We interpret SPIRITUAL AWAKENING differently depending on prior beliefs

Let’s begin with a bit of psychology: We all interpret situations differently depending on our identity and prior beliefs. Our memory also becomes distorted over time, in a way that is colored by our beliefs and our identity.

Now, let’s take the spiritual awakening that is happening on the planet. Many, regardless of faith, are going through it. Even some atheists are going through it, but unless they realize that they are wrong in their atheism, they will not even begin to understand what is happening to them.

My point is that something very strange is happening on our planet. Something spiritual in nature. Something that is often referred to as a global spiritual awakening, where individuals wake up to who they really are and the truth about reality. Those that are going through this know that it’s true. It’s not “maybe it’s happening, maybe it’s not, we’ll see”. This is most definitely happening, even if no one seems to have the whole picture. 

Since the awakening, what ever it is, is spiritual in nature, it makes sense that we interpret it through our prior spiritual beliefs. There is nothing wrong with this. On the contrary, it would be strange if what is happening now has nothing whatsoever to do with our current beliefs about religion and spirituality. Or that what is happening now is going to erase all of religious history up until now.

I myself make no secret of my belief that Christianity, and especially the person of Jesus, has a special role to fill in what is happening now. But I’m also trying to stay open to what other beliefs can tell me about this. And considering what role the church has played throughout history, I’m not going to just go ahead and put 100% faith into biblical interpretation based on church doctrine. But when it comes to Jesus, I believe something like this: No matter what it means that Jesus is the son of God, or that Jesus is both fully God and fully human, Jesus shows the nature of God embodied in one single person. Jesus was what God would have been like if God was human. And humans were made in the image of God.

Our realities are shaped by our subjective experiences and our beliefs about them. Our beliefs are shaped by our identities. Depending on who we believe ourselves to be, what we believe about the world, what we value and so on, we will accept some information and perspectives while rejecting others. Then comes the passage of time. We forget certain things because we don’t think about them, while we reinforce (and distort) others by ruminating over them and discussing them with other, often likeminded, people. 

I believe that an important conclusion to be drawn from this, is that it’s time that we start talking to each other. We have this distorted view and perception. This is self-evident once we see the conditions that we live under clearly enough. And we might not be able to understand what is going on as long as we stick to talking about it with likeminded people. And we all know that something happens, when people come together and discuss things without the ego-based need to be right. Something that becomes fertile soil for important insights.

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Discussion of the movie: Early Warning

Early Warning is a Christian End Times movie that me and my wife watched the other day. The reason I wanted to write about it is because what is taking place in it, matches the plans that the World Economic Forum has more or less perfectly.

The movie came out 1981!

Just watch the first 10 minutes of the movie and then watch a short video about the WEF:s plans that came out this year. I’ll leave a link to both of them at the end of the post.

The movie is about two journalists struggling to expose the One World Foundation’s plotting to take over the world and usher in global tyranny. It’s clearly low budget, but some effort has been put into it. So if you have nothing better to do and don’t have anything against Christian end times movies, I suggest that you watch the rest of the movie as well.

I honestly don’t know what to make of this. I‘ve talked about it before. On the one hand, people, including myself, are most definitely going through spiritual awakenings. And even if I see myself as a Christian, most of those that go through awakenings don’t. And most of those people believe more or less that we all are here for a learning experience, and even though we are heading for some dark times, there is really nothing to be afraid of for anyone, since reality basically is an illusion anyway. And I believe that there is some merit to this. I’ve noticed, for example, that as I go through my awakening, the world seems both more alive and vivid on the one hand, and less real and solid on the other. This does sound a lot like it could be a part of being in the world but not of it though, when I think about it. 

On the other hand, it seems undeniable that biblical end times prophecies are coming true today. And I know that I can be a bit eccentric at times, but I don’t want to become some crazy doomsday prophet. I’m not someone that has the habit of screaming at people to “repent or go to hell!” or that walks around with a holier than thou attitude. On the contrary, I don’t believe that even the worst of us deserve to go to hell, because I know that there are always reasons for people being who they are and doing what they are doing. And even if there were absolutely no reasons whatsoever, I still don’t believe that anyone can do anything that would justify eternal suffering. And quite frankly, knowing the history of the church, I’m not inclined to trusting the theology that has been developed within its framework since the church became a political power. 

