By Jonathan M Bethel & David C Healy

We have become acutely aware of the interplay between light and dark, good and evil, positive and negative. The binary modality of yin-yang infuses itself into every action, thought, object, and person. The realm of archetypes dominates human thought, and in a dualistic fashion is split in our awareness into a dance of opposites where the light is the synergistic form of perfection and the dark is the entropic world of decay. This duality gives mankind an understanding of the sacred geometric perfection from which he originates. The dark, negative aspects of life, unfortunately, happen to be a quality of our universe and are prevalent to our experience. In mankind's search for enlightenment, it is incumbent upon each of us to interpret the sacred geometries of life's nuances and become responsible and honorable citizens of the cosmos with harmonious free will. In our faith in whatever ideology we hold, be it science, theology, or some secular philosophy, one cannot discount the dualistic nature of our existence and the need to balance the dichotomies that present themselves. As morphogenetic field theory postulates, each thought and action that we make is a result of the resonance that occurs with the field of archetypal content ruling human consciousness. By locking into the perfected worlds with the human mind, one can project an ideal philosophy, persona and hence help realize an ideal civilization. We will then actualize the outcome that our universe was seeded to bring forth.

My Email: Jonathan.McGregor.Bethel@gmail.com

My name is Jonathan McGregor Bethel. I am the founder of Omega Point Institute, and a writer, researcher and lecturer. Omega Point Institute is an on-line endeavor to analyze and disseminate the various strands of information that deal with the paradigm shift we are quickly approaching, and it deals with how this Eschaton, this Omega Point, is intertwined with our spiritual natures. Omega Point Institute is located here:

http://www.omegapoint.org/

I am a general seeker after truth, and I am open to whatever truth presents itself despite my personal wishes. I am also a writer for Oracle 20/20 magazine, which I have been writing for since June of 2005. My main areas of focus are Future Studies, The Technological Singularity, Human Potential, 2012 Eschatology, Earth Changes, Consciousness, Esotericism, Mystical Science, and the Awakening New Spiritual Paradigm.

www.JonathanBethel.com

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel and David Colin Healy

The divine mysteries of our universe reveal themselves to us as a pure and solitary gnosis, yet each culture and religion throughout the world has a divergent way of describing and approaching this divinity; this god shines through us as we project our various beliefs onto our traditional faiths that the patriarchy has passed down to us. Each religion's belief system holds certain common truths that are shrouded from most followers. Notwithstanding, they are realized by the initiates that seek enlightenment and follow the initiatory path found within every culture. It is our intention to disseminate information about these different esoteric schools of the world's great religions in a series of articles that will compare and contrast the inner mysteries of these systems, and we will then distill this timeless truth showing how it can be applied to bring one closer to illumination.

All of the various faiths throughout the world contain an outer and inner circle of teachings. The outer ring is exoteric and contains only the moral codes of conduct, and it maintains a strict literalism to a holy book; the inner ring is the secret, esoteric teachings of each religion, which directs initiates into the sacred gnosis and how to awaken the divine within. The outer ring is the orthodoxy and literalism presented to the faithful as a tool for them to abate their fears of death, and it only contains half-truths of the true inner mysteries, a watered down elixir for the masses. The essence of truth is the providence of the inner ring, and differing traditions come together as one unified mystery tradition, the perennial wisdom.

Jonathan McGregor Bethel & David Colin Healy

During ancient times, in the area of the world where modern, western civilization originated, the Jewish people were given a great secret, the esoteric system of the Holy Kabbalah. It is said that the Kabbalah was handed down to Adam from God through the angels. The Holy Kabbalah is the mystical system whereby a soul immersed in the illusions of the material world may reach back to the Godhead and attain a merging with the divine. This sacred wisdom was handed down generation after generation by the Mekubals, the Kabbalistic sages of that time, and it was only taught to a married man with children once he reached the age of 40. In this way, the Mekubals knew that a man's more youthful demeanor wouldn't interfere with the process of Kabbalistic initiation. The Kabbalah is a code and veiled system of initiation that contains the teachings for ascertaining the mysteries of life.

