeking of hidden knowledge.”

    The Bible doesn’t condemn that impulse to Seek the hidden realm, in fact it encourages us to go to the Secret Rooms with The Father.

    The Bible condemns pride in the pursuit.

    If you’re consulting spirits to manipulate outcomes, you’re rebelling.

    If you’re surrendering to Divine mystery, seeking revelation on God’s terms, you’re worshipping.

    The sin isn’t the search. It’s the source.

    The danger isn’t knowledge.

    It’s control.

    The Modern Mirror

    Today’s symbolic tools; dreams, visions, synchronicities, even tarot or astrology—aren’t automatically evil.

    They’re languages, mirrors, archetypal scripts written into the psyche.

    Their moral weight depends entirely on the spirit animating their use.

    God has always spoken through signs and symbols.

    He still does.

    But His voice doesn’t feed curiosity; it refines character.

    It doesn’t confirm your ego; it crucifies it.

    So don’t dismiss the mystical as demonic.

    But don’t baptize every “download” as divine either.

    Discernment is not fear.

    It is fidelity.

    The Final Thought

    The Bible is not anti-divination.

    It is anti-ego.

    Anti-idolatry.

    Anti-manipulation.

    Scripture doesn’t call you to spiritual blindness.

    It calls you to holy vision:
    anchored in awe, humility, and fire.

    If you’re gifted to read signs, interpret dreams, or navigate symbols, do so with reverence.

    Walk softly.

    Seek truth, not control.

    Because in the end, God does not hate diviners.

    He hates when His creation believes it can replace Him.

  • Writing Is Magick

    Writing Is Magick

    The Alchemical Art of Turning Thought Into Reality

    Have you ever paused to consider the spell cast by a well-crafted sentence?

    The way words weave together, shaping emotion and image, is nothing short of alchemy.
    A single phrase, perfectly placed, can open doorways in the mind.

    The Spell of a Sentence

    Have you ever paused to consider the spell cast by a well-crafted sentence?

    Words weave together, shaping emotion and image—it’s nothing short of alchemy. A single phrase, perfectly placed, can open doorways in the mind.

    To write is to commune with the unseen. Language is the wand; attention is the incantation. When we master its rhythm, we access the flow states of God—those luminous currents of creation that move through us as expression.

    The Realm of Imagination

    Imagination is not mere fancy—it’s the workshop of reality. It’s where archetypes stir and symbols awaken. Reading the works of Bunyan, Plato, and Jung revealed this truth: thought itself is creative, and every word shapes the invisible architecture of being.

    To realize this is to take up a sacred responsibility.

    Words are not idle things. They reverberate in the psyche long after they’re spoken, planting seeds in the soil of consciousness—ours and others’.

    The language we release into the world becomes the atmosphere we breathe back in.

    The Hidden Architecture of Expression

    Beneath eloquence lies Essence—the silent intelligence that shapes our words before they form.

    Writing becomes self-revelation: transforming confusion into clarity, chaos into meaning.

    To merge logic with intuition is the mark of the alchemist. It grants lucidity without sterility, reason without rigidity. In this union, perception widens, and we recognize the strange with both wonder and discernment.

    Be Subtle | The Quiet Force of Influence

    Subtlety isn’t weakness—it’s power refined. The strongest influence whispers; it doesn’t demand.

    In persuasive writing, this is gold. Too much force repels; subtle persuasion invites. It works through resonance and rhythm, guiding rather than grabbing.

    Ask questions. Offer mirrors. Let truth be discovered, not dictated.

    That is the difference between manipulation and mastery.

    Alchemy of the Word

    To write alchemically is to transmute ordinary language into gold. Each word becomes a vessel of vibration; each sentence, a spell of transformation.

    Eloquence is part of this process: the Rule of Three, parallelism, and isocolon create rhythm that shapes emotional response.

    These are not ornaments—they are harmonics that make the unseen felt.

    Hermetic Principles of Creative Writing

    The magick of writing reflects the Hermetic Laws of reality:

    Mentalism — Thought precedes form.

    Correspondence — Every line mirrors a greater order.

    Vibration — Words carry frequency; tone determines impact.

    Polarity — Meaning lives between opposites.

    Rhythm — Language breathes; learn to breathe with it.

    When honored, these laws turn writing into manifestation.

    Unveiling the Essence

    Like ancient alchemical texts, true writing conceals treasures for readers willing to look deeper.

