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All promises of Oneness are deception

2009-11-15T16:01:00.024-02:00

The Oneness exists already as the Whole that exists now. Any proposal to create another Oneness is deception.

There is no such thing as consciousness reverting back to a state of oneness, as this would go against the natural order of the flow of Creation. It is nonetheless possible that we achieve higher orders of oneness (unity consciousness) through greater awareness of the Whole (i.e., the self-existent totality of Creation). Unity consciousness is, therefore, true wholeness. First number 10, then 100, then 1000, etc -- more zeros are added as our consciousness expands. And why number 10? Because in numerology the idea of wholeness corresponds to number 10. Therefore, it is for more wholeness that people should be striving, because wholeness is a higher order of oneness.

The problem is that for a model of wholeness to work, all individuals have to raise their consciousness to a certain optimal state. For example, recognition of a planetary wholeness on an individual level requires that individuals achieve a planetary consciousness, which is roughly the "we are all on the same boat" feeling. In other words, individuals have to expand their awareness beyond differences, which in turn are not going to simply disappear; they just become irrelevant when compared to the big picture. Only then is that individuals are able to connect on a deeper, spiritual level, though they may still be aware of their superficial differences. In short, only when everyone can see each other as equal and as Creator is that we can say that there is oneness.

Many religious, political and elitist groups push for their own version of "one world." That is, they wish for everyone to conform to their model of oneness. Well, this is only because they have great difficulty accepting the world as it is with plenty of diversity. Freedom of choice is also ignored, since any oneness scheme can only work if everyone is following the same principles and standards. Also, since it may be nearly impossible to raise the lowest of the people to conform to a one world standard, then this standard has to be lowered as much as possible. Therefore, every one-world scheme is by necessity a least-common-denominator scheme.

Interestingly enough, every group pushing for oneness has a different idea of how the world should be, and this is something which totally contradicts the nature of what they are trying to achieve. Can you smell the bullshit yet? Because this can only mean more wars and conflicts in our future: the oneness mentality is forceful because everyone has a different idea of what oneness is. Again, the Oneness exists already to the extent that we are able to acknowledge the many aspects of One. Therefore, we should seek atonement instead of oneness; we should accept All That Is right now, not later.

There is nothing wrong with us accepting Oneness. The problem begins when Oneness is turned into a doctrine that is advertised so that we accept the doctrine instead. There is Oneness and we are all One, so what? There is no need to worship the obvious. More important is that we look forward to see what we will create within this Oneness.

Anyway, let us see some examples of how the gospel of Oneness is being preached to the world.

"Coexist"

Rock band U2 really seems to have embraced the Oneness doctrine. We have, for example, their hit single "One" in which Bono sings "One love / One life." But what caught my attention the most was the infamous CoeXisT headband that Bono wore in some concerts.

Source: bonobaltimore @ Flickr

In one concert Bono spoke on how the Abrahamic religions (Islamism, Judaism, and Christianity) should not fight each other because all followers of these religions are "sons of Abraham." In my understanding, Bono implied that the major religions in the world should learn to coexist as if they were one, because all of them have something in common after all: they worship the same god. Anyway, since then the CoeXisT sign has been borrowed by New Age and Love&Peace movements that believe that world religions can somehow coexist in peace.

Source: Vertigo Tour @ Wikipedia

What Bono says is fair enough in my opinion, but under the veil it might be just another attempt to further the cause of a one world religion. The fact is that you cannot have world religions coexisting when their very existence depends on their inability to coexist. As I have said before, people first have to go through a major spiritual revolution that will result in their religions being relegated to second plane. Unfortunately, no spiritual revolution will happen as long as people rely on their religious beliefs to be able to function normally in society.

Truth, which is spiritual, cannot coexist with lies, as in religious beliefs. Once people get to learn about some deep spiritual truths, then all systems dependent on religion will begin to crumble. So, do the CoeXisT sympathizers want a more spiritual existence or do they want one world religion? Because you cannot have peace as long as the majority bases their lives on lies. Also, the nature of this new world religion will probably involve people "loving" (worshiping) a new savior-type figure that will conform to all major faiths and prophecies. Each religious group will be fed a version of this new figure that conforms to their respective teachings. It could very well be the prophetic "return of the Antichrist."

