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Dear Humans,
Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that can manifest thoughts and ideas into reality. We are able to sculpt our world much in the way an artist is free to sweep a brush across a canvas, extolling the essence of creation. But there are those who will guide our hand into painting by the number. And so we surrender our creativity to an invisible force that seems to follow an edict of conformity. Before you know it, the artist is painted into a corner.
Despite our powers of imagination and creativity, we choose to
yield a good deal of our Divine authority to a lifeless entity
called social order. It’s within the walls of this construct that
we are bound. We are told who and what we are and given permission
to proceed, so long as we keep our “brush” within the lines and
boundaries. It’s a troublesome child indeed who chooses to color
outside the box. They are labeled, among other things, a rebel or
non-conformist.
But in all the constructs society has to offer, none are as potent,
polarizing or volatile as the notion of a heaven and hell. These
concepts are as old as the earliest transgressions, yet when
challenged, all hell seems to breaks loose. When the commotion
finally fades, none can articulate a meaningful argument. Not the
devoutly religious, nor the adamant atheist.
In the following paragraphs I invite you to saddle up and come
along with me to a rather hostile place, forged in the furnace of
imagination. It’s been called many things, but hell if I know what
it is. If we have time we might even knock on heaven’s door too.
Not your average ride, but I think your horse is up for it. Mine
is. After all these magnificent creatures have no reason to fear a
place outside their awareness. So rider take heed and allow the
horse to lead.
From Where I Stand
I try to imagine what life would have been like had I grown up on a desert island and was raised by a troop of gorillas. I like bananas, so this isn’t such a stretch. I would probably see myself as a mutation— also not a stretch. But as the years were to unfold, I wonder if I would have the same inner-awareness I have now? What spiritual or religious concepts would I have developed?
My actual experience is rather traditional by comparison, a Roman
Catholic mother and protestant father. My mother had seriously
considered becoming a nun before meeting my father. She fell in
love and so her path took a notable turn. My father would not
convert to Catholicism and so the priest would not allow the
wedding. This was a jarring wakeup call to my formerly devoted
mother. My parents ultimately wed at a county courthouse. Had she
obeyed the Catholic Church, she would not have married my father
and I would not be here today to tell you about it. Suffice to say—
yes, I’m a bit critical of this construct called religion. I made
it to this side so that I can at least offer my point of view. I’m
immune to the persuasions of church. I am indeed that man on the
desert island who has found his own truth— and the truth was there
for the asking.
Just like a baby doesn’t like to be spoon-fed broccoli— I don’t
like being spoon-fed religious doctrine. It’s going to get all over
the place if someone tries. But like so many of the readers drawn
to this website, I am a deeply spiritual person. I have a reverence
for all life. I don’t step on spiders – I catch them. I’m attuned
to the rhythm of nature and take solace in a garden. And so I find
myself on the outside looking in. And there is relative peace,
balance and tranquility in this world. Then I turn on the inside
looking out. Such a strange and curious world I see out
there.
Hell Is Real
Hell is real, thanks to those who’ve been conditioned into believing it. It is real— right down to the sulfurous gas, fiery temperatures and trident forks. Eternal damnation, torture and suffering— it’s all there. Wicked howls and banshee screams are common fare in this godless, ghoulish pit of smoking brimstone and ash. It is real. It is real because we say it is. It is real because millions believe it to be so. It is real because it’s been manifested by a collective consciousness, spanning countless generations. It is real because the masses have accepted fear and torment into their lives. It is real because they have willed it to be so. So it is as real for me as it is real for you. But who would wish for such a thing?
Essentially every religion at least alludes to this wicked
underworld. Some center on it. Others worship it. How is this so?
It’s a tool. Society instills these fearful thoughts so that we
might be a trifle bit easier to manage. Fear is among our greatest
weaknesses and is easily exploited. For those who have not spent
any time on that proverbial desert island, they are likely to
accept what they’ve been handed. So they take the good with the bad
and jump into religion.
No one wants to feel lost and alone, so we usually adopt our
parent’s faith and go from there. We recruit into a system that
feeds our fear but builds our loyalty. We give back in the form of
cooperation and contributions. After all, it’s important to be a
good, God-fearing sort and pay your dues when asked. But why must
we “fear” God? That’s not the relationship I know. And that couple
of extra bucks in my pocket might anonymously buy someone lunch in
a busy restaurant. Such random acts bring me much happiness. Sorry
church— but that’s my joy to experience, and I know exactly where
the money is going.
The language of religion is filled with wisdom and truth, and yet
there is something hollow about it all. The Bible is a beautiful
read. Yes, I’ve read it. But I sense the allusions and metaphors
are frequently taken out of context to sway people a certain
direction. This is the power of religion as I see it. And then
there are competing ideologies. Here I find considerable duplicity
among faiths. There is tolerance on the surface, but dark waters
churn below.