    Each phrase is a key—unlocking ideas, yes, but also aspects of self.

    Writing is a sacred act of becoming.

    Through subtlety, discipline, and imaginative daring, both writer and reader are transformed

    —lead into light, confusion into comprehension, word into world.

  • The Unseen is Eternal | Journey into the Spiritual Realm

    The Unseen is Eternal | Journey into the Spiritual Realm

    Truth revealed through fire: The spiritual realm is the true substance; the physical realm is but a fleeting shadow.

    “For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”

    – 2 Corinthians 4:18

    What is seen is temporary. What is unseen—eternal.

    “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”
    – Matthew 6:19-20

    The Old Testament, with all its laws, rituals, and symbols, was never the final word. It was a shadow, a foreshadowing.

    As Hebrews 10:1 declares,

    “The law is only a shadow of the good things to come—not the realities themselves.”

    These old systems—they’re rooted in flesh, bound by material signs—were copies, symbols, types.

    But the fullness? That belongs to Christ. The fullness of what???

    Colossians 2:17 says it without apology:

    “These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”

    Before faith came, we were imprisoned under the law—confined by flesh, chained to the visible.

    But now? The veil is torn.

    The light has come, and light exposes shadow for what it is: impermanent.

    As it is written in 2 Corinthians 3:6:

    “The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”

    We are not ministers of a fading covenant carved in stone, but of the living Spirit that resurrects the soul.

    Jesus is the Light of the World— not a symbol of light, but the Light itself.

    He reveals the spiritual reality behind the physical symbols.

    He exposes the temporary nature of the material and brings us into contact with what is eternal.

    Even the sacrifices—bloody and endless—were never the end goal.

    Hebrews 9:23 makes the distinction clear:

    “The copies of the heavenly things were purified with earthly sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves require better sacrifices.”

    And that better sacrifice is Christ Himself—who did not enter a manmade sanctuary, but Heaven itself.

    This is the arc of the Gospel from creation to revelation, from shadow to light.

    “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”

    John 8:12

    From death to life.

    The physical was the womb. But birth comes through Spirit. This is what it means to be born twice.

    Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water (womb) and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
    That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

    John 3:4-7

    What once served as a veil is now obsolete, abandoned, transcended.

    “No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst; and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

    Matthew 9:16-17

    Christ has brought us from death into life—not metaphorically, but metaphysically.

    “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?’”

    John 11:25-26

    So I say let’s live no longer according to the flesh, but by the Spirit.

    Let us not cling to the image of humanness when we have access to the essence.

    Let us no longer fear the law and live by it, for we have entered into grace to live in.

    “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

    John 1:17

    The goodness of God is not proven by material blessing, but by His initiation into the eternal.

    The physical is the symbol. The spiritual is the substance.

    “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.”
    – John 6:63

    And through Christ, we are called to live in the Real not as contrived.

    “But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.”

    – John 4:23

  • Divine Blueprint

    Creation · Truth · Purpose

    The universe began with the Creator’s Thoughts, these Thoughts manifested the very Essence of the reality that we, in this moment, inhabit.

    The Guiding Mind

    These reflections stem from the same Mind that guides us on our earthly journey, leading us toward higher dimensions of Being.

    We are ascending back to our forgotten home, elevating ourselves to an altitude which the universal laws of Divine Order emerged us from, in the beginning.

    The universe itself supports and expands all things and people. But only those conscious beings who choose to be in harmony with these laws will feel the comfort that Divine expansion brings to those ready to expand.

    Resistance to these laws, however, only perpetuates further frays in the Soul-life of anyone distant and falling away from harmony with self and God.

    This is where dis-ease takes hold. We can see this increasing daily.

    Humanity takes this wonderful gift for granted:

    The ability to create.

    The ability to create mirrors the identity of the Creator, entitling us to manifest our ideas into a form, just as the Creator did when He brought forth all substance from His Pure Thought.

    Every truth we hold is continually a reflection of our level of understanding, shaped by learned belief systems and inherited collective experiences.

    Transforming Lies into Truth

    What may once have been perceived as an absolute lie can evolve into a profound truth, illuminating your journey.

    As you navigate this path, it is essential to acknowledge that your perception may often be flawed. Instead of relying solely on what you perceive, begin to trust your intuition more.

    Embracing the Journey Beyond Duality

    This shift in perspective encourages you to seek beyond duality more and increases your ability with persistent effort.

