PhilipHarris's Blog

It has turned out that the first two books of the WAKING GOD TRILOGY have become prophetic. With a plot set in the current time and near future, the books have plotted a course that exposes the seeds that humanity has sown and the bitter fruits of the harvest. In a sense, the books are a reflection of the mass consciousness. Those familiar the "web bot" prophecies will understand that predominant human thought creates the predominant human reality. This 'fact' has been revealed in the quantum physics where we are told that clearly, mind shapes the world in which we live.

WAKING GOD is somewhat post APOCALYPSE. Of course, contrary to religious scare tactics, apocalypse means revelation, not the end of the world. In fact, Book II, THE SACRED ROTA, actually picks up after the world ended in 2012. Oh, I should mention that the world, also contrary to religious fanatics, does not end in 2012. However, this is a significant event that forever alters the course of human evolution-the manifestation of the GOD SEED-a genetic mutation that activates that alters humanity. A little too sci-fi? Not really. In fact, there is a lot of new information floating around talking about "spontaneous evolution." In WAKING GOD, we maintain that our mitochondrial DNA contains latent genetic code that will activate to change life on earth. I would advise that you research the mitochondria, a strange source of power that contains its own DNA and which, somehow, become a part of living cells. Science does not even really know how it got there-the plot thicken for alien theory enthusiasts. Sorry, the 2012 event is not revealed until Book III-now in preparation.

For those of you not familiar with the story, Adam, the metaphor for the god seed DNA, is dreaming himself into our physical reality and seeks a physical birth. this event is opposed by the angels, with michael as their leader, as his birth would negate the need for 'messenger' services. The plan is supported by Lucifer, a.k.a. Mantrella in the books, and is seen as the champion of humanity. This is obviously a total reversal of dogma. Actual, 2012 will be a total reversal of dogma.

So, if you were living in the world of WAKING GOD, which you are, what events would seem likely to occur in 2010? Here are the prophecies.

-Continued economic turmoil. Any notion of a recovery is merely a spin to try to prevent consumer panic and total economic collapse. Much of this will come to light in 2010. Despite so called recovery on Wall Street, read alternative news sources like the Huffington Post and you will see that our bread and butter small banks are in deep trouble and continue to close.

-The American dollar will continue to lose ground and do not be surprised if it no longer serves as the of world trade. This collapse will deal a harsh blow to the American consumer.

-Despite outrage, big firms and banks will continue to rob from the poor to line the pockets of the rich. All legislation to date has done nothing to stop their greedy appetites but the well will begin to go dry. By the end of 2010, most will be wondering what the hell happened.

-In Politics, one cannot help but feel sorry for president Obama. A man with vision and the right ideas will be thwarted at every turn. The compromises he has had to make on health care will cost him the left and the right basically hates him. Any environmental legislation will be a joke. Our lack of leadership in this front will lose the U.S. its position as world leader. China and Russia will push us to our limits to fill the void and do not be surprised by new tensions between China and Russia. The EU will try to come to the forefront but it lacks the consensus to do so, not to mention the lack of a powerful leader. The UN will grow in power to try to resolve world trade and political disputes. The West will lose its capacity and welcome as any kind of world police. Other global issues will require a world approach to try to solve and more power will gravitate towards the UN. Of course, it will be too late. The failures of world summits to make any meaningful gains has sown the seeds of failure.

-Refugee issues will grow and many lives will be lost.

-Climate change will increase in voracity, ferocity and impact. At this point, the cause may not matter. But world leaders, or lack thereof, will fail to effectively plan for crop failures, floods, droughts and sea rises. Tensions and conflicts will begin to rise over these issues.

-Religious conflicts and turmoil will continue to spread. The continued polarization of religious thought will create violence as dying dogma tries to survive. Alternative spiritual thought will continue to grow but may come to blows with religious organizations. The death of the Pope will create massive and survival issues for the "Church."