As for the end times, I do not want to live in them. It would be much easier if I just had my spiritual awakening to focus on. I would be glad if I could simply look at all of this as if I'm just here to learn. If there ultimately was nothing to worry about, because in the end it will turn out okay for everyone. Something along these lines is what I hope for. But I'm in no way sure about it.

Furthermore, when I look into alternative spirituality, something that many Christians distance themselves firmly from, I find much undeniable wisdom in it. Not in all of it of course. But in a lot. And a lot of it seems congruent with biblical teachings. So much so, that some Christian thinkers, such as for example Olle Carlsson, have ideas that are more or less inseparable from those of non-Christian thinkers. And yeah, I know that some may say that Olle Carlsson isn’t a real Christian and bla bla bla… What I wonder is when people will no longer get away with making such claims with zero substance in them. I seriously feel lost and confused when it comes to this. I take this whole thing seriously, because I know that something big is about to happen. So I spend loads of time and energy trying to figure out what is what. And the best thing I can come up with is that both perspectives must somehow be true. That one shows us the prophecies that are coming true, while the other shows our true nature - what it means to be made in the image of God. There seem to be people, such as David Wilcock and J.P Sears that seem to be moving in a similar direction as well. 

The makers of this movie however, would in all likelihood not agree with such a viewpoint. There is quite a bit of talk about being saved or unsaved and the threat of hell is always present. This is what I have difficulty with. On the one hand, others that see these prophecies coming true seem very certain that adherence to strict biblical doctrines is the only viable alternative. On the other hand, my experiences, that are undeniably real, that are filled with such blissful feelings of love and connection, experiences that have turned my whole life upside down, continue pointing towards alternative spirituality. And it sucks to belong to a small minority, when most of the world believes that you’re wrong. Especially when you yourself are filled with so much doubt and confusion that I am. And at the same time it’s wonderful. Because even though I don’t know exactly what is happening, I at least know this much for sure: It is real!

Links:

Early Warning

About the World Economic Forum and The Great Reset

A SPIRITUAL perspective on how EXTRAORDINARY the TIMES that we are living in actually are

We are in all likelihood living in the most important time in the history of the planet. If you’ve started to understand anything about the times we are living in, no matter what exactly you think that you have begun to understand, you must agree with me on this. When all of that which is taking place right now, no matter exactly what it is, is over, the world will be completely different from before. So different that nothing in our known history compares. And yes, I understand which events that compete with it and I stand by what I’m saying. If you understand what I’m talking about here, you agree. You agree because you can see this for yourself.

I want you to just take a moment and think about this. What this means. I honestly don’t know what is going on or where it is going to end. I used to think that I knew. But all I know for sure now is that God and spirituality has something to do with it. And that whatever this is, it’s happening. And maybe it’s the same for all of us that are going through this. We know that something extraordinary is happening. And depending on which sources we come into contact with and which ideas we take to heart, we form beliefs around it. But what if none of us know exactly what this is that is happening?

What I do know, is that even though I know that this is happening, I don’t think that I’ve even begun to take in the whole situation. It doesn’t feel really real to me, even though I know that it is.

Let’s put this in some perspective: We are facing something that is going to change not just our world, but our perspective on our very existence, spirituality, the world, God and ourselves forever. But to a large degree it’s still invisible to our five senses. Knowing this, it’s probably not strange that it’s hard to fathom. We’ve put the absolute majority of our attention on our five senses throughout most of our lives. We still do, but as we wake up to other aspects of reality, our attention is drawn away more and more from the five senses. And as it is, our perception of ourselves and the world becomes more clear. Our consciousness expands on multiple levels. As we dissolve blockages inside and connect more with the flow of life, instead of having our focus only on the five-sense reality, we start to connect more dots in the five sense reality as well. We start to see through the distortions. It’s a strange paradox. The more we put our focus in the five-sense reality, the more distorted our perception becomes. What we need to understand is that we are never going to think our way through this. Our thoughts can only guide us when they are free from distortions, which is something that can only happen as we come into contact with more of our insides and remove the energy blockages that cloud our vision. This is also probably why it seems futile to reason with someone that hasn’t begun to wake up. I’m not saying this to create division between those that are awake and those that still sleep. It’s just a fact that there is a very definite before and after when it comes to this, and before it happens, one is blocked from seeing certain things.