    By recognizing that what you perceive as concrete truths can transform and develop, you open yourself to the capacity for new insights and advanced wisdom.

    This journey calls for a devotion to comprehending the complexities of life and taking in the lessons that emerge from both the light and shadows.

    This highlights the intrinsic power and perfection of the Divine within us, reminding us that our perceptions are not fixed to the limits of this mortal body and it’s sensorial boundaries.

    We uncover that the essence of whether or not we are in the truth is determined by our ability to accurately combine contrasting perspectives, comparing & contrasting dualities, & formulate a deeper connections with ourselves/God & the universe in the process.

    Embracing this fluidity lets us transcend boundaries and identify with the unity that exists within all of Life’s alleged paradoxes.

    Our past transgressions & even present betrayals exist as opportunities to learn the lessons that our Creator has become cognizant to, as we recollect the mission we set out to accomplish by our free choice when we descended to Earth density.

    Original sin caused disconnection and imperfections, distorting our perception. It erodes the Soul’s path, separating us from Spirit and anchoring us to the body, resulting in a fractured state of being and conflict.

    THE WAR WE FIGHT

    In our spiritual struggle, the nature of our warfare diverges significantly from worldly tactics.

    Our battle against sin is not won through self-loathing & retribution; instead, we engage in this fight with the power of love and forgiving grace.

    We realize that sin originates from brokenness & divergence from Self, so despising the “bad” or “sinful” aspects of ourselves does not lead to healing nor victory, in fact, it is the very cause of our suffering with sins malady in the first place.

    The fragmented parts of our originality and advents will ultimately reunite. When we fulfill our purpose here on this hell, every aspect of our being will harmonize into it’s singular essence.

    We are currently engaged in a profound journey of reconnection, a process that precedes the dissolution of time itself, leading us to a state of eternal wholeness.

    This intrinsic wisdom is a powerful inheritance, urging us to peel back the layers of societal programming to uncover our authentic selves.

    We need constant reminders that the answers we seek are already within us, waiting to be acknowledged, sometimes over and over again.

    This is your inheritance, a deep bubbling well of wisdom that you do Know, underneath all the BS you’ve learned – this truth— passed down to you through the force of creation is Alive and living within you.

    The integration will, cause our fallen life of internal inversion and lies, to blossom into a miraculous chronology, a metaphor for the ages— experiences we’ll offer to the Holy of Holies living within us.

    WE ARE INSTRUMENTS DOING ONE OF TWO THINGS:

    • holding the static of confusion, contributing to the entropy — but dirty noise, or
    • serving as vessels of Glory that carry Light into the darkness, exposing eternal Truths to all on the Path of the eternal flow.

    Truth, by its very nature, is eternal and will always align with the Truth Maker and Architect of Life.

    TRUTH IS A RIVER OF LIVING WATER

  • Thelema

    Thelema

    Θελημα— meaning ‘WILL’ —philosophical school founded in 1904.

    Origin

    Thelema is a spiritual philosophy and new religious movement founded by Aleister Crowley.

    Core Principle

    Central to Thelema is the concept of ‘True Will‘ which refers to an individual’s divine purpose that transcends ordinary desires.

    Influences

    Thelema draws from various traditions, including Hermeticism, Kabbalah, and ancient Egyptian religion.

    Thelma comes from the following Writing:

    Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law)

    -Written by Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)

    The Book of The Law is the central axiom, the Law of Thelema.

    The Law is summed up in two phrases from the Book: 

    1. “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law”
    – AL I:40)

    &

    2. “Love is the law, love under will”
    – AL I:57

    THELEMA’S GOAL:

    TRUE WILL

    True Will is the Will from Heaven.

    Know firmly, O my Son, that the True Will connot err; for it is thine appointed Course in Heaven, in whose Order is Perfection. 

    – Liber Aleph vel CXI – The Book of Wisdom or Folly pg.13

    HOW THELEMITES ATTAIN TRUE WILL? MAGICK

    THELEMA’S DOCTRINES:

    COSMOLOGY

    The Book of the Law establishes a model of reality that combines two elementary forces: the infinite extension of space, which is personified by the Egyptian sky-goddess Nuit, and the infinitely contracted point, personified by the Egyptian god Hadit.

    It is the interaction of these two forces that results in manifested reality.