-New astronomical events will not be pleasant. Recent reports of an increase in solar radiation, even though there have not yet been a lot of sunspots, and the passage of the helium galaxy through the milky Way-yes, this is happening now-look it up-This happened 70 million years ago and ended an earth age and started a new one. Quantum physics will reveal a breakthrough truth.

The above events have their roots in what has been happening in recent times and which are portrayed in WAKING GOD. These events will occur in roughly the 2010 time frame as a sort of prequel to 2012. The prophecies are not meant to cast a shadow or doomsday scenario. It is the contention of WAKING GOD that these events are necessary to activate the god seed. Almost all evolution stems from environmental stress-we will have plenty of that.

Few of these events had to happen. Nostradamus, the Mayans, the Hopi, DaVinci and others gave us ample warning. We have let these events occur because we have thought ourselves impervious to our own thoughts and actions. But as basic science has told us, for every action, their is an equal and opposite reaction. Recent polls have shown that while Americans believe there is climate change, they do not see it as serious enough to do anything about. We were warned in the 60's by Rachael Carson about our polluting ways. We have let ourselves be brainwashed by the collective marketing of Wall Street and have ignored resource depletion. We have certainly not been our brothers keepers. So what do you really expect? The best way to get through all of this is to keep the light at the end of the tunnel in sight. Do not give into fear. Prepare, but be willing to share.

Just for reference, the following are the web bot predictions:

Dire Web Bot Predictions
source: www.coasttocoastam.com
Here are some of their web bot predictions for the
remainder of 2008, 2009, 2012 (and beyond):

* 2008 - In late March, look for massive
unemployment to take hold.
* 2008 - During the summer, a backlash against the
US government could involve a call to hold the
elections early.
* 2008 - As the housing industry continues its
collapse, there could be a seizure or lock-up of the
ability to transfer property.
* A "fuzzy revolution" could involve squatters or
collectives moving into empty or foreclosed homes.
* 2008 - In October, there'll be a major stock market
crash or a climate event that has a disastrous effect
on the economy.
* 2008 - There could be a major bank failure, possibly
involving a foreign bailout that is reneged upon.
* 2008 - 2 Earthquakes or Tsunami possible in
December.
* The governments are quietly preparing for untold
future calamity while focusing media attention way
from earth's real problems to trivial aspects such as
politics and popular culture.
* 2009 - Well known people will start suddenly
disappearing without explanation.
* 2009 - Earthquakes may damage dams and/or much
unprecedented flooding may occur.
* 2009 - People in rural areas will begin arming
themselves heavily and hoarding weapons and
ammunition.
* 2009 - Spring or Summer - A "global coastal event"
or process (possibly a tidal change) will involve a
rise in sea levels that will knock out oil refineries and
severely hamper sea ports.
* 2009/10/25 : A big crisis is kicked off. It could be that
Israel bombs Iran, or that Swine Flu goes into a level
of extreme lethality. 10 days later, in relation to this
crisis, the Obama administration will be thrown into
chaos. When Israel bombs Iran, they'll use a nuclear-
tipped bunker buster that will hit something
unforeseen underground. As a result, a radioactive
cloud will form that will pollute and sicken Southeast
Asia. This will cause much of the world to turn
against Israel.
* 2010/??/?? : The "Death of the Dollar" will be a
continuing trend, with a hyper inflationary period and
banking crises/confidence losses that will begin in
August 2009.
* 2010/08/?? : In South America, they'll be large or
mass sightings of UFO-related phenomena. A video
crew will interview an escapee from an internment
facility. The young bald man will later be revealed to
be a "non-Terran" human.
* Sustainable living will be the only way to survive the
upcoming economic change and food shortages.
* 2011/04/?? : "Global Coastal Phenomena" will be
gradual, the situation could be disturbing for many
people. Unusual movements of the Moon brought on
by anomalies in the magnetosphere could cause
coastal disruptions.
* 2011/05/?? : The magnetosphere problems could
lead to ultraviolet scorching of food crops. Grain
crops will fail, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere,
leading to food riots in the winter/spring. Specifically,
they'll be riots in Rome that will spill over into the
Vatican.
* 2011 - Extra-terrestrial aliens presence and/or
warfare possible.
* There will be an untimely demise for millions by
2012, brought upon by some combination of
pandemics, economic collapse, breakdown of health
care and unknown energies from space.

