Are We Gods and Goddesses?
Ancient myths tell us that gods and goddesses ceased to exist because, over time, they had children with mortals (symbolic of our allowing thoughts of limited thinking). Then these children (now being only semi or demi-gods/goddesses) further corrupted the divine genetics by similar means, thus reducing the new offspring to mere heroes (super humans), who then similarly mated with mortals and gave birth to our current race (average humans). This is all a metaphor of how we gradually allowed our mind and beliefs to have intercourse with the illusion of materiality, thus causing us to “lose our (divine) minds” and become limited human beings with lives that seem to be out of our control.
Humans became relatively standardized in terms of our “powers,” when our identity (and therefore our powers) was diminished. We became average human beings (laborers, mothers, fathers, artists, etc…) experiencing the illusion of pain and limitation with no apparent way out-other than the hope that if you live several hundreds or thousands of lives properly, we might one day evolve back to the experience of being heroes and then eventually gods and goddesses. There were always the exceptions to the rule, of course, wherein some human beings lived as heroes and exhibited a greater abundance of courage, creativity, and intelligence than others. But now it’s time for more and more people to recognize their ability to be heroes (masters) and shine their light brightly until they ascend back into the consciousness of being a god/goddess. This evolution is our destiny but do we really have to wait for hundreds or thousands of years? Not if we learn to step up and make it a practice to live and behave like true gods and goddesses.
Whether we choose the long road or short road, the journey back to becoming heroes and then gods/goddesses is roughly the same:
- Practice love, integrity, and compassion.
- Share your unique qualities or gifts (such as healing, teaching, and creativity, but also possibly athleticism, inspiration to others, and other physical or even intellectual skills) to the world and the people around you-reminding them that they too are heroes or gods/goddesses.
- Next, the hero (or god/goddess) rises up to a level of mastery, humility, pure intention, and service, that the Supreme One-God-takes the next step and draws you back into the total memory of who you are.
This prescription to enlightenment isn’t different from the path recommended by Buddha:
- Be a good person (which comes from healing old patterns and from disciplining yourself.
- Dedicate yourself to your spiritual path and your relationship with God (through prayer and meditation).
- Share all that you gain in the first two steps with others in the world (by sharing your light and experiences with those in need) thus drawing more souls home to God. It is this that makes you the equivalent of a mythological hero and sets you on your course to becoming a god/goddess.
One of the most important concepts in this journey is that any and all stages can take thousands of years or just one lifetime-all depending on both our choices and our actions. We must act and be as the gods and goddesses we were created to be. But how? A day-at-a-time.