    Crowley often described this interaction in sexual terms:

    “Nuit is the centripetal energy, infinitely elastic because it must fit over the hard thrust directed against it; Hadit, the centrifugal, ever seeking to penetrate the unknown”

    Magick Without Tears, Ch.38

    The union of these two opposites results in the new current of the present Aeon, represented by Ra-Hoor-Khuit (lit. Horus of Two Horizons), also called the Crowned and Conquering Child. 

    ETHICS

    Arguably the central Thelemic ethic is one of individual liberty and the personal freedom to fulfill one’s Will.

    Social restriction—such as laws that make illegal certain sex acts between consenting adults—is generally seen in a negative light by most Thelemites. 

    Two documents in particular help to define Thelemic ethics for most adherents

    Oz and Duty

    • Liber Oz establishes the rights of the individual.
    • Duty is described as “A note on the chief rules of practical conduct to be observed by those who accept the Law of Thelema.”

    THELEMA IN THE BIBLE

    Thelema appears in the Holy Bible referring to divine will, human will, and even the will of the Devil.

    One well-known example is from “The Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew 6:10,

    “Your kingdom come.
    Your will (Θελημα) be done, On earth as it is in heaven.”

    mat. 6

    More Bible Verses

    “He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

    —Matthew 26:42

    “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”

    —John 1:12-13

    And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

    —Romans 12:2″

    Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

    — Revelation 4:11″

    …and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”

    —2 Timothy 2:26

    RESOURCES

    • Crowley, Aleister. (1997). Magick Without Tears.Tempe: New Falcon Publications.
    • Sabazius (1998). The Kiblah. Retrieved June 9, 2004.
    • Thriambos, Dionysos. The Utility of the Bible to the Student of Thelema. Retrieved Sept. 17, 2004.
    • Weinberg, Florence M. (1972) The Wine and the Will: Rabelais’s Bacchic Christianity. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.
    • Wikipedia (2004). Gargantua and Pantagruel.Retrieved Sept. 17, 2004.

  • Scripture Secrets

    Secrets of Scripture | Esoteric vs Exoteric

    Unlocking Spiritual Vision

    The Bible Operates On 2 Levels:

    1. The Exoteric

    —what’s seen on the surface—and…

    2. The Esoteric

    …the deeper inner meaning.

    THIS IMPLIES DUALITY.

    DUALITY INTERFERES WITH OUR SPIRITUAL CONDITION.

    Jesus:

    “If those who lead you say to you, ‘See, the kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, ‘It is in the sea,’ then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty.

    – Gospel of Thomas

    That statement alone invites us to read Scripture as more than just historical narrative or morality anecdotes.

    THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS WITHIN

    An esoteric reading of the Bible treats it as a psychological and spiritual map.

    The Bible is a manual for how the human mind operates and how the soul evolves.

    Every character, event, and place represents an aspect of the human experience.

    The Bible isn’t just about people in other eras and lands; it’s about you.

    What Esoteric Doesn’t Mean

    “Esoteric” doesn’t mean abstract or mystical for the sake of being mysterious.

    Esoteric Does Mean:

    It means looking beyond the literal to uncover the spiritual truth within.

    Esoteric Parables

    Jesus often taught using parables—stories layered with symbolic meaning.

    “Though seeing, they do not see;

    though hearing, they do not hear”

    These weren’t just teaching tools.

    …they were keys, designed to open deeper levels of understanding.

    He told his disciples directly:

    “It has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.”

    That distinction matters.

    The outer story speaks to the crowd.

    The inner story speaks to the seeker.

    The prodigal son:

    On the surface, it’s a touching story of forgiveness—a father welcoming back his wayward son.

    But if that’s all you see, you’ve only read the first layer, the exoteric.

    On an esoteric level, it’s about the human psyche (soul) drifting away from spiritual truth—squandering its inheritance.

    We trade our Soul’s Divine essence for the outer worlds fake luxury.

    The Return of the Son

    When the “son” returns, it’s a symbol of returning to higher consciousness, to alignment with the Divine source, our Father in Heaven.

    The “father’s house” isn’t a physical home.

    The Fathers house is the original state of spiritual awareness we’re meant to live from.

    You can find beautiful wisdom in the Bible at the surface level, but if you never look for the second upper-story, you’re missing its true power.

    The real spiritual meaning isn’t obvious.

    It’s concealed in plain sight.

    Most theologians don’t teach this—

    I don’t think they’ve ever learned to read it this way or they’ve become so indoctrinated that they avoid it in fear of becoming a “heretic”.