A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT!

There were no “startling new secrets” in the SyFy show about 2012 that was hosted by Lester Holt.  Neither has the History Channel show, “The Nostradamus Effect” shed any new light on the prophecies regarding 2012.  The fact of the matter is, these shows may end up in a self-fulfilling effect.  Basically, they have it all wrong, again.

 

Both shows are adding to the atmosphere of fear regarding 2012.  If you follow the trends in quantum physics, it is becoming increasing clear that the ancient were right all along; form follows thought.  The shows basically portray three scenarios: the world will come to an end; 2012 will be a new beginning; or, nothing will happen and December 22, nd 2012 will be just another day.  The basic reason that these shows have it all wrong is because they are interpreting prophecy form a religious point of view.  The Christian Armageddon is popular headline and scary images of death and destruction makes for wonderful bylines and sound bites.  However, such interpretations are false and misleading.  The Mayans were not Christian.  The Hopi were not Christian.  The I Ching is not Christian.  Further, seers like Nostradamus and DaVinci and even Newton, while immersed in a dogma controlled culture ruled by the Church, were all mystics and members of mystical organizations.  Their writing were couched and coded in the religious terms of the day because, to do otherwise, meant a nice hot stake.  Even John’s Revelation has been misrepresented.  The true meaning of apocalypse is not Armageddon, but rather to reveal, uncover, and has been said, knowledge revealed.  How better to boost lagging tithes and fill emptying pews than to scare people into believing that the Day of Judgment is at hand.  Even Jesus said, “Judge not.”  These same scare tactics have been used throughout history to frighten the uninformed into the folds of religious dogma and to create meek sheep that do as they are told.  The sad past, like the wolf and red Riding Hood, is that the shepherds are, in fact, the wolves.

 

In following these shows, and of course the new movie, 2012, the world is destroyed several times over.  So, if this is what happens, live, drink and be merry, for in 2102 all will be lost.  There will be wars, famine, pestilence, nuclear destruction, 30,000 foot tidal waves, super volcano explosions, massive earth quakes, massive solar radiation, tectonic plate shifts, polarity shift and, oh yes, a 1,000 years of peace.  There is no question that the images are dazzling.  But again, get enough people believing this, and they may actually cause it to happen.  Keep in mind, much of our current economic crisis is attributed to the lack of consumer confidence, a thought form that may well prevent any serious economic recovery.

 

The script of the skeptics is equally absurd.  According to them, December 21, 2012 will be just another day.  Actually, it may be just another as Mayan calendar expert, Carl Johan Calleman says that the real end date is October 28th, 2011.  This notion is supported by acclaimed author James Redfield of “Celestine Prophecy” fame.  In fact, according to Calleman, energies are already flowing to our home planet and the recent world upheavals are offered as evidence.  What bothers me most about skeptics is that they tend to skeptical about everything.  It is that head- in- the-sand mentality that is disturbing.  They believe that global warming and climate change is a hoax; the economy would be just fine if government would leave it alone; insurance companies have our best interests at heart; poor people deserve to be poor; and, if there is global warming, there is plenty of dollars to made in them there thermometers. 

 

Be as skeptical all you want that a sudden change will happen on a single.  But you know, volcanoes blow in a single day.  Earthquakes cause tsunamis in a single day.  Empires have fallen and risen from a single battle on a single day.  People are born and die on a single day.  This raises a point.  In the books “Waking God” and “The Sacred Rota,” a main protagonist by the name of Andrew talks about ‘precipitating events.’  These events are single moments when history changes, even the lead up to the event may have occurred in days, weeks or even years. The assassinations of Lincoln, Kennedy, King were precipitating events; a single moment that changed history.  The start of World War I, the A-Bomb, and the fall of the Berlin Wall were such events.  To deny that this planet and all that dwell therein are not in the throes of massive change is ludicrous.  The economy, religion, education, health care, the environment and the very fabric of society are on the verge of some kind of massive change.  Does this mean destruction?   Does it mean the end of the world?  Do we base our future on the ranting of hell, fire and brimstone pulpits?  Do we hide our heads in the sand and go the way of the Dodo?  Is this what all of the ancient prophecies tell us?  Will the final precipitating event be December 21, 2012?

