Reddit mentions of Not in His Image: Gnostic Vision, Sacred Ecology, and the Future of Belief

>“The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.”

― H.P. Lovecraft


The scariest universal concepts I am aware of, are the Gnostic themes/Nag Hammadi Texts/Apocrypha. A false deity (in their case, YHWH, god of the Judaeo-Christian religion), has created his own realm to rule over (thinking he is the supreme and only god). This counterfeit realm is a pale image of a more perfect realm that exists outside of his perception/grasp. In this 'matrix'/false world, light (spirit/living beings) that are trapped within can produce a form of energy that can be harnessed. The false deity, and his mottled creations are powered by this energy - as simple a motive as you can get (sustenance to continue existence). The Gnostics believe we live in this misrendered reality which mimics a more perfect place (what some may call Heaven) and that we are (as light/spirit) trapped and fed upon by the Demiurge (The Creator/Architect).

The story, relayed by the myths, state that a dark celestial (aborted-fetal) mass was lured to feed upon one of the greater beings, Aeons (serpents of light) within a trap/lattice/matrix. Her sacrifice was to let the dark, so-to-speak, latch onto her as a parasite, but at the same time making it so the dark-matter could not escape (the Aeon's ultimate goal). Their wish was to wash the dark away and convert/transmute the being from dark to light. Things went wrong and here we are today.. still trapped and fed upon within the counterfeit realm with an emotional, unjust, angry and easily irritated false god at the helm, latched onto a withering Aeon in her last breaths flying through space. All is not lost, as they recite the words of Pistis Sophia (the Aeon who sacrificed her self as host to the abyss) in their texts:

>“An enlightened, immortal human exists before you and will appear within your fashioned bodies. The human will trample upon you as potter’s clay is trampled. And you will go with those who are yours down to your mother, the abyss. For in the consummation of your works, all of the deficiency that appeared in the truth will be dissolved. It will cease, and it will be like something that never existed.”
http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/origin-Barnstone.html

People believe that this immortal man of light is Pistis Sophia's consort, Kristos. With the rest of the Aeon's observing the unfolding drama on the outside, Kristos is known to incarnate within this matrix and spread truth and light to the rest of us. The story relates as any other Jesus-story; 12 disciples, death and resurrection, sent from heaven to earth in the form of man, visited by wise men at birth, claiming they existed before their birth on earth etc Krisha, Jesus, Horus, Buddah, Mithra, Osiris and more stories from around the world (with no contact to other civilizations) and throughout time recall the story of the man of light, here to bring truth.

If this version of reality is real, to me, it would be the most horrific (although it has a shred of hope and would be the most engaging/immersive story ever to be a part of). The Gnostic's got their information from small sects who would meditate in a circle laying down with their feet facing in. They would discuss what answers they received from their group meditations and then bring these "truths" to other sects in giant meets. They would then refine the collaborated insights into a single cohesive myth. Pretty interesting way to go about it, imo.


Other Sources:

http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/Hypostas-Barnstone.html

http://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

http://www.amazon.com/Not-His-Image-Gnostic-Ecology/dp/193149892X

I agree, I found Donna's ending much more heartbreaking than Doomsday. And the actor who played her grandfather was AMAZING. Also loved the Doctor's line to Donna's Mum: "Well maybe you should tell her that sometime." Caught me off guard in good way. (Jack's line was a favorite for lulz, second only to Jackie naming her kid Tony. XD What Pete doesn't know won't hurt him?)

And while I agree with the current top comments that referenced saccharine and deus ex machina, FWIW, the two endings with Rose and Donna had me looking up gnostic stuff the next day (don't worry, I've also got a library book on hold). It felt like a little return to some of the larger issues RTD explored in the Long Game/Bad Wolf arcs of New Series 1 (still my fave of New Who), which was a relief.

I'm shocked to find myself interested in seeing Martha and Mickey on Torchwood, too.

I'm merely pointing out one possibility however it's the possibility I believe has the highest probability of being true. You're trying to ask me what has influenced me in this direction. I would have to tell you it has to do with direct experience with phenomena that falls outside the realm of everyday ordinary reality. To go into it here would make too many people uncomfortable and since it was my direct experience it is not something easily provable or transferable. In other words I could tell you but you'd never believe me and I'd have no way to prove it, so I might as well not even go there.

I can however furnish you with reading material that may eventually help you have your own direct experience of non-ordinary reality which might lead to your own revelations.

some of these links will be amazon links but I'm not getting paid by them no worries.

You can do it with buddhist meditation here is a decent guidebook: http://www.interactivebuddha.com/mctb.shtml
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/

here are some other resources that may be helpful.
http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0880103728
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1882692047
http://www.amazon.com/Not-His-Image-Gnostic-Ecology/dp/193149892X
http://www.workofthechariot.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Trigger-Final-Secret-Illuminati/dp/1561840033
http://www.amazon.com/Valis-Philip-K-Dick/dp/0679734465
http://www.amazon.com/Tibetan-Dream-Yoga-Complete-Conscious/dp/156455743X

You could always just go the lazy route and eat 6 grams of dried psilocybe cubensis alone in a silent dark room. I hear that works for a lot of people but it's not really what I'm into. :)

good luck!

