Wednesday, December 18, 2024

This past Saturday’s readings were from the Book of Enoch (Book 2: The Parables, Chapter 1 — The First Parable) and The First Prophecy to the Americas, Chapter 7: On the Judgement of Goodly Men and Women (pp. 89 – 94).

Click here to read the first scriptural reading, and click the audio button below to hear the reading from our Second Advent scripture.

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In Light+,

Gene

“ For it was ludicrous. It is I who bear witness that it was ludicrous, since the rulers do not know that this is an ineffable union of undefiled truth, as exists among the children of light, of which they made an imitation, having proclaimed a doctrine of a dead man and lies so as to resemble the freedom and purity of the perfect assembly, and having joined themselves in their doctrine to fear and slavery, worldly cares, and abandoned worship, being small and ignorant, since they do not contain the nobility of the truth. For they hate the one in whom they are and love the one in whom they are not. For they did not know

the knowledge of the greatness that it is from above and from a fountain of truth and not from slavery and jealousy, fear, and love of worldly matter. For that which is not theirs and that which is theirs they use fearlessly and freely. They do not desire because they have authority, and they have a law from themselves over whatever they will wish. But those who have not are poor, that is, those who possess nothing, and yet they desire something. And they lead astray those who, through them, have become like those who possess the truth of their freedom, so as to bring us under a yoke and constraint of care and fear. This person is in slavery. And one who is brought by constraint of force and threat has been guarded by god. But the entire nobility of the fatherhood is not guarded, since he guards what is his own by himself, without word and constraint. He is united with his will, he who belongs only to the thought of the fatherhood, to make it perfect and ineffable through the living water, to be with you mutually in wisdom, not only in word of hearing but in deed and fulfilled word. For the perfect ones are worthy to be established in this way and to be united with me, in order that they may not share in any enmity, in a good friendship. I accomplish everything through the good one, for this is the union of the truth, that they should have no adversary. But everyone who brings division—and such a one will learn no wisdom at all because he brings division and is not a friend—is hostile to them all. But one who lives in harmony and friendship of brotherly love, naturally and not artificially, completely and not partially, this person is truly the desire of the father. This is the universal one and perfect love.”

-the Second Treatise of the Great Seth

Rulers do not Know Truth

The above quote was written thousands of years ago, so rulers who don’t know the Truth is nothing new. Of course, some rulers are very intelligent and know worldly things, worldly truth, but very few know Divine Truth. Today, however, we are seeing rulers who not only lack spiritual knowledge, but often have limited worldly knowledge as well.

Some centuries in the past, it was common practice for rulers to consult with advanced spiritual leaders so that they could maintain a balanced government that was both good on the material level and also on the spiritual level. Some governments today still have an office for a spiritual or religious leader, but the presidents and kings rarely consult them or follow their advice. When they do, it is often because the ruler chooses as the government’s religious leader someone who agrees with him most of the time.

Doctrine of a Dead Man

What Seth calls the Doctrine of a Dead Man is the laws or rules of a materialistic ruler. He is a dead man because he hasn’t awakened and developed his immortal spirit, so when he physically dies, he will be truly dead. The doctrines of such people are full of fear and slavery. Not slavery in the normal sense, but slavery in that one becomes attached to the material world that is constantly changing. Doctrines based on fear are never a good thing.

Knowledge of Greatness

The Knowledge of the Greatness from above does free us from fear and slavery. This is the Knowledge of God, of Truth, and of Wisdom. It is what the Gnostics called Gnosis and it come to those who awaken their spiritual faculties and develop them to the point where they reach the highest levels of consciousness where Heaven is and where God and the Angels of Light dwell. When we become one with that level of being, we lose all fear and are no longer slaves to capitalism or materialism. Then we join the Perfect Ones.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

This past Saturday’s readings were from the apocryphal Book of Wisdom (The Wisdom of Solomon) and The First Prophecy to the Americas, Chapter 8: On the Judgement of the Ungodly (pp. 95 – 97).

Click here to read the first scriptural reading, and click the audio button below to hear the reading from our Second Advent scripture.

Once again, please feel free to ask me any questions by calling 775-786-7432 or emailing me at messages@cosolargy.org. I am always at your service.

In Light+,

Gene

“Now I make ready to go downstream to the Abode of Light, that Wisdom and Truth may be carried to the appointed place under the everlasting stars and there made secure to men in generations yet to grow up in the Light. They will be seen in generations to come.

“I shall go on the Wings of the Sun before the retinue of the Breaker of Heads. I am one acknowledged as pure of hands and shall be with those who serve under the head of the Great One.

“My name henceforth, shall be Hemnetar, and I shall not eat of fish or beans until I come to the place appointed to fit my station. I shall wear linen, and my sandals shall be made of grass, so that none shall perceive my greatness. I will hide great things within my heart, and a bridle will hold my tongue in check.

“I shall pray among the empty hearted, but my prayers will not be as theirs but as those offered in the days of our fathers, who sat in silence two hours beforehand. Now, the marks are changed by the hypocrisy of men.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MAN:29:12-15)

Downstream to the Light

The author of this chapter of the Kolbrin Bible (the book has many authors) says he is making ready to go downstream to the Abode of Light. The Abode of Light is Heaven, so we can assume that this writer is elderly and preparing to leave the physical world of matter. It is a standard metaphor in spiritual writings to refer to the movement of Light as flowing like a river of water, so I believe the writer is saying that he will return to the Source of the Light, although that would be upstream, not down.

Generation Yet to Grow

The author seems confident that there will be future generations that “grow up in the Light”. It is possible that a few generations did grow up in the Light after this was written, but it wasn’t long before people turned more and more to the pleasures of the material realm and grew denser and denser material bodies. Fortunately for us, we have the Sun of Righteousness shining down on us now to help us all awaken to and grow up in the Light. Naturally, the forces and beings of Darkness are fighting against us, which is why we are seeing such polarization of people into those of Darkness who believe in anger, hate, greed, and bigotry as virtues, and those of Light who see Love, Wisdom, Truth, and Humility as the true virtues, as has been taught in all real religions and mystery schools throughout the ages.

On the Wings of the Sun

Even when this book was written thousands of years ago, spiritual people were careful about what they said in public or wrote in books to prevent the people of darkness from learning things they should not know. So when the author says he will travel to Heaven “on the wings of the sun,” we can interpret this as meaning that he will reach those higher levels of consciousness with the help of the Light of the Spiritual Sun.

My Name Shall be Hemnetar

It was a common practice in the past for people to choose a new name when they developed their spiritual Self. That is what I think the writer is talking about here. As for the name, “Hemnetar,” I can find no meaning for it, though It may have had one in the language of the author. Few people follow this practice today.

Wear Linen and Grass Sandals

The writer says he will wear linen and sandals made of grass so that “none will perceive my greatness”. It seems that wearing linen and grass sandals was something the poor people of that age would do. This seems to imply that the author wishes to hide his material wealth, but I think he is using this description symbolically. What he means is that he will act like the materialists around him to hide the fact that he has developed his spiritual faculties to a high degree.