Christmas - Another Twist - Is It True, the Story of Christmas Has Been Around Longer Than "Christ"?
Here are some insights into "Christ" and "Christmas" that is really going to rock the foundation of this celebration as most people know it today.
According to Timothy Freke, philosopher, historian and best selling author in his book "The Jesus Mysteries" published in 1999 and co-written with Peter Gandy a classicist, Jesus is what he refers to as a "every man figure" and the stories surrounding him are purely teaching stories.
His conclusion is that the Jesus story is a mythical story.
Freke says that the stories are not meant to be taken literally but as teaching stories.
The teachings lead to the state of waking up to the oneness of unconditional love.
This is the belief of the Gnostic Christians which Freke believes are the original Christians ('Gnostic' meaning 'knower').
Jesusis an allegory which represents each one of us on our journey to oneness and unconditional love.
Throughout the ancient Mediterranean they have been telling the same story of a son of God right back to the dawn of history.
Yes this same myth has been written in other cultures.
They took stories from the "pagan god man" who was a son of god, born of a virgin on 25th December in a cave or sometimes in a stable before shepherds, has 12 disciples, does miracles, changes water into wine at a wedding and dies at Easter some times through crucifixion, he comes back after three days and ascends to heaven and if you want to commune with him you take wine and bread which symbolizes his body and blood.
The purpose of the Jesus story was to reveal or discover a state of awakening to the "Christ within" which is the essence our real essential being; that we are one with everything.
Many scholars among others believe religion has created separateness, promoted division, judgment and a move away from unconditional love.
How many wars in our history and today are still in the name of religion?As Albert Einstein:"The problems of today cannot be solved with the same mindset that created them.
"To find out more about Timothy Freke and his work including his "Alliance for Lucid Living" to help ameliorate the suffering caused by the illusion of separateness, by promoting the Gnostic BIG IDEA of waking up to oneness and love visit his website at http://www.
timothyfreke.
com Some other reading of interest on the subject worth noting:"The Secret Magdalene: A Gnostic Tale of Christ & the Magdalene" by Ki Longfellow, "The Jesus Puzzle: Did Christianity begin with a Mythical Christ?" by Earl Doherty, "The Jesus Myth" by Professor G A Wells.
According to Timothy Freke, philosopher, historian and best selling author in his book "The Jesus Mysteries" published in 1999 and co-