The Kybalion reminds us that we
are held firmly within the Infinite Mind of THE ALL, that there is no power
outside of this One Reality that can ultimately harm us. That is not just
poetic comfort—it is a metaphysical declaration. If we live and move and have
our being within this Infinite Mind, then separation is, at best, an illusion
of perception. And when I read the New Testament through that same lens, I see
that this is precisely what Jesus was pointing toward, though often in veiled
language, because humanity was not yet ready to hear it plainly.
Jesus did not come to introduce a
transactional system where his death satisfied some cosmic requirement for
punishment. That idea, though deeply embedded in much of modern Christianity,
does not resonate with the deeper current of the message. Instead, what I see
is a revelation—a revealing of what had always been true but forgotten. Paul
speaks of a mystery hidden through the ages, now revealed: Christ in you, the
hope of glory. That is not a statement about exclusivity; it is a declaration
of universality. The Christ is not confined to one historical figure but is the
anointing of the Logos, the divine pattern, the living intelligence that
permeates all things.
Jesus was aware of this. He
embodied it. But more importantly, he pointed beyond himself to it. When he
spoke of going away so that the Advocate—the Spirit of Truth—could come, he was
not describing a replacement but an unveiling. The Spirit of Truth is not an
external entity descending upon a select few; it is the awakening of
discernment within us. It is the realization that we can trust that inner
knowing, that still small voice, what I often call our better angels. That is
where guidance comes from—not from fear, not from imposed authority, but from
alignment with the Logos within.
This reframes the resurrection in
a profound way. If we see it merely as proof of life after death or as
validation of a sacrificial system, we miss its deeper meaning. The
resurrection is the demonstration that life cannot be extinguished, that the
essence of who we are is not bound by material conditions. It is the unveiling
of the continuity of consciousness, the triumph of awareness over the illusion
of separation and death. It is, in every sense, an awakening.
And that awakening is not
reserved for Jesus alone. He is described as the firstborn from the dead—not
the only one, but the first to fully reveal this truth in a way humanity could
begin to grasp. If all things were created through this Logos and held together
within it, then the resurrection is not an isolated miracle; it is a revelation
of the nature of reality itself. It is the lifting of the veil.
The problem is that over time,
this message was reframed into something far more limited. The language of
reconciliation, of being made whole, was interpreted through the lens of guilt
and punishment. The metaphorical language of sin and judgment was taken
literally, and fear became the motivator. But when we return to the essence, we
see that what needed reconciliation was not God to humanity, but humanity’s
perception of itself. The estrangement was in the mind, as Paul himself
suggests. The hostility was not divine rejection, but human forgetfulness.
This is where the Hermetic
understanding aligns so beautifully. If everything exists within THE ALL, then
there is no true separation to overcome—only the realization of unity to awaken
to. The journey is not about earning our way back to God, but about remembering
that we were never outside of that divine reality to begin with.
Jesus’ mission, then, was not to
save us from God, but to awaken us to God within us. Not to rescue us from
hell, but to free us from the hell of ignorance, fear, and false identity.
Hell, in this sense, has always been metaphorical—a state of consciousness, not
a place of eternal punishment. And salvation is not an escape plan; it is a
realization.
This is why Jesus so often spoke
in parables and figures of speech. He was planting seeds of awareness, knowing
that the fullness of the message would unfold over time. “The hour is coming,”
he said, “when I will no longer speak in figures but will tell you plainly.”
That plainness, I believe, is what we are beginning to step into now—a time
where the deeper meaning can be seen without the layers of fear-based
interpretation.
And in that light, the
resurrection becomes not just something to believe in, but something to
experience. It is the ongoing rising of awareness within us. It is the moment
we realize that we are more than the roles we play, more than the limitations
we’ve accepted, more than the narratives we’ve been given. It is the awakening
to our true selves as expressions of the divine Logos.
We begin to trust our
discernment. We begin to listen inwardly. We begin to recognize that the same
anointing that was in Jesus is present in us—not in a diminished form, but in
its fullness, waiting to be realized. This does not diminish Jesus; it fulfills
his message. It brings it to its intended conclusion.
Because if Jesus is the
embodiment of the Logos made conscious, then his life is not just something to
admire—it is something to participate in. His resurrection is not just an
event—it is an invitation.
An invitation to awaken.
An invitation to remember.
An invitation to live from the awareness that we are, and have always been,
held within the Infinite Mind of THE ALL.
And once that realization begins
to take hold, fear loses its grip. The need for external validation fades. The
idea of separation dissolves. What remains is a quiet, steady knowing—a peace
that does not depend on circumstance, a clarity that does not require approval,
and a purpose that flows naturally from within.
That, to me, is the true message.
Not substitution, but revelation. Not fear, but awakening. Not exclusion, but
inclusion. Not a distant salvation, but a present realization.
And in that realization, the
resurrection is no longer something that happened—it is something that is
happening.
References:
The Kybalion
Colossians Chapter 1
Ephesians Chapter 1
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