People both within the world religions and more modern spirituality are waking up to this. And perhaps we should consider that there is a reason for this. That maybe we need to talk to each other about this and try to figure out what it means, instead of just shutting each other out because we belong to different faiths. I realize that we need to be very cautious when it comes to ideas about a universal, global religion or spirituality, not in the least because of the warnings about this, for example in the Bible. But we don’t have to agree on everything. We don’t have to agree on anything. What is most important is already in place: There is a god and a spiritual reality, we live in very extraordinary, unprecedented times and we do seem to share a common enemy in the World Economic Forum. 

I was first reluctant towards using the word “enemy”. But as long as we remember Jesus’ words “Love your enemies”, I don’t think that this is the wrong choice of words. Because what do you call someone that wants to hurt you and force you into things that are not for your best interests? 

Before I continue, I want to remind your of just how extraordinary these times are. In all likelihood, nothing since the dawn of life, has been so significant in this planet’s history, as what is taking place right now. Nothing. And maybe all of us that see this, regardless of faith, need to start talking to each other. If we start having a conversation where everyone takes responsibility for approaching said conversation with as little ego as possible, maybe we can start discerning what is true from what is false together. This means listening respectfully to ALL perspectives, no matter how disagreeable we find them, and trying to understand where other people are coming from. It means to be open to change one’s mind, but not for any other reason than that one is thoroughly convinced that it’s called for. It also means to stick with what one truly believes in, but without attaching personal importance to it. 

I don’t know exactly how many we are. But I bet that we are many. What can we do if we put away all that separates us and connect with each other for real? What could be accomplished if we start working together and value each other? As long as we are divided, it’s much easier to control us.

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Embracing uncertainty in our STRANGE NEW WORLD. PART 3

It’s a fact that, even if we are facing the challenges ahead collectively as a species, and even if the fundamental conditions of our existence are the same for everyone, we are all ultimately on our personal journeys. I have my own experiences and I try to make sense of them to the best of my ability, but it’s clear that we all draw very different conclusions about what is right and wrong, true and false. 

For me, I guess that it really comes down to the choice between love or fear. Should I hesitate all the way out of fear of making mistakes along my spiritual path or do my best with what I’ve got? Should I fear that I might one day make a mistake that could lead to my ruin or try different things to see what does and does not work? I know that I want to do what’s right and avoid doing what’s wrong. In all of my fallibility and brokenness and with all of my personal problems, I try to be a good person. And I pray to God that he will show me the way. What more can I do?

At present the need to embrace uncertainty, together with the importance of present moment awareness seem to come up from different sources, without me looking into these subjects specifically. For example, I started listening to a YouTuber named Aaron Doughty again just a couple of hours after I had been thinking about these things. I haven’t listened to him for a while. He talked about exactly this - the need to embrace uncertainty and how bringing awareness into different aspects of life is the biggest factor if we want to change things. 

I have learned that when I think about something, and encounter information about it shortly after, there is usually something to it.

So, maybe it’s time to choose what to listen to as well. Because memory and perception are very selective. This means that if we perceive the world from a place of fear, we will find more fearful things in it and we will remember more fearful things. And if we perceive the world from a place of love, we will find more expressions of love in it and we will remember more of those things. This is simply how our perception works. 

To conclude: I believe that at the heart of the Bible is the radical love message. This is something that is hard enough to follow. If I observe my thoughts, words and actions, I find so many ways that I fall short of it on a daily basis. So maybe this is where I need to start, keep on doing the spiritual practices that give me results and seem to make my life better and not worry so much about whether they are right or wrong. Maybe have a little faith in that if I need to change certain things, this will be clear to me eventually, instead of letting the fearful thoughts of others get to me. Because I have enough to deal with when it comes to areas of my life where I know that I need to be better. If I constantly worry about this or that thing, that cannot be proven anyway, I will have less energy left for those areas.