    RESOURCES

    How biblical dualism can help us to gain a better understanding of God’s perspective

  • Grace Vs Control

    Grace Vs Control

    Control

    to exercise restraining or directing influence over : REGULATE

    Grace

    unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification

    Let me make this clear up front: if L

    I’m not here to justify sin but to justify grace.

    There’s a difference, and if you can’t tell the two apart, you’ve been discipled by control of man—not Christ.

    As a follower of Christ there is never a circumstance where it’s your task to correct someone with any kind of force.

    Correction by coercion is not correction —it’s pride wrapped in scripture.

    If you’re truly moved by the Holy Spirit, the only thing you’ve been given authority to do is speak truth in love.

    Anything beyond that is spiritual trespassing.

    But we’re watching the same old sickness play out again in a modern tone.

    People stomping around with scripture in one hand and a gavel in the other, throwing stones in the name of holiness—meanwhile hiding from their own shadows.

    Condemning others becomes a convenient way to avoid your own reflection.

    You execute their punishment prematurely just so you don’t have to face your own.

    And that’s not discernment. That’s ego in a Jesus costume.

    Here’s the thing: You are not God.

    You don’t get to decide the weight of someone’s guilt and the verdict you assign will be the same assignment you’ll receive.

    “For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”
    – Matthew 7:2

    You don’t get to issue divine sentences based on your human discomfort.

    You have no moral authority above another human — I mean; you remain confined to that dying meat suit.

    “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12

    You’re not protecting the gospel—you’re perverting it.

    Grace isn’t a license for sin. But GRACE is the ONLY bridge to healing.

    And you don’t get to burn that bridge for anyone and get away with it… let alone earn the ability to have any pride in your work.

    “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
    -Proverbs 16:18

    You want to know what really makes me sick?

    That the loudest people in the modern church are often the furthest from Christ’s heart.

    “When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.”
    – Proverbs 10:19

    Jesus railed against this—

    “They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and they lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.”
    Matthew 23:4

    “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

    Matthew 23:27-28

    those choosing dominance over love

    “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.”

    – 1 John 4:18

    those who forsake mercy

    “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”

    Matthew 5:7

    And yet, here they are again, wearing His name like a badge while they crucify people He died to set free.

    “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

    Jesus – Luke 23:34

    The real tragedy?

    Many believe they are doing God’s work, but they are not; they are merely doing their work. They are so surrounded by validation and applause that they fail to recognize it. The crowd has blinded them.

    “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
    -Matthew 7:21

    Listen: society is not where it’s supposed to be.

    And neither is the church.

    Now, will you hear this? Probably not. And I’m not expecting you to.

    The truth about the truth…

    The truth rarely gets a warm welcome when it threatens the throne you built for yourself.

    But I’ll say it anyway.

    • Even the people you mock
    • the ones you write off
    • the ones whose lives you condemn from a distance

    God came for the

    • giants
    • misfits
    • mystics
    • addicts
    • artists
    • outcasts—

    They are no different than you.

    Their moral sin may look different. Their wounds may be externally louder. They may hide less of their ugly parts than you…

    but at least they aren’t tucked safely behind holy jargon to excuse cruelty.

    “For we have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23

    And if it offends you that Jesus may have used unconventional methods to expand perception, then what you worship is safety, not truth.

    Religiosity – man-made – fear-driven – repulsive!!!

    It stinks of control, not communion. It inspires rebellion, not reverence.

    So go ahead. Keep mandating your subjective umbilical rules.

    Keep enforcing your man made version of purity. But don’t be surprised when the ones who truly hear the Spirit reject your kingdom altogether.

    Because God’s kingdom is higher. And it doesn’t need your validation.

    Your voice? If it isn’t born of love… of Spirit, of truth?

    It’s just wind.

    It will die with your body… while the words rooted in heaven continue to echo into eternity.

    Now, I ask myself: What am I doing?

    I’m burning down the altars built to false gods. I’m standing in the gap where most stay silent.

    And if you don’t like it? Maybe it’s not for you.

  • Jesus

    Jesus

    Do You Think You Know Jesus?

    They Said Jesus Was
    Insane. Mad. Crazy. Strange.

    The image of Jesus most people hold is wrong and wrung through centuries of:

    • ideological whitewashing
    • beautified marketing
    • sanitized Sunday School summaries.

    He’s often pictured as an ethereal peace-giver, universally adored, calmly glowing in a ‘soft sepia light’.

    But this wasn’t the Jesus known to his followers. Not even close.