Central to the Kabbalah is the all inclusive diagram of the Tree of Life, the Otz Chiim. This diagram consists of 10 Sephira, 11 in some depictions, and these Sephira are orbs representing attributes of the Godhead connected together by 22 paths, each of which is associated with one of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The Tree of Life is a diagrammatical representation of creation, the occult anatomy of man, his psychological makeup, the macrocosm, and many other aspects to our universe. Therefore, it is a meta-symbol depicting various paradigms of existence. On one level, it is a map of the structure of the complete being of man, and it is the complex roadmap that the soul navigates; for as the soul evolves along its path of initiation, it ascends the Tree of Life rising through the various Sephira, utilizing the 22 paths to gain entry. In fact, the Kabbalah refers to the soul existing in four bodies, descending and taking on more substantial form as it moves away from the source of light. These four aspects to the soul are also associated with the four planes of existence, which will be described shortly. The four soul bodies are thus: the Nephesh, which is the lowest aspect of the soul and deals with instincts and subconscious desires, the Ruach, which is the rational mind and contains the majority of the Ego, the Neshamah, which is a higher and more rarefied aspect to our soul's being, and the Yechida, which is the highest aspect of the soul as it approaches the light body of Adam Kadmon. In esoteric circles the process the soul takes in moving from Sephiroth to Sephiroth is called path-working, and it is this avenue of knowledge that is used to obtain a spiritual body of light. Ancient alchemists worked with the Kabbalah to help purify their souls, evolving from the lead of the gross, material body to the spiritual gold of the enlightened body of light.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel & David Colin Healy

Like most other religious traditions, Christianity is hindered by several schisms and is therefore comprised of multiple denominations. It is the tendency of any mystical message to splinter into divergent schools of thought and become diluted of any true meaning intended by an earlier holy man. This usually is the result of fear-ridden literalists with their own agenda attempting to cloud the true esoteric message with forced interpretations of the actual scripture. Many times in the past, literalists have created a framework for their dogma thinking that this is God's way, but more often than not they veered from the true path that the mystic was trying to show.

In spite of these attempts at shrouding the truth, the actual esoteric message of Yeshua can still be apprehended from both the literal scripture passed down to us and also from the Gnostic scriptures that were found in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. It was very advantageous that these early codices were found; for it brought to attention the essential wisdom that Yeshua Christos preached, and they helped finish the story of the mystery that he was unfolding. To become enlightened individuals, it takes a studious dedication and conscious effort to piece together the forgotten shards of truth that Yeshua brought to mankind, for the Roman church, manipulated by political aspirations, malevolently tried to obscure the secrets from later generations. In spite of this, the true words of the Yeshua can unveil the divine sanctuary of your own being in alignment with the Godhead through the archetype of the individual Christos.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel & David Colin Healy

Although there is considerable negative attention focused upon extremist Islamic sects, Islam is yet another religious teaching that has been hijacked by literalists proselytizing their own agenda, and there is much to be gleaned by the inner esoteric side of Islam in the form of Sufism. The Sufis are credited with the advancement of science and mysticism during the Dark Ages and the propagation of Hermetic philosophy especially Alchemy. The Sufis believe that through the study of nature and harmony one can better understand the will of God because nature is the manifestation of God.

