It was in the time of the annual respite from study that I made my advent to the capital city. In this vacation the, Xioqua and the Incala participated, the majority seeking their homes first, for a season, but generally soon returning to the capital, in order to enjoy the special pleasures of the resting time. But some went over the ocean to Umaur, or to Incalia, that is, South or North America, respectively; others went only to the more distant provinces in Atl itself.
During the yearly academic break, I arrived in the capital city. This vacation was shared by both Xioqua and Incala students, with most initially returning home for a while before coming back to the capital to enjoy the unique pleasures of the holiday. Some, however, crossed the ocean to Umaur or Incalia (South and North America, respectively), while others simply traveled to the more remote regions of Atl itself.
Thus far the reader has had to guess what sort of religion the worship of Incal was; it may even have been inferred that Poseidi were polytheists, from my reference to the various gods of this and that title, class or grade. Truly, I have said that we believed in Incal, and symbolized him as the Sun-God. But the sun itself was an emblem. To assert that we, despite our enlightenment, adored the orb of day, would he as absurd as to say that the Christians adore the cross of the crucifixion for itself; in both cases it is the attached significance that caused the sun, and causes the cross, to be held in any sort of regard.
Up to this point, readers have had to speculate about the nature of Incal worship. Some might have even concluded that the Poseidi were polytheists, given my mentions of various gods with different titles and ranks. To be clear, we believed in Incal, symbolized as the Sun-God. However, the sun itself was merely a symbol. Suggesting that we, despite our advanced civilization, worshipped the actual sun would be as absurd as claiming that Christians worship the physical cross of crucifixion. In both cases, it's the deeper meaning behind these symbols that gives them significance.
The Atlantides were given to personification of the principles of nature and of the objects of the earth, seas and skies; but this was purely a result of the national love of poetry, and could be mainly traced to the favor which popular fancy had accorded to a chronological epic history of Poseid, wherein the chief men and women figured as heroes and heroines. The powers of nature, such as wind, rain, lightning, heat and cold, and all kindred phenomena were gods of various degree, while the germinal principal of life, the destroying one of death, and other of life's greater mysteries, were characterized as the greater gods; but each and all were but offspring of the Most High Incal. It was an epic related in metrical measure and rhyme, constituting a poem whose every line exhibited the master touch of genius. Its authorship was lost in the night of time. It was supposedly the work, however, of a Son of the Solitude. There was an addendum embracing later events and epochs, but it was a markedly inferior work, and was not valued as highly as the body of the poem.
The Atlanteans personified natural principles and elements of earth, sea, and sky. This stemmed from their love of poetry, particularly a popular epic chronicling Poseid's history, which featured prominent figures as heroes. Natural forces like wind, rain, and lightning were considered lesser gods, while life, death, and other profound mysteries were deemed greater deities. All, however, were seen as offspring of the supreme being, Incal. This epic was a masterful poem of exceptional quality, its authorship lost to time but attributed to a Son of the Solitude. A later addition covered more recent events, but it was noticeably inferior and less esteemed than the original work.
As a fact, the worship of Incal never included anything other than the adoration of God as a spiritual entity, and the "gods" had no portion in the religious services held on the two Sundays of each week, that is, the eleventh and the first days, for with the Poseidi a week consisted of eleven days, just as a month comprised three weeks, and a year eleven months, with one or more "leap-year" days at its end, as the exigencies of the solar might require, these days being a regularly recurring holiday season, as New Year's Day is now. That so many gods and goddesses seem to have been venerated was due to the national influence of the epic history spoken of, and it was but a habit of mind to speak of them at all.
In reality, Incal worship solely focused on revering God as a spiritual being. The "gods" played no role in the religious services held on the two Sundays each week—the eleventh and first days. The Poseidi calendar differed from ours: a week had eleven days, a month three weeks, and a year eleven months. They added one or more "leap-year" days at the year's end as needed to align with the solar cycle. These extra days became regular holiday seasons, much like our New Year's Day. The apparent veneration of numerous gods and goddesses stemmed from the influence of popular epic histories, and referencing them was merely a cultural habit rather than genuine worship.