NOTE (11/16/2009): Although I alluded to "religious lies" in the paragraph above, I am not against all religions. It is just that mainstream religions have agendas that do not equal Oneness though they are sold as if they did. If you are part of a local church community where you are simply enjoying a space of oneness along with the other members, then probably you are not buying into the propaganda spewed by religious leaders and the mainstream media. A space of oneness can exist on religious grounds as long as people are practicing it and not blindly following and preaching an agenda of unification masked as desire for Oneness.

"Unity in Diversity"

In July 10, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presented to the media a sample coin representing a "united future world currency." The motto behind this proposal was "Unity in Diversity," as we can read on the coin itself. Many conspiracy theorists pointed out that the creation of a world / global currency is a fundamental step toward the establishment of a totalitarian world government. This means that establishing a one world order (one government, one currency) is the dark elite's hidden agenda. This is what mainly motivated me to expose the psyops behind "Unity in Diversity."

NOTE: According to Wikipedia, the "Unity in Diversity" motto describes a sense of oneness. Right on the spot, huh?

See, unity in diversity is contradictory on a subtle but fundamental level because diversity is diversity and differences are differences. In reality, differences are left aside when people unite for a common goal that takes precedence over their personal goals. But we can also have diversity in unity when a goal takes many forms for many people, and so everyone can work for this goal as their personal goal and at the same time preserve their individual differences.

Diversity depends on unity to exist, because many can only come from one, but unity does not depend on diversity: remember that the Oneness, the unity of everything, is self-existent. Therefore, "unity in diversity" can very well mean just "unity," while the "diversity" part is optional. Actually, diversity may be an obstacle for the successful implementation of an agenda of oneness. The controllers need to make sure that all diversity gets rounded up to conform to their unified control system, and that is when you have unity forced into diversity. After all, unity in diversity is not something that exists naturally if the unity in question is not the Oneness that already pervades all diversity.

Of course, the average Joe understands "Unity in Diversity" in the romantic sense and so he fails to uncover the underlying linguistic programming. Metaphorically speaking, the ideal to preserve freedom is a circle with its circumference nowhere and center everywhere, while slavery requires a circumference everywhere and center nowhere. Therefore, diversity in unity is when everyone shares a common goal (center is everywhere) and yet they maintain their differences (circumference is nowhere). On the other hand, unity in diversity is when everyone lacks a common goal but still they get rounded up (circumference is everywhere) for a hidden goal (center is nowhere).

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External links

religiously incorrect, coexist, and u2's public art

Abrahamic religions @ Wikipedia

Goal of "The Oneness Doctrine": Kill Everything Oneness Cares About @ Splinter in the Mind

Medvedev Unveils "World Currency" Coin At G8 @ PrisonPlanet.com

The Thirteen Intentions of Creation - Part 2: Evidence

2009-11-02T09:31:00.021-02:00

PREVIOUSLY: Part 1: Introduction

Now that you have a better understanding of what the Thirteen Intentions are, let us see some evidence of how reality is implemented through them. Be advised that I won't go into too much detail here. There is really no end to the amount of knowledge that we can obtain from the Thirteen Intentions and their relationship to various aspects of reality.

Music

The chromatic scale is a 12-note musical scale. For those of you not acquainted with music theory, know that this scale repeats at the interval of an octave. Two notes of the same letter, an octave apart, are directly related by a scale change in frequency. But let us remember that we are working with thirteen Intentions of Creation. There is a 13th note that is not part of the chromatic scale's context, but that logically follows in progression after the 12 notes. This note is the true last note in the octave because it is the "return" to the next higher octave. It introduces the base / root frequency of the next octave, and so in a sense it is the octave. Without the 13th note you cannot compute the frequencies of the other notes in the octave.

NOTE (11/05/2009): Someone called attention to the fact that an octave is strictly eight notes. Fair enough, but the idea here is that there is an equivalence between the 7+1 system and the 12+1 system to the extent that the 8th note is also the 13th note and vice-versa. The next paragraphs should make this clear enough.

The piano keyboard has eight white keys and five black keys. In total we have 13 notes with the 13th also being the first note in the next octave. The 8th white key becomes the 13th key if we count both white and black keys in order. The word octave comes from octavus meaning "eighth"; therefore, notice how there is an intrinsic significance about number 8. Even more interesting, the 8th note of all 13 notes that comprise the octave is the dominant one, and this works the same for Intention #13, which is the "leader" of all the others. Anyway, you can see that there is a direct correspondence between numbers 8 and 13 when it comes to music (i.e., sound and frequency). This is because an interpretation for Intention #13 is that of an infinite vibration, also known as Love, and the concept of infinity corresponds to Intention #8.

