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The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom: Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy: Books
After reading chapters 1-5 of this book, I have really seen the hatred in at least 2 religions (Christianity and Muslim). I have also come to realize that when gnosticism is taking out of a faith, then it becomes an authority driven faith then what it was meant to be....a faith to enhance our lives.
For 30-31 years I have been a Christian. Over a year ago, I decided to get out of the reign of hate, bitterness, and very nosiness behaviors that nearly all Christians partake in. I know that not all Christians are not this way, but if they believe that the Word of God is an absolute "one true" faith, then I cannot be apart of what they believe in. In reading about Wicca, Astrology, Numerology, Tarot, and others things related, I have come to strongly believe that there is much, much, much more to faith then any organized (even authority driven) religions.
In that I believe at least 100% that the ratio of the number of faiths to the number of human beings on Earth in any given time is 1:1. That means, I believe that each individual is his/her own faith. This does not mean faith in self, though it can be a large part of it. Think about it.....If we do not have faith in ourselves, how can we have faith is someone or something else? To have that proper growing self esteem, we must rightfully have love for self.
Sad to say, most of the time that love of self becomes arrogance. It is that twist of over self importance that has lead to great holy wars. Nations have fallen due to arrogant politicians. Could that be where the United States of America is leading towards? The reality of it all, it already has cause serious damage to just about all aspects of the lives in the USA. When will we start to turn things around and take up responsibilities for ourselves?
That is the largest disaster with religions. It takes away the independent thinking of all that follows that religion. Until we start to think for ourselves, the United States of America will continue to fall as it is doing now. We must start to think for ourselves, and take up the responsibilities for our own actions. With organizations like the Christian Coalition, it will not be easy as a people to do that. The Christian Coalition has one goal, to have others to think as they do.
If we act on a faith using gnostic wisdom, then we can start to make proper decisions four ourselves. Faith is not a means of taking away freewill and choices. It is simply a guide or a road map. It is up to each and every one of us to choose what we are to do with our lives. When we are given guidance instead of forceful directions, then we can walk the journey of life. This is called, "enlivenment." Our lives are given to us 100% for us to live. Our lives is not for others to live for us.
As children, we cannot make the right decisions as of yet. It is up to our parents or guardians to teach us how to make the right decisions so we can live our lives in total freedom. Once we are old enough to make choices, then we can ask for guidance, but we should never ever allow others to live our lives for us. In gnostic wisdom, faith in whatever or whomever can enhance our lives without bullying us to live a certain way.
Faith alone in whomever alone is simply a calling card of blind faith. We must use all our abilities before we can have faith in anything or anyone. Remember this if not anything else: "Authority without freedom is tyranny. Freedom without authority is chaos or anarchy. We must have some govern authority in our lives, but the authority must not take away our freedom while it governs our lives.
With faith, how we live our lives is a lot different then how a local government governs a city or a state. With faith, it is up to us individually that makes the difference. There is nothing wrong with a group of believers joining together. When these groups acts properly, they may help strengthen each other individually then a stand-alone worshiping. This is not mean that all in the group thinks, acts, and have faith in the same manner.
Another issue with religions is that if you do not follow the exact precise credo of what the ones in authority tells you to do, then by their words, "You will be damned." That is the flip side of religion. We are told to have faith in whomever, but it is the authority of man (not God) on how the believers should live out that faith. Right then and there it stops in becoming a gnostic wisdom faith, and turns into a dictatorship. Interesting that the First Amendment of the United States of America's Constitution state, "Freedom of religion."
How can there be freedom if we are warned of condemnation if we do not follow a higher being in the way these so called authorities dictates? What is really being said by these religious authorities is this: "By our words, you will die if you do not believe or live in the way we want you to do." Either by the hands of God or whomever, that sounds like two counts of a crime, blackmail and tempted murder. If people can see past all the brain washing and lies of religion, they will truly see how dark religion can be.
That is why I will always be a solitary in whatever I believe in. For now I am focusing on Wicca. In years to come, I could add other things to it, like other faiths. Why I love about Wicca is that it reminds me very strongly of who and what a Star Wars Jedi Knight is all about. A lot of what I have read about Wicca parallels with all that has been said about Jedi Knights.
Ever since I was a very you boy, I have always had a strong respect for the Goddess Isis. Since May 12, 2008, I have been a member of "Fellowship of Isis." When I first started learning about Wicca, I went to a website: http://www.pagannews.com. This website has a craft name generator. When I entered my full name, the first result was: Brandon Frater Phoenix. I could have ran my name countless times, but when I say that name, I knew it was the right one for me. I also came to realize that the Goddess Isis and the phoenix are one and the same.
As I continued to read and learn about Wicca, Astrology, Numerology, tarot, etc., things started to lighten up ever so brightly in my personal life. I did not any valuable physical items or the like. For the first time in 41 years of my life I receive something a lot more meaningful then I have ever received when I was a Christians and learning about those doctrines. My point is that I started to really live once I was in control of my own spiritual life, then having an authority driven religion do it for me. That is the difference in gnostic wisdom in faith vs any religion that has really be designed by man then God.
That is what Timothy Freke is stating in this book and others like it. It is up to each and everyone of us to make our own decisions and live our lives through true gnostic wisdom of whatever faith(s) we want to follow. We are our own absolutes. We are our own authority when it comes to living own lives in such manner. There is no such thing as idolatry. All faiths comes from a mystic ideology. The Gods/Goddesses we have fellowship with is just as real to us as someone in the same room with you. How you see these godly beings will be different then how some else sees them. This is natural and proper. That is your understanding of gnostic wisdom regarding your personal and wonderful spiritual life.
Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Brandon Frater Phoenix
Real name: Brandon Bowers