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Embracing uncertainty in our STRANGE NEW WORLD. PART 2

I’ve absolutely rejected the idea of running around proclaiming that the end is near and that we all need to repent or face eternal damnation. But, as I’ve said in previous posts, I’m finding good reasons to believe that biblical end-times prophecies are coming true. It isn’t hard to relate certain parts of the Book of Revelation to events that are taking place right now. And there are other sayings by Jesus and st. Paul scattered throughout the New Testament. There are the wars and rumors of war, famine, diseases, the mindsets of people in the End Times, the global tyranny that is on the rise, the persecution of Christians (look at what is happening in for example India, China, Pakistan or Egypt right now) and so on.

The point of these posts however, is not to give a comprehensive overview of Biblical prophecies coming true. If you want to look closer at this, the internet is full of information about it. It is interesting to note however, that one of the absolute cornerstones throughout the Bible, from that of prophetic warnings in the Old testament, to the prophecies about Jesus, to the prophecies about the End Times, is precisely prophecies and their fulfilment. 

Even if I haven’t looked into it, I also believe that it is very possible that the different kings in the prophecies in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament will fit neatly with the main actors on the global stage today. 

And I don’t know what to make of this. Because as many know, these prophecies are pretty serious stuff. They are pretty violent, full of cataclysmic events and suffering. 

But I want to approach this as openly as possible. Because I quite frankly don’t know what is going on. I understand very well how much our upbringing shapes our beliefs and perception of the world. Which means that I most definitely can’t trust the judgment of anyone else. Or of myself for that matter. So I have to be very careful with believing things without sufficient evidence. 

A big problem is that as humans we crave certainty. We want things to be simple. Especially if we think that there is danger in being wrong. And if you think about it, this is quite natural, as for the absolute majority of our evolution as a species, our continued existence has relied on us being right about the world. So, what happens when we bring in this need of certainty into spiritual realms? Realms that are more real than anything physical, but where we cannot check our beliefs against reality in the same manner, as for example whether an area is full of sabre toothed tigers or not. I think that this is quite an interesting question. 

The conclusion that I’ve come to, is that even though the potential of being wrong with regards to spiritual matters is something that scares me, there must come a point where I just let go and trust. I often ask God for guidane. And I know that God is listening. And the only guidance that I receive, is that all will be well and that I shouldn’t be afraid. It’s really only the wordmachine in my head that tells me otherwise. And when I look at those that tell me that the end is coming and that sinners will be judged, they seem to only speak from their intellects as well. And if my reasoning here is sound, it follows that the intellect alone is not reliable in spiritual matters. 

Embracing uncertainty in our STRANGE NEW WORLD. PART 1

We are living in extraordinary times. There are two very distinct ways of looking at what is happening in the world. Both perspectives are spiritual in nature. One is the less known Ascension Process / spiritual awakening and the other is the more classical Biblical End Times. I am finding good reasons for believing in both of these perspectives, but I have a hard time making the fit neatly together. This is something that I find troubling. I find it troubling because I truly believe that we are living in the most important time in the history of the planet. And if this is true, it seems vital to do one’s best to try and understand exactly what is going on. Vital because what we believe to be true, will inevitably determine how we relate to what is going on.

In this three part series, I will juxtapose said perspectives. In the first post I will look at Ascension Process / spiritual awakening. In the second post I will look at the End Times. Finally, I will wrap it all up in the third post.

The spiritual awakening, whatever it is, is definitely happening. The question is what is happening. 

I have my own experiences and the experiences of others to rely on. I know what other people are saying about it: That the frequency of the planet is rising. That we are going into the 5^th dimension in what it known as the Ascension Process. That this is why I feel this weird energy rushes and that this is why all of my dysfunctional ways of thinking, bad habits and destructive behaviors are coming to the surface. 

People are saying that there is a timeline split between the old and the new earth that is emerging. That our bodies are transforming to from carbon based to crystaline-based. That the tyrants that are governing us from the shadows are on their way out. That we are manifesting this reality together and in a sense, our thoughts and perception is what creates this reality. That quantum physics confirm this. That these are the real reasons the world has turned upside down. And so on.

And why not? Once you realize, beyond any reasonable doubt that the world is not what it appears when you observe it with your five senses, anything becomes possible.

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