And now an intriguing new piece from John Gillanders of EXTRA DIMENSIONAL fame, the first of what will hopefully be a multi-part series. Read on if you dare…
As a general rule, there is a fairly simple measure which can be used to judge any supposed spiritual leader. If they act is if they truly know what they’re talking about, like they have all the answers, they’re an obvious fraud. In a world of infinite complexity, to think the macro consciousness would be more simplistic than the micro reflection of itself feels like a tragically lazy assumption, yet that’s the mentality that drives a great deal of our daily behavior in regards to spirituality.
Whether you want to believe in the reality (a tough concept to define) of these things is up to you, but it can’t be denied that throughout human history and to this day, certain people perceive what mystics describe as the spirit realm, or I like to refer to as fourth dimensional timespace perception. It just sounds sexier. We love to label these beliefs as crazy because a lot of these people are so far over the edge that we have trouble even connecting with them, but also conveniently ignore the fact that millions of others deal with this on a regular basis, and aren’t remotely “crazy” by any conventional definition of the word. As a matter of fact, spiritual practices that involve ritualistically ingesting sacred chemical compounds and other more natural methods to create “contact with gods” encounters have existed throughout human history, and it’s estimated that at least ten percent of the world’s population practice these more shamanic disciplines still.
I’m one of these people despite the most adamant protestations of my left brain, not to mention my western cultural imprinting. I tried to run away from this aspect of myself for the better part of a decade, but eventually just decided to run with it. It should be noted that my life has improved infinitely since I revised my approach. Read more…
