First let me make it known that I am in no way comparing Jung to Christ, nor in the slightest of inclinations suggesting one is a reincarnation of the other.
I am not a big lover of psychiatry...(lol, maybe I should be), but I think Carl Jung had his finger on the pulse of something very important about the human experience in reference to sheer exsistance on this level. He has been followed by examples such as Dick Sutphen and other researchers of the psychi. Not being certain about other readers then I will remain in the 1st person with my lengthy point. I personally have noted such strong similarities from diverse belief systems (as that is what they truely are)... these could very well be a form of synchronicity and the beating of the moths wings, only against the illuminated dark of the candle flame. The odd barrier for the practicing of any faith would be the animosity between them instead of uniting together on their similarites.
Why can one religion which touts the 'Tower of Bable' not grasp that religion is very much in relation with the language between cultures/religions? Ex: As you reap so shall you sow. or karma and layman's term what comes around goes around? On earth as it is in heaven...As above, so below. There are loads of wonderful references across the web for anyone wishing to explore. I.E. http://www.collegewicca.com/wiccafiles/christianwicca.html How can we know more about our own belief without understanding another's? That doesn't mean you have to become a traitor to yourself. I've noticed this thread continuing even into the expression of art. Notice the race of Jesus in many paintings, even historical renditions. What race is he portrayed as? Middle-eastern, his origins or caucasion? Then note the coloration chosen for the Hindu God, Ram. A white Indian? Where did these two originate in true racial origin?
The biggest obstacle in religious peace is not any noted difference, as that is a matter of individual interpretation. It is fear, hate or ignorance. When someone hands me a book and tells me that I have to accept it as the ONLY truth... I'm going to question the person at least inwardly. I will research the book as to it's origins from more than one historical source. There are many versions of The Bible... I prefer King James from the year 1611. BUT I have also read the LOST books which King James did not allow to be listed, including the Agrippa which at one time was a part of the Catholic Bible. And while I'm on the word catholic let me interject that I also do not condemn a whole group for the sins of the wicked. The old Testament is the basis of the New Testament. SO one should understand it and the prophecies within in order to understand the other. (If you are Christian.) This does not mean condemn the Jewish nation nor even think they are going to 'hell'. Do I believe in hell? Oh yes...it is a very real 'place'. Who goes there? I would think that would be up to the souls choice. WHAT? What did I just write?! (I am loads of fun, he-he-he...but I am not writing 'evil'. Oh yes... and evil spelled backwards = LIVE. So polish up on the old Kabbalah in regards to energy & the flow of the soul...but please. Don't mess with the serpent's fire...the kundalini. Not without a very professional teacher. Otherwise you will be sitting where I am. That's a whole other tale to tell.) And now you have met me and perhaps understand why my blog is named Meditative Digressions. I am an adult version of attention deficit in it's truest forms. Oh LOOK! A cat! he-he-he. Remember the moth's wings. ;) It's important. Stephanie
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