DOME OF ETERNITY

DOME OF ETERNITY 

Once we have all come to the Truth and realization that all of Life is experienced INSIDE our heads, through our sensory centers, and that we're never "outside" of ourselves, we can understand the connection of Oneness. Nothing ever happens, unless it happens in our heads. And the only limitations we have, are those that the ego has sold us. In fact, even our organic brain, is in our brain. 

We are under the impression that the entire universe is coming AT us, when in reality, it is coming FROM us and THROUGH us. And we are tied together in the fiber of the vast Matrix of unconsciousness that is the network - the Field. How else would I see the same things as you see, hear the same things you hear, or be in the same place as you are? Life ... is in our heads ... experienced in the skull. Science has proven what the ancients knew all along, that there is no such thing as matter as we believe it to be. Matter (Latin for Mother) is simply the lowest level of vibration and frequency that we can experience. Nothing more.

Everything is energy ... electrical energy. When you think you are touching something, it is experienced in your head ... in the Mind and brain sensors. You're never really touching anything. It's simply vibrational frequency electrical energy transferring awareness energy from one center to another in your organic brain. We are not born INTO this world ... we are born OUT of it. As a leaf comes from out of a tree, and a tree out of the Earth. This has been a continuous process since the very first seed. The apple seed contains within it, all that is needed - not just for another tree - but for an entire orchard. But before it can grow, it must be buried within the earth, and then grown from within the Earth Mother. As above, so below. 

The universe is limitless. It is a dome of eternity ... vast and never ending because everything is energy, and energy cannot be created, and cannot be destroyed. It just IS ... and it is everywhere. And this is what WE are ... energy, having what we call a physical experience. But we are NOT the experience. We are NOT  the body. We are NOT the Mind. We are the watcher, the witness, the experiencer. What you are looking for ... is what is looking. We are as the bright white light projecting from the back of the room in the movie theatre. We believe what is seen on our movie screen/life is real. It all seems to be real. But it is nothing more than a projection from who we are within. And we see Life the same way ... as moving still pictures/images. Our Mind captures billions of still images and converts them to fluid motion, adds colours/hue and depth of field (dimension), and even labels everything according to what has been programmed. 

Past, present, and future are all here right now. Where else would they be? The dead and the living are right here, right now. Where else would they be? Where else is there for them to go but somewhere in the vast universe ... which is INSIDE of us and existent in a place called NOW. The past has passed, but we carry it around with us NOW. The desires we have that we wish to experience, we carry with us NOW. When a child is born, we are that child and that child is us. There is no separation of things. There are no things. There is only ONE thing, and it is ALL things. You may call this God, Allah, Source, Absolute, Universe, Almighty, or any other hundreds of labels, titles, and descriptions. We are the great re-arrangers. There is nothing new, and there won't ever be. Because everything we make, we make out of the stuff that was already here. All we do is re-arrange it into something else. We have all we will ever desire and need right here among us, st this moment. All we have to do is attract it to us, receive it, and learn the ancient secrets from the Wisdom of the Ages as to how to do it. 

You and I are the center of the universe. Everything emerges FROM us. Everything emanates from us. We are a collective, though individualized essences, of the One that is ALL. When you come to this understanding and Truth, Life throughout the world will improve for ALL LIFE, and eventually we will bring Heaven to Earth. When we realize that what we do to other, we do to ourselves, because there is no "other" ... then we will have come to the awareness of our Higher-Self ... our Christ-Consciousness. Our Inner Mystery which binds everything together as One. Even rocks are alive at a cellular level. They have consciousness just as we do. Our mitochondria energy factories in our cellular biology are the power centers of all thing(s) found in this universe of amazing inspiration. Go forth and multiply knowledge. 

Just a thought ... 

~Justin Taylor, ORDM.

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

People in America wanted "change" and they got what they asked for, many times. The problem is, they were not specific in their desire. Change has polarity, as good as it is bad ... in equal measurement. All things have equal polarity. This is immutable Universal Law. 

So, where do we stand today with the change that was promised. More wars, more terrorism, more murders, children killed by their parents, abuse, corruption, financial ruin, people getting thrown out of their homes, lost jobs and careers, adults and children without shelter or food, music and arts programs cancelled in our schools, toxic substances in our water and in our food, medicine that makes you worse, increased rates of disease and mental health ... the list can go on for pages. 

Bob Marley once said "before you point your finger at me, make sure your hands are clean." Blame solves nothing. What is needed is a rock solid plan to bring people of the world back together. To have mutual respect and acceptance that we are not cookies cut from some mold at the bakery. We can have unity without uniformity. Surely ... somewhere ... among the living is a human being capable of sympathizing with global humanity and explaining the dire and severe consequences of this continuing negative thought and behaviour. 

If you're waiting for Jesus, or Mahdi, or any other Messiah to return ... may I remind you that is was mankind who was commissioned by the Universe to bring order from chaos, light from darkness, and love from abuse. WE have to do it. We operate in as physical world of low vibrating energy called matter. This is our domain, and we're in need of some serious house cleaning. It's as if the zoo was abandoned, and the animals are now eating themselves. 

Awaken from your slumber. The sports games, concerts, TV shows, Happy Hours, are all distractions to keep us busy and not thinking. Our jobs keeps us too busy to think. We are operating on a daily basis from 95% unconscious and subconscious Mind and only 5% conscious Mind. We have become Zombies ... plugged into the Matrix program, and simply existing. It's time we unplug from the program. It's time we raise a voice for love, peace, compassion, and harmony. We have the numbers. Do we need another Hiroshima or Nagasaki? Do we need more concentration camps? Do we need government approved home invasions before we wake up? It's time to STOP hitting the snooze button. 

Everything in this Universe is ONE in shared universal unconsciousness. The Field. We all experience the entirety of Life inside our heads. You are in me, and I am in you. Check the latest Quantum Physics reports if you don't believe what the ancients taught so long ago. WE MUST BE THE ONES TO ELIMINATE SUFFERING ON THIS EARTH. 

