All the myths surrounding the Jesus figure in the canonical bible will not be used. Instead what will be used is the information gathered from the gnostic scriptures. Considering that the gnostic scriptures have not been manipulated for at least 1600 years, unlike the canonical bible that was put in to existence at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD, I would expect more accuracy as to what the historical Jesus actually said.
This is one of the most well known and important figures in western civilization if not the most important. Even if you do or don't believe this figure was who he was is irrelevant. It is the people that used the idea that the only way to "God" is through his "Son" and that you will only find Jesus in the Christian Church, have put fear in to people's minds that has kept them from understanding that every person can be there own god of there own universe. Its as if by keeping people fearful of a jealous god that has allowed the Christian churches to have control over people's minds so they can become slaves to the people who want control over them. People in our society seem to feel as if they have no control over there own lives that it is some other source that has control. This is what the mentality of Christian Churches have permeated into the structure of our society whether you believe in religion or not.
In reality after reading many segments of the Gnostic Gospels there is a different version of what the possible historical Jesus was saying and that is "Everyone [of you] who has known himself has seen it" - Dialogue of the Saviour. Further along Matthew persists in asking him questions, Jesus says that he does not know the answer himself, "nor have I heard about it, except from you."
The disciple who comes to know himself can discover, then, what even Jesus cannot teach. The Testimony of Truth says that the gnostic becomes a "disciple of his [own] mind," discovering that his own mind "is the father of the truth."
The Gospel of Philip explores further the relationship of experiential truth to verbal description. Religious language is one of internal transformation: whoever perceives divine reality "becomes what he sees";
....You saw the spirit, you became spirit. You saw Christ, you became Christ. You saw [the Father, you] shall become Father....you see yourself, and what you see you shall [become].
Whoever achieves gnosis (knowledge of self) becomes "no longer a Christian, but a Christ."
I remember reading this last fall when I started researching for my exhibit and realized that he was talking about what the dvd The Secret talks about-the Law of Attraction. Its as if he was self aware and wanted people to know they can be as well, not the only way towards salvation to god is to believe that Jesus was his son. If Jesus were alive today he would probably consider such ideas as heresy.
This story needs to be more of telling someone's spiritual journey and the history surrounding this person's journey and to making it more tangible to everyone and possibly why such knowledge of self awareness could have become harmful to the religions of the day, Judaism, Islam.
In reality after reading many segments of the Gnostic Gospels there is a different version of what the possible historical Jesus was saying and that is "Everyone [of you] who has known himself has seen it" - Dialogue of the Saviour. Further along Matthew persists in asking him questions, Jesus says that he does not know the answer himself, "nor have I heard about it, except from you."
The disciple who comes to know himself can discover, then, what even Jesus cannot teach. The Testimony of Truth says that the gnostic becomes a "disciple of his [own] mind," discovering that his own mind "is the father of the truth."
The Gospel of Philip explores further the relationship of experiential truth to verbal description. Religious language is one of internal transformation: whoever perceives divine reality "becomes what he sees";
....You saw the spirit, you became spirit. You saw Christ, you became Christ. You saw [the Father, you] shall become Father....you see yourself, and what you see you shall [become].
Whoever achieves gnosis (knowledge of self) becomes "no longer a Christian, but a Christ."
I remember reading this last fall when I started researching for my exhibit and realized that he was talking about what the dvd The Secret talks about-the Law of Attraction. Its as if he was self aware and wanted people to know they can be as well, not the only way towards salvation to god is to believe that Jesus was his son. If Jesus were alive today he would probably consider such ideas as heresy.
This story needs to be more of telling someone's spiritual journey and the history surrounding this person's journey and to making it more tangible to everyone and possibly why such knowledge of self awareness could have become harmful to the religions of the day, Judaism, Islam.
There is so much more to write but I have been suffering from an incredible migraine for the past two days and I almost thought I was going to have to take myself to the hospital last night because of it. I got it under control but it feels as if it is wanting to come back so I have to take control of it now.
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