The traditional scale in Western music is the diatonic (seven notes) scale. In this scale's context, after seven notes (white keys) the eighth note begins a new octave as it completes the last octave. Also notice that there are 7 intervals in 8 notes and 12 intervals in 13 notes. The five black keys on the piano are the pentatonic (five notes) scale, which is the complement to the diatonic scale. If we count 5 black keys and 8 white keys we get 12 intervals, and if we play these keys in order, without leaving any out, we get the very symmetric and uniform structure of the chromatic scale.

In terms of musical harmony, the diatonic scale is more important than the chromatic. The diatonic is the musical scale. But considering our background knowledge about the Thirteen Intentions, we can assume that the chromatic is the standard universal scale, and thus not necessarily the standard musical scale. All musical scales are derived from the chromatic; they are either subsets of the twelve notes or they are modulations of these notes to produce extra notes. More than 12 notes in music is valid, otherwise we would have a limit for musical creativity, but still no musical composition can escape from being based on a 12-note symmetry and a 7-note harmony.

Dimensions

There is more than one possible interpretation for what a dimension is. In the strict geometric sense, a dimension is one of the three spatial dimensions: width, height and depth. A spatial dimension is a mathematical construct, yet time, for example, is considered a temporal dimension. Dimensions can also be associated to parallel / alternative universes, planes of existence, and even levels of consciousness. There is also a fundamental connection between dimension and frequency range. Sound as frequency plays a key role in matters of the universe. In this context, the term dimension may be replaced by density. Each density is a level of how much sound is "compressed," and the greater the compression, the faster the vibration.

You may already have heard about the theory that consciousness exists in all dimensions at once. It is only human perception (five senses) that is restricted to a tiny frequency range interpreted as a three-dimensional world. But the universe is multi-dimensional; there are many other worlds, many other dimensions. These worlds can share the same "space" because they are resonating at different frequencies. It also makes sense that a dimension exists only because it receives support from a higher one: an example being that in the physical world every object receives support from the gravitational pull of another. Therefore, bear in mind that there is always a higher dimension offering support and serving as the basis for our current dimensional perspective.

The geometry of the universe is bounded by a dodecahedral field -- let us call it the universal dodecahedron. Each one of the 12 faces of the universal dodecahedron is a pentagon, and each pentagon is an universe in itself. The 12 universes are all "flat" and connected to each other. Parallel universes are those pentagons on opposite positions of the dodecahedron. Also, since we are dealing with 12 universes instead of 1, it is better to consider the universal dodecahedron as a multiverse. Of course, as the very word universe implies, in the end there can be only one universe: the Universe with capital U. Thus we can say that there are 12 universes and 1 multiverse (the Universe) giving a total of 13.

All things considered, the number of dimensions in the universe is 12. Of course, the number of fractal dimensions is potentially infinite, but this fact does not conflict with the existence of 12 non-fractal (integer) dimensions. See the image below.

Mayan cosmology

In Mayan cosmology, everything revolves around 20 "aspects" (sun glyphs) and 13 "intentions." Multiplying the number of aspects by intentions gives 260 days (kins) pertaining to the Mayan Tzolkin ("Count of Days") calendar. This means that the 13 intentions are repeated 20 times during one Tzolkin round. The Tzolkin is the most important of all Mayan calendars because it describes the timing of all natural cycles, be them cultural, planetary, galactic, cosmic, universal, etc. In short, the Tzolkin is the calendar of Creation for the Maya, and each day in this calendar has its own purpose imparted by Creation. (Note: a linear-time span for a day in the Tzolkin depends on the magnitude of the cycle being described.)

NOTE: In José Argüelles' work, aspects become "Sun Seals" and intentions become "Galactic Tones," though I have seen a reference to "tones of Creation" at http://www.13moon.com, one of at least four sites dealing with Arguelles' calendrical and metaphysical system. Please go to the External Links section to learn about the fundamental differences between Argüelles' 13-Moon Dreamspell Calendar and the traditional Mayan calendar.

It is important that we understand that the cycles described by the Tzolkin are fundamentally of a spiritual, non-astronomical nature. The Tzolkin was used both as a personal as well as an astrological calendar.