If you're a person who believes a Saviour will come and fix things ... then if it happens, get started now and make it easier for them. Have dinner waiting when they get home. If you do not believe this teaching, it matters not. Start cooking. Start making a better world NOW. Before the earth starts over again … and this time without us. 

~Justin Taylor, ORDM.

ALL IS ONE AND ONE IS GOD

ALL IS ONE AND ONE IS GOD

Today, we reach again into the deeper esoteric substance of what has been wrongly taken as literal and historical rather than allegorical within Biblical scripture. The NT confirms to the believer that there is nothing existent other than God. This is a difficult pill to swallow, unless you know and understand the deeper Truths and Inner Mysteries.

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word (Logos) of God, so that things which are seen are not made of things which do appear.”

Hebrews 11:3

Now let's break this down. God/Absolute/Source does not appear. He is immaterial, unseen, invisible. No man has ever seen God. So, this verse is telling us that EVERYTHING is made out of God.

“For originating out of Him (being made out of Him), and existing through Him, and returning back into Him are ALL things.”

Romans 11:6 (Literal correct translation)

This verse is telling us that everything came out of God, is made out of God, everything is maintained in existence by God, and all things go back to God.

“As He is, so are we in this world.”

1 John 4:17

In the above verse, the correct language translation would be the word “as” meaning “just as, or exactly as.” This scripture is literally telling the reader that we are just exactly as God in this world. This is because, everything in the Universe, including mankind, is made out of God/Absolute/Source. God is simply playing every role, and man is simply God wearing a mask. The word “personality” as we call ourselves, comes from the Latin word “persona” which literally means “mask of an Actor.”

We are as rays of the sun, beaming individualized light rays originating at the source of the sun itself. A ray of sunlight cannot exist without the sun. Each ray is an integral part of and an essence of the sun itself. If it were to come from the pulpits of our churches that WE are God collectively experiencing human form, that God is IN you AS you, experiencing life WITH you, there would be no need for the multi-billion dollar religion industry. The Bible scriptures even say “you are the temple of God” and “we are the body of Christ.”

When we awaken to the realization that we and God are ONE in the same, as ALL things are, then we come to the realization that the Divinity of God is not only alive in ALL THINGS, but IS all things. “I am the vine and you are the branch” it is written in the Bible. The branch and the vine are ONE. The branch is a manifestation of the vine. So, man, is a MANifestation of God. We are not born INTO this world, we are born OUT of it ... as a leaf from a tree.

Jesus said “I and the Father are one.” Imagine rain falling from a cloud. Clouds are water vapour. So clouds and rain are water. It is the same as when the Source/God fragmented and manifested into all things. The reason and purpose for us to come here, is to realize and awaken to the reality that we are collectively God, and that we should think, act, and create as God ... and to evolve and involve as One ... ever growing. The “Kingdom” is consciousness, and the awakening has begun ... worldwide. Soon, we will all re-member who and what we are, and we can spread the word of Divine power among mankind as was the original intent of so many sages, shamans, hierophants, avatars, and wise men and women who had great inner Wisdom and Knowledge. All things that proceed from a single Source, can be made of nothing other than the same thing as the Source. All is One, and One is God/Source Energy/Absolute.

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM. 

SYMBOLS OF CHRIST AND NEPTUNE

SYMBOLS OF CHRIST AND NEPTUNE (POSEIDON)

Symbols of Christ and Neptune (Poseidon) 

Lord of Pisces

Sign of the Fish

Wine

Sacrifice and Holiness

All ancient faiths and beliefs, with no exception, were based on the oldest science, astrology - the influence of the planets. The planets were representative of the gods in ancient Greece and Rome, Egypt and Babylon, India, and virtually all over the inhabited world. Our current world faiths originated in the very same ancient world. It should not be a surprise to find they are also all based on astrology, all recognizing One God/Source of all things (Astrotheology).

The Christ is a portrait of the great Neptune, the higher, Divine dimension of this Spirit, beyond the personal astrology of the horoscope. This recognition, based on the Kabbalah, gives us the rational, credible, scientific and multi-faith/Interfaith understanding of God/Source that we need in modern times. It strongly supports the esoteric allegorical/metaphorical message of the Bible, especially the Synoptic Gospels - the message of love and peace - but avoids the literal and historical exoteric interpretation and presentation.

The “Tree of Life” symbol (search the Internet for a graphic) is the basis of the Kabbalah, the esoteric tradition behind the Bible. The Tree is quite clearly an astrological map of the solar system with all the planets and Signs of the zodiac. This tree was, and is also followed by the Gnostics.

The Tree of Life reveals the astrology/astrotheology and cosmogony at the heart of the biblical tradition, beginning with Genesis 3.22 and continuing all the way to to Revelation 22.2, where its astrological character is confirmed, as to its role within ancient and modern Christianity. “The Tree of Life which bare twelve manner of fruit (the twelve Signs) and yielded her fruit every month.” This references the monthly cycle of the moon through the Zodiac. This is the annual precession of the Sun and moon through it's cycles and seasons.

Neptune rules the Sign of the Fish (Ichthus), the Traditional symbol of Christianity. Neptune is identified with wine, holiness, suffering, sacrifice and Pisces (Vesica Pisces), the age of Christianity. Neptune was the god of the fish and the seas, and Christ is constantly associated with the Sea of Galilee and fish. He guides his fishermen disciples to a miraculous catch, walks on the water and calms a violent storm.

Jesus The Christ is repeatedly ‘the true vine’ and the “lord of the vineyard.” Wine is the special sacrament, symbolizing within Christianity, his blood. Many more Kabbalah images throughout the Gospels confirm this identification. Far too much to cover for this one writing, but we will go into other details at another time. Remember also, that Neptune/Poseidon (Latin/Greek) had a weapon of choice ... the “Trident.” In Hindu Myth, it was the weapon of Shiva and was called “Trushula,” which is Sanskrit for “triple-spear.” This in many ways is representative of a Trinity. In Hindu, it represents Deity in three aspects: Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer. The Trident was symbolic among many ancient civilizations and myths. 