In our monotheism we differed little from the religion dominating the Hebraic civilization; we recognized no divine trinity, nor any Christ-spirit, neither any savior except the endeavor to do the best we knew in the sight of Incal. We considered all mankind as the sons of God, not any one mysteriously conceived person as solely His son. Miracle was an impossible thing, for all things we deemed rationally referable to uncontravenable law. But the Poseidi did believe that Incal had once lived in human form upon the earth, and had cast off the gross body of the world to assume that of unfettered spirit. He had in that time created mankind and, as the Poseidi were evolutionists, that word, "mankind," embraced all the lower animals too. In course of time beings of the genus homo were evolved, one man and one woman, and then Incal had placed woman spiritually highest and above man, a position which she had lost through an attempt to enjoy a fruit which grew on the Tree of Life in the Garden of Heaven. But in doing this she had, according to the legend, disobeyed Incal, who had said that His highest, most progressed children should not enjoy this fruit, for whosoever did should surely die, because no mortal being could have immortal life and also reproduce its kind. The legend read: "I have said unto my creatures, attain perfection and study it evermore, and such is endless life. But whoso enjoyeth this tree, can not contain self."
Our monotheistic beliefs were similar to those of the Hebraic civilization. We didn't recognize a divine trinity, Christ-spirit, or any savior except our own efforts to do what we thought best in Incal's eyes. We viewed all humans as God's children, not just one miraculously conceived individual. We didn't believe in miracles, seeing all events as explainable by natural laws. The Poseidi believed Incal once lived on Earth in human form before becoming pure spirit. He created mankind, which, in our evolutionary view, included all lower animals. Eventually, humans evolved into one man and one woman. Incal initially placed woman spiritually above man, but she lost this position by trying to eat fruit from the Tree of Life in the Garden of Heaven. This act disobeyed Incal, who had forbidden his most advanced children from eating this fruit, warning that whoever did would die. This was because no mortal being could have both immortal life and the ability to reproduce. The legend stated: "I have told my creations to seek and study perfection endlessly, which is eternal life. But whoever enjoys this tree cannot contain themselves."
The form of punishment meted out was the rationalistic, as the woman's attempt was to attain forbidden pleasures and she did not, uninstructed, know how. Her hand slipped from its grasp on the fruit and its side was torn out, so that its seed dropped on the earth and became flint-stones, while the fruit, still adhered to the tree, and became of the likeness of a great fiery serpent, whereof the breath scorched the hands of the culprit. Feeling the pain, she let go her hold on the Tree of Life, falling prone upon the earth and never fully recovering from the injury. Thus man became the superior being through the development of his nature by the necessity he was under of preserving his mate and himself from the cold and kindred conditions which came along with the flint-stones. (The last Glacial or Ice-age). Having fallen back into these material conditions, reproduction of species was a necessity once more, and so the law of continence supposedly commanded by Incal was broken. Death thus entered again into the sum of human reckoning and, until the Word be observed, no man could know a deathless condition. CONTAIN THYSELF! On this dependeth all knowledge; no occult law is so great as this. Use all things of this world as abusing none. (I. Cor. vii., 31).
The punishment was logical, as the woman sought forbidden pleasures without understanding. As she grasped the fruit, it tore, scattering seeds that became flint stones. The fruit transformed into a fiery serpent, its breath burning her hands. In pain, she released the Tree of Life, falling to the ground and never fully recovering. Man became superior through adapting to protect himself and his mate from the harsh conditions brought by the flint stones (the last Ice Age). Returning to material existence, reproduction became necessary again, breaking Incal's law of continence. Death re-entered human experience, and immortality remained out of reach until the Word was observed. Self-control is paramount, surpassing all occult laws. Use worldly things without abusing them. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
Such was the popular belief regarding the creation of human kind by Incal. The higher priests held to a religion which was virtually Essenianism, although for obvious reasons the populace were not aware of this fact. The date of this fabled occurrence was theologically supposed to have been preceded at least 9 thousand centuries, and some semi-authorities set it at even a more extended period than that.
This was the common belief about how Incal created humans. The high-ranking priests actually followed a religion very similar to Essenianism, though they kept this hidden from the general public. Theologians claimed this mythical event took place at least 900,000 years ago, with some experts suggesting an even earlier date.