The Mayan developed calendars that would keep track of the flow / process of Creation. They would also keep track of linear time, but they would not let it take over their minds and overshadow the multidimensional aspect (cycles within cycles) of Creation. More importantly, the Maya knew how consciousness relates to their traditional calendar. Consciousness is at the very center of the cosmic process of Creation described by the Tzolkin. One is not controlled by and does need to blindly follow the Tzolkin; instead, one can learn through this calendar about a divine plan for the evolution of consciousness. As Ian Xel Lungold puts it, "The Mayan calendar is not now, nor was it ever used to tell time. It has always been a tuning device for consciousness."

A Creation cycle is the same as a Consciousness cycle. Each Creation cycle has 7 "days" and 6 "nights" forming 13 main events intended for consciousness to go through. The 7th day corresponds to Intention #13; it is a process outside of time in which a transition between one cycle to another of a higher order takes place. But the energy and meaning of this transitional process also has a reflection in linear time, and so it actually happens inside the 7th day of the Creation cycle, although the concept of time will be meaningless for those experiencing the associated shift in consciousness. Is it time that operates according to the cycles of Creation, not the other way around.

Quoting Ian Xel Lungold in his presentation "Mayan Calendar Comes North":

The Maya divided each day into 13 hours, not 24 hours. 13 hours. And then they divided those 13 hours, notice 13 intentions, into what we would call minutes, and then they divided those 13 minutes into what we would call seconds, and then they divided those 13 seconds by 13 and 13 to where every single moment was individually divided by 13 infinitely. That was their understanding. This was very central to the Mayan's understanding.

Ian proceeds to tell the audience that Creation and Consciousness have their own "job": while Consciousness divides by 13, Creation multiples by the factor of 20. This is the reason for the 13×20 Tzolkin matrix. (Note: Consciousness with capital C is Intention #13 personified, and as such it is an absolute concept like Creation. We can also call Consciousness as the Creator, who really seems to like number 13.)

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Additional examples could have been discussed here, but I have not been able to do enough research on them yet. Anyway, here is a preview of some information that may or may not be directly associated with the Thirteen Intentions of Creation:

We have the 12 Zodiac signs / archetypes plus the archetype of the Sun, which is the 13th element. Ophiuchus, the "lost" 13th sign, could very well represent the Sun because its constellation occupies the area in the sky that points to the center of the galaxy where a "Great Central Sun" is supposed to exist.
There is a relationship between color and sound to the extent that a number of basic colors in Nature are directly related to the musical scale.
Mythologies: 12 Greek gods, 12 disciples of Jesus, etc.
Star systems also seem to play by the rules of the Thirteen Intentions. There is speculation that the solar system has in fact 12 planets, or 12 main astronomical objects not counting the Sun. Some planets could have been destroyed and/or they exist in higher dimensions. Exotic orbits can also be the reason why some planets remain unknown and/or undiscovered.
Chakras: there is a 7-chakra system as well as a 12-chakra system, because the latter also takes into accout five "virtual" chakras.

Finally, here is something that I came upon recently: In the movie The Matrix (1999), the character Neo ("the One") sought Trinity, whose name represents number 3. As you can see, Neo and Trinity together form the number 13.

NEXT: Part 3: the Cycle of Life.

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Sources

Lungold, Ian Xel. "Welcome to the Evolution: Mayan Calendar Comes North (The Condor Flies to the Eagle)." Whitehorse, Yukon Canada. 22 June 2004. Lecture.
Muir, Hazel. "Tantalising evidence hints Universe is finite." New Scientist. Reed Business Information, 8 Oct. 2003. Web. 25 Oct 2009.
Stanford, Amitakh. "The Twelve Universes Are Pentagons." Xee-A Twelve. 25 Oct. 2009.
Valerian, Valdamar. Matrix IV: The Equivideum. Yelm, Washington: Leading Edge Research Group, 1994.
White, Daniel. "Why are there 12 notes in equal temperament?" Skytopia. Daniel White, 2002 onwards. Web. 25 Oct. 2009.

