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What is
theosophy?
Is The Light Way™ a
religion or cult?
Are all religions created equal?
What’s in it for the members?
Are there downsides/consequences?
Describe rebirth.
What does someone have to do to become a member of
your religion?
How does one join?
What do new members receive for joining?
Can anyone join?
How will I know when I am saved or whatever it is
that your religion does?
What exactly is salvation?
Is there a heaven or paradise or hell?
Is there a
"god"?
Is there a purpose?
What is your religion called?
Where are the churches located and what are they
for?
Why haven’t others found these churches?
Are there
sacraments and rituals?
Is
this your normal occupation?
What is
theosophy?
From Webster's: theos (god) sophia (wisdom) ] Religious philosophy or
speculation based on mystical insight into the nature of deity and divine
teachings.
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Is
The Light Way™ a religion or cult?
Let's look at the definitions.
Religion: belief in and
reverence for a supernatural power accepted as the creator and governor of the
universe.
Cult: a community or system of religious worship and ritual.
The Light Way™ is an ancient wisdom tradition. We do not claim to have the
corner on Universal Spirituality. Our teachings reveal tools, techniques and
methods which can enable the "student" or practitioner to realize
their sense of self and become fully integrated with all.
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Are all religions created equal?
Why not? They all came from the same source. Each has a valid point of view
that allows a member to be one with everything. They all work for someone.
However, many of the worlds religions speak about
ancient archetypes with metaphors that are difficult to realize with a modern
consciousness. It not that we have outgrown "god", rather our point of view has
shifted. Modern religions have resulted through change and adaptation from older
time versions. We all know there is more to life than what we perceive and
religion's ability to describe and reveal those things is why they exist. All our archetypes need to be addressed. These "gods"
within us that control and manipulate our perceptions are and should be the
focus of any religion. It is difficult to imagine how religions based on ancient
metaphors can address the archetypes of today's world. Satisfaction and
relevance fade, disillusionment and questions grow. A religion without a living prophet is a dead religion.
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What’s in it for the members?
Fresh ideas and perspectives, drawn from science, touched with a bit of
mysticism. A new point of view, a way to describe self/soul/consciousness, a
deeper appreciation for existence and its realities and how to change it.
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Are there downsides/consequences?
Of course, as there are with any belief system. Realization of certain
truths can devastate previous views and perspectives. This can/will hurt, but it
passes as one progresses through the change in perspective caused by a new point
of view (belief). The rebirth of self can be both exciting and challenging.
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Describe rebirth.
The artist and mystic William
Blake describes rebirth this way: "If the doors of perception were cleansed, all
things would appear as they are, infinite." Rebirth is the moment in time
when all becomes one and one becomes all. Rebirth causes one to begin an incredible journey through space and time.
Propelled by the energy of being self. Fully engaged in the process with new
found faith, the ability to surrender ones self, to become consumed by the
spirit of that belief (point of view). Some (most) religions refer to this as
being one with god, living in paradise, being eternal.
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What does someone have to do to become a member of
your religion?
Joining a religion requires commitment and discipline. Membership requires
personal contribution and involvement. Each of these four items is managed in
different ways.
1. Commitment is choosing self as the way and joining
with like minded others.
2. Discipline is the constant exploration of self.
3. Contribution is tithing, doing service to others.
4. Involvement is sharing your belief (point of view) with others and building
the religion through membership, thus developing a congregation.
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How does one join?
Membership in The Light Way™ is open by
way of application. If you feel that you are truly prepared for advanced
Spirituality, please contact us via e-mail.
You will then receive further instructions.
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What do new members receive for joining?
All members are given the opportunity to
grow Spiritually at a Universal level. The Light Way™ offers online courses,
as well as live open forum meetings and group sessions. (The
Light Way™ plans to offer online
discussions at least once a week in the very near future.) Course
work is offered for all levels of development. We
offer certificates of degree achievement for each level or course completed.
Members have exclusive access to areas of the website reserved for them. The
Light Way™ publishes a monthly online newsletter. All members
will receive a certificate of membership.
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Can anyone join?
No. Only those who are willing. In order to surrender one must have a will.
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How will I know when I am saved or whatever it is
that your religion does?
Most religions
put individuals through a series of exercises and disciplines to achieve salvation. In
other words, there is a price. The Light Way™ will
help you realize that you have already attained
salvation by simply being born into this life. There is no right way nor wrong
way. In other words, all paths lead to the same great center.
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What exactly is salvation?
Realization of sense of self. The ability to participate fully in existence.
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Is there a heaven or paradise or hell?
These are mythical places
created primarily to explain the continuance of energy, but they will pass and evaporate when the
consciousness that sustains
them fades.
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Is there a
"god"?
I guess that depends upon the meaning of the term
"god".
The Light Way™
holds
that there exists a potential for permanence and persistence. That all humans
and ordinary things are transcendent. And that everything is made of the same
stuff including ideas and thoughts. That would be "god" in my religion.
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Is there a purpose?
This question is the very reason religions exist. To describe a purpose for
life and existence.
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What is your religion called?
The Light Way™. Each level
of discipline has a name, such as The Church of Light Thinking, The Church of
Light Waiting, and The Church of Light Space, and more.
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Where are the churches and what are they
for?
The churches are storage places, archives of experience and information
about this reality. Full of metaphors and possibilities, these places attract
the consciousness like moths to a flame. Unless one is prepared properly, the
potential for pain and hurt is very high. These churches are only accessible
with a key. They are not open to everyone nor are they a safe place for
everyone. For within them are both wonder and horror and with new experiences
constantly being added the unprepared can become buried inside. Yet when
properly prepared, the churches provide a solitude, a serenity, a place without
fear or horror, rather, a paradise of ones own making. Ways of finding these
churches and how to best use them is what my religion teaches.
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Why haven’t others found these churches?
Others have found them, many times over, some even live within their
hallowed walls. A common source leads us all to the same places. We find our
moments of time scattered about in various experiences, occurrences, and events
never realizing the sense of self that religions, science, mysticism, and dogma
speak of. Those who have found the churches have ‘pointed to the door’ which
is not
The Light Way™.
The Light Way™
shows you how to shut the door on those who
would enter the church without proper preparations. You will become the temple
guards, those who know that only the chosen, those with a certificate of
preparation are allowed into the churches of Light. Protecting the innocent,
those who still dream, those asleep in some sentient form who happen upon these
churches.
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Are there
sacraments and rituals?
Yes, to effectively reach and touch the archetypes that promote and generate
our perceptions, certain mental and physical states much be achieved. Rituals
allow the form to relax and resonate with the energetic fields that will be
changed. The sacrament, the sacrifice delivered by chalice, by platen, by knife,
by sword. Whichever it is that the archetype must receive at/by the hands of
self.
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Is
this your normal occupation?
The members of The
Light Way™ come from all walks of life, with diverse
professional and artistic backgrounds. The Light Way™ happens
to be their Spiritual path of choice.
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