Incal, the Father of Life, was not supposed to punish His children except that He made the laws of nature self-executive, His immanent, will, and if any one transgressed these the guilt was inexorably punished by nature, it being impossible to set in motion a cause without a consequent effect; if the cause was good, so also was the consequence. And in this they were undeviatingly correct; no mediator can avert for us the results of our misdeeds. [*1] The Poseid nation believed in a heaven of good effects for those who put good causes into operation, and there was a region filled with bad effects for the wicked; the two places were adjacent, and those who were neither wholly good, nor wholly had, were supposed to live on a middle territory, so to speak. But, both of these post-vital conditions were included in the Shadow Land, as the word "Navazzamin" may be translated, literally, "A country of departed souls."
Incal, the Father of Life, did not directly punish His children. Instead, He created self-enforcing laws of nature that reflected His will. Anyone who broke these laws faced inevitable consequences from nature itself, as it's impossible to set a cause in motion without an effect. If the cause was good, so was the consequence. This principle was absolutely correct; no intermediary can shield us from the results of our misdeeds. The Poseid nation believed in a heaven of positive outcomes for those who initiated good causes, and a region of negative consequences for the wicked. These two places were adjacent, with those who were neither entirely good nor bad supposedly living in a middle ground. Both of these afterlife conditions were part of the Shadow Land, or "Navazzamin," which literally means "A country of departed souls."
Though the religion of Incal was one based on cause. and effect, nevertheless a slight inconsistency appeared in the more or less prevalent belief that He was supposed to reward the very good.
While the religion of Incal was rooted in cause and effect, a minor inconsistency emerged in the widespread belief that Incal would reward those who were exceptionally virtuous.
To-day, my friend, thou standest on the threshold of a new unfoldment. The religion of to-day is even yet tinctured by this concept of an omnipotent, but man-like, Creator, heritage of a dead antiquity. But thou art living in the final years of am old Human Cycle, the Sixth. While I choose not at present to explain what this means, I will do so ere I bid thee God's peace. But I will say that humanity's new conception of the Eternal Cause will be more lofty, more sublime, purer, wider and more of an approach to boundlessness, than anything of which the long gone aeons of time have ever dreamed. Christ is indeed risen and cometh unto His own, who ere long shall know Him as no exoteric man hath ever known Him. And, knowing Him, they shall know the things of the Father and do them, because it is written, "I go unto my Father."
Today, you stand at the brink of a new awakening. Our current religious views are still colored by the outdated notion of an all-powerful, human-like Creator—a relic from ancient times. You're living in the final years of the Sixth Human Cycle. While I won't explain that concept now, I'll do so before we part ways. What I can tell you is that humanity's new understanding of the Eternal Cause will be more elevated, pure, and expansive than anything dreamed of in past ages. It will approach true boundlessness. Christ has indeed risen and is coming to His own, who will soon know Him in ways no ordinary person ever has. In knowing Him, they'll understand and carry out the Father's will, for it is written, "I go unto my Father."
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS!
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!
Faith shall soon be knowledge. Belief shall be twin with science, and the Word shall blaze as a sun of glorious new meaning, for true religion means "I bind together."
Faith will soon become knowledge. Belief will align with science, and the Word will shine brightly with new meaning, for true religion ultimately means "to connect."
RESURGAM CHRISTOS
I Will Rise Again, Christ
"Close Not the Ends of My Cross."
"Don't Limit the Power of My Sacrifice."
The Exoteric Church hath closed the ends of His Cross. Wherefore they are exoteric, and shall not ever be esoteric until they open the ends of that Four-Way Path. Open thine eyes and thine ears.
The mainstream Church has restricted the full meaning of Christ's Cross. As a result, they remain focused on outward appearances, unable to grasp deeper spiritual truths until they embrace the complete message of the Four-Way Path. Open your mind to new insights and understanding.
Footnotes
Notes
^90:1 NOTE.--Do not confuse "undoing" with "atonement." Christ atoned; we must undo, see note, page <page 236>.
1. Do not confuse "undoing" with "atonement." Christ atoned for our sins, but we must undo our mistakes.