In religious Taoism, the trident represents the Taoist Trinity, the Three Pure Ones. In Taoist rituals, a trident bell is used to invite the presence of deities and summon spirits, as the trident signifies the highest authority of Heaven. Both Poseidon's trident and Zeus' thunderbolt were originally a sacred labrys, but later distinguished from each other when Poseidon became god of the sea, while Zeus claimed the right to the thunderbolt. 

Spiritually, Planet Neptune is most closely linked with the work of the Soul in manifestation and is the vehicle for the Christ consciousness, which is at the Heart of Divinity. On the personal level, the indwelling Christ Principle is our Soul - more particularly, that aspect of the Soul which is Love. The Divine Spark of God. It is this facet of our self that we pray to and evoke for healing, nurturing and spiritual sustenance. Collectively, it is the indwelling Christ Principle in humanity which, when evoked, brings forth these healing properties from mankind. In the New Testament, Jesus defines “Love, Peace, and Joy” as the Kingdom of Heaven/God. 

All the Universe is contained not just without, but WITHIN. This was the message of The Christ. In the Book of John 14;9 we are reminded: “... he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father.” The microcosm/macrocosm refers to the structural similarity between the human being (the microcosm: the small order or the small Universe) and the cosmos as a whole (the macrocosm: the Great Universe). Given this spiritual analogy, the Truths about the nature of the cosmos as a whole, can further explain the Truths about human nature, and vice versa. 

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM.

WATER AND GOD SOURCE

WATER AND GOD/SOURCE

If you were to take a bottle of water from the store and trace it backwards to its origins, it would go something like this. Store, carton, truck, warehouse, bottling plant, stream/rivers/lakes/well/reservoir, clouds, and all the way back to the very origins of the universe. This is all part of a process called The Water Cycle. All water is derived to one source ... One Source.

Water in oceans, rivers, ponds and lakes is heated by the sun, which turns it into water vapor, (basically invisible water) and this vapor forms a cloud in the sky. When a cloud gets so full of water that it can't hold anymore, it rains. The rain water travels back into our rivers and oceans, and soaks down deep into the ground, creating more groundwater. It's an endless cycle ... and all life bases life itself, on the sun and water. 

Now, further consider mankind specifically. We are born out of a material world of form/matter, and prior to this physical birth, was the birth canal. Then the womb, the umbilical cord, the egg/seed, our parents, their parents and so forth all the way back to the very origins of the Universe. This is all part of a process called The Life Cycle. All life is connected to one source ... One Source ... And will always be ONE. 

In fact, At the time you are born, the percentage of your body made up of water is about 78%. As you age, it drops to about 60%. This still means that we are made of mostly water. According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles and kidneys are 79%, and even the bones are watery: 31%.

To break this down into the point I am making is that in it's most basic form, there exists ONE Source, or Point of Origin, which for the sake of unity, I label as “God.” And Mankind is the offspring or “Sons and Daughters” of that God. That's all there is to it, in a nutshell. The essence of the Creative Archetype is in ALL of us just like water is in ALL water ... as the essence of the ocean is in every droplet of water removed from it. 

That is NOT to say that Man is God, but rather, that God is Man. God is everything, and since ALL THINGS (thinks) begin as thought (Spirit/energy) before they are manifest into form/matter, or become the result of cause and effect, everything that exists ... exists WITHIN the Mind of God. And yes ... all world religions accepted this at the very core of their ancient Wisdom. 

All are One, and one is ALL. The Universe is one gigantic living organism and you are it. You're not in it, or a part of it, you ARE IT. Inseparable. Everything is ONE. If you can grasp this ... it would change your life and the life of everyone in this world of ours. It is only our ego that believes us to be a separate creature or entity. There is ONE Spirit, ONE body, ONE mind, and ONE humanity. Stop the circus long enough to think about this. I promise you, when you tear down the walls separation, and rip the veil of fear and unknowingness ... you too will come to the same conclusion. Your Spirit already knows, and it's waiting for you to RE-member.  

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM. 

ATHEIST OR AGNOSTIC

ATHEIST OR AGNOSTIC

“If man cannot begin to make a human eye, how could anyone in his right mind think that eyes formed by mere chance? In fact, man cannot make anything from nothing. We don't know how to do it. We can recreate, reform, develop... but we cannot create even one grain of sand from nothing. Yet, the eye is only a small part of the most sophisticated part of creation - The human body.”

~Charles Darwin

Keep in mind, the eye has 40,000,000 nerve endings, the focusing muscles move an estimated 100,000 times a day, and the retina contains 137,000,000 light sensitive cells.

If you are a reasonable person you will have to say that “Having limited knowledge” that we all have at the present time ... we don't have the absolute proof to say that “There is no God.” In other words, you actually don't know if God doesn't exist, so you are not an “Atheist” but rather you are what is called an “Agnostic” (not knowing). Gnostic is Greek for “knowing.”

You are as a man who looks at a building and says he doesn't know if there was a builder ... or sees a watch, and doesn't know if there was a watchmaker. I have met many Atheists, most of them highly intelligent and knowing more about world religions than those who practice it. The Truth is ... in my personal opinion, it isn't that Atheists don't believe in God ... they just don't agree with you on who or what God is ... to them. The don't believe in the God they were raised with or taught about. 

There are people who have faith in the existence of a god, and there are people that have NO faith in the existence of a god. These are just two different belief systems ... or blind faith ... both knowing not the actual Truth of each others faith. It is simply a belief. A belief, is formed from a decision you have made. You cannot resort to defending scripture by simply saying “the Bible says” ... because God is Spirit, not flesh/matter and therefore can write no book. The Bible is a book written by men, believing it to be the Divine inspiration that guided their quill. 

According to research at the time of this writing, there are an estimated 38,000 denominations in the world today that claim the name of Christianity, and 12,000 of them are in the United States alone. Now remember, of all the world's religious systems, with all of their doctrines and dogmas, only ONE can be right ... if even that one is right at all. Like the classic line from the movie “Highlander” during the epic battle scene ... it concluded with "there can be only one, at the end there will be only one. If that one is good, the world will see a golden age. If that one is evil, the world will fall into anarchy.” This is the choice humanity makes every day, with every thought, idea, decision, belief, and action. 