Sufism is the inner, esoteric side of Islam, and it concerns itself with the Alchemical concept of purifying and preparing oneself in such a way so as to be able to approach and merge with God. Many of the faithful in all traditions believe that we will merge with God after death. But the Sufis attempt this encounter in life with direct experience which is similar to the Gnostics, and as in other esoteric traditions it is up to the individual to uncover the truth.

by Jonathan M Bethel & David C Healy

Hinduism is a tradition that originated and flourished in the Indus Valley and became the dominate religion of that area. Much like Christianity, it envisioned a trinity of powers overseeing the world. They call this trinity the Trimurti, and it consist of the 3 primary Gods, or divine energies, of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, the creator, sustainer, and destroyer respectively. As with all other world religions, Hinduism has an outer, exoteric ring of understanding and an inner, esoteric ring of mystery teachings. This formula holds true for all traditions and is the reason why initiates of differing traditions are closer in their behavior and understanding to each other than to those of the outer ring of their own tradition. The followers of the outer ring are more focused on precise ritual, practice, and following a written code of conduct in attempt to appease the Gods by strict adherence to folk Hinduism and the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduisms holy books. However, the more esoterically minded follow the Upanishads or the 92 Hindu Tantras, scriptures having to do with the esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Many in the western and New Age world think that Tantra means an exotic form of sex. While this is true in certain respects, it is a term referring to esoteric texts and the movement of energy within the initiate. The fact is we exist in pure consciousness, and the perceivable reality around us is the illusory dance of Maya, the contents of consciousness. This consciousness is awakened and becomes harmonized with the world outside by balancing the subtle energies of the human body within, which are Tantra and the esoteric mode of Hinduism. The tantric practitioner identifies with both the microcosm and macrocosm outside himself in order to tap into the divine power that flows through everything, and he then directs that power to achieve certain goals, which ultimately are to become a being of light integrated with God. With the help of visualizations and vocalizations, or yantras and mantras respectively, the practitioner can use certain rituals and meditations to create a sense of oneness and union with the universe. Tantric practice was created early at the beginning of Hindu-Vedic thought incorporating the gods and goddesses especially Shiva and Shakti, the identification of these two deities have an important role in many tantric practices. It is believed that Shakti, the Goddess, dwells at the bottom chakra, and Shiva, the God, rests in the third eye. Therefore, when the Shakti energy is raised through the various chakras and reaches the head, a union between Shiva and Shakti occur, and the initiate attains enlightenment. The energy at the base of the spine is also referred to as Kundalini, which is raised by certain meditative techniques.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel and David Colin Healy

As with Christianity evolving from Judaism, Buddhism evolved out of Hinduism and contains both exoteric and esoteric teachings.
Many of the esoteric modes of thought that we have outlined thus far deal with an individual initiate gaining personal experiential knowledge, or "Gnosis," of his/her divine relation to the God that is inside us and pouring forth. In esoteric Buddhism, or Vajrayana, it is the identification with the deity through the use of Tantra that establishes a sense of non-duality between practitioner and the creator.
Literalists have, of course, oppressed Buddhists instilling fear of the dualistic world surrounding us, which is both horrid and wonderful simultaneously. Notwithstanding, the initiate of Vajrayana Tantric Buddhism is taught 4 purities that protect them from this debilitating illusion:

1. Seeing oneself as the Buddha you seek to become
2. Seeing one's environment as the pure land or mandala of the deity, an embodiment of that deity in creative form.
3. Seeing one's enjoyments as the bliss of the deity, but free from attachment
4. Performing one's actions for the benefits of others.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel and David Colin Healy

Esoteric or Mystical Taoism is a philosophy that, like Hermeticism, relies on internal chemistry, or alchemy, by utilizing the subtle energies of the body and being in harmony with nature and the cosmos that surrounds us. It is based on "going with the flow" and being malleable to the universal intent and letting it manifest without interference by the individual ego. More specifically, it describes how the human form relates to our reality and encounters transmutation when certain processes are initiated. The Taoists believe in an inner search within the microcosm of man in order to find a higher order of spirituality and in doing so better understand the universe, or macrocosm, much like the Hermeticists with their famous maxim "as above, so below." Like esoteric Christianity, Taoism sees mankind as being a miniature reflections of the totality from which we originate, and both religions espouse the physical immortal nature of man.

