This is the third installment (of four) of my response to a reader’s questions after reading Thoughts on God: Ending Religion’s ‘Eminant Domain’on the Idea.
Pornography is celluloid prostitution nothing short and nothing more.
It actually is more than that. It is society collectively showing/revealing a valid and actually sacred side of itself that is generally under wraps, if not repressed altogether.
Many of us (myself included) are not comfortable with that degree of “exposure”, yet most are fascinated by it, because we’re fascinated by life, since that is what we are. There is nothing inherently “wrong” with pornography or celluloid prostitution. It’s a way that some people make a living, to be sure. It’s a way that many people have fun, or think of having fun. It’s actually a way that all can raise their vibration, if engaged in and with love and self-acceptance. It’s a way we demonstrate, practice, and express oneness with our spirit and with each other. It takes great courage and self-acceptance to share your sexuality with others, but it is in accord with another truism, that there are no secrets. Can it be used to negative effect? Yes, as can any example of human expression. But is it inherently negative? No.
Victoria’s Secret models expose themselves in the way that they do for quite a lot of money. They reveal, even honor their sexuality and stimulate sexual thoughts and feelings in their viewers. Today, we are more accepting of this degree of exposure and acceptance than yesterday.
You speak of slavery as an example of God expressing even in the most dire of circumstances. I agree with this and that God is both master and slave. God is the Pimp, the Prostitute and the John. God is pestilence, famine, war and disease at the level of expression. Is this the expression we choose for ourselves. Am I willing to enslave another being; to rape, to pillage and to plunder? Am I willing to disregard the sanctity of all life, the inherent divinity of being? Am I using the concept of unity to excuse aberrant behavior? This too is a choice.
It is all choice, but isn’t by happenstance either. Not just slavery; not just raping, pillaging, and plundering. What about “honor killings” as practiced by some religious cultures? What about religious ideologies that promote strapping bombs to one’s waist and exploding it in crowded places in the name of Allah (God) to get their political way? What about those who think of homosexuality as a sin, or that condoned killing abortion providers is a “reasonable deterrent” to abortion? We have a long list of behaviors we believe are “wrong,” but all of them are performed by one’s I’ve come to accept are sparks, aspects, and expressions of God, who do so for their own reasons which I may not resonate with, but need not judge negatively.
I may even take steps to show another way, yet still need not judge them negatively. To judge another negatively, is to cut myself off from God, my Higher Self or Holy Spirit, and the point through which we are all One.
While we are all One, all are not at the same point in conscious awareness. Human consciousness is expressed in the full spectrum on Earth, from unawareness to awareness, ignorance to wisdom, from lovelessness, to lovingness. In addition, human consciousness is not static; like everything else in the Universe (and in God), it is moving, transiting. Once we know something, we cannot unknow it. We may choose to ignore it, but even then, we’ll realize there’s no growth, satisfaction, or joy in acting like what we know we are not.
So while there may be those who disregard (or haven’t yet remembered) the sanctity of life, it is incumbent upon those who do understand, to demonstrate their understanding in their behavior, which includes their demeanor toward those who don’t yet know. The more we know who we are, the less likely we are to embrace discordant ways, for our very nature is harmony.
The idea that God is all there is does not mean there are no consequences for our actions. It simply means that all activity, the behavior as well as the consequence are God expressing.
True. However, if we accept what God is as truth, i.e., life and love, and we accept our oneness with God — experienced by ALL, without exception — then even the consequences, real though they may appear, are seen in a different light. Truth is, as long as we see ourselves as separate, or see some as better than, or worse than, or “above” or “below” others, then we’ll fear the consequences. Once we do see, we won’t fear the consequences, but we won’t court them either.
And yes, I do agree with your premise that the religious and the spiritual have no eminent domain claim to God or to Consciousness. This however does not excuse our actions nor does it absolve responsibility. Every choice comes with a consequence. Those choices and the corresponding consequence are of God. Be it business, relationships, health, or politics, God reigns supreme and is always at work.
I agree, and this applies fully to the subject at hand. The word “consequence” tends to have an undocumented meaning, i.e., punishment. We tend to be fearful of punishment; in fact, we often expect to be punished, treated harshly for our behavior. This includes having a good time and letting others know about it.
My question is this. If this is indeed the good that we desire for ourselves, do we condone the rape of children because it is God expressing? Murder is also God expressing. Does this mean that if my mate, the love of my life, were to be slain that I would be OK with that? Is it more or less wholy when we kill in the name of God or if we do in in mass as opposed to one on one violence?
Energetically speaking, rape is a traumatizing event. It can be quite a catalyst for change. Again, someone who knows better, knows their oneness, is not likely to be a rapist. Only someone for whom said knowing is veiled. Someone who understands the laws of attraction and vibration, of joyful, conscious reality creation, wouldn’t likely be a rapist. Spirits choose such relationships and events for their own reasons. This doesn’t mean that we don’t take steps to lessen the chances of rape, but we do so by loving and demonstrating love toward one another, for each is an equal part of the human spiritual family. Each is an aspect of us, since we are part of the Whole.
I had no idea that this eloquently written installment of blogs was available for viewing. I am going to read and share these as much as I can, the world deserves highly evolved-opinions and thoughts like yours on this subject. Thank you so very much!