In the 1972 film, The Exorcist, Father Merrin says “There is only one” when referencing the “demon” within Regan. They key here, is ONE. One belief, one demon, one Spirit, one world, one Universe ... all is one. And at the root of this oneness, is the animating force of Life. At this very basic and elementary level of understanding, we find the Truth to all that is. One point of origination, one animating force, one one Life, and one existence. 

Without this understanding, there are so many choices on what exactly we are to believe. How can we make certain that our believe system will not fail us at some time in the future. First, we all need to realize that when we take our last breath ... all of these worldly theologies, doctrines and traditions of men labeled as “Religion” will end, and only the Truth will remain. It is then, that we will find out for sure. But physical death, cannot exist at the same time as physical life. There is either one, or the other. 

Plain and simple ... it is an impossibility to prove a negative. But we can prove an positive through absolute evidence. For example, I cannot prove there are no black dogs in Virginia ... since I cannot possibly know or see every nook or cranny, alleyway, basement, stairwell, or forest, I cannot logically disprove the non-existence of black dogs in Virginia. However, if I set out to PROVE the positive EXISTENCE of black dogs in Virginia, the first one that I come across proves that they in fact exist. Search over.

Other propositions, however, can be disproven - and conclusively. There are two ways to do this. The first is to see if the proposition leads to a logical contradiction; if so, then the proposition must be false. Examples of this would be “a married bachelor exists” or “a square circle exists.” Both of these propositions entail logical contradictions - pointing this out is the same as disproving them.

Obviously disproving a god requires an adequate description of what it is, and what characteristics it has in order to determine either if there is a - logical contradiction - or if any testable implications hold true. Without a firm basis in reality - with an explanation of just what this god is - how can there be a substantive claim that this god is? 

In the end, concerning our personal spiritual beliefs, all one has to ask is “did it matter?” or “does it matter?” Do we ask “did it happen?” or do we ask “does it happen?” Confused yet? Let's move on.

My own personal observation is that there is in fact a Universal organism of which we are an emanation, and essence. It is ONE ... and we exist within it. Call this organism God, Source, Universe, Life, All That Is, Allah, Creator, etc. There is something much bigger than we are ... and we have barely begun to understand it. 

I will conclude with a couple of quotes from Karen Armstrong:

“I say that religion isn't about believing things. It's ethical alchemy. It's about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.”

-Karen Armstrong

“Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.”

-Karen Armstrong

“If we don’t manage to implement the Golden Rule globally, so that we treat all peoples, wherever and whoever they may be, as though they were as important as ourselves, I doubt that we’ll have a viable world to hand on to the next generation.”

-Karen Armstrong

Our journey here, and our quest for answers, began a very long time ago. Perhaps one day we will know the absolute Truth. Until then, we’re doing the best we can with the tools we have. Clearly, there is an animating force in the Universe. There is a Field of Consciousness that connects everything within its web. It is our unified progress that will one day bring Heaven on Earth. Unity without uniformity. Love, peace, joy, and acceptance of all Life.

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM.

ANKH SYMBOL OF ANCIENT EGYPT

ANKH SYMBOL OF ANCIENT EGYPT

When I graduated High School, a friend of the family gave me an Ankh as a graduation gift. Thank you Dee. I didn't know or even realize it's symbolic meaning at the time, but I thought it was very cool looking and wore it all the time. Even still today, many years later, I wear an Ankh around my neck ... outside of my shirt and in plain view. For some, they see it as an odd-looking cross, for others ... they want to  know what it is. And for a small few, they recognize it's origins and symbolism. I’ve even been told its “satanic,” to which i just smile and move on. When I order them, I usually order a few because I have given them away at times to random people who were so interested in the meaning and the shape. 

The Ankh of ancient Egypt was a powerful and much used symbol that survived later in Christianity in the form of what was to become the Christian cross. The Ankh was also used as a staff to balance the energy body of a human being in cause of illness, and also to harmonize and revitalize. It was often made of brass, which was charged with a high vibrational energy, that more than likely took place within a temple or pyramid among sages and “holy men.” Because of the geometric shape, the Ankh matches the specific energy pattern of a human being, by which the energy could be carried over to the human energy body.

This geometric shape exists out of two poles which are opposite to each other but still form one wholeness, where the upper part represents the ‘receiving’ female energy (and womb of the Universe) and the lower part the ‘giving’ male energies. Both poles (polarity and duality) are needed to exist, for example without darkness there can not be light. We find this polarization everywhere in the Universe, such as light and dark, love and fear, man and women, the intellect and the intuition, the genitals, in electronics (earth and electricity), in communication (receiver and transmitter), in computer science (0 and “switch” 1), and the relation between the metaphysical and physical dimensions between heaven (above), and earth (below). Hence the term, as above, so below. AS within, so without. 

The Ankh symbol seen in Egyptian hieroglyphs represented “life” or “breath of life” (`nh = ankh) and, as the Egyptians believed that one's earthly journey was only part of an eternal life, the Ankh symbolizes both mortal existence and the afterlife. This holy symbol was later adapted and modified by Christianity in the form of the cross. The modification was made to symbolically only represents the male aspect, which is typical for a patriarchal society. Among the ancients and during Egypt's golden age of peace and enlightenment, Egypt would have been a matriarchal society based on oneness and equality. Led by the Goddess, the power of Divine creative force. 

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM. 

UNIVERSAL LAW - BELIEVE IT OR NOT

UNIVERSAL LAW - BELIEVE IT OR NOT

There are certain immutable Laws in our Universe that are never changing, cannot be broken, cannot be amended, yet ... we can find ways they can be transgressed. Herein, lies the problem. In short, these handful of Laws are Ablsolute. Never changing, always were and always will be. Below, pleas find the basic Seven Laws/Principles as defined so very long ago by Hermes/Thoth/Enoch (same person):

- Mentalism: This Principle embodies the Truth that the entire Universe is an infinite living Mind, Universal Mind, and Consciousness, of which everything and everyone is an integral aspect. (The Field/Matrix)

- Correspondence: Everything in the entire Universe, without exception is subject to Divine order, otherwise, there would be chaos, and the Universe would collapse in an instant. 