Oh, it's so hard to pick just three... but I would feel comfortable recommending these:

https://www.amazon.com/Prometheus-Rising-Robert-Anton-Wilson/dp/0692710604/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492139963&sr=8-1&keywords=prometheus+rising

https://www.amazon.com/Not-His-Image-Gnostic-Ecology/dp/193149892X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492139398&sr=8-1&keywords=not+in+his+image

https://www.amazon.com/Seth-Speaks-Eternal-Validity-Soul/dp/1878424076/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492140107&sr=8-1&keywords=seth+speaks

I try to read a little bit of everything, but the main topics I enjoy reading about are religion, history, philosophy, occultism/esotericism, parapolitics, UFOlogy, and psychology.

It's hard to say how much of what I've learned is due to my natural inclination toward and desire for truth and how much is a product of my experience. For example if I hadn't realized feminism was BS (big lie #1) and been exposed to Ciprofloxacin (big lie #2: big pharma / modern medicine is corrupt), I'm not sure I would've seriously began my quest to find out what other big lies there were about the world. I also am lucky to have had the opportunity to spend time on this search, which has taken over half a decade. If my life had gone differently I may not have had such luxury. If I had been born in a different era I would not have had access to as much information. I could easily have been quite ignorant about all this. And part of me still hopes that all this evil is part of some grand plan to wake up the human race to knowledge and truth, but that we must go through some hardship to achieve it. That's what Frank Herbert's Dune series seemed to indicate. On the other hand that may just be wishful thinking, and it may very well be that the reason there are such huge gaps in false flags like 9/11 and the fake beheadings etc. etc. is that they are luring out truth seekers so that they may be eliminated, rather than trying to wake people up to the truth.

Based on some experiences I've had, I even now believe in the spiritual realm, though part of me still doubts it. Synchronicities do seem to exist. And so, too, do demons. If I had not had my own experiences perhaps I would not have researched these topics either, which seem to be a key part of the picture, that Jews alone are not responsible but that Yahweh / demons do indeed exist, that there are higher forces at work here. See also http://www.amazon.com/Not-His-Image-Gnostic-Ecology/dp/193149892X

I do struggle with hubris which is something I really had hammered home when I went through my spiritual experience. And while on one hand I love humanity on the other hand I hate the way most people behave and do have a superiority complex.

>It seems there's a strong contingent of TPTB that have very little interest in doing that. I do think that TPTB can't do anything to the part of us that survives the expiration of the physical vehicle, however, so they at least can't touch or effect that part.

I've heard tales that going into the light is a trap to ensnare us in never-ending reincarnation and that fraudulent spiritual entities pretend to be whatever deities we expect to find in the afterlife in order to trick us. It makes sense that the same spiritual entities who engage in trickery in the material realm would do so in the spiritual realm. As above, so below. And so when I croak I expect deception.

You can read a little about what I experienced and some speculation on what's going on here: http://unity7777.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/yahweh-isnt-a-god-its-a-hive-mind-alien-race-of-ankle-biters-that-only-has-power-over-you-if-you-let-them/

>If TPTB that are willing to kill off everyone who's not a "golden nugget", what do you think they'll do with those they find who are "golden nuggets"?

Some say we are in a period of "ascension" but the New Age movement does largely seem to be corrupted by NWO agents telling us to ignore all the facts that show evil is only getting worse and to believe that just praying and loving is enough to make things better, instead of actually doing anything real to fight against the evil. Then again the idea of successive reincarnations to teach souls to improve does seem like a possibility. On one hand you have the New Age and Gnosticism and Luciferian teachings that teach that men can become gods and on the other hand you have Abrahamic faiths which teach that men should never dwell into the spiritual realm because that is where demons reside. But I have a feeling we are meant to become more spiritual but that this also makes us vulnerable to attack by negative entities and that Abrahamic faiths and the scientific materialism of the world today are meant to keep us spiritually stunted because if we become spiritually attuned we may gain the power to resist the evil entities, a power which Gnostics who were wiped out by early Christians appear to have possessed. Then again I hate meditating heh and don't feel like taking the time to try to learn to move a psi wheel with my mind either. :P

Yes, the "elite" have sacrificed many Jews over the millennia for their plan. Most Jews are as much pawns as non-Jews are. And it benefits them to keep Jews hating "Gentiles" and vice versa. Not to mention the hatred they foster between whites and other races.

I'll check out the video you linked. I've followed Chris Jon Bjerknes' blog http://jewishracism.blogspot.com in the past.

BTW interesting stuff here too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L777RhL_Fz4