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Why
Metaphysics? Part 1
What is metaphysics, and why should we bother studying it? What
benefits does it have for humanity? What is its purpose? How will its teachings
help advance society? How will it assist our civilization and culture to
progress? How will our lives be re-created individually and collectively with
the application of metaphysical principles? Questions abound concerning
metaphysics, for people intuitively feel that it may have something precious to
offer in terms of facilitating personal growth and self-empowerment. Among those
spiritually inclined, it has become a "prime directive" to
understanding their lives in terms of metaphysical principles and concepts such
as multi-dimensional realities, the Higher Self, love, karma, reincarnation,
etheric energies, psychicism, oneness with all, cosmic beings, the ascension,
etc., and some of the causes of this higher thinking and awareness is the
thinning of the cosmic veil between dimensions; the increased contact with
invisible forces; the influence of intense electromagnetic cosmic energies
bombarding upon our planet and solar system at this time; the influx of higher
spiritual beings incarnating in the physical realm; the discoveries of many
ancient secrets left hidden in monumental structures and time capsules;
scientific developments in hyper-space technologies, and shifts in its
paradigms, etc.
All of these are occurring on a global scale, in every nation of this planet,
and it is affecting every human being. So it would seem that humanity is
awakening from its long sleep of forgetfulness and ignorance. The Tree of Life
of immortality, enlightenment, and illumination will be found hidden in the
seeds of the Tree of metaphysical knowledge--using the word
"metaphysics" in its most spiritual, gnostic sense.
For thousands of years we have sought for truth, and most of the time from the
wrong persons and in the wrong places--what we received were man-made opinions
and beliefs which were forced upon our minds to be accepted as the "word of
God," or the way that Nature had decreed, and that there is nothing that
anyone can do to change it. While in our infancy, physically and spiritually
speaking, we accepted everything told to us by organized religion, elders, and
pedagogues as gospel and truth and we based our philosophy of life on the
indoctrination imposed upon us and which subsequently formed our false sense of
"conscience," and a poor understanding of spiritual values. This
caused us great soulful sufferings and torment in succeeding years in our
everyday life--an intense sense of shame, guilt, fear, and sin whenever we
"violated" any so-called law of God formulated by theology; and it
never occurred to us to question the systems, the mechanisms, and their origins
that brought about our morbid condition. This naturally lowered our self-esteem.
Conscience is not similar to the concept of the "still, small voice."
The latter is the silent voice of the Spirit, whereas conscience in part, is
simply the engrams or programs imprinted upon the subconscious mind. Conscience
is also partially our memory of the negative consequences of our past actions
impinging upon our conscious mind whenever we are about to act in a negative way
resembling that of the past.
But to return from our digression: in past centuries we were told lies by false
prophets and the ministers of religions that mediators between God and men were
necessary; that theirs was the only way to God; that their race or sect were the
chosen one of God; that everything that God would reveal to humanity lies in a
single book; that God punishes us for sinning and perhaps in the afterlife casts
us into hell; that illness, old-age, and death were a natural part of life; that
one no longer receives any new revelation from God, etc. We were told to fear
God, to see everything as separated from us, to believe that we were born in
sin, that the sexual act is shameful, that we were simply mortals subjected to
the whims of God for the determination of our fate, that we were inherently
bad--and even more--that the world was flat! While at the same time heinous
crimes against the Holy Human Spirit were being committed by those very same
representatives of religions such as the crimes of persecution, torture, and
murder of innocent human beings who simply were more spiritually and psychically
inclined or conceived the universe from a different viewpoint--and all these
atrocious acts were carried-out in the name of Religion, Love and God. The
Crusades and the Inquisition are dark chapters in the history of man.
One of the points that we wish to put forth here is that since time began the
dark, retrogressive forces have infiltrated or have tried infiltrating every
institution that have sought to improve the condition of the soul, and the
expression of the human spirit in our mundane lives. They have always opposed
and attacked the true representatives of God and steered seekers of truth away
from them. Their purpose is to stall human evolution and progression
indefinitely, that human beings cringe and cower under their manipulative
control, that humans be made into slaves and automatons answering to their every
whim. They work openly and subtly, physically and psychically. They make us
believe that we need them--their services and wares--and we are psychologically
controlled to be dependent upon them and return to them again and again for
their assistance--usually for a large fee or with some loss on our part. We will
not be too specific here, we simply caution our readers to "be wary, be
very, very wary!" Treading the spiritual metaphysical path will assist one
to be more discerning as to the understanding of what is True and what is false,
what is Real and what is illusory.
Generally speaking, a portion of humanity is now more experienced in the ways of
men and the world than in bygone days, and they seek for that which will release
them from all their mortal limitations and errors, from that Gorgon we call
"the human ego," from concepts that bind one to personal illusions and
glamour, and from that state of human mortality. Many of us are beginning to
realize the existence of different dimensions and multifold realities. We seek
ways for improving the human condition, for perfecting human expression, and the
generation of a new type of Homo sapiens whose intelligence and heart matches
those of the immortal gods.
