The Meanings Behind Many Unanswered Questions.

I think that before religion or the belief in a higher being is truly discussed there has to be a "turning up" of the meanings of what people believe is the light and the dark.

We are taught as children that we need to be taught right and wrong, and eventually that understanding is dependent on YOU, and your choices. Yet for those that are religion based there is a belief that the choices between right and wrong and good and evil, can actually be determined by how much you believe in a higher being.

For example, if you are doing wrong, or life sucks, its probably because you dont have "god" in your life, and the ever so convenient "evil/demon" that you may have willfully let in.

For those that I have spoke to for many years, that have religion in their lives, and those who believe its all a sham, the conversation between the 2 can be daunting, because regardless we seem to forget that WE are the "man in the middle".

Yet, we argue, fight, kill and condemn each other, for being who WE are. We turned the words "occult", "esoteric", "illumination" (Illuminati), and the like and turned them into something that was never meant to understand, but it WAS set there to help along the way to help find out who we really are.

I personally dont buy into the whole "we are all one" motto. I dont think that we are, and thats ok. Yet it is used in a way to separate all of us, to divide, and for those who watch on the side lines, to conquer those who fight over it.

We discuss those in power and make claims that they believe in the devil, or lucifer, and that they are into the occult, and yes I believe that they (some) do, but can you actually say that you know exactly WHO they worship, and can you say that you know exactly who YOU worship?

These are the questions that plague me, the ones that make me think that not only is there a higher power, but that we have NO IDEA who or what that is. Those that are fully involved with their religions are in fact powerful beings, as are those who dont believe in anything at all, that is what makes us similar, but NOT exactly the same.

I want to share a word that I found many years ago, that after you understand the meaning behind it, you can see a bit of what I mean.

One of the largest best selling books was "The Secret". This book would convince you that YOU in fact can think of what you want, and with enough concentration can make it so. Church tells you that if you pray hard enough, you can make miracles, new-age tells you that you can meditate to a whole new life.

And if you subscribe to any of the above three, then you believe in "Egregores".

"Egregore (also egregor) is an occult concept representing a "thoughtform" or "collective group mind", an autonomous psychic entity made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of a group of people. The symbiotic relationship between an egregore and its group has been compared to the more recent, non-occult concepts of the corporation (as a legal entity) and the meme."

I never knew there was an actual term for this, and that in many if not ALL religions and even the non-religious this is used daily, and in large, sometimes massive groups of people, including religious places, like the dome of the rock, and the kabba, even if you want to get more closer to home, you can make these forms in concerts, and events with massive groups of people in almost any venue, if you know how, and WHAT you are doing.

More to be added later :)

Thanks Nugget, but if you dont mind me asking, if there are places on this planet that good people live in, and have never heard of the new testament, does that change the outlook or the importance of the book?

Yes, there is a verse in the KJV Bible that says if more than one comes together in prayer it has a bigger impact on the outcome.  I don't know where it's located, and that isn't quoted word for word as how it's stated. 

I have found it fascinating during the past few years of really digging into different beliefs how each one has a story that is, basically, the same thing, but with different characters. 

I believe in reincarnation, so I think we choose the "religion/belief" that will best suit us for our learning experience during each life time.
 
If more people believed in reincarnation, and understood that we (different countries) are fighting over something that we may have believed ourselves in the past, maybe people would stop fighting!  

I could say more, but I'm a little under the weather, and my brain isn't wanting to cooperate to be able to articulate what I'm trying to say.  So, I'll just stop here before I start sounding foolish.