Unfortunately, the mysteries of the inner circle of Taoism have always had to compete with the rigid philosophy of Confucianism along with its morals and ethics along with the outer circle of folk Taoism and their practices. Again, just like Christianity and the other religions, the true initiatic system is veiled by rules and regulations of orthodoxy. Confucianism is an unyielding school of thought and is where many Asian, bureaucratic philosophers find their authority. Along with Zen Buddhism, these schools of thought have influenced much of Asian thinking and culture, creating an environment of artificial moral pretentiousness subjugating the more organic and mystical Tao to the literalists agenda.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel and David Colin Healy

Most esoteric thought within the world’s religious traditions profess an idealized form of perfection for which we are to attain. Whether we are talking about the Christos, the Buddha, the Atman, the Adam Kadmon, or the immortal self envisioned by the Taoists, we are acknowledging that we all exist in a field of light, the zero-point field, and we are evolving into that perfect template. Granted, material creation seems very substantial and solid; however, our seemly dense material existence is really an illusion of solidity brought about by the collapsed waveform of light, which is the substrate of our existence. As these archetypal light patterns, we exude and actualize the sacred geometry embedded in the zero-point field from which creation manifests. Several of the forms of SACRED WISDOM espouse the nature of the royal family of light. Especially within the Hermetic wisdom, a divine royal family is said to exist for each and every one of us. The family consists of a hidden kingly father, the all encompassing mother of the physical universe, the son and the daughter, where the son is a stranger who marries the daughter as in the Tetragrammaton of the Hebrew. But because mankind fell into the maze of the material world, we have lost sight of our noble birthright.

Now, after years of blind servitude to literalist dogma, we are finally waking-up to our royal, divine heritage and it is reflective in our religious institutions and spiritually, hopeful philosophies. We are aware that it takes a community of like-minded people to create, or co-create, a reality where we are more in line with the fractal-like nature of the universe. Because it is a fractal, we represent one, similar part of the whole. But first, not only do we need to learn to communicate better and more often, we have to burn away the negative residue of the past, and present day vexations which only adds to the disquietude of the soul. Through retro-intension one can travel inward and mend the detriment we needlessly cause our psyche and thereby influence a positive future of infinite possibilities. Like the Sufi, we should prepare ourselves to be in the presence of God.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel and David Colin Healy

As we usher in a New Year and celebrate the passage of one more orbit around the sun, we take inventory in what has transpired in the last year, and look to the future for new possibilities. The countdown to a new year is but a mere fraction of time in galactic terms, but it is a symbol of creation day, 12-21-2012, Hanub Ku, which we are quickly approaching.

Happy New Year, Everyone! Out with the old and in with the new!

Although we use the dilapidated and disharmonious Gregorian calendar, which sets us at odds with the biosphere surrounding us, the ingenious calendric systems of the Maya concisely and accurately map vast astronomical cycles. This calendar is a depiction of the processes of mankind's evolution, and it describes how the Omega Point is shaping us out of creation. As we journey through these cycles of time, some of us speculate on how quickly our lives pass relative to the slow moving progression of the stars above us. However, it is these immovable stars and their astronomical cycles that the Maya codified so eloquently into their calendars, and they then implemented these astronomical chronologies as a signpost and guide for our difficult passage through the chaotic corridors of history.

By Jonathan McGregor Bethel & David Colin Healy


1.618 to 1 is the golden ratio, or phi, and is ingrained in the actuality of the universe surrounding us. It permeates our environment in a seemingly mysterious way, but in reality it all comes down to geometry, in fact, a sacred geometry. Sacred geometry is the belief system of the contemplation of basic forms which help us better comprehend the origin and nature of the universe. The laws that govern the sciences, psychology, mysticism and aesthetics are a symmetric amalgamation of mathematical arrangements. Not only is it reflected in humanities art and architecture, it is interwoven into our reality and can be found in many aspects of our shared experiences in not just our outer world but our inner selves as well.

