Happy Samhain Everyone!
Jesus is such a controversial figure and Christianity often misses the points He made.
In my youth I rebelled against the Catholic Church and was repulsed by the brainwashed Born Again cult that tried to real me in.
No no, I became a seeker.
After many years of education, meditation, ritual and just basking in Gods Light and love, I decided to have another look at Jesus through new eyes and what I found was The Nag Hamadi Library, I was guided in the right direction :)
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link to www.gnosis.org]
Anyone interested in Jesus or who has anything to do with Christianity should have a good look at the Gospel Of Thomas beacause THATS WHAT JESUS SAID. It's not much but it appears to be the best we have IMO.
Now looking at what Jesus actually said rather than what people wrote about Him I've come to the conclusion that He too was a seeker and his words can be enlightening.
I agree with Apollo, He probably was initiated into the Mysteries of Egypt and possibly much Eastern philosophy as well.
So now I think of Jesus as someone who would have been my friend, someone to drink beer with and have long philisophical discusssions and learn from. He's my brother. He's the brother of all of us who seek and Love God. The Family of Light.
As to His being The Grandmaster of the Illuminati; well now thats quite a stretch isnt it? Perhaps old Adam W. was being a bit Metaphorical as Jesus was someone who spread Light to the people and Adam would have called that illumination. Perhaps if we can consider The Illuminati as being a group that was of a positive nature (and their is much confusion and debate over that!) then some might consider Jesus to be a metaphorical forerunner in spirit but obviously not The actual grand master of the Order LOL.
I leave with one quote from The Gospel Of Thomas:
(24) His disciples said to him, "Show us the place where you are, since it is necessary for us to seek it."
He said to them, "Whoever has ears, let him hear. There is light within a man of light, and he lights up the whole world. If he does not shine, he is darkness."
We MUST shine and be The Light!
Pax et LVX,
Frater