 

Like I said, if you buy into the doom and gloom Armageddon scenario, go out and have some fun.  It will all be over soon.  The greatest disservice of presenting this interpretation is that it generates the powerful force of fear.  This fear may well be the undoing of humanity.  But this is not the message of prophecy.  The message is one of hope and transformation.  The prophecies herald out the old and make way for the new.  Yes, the loss of ‘worn out dogma’ will be painful to many.  We are no longer able to stay ‘comfortably numb.’  Too much is happening and it is happening at an ever increasing rate.  The prophecies all point to a ‘precipitating moment;’ a moment that will forever alter the way we perceive the world.  The momentum has been building for some time, but a ‘day’ will come where all must change.  The seers tell us that, just as in quantum physics, what we believe, we will see.  What we seek, we will find.  The door that we knock on will be opened.  What we ask for, we will receive.  The prophets also tell us that we must beware of which doors we approach and what beliefs we cling to.  They tell us that we have finally journeyed to the end of the old ways and that to continue in those ways courts disaster.  We choose, that is our birthright, choice.  A great Avatar once said, “Fear not.”  Do not be mislead by the false prophets of doom and do not be misguided by those who would have you be led as sheep.

The silence is deafening.  I just came in from feeding the horses and cleaning out the stalls.  My wife, Deb, has gone to do some errands.  This would have been the first day in six months that we could have gone out together for a simple thing like getting groceries, but we figured someone needed to be here to take the phone calls.

 

Normally, Deb would be gone early Saturday mornings.  It was the only time she could get out of the house for a break.  At least I got to go to work every day, but Deb works at home.  When I came in this morning, gone was the drone of the oxygen console and the blaring sound of the Today Show.  The morning coffee and breakfast with Ma is gone.  The making fun of the stupidity of people in the news is gone.  Only silence. 

 

Silence can be your friend, but it can also be unnerving.  Memories come flooding back to fill the void left by the absence of noise; horses whose gallop will never be heard again; dogs whose tails no longer knock over curios, and tongues that no longer lick the face; goats, pigs, cows and chickens who no longer add to the morning symphony at sunrise.  And, of course, family and friends whose presence no longer grace your life and who have moved on to that unknown netherland.   Then there are the should’ves, wish I dids, if only’s, that surface from the depths of some dormant cells in the cerebrum. 

 

Irene McCollett, age 78, transitioned on October 30th, at 10:42 a.m.  She passed in her bed at home with Deb holding her hand.  The transition went as both Irene and Deb had discussed on several occasions.  It was peaceful, no pain, and full of grace and dignity.  I had written a previous story on this topic where I provided some of the details of the situation but let me quickly recap.  Irene had COPD.  Two and half years ago she moved in with us as she was not taking care of herself.  She was on 02 24/7 and she was not taking her medications.  Her diet was atrocious.  Since Deb was the only one who worked from home, we gladly took her in.  Last May, she had a bout with pneumonia and we almost lost her.  However, they discovered she had mesothelioma and she only had about one quarter of lung capacity.  They gave her six months and she was put on home hospice care.  Irene was still functioning.  While she often lost her short term memory, she was still able to go to use her portable pot, she ate fine on her own and was still capable of enjoyable conversation.  Basically, she was still fun to have around.  For a home care giver, however, it meant that one of us had to be home at all times.  Over time, this does take its toll.  Offers to give us break were non-existent.  Family can be funny that way.  The few two times we had someone stay with her, she basically had panic attacks.  To Irene, Phil and Deb were the only ones who could care for her.  So, even though Hospice does provide a relief service, we were unable to use it.  There was a nurse, Maria, that Ma and both of us came to love and Ma did let her stay with her so we could go out for breakfast.  That was about a month ago.