    In fact, many who encountered Jesus in the flesh found him either;

    1. confusing, at best
    2. mentally unstable, at worst.

    He wasn’t simply controversial, he was considered a threat to both religious orthodoxy and social order.

    The sanitized version of Christ so many cling to was shaped after the cross, after the church industrial complex took control of his narrative.

    Let’s take a scalpel to the original reactions—the raw, unsettling perceptions of Jesus while he was still walking the earth.

    His Family Thought He’d Lost His Mind

    The Gospel of Mark pulls no punches. In Mark 3:21, we’re told that Jesus’ own family said:

    “He is out of his mind.”

    Yes, his own bloodline. Not strangers. Not critics. His family. Pause there…

    Imagine. Imagine the weight of that.

    You’ve awoken to a Divine Knowing, a consciousness that cracks open reality—and the people who know your voice best say:

    “You’ve snapped.”

    It wasn’t mockery from outsiders that came first; it was internal doubt.

    His kin likely feared he’d gone mad with something akin to messianic delusion.

    Or perhaps they were embarrassed by his sudden rise as a controversial street-preacher confronting the Government and Church…

    He spoke vehemently against both Rome and the temple elite.

    Religious Leaders:

    “You’re Breaking the Law and Blaspheming“

    The religious class didn’t just dislike Jesus—they actively plotted his removal.

    The scribes and Pharisees viewed him as a heretic, accusing him of;

    • violating the Sabbath
    • flouting Mosaic Law
    • daring to forgive sins.

    —a divine prerogative.

    His miracles weren’t applauded; they were denounced as works of Beelzebub.

    Let that settle: divine acts being interpreted as demonic.

    … this was normal folk… the acceptable people… The community.

    This wasn’t petty disagreement.
    This was existential threat-level panic from the religious hierarchy.

    They saw in Jesus… not just a radical voice—but someone who dismantled their very grip on sacred authority.

    Public Whispers: “He Has a Demon and Is Mad“

    John 10:20 captures this damning public sentiment:

    “He has a demon and is mad; why listen to him?”

    These weren’t elite theologians.

    These were everyday observers—

    • neighbors
    • townsfolk
    • bystanders.

    Jesus’ words, while layered with profound gnosis (wisdom), sounded unhinged to the average ear.

    And truthfully, wouldn’t they today? I mean… They do.

    Imagine someone saying,

    “Before Abraham was, I am.”

    Or calling God their literal Father, claiming to bring not peace but a sword.

    If spoken in today’s marketplace, they’d be dismissed as spiritually schizophrenic, or worse.

    So what’s changed?
    Only the power structure that codified his words.

    Outside the Bible: Even More Scathing Views

    This doubt wasn’t exclusive to Jewish contemporaries.

    Roman voices and philosophers took their shots, too.

    Talmud

    The Talmud contains cryptic but deeply derogatory references to Jesus—branding him a sorcerer who led Israel astray.

    He is also said in the Talmud to be swimming in hot excrements.

    These weren’t passive critiques.

    They were sharp rejections by those who saw his influence as spiritually treacherous.

    Roman Philosophers

    Roman historian Tacitus referred to Christianity as a “pernicious superstition,” blaming the followers of Christ for corrupting public morals.

    To Roman minds, Christ’s followers were:

    irrational fanatics clinging to a crucified troublemaker.

    Celsus

    And then there’s Celsus, the ancient philosopher and intellectual, who reportedly called Jesus

    “small, ugly, and undistinguished,”

    claiming his father was a Roman soldier—a jab meant to invalidate his divine paternity and tarnish the virgin birth narrative.

    Jesus wasn’t revered by the intellectual elite of his time.

    He was;

    • mocked
    • dismissed
    • vilified.

    Why This Matters

    This isn’t about shock value or anti-Christian rhetoric. It’s about truth-telling.

    When we sanitize the narrative of Jesus to make him palatable. We also:

    • rob Him of the radical edge that threatened anti Christ power
    • offended institutions
    • deny the painful fact that he alienated his own family.

    His teachings were revolutionary because they disrupted—not because they fit neatly within pre-existing paradigms.

    So when you feel like your awakening makes others uncomfortable when your truth sounds like madness to the masses take comfort. You’re in excellent company.

    Because the real Jesus wasn’t crucified for being nice. He was crucified because he challenged the lies. And many thought he was insane for doing so. Truth rarely sounds sane to those who live comfortably in delusion.