- Vibration: The basis of the Principle of Vibration is that everything in the Universe is constantly in motion. Nothing ever rests, not even for a single moment. 

- Polarity: The Principle of Polarity affirms the fact that everything in the Universe displays duality, i.e. having two poles. This Principle also provides for the fact that there are no absolutes in nature. For example, when people refer to “hot” or “cold,” these are not absolutes. They are rather degrees of heat and degrees of cold relative to, or in comparison with each other. There are therefore no extremes, but rather only degrees of the same thing. North and South, East and West are merely degrees of direction.

- Rhythm: The Principle of Rhythm encompasses the truth that there is always action and reaction along the same axis of polarity. Everything has highs and lows. The entire Universe operates in these cycles of rhythm, also known as "cycles". Ups and downs, ins and outs, waves and particles, etc.

- Cause And Effect: The Principle of Cause and Effect, also known as “Causation.” Some would say this is the most important and exalted Principle. The Principle of Cause and Effect is based upon the Truth that nothing in the entire Universe ever happens by chance. Everything, including every thought and every action, results in an “effect,” always being associated with a preceding and directly corresponding “cause.” There can never be any exceptions to this Principle. See also: karma.

- Gender: The Principle of Gender embodies the Truth that everything in the Universe has both masculine and feminine Principles. This Principle not only applies to humans, animals or other life where it manifests in the physical world, but to everything in creation, animate or inanimate.

When we talk about People of Power, World Leaders, Financial Comptrollers, etc. you would be smart to realize that they have a knowledge and understanding of these Laws ... and most regular and common people DO NOT. This is one of the very reasons why they rule the world. The KNOW the Laws, they apply them, and they always work ... whether you choose to believe it or not. The Laws don't care how you use them, they just are. There are people that use them for good, and there are people who use them for un-good. This is just fact. 

When you learn and put into practice these Universal Laws for the sake of the goodness of all living things, there are benefits beyond your imagination. We can literally change the ways of the world by applying these Laws. We can create benefits rather consequences for all of humanity, for our animal and plant life, and for all the Earth. 

These Laws are in effect, immutable, and cannot be changed. We must work within the confines and boundaries of these Principles in ALL that we do. Our thoughts, ideas, actions, and our attitudes. Everyone wants to enjoy the benefits of “freedom” but what we really mean is “liberty.” You see, total freedom to do anything we want would bring about anarchy and chaos. But to be free to do anything we want within certain guidelines and parameters, brings about Liberty. It is “liberty and justice for all” that was established by the Founding Fathers of America. We have to have rules and laws, and work within those boundaries for the benefit of ALL. 

Once we have a true understanding of these Principles, Life will improve greatly for all of the Universe. Ancient Wisdom reminds us:

“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

-Proverbs 23:7

“... as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.”

-Matthew 8:13

“,,, intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect) ...”

-Principle of Karma

This is cause and effect. Action and reaction. As we think, we become. Everything begins in thought before it manifests into form/matter, and when you understand the Universal Laws, you can change the way you think, and change your reality. And when you change the way you think, you can change your Life, for yourself and for other.  

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM.

PER-SO-NA

PER·SO·NA 

(Latin | Noun) pərˈsōnə

“the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others ... a role or character adopted by an author or an actor.”

This is the root of the English word PERSON. Your EGO mask. This world is a cosmic play, and you are the Actor.

Who you THINK you are is the sum total of all you have experienced ... yet, you are NOT your experiences. Your true Self is the Witness to all of this. The Observer. The inner Self who is the Watcher. You are not the experience, you are the Experiencer.

Do not take ownership of what you have been through. These experiences are your teachers. They are NOT you. Learn from these experiences and move forward. 

The moment you realize this Truth, you will be free. Free to live your life without fear or guilt. Free from the things that keep you stuck in the past and worried about the future. 

“You shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free.” 

-John 8:32

There is only NOW. The past, has passed. The future, has yet to be created. All there is ... is NOW. The present moment. Enjoy it, learn from it, and simply observe it. Do not judge it, do not label it ... just live it and observe it as you would the birds in the sky, a sailboat in the distance, or a bubbling stream in the forest. 

Take off the MASK ... the persona ... and let the real you deep within come to the surface and become One with all that is. The Spirit of Life who many call God, is experiencing life through you, with you, and as you. You are the aperture in which the Universe experiences itself. 

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM.

OTHER IS YOU

OTHER IS YOU

Have you given much thought to when it is said “someone other than me?” What exactly does it mean when we say the word - other? Is there really an-other? These are some very important questions to ponder and you may be surprised to find that there really is no other.

Before we go deeper into this statement, let's consider a different example. Imagine in your hand a bottle of water. Now ask yourself “where did this water come from?” If you trace it back from your hand, to it's point of origin, it might go something like this. Hand, fridge, pantry, package, grocery store, delivery truck, bottling plant, supply lines, water utilities, reservoir or well, lake, rivers and streams, rain-showers, clouds, etc... all the way back to the beginning of the cycle again. You see, we don't MAKE water. And it is supplied in a constant cycle. There is only "one" water ... and it has one source and one point of origin.

Now keep this in Mind and consider the Source of all human Life. Not only are we connected by the air that we breathe, the ground we walk on, and the energy that we are ... but we all originated at the same Source. If you take the birth of every human being that was ever born out of this world (yes OUT not IN ... like a leaf comes OUT of a tree) and trace it back in reverse, you will arrive at ONE point of origin. And if everyone began as one, from one point of origin, then it would be logical to say that we are all one in the same. We are an individualized essence of the entirety of humanity. One people ... one complete puzzle with interlocking pieces completing the total inseparable and indivisible image. 

