Part II: The Spirit of Wisdom (and the Corruption of Madness)
The Tree of Life, part 1
When you fear that you are completely lost and cut off from All-That-is-Good, remember your roots and dispel that fear, for it is a lie!
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The web of life to which we are all a part can perhaps best be illustrated as a tree. And though, science, religion, philosophy, and various other disciplines of human thought endlessly debate what lies at the base of this tree—be it LUCA, the LORD, Oneness, a pantheon of particular deities, dark matter, or nothing at all . . . to the one who has allowed the waters of life to flow not just through their body, but also into their soul, its identity is no great mystery. At the present time, we may only be able to see as if from far away what exists at its origin. But, after having heard its voice we will always be able to recognize it—the same now as on the day when we will see all things clearly.
The One Great Spirit is what dwells at the root of this tree of life. He is the source of energy that flows throughout the whole system and causes the tree to grow. He is water, and light, and the tree’s protection against evil and every disease.
Contained within the core being of the One Great Spirit is its unique nature, which includes the spirit of wisdom.
Wisdom is not its own distinct type of spirit because it does not possess its own being, or soul, but rather it is a part of the One Great Spirit himself. The same is true of the spirit of love, the spirit of peace, the spirit of justice, the spirit of faithfulness, and the spirit-of-energy-and-creation. As humans we can nurture these qualities within ourselves, but the One Great Spirit is these qualities. They are inseparable, and like the One Great Spirit they flow throughout the whole tree of life, nourishing it from every root-tip up to its highest branch.
Hovering alongside the soul of the One Great Spirit at the base of the tree and also spreading throughout the tree are The Spirit of Word and Light—which is the Way—and the Perfect Guide. They share a common being with the One Great Spirit, but are separate beings as well. Though they and the One Great Spirit are equal in power and possess all the same attributes, each one fulfills its own unique role—not taking everything for itself. In this way these three great beings make themselves an example of cooperation and harmony for all other beings to follow.
The structure of the tree of life from its core, to its uppermost leaf, and its deepest root is comprised of The Spirit of All-Creation. This is every sub-atomic particle, wavelength of energy, element, molecule, organelle, cell, plant, animal, and spiritual thing that does not possess a knowledge of good and evil. Most of what we as humans know about the universe is found in the outer bark of the tree of life and on the surface of its leaves and fruit. This superficial exterior is the equivalent of the physical realm, while what lies beneath is the domain of the spirit.
The moving parts of the Spirit of All-Creation travel through the layers of the tree helping to maintain them and to cause them to grow. We as humans are among these moving parts and so are the other spirits that have a knowledge of good and evil.
Evil spirits roam through the inner layers of the tree looking for tissues which they might corrupt, and seeking out places to spread their disease. On the outlying branches of the tree is where their souls make their homes, but these branches have no flowers, fruits, or leaves coming from them. They are dead and lifeless and filled with disease, waiting to be cut-off so as to not infect the whole tree.
Good spirits also travel throughout the tree. Guided by the One Great Spirit and working in harmony with his plan they prevent the destructive actions of the evil spirits wherever they may arise, so that their evil may only advance in such a way as to further the growth of all that is good. The soul of each good spirit has its own branch that it fills with flowers and green leaves, but their purpose is to tend primarily to the inner workings of the tree, and they do not concern themselves with producing fruit.
The One Great Spirit is what dwells at the root of this tree of life. He is the source of energy that flows throughout the whole system and causes the tree to grow. He is water, and light, and the tree’s protection against evil and every disease.
Contained within the core being of the One Great Spirit is its unique nature, which includes the spirit of wisdom.
Wisdom is not its own distinct type of spirit because it does not possess its own being, or soul, but rather it is a part of the One Great Spirit himself. The same is true of the spirit of love, the spirit of peace, the spirit of justice, the spirit of faithfulness, and the spirit-of-energy-and-creation. As humans we can nurture these qualities within ourselves, but the One Great Spirit is these qualities. They are inseparable, and like the One Great Spirit they flow throughout the whole tree of life, nourishing it from every root-tip up to its highest branch.
Hovering alongside the soul of the One Great Spirit at the base of the tree and also spreading throughout the tree are The Spirit of Word and Light—which is the Way—and the Perfect Guide. They share a common being with the One Great Spirit, but are separate beings as well. Though they and the One Great Spirit are equal in power and possess all the same attributes, each one fulfills its own unique role—not taking everything for itself. In this way these three great beings make themselves an example of cooperation and harmony for all other beings to follow.