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External links

An Overview of the Mayan Calendar by Ian Xel Lungold
Sacred Mayan Secret 13:20 by Ian Xel Lungold
These are the Times of Time by Ian Xel Lungold
"Your Decision Francine" by Ian Xel Lungold
Questions to Ian Xel Lungold
Galactic Research Institute of the Foundation for the Law of Time
DISTINGUISHING DREAMSPELL FROM THE TRADITIONAL MAYAN CALENDAR
Tortuga | Planet Ark Network
Is the Universe a Dodecahedron? @ Libra Rising
"A new study suggests the cosmos could be dodecahedral, or 12 spherical pentagons tiled together on a sphere." @ CNN.com
12 Around 1 @ Crystalinks
"Some researchers say this so-called 'dark flow' is a sign that other universes nestle next door." @ New Scientist

The Thirteen Intentions of Creation - Part 1: Introduction

2009-09-27T20:01:00.023-03:00

ABOUT: This is an introduction to my ebook-in-progress The Final Truth - A Theory of Practice. (Alternative address: http://13intentions.info)

Most people like to push the idea that "no one knows the Truth" or that "there is no absolute truth." In both cases, they are making an absolute statement, they are presenting their version of the Truth. In other words, they are contradicting themselves and showing ignorance about the real truth. They are expressing their chaotic / relativistic perception of the universe. Well, suppose that someone really knows the Truth and tells you about It, but you dismiss the information as just another "opinion." Too bad. Relativity is not an absolute, and there is always a higher order beyond the perceived chaos. Lost amidst tons of opinions and teachings there is a subset of information that is more attuned to the Truth.

Theoretical knowledge will never replace direct experience of the Truth, and so every theory is still an interpretation, not an awareness. The person needs to internalize the experience of what is true, and not just contemplate an external representation of it. The learning process never ends. You can try to observe a small plant blowing in the wind and it will bring something useful to your awareness. The idea is that in practice you never reach an end to your knowledge, but in theory you can if you work to simplify it instead of just accumulating more redundant information. To acquire knowledge based only on quantity is to have many pieces that do not fit together. Quality is more important than quantity.

Only a small subset of all knowledge is useful by itself, while the rest only becomes useful when supported by this subset. You can have a general idea of the entire puzzle if you are able to find the most significant pieces first. Once you have a point of reference in your knowledge, the rest is just a matter of derivation. Why not learn the basics first and then have fun experimenting with your fundamental knowledge for the rest of eternity? If you can reach a theoretical end to your knowledge, then you can live life as it is supposed to be lived: with peace of mind, with certainty. Your doors will be opened for a fully powered practical approach. Theory is no longer separate from practice, but instead one reflects the other. You have achieved a final theory, which is also a theory of Reality and Creation.

The Thirteen Intentions of Creation are a finite number of basic meanings for Creation. As a computer programmer, my perspective is that they are the source code of the "program" of Creation. Naturally, the best way to understand how a computer program works is by seeing its source code. Knowledge that ignores the source code is usually superficial, because it is only based on the program's output. One may argue that the universe is not a computer simulation, yet to see it as so provides us with a rich metaphor that we can use to learn more about the artificial aspects of Creation.

NOTE: I am not the first one to come up with the name Thirteen Intentions of Creation. It seems that American researcher Ian Xel Lungold (R.I.P.) brought it up first with his interpretation of the Mayan calendar and the Mayan cosmology.

The Thirteen Intentions of Creation:

Unification, Origination, Simplification, Principiation, Singularization, Individualization, Prioritization, Adoration, Representation, Idealization, Declaration, Motivation
Polarization, Differentiation, Linearization, Mensuration, Rationalization, Isolation, Delineation, Limitation, Identification, Separation, Externalization, Classification
Activation, Animation, Manifestation, Realization, Electrization, Stimulation, Circulation, Creation, Automation, Imagination
Formation, Formalization, Solidification, Foundation, Stabilization, Structuration, Materialization, Objectification, Concretization
Potentiation, Infuriation, Energization, Excitation, Acceleration, Irradiation, Exploration, Experimentation, Corporation, Movimentation
Compensation, Accommodation, Equilibration, Variation, Oscillation, Alternation, Equalization, Fluctuation
Harmonization, Syntonization, Reverberation, Sensation, Vibration, Intonation, Inspiration, Situation, Orientation, Association, Organization
Maximization, Magnification, Amplification, Accumulation, Augmentation, Verticalization, Exaggeration, Extrapolation, Multiplication
Spiritualization, Nullification, Annihilation, Cancellation, Certification, Confirmation, Internalization, Specification, Meditation, Anticipation, Liberation
Integration, Assimilation, Adaptation, Particularization, Divination, Instantiation, Concentration, Densification, Intensification, Totalization, Optimization
Approximation, Regulation, Moderation, Adequation, Preparation, Destination, Qualification, Graduation
Finalization, Termination, Crystalization, Personification, Cooperation, Communication, Dedication, Sacrification, Universalization, Dissemination, Solicitation, Conscientization
Acceptation, Perpetuation, Salvation, Immortalization, Preservation, Propagation, Continuation, Transformation, Transmutation, Regeneration, Purification, Renovation