 

About ten days ago, Ma came down with early signs of a cold, a deadly virus to someone in her condition.  She was on anti-virals immediately.  It made her cranky and irritable.  After the course, however, she did seem better.  She began to eat like a pig and was her old-self.  Then, on Thursday morning, the 29th, Ma would not wake up in the morning.  Nothing we tried worked. Her 02 levels were all over the board.  Maria came out and spent a better part of the day with us.  We love her dearly.  Irene was stabilized, although still sleeping. She would react to conversation by twitching or shaking her head, but seemed unable to open her eyes.  Maria told us that she may, or may not come out of it.  It was not a coma, just a deep sleep.  Later in the day, Don, her deceased husband of over 20 years, told me to put on some 40’s music.  Be as skeptical as you want, but that is what happened.

 

The house seemed to be filled with people dancing.  It was as if Don was simply going to dance her into the light.  As some family members came over, ones that did not have ‘time’ when she was functioning to come and visit, several actually said they felt “presences” of other people.  Deb said that her Dad grabbed her hand and spun her around in dance.  Way cool.  With company gone and the music off, Irene was resting comfortably.  Deb slept beside her that night.  She hoped that she would still come around.  Truthfully, I felt she was essentially gone; most of her spirit went with the last dance.  It was not a restful night for Deb.  She spent lots of time just watching her mother.  She did not want to break the pact, that Deb would be holding her hand at the end. Come morning, Irene’s breathing was very shallow.  Maria came out, and the four of us sat with her and waited.  Deb then saw her father and mother walk off into the light, hand-in-hand.  Skeptics will say this was the imagination at work.  But you know what?  Life is just the imagination at work.  Several moments later, without a twitch or a spasm, Irene had left.

 

Yes, there was crying.  But there was also laughter and joy.  Deb saw what she saw and was happy.  Ma left the way they talked about.  Gone were the struggles to catch a breath.  Irene’s face was glowing, worry lines were gone; she seemed angelic, at peace and happy.  Deb and Maria bathed Irene and put her in a dress.  It was comical.  Irene was not very cooperative.  And so, the phones calls have been made, arrangements with the funeral home were done months ago, and on Tuesday, the 3rd, Irene’s physical body will be placed beside her husband’s.  I look at her room and see her ‘stuff.’  And you know folks, it is just stuff.  Some will be given, some will be tossed, it’s just stuff.  ‘Stuff’ has caused wars and terrible misery for billions.  When it is all said and done, the fight for stuff, the greed, the avarice, the economy, Wall Street, the stimulus, the Middle East, it’s only about stuff.  When the generals, politicians and Wall Street executives’ die, some will ask, “What should we do with the stuff?”

 

Home hospice can be tough.  Even with the help, little of which one should expect from family, it tries the patience.  But, when it is all said and done, we would not have done it any other way.  It will teach you not to fear death.  It will teach you what is important in life.  And so, Goodnight Irene, we’ll see you in our dreams!  Thank you for being a part of our lives.  We love you and will not forget you.

Does ‘spirituality’ bridge the gap between religious dogma and atheism?  Is it the golden mean between an all powerful dictatorial super being that creates good and evil, demands sacrifice and unquestioning obedience and the totally mechanistic belief of the atheist?   Can the two even be reconciled?

 

We are all familiar with religious dogma.  The Judeo-Christian, Islamic traditions have dominated religious thought for thousands of years.  At the core of all three is a super deity that demands worship, punishes the unfaithful, and has no problem with each declaring the other as inferior and even evil.  One has savior who died for their sins; one has a savior yet to come; and the other says live a life by the rules and you will be rewarded later.  There is a basic assumption in these religions that people are sinners and are doomed to eternal punishment by an all loving god.  All rather silly.  It would be easy to extol the absurdity of most religions.  And, it is easy to see how a rational, thinking person would have issues with religious hypocrisy and their history of blood and violence.

