03-26-2012, 12:42 PM
This is yet another extraordinary post with every sentence resonating deeply with me.
That is a very important and vital point to bring up. In any and every case of deity worship the particular idols being given praise are more masks for the same being. Actually, it's interesting to note that in nearly every civilization to have existed the concept of "God" arose in all of them, independently of one another. Each culture crafts their own personification of these deities and the specific purposes they serve but in the end regardless of name or backstory, the fact remains that somehow the root concept of a higher being with divine capabilities manifested itself in the mind of these various peoples.
The Creator wishes to be known by Its Creation. We are designed to come to know our Creator in many ways. Our Creator shall continue to reveal Itself to us in many ways. And it does so through us, for we are one in the same as you so eloquently pointed out. The seeking of God is natural to us because it is merely a memory of the form we were once a part of which we are not aware of as being a memory. We are all God with a case of amnesia and a handicap placed on our abilities, but it is not to say that these two afflictions are permanent. Your description of magic ties in with them, in that once the amnesia has subsided, our abilities once again resurface, though it is up to us to discover the potential possibilities of our capabilities.
TheEternal, you made a thread recently on Faith and Will being one in the same, yes? I believe that ties into this. Faith is deep-rooted belief that something will happen or exists or go this or that way when no indication that it will/does exists. When we try to Will something, we are attempting to manifest without any indication that we will succeed. In both instances, the common factor is that the mind envisions something which it desires and seeks for it to occur, for the thoughts to become manifest. When one holds faith, usually whatever thing faith was being had for seems to be willed into existence. When one attempts to Will something, it must be believed without a shadow of a doubt that it will come to be; faith must be present.
When knowledge of one's true nature as Creator begins to seep into the depths of the mind and no doubts exist any further, faith is transmuted to knowingness and Will no longer needs the faculty of faith to carry itself upon. Willing things into existence becomes almost second nature. And it is so, because there is no reason it shouldn't be given who we are. Simply familiarize oneself with the mind, the thoughts, the desires, the intentions, and orient them in such a way as to allow the "magic to happen". Magic requires faith and will, but when faith has become knowledge magic and will become synonymous. Of course this is all semantics, as you Shin'Ar have already provided a prime definition of magic as is, as the interaction between ourselves and the Creation after acknowledgement as ourselves as One in a manner that some would deem 'supernatural' but is in actuality as natural as breathing.
Quote:it also does not matter how we choose to relate to the creator as long as we acknowledge that there is only One, and everything is a part of the One.
That is a very important and vital point to bring up. In any and every case of deity worship the particular idols being given praise are more masks for the same being. Actually, it's interesting to note that in nearly every civilization to have existed the concept of "God" arose in all of them, independently of one another. Each culture crafts their own personification of these deities and the specific purposes they serve but in the end regardless of name or backstory, the fact remains that somehow the root concept of a higher being with divine capabilities manifested itself in the mind of these various peoples.
The Creator wishes to be known by Its Creation. We are designed to come to know our Creator in many ways. Our Creator shall continue to reveal Itself to us in many ways. And it does so through us, for we are one in the same as you so eloquently pointed out. The seeking of God is natural to us because it is merely a memory of the form we were once a part of which we are not aware of as being a memory. We are all God with a case of amnesia and a handicap placed on our abilities, but it is not to say that these two afflictions are permanent. Your description of magic ties in with them, in that once the amnesia has subsided, our abilities once again resurface, though it is up to us to discover the potential possibilities of our capabilities.
Quote:Understand that the magic is simply understanding our own abilities and opportunties within the natural design of all that appears miraculous and magical, but is actually natural design at our beckoned call; that is, when we learn how to use it, and when we discover what is available to us. The energies of the universe are not powers that we create out of thin air, but instead powers that are already there, and as natural as the life force within you to begin with. When one learns and understands what is within one's design, than one can learn to use that force to interact with the All, and that One Force that empowers All. That is what magic truly is. Magic is God using what he has created, for the purpose of further creating; so now who and what are you? Revealing this to us and helping us to understand it is the role of religion, and always has been.
TheEternal, you made a thread recently on Faith and Will being one in the same, yes? I believe that ties into this. Faith is deep-rooted belief that something will happen or exists or go this or that way when no indication that it will/does exists. When we try to Will something, we are attempting to manifest without any indication that we will succeed. In both instances, the common factor is that the mind envisions something which it desires and seeks for it to occur, for the thoughts to become manifest. When one holds faith, usually whatever thing faith was being had for seems to be willed into existence. When one attempts to Will something, it must be believed without a shadow of a doubt that it will come to be; faith must be present.
When knowledge of one's true nature as Creator begins to seep into the depths of the mind and no doubts exist any further, faith is transmuted to knowingness and Will no longer needs the faculty of faith to carry itself upon. Willing things into existence becomes almost second nature. And it is so, because there is no reason it shouldn't be given who we are. Simply familiarize oneself with the mind, the thoughts, the desires, the intentions, and orient them in such a way as to allow the "magic to happen". Magic requires faith and will, but when faith has become knowledge magic and will become synonymous. Of course this is all semantics, as you Shin'Ar have already provided a prime definition of magic as is, as the interaction between ourselves and the Creation after acknowledgement as ourselves as One in a manner that some would deem 'supernatural' but is in actuality as natural as breathing.
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