In us is the capacity to interpret our world by using our senses to record our encounters and our memory of past experiences to fill in the gaps of unavailable information. But sometimes the unexplainable happens only to be shrugged off as coincidence. According to physicists, our consciousness and physical reality is connected to the zero-point field; a field of low energy that fills the universe and records every event. It is the theory of the zero-point field that will help us explain phi’s ubiquitous presence and its connection with synchronicity.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel & David Colin Healy

An anomalous finding in the hills of Minnesota by a farmer in 1898, the Kensington Stone, suggests that Nordic voyagers, notably the Knights Templar, visited our land as far back as the 14th century. The probable factual evidence of this stone throws the continuity of American history into complete suspicion. It could very well be that the elevated ideology that makes our nation great found its way into the collective-psyche long before than what is presumed. The Kensington Stone was discovered face down tangled in the roots of a Poplar tree by Olaf Ohman in 1898. It is a grey stone measuring 13x16x6, weighing 200 pounds and is inscribed with rare runes that have been verified to be 14th century. These runes seem to tell the tale of the death of 10 men. However, some researchers of the stone seem to think that the inscribed runic story may hold some key to the reason for the stone's introduction into this region of the world. Some linguistic specialists have voiced their opposition to the stone's claimed authenticity, but experts in many diverse fields have arrived at the conclusion that the stone is real.

By Jonathan McGregor Bethel

The Knights Templar and knights in general brought us the concept of chivalry whereby we treat our ladies with honor and meet the people we encounter with fair and equitable dealings. However, long gone are the days of honor where an agreed upon handshake rules fair proceedings, and we have now sank to the level of a litigious society where even our own family members may seem suspect, or so attorneys will have us believe. Where did all our trust and honor go? Some would say it was burned at the stake along with Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, by the corrupt King Phillip of France and the obliging Pope Clemente at the height of the notorious "Dark Ages" in 1314, when the Knights Templar were arrested and tried for trumped up charges of blasphemous crimes.

Jonathan McGregor Bethel

We all live and breathe in a layer of the planetary environment that has been carefully tuned by the earthly forces of Gaia to be supportive and conducive to life. However, this biosphere in which we are enmeshed is being ravished and decimated daily by man's destructive and grasping greed, especially by corporate conglomerates jockeying to please our whims and get the most for the least at no matter what the cost. Because of the false notion of "survival of the fittest", these institutions are committing untold devastation to the surface of our planet, and this destruction to our resources and habitat is taking our planet to the point of no return. Miles of the great rain forest, the lungs of our planet, are being leveled and progressively destroyed by the corporations that bring us the products we all use on a daily basis. This is the main source of the oxygen that we breathe to stay alive. And with reckless disregard we wander aimlessly into a future that looks rather bleak and dismal. It's as if we are in a state of catatonia and are oblivious to what is right before or eyes; can someone scream, "WAKE UP" before it is too late? I'm no fatalist, but sadly, it might already be too late. However, we don't have to accept this gift of our greedy and unconscious predecessors, but we, unfortunately, sure have to deal with it. Modern man will either come to his senses and rectify any travesties committed to the earth, or he will destroy his environment to such a degree that it will no longer support life, and he will soon perish. Those are the only options on the table; it is that simple; there are no other alternatives.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

"God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them"

We were made in the image and similitude of God, but what does that mean, and why are so many people the complete opposite of God-like? The orthodox Judeo-Christian perspective is that we were created perfect by God as Adam and Eve, but we later fell into disorder and torment when we disobeyed and ate of the forbidden fruit, thereby causing a rift between us and God and banishing ourselves to a torturous life. Perhaps. But couldn't it also be that we are following out the carefully laid plans of the divine mind, evolving towards a preordained perfection? Yes indeed, you can feel the truth inside despite what the Roman Church put forth.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