NOTE: This list is based on two years of intense research and experimentation. During this period I came up with more than 60 versions, because it comes to a point that you are splitting hairs to see which directive fits each Intention better. The current version (at the time this article was finished) is believed to be nearly perfect. To see an up-to-date list go to the Conspiracy Knowledge Base.

What do the Thirteen Intentions have to do with anything? Ha! They have everything to do with everything. They are Creation Itself. A theory or model of Creation based on them will be complete at the same time that it is never complete. Armed with this kind of knowledge, you do not have to be an advanced scholar to understand the fundamentals of reality. Ninety-nine percent of all human research becomes irrelevant if you understand universal principles down to the core, and the Thirteen Intentions are these principles.

But isn't there just one truth, just one principle? Yes, there is. The one principle is the 13th Intention alone, which also represents the first 12 Intentions joined as one. Each Intention has an independent meaning, but still it is difficult to separate one from another completely because in reality they are the same thing seen from different perspectives. The 13th Intention corresponds to absolute concepts such as Creation, Creator, Consciousness and Love, all of which are names for the same eternal singularity. It just happens that this great singularity can be broken down into 12 energies, meanings, principles, archetypes, steps, tones, commands or laws -- you name it. The 13th Intention is an infinite power of transcendence responsible for the continuation of Existence and the evolution of consciousness, while Intention #12 is the basis for the universe and reality as we know it. As we will see in Part 2, there is plenty of evidence showing that the universe is based on the frequency of number 12.

What the Thirteen Intentions of Creation represent is pretty much what is known as esoteric or occult knowledge. It is occult not because it is only meant for a select, prepared few, but because it tends to be forgotten and ignored by the majority. The truth is simple, mankind makes it complicated. The "secret" protects itself as long as people do not want to know about it. When you make the connections between the Thirteen Intentions and numerology, astronomy, sacred geometry, harmonics, physics and everything else, you can easily attain a state of mind in which you see all of reality as operating under a set of basic principles, because the Thirteen Intentions are reality, they are Creation.

Below is an excerpt from Blue Blood, True Blood by Stewart Swerdlow:

Each of the 13 ruling families [forming the Illuminati] has a Council of 13 as well. The number 13 has great significance to them. They know that there are 12 types of energies that pass through the 10 aspects of the God-Mind. The totality of the 12 energies equals a 13th energy. This is considered the most powerful knowledge.

There is not a real cause for the fact that 13 is the "right" quantity. The Thirteen Intentions do not rely upon anything because they already are the last frontier in knowledge, and so they just are -- you either accept the quantity of 13 or you don't. However, you can find an enormous amount of evidence supporting that numbers 12 and 13 are central to everything in the universe. It is possible to simplify the group of Intentions into less than 13 tokens, but you will end with an incomplete picture, losing fundamental aspects of Creation that only become apparent when we make the distinction between exact 13 Intentions.

NEXT: Part 2: Evidence. (Coming soon.)

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Sources

1. Swerdlow, Stewart A. Blue Blood, True Blood: Conflict & Creation. Saint Joseph, Michigan: Expansions, 2002. ch. 15.

The problem with guns: a spiritual perspective

2009-06-13T08:18:00.003-03:00

Weapons are the embodiments of fear, the wise use them only when they have no choice (Lao Tzu)

There have always been those who consider weapon reliance a shame for the true warrior. Of course, for measures of self-defense, some types of personal weapons are not a shame to use when the odds are definitely not on your side. Examples of weapons that fall in this category are "cold" weapons such as melee weapons. But, firearms (guns) and similar weapons employing explosive and electromagnetic forces can hardly ever be justified. It is safe to say that if a situation involves guns, then that situation is completely distorted from a spiritual perspective. It is a situation that involves a lot of fear, because fear is the fundamental manifestation of unresolved internal conflicts, mainly those dealing with denial of fundamental concepts such as existence, consciousness and life.