 

On the other side of the coin, we have atheism.  Basically, atheists do not believe in a god or gods, shun any notion of the supernatural and place their faith in reason, science, humanism and rationality.   Essentially, atheism means, ‘without god.’   But, are the options only god (s) and no gods?

 

The answer is that there is another option; spirituality.  Yes, there is a difference between being religious and spiritual.  It is important to state that spirituality has been around longer than any religion; it is as old as humanity.  Rooted in ancient mysticism from Chaldea, Egypt and found in every civilization, spirituality was based in the concept of gnosis, knowing.  For spirituality, there is no set doctrine, no dogma and no institution striving for self-perpetuation.  Spirituality is a concept, a belief based upon personal enlightenment.  What is interesting is that even though spirituality is based upon individual epiphany, it contains a common thread that can be found in the mystical teachings of all cultures; it has a universal commonality (perhaps Jung is at work here). 

 

In analyzing the literature of mystical teachings, which all too often became perverted into religions, “some” of the common threads include: a belief in an all pervasive universal intelligence;  all things are alive; all things are connected, literally; universal intelligence thinks the manifest world into existence and all higher levels of consciousness play an ongoing part in this creation; reality is an illusion and is different from actuality; we are what we think; there is no such thing as good and evil warring for humanity’s soul; there is no death; life constantly seeks to express itself and evolves into higher levels of awareness; there is no deity demanding servitude and no deity that condemns, tortures or punishes; all that ever was, is and will be, is here, now; while there are balancing forces in the universes, these forces are nether good or bad; knowledge  is attainable through intuition and  meditation; the universe is basically objective; all things move in cycles that spiral ever upward;  and all things are possible.  Despite these and other shared ideas, there is no church based upon these principles.  There are groups, orders, brotherhoods and societies that have formed to teach these concepts, but none seek to dominate, condemn, proselytize, or war with others over ideology. 

 

Much of what is believed, or rather known, by those who have embarked upon a spiritual path is, oddly enough, based in science and reasoning.   Is this the bridge between dogma and atheism?  It can be.  Many scientists have expounded mystical/spiritual ideas.  Galileo, Newton, Descartes, and Einstein had clear spiritual views on the nature of the universe.  And today, the breakthroughs and discoveries in quantum physics are heading directly down the spiritual path.  The circle is closing.  From direct knowledge, to skepticism, to discovery and back; scientific thought is revealing as true, what mystics taught in ancient times. 

 

So what did people like Heisenberg and Bohr and others say about the universe.  The first tenet is that the material-objective universe is not real, it is an illusion.  The mind brings reality into existence through observation.  In actuality, the universe is an interconnected sea of energy that only takes on substance when it is observed.  The subjective mind brings the objective mind into what we call reality, and yet, it has no independent existence; the observer and the observed are one.  Quantum physics tells us that electrons can be in two places at once and that they are waves of energy that only take on physical existence when we look for them.  Essentially, the material world has no fundamental existence.  Unless we discount quantum physics as ‘hum bug,’ we have science telling us that those who base their reality on the senses are gravely in error.  There is significant research and studies on this topic and if would behoove a seeker to Google the topic, ‘mysticism and quantum physics.’  This is not meant to be an in depth study of the topic, but rather a piece that raises the question for others to ponder.

 

If the mind brings reality into existence, the question that must be answered is what mind brought the first matter, electrons, atoms, molecules, planets, suns and galaxies into existence?  Does quantum physics ascribe this to deity?  I believe that the answer is, “not yet”, but it is the logical conclusion.  Quantum physics dismisses the notion that our reality is the result of chance; that life was a lark that emerged from some kind of chemical soup; and, that we are the whim of natural forces that are beyond our control.  The power of thought as ‘the’ force that shapes our world is growing if efficacy.  We have seen the power of the mind to heal, and that thoughts do, indeed, create our lives and the way we live it.  We know now that all things are energy.  Thoughts are also energy that shapes the observable world. Energy cannot be destroyed.  The underlying energy that forms the foundation of the universe is neutral; meaning, it is neither good nor bad, it just is.  Time is also an illusion and that it may even be possible to travel into the past or observe the future.  Does this not sound like, ‘all that ever was, is and will be’ is here now?