It must be stated at the outset of this article that the expectation in 2012 of any singular event could very well lead to complete disappointment. None of us know for certain what will happen in the years to come, especially the specific date of 12-21-2012, as the future is yet to occur. I try to approach this great mystery of 2012 with an open yet discriminating mind, open to possible scenarios yet discriminating and requiring evidence. That being said, it is obvious that right now is a time of radical transformation, and society is subconsciously gearing up for a “Shift of the Ages,” a moment when the Zeitgeist, the spirit of our time, shifts to a higher pattern. Many are coming forward to proclaim "The End of the World," and they point to the Maya themselves as stating the end is coming. But the fact remains that the Maya encoded the ending of one 13baktun calendar cycle and a new beginning, what they called “Creation Day.” This is not the “End of the World” being solicited in the main stream media, a guarantee that doom, tumultuous changes, and a turmoil ridden future lies ahead; they are using the tried and true application of fear to make money, and it is very reasonable that this fear is in place, for events could be very dire, yet we have to approach this moment in history with the poise and watchfulness of the spiritual warrior.

Although mankind has traversed the evolutionary gap between the savage rain forest and the modern civilized city, it now sits in a very alarming situation; it now faces a bifurcation point in the evolutionary path it has trod thus far. This unavoidable fork in the road will lead us either down the path of destruction and decimation, or we will be impelled down the evolutionary channels toward enlightenment and liberation, freeing ourselves from the entropic grip of materiality and the thralldom of our everyday world. This is a very novel predicament for humanity, one it has never seen before, a moment a planet brings forth only once in its’ lifetime. This razor's edge that we are teetering on is fast becoming a slippery slope, and the global operational systems are careening out of control. On the one hand, we have reached a monumental moment in which all indicators point to the fact that we are approaching a quantum leap in our evolutionary trek, a rapturous instant in which our species' evolution shifts to a higher, unimaginable level of functionality; however, on the other hand, the global situation looks very grim, and certain actualities could create a situation where our existential being is subjected to harsh realities, realities that are the consequence of what we started long ago in history. This situation is building up more and more pressure and is working its' way toward a breaking point. Because of humanity's selfish and disharmonious behavior, we have created a situation that looks fairly dire and dreadful for our species, yet the contradictory is also true; never before has the human race been so perfectly poised so as to initiate a whole series of evolutionary steps that could precede a Utopian civilization.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

What is a soul? Most of us think we have one, but many of us consider it to be some sort of disembodied, ghostly spirit interpenetrating our body that takes in experience and is the basis for our behavior. Many of us also believe that our soul consists of archetypal perfection cast by the hands of a divine creator. This archetype of perfected man is the image of a being of light that we are all evolving towards while in our lower selves. The Kabbalists call this archetypal man the Adam Kadmon, and he is the source of the Judeo-Christian primitive couple of Adam and Eve. Yeshua Christos, Jesus, is a perfect reflection of this divine man, Adam Kadmon. Most religions, in fact, have some notion of the soul as a sentient being of ongoing evolution. Although, some aspects of Buddhism believe that all of life is impermanence, and the reservoir of our mind and personality merge back with the entirety upon death, and any carryover of individuality does not occur. However, Christians believe the soul is immortal and will be either rewarded with heaven or punished in hell after death based upon our actions in this world, a one shot deal with either everlasting bliss or eternal damnation as an outcome.

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

When we walk through the world and look around ourselves, we see turmoil surrounding us in many guises: disease, starvation, poverty, illiteracy, and so many others. Like the Buddha upon learning of sickness, old age, and death, we each hold the desire to rid the world of these travesties. Is there any one act above all others that will help bring aid and relief to this seemingly unending suffering? The kabbalistic mystics of the past utilized a philosophy of rectifying the world to its intended glory, bringing aid and relief to this state of disarray and inadequacy; they called this notion "Tikkun Olam," literally meaning "repairing the world."

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

How many of you got online today and interacted in a cybernetic way in some form or another, either by browsing the world-wide-web, checking email, chatting live with others on a chat program, or corresponding with others on an internet social network, like Myspace? If you did, then you were partaking of the awakening noosphere, the thought envelope surrounding the planet that is now coming to fruition. Transpersonal psychologists have known since CG Jung that individual man partakes of and gives back to a collective unconscious, a global, shared field of mind full of archetypes that impel us into certain behaviors and involve particular thought forms. An interface is now forming between this morphogenetic thought field, this collective unconscious, and the now burgeoning cyber-technological, globe-girding internet.