    “And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”

    – Matthew 10:22

  • Determinism

    CHOICE OR FATE? DETERMINISM??

    FAITH

    In the arena of existence, one question endures:

    Are we propelled by fate, driven by choice, or guided by a delicate dance between the two?

    Each path offers its own mystique, summoning us to dissect the interplay of destiny, fate, and free-will in shaping our lives and reality as a whole.

    The Emergence of Fate

    Fate represents the unseen architecture of our lives—a cosmic design that envelopes every step we take.

    It is the orchestrator of synchronicities and signs, suggesting that our experiences might be part of a grand laid out structure, initiated by a higher intelligence.

    This invisible thread forms the backdrop of our existence, like a silent script written in the stars that sometimes we see how it dictates our journey.

    The Empowerment of Choice

    Contrasting fate is the power of choice—

    • our conscious ability to deliberate
    • decide
    • and act.

    In every fleeting moment, we stand at a crossroads, armed with the power to transform potentiality into reality.

    Our choices…

    • …whether deliberate
    • …or spontaneous.

    Choice carves new pathway, through a predetermined framework, affirming our unique role as co-creators of our destinies.

    The Synthesis

    A Cosmic Dance

    The truth, as I perceive it, lies not in the isolated domains of fate or choice, but in their connection, no matter how chaotic or volatile it appears.

    FATE IS AN ALREADY SET STAGE

    Fate sets the stage by placing us in a world of infinite complexities, yet within this arena, our choices illuminate the power of agency.

    Within fate your decisions become the act in the play that redefine the script with each break in line, as sin aka duality, causes is to forget choosing this character… MORE ON THAT IN ANOTHER ARTICLE…

    Fate merges the predetermined decision we made with the human self in all our duality.

    Embracing The Interplay

    Every decision— it can be a choice of…

    • love
    • defiance
    • surrender or
    • inquiry…

    These decisions serve as compelling evidence of the capacity for transformation. The inherent power within us shapes the circumstances we encounter, establishing a structure of cause and effect that upholds duality and sin.

    While the forces of fate may direct the overarching narrative, it is within our responses that true freedom is forged.

    DESTINY + CONSCIOUS AWARENESS

    The co-operation between destiny and conscious choice is…

    • where meaning is born
    • where chaos finds order
    • where wisdom is ultimately distilled.

    We have a profound power to navigate the realms of existence.

    We are neither bound by the currents of destiny nor are we lost in the illusion of unbridled freedom.

    We are the artisans of our own lives, crafting purpose from the interplay of the inevitable and the intentional as they are One.

  • What is Time?

    From scientific models to ancient myths, humanity has long sought to unravel the mystery of time.

    THEORIES THROUGH HISTORY

    The concept of time has been a subject of intense interest for thinkers throughout history.

    Time as a Measure of Change:

    Aristotle argued that time is not a thing in itself, but rather a way of measuring change and motion. 

    Time, in essence, is a measure of change, and without change, there would be no way to perceive or measure the passage of time. 

    We experience time through changes in our surroundings like:

    • the sun rising and setting
    • the seasons changing
    • growing older

    Time & Motion

    Aristotle claimed that time is dependent on motion, meaning that time only exists in relation to and as a consequence of change occurring in the world. 

    Time is “Now”

    Aristotle considers the present moment, now, as a point of transition between the past and the future, a kind of “nothingness” that divides the two. 

    Richard Muller’s Theory

    Muller, a physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, posits that the expansion of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, constantly creates new space and, consequently, new time. 

    “Now” as the Leading Edge

    He argues that the “now” is the boundary, the shock front, or the leading edge of time, where new time is constantly being created. 

    Implications for Time Travel

    This theory has implications for our understanding of time travel, suggesting that the future is not predetermined, and that the “now” is the only reality that truly exists. 

    Eternalism vs. Presentism

    This concept contrasts with the block universe or eternalism, which suggests that all moments in time exist equally, and the presentism, which holds that only the present moment is real. 

    Einstein’s Relativity

    Muller’s theory builds on Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which views space and time as intertwined in a four-dimensional spacetime. 

    “Now” as a Relative Concept

    According to the American Museum of Natural History, time is relative, meaning the rate at which time passes depends on the observer’s frame of reference. 

    Time as a Dimension

    Some forms of eternalism view time as a dimension, similar to space, where different times are as real as different place.

