Parts of humanity believe in a God because they have to; they can’t bear reality.

Reality doesn’t offer hope. Nor does it offer ‘progress’, ‘improvement’, or ‘achievement’ – these are human creations; they are cultural constructs designed to create a game of life, to make it either bearable or enjoyable depending on how much one is winning the game.

These games have no intrinsic value.

They are created by whoever has the largest numbers in society, or the most control as a group, and ruled by their dispositions and whims. As such it is unequal, arbitrary, and not tuned to any higher value such as justice, truth, or fairness (although it may masquerade as doing so to continue the pre-existing power structure).

The games or our society, of anyone that lives in what is ironically called ‘civilization’, are a form of genetic warfare.

It is waged at all times within human society, an interspecies war.

THE DENIED TRUTH ABOUT HUMANITY IS:

Humanity is innately genocidal

We kill aspects of our collective occasionally. As individuals we can’t see the reason for this.  And there may be no actual reason for this…

But we can’t say for sure.

Often there is a wisdom in nature, so it is possible these inter-species wars of ours serve an evolutionary function.

In fact from an evolutionary perspective this must be the case; that is, the mass culling of segments of humanity allow the survivors to grow stronger; and for parts of the collective body to thrive.

Humanity seems to fight for the survival and propagation of its entire species but in amounts and distribution we can never predict; humanity as a whole has an agenda of its own. It may calculate or sense the future in some way, or automatically calibrate for maximum survivability in a highly and increasingly uncertain environment.

This does not help us as individuals. To our own self this is meaningless, or even a violation of our desire for a higher ideal to guide life. So we may have to create a fantasy that there is such a higher ideal.

A hope made real… but untrue.

As long as the price of the delusions we hold as a society are the truth, and justice, true freedom, and harmony with our nature – then every social change ever thought of, every supposed new start, every revolution or supposed evolution will FAIL.

False hope has to die or there can be no true progress.

Religion has become incredibly strange in the hands of agricultural humanity.  It’s far removed from what is visible and far removed from nature.

The primal ancient religion of humanity was basically a kind of nature worship, called animism, where everything was alive and spirits were embedded in everything and everyone.

The main mode of experiencing this reality was shamanic. Shamans used drums, dancing, drugs, or a similar method to alter their consciousness and journey into the spirit world. From their visits to the spirit world they could learn where the animals are for a good hunt, heal, gain knowledge, and explain away the misfortunes of the tribe.

While most of us are probably not called to do all those things we can all benefit from a modern equivalent of shamanic journeying, which is guided imagery.  Guided imagery allows you to travel inwards, to relax; to visit your future; to go to protected places where you can recharge; to heal yourself; and much more.

The only limit is your imagination. And imagination can be unlimited.

Here are some FREE practices to help you tap into your innate shamanic powers, the hunter gatherer equivalent of the original religion.

Do These Mysterious Stones Mark the Site of the Garden of Eden?

Digging for History in Gobeckli Tepe, Turkey

Gobekli: Your Questions Answered

Wiki link to Gobeckli Tepe

I don’t know how it can get more interesting.  Hunter gatherer culture, large scale cooperation, large scale building.

Some key insights so far (only about 2% of the temple has been excavated so conclusions may be premature):

• Religion gave rise to agriculture, not the other way around
• The early religious designs are so far of animals, likely indicating an animist, non-monotheistic original religion; a spirituality grounded in the observed world, in life and in nature.
• The temple was buried in tons and tons of sand after roughly 2000 years of operation for unknown reasons
• Caucasian hunter gatherers had an advanced enough culture to organize the quarrying, moving, and sculpting of 10 to 50 ton stones; agriculture is NOT necessary for huge projects requiring the agreement of hundreds or even thousands of people
• Human health gradually deteriorated as the millennia passed and food supplies and lifestyle changed from HG to agrarian – this is consistent with agriculture’s effects everywhere
• The exact function of the place is unknown; while it is speculated it was a temple for the dead no tombs or graves have been found