Date: 10/2005

This interview was conducted by RU Sirius for NeoFiles...

Among those who see possible radical evolutions in the near human future, there are those who view the coming changes as a big win for human engineering and there are those who see it as a gnosis, as the achievement of a sort of religious divinity. Like Daniel Pinchbeck in our last issue, Jonathan Bethel’s views fall within the latter category.

Jonathan Bethel is the Director of the Omega Point Institute, a futurist think tank, consciousness research group, center for spiritual studies, and singularity watch group that studies the relationship between human consciousness and the accelerating trends within science, technology and culture. In a word, Jonathan is a singularitarian. His shamanic name is Seshua.

The Number 23 - 2/23/2007

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

www.jonathanbethel.com/

The number 23 has some very curious properties, properties that cause one to step back and say, “hmmm…isn't that strange,” thereby giving a glimpse into the synchronized structure of time and materiality. The temporal anomaly of this synchronistic 23 has been the subject of several notable authors, and it has undoubtedly shown its' realistic nature in my life going back to when I was 23. The questions that remains in my mind is…does this number have any real significance, or is it that reality is so malleable that it is aligning itself to my and a group of people's beliefs, much like the Law of Attraction of “The Secret” espouses? As you will see this number is an immense synchronicity in my own life, and it has definitely given me moments of pause and wonder. The creative minds of hollywood have now discovered this strange occurrence and have now made a blockbuster movie. The Director Joel Schumacher created the movie, “The Number 23,” staring Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen. And although I have not yet seen the movie, I think their take on the 23 phenomena is that it is a bad thing. I will see it later today, 2-23, the day I was due to be born, precisely, Feb. 23. But nonetheless, I will leave it to you to give its' nature a quality. It has been both bad and good in my life.

by Malena Gamboa & Jonathan McGregor Bethel

Since the turn of the Millennium, it has become exceedingly apparent that higher awareness is unfolding among mankind, and we are becoming cognizant of an innate power that shapes the experiences we encounter. In fact, it is safe to say that many have transcended beyond a mere awareness of this power, and they are fast becoming master reality creators. This realization comes at the heels of a movement propelled by the world wide web and other advanced forms of media, specifically "Spiritual Cinema" with productions like "The Secret" and "What the Bleep Do We Know." "The Secret" is especially conducive for an awakening of this gnosis; it seems to resonate profoundly, as if some divine key within man is awakening an inner knowing.

The Mechanics of Manifestation - 10/2005
By Jonathan McGregor Bethel

Everyone has heard the cliché phrase, “you create your own reality,” but has anyone ever stopped to contemplate just how that process might work and how it could be true?
Sure, if we focus on something about ourselves long enough, we tend to harmonize with it and start imitating it in our lives, thereby becoming that thing. But in addition to that, I believe our subconscious mind is actually changing reality to our subconscious desires and aversions; our mind is syncing with quantum events and transforming the apparent random universe to our innate wishes and fears, thereby crystallizing reality into what is occurring within our own brain and subconscious mind.

The Tree of Life and String Theory

by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

The Kabbalistic Tree of Life is a speculative tool of exceedingly pertinent relevance to the nature of our reality and has been passed down to us from ancient, enlightened adepts of the past, master Kabbalists known as "Mekubals." This model of reality is invested with the knowledge of the specific way in which matter and energy come into existence, and it contains a map and diagram of the structure of the multiple-dimensionality of space-time, a structure that is strikingly similar to the theories of modern super-string theory. It is also an excellent map for describing and delineating the psychological makeup of man and the many levels of mind that comprise our being, stretching from the mind of God down to the individual human being. The ancients used the "Ot Chiim," the Tree of Life, to describe the process of creation and the immanence of the divinity within man. The tree made cognizant the processes whereby the Godhead limits itself and actualizes the material world, what is displayed on the Tree of Life as the bottom Sephira called Malcuth - "The Kingdom."