    Time & Soul

    Aristotle and Time’s Dependence on the Soul: 

    • Aristotle argued that time, as a concept, depends on the soul’s ability to perceive and count it. 
    • He suggested that if there were no souls to “count” time, there might still be change, but not time itself. 
    • This view implies that time is not just countable but also essentially counted, meaning it requires a conscious entity to exist as a measurable concept. 

    Plato & the Soul’s Immortality

    • Plato’s theory of the soul, influenced by Socrates, considered the soul (psyche) as the essence of a person, an incorporeal and eternal entity. 
    • He believed the soul exists even after death and is able to think, and that as bodies die, the soul is continually reborn (metempsychosis) in subsequent bodies. 
    • Plato divided the soul into three parts: logistikon (reason), thymoeides (spirit), and epithymetikon (appetite or desire). 

    The World Soul (Anima Mundi)

    • Some philosophical traditions, like Neo-Platonism, explored the concept of a world soul (anima mundi) or soul of the world,suggesting an intrinsic connection between all living beings and that the world is animated by a soul. 
    • This concept posits that the world is animated by a soul much like the human body. 

    Quantum Theory of Soul

    This perspective suggests that the soul is not limited by space or time. 

    Some theories, like the Quantum Theory of Soul, propose that the soul, as defined as information stored in the quantum field, can extend over space and time, potentially transcending the limitations of the physical body. 

    Time as a Number

    Aristotle describes time as a “number of motion with respect to the before and after,” suggesting that we can count or measure time by counting instances of change. 

    Descartes on Time

    Time as a Foundation for Diversity and Motion

    Descartes’s mechanistic view of the world, where diversity and motion are fundamental, requires time for these phenomena to occur. 

    Time as Proof for God’s Existence

    Descartes uses the concept of “parts of time” in his Meditation III proof for God’s existence, emphasizing the role of time in our understanding of God’s attributes. 

    Time as a “Mode of Thought”

    In his Principles of Philosophy, Descartes also states that time is a mere attribute and “mode of thought”. 

    Time & Duration

    Descartes distinguishes between time as the measure of motion and duration as an attribute of things. 

    Time & the Span of Life

    Descartes sees no differentiation between the span of a life and the span of time itself. 

    Descartes’s Method

    Descartes’s method, which he later formulated in Discourse on Method (1637) and Rules for the Direction of the Mind (written by 1628 but not published until 1701), consists of four rules:

    1. Accept nothing as true that is not self-evident
    2. Divide problems into their simplest parts
    3. Solve problems by proceeding from … 

    Descartes’s dualism

    Descartes introduced the concept of dualism, which argued that reality or existence is divided into two parts.

    He argued that humanity could be divided into two parts as well: the mind and the body.

    TIME AS MOMENTS

    Time as a Series of Moments

    This perspective suggests that time can be broken down into a sequence of unique, distinct moments, each representing a specific point in the timeline. 

    Moment as a Point in Time

    A moment, in this context, is an instantaneous point, a “now,” rather than a duration. 

    Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives

    Philosophers and scientists debate whether time is a real, objective thing or a human way of conceptualizing changing events. Some theories, like the

    Static Theory of Time

    suggest that time is like space, with no passage.

    Dynamic Theory of Time

    view time as a real phenomenon. 

    Kairos vs Chronos

    Kairos refers to an opportune or significant moment, while chronos refers to a specific amount of time, such as a day or an hour. 

    Examples of “Moments in Time”

    Think of memorable events, like a wedding, a birth, or a historical turning point. 

    These are all “moments in time” that stand out as distinct points in the flow of time. 

    Time as Absolute

    Newtonian Time

    According to its most famous proponent, Sir Isaac Newton, for example, absolute time (which is also sometimes known as “Newtonian time”) exists independently of any perceiver, progresses at a consistent pace throughout the universe, is measurable but imperceptible, and can only be truly understood mathematically.

    For Newton, absolute time and space were independent and separate aspects of objective reality, and not dependent on physical events or on each other.

    Time as a Product of the Mind

    Whitehead | Heidegger—Time as the Form of Becoming

    Whitehead and Heidegger described time as the process of things changing and becoming.

    They believed that time is essential for things to happen and transform.

    Theory of Relativity

    SPACETIME

    According to modern science, particularly the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics, time is considered a part of a larger concept called spacetime.

    Spacetime includes all the events in the past, present, and future, and is interconnected with space.

    Time as the Fourth Dimension

    In physics, time is often considered the fourth dimension, alongside the three spatial dimensions, used to describe events in space.