 

While it is easy to understand the trend in the denial of a super being in a white robe and beard calling the shots in the universe, it should also be easy to understand that science is bringing us closer to the notion that there is something, some form of higher consciousness, that is creating and exploring the infinite potential of life.  It should also be clear that since we, as humans, have the power to alter reality, there is probably something that transcends our consciousness, something that, perhaps, we express in our ever day lives.  The mystics are fond of the phrase, ‘as above, so below and as below, so above.’  Simply, the microcosm, the small, is merely an expression of the macrocosm, the big.  The atom and the galaxy are one, and what is true of one, is true of the other.

 

Perhaps atheists who truly follow the emerging knowledge in science will find solace that their rational thinking has actually verified the idea that consciousness is the guiding force of the manifest universe.  They are right, in my mind, that there is no single deity making day- to-day decisions about salvation, or what it will do next to alter the material world.  There is no deity(ies) to be worshipped or that demand sacrifice.  The question is, are they ready to understand that deity is the All and that here truly is no place where deity begins or ends.  It is the sea of potential wave energy, of which we are all a part, waiting to co-create the next chapter in evolution.

 

I love synchronicity.  When I completed this article I received an interesting email.  In it, it talked of the works of Hawking, Bekenstein, Susskind and Maldacena.  It’s premise was that,
“The materialistic paradigm is dead and buried.”  It went on to discuss the Holographic Principle as described in Michael Talbot’s book and in the introduction to the book it says, “Put another way, there is evidence to suggest that our world and everything in it -- from snowflakes to maple trees to falling stars and spinning electrons -- are also only ghostly images, projections from a level of reality so beyond our own it is literally beyond both space and time.”  Again, the question is begged, who or what projects the Universe?  As we move to a new 2012 paradigm, it is clear that the foundation of the ‘old world’ is collapsing.  We are familiar with the movies that put forth the notion that magic died in ancient days because people stopped believing in it.  Now we are seeing that consumer economics, old religious dogma and the materialistic concept of society are passing because, no one believes it any more.  The power of the Universal mind and all of its expressions, us included, is creating a new reality; one that finds the ‘golden mean’ between the extremes.  This process may seem chaotic.  Witness global climate change, political disruptions, religious strife, diseases and what some are erroneously labeling the ‘end times.’  Ye of little faith!  From this chaos will emerge a new reality, a new balance and a new harmony and new reconciliation.

I am no stranger to death.  I have lost a brother, father, aunts and uncles.  Having done farmsteading, I have lost many wonderful animal friends: horses, goats, dogs, cows, chickens, cats, ducks and more.  But, it is a little different when death comes home.  This story is about Irene, my mother-in-law.  She is not dead, yet.

 

Irene has lived with us for over two years.  We moved back to Maine from upstate New York in 2005 and she moved in with us in 2006.  She is 77 years old, had COPD and emphysema.  In the spring of ’06 she was hospitalized for pneumonia.  We discovered at that time that she was anemic, dehydrated, suffered weight loss and was not actively taking her medication.  This, to our embarrassment was not at all obvious in our weekend visits.  Basically, she could no longer care for herself.  She had been living alone in a senior apartment, her husband having died many years earlier.

 

Irene is on oxygen 24/7 and she needed constant care and she could no longer self medicate.  Being the only one in the family with someone home all day, my wife works as a legal transcriptionist over the internet, we decided that she would live with us.  Since that time she has gone from being hospitalized several times a year for pneumonia to only once.  About six months ago she had a bad cold and into the hospital she went.  She almost never came out.  It was very close.  But, she did recover and back home she came.  All has been well for some time.

 

A few weeks back she had a sudden problem with breathing.  At 3:30am the ambulance came.  Tests showed that one lung, which was operating at minimal capacity, had collapsed, for good.  It was also discovered that she had two shadows on her lung, mesothelioma.   Treatment for this would either kill her, or make her hospital bound for the rest of her life.  There was no more that could really be done at the hospital.  She qualified for hospice, meaning her life expectancy was less than six months.  She is now back home with us.  Hospice has given us an array of drugs to keep her pain free and they call and visit at least once a week.  They are really great and very supportive.  Irene will die here, at home. 