Zero Point Field & The Mind of God

By Jonathan McGregor Bethel

The structure of the universe is composed in such a way so as to form a finely tuned and conducive environment for the crystallization of sentient life. This is an extremely rare occurrence that cannot be easily dismissed as a product of random mutation. Any scientifically minded person will readily tell you that life in our universe is so improbable that it might as well be impossible, but the fact that I am here writing this article is proof we have overcome this immense improbability. So, is there a blueprint to our universe, and has this blueprint seeded our reality to bring us forth?

Indeed, there appears to be a wisdom and plan to space-time that has created a delicately harmonized environment, formulating the sustenance that all life needs; it is as if some field of intelligence has seeded and fabricated this rare set of circumstances out of the ether.

Synchronicity

By Jonathan McGregor Bethel

A synchronicity is a very poignant moment when our own thoughts and personal histories meld into the physical reality surrounding us, giving us a glimpse into the divine machine of sacred geometric gears that rule the crystallization of time and the material universe in which we are bound. We have all had moments when the uncanny occurs, a momentary happenstance mimicking a fresh thought we have just had, a statement that has just been made, or the simultaneous occurrence of two or more meaningful events. Such moments are a little wink from divinity letting us know that our world is far from the meaningless universe that reductionism has presupposed and that there is a point to even the most abstract of events that occur within our lives

The Pineal & 2012 - 10/2006
by Jonathan McGregor Bethel

"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light."
Matt 6:22 KJV

If someone were to ask you where the “I” you realize about yourself is centered in your body, you would undoubtedly say behind your eyes. Well, that of course makes sense because our brain is in our head, and this is the place from where our mind looks out upon the world. However, esoteric thinkers have thought for a long time that the pineal gland has many mystical qualities and is the place where the “I AM” consciousness of our soul enters our body. Rene Descartes is the one who first called this gland the “Seat of the Soul,” but a general esoteric understanding of the head chakra being tied to divine wisdom goes back much further.

We Are The ETs - 8/2006
By Jonathan McGregor Bethel

“The Elohim(of genesis) said let us create man in our image. Male and female they created them.” Elohim is properly translated as “the gods.” The image of the gods? What could this possibly mean? It is believed that the first chapter of Genesis depicts the creation of the entire universe, as explicated by the Kabbalah, by the one true creator god. When finished, the universe was complete, with wild life and hunter-gather humans populating the earth. However, the second and third chapter represents a further evolution of what God had created by a forced progression of the humans on Earth by “the gods.” It is not a recap of the first chapter, as many orthodox Christians would have you ridiculously believe. It is a description of our further creation as modern civilized humanity by an extra-terrestrial race of advanced humans, an outside intervention in our evolution. They descended to our planet and created from the hunter-gather man roaming the Earth an entity in their own image, by placing their own DNA inside us, creating the known modern Homo Sapien Sapiens; they then, starting in 3000 B.C.E. focused on 6 key locations around the globe and taught mankind civilization and agriculture. And speaking of the Bible, who were the sons of God who found the daughters of men fair and bore the Nephilim by them? Sounds like an extra-terrestrial race to me! How could a numinous God mate with women? It would take physical beings to do that!

The Omega Point and 2012 - 9/2006
by Jonathan McGregor Bethel & David Healy

The universe has been complexifying and increasing in novelty since its birth, crystallizing into the culmination point and pinnacle of universal evolution. It started out with an explosion of pure energy, the Big Bang. Over long eons that energy coalesced into matter, and that matter brought forth the constituent molecules that formed life. Like a lens, this evolving life focused reflective consciousness within ourselves, compelling us to study ourselves and the world in which we live. This evolving process appears to be progressing at an exponential rate and is leading to a crown of perfection. This moment has been designated by some scientists and philosophers as the Omega Point.