The structure of the tree of life from its core, to its uppermost leaf, and its deepest root is comprised of The Spirit of All-Creation. This is every sub-atomic particle, wavelength of energy, element, molecule, organelle, cell, plant, animal, and spiritual thing that does not possess a knowledge of good and evil. Most of what we as humans know about the universe is found in the outer bark of the tree of life and on the surface of its leaves and fruit. This superficial exterior is the equivalent of the physical realm, while what lies beneath is the domain of the spirit.
The moving parts of the Spirit of All-Creation travel through the layers of the tree helping to maintain them and to cause them to grow. We as humans are among these moving parts and so are the other spirits that have a knowledge of good and evil.
Evil spirits roam through the inner layers of the tree looking for tissues which they might corrupt, and seeking out places to spread their disease. On the outlying branches of the tree is where their souls make their homes, but these branches have no flowers, fruits, or leaves coming from them. They are dead and lifeless and filled with disease, waiting to be cut-off so as to not infect the whole tree.
Good spirits also travel throughout the tree. Guided by the One Great Spirit and working in harmony with his plan they prevent the destructive actions of the evil spirits wherever they may arise, so that their evil may only advance in such a way as to further the growth of all that is good. The soul of each good spirit has its own branch that it fills with flowers and green leaves, but their purpose is to tend primarily to the inner workings of the tree, and they do not concern themselves with producing fruit.
| The Place of Humankind |
Every human soul has a branch on the tree as well. In our present forms we are not skilled at navigating the spiritual realm, so our beings—that is our spirit (heart, mind, and soul) and our physical bodies—spend most of their time near the surface of the bark where the buds come out. All of creation has its place on the tree and this is ours.
To say what a person’s branch will end up looking like is impossible to say until their life has run its course. What is known is that it starts out dead and bare, as if coming out of a winter slumber. Some will choose to stay this way and let disease creep in. When the One Great Spirit sends energy and life into their branches to try and cause flowers to grow, their petals will wilt and their fruit will rot and fall from the tree.
Others will see that they are diseased and look to where the One Great Spirit is found in the healthy parts of tree and ask to be made healthy too. Their branches will then produce colorful flowers and fruit filled with life. The quality of their fruit will be determined by how wholeheartedly they align themselves with All-That-is-Good. To those who choose this path the Perfect Guide comes to occupy the branches of their souls and teach them how to produce good things.
Remnants of evil’s disease will be allowed to linger in the tree for a time for the sake of the souls that still love its corruption, but the Spirit of Word and Light will come to fill every branch of humankind that asks for healing.
To say what a person’s branch will end up looking like is impossible to say until their life has run its course. What is known is that it starts out dead and bare, as if coming out of a winter slumber. Some will choose to stay this way and let disease creep in. When the One Great Spirit sends energy and life into their branches to try and cause flowers to grow, their petals will wilt and their fruit will rot and fall from the tree.
Others will see that they are diseased and look to where the One Great Spirit is found in the healthy parts of tree and ask to be made healthy too. Their branches will then produce colorful flowers and fruit filled with life. The quality of their fruit will be determined by how wholeheartedly they align themselves with All-That-is-Good. To those who choose this path the Perfect Guide comes to occupy the branches of their souls and teach them how to produce good things.
Remnants of evil’s disease will be allowed to linger in the tree for a time for the sake of the souls that still love its corruption, but the Spirit of Word and Light will come to fill every branch of humankind that asks for healing.
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Safe within the borders of the Way, the souls that have been joined to the life-force of the Spirit of Word and Light await the day of final cleansing. The day will arrive when every dead branch will be cut off and every trace of disease will be removed from the tree of life and thrown into unquenchable fire. All the bark will be scraped off of the surface of the tree and every soul that loved the dead branches and disease more than life itself will be tossed onto the fire alongside the death they’ve clung to.
After all this has been done, the One Great Spirit will reorder all life that has sought to live in harmony with All-That-is-Good, and create a new tree that is free of evil and disease—because it is within the One Great Spirit’s ability to do so. This is because good must continue to promote the spread of good in the best way possible.
This can be broadly understood as the path of life through time, as described up to the day when evil will no longer be tolerated, when its corruptions will have run their course, and the eyes of every person will have seen enough to decide which way they will go—making their final pledge to the way of good, or the way of evil.
After all this has been done, the One Great Spirit will reorder all life that has sought to live in harmony with All-That-is-Good, and create a new tree that is free of evil and disease—because it is within the One Great Spirit’s ability to do so. This is because good must continue to promote the spread of good in the best way possible.
This can be broadly understood as the path of life through time, as described up to the day when evil will no longer be tolerated, when its corruptions will have run their course, and the eyes of every person will have seen enough to decide which way they will go—making their final pledge to the way of good, or the way of evil.