This means that race, creed, geography, religion, physical traits, language, and everything else that we use to separate ourselves ... is all an illusion. Many years ago The Beatles gave us a song titled “I Am The Walrus.” The lyrics begin this way: “I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.” In the New Testament Bible (John 17:21), Jesus is quoted as having said “I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one - as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us ...” This ancient concept was known long before Jesus, and has been handed down not only to him, but to every wise sage ever to understand the spiritual metaphors that place the pearl of great price within us. Just as the pearl is hidden deep within the oyster, the Divine spark of creation is also hidden within each and every one of us. It awaits to be revealed ... a Revelation ... an apocalypse. The very word apocalypse literally means “to unveil that which is hidden.”

This spark - or light of the Absolute - is at the core of our being. We are Spirit, having a physical experience. We do not have a spirit, we ARE Spirit. We do not have a life, we ARE Life. The Universe, God, Allah, Brahman, Absolute, I AM, Source, Almighty, whatever you choose to label this Source of all Life ... is experiencing Life through us, with us, and AS US. The universal matrix of consciousness (The Field) ties us all together as ONE Spirit ... one elemental fiber in the same way as billions of rays are emitted from the one sun. They are all part of the sun itself. They can have no existence without the source of their light. It is the Sun of God ... the giver of Life. Each of us is but a ray of light emitting from within the unseen, and projecting as form into the world of the observable material world of matter. What we do to "other" ... we are doing to our Self. This, is Truth.

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM.

GOD AND WAR

GOD AND WAR

As a full-time working Voiceover Talent for the last several decades, I have had my share of scripts to read. But one in particular, was to complete a long project narration for a WWI and WWII museum. It was several sessions with several hours spent telling the stories of these historical events. It was like nothing I had ever narrated before. Nothing came close.

The statistics, the casualties, the immeasurable waste of lives, materials, planning, and strategies ... all in an effort to reign death upon humanity in an effort to achieve world dominance for financial, military, geographic, and resource gains. I call it MPG. Money, Power, and Greed. 

Aircraft, gliders and motorized, ships, supplies, cargo transports, Jeeps, tanks, Helicopters, battleships, shipping crates, manufacturing, destruction, rebuilding, pilfering, raping, mass destruction of property, countless loss of life, and the effects on remaining families ... the list of staggering costs - financial and emotional - is beyond calculation and comprehension. 

The war machine created heroes, millionaires, poverty, decorated veterans, industrial growth, maiming, suffering, and a never ending strategic competition to see who could kill better, faster, and more. Suicide missions, crash landings at night into dense forest, unknown territories and languages, unsure if you're taking out an ally, or an enemy. And exactly WHO was it that drew the line in the sand of friend or foe? Are we not ALL human beings?

1,000 dead. 100,000 dead. 300,000 dead. The numbers climbed as the bombs fell and the shells rang out. Before the Normandy Invasion, standing shoulder to shoulder, soldiers were told that only 50% of them might survive. The bravery and Patriotism can never be overlooked, but the cause that brought about the effect can never be overlooked either. The cause of ALL wars is that somebody, somewhere, got MAD, and then somebody else got MAD back. But here's the fact behind getting mad - and pay attention because this is crucial - “no one can make you mad.” I'll repeat that, “no one can MAKE you mad.” You have to CHOOSE to get mad. It is a personal choice that YOU control. If everyone exercised their own personal control against getting mad, then no one would get mad. Imagine that?

Imagine a football game, one teams heads over the endzone with the ball and scores. Do we then attack and kill the other team? NO. We improve our defense. We find better ways to guard our endzone. A hurricane hits Miami. Homes are destroyed, lives are ruined, millions are lost ... but do we try and go after nature and kill it? NO. We find better ways to defend ourselves, our homes, and our cities. In a football game, somebody wins. In war, nobody wins. everybody loses.

In the 1980's Hollywood movie with Matthew Broderick called “War Games,” the war simulator computer that could actually take over in wartime conditions was named “Joshua.” The name in Hebrew is (Yehoshua), in Latin (Iesus), and in Greek (Iesous) later transliterated into English as Jesus. In the film, after what appeared to be an actual attack from an enemy, “J.O.S.H.U.A.” took over. It seemed as if there had been launched an all out world war. However, after watching all the events on the screens in the command center, Joshua stopped it all, and it was then realized it was just a computer simulation. The reason Joshua (the computer) stopped the simulation, was that the computer came to the conclusion that there could be no winner. it was GAME OVER. Why play a game, if no one wins? It took Artificial Intelligence to tell us this. 

WAR spelled backwards is RAW. Unrefined, unprocessed, not processed or purified, and in archaic Latin and Greek it was related to blood, and raw flesh. What good can this lead to? Why is mankind so hellbent on death and destruction that for millennia it has gone literally unbroken. If something does not benefit mankind, the animal kingdom, the mineral kingdom, and the plant kingdom, then why do we do it? Why do we CAUSE it knowing full well the EFFECT of what consequences will be brought forth. Life was not given by Source/God/Universe/Absolute to be snuffed out and taken away before it's natural expiration. But yet we kill, attack, and main every day all over the world. There are no benefits, only consequences.

So why do it? Money? Control? Greed? Profit? Just like cancer, and Big Pharma, war is BIG business. Huge business. And most of the companies that benefit financially are companies controlled, owned, and/or operated by the Global Elite. They own the world so they care not if there is a winner or not. They ALWAYS win. Imagine a football game between the Cowboys and the Redskins. If both teams are owned by the same company, what do the owners care about which team wins. THEY win either way. What if the Democrats and the Republicans were under the same managerial authority? Would it matter to them who wins? You see, the best way to CONTROL your opposition ... is to LEAD the opposition. If you own you, AND the other guys, it's always WIN-WIN.

Billions exchange hands within the great war machine. And lives and families are destroyed. Peace is destroyed. The next time you're at a grocery store waiting in line with a couple of people that have young children in their carts ... watch the children. They interact, they laugh, they don't see colour, religion, hatred, envy ... because WE havent taught it to them yet. Magicians hate doing magic tricks for kids because they get busted. The children haven't been programmed yet to “watch THIS hand,” so they watch them both and catch the illusion. Adults respond with “wow,” how did he do that?

