The Kool-Aid Man, Bad Religion, Super Mario Bros, and Gnosis
Feb 14, 2015 6:21:19 GMT -5
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Post by friendofsophia on Feb 14, 2015 6:21:19 GMT -5
How to put into words what I have recently experienced. Gnosis yes, that is what I believe it is. Yet even thinking of the words to express it and I can feel the meaning lost. My mind goes into my imaginary concept of the audience......my people-pleasing archon trying to package it all into what has already been said, since it can't possible comprehend the meaning. I pause, forgetting what my motivation for logging on, forgetting my decision to not have this all planned out before I started typing, the fire fades. Let that fire burn! If this message indeed comes from the Spirit, the Pleroma......my people-pleasing packaging will only obscure the message.
The Light will always get obscured coming through our shattered glass psyches (souls).......yet the only way we have to comprehend the Light is when it shines through fractures in the glass that are somewhat similar to our own. Everything we have seen, felt, try....everything we are leaves marks on our souls (to paraphrase the song "Marked" by Bad Religion). We only recognize the Light shining on the fractures in the glass. (The Truth did not come into this world naked but in types and images. The world will not receive truth in any other way.- Gospel o Phil) Images often deceive. Speaking of Bad Religion, for a band with a "cross buster" as their symbol and often overtly atheistic lyrics, few bands have inspired as much Gnosis for me as this band.......... Already I can hear the imaginary opinions of others reading this in my head...but today I realize those imaginary opinions for what they are....just that....if not actually archons trying to shovel bullshit on to my soul.
There's another image I want to share. I've often disliked the "every time God closes a door he opens a window"......as Gnostic's we likely see that god closing the door as the jerk off god of this world......and the True God, or Christ, or Sophia, or something like that busting through the adjacent wall to give us a way out........we just have to turn away from the regret and sorrow and loss of the door that was closed, on our knees weeping...essentially worshiping the power of the archons.........we just have to turn from that and see the Way opened up for us. When I told my wife this she said it reminded her of the Kool-Aid Man commercials from the 80's and 90's (maybe they still have those commercials idk) where the Kool-Aid Man busts through the brick wall bringing delicious Kool-Aid to the thirsty children. I like this image and I'm going to think of this as one of my personal images of the Logos, Sophia, and Christ. This helps me to not forget the importance of humor with spiritual stuff and not taking yourself to seriously. I'd be a real a-hole if I judged someone for not finding divinity in the image of the Kool-Aid Man.....this reminds me the same goes for all of my other images.
For me its important to remember this life is both a crazy ride and a sacred quest (like in some shity 8bit video game world).....when the boss music kicks in and I have to put everything I've learned into practice, when all I value hangs in the balance....and I start to fear I'm not up to the task as I begin to ponder past failures and insecurities............... the Kool-Aid Man will be standing there with refreshment for my soul, reminding me that its not only just a game and a ride, but one I wanted to go on, that the princess is finally in this castle and this time i can take that turtle-dragon thing down for good and free the whole kingdom! Well I've managed to be as honest as possible and used the Kool-Aid Man, Bad Religion, and Super Mario Bros to write a mini Gnostic gospel. I hope someone reads this and feels a little less restricted about expressing their visions and ideas.....I hope no one is offended, I just felt the need to share what has been on my heart and mind.
The Light will always get obscured coming through our shattered glass psyches (souls).......yet the only way we have to comprehend the Light is when it shines through fractures in the glass that are somewhat similar to our own. Everything we have seen, felt, try....everything we are leaves marks on our souls (to paraphrase the song "Marked" by Bad Religion). We only recognize the Light shining on the fractures in the glass. (The Truth did not come into this world naked but in types and images. The world will not receive truth in any other way.- Gospel o Phil) Images often deceive. Speaking of Bad Religion, for a band with a "cross buster" as their symbol and often overtly atheistic lyrics, few bands have inspired as much Gnosis for me as this band.......... Already I can hear the imaginary opinions of others reading this in my head...but today I realize those imaginary opinions for what they are....just that....if not actually archons trying to shovel bullshit on to my soul.
There's another image I want to share. I've often disliked the "every time God closes a door he opens a window"......as Gnostic's we likely see that god closing the door as the jerk off god of this world......and the True God, or Christ, or Sophia, or something like that busting through the adjacent wall to give us a way out........we just have to turn away from the regret and sorrow and loss of the door that was closed, on our knees weeping...essentially worshiping the power of the archons.........we just have to turn from that and see the Way opened up for us. When I told my wife this she said it reminded her of the Kool-Aid Man commercials from the 80's and 90's (maybe they still have those commercials idk) where the Kool-Aid Man busts through the brick wall bringing delicious Kool-Aid to the thirsty children. I like this image and I'm going to think of this as one of my personal images of the Logos, Sophia, and Christ. This helps me to not forget the importance of humor with spiritual stuff and not taking yourself to seriously. I'd be a real a-hole if I judged someone for not finding divinity in the image of the Kool-Aid Man.....this reminds me the same goes for all of my other images.
For me its important to remember this life is both a crazy ride and a sacred quest (like in some shity 8bit video game world).....when the boss music kicks in and I have to put everything I've learned into practice, when all I value hangs in the balance....and I start to fear I'm not up to the task as I begin to ponder past failures and insecurities............... the Kool-Aid Man will be standing there with refreshment for my soul, reminding me that its not only just a game and a ride, but one I wanted to go on, that the princess is finally in this castle and this time i can take that turtle-dragon thing down for good and free the whole kingdom! Well I've managed to be as honest as possible and used the Kool-Aid Man, Bad Religion, and Super Mario Bros to write a mini Gnostic gospel. I hope someone reads this and feels a little less restricted about expressing their visions and ideas.....I hope no one is offended, I just felt the need to share what has been on my heart and mind.