Let’s take for example someone who’s been raised as a Muslim and
the Muslim faith is all they know. How arrogant is it for one to
assume that they should find and embrace Christianity? Is the
Muslim destined for that horrible place where Lucifer stokes the
fires? That is what many Christians believe. Do you suppose this
might be a source of tension between these religious factions? You
can smile, shake their hand and wave— but if you think they’re
going to hell then what’s the point? Is it just ideology or is it
something else?
Can we not see the fallacy of these religious constructs? How could
a loving Christian think that another must endure torment for an
eternity just because they believe differently? What if our Muslim
brother or sister lived a life of kindness and compassion? Would
they still go to hell? What if they went so far as to heroically
intervene to save the life of a Christian? Nope— sorry! -Still
going to hell. I don’t make the rules- I just blindly repeat and
follow them because I no longer think for myself. Well, that’s the
way I see people who follow this belief. And it’s not just
Christians I’m picking on. It’s all faiths.
Heaven’s Door
So we got a little sniff of hell- but how about the other place. You know- the good place? What do you do there? I‘ve always heard it’s the place to go— but to do what? Sit on a cloud and talk with relatives. That would be nice for a while. Then what? Well we can listen to the harp. Surely the harp would be out of this world. And it’s so beautiful and happy up there. Jesus is there. So let us sing and rejoice even as Mohammad and Buddha burn in hell.
I’d like to entertain another scenario. Consider a son who dearly
loved his departed father. Let’s say his father was Jewish. The son
had converted to Christianity. Son makes it to heaven only to find
his father is not there. Heaven is now hell for this soul. Do we
not see this hypocrisy? How silly is all of this anyway? Why do we
even engage in this nonsense? Why? -Because we surrendered our
authority to a social order called religion. We no longer have to
think at a higher level. Thank God we’ve got churches to do our
higher level thinking for us. Can I get an “amen!”
But this is how I see it. I could be wrong. I do sense, however,
that whoever brought us here must love us very much or they would
not have gone through all the bother and fuss. They’re going to
come back for us too. They’re going to come back and take us home.
Leaving this world will be seamless. We will look back and see how
we were in a type of slumber. We will see how restricted we were,
not only in motion but in thought.
When we pass into the greater world we will feel more alive and
conscious than we could ever feel here. There will be no judgment
or condemnation, save for which we direct upon ourselves. And that
could be brutal— so one must learn to forgive others and
themselves. This is heaven as I see. You will be the unfolding
blossom— the light of the stars. You will be free to go wherever
you want. Even back to Earth if you so desire. But the love you
will feel and know will be so overwhelming that you will want to
spend eternity just basking in the glow.
These are whispers I hear in the stillness of the moment. So take
it for what it’s worth. But the theologian does not know better
than I. This I am certain of. I care not how many Bible quotes one
has memorized nor what they proclaim to be true. I ’m bored by it
all. I’m bored by all dogmas and constructs of this kind. If the
religious world were to practice what they preach with the same
veracity and resolve by which they recruit, then we would have seen
an end to war a long, long time ago. War persists. Nice going,
religious people. Guess you don’t have it all figured out just yet.
And don’t say you need more time. That excuse might have worked a
thousand years ago- but now has run mighty thin.
Final Thought
I see you’re still straight in the saddle. That wasn’t so bad. But I can’t help but wonder if hell is real because so many people envision it to be so. If millions believe with conviction and fervor, they just might jinn something up that’s extra dark and nasty. If so, then the ardent worshiper might be unknowingly complicit in sentencing innocent souls to eternal damnation. That’s the sort of irony I would halfway expect. But somehow I know this is not the case.
Perhaps one is more apt to believe hell is real and here on Earth.
Yep. It most certainly can be. But maybe so is heaven. It may
really come down on how we choose to experience our life. Do we
need to go to a church and compare Sunday outfits to feel a Divine
connection? If that is what one desires then so be it. For me, I
prefer the humble route. I visit my own temple. Well, actually it’s
that place between the “temples.” Here I’m able to enjoy a
connection that is beautiful and centering. No. I don’t pretend to
have the answers, but my mind is free to wonder. And for those I
meet, I don’t see religion before the face. All I see are beautiful
Human Beings that call themselves different things. —And so we
gallop onward.
That mustang you’re on seems a natural fit for you. Loosening the
reins will set this stallion in motion. Feel the wind in your hair
and notice how the light and shadows dance as the mercurial sun
steeps into twilight. And somewhere along the edge of creation and
the wind swept plains of eternity you might capture a fleeting
glimpse of something truly miraculous. What a sight to behold
through the gossamer lens of the mind’s eye.
-Until next time
email: jwash@rattlereport.com
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