So now comes my closing and the reason for the title of this paper “God And War.” For as far back as we have recorded history, and alternative history, mankind has been at war. For much of the time, it was warring over who's God was better that the other's God etc. You know the stories. If you were to take the Bible stories as literal and historical (which most people do), you would conclude that this Old Testament God was a blood thirsty maniacal mountain God of the Hebrews named "YHWH," or Yahweh, Yah, Jehovah, and many other names. Please also remember, originally the Hebrews were not monotheistic until they learned from Pharaoh Akhenaten / Moses (one and the same) and switched from polytheism to monotheism. But thats for another day. The point I am making is this. All of the Bible stories are veiled in metaphor and allegory for a much deeper message. All the murderous rampages and  destruction, and mayhem credited to "God" were written as allegory and NOT historical and literal events. Also, for another day.

So we now get to my point to ponder. Does who or what we believe this God/Absolute/Source really care what we do to each other? Seriously? If YOUR children were fighting and took out weapons, wouldn't you step in as their Father (or Mother) and stop the ensuing madness ... or would you let them exercise their “unbridled and destructive free will” with no direction or interaction. Of course NOT. Why would you let your creations, your sons and daughters, kill, or maim themselves? Unless you were simply an “inactive and uncaring parent.” You know, the kind that doesn't get involved. Kind of like God and how he doesn't get involved in the murder, torture, killing, rapes, disease, illness, nature disasters, etc. Most followers of Christianity would file this under “well thats why God gave us free will,” or ... “we just don't questions God's motives.”

Now, here we go. Ready? The reason GOD/ABSOLUTE/SOURCE who is Omniscient (all knowing), Omnipotent (all powerful), and Omnipresent (everywhere) and yet does not step in to change these events ... is ... because ... WE ARE GOD. Because collectively, WE are everywhere, have the knowingness, and all the power. Consciousness pervades everything. Do you understand? Source Energy is Spirit, not functional in a physical world of matter. it is US who are the ones that can transmute hatred and abuse into love and compassion. Its is US who can say “enough with the wars.” WE are the ones commissioned to change chaos into order. Darkness into light. Evil into Good. WE DO IT. If WE don't do it ... it simply won't get done. Not by God or Devil or any other Supernatural thing that you happen to believe will swoop down or up and change the world.

The man in the red cape is from Hollywood. Sure Superman can stop the world from spinning, reverse time, extract a dead Lois Lane from her car, and alter the event from ever having taken place. But that's the stuff movies are made of. But, if we all came together and came to the Truth and realization that we are ONE essence of the entire organism of this vast universe, and that what we do to “other” we do ourselves, then perhaps we would fully understand how to use to power that is truly greater than we are. God in this world is collectively, exactly who we are - ONE RACE, ONE BODY, ONE PEOPLE, ONE. Awaken my friends ... If WE don't do it ... if we don't make the changes, there won't be a man in a red cape flying down to save us from the perils that WE created in the first place. 

Just a thought ... 

Justin Taylor, ORDM. 

LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE

LANGUAGE OF THE UNIVERSE

The fact is that the Language of the Universe is not English or any other “spoken” language on the planet. This is unfortunate, because it would seem our lives would be easier if we had direct verbal, speaking contact with the Divine Source. However, as it stands the Language of the Universe is one of vibration, feeling and symbolism. This is how God/Source talks to us and we can learn how to receive and decipher these communications from the Universe with some self-study and observation. There are Matrix of Consciousness transmitters and receivers going on 24/7. This is the Field. 

To start with, you have to come to the realization that the Universe is sending you (and everyone else) messages 24/7 whether you are awake or asleep. The incoming communication never stops. Source Energy is guiding you at all times - guiding you with information that comes through your physical body, through your emotions, through imagery in your mind, through your dreams, through your sixth sense (intuition), and any other way that you can be creative about receiving it. When we get an “idea” ... it isn't really ours, or “new,” it's that we are the receivers of that particular message and we have been assigned to act upon it.

This means that Source Energy / God, can converse with you through absolutely any means on Earth that your own mind can conceive of obtaining these means. Because vibration (One of the Universal Immutable Laws) is one of the tools the Universe uses to communicate. It can alter various vibrations in any way It deems necessary to catch your attention. 

This means that a song on the radio, an animal, an brief encounter at a store or coffee shop, a book or even a conversation you overhear can be a dispatch from Divine Source - a “sign” meant for you. The Greek word for "messenger" is "Angelos" which we translate in English to Angel. So, an Angel, is anything that is delivering to you a specific message ... meant for YOU. The messages never stop - so pay attention to what catches your senses, and realize this is The Divine’s way of whispering in your ear ... it's that “still small voice” that never yells to get your attention in the way that your ego does. 

The Universe delivers its messages in limitless ways. Surely you have had some sort of experience - a sign, an omen, a coincidence or even synchronicities occurring in your life. Pay close attention to time, and to the numbers as well for synchronicity. This is one of the ways in which Source communicates with you. Have you been able to receive, interpret, and understand the message(s)? These messages are usually symbolic in nature. Understanding this symbolic messaging was an entire level of the Ancient Mystery Schools Teachings thousands of years ago, taught and learned among the initiates through years of preparation and understanding.

The grades or levels of the teachings among the initiates of the Ancient Mystery Schools were designed in order to help create a healthy foundation and show how to live in a balanced, harmonious, reverent and abundant way ... regardless if there is a storm or sunshine in your life. Each level (4 levels, each taking 7 years to complete) offered a different perspective or way in which to view everyday occurrences and events. These initiates and graduates took these Inner Mystery teachings very seriously. It was Life-changing ... and for many - Life long.

Everyone among the ancient societies and Mystery Schools had to attend the first level called the Literal Level (exoteric). It was in this presentation that people learned about the nature of reality here on Earth - about vibration, energy, chakra's, auric fields, plant life, the animal kingdom and elemental life. Here they learned that everything on the planet has a vibration and how they interact as one large reflection of The Whole (holy). All is one, and one is All ... The All - God or Source.

The second level was all about understanding symbolism, because these very wise ancient peoples knew that the Absolute/Source/God was speaking to them, and through them, in a metaphorical and allegorical way at all times. Seven years of symbolic teaching. Imagine how this would change your life to instantly know and understand the symbolic meaning of every communication emanating from Source Energy.

