Battle For Your Soul - 12/23/2008

Yesterday I was thinking about the final hour, Judgment.  The Christian, Jewish, and Muslim belief that when you die you face a final review of your deeds on earth and are punished or rewarded accordingly.  Being slightly intelligent, I of course don't believe in that nonsense. . but the idea of going before a Being of Supreme Power and being judged after you die does intrigue me.  Perhaps the reality of what happens when you die was lost in translation, or never actually recorded.  

Maybe the final judgment is more akin to a videogame, something like Chrono Trigger.  You literally have to fight for your right to exist after you die, either your own personal Demon or an Archon or the Demiurge himself, to the extent that the idea of Evil or opposition holds power over your beliefs.  There's a quote from a tv series, Twin Peaks. . that has always blown me away with it's implications.  I feel there's a great deal of truth to it as well, here...read it for yourself...

"My people believe that the White Lodge is a place where the spirits that rule man and nature reside. There is also a legend of a place called the Black Lodge. The shadow self of the White Lodge. Legend says that every spirit must pass through there on the way to perfection. There, you will meet your own shadow self. My people call it The Dweller on the Threshold. But it is said that if you confront the Black Lodge with imperfect courage, it will utterly annihilate your soul."

It might turn out that each of us must face our own dark shadow before we can attain the glories of heaven, or even keep our soul from being destroyed.  Hell, it might even mean we get to sidestep an immediate reincarnation, without having the chance to enjoy ourselves in a higher vibration for as long as we please.

And how do we confront this Ultimate Evil with our present earthly, fear-based consciousness?  Perhaps the point of life is not to do or be good, but to find the power to face this evil when we die and render it defenseless to our strength.  Each of us must find our own weapon to defeat the Oppressor and his minions. . . whether it's the love of our friends and family, the belief in ourselves, or a passion that uplifts our spirit.  We all have the ability to face this evil and destroy IT utterly.....but only if we arm ourselves with a Power we come to realize here on earth.