It seems to me like our existence is heavily discounted by most of, if not the entire religious, spiritual, psychic, and occultist communities. Nearly every piece of doctrine or dogma I have ever laid eyes upon preaches strictly of our role as worshiper, servant. We are self-relegated to a state of cosmic servitude. We place ourselves into spiritual constituency to a power that we are told is infinitely greater than our own.

Scientifically, it can be stated as fact that for every effect a cause can be found. Existence as we know it is bound to the fundamental principle that we call "causality" - cause and effect. Even within chaos, the same principle can be observed, which heavily suggests that the universe may very well operate along the line of reasoning that "If 'x', then 'y'".

With this in mind, and assuming that one or more godlike entities actually exist in some form or other outside of the scope of the minds of any believers, how was godhood attained? What is the cause of infinite power?

Our legends and mythologies speak of divine birthright. Many gods were supposedly lucky to have been born this way. Consider the possibility that the concept of divine birthright may be purely metaphorical and in the context used, only applies to those who have sought out spiritual enlightenment and achieved it. This suggests that all living beings are capable of achieving such a status so long as certain realizations and applications of certain knowledge and understanding of it's myriad implications can be had.

I have always stated that "Man is God and in being so, God is Man." Until recently I have only allowed myself to grasp this statement as not much more than a rough conceptualization - an abstract thought process with iceberg implications. Lately, the idea is something that I feel I have been able to attach tangibility to - although I feel that there is still much hidden away beneath the surface understanding I've been able to grasp onto.

It is estimated that the human brain remains unused in roughly ninety-percent of its capacity at any given time. What happens when we break out of the tight confines of mundane thinking, into the open space of the abstract and give that abstract shape, tangibility, direction? Can Man know God as his/her equal?

Of course, there is still much to think on but I like where this train of thought is going so far. I'm looking forward to thoughts and opinions from others. As always, please feel free to offer your own insight as well.

Cheers,
L