Learning symbolism will change you life from the inside out. You will come to the realization that God / Spirit / All That Is / Source is communicating with you and the magic of your Life as a Spiritual Being will begin to understand the Language of the Universe. We are NOT a body, we HAVE a body. We are Eternal Spirit having a physical experience while we are here in this incarnation. In Truth, the body and everything else is actually IN us ... projecting outward through the light of consciousness. 

Because we as a society have not been taught this Ancient Wisdom and Symbolism from birth, one of the easiest way for us now to learn the Language of the Universe is through dream interpretation, meditation, and contemplative prayer. Our minds already accept that we dream in a symbolic manner, so it is easy to slip into the translation of waking times symbolic events and signs, by first becoming aware of dream symbols and their meanings. The Mind knows no difference between what is “real” and what is a “dream.” The experience is the same to the Mind. After all, our entire life is experiences in our heads. This is where all of our sensory systems operate. Therefore, we can never personally experience anything outside of the inside of our Mind and brain. 

Knowing the symbols is part of the ancient Mystery School Teachings that you can use as a tool to begin to see the deeper meaning behind everything in Life. Understanding how Source/God/Consciousness is touching your life everyday is an eye-opening and humbling experience. 

In the days of old, there were two presentations of spiritual Truths. One was for the masses presented as drama or passion play ... the exoteric literal-historical stories. These were the “Outer Mysteries.” For those who showed promise, and realized there was more to the fables, legends, and myths than just stories, they set out as initiates into the Inner Mysteries. This was where they found the hidden Truths buried beneath the stories, parables, metaphors, and allegories. The apocalypse, or revelation ... the unveiling of that which was once hidden, 

This is the buried treasure. The pearl in the oyster. The diamond in the coal. The underlying foundation of all world religions was founded on the principle that the Spark of the Almighty known for more than 10,000 years is ... the Christ. The Karest. The Sacred Fire that is planted within each and every human being that must be found, accepted, and resurrected IN THIS life ... not in the afterlife. This was the message credited to Jesus of the New Testament when he said: “The Kingdom of God/Heaven is within you.” Wake up ... there’s a brave new world inside of you.

Just a thought ... 

TIME OF OUR LIVES

TIME OF OUR LIVES

Let's say that it's 5pm. And you want to go dinner at a place that's one hour away. You get in your car, drive on the highway most of the trip at 55 miles an hour, and you're there by 6pm. You just traveled, let's say, 45 miles from where you were, yet if you had not moved and stayed at home in your chair, it would still be 6pm. So, technically, if  you hadn't traveled 45 miles, it would still be the same time as if you had. Does that seem a bit strange to you?

In  one scenario, you're sitting still, and in another you're moving at 55mph, yet you arrive at the same measurement of time either way. So whether you're flying in an airplane at 900mph, or sitting in the terminal watching TV, you're not “saving” any time. And if you're not saving any time, then technically, you're not “wasting” any time.  Got it?

The point is, no matter what you're doing, there is only NOW and that's all there is. The past has passed, the present has yet to be created, and all there is ... is now. In fact, the Truth of it all is that the past, present, and future all exist right now. EVERYTHING that exists, exist right now. Yeah, I know, you're thinking I'm nuts - what is this guy trying to tell me?

All that was and all that every will be are already HERE ... in this Universe (YOUniverse). Either in Spirit, matter, or the potential combination of both. Humankind is the great re-arranger. What we do is take stuff that's already here, and we rearrange it into other stuff. But it's the same stuff that's always been here that we use to make the other stuff with. The materials already exist. Carl Sagan was asked once how to make an apple pie from scratch. His reply was “you must first invent the universe.” Everything we ever need or desire must and does come from what is already here. All we have to do is attract it to us.

Time, is defined as “the indefinite continued progress of existence in the past.present, and future regarded as a whole.” Remember also, that TIME is an observed phenomenon, by means of which human beings sense and record changes in the environment and in the Universe. The true literal definition is ... well ... elusive. Time has been called an illusion, a dimension, a smooth-flowing continuum, and an expression of separation among events ... that occur in the same physical location. It has also been said that time, is what keeps everything from crashing together all at once. 

Think about this. You're having a cup of coffee in Florida, your friend Steve is typing a letter in Arizona, your aunt Helen is knitting a sweater in Winnipeg, your social media friend Katherine is lunching in Paris, and your brother Phil is on vacation in Japan having a late night drink ... all at the same moment ... the exact moment ... but NOT, at the same time. We have designed time zones based upon earth, solar, lunar, and planetary cycles. So even though all of the is happening at different times, it's all happening right now. So if you live in Georgia and you're watching the 11pm newscast on TV, people in Asia are already experiencing tomorrow and having breakfast before their workday starts. It's already tomorrow, and you haven't even gone to sleep yet. 

The ancients had a symbol of a snake eating its tail in a circular image. The 360 degree circle also represents eternity, an endless cycle. From sunrise to sunset ... a full day and night we measure as 24 hours. We see the illusion of a timeline, but it's really more than that. At multiple places along the timeline, we go out, and come back in using cycles of events. But the world, the Universe is always in motion and always cyclical ... yet without beginning or end ... regenerating, renewing, re-genesis. Like a fountain that recycles the same supply of water, the universe recycles the same energy, Laws, matter, and nature. 

Yet through all of this, everything in life has a sunrise, high-noon, and sunset. This was the original Trinity among the Gods of the ancient myths. God would resurrect every morning, would reach peak power at high-noon, and then begin the transition to death at sunset. Nothing escapes this cycle. It is endless and everything must submit to it's inherent design. There is a beginning, a middle, and an end. There is the origin, the journey, and the destination. We are human BEINGS. “Being” means to exist. And we exist right here, and right now. With every breath we take we in-spire, and we ex-pire. We live, and die ... and have our being within the great Universe of Mind. Call it God, Absolute, Origin, Source Energy, or whatever label(s) you choose ... there is a power that keeps the cycle of the Universe moving forward, expanding inward and outward, and regenerating ... all at the same “time.”  

Just a thought ...