#77 - The Suppression of the Sacred for Secularism

Modern Alchemy with James & Bersabeh Ray

We want to talk about an alchemical process that’s been taking place in our society for hundreds of years now. An alchemical process in reverse. (More on that in a moment)

The replacement and suppression of the sacred for secularism.

You see, all tools are neutral. They can be used for God and goodness or the darkest evil. This includes Alchemy.

The highest purpose and use of Alchemy is to transmute something of low value into something of high value.

The lowest purpose and use of Alchemy is to transmute something noble into something dark. It all depends on the values and intentions of the user.

For example: there’s a constant conversation in today’s world regarding guns but the bottom line is that it’s not really about guns. Guns don’t kill people... mentally disturbed people kill people.

The fact is that hurt people hurt other people.

The same thing is true of any tool. It’s the user that determines the use of the tool. A knife can cut bread, or it can be a deadly weapon.

So where are we currently in the world, and how did we get here?

We live in an extremely secular world. What is secularism? The formal definition is “religious indifference”. A belief that religious considerations should be eliminated from our civil affairs. The ignoring or exclusion of religious duties, in structure, or considerations.”

Now while you may at first think this is a good thing which allows individuals to think for themselves, the flip side is that without a belief, structure, rules, and a relationship with God or some type of Higher Principle we have nothing but flatland.

We have no standards to live by except observing those around us.

The horizontal relationship without the vertical relationship only gives us a socialized mind and materialism by which to judge our decisions and actions.

This has been methodically running as a collective program and slowly growing since the Renaissance and the rise of Humanism in the 14th century.

On the flip side, the sacred is more than the religion definition referenced. Religion is a means to reach a sacred end.

The true definition of sacred is the power, being, or realm understood to be at the core of existence, and which has a transformative effect on life and destiny.

The most common term for the sacred is God. But This Motive and Creative Power can be called by a multitude of names.

So, it basically comes down to whether you believe in a Creator and a Higher Power or not.

If you don’t, that’s Humanism and Secularism.

If you do, then that’s the Sacred.

Currently 92% of American’s state they believe in God and 83% of the people in the world state they believe in God.

So, where’s the disconnect? How do we reconcile the belief and the

practice?

How have we become so utterly materialistic, and money driven?

This is something we’ll continue to discuss in our upcoming episode.

But for today, let’s end with a quote from Nietzsche, “When God dies, life becomes weightless.”

So, how weighty is your life?