A slightly different slant on an immensely complex subject
The birth of our nation happened amidst a worldwide the cacophony of wars, battles, and intrigues between nation states ruled by Kings and Ecclesiastics. The conviction of rule by Divine right, in which Kings and Ecclesiastics were not accountable to any earthly authority, w…
A slightly different slant on an immensely complex subject
The birth of our nation happened amidst a worldwide the cacophony of wars, battles, and intrigues between nation states ruled by Kings and Ecclesiastics. The conviction of rule by Divine right, in which Kings and Ecclesiastics were not accountable to any earthly authority, was unassailable in most of the world. The events unfolding in North America were initially of minor importance but noticeable. The concept of rule by the people was truly revolutionary and clearly needed to be stopped, but contrary events unfolded that allowed it to grow against all odds. However, the conviction that rule by aristocracy with its underlying notion of Divine right has not been totally relegated to the dustbin of history, in fact it is reemerging in a last gasp effort to derail rule by the people. It has no lasting power behind it because it is attempting to take us backwards to a state of equilibrium that is impossible to resurrect.
Amongst the essential events in human history was the invention of the telegraph, which was formally introduced by Samuel Morse in 1844 when he sent the famous message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore. With this message the worlds equilibrium was upset forever. Present day science and technology can be traced to that message which, in historical perspective, directly challenged the power of rule by Divine Right. In fact, the unenlightened of today seem to think of technology as the vehicle to rule by Divine Right.
The seeds planted in our new democracy in conjunction with technology, began to erode the divine power equilibrium of rule by bygone Kings and Ecclesiastes via loss of wars, their enormous fortunes, and revolutionary forces. Inevitably, the power and concepts inherited from the past are fading despite attempts by some to perpetuate them based on idle fancies and vain imaginings of what history tells us. However, the underlying concept is still with us.
The birth of a new equilibrium is not an easy process because past thought remains strong but slowly losing momentum. The main baggage in today’s incarnation of Divine Power is “I can do as I please because I have no earthly constraints”. The simplest form is the gunman who says” I did it because I could” where the gun provided the power. For people with great wealth and influence, they can do as they please “because they can”, because they have the resources.
It is of prime importance to understanding that while “not having earthly constraints” may appear to be true, Divine Will inevitably wins. This begs the question of who of us humans, past, present, and future have unfettered and infinitely pure access to Divine Will. There are many in the past, in the present, and in the future who claim that distinction. If all claims are false, then access to Divine Will is never available to humanity and why does the concept even exist. To allow the concept to exist and not provide access is the height of injustice. The mystery continues, until the true seeker finds the Beloved.
A slightly different slant on an immensely complex subject
The birth of our nation happened amidst a worldwide the cacophony of wars, battles, and intrigues between nation states ruled by Kings and Ecclesiastics. The conviction of rule by Divine right, in which Kings and Ecclesiastics were not accountable to any earthly authority, was unassailable in most of the world. The events unfolding in North America were initially of minor importance but noticeable. The concept of rule by the people was truly revolutionary and clearly needed to be stopped, but contrary events unfolded that allowed it to grow against all odds. However, the conviction that rule by aristocracy with its underlying notion of Divine right has not been totally relegated to the dustbin of history, in fact it is reemerging in a last gasp effort to derail rule by the people. It has no lasting power behind it because it is attempting to take us backwards to a state of equilibrium that is impossible to resurrect.
Amongst the essential events in human history was the invention of the telegraph, which was formally introduced by Samuel Morse in 1844 when he sent the famous message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore. With this message the worlds equilibrium was upset forever. Present day science and technology can be traced to that message which, in historical perspective, directly challenged the power of rule by Divine Right. In fact, the unenlightened of today seem to think of technology as the vehicle to rule by Divine Right.
The seeds planted in our new democracy in conjunction with technology, began to erode the divine power equilibrium of rule by bygone Kings and Ecclesiastes via loss of wars, their enormous fortunes, and revolutionary forces. Inevitably, the power and concepts inherited from the past are fading despite attempts by some to perpetuate them based on idle fancies and vain imaginings of what history tells us. However, the underlying concept is still with us.
The birth of a new equilibrium is not an easy process because past thought remains strong but slowly losing momentum. The main baggage in today’s incarnation of Divine Power is “I can do as I please because I have no earthly constraints”. The simplest form is the gunman who says” I did it because I could” where the gun provided the power. For people with great wealth and influence, they can do as they please “because they can”, because they have the resources.
It is of prime importance to understanding that while “not having earthly constraints” may appear to be true, Divine Will inevitably wins. This begs the question of who of us humans, past, present, and future have unfettered and infinitely pure access to Divine Will. There are many in the past, in the present, and in the future who claim that distinction. If all claims are false, then access to Divine Will is never available to humanity and why does the concept even exist. To allow the concept to exist and not provide access is the height of injustice. The mystery continues, until the true seeker finds the Beloved.