 

But you know, this woman is tough.  She does not know that she is under Hospice care; she does not want to know.  She is comfortable, alert and still a joy to have around.  Her day is spent mostly in bed, but she does sit at her table at meal time.  The drugs we give her are minimal because she is not in constant pain.  Occasionally, she gets real short of breath and will take medication that helps.  However, we know that death is here, waiting.  Irene has not given up.  She is planning her 80th birthday party.  Despite the prognosis, she may just make it.  We can hope, eh?  So, death may have to bide its time.

 

I will keep you posted on Irene.  Not so much for you, but for me.  After all, she is the mother of my wife, and that makes her special!

It is interesting to study and look up words in the Bible.  For example, if you look for the word “saviour” in the Bible, these are the only references in the four Gospels: LUKE 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my SAVIOUR: LUKE 2:11 city of David a SAVIOUR, which is Christ the Lord; and, JOHN 4:42 is indeed the Christ, the SAVIOUR of the world.  None of these words were spoken by Jesus and none specifically say that Jesus is saviour.  Luke and John say that Christ is the saviour, but did they mean Jesus or were they referring to the concept of God within man, the Christ in each of us, is a saviour?

I am sure that fundamentalist, most whom have probably not even bothered to do this kind of search, would insist that “of course the reference is to Jesus” and it does not matter that Jesus never called himself the saviour.  I think there is a great stretch of imagination and wishful thing here.

If you look for the word “save,” there is no reference that Jesus died or gave his life to “save” you from your sins.  The closest reference is, JOHN 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to SAVE the world.  Clearly a revealing choice of words.  Jesus says, without much room for a differing interpretation, that if anyone hears what he has to say and does not believe him, that is okay!  “I came not to judge…”  One cannot help but wonder why so many Christians have condemned, judged, tortured and committed all manner of atrocities on those who were not followers of Jesus.  “I came…to save the world.”  By save, does he mean that if you believe in him you are saved?  Saved from what?  He certainly does not condemn those who don’t follow him so what does he mean by save?  Does he not mean that he came with a message of peace and love and if you believe and adhere to this message, the world will be a better place?  How can anyone reasonably make a quantum leap and think that this means that Jesus died for your sins?  How does any rational person come to the conclusion that Jesus died on a cross for your salvation? In Luke we read, “76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 77 To give knowledge of SALVATION unto his people by the remission of their sins…”  This is not a claim of Jesus and, it is said that ‘knowledge’ of salvation is give.  Again, there is no reference to ‘salvation’ being achieved by someone dying on a cross.

As I drive to work there are many churches and many signs on those churches; billboards proclaiming the latest sound bite for the day.  All are now filled with such phrases as; ‘Jesus died for you,” “Jesus gave his life to save you,” “Jesus rose from the grave to free you of your sins,” etc.   Jesus taught that each of you is responsible for your actions.  He taught that no one should make judgments.  He taught that you can be perfect, even as gods.  He taught that there is a Christ within each of you.  Jesus never said that he died for your sins.  On the contrary, he taught that you are responsible for your life and your reality.  He never let you off the hook for your actions.  Those who think they can be a horrible person all week, and then be absolved from their actions by going to church and singing hymns are delusional. (See JESUS TAUGHT IT, TOO: THE EARLY ROOTS OF THE LAW OF ATTRACTION). 

All of these issues are explored and revealed in the first two books of the WAKING GOD TRILOGY.  Mantrella (a.k.a. Lucifer) says, “It is not about saving humanity, it never has been.”  Read the books and explore the context of these words.  Discover why any so called ‘salvation’ can only come from within.  Discover how religious dogma has actually been a force of darkness and not Light.  Go on-line and find a concordance of the Bible.  Do some research.  Explore your religious beliefs with an open mind.