First of all, I am not here to tell you that I have a "problem" with guns. I do not have a problem with anything. Everything is possible, and I could find myself in a position that requires the use of guns, although the possibility is very small. Consider that I am here to tell you about the problem with guns strictly from a spiritual perspective, because there are other perspectives to choose from. "But what is spirituality?" you might ask. Well, you, you are spirituality. Try this: instead of asking me, ask yourself the question "who am I," and if you can answer this question on a level of deep and silent understanding, then you will know what spirituality is.

Anyway, let us go for what this post is worth. Below are three main points that explain what is wrong with guns from a spiritual perspective:

1) Lack of integrity

Imagine a point representing your spirit, a point of maximum integrity. Everything that you are is that point. You do not need to define yourself by anything else except by the entirety of your being as that point. Now, suppose you envelop that point with a physical body, and then you shift your perspective to the body so that now you identify yourself with physical integrity instead of spiritual integrity. Even further, compromise your physical integrity as well by acquiring all sorts of habits based on material welfare, which means that now you define yourself through external aspects in addition to your body. In short, your spiritual integrity has been disintegrated and is scattered all over the place.

You are now only able to feel yourself complete through these many pieces of you lying "outside" your spirit. In other words, you are only whole through scattered energy forms outside your direct control. The obvious problem with this is that you can only hope that you will have continued access to these energy forms, because there is no way to be sure. Also, you now have weak spots that can be explored: if someone takes your toys away from you, or disrupts the external conditions of your well-being, you have to make up for the lost energy by either regaining spiritual integrity or by going after other energy forms that you identify yourself with.

Guns, for example, can provide an additional sense of security when they play a role in maintaining people's physical integrity. But, it is only through the spirit that true personal integrity can be found. Physicality is flawed by design, and so, by definition, it implies in lack of integrity. Everything that is physical can be destroyed or broken into many pieces, unlike the spirit which is an indestructible atomic unit. Therefore, when a person is spiritualized, he/she is closer to attain complete peace of mind and self-sufficiency, which are all natural outcomes of a personal integrity based on the spirit.

2) Lack of spiritual development

The main point here is body identity vs. spirit identity, or "I am my body" vs. "I am." (Note: I did not say "I am my spirit" because that still gives the idea that one is contemplating the spirit from an external perspective, and thus not really going inside oneself to assume a spiritual identity.) The consequences of body ID all fall into one: life is deemed as sacred, and you need to protect your body, assets and resources in a attempt to deny the inevitable: death, loss and destruction. People sacrifice their lives in order to live, which is obviously a futile contradiction. From a spiritual perspective, life is just an enriching experience, and not necessarily the first or the last. This has nothing to do with belief in life after death; it is a matter of seeing everything as part of a bigger whole, a plan of Existence. Expand your awareness beyond life and death so that life is no longer too important or too insignificant -- it just is.

3) Lack of respect for life

Some people come from the assumption that they are in conflict with other people, animals, and even the universe itself. But, everything is interconnected, everything is one body. The universe, as the name implies, is one. Therefore, every division is ultimately an illusion as if there are several mirror images (reflections) of something primordial. The mirrors are even distorted, and so the images do not even look like the original "thing." Well, the fact is that you are that thing. By shooting others with your gun, you are really aiming at yourself, because your enemies are mirror images of you. If you see others as enemies you see yourself as the enemy, and so shattering mirrors will not get rid of the root of the problem: you. In short, the problem with conflicts is strictly one of perspective.

What is known as the Law of the Echo, I prefer to see from a multidimensional perspective. I think that our actions are echoed (mirrored) back to us instantaneously, because time is not a variable that is above this law. The echo or comeback can happen after, during or even before the ill intentions and actions of a person, or maybe it is scattered throughout her life as several bits of karma, or it comes as one huge blow collected from several bits of ill intentions. Anyway, it does not really matter: just know that all beings are one with the universe, and what they do with the universe, they do with themselves, and the consequences are always there.

Conclusion

For someone that has shifted their focus and identity from the physical body to the spirit, and consequently from a material world to a spiritual world, there is no need for guns. Instead, the only weapon used in a spiritual world is one's own internal energy (spiritual energy). At most, a gun can be considered an useful tool, but it is still a symbol of lack of spiritual awareness. The bottom line is that everyone has a spirit at the end of what they truly are, but not everyone is directly connected to their spirit, and so they must shine false lights onto their shadow of disconnection in a desperate attempt to obfuscate the feeling of spiritual disconnection known as fear.