I question the gnostic belief that the material world is intrinsically evil & that our sole task is to escape it.

Sure, we are “spiritual beings having a human experience.” We’re “in this world but not of this world.”

But are there not also demonic beings having a human experience? Might evil likewise be in this world but not of this world? Evil has its base in the lower astral planes, not in the lakes & forests. Its presence here is a metaphysical aberration.

If so, then the material world merely hosts evil & corruption, just as it hosts goodness & virtue. Physicality wouldn’t be fundamentally evil. It would be neutral, a game board supporting both types of players.

If you believe physicality is inherently wrong & evil, then there’s nothing to do but GTFO. There would be no reason to pursue physical action, empowerment, self-preservation, contribution, creation, procreation, or organization in this world. It’s a bit disempowering.

But if you view it as a neutral environment that’s become infected without & within, then you’ll be driven toward internal or external actions & solutions in the defense of goodness & virtue.

Then there’s hope of remediation, of bringing heaven to earth, of spiritualizing matter — a pursuit that presses the blade of consciousness against the grinding stone of material existence.

And that’s a more heroic, adventurous, and productive path in my view. The path of transcendence & mastery, rather than denial & escapism.

Humans are generally pain-avoidant, so they choose comforting lies over painful truths. Pain avoidance is something humans have in common with animals.

But not everyone. For some, the love of truth exceeds the pain of knowing. This is not an animal response, but a spiritual one that originates beyond the material realm.

So while many belief systems are just rationalizations of defense mechanisms, not all are. Most are a mix. Some are good-faith empirical attempts to figure things out, or the logical conclusion of personal experience, direct knowing, revelation, even anamnesis.

Gnostics had a bit of everything. Direct experience, deduction from observed facts, rationalizations of subconscious issues, unconventional interpretation of noscripture, or straight up making things up.

What’s clear to me though is that the material world imposes harsh limitations, hence competition, violence, trauma, ignorance, amnesia, illness, injury, loss, and death.

The trauma that necessitates defense mechanisms are ultimately rooted in material limitations, made worse by beings (human or otherwise) who internalize that & become conscious agents of pain & predation, which is the origin of evil.

If you take into account past life studies, near death experiences, astral projection, clairvoyance, and paranormal activity like ghosts & demons, then you realize there must be other planes of existence beyond the physical.

So, it brings up questions like: What is this place? Where did we come from? Where’s this all going? Why are we in a material world dominated by predatory forces so antagonistic to spirit?

That’s the dilemma that motivated ancient & modern gnostics to seek answers. Though, many Gnostics with a capital “G” have turned it into another religion, splitting hairs over semantics & interpretation of Gnostic noscriptures instead of thinking/feeling/intuiting the truth directly as they’re supposed to.

Trauma & defense mechanisms wall us off from direct experience of higher truths, higher feelings, higher perceptions. It’s a contradiction to seek with the head when the heart is blind. So inner work is critical.

But healing is just the foundation. We can’t stop there.

The higher part of our being has both a higher emotional center (heart of spirit) & higher intellectual center (mind of spirit).

While the first is important for reconnecting to the spiritual root network that unites all life, the second completes the process by unfurling our branches into the wisdom of the cosmos.

So healing & gnosis go hand in hand. “Physician, heal thyself!” + “Know thyself!”

In Conversation, Another Soul;

i gave you the sutras and explanation

1. Objects and consciousness are dependent on each other and are empty of self essence. They do not exist independently.
2. The thinking/discriminating mind is an illusory formation due to stirring of the 6th and 7th consciousnesses.
3. The first 5 and 8th consciousnesses turn quiet when afflictions are dissolved and the 6th and 7th are bypassed.
4. The 9th consciousness is the eternal awareness which cannot be observed yet it "contains all merits", its called the amala consciousness or intuitive mind, or true self.
5. Through understanding these, and thus that phenomena inner and outer are empty of content and not really conditioned yet with an appearance of being conditioned, one is not affected by gain or loss, and eventually all afflictions.
6. Through sincere study practice, contemplation, dhyana meditation, tranquilization of the first 5 consciousnesses, non-observance of cause and effect, non-observance of mind; all these unlock the constant advancement of purification from malignant illusions which bring the powers, the spiritual faculties, omniscience and true wisdom.
7. One taste of reality.

EVERYTHING and EVERYONE is connected to the TREE OF LIFE, which is the SOURCE of everything, which is our direct CONNECTION to the UNIVERSE, so if the ROOT of the tree is poisoned, the whole tree will be POISONED, while if we take CARE of the root, the whole tree will be HEALTHY.

Now I'll tell you a trick:
If you want to find out who you can really trust, you have to give them something to betray you for ;)

Well guys, before we begin the Next Phase, it's very important to remember the most important rule, THE RULE N 1:
Don't blindly believe Anything you See or Hear in Internet.
Question Everything and Everyone, whatever it is, unless you can personally confirm it with your own eyes in your own reality.
Remember that everything you find, even on Social Media, is a Mix of Reality and Simulation, so use your soul's discernment to navigate between the Truths and the Lies.
And don't be surprised if, as we continue the our journey, some entity will tells you that the Dinosaurs are back, for example 😂

We will enter the next phase shortly.

Remember who you are, your strength, your personality. Anchor yourself around that.

Remember to believe in the impossible. Open up considerations. Open up your actions.

Shake the dust off.

A time of action and belief is at hand. The reality will require inputs - it is already gathering such.

And you.. me.. us..

Gather yourself. Find harmony in yourself. Have confidence and belief in yourself.

You are an infinity engine, a masterpiece. You directly impact reality. You carry the weight of time, so make it time well spent -- by your own measure.

Common life, love, law..

We are all connected.

While we are in a reality that stresses duality.. we have much in common, and greatly benefit on working together.

The mankind vs mankind narrative needs to be challenged.

No more self vs self.

I forgot a important lesson. If you are collecting energy, have a place to put it.

I stopped creating, choosing to hold on instead.

The lesson is to transmute.

Time to let go. Stop holding on.

Re: Relationships

You begin building to protect yourself, and then you begin to build to protect each other.

- A Soul

So in legalize and that speech. You can sign a contract, agreement, etc.. with a term that says you do not waive and rights or responses based on what you just said.

I agree not to eat any more of your bagels at this time.

Well five seconds from now it's another time.

So a terminology that would give maximum protection to speech, allowing pivot of meaning to refocus behind a central point of reasoning.

Where a statement or opinion given, would be protected against claims of bias, hatred, etc... and tied to metadata, stats, and allowance for lived experience.

So you could say.. well climate change seems like a scam. And not have that speech attacked, personal attacks, etc.. there would be some legal backing to protect that free speech.

It's like being able to shift words to get to the point, but the point requires a wider analysis that is not so heavily influenced by emotions.

We need to use our emotions for better things than the reason we justify questionable behavior

Why facts dont change minds (goose explains) - Honkology YouTube

This is something that I've been trying to explain to people for so long now, as it's something we all do without even realising and that we still will find ourselves doing even when we're aware that we do it. It's an unavoidable pain in the arse, but once noticed, it can be overcome quite easily, by just motivating yourself to at least attempt to look at uncomfortable information and is something that, sadly, most people aren't too keen on doing.
This perfectly explains what I'm talking about, but in a really fun and interesting way:

It might help you to come up with a strategy to use when approaching others with a differing point of view?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Omc37TvHN74&si=RFKz0S3zapbQDa_j