Human beings are basically seekers. Some of us thirst for that which we know not
what. The "curiosity instinct" impels every one of us to learn
everything we can of our environment, of ourselves, of the universe, of Nature,
and of God. What fascinates and intrigues us most are the phenomena caused by
forces and powers that transcends the perceptual capacity of the physical senses
and the apprehension of the human mind. Humanity is intensely interested in the
Intelligence that shapes human destiny--whether this "Intelligence" be
considered as a being, a force, a Universal Mind, an omnipresent energy, or a
collective consciousness. People are seeking explanations to their
"inexplicable" experiences in the field of psychicism and the
paranormal. Such occurrences as coincidences or "synchronicity" also
baffles the mind as it begs for enlightenment. Those of elderly years wonder
what lies for them in the "after-life," as the youthful ones wonder of
their place in this world. A questioning being is a thinking being and it
denotes, whether consciously realized or not, as a desire to seek, to know, and
to be aware of Truth. The curiosity instinct mentioned above could well be the
primitive stirrings of the divine will of the highest aspect of Man seeking to
be aware of Its essential nature. The teachings of the Ageless Wisdom as taught
in metaphysical, esoteric, occult and arcane schools are filled with principles
that would help us understand ourselves and our omniverse.
Humanity as a whole, is jaded and sickened by the constant wars and conflicts;
with the materialistic and hedonistic life that do not offer any permanent peace
and happiness or solutions to the various problems facing us as we approach a
new millenium with its tremendous supernal and mundane challenges. Many seek for
a more profound meaning in life, for they see through their mundane activities
as a brittle illusory facade presenting itself as reality. We often ask
"why am I here?" "why do I exist?" "where will I go
from here?" Our present systems of religion, philosophy, and science offer
no real solution, consolation, solace or comfort to our hearts and soul-search,
instead they tend to mislead, confine, and circumscribe the soul and mind to a
certain area of life; to a limited way of living and thinking; to a sense of
separatism; to a dualistic judgmental attitude; to a sense of fear and
helplessness; and to a state of external dependency--it especially confines man
to a mortal sense of existence--and we say this not from a sense of judgment but
from an observational standpoint.
Conversely, metaphysics as a repository of "New-Age" concepts, the
Ageless Wisdom, divine energies, power-centers, and angelic and cosmic support,
seek to liberate us from self-imposed limitations as it offers answers to
questions that troubles the human soul. The soul loves freedom for freedom is
ingrained in the soul. God gave man the liberty to choose, and this privilege
should not be taken away from man by any being for it is a violation of the
natural order of things.
Freedom may be considered as an instinct for it is to be found in animals as
well. No creature enjoys being confined in a cage. Every creature love to be
free and to express the genetic joy programmed in its DNA. Nature has granted
all creatures their freedom of expression but some of us would impose our will
upon Divine Will by creating cages of man-made laws and regulations that do not
reflect the laws of Heaven. Man-made laws may easily be manipulated by the
unscrupulous for their own heinous purposes. Crimes may be committed that are
"lawful," that goes undisciplined in our courts of judgment. In the
laws of our society, the innocents are often made to pay for the crimes of
another. Where is the love (religion), and rationality (science), and justice
(philosophy) in that?
We are writing intuitively here and our statements may be interpreted and
applied in various ways. In fact, statements in our literary works may seem to
lack any logical structure or sequence. They may appear to be non sequitur.
Logic may appeal to the thinking mind, however it is more than conceptual
reasoning that we have to develop. There are higher faculties of the soul that
should be cultivated and made used of, such as intuition. The cliché
"reading between the lines" may seem irrational to the scientific type
and yet it is this particular mode of perception that has to be practiced as a
spiritual stimulus to the Soul.
There are many scholarly definitions of metaphysics and they are all valid;
however, for our purpose, without explaining metaphysics in an overly-academic
way, let us say that metaphysics in its more modern connotation, deals with
cosmic laws and principles, with unseen forces and powers influencing ourselves
and the circumstances and conditions of our daily lives, and how we may take
advantage of those laws and principles by re-directing them so as to improve our
holistic lives for the better. Metaphysics teaches us how to harness and apply
the cosmic power lying latent within us. In its most profound spiritual aspect
metaphysics teaches us the nature of Reality and how we and Nature relate to it.
Metaphysics instructs us how to harmonize ourselves with the Divine Plan of God,
and it reveals the true purpose of life. Metaphysics, therefore, has a dual
function: it helps us to improve our lives secularly now in this physical
dimension, and it also prepares us for a glorious life in the higher cosmic
realms. Actually, as seen from a spiritual perspective, life has no divisions:
life is one, as it is continuous. There is no death only a constant change.
The application of certain metaphysical principles assists the acceleration of
one's evolution and the quantum leap to a higher level of intelligence and
spiritual awareness. We emphasize the word "application," for
knowledge of principles or techniques alone is of no value. Knowledge of itself
is not power, it is the application of knowledge that empowers one. Spiritually,
it is not what we know or the psychic powers that we possess that counts, it is
what we are. We know many people possessing a little knowledge or power feel
themselves highly superior to their fellow men. This is arrogance and carries
the seeds of peril. The saying that "a little knowledge is a dangerous
thing" is literally and evidently true; we can well understand how
insufficient knowledge and a disregard for life may result in catastrophes. It
was the cause of destruction of previous high-tech civilizations, historically
unrecorded, as it is the cause of our present social, political, and ecological
unrest.
To understand the above concept of incomplete knowledge, consider for instance
the knowledge that we have to construct nuclear weapons--how much do we really
know of the impact that it will have upon us and the universe should we choose
to detonate one? We may presently believe that the effects of a nuclear blast be
localized causing the exploded area to be radioactive for centuries to come.
This is an obvious effect, but what about the not-so-obvious rippling,
chain-reaction that it would cause in the physical and not-physical universes to
the very end of our galaxy?
Copyright © 2006 Luxamore
Bio:
Leonard Lee aka Luxamore: Metaphysical teacher, counselor, healer and merchant
of occult/magickal items of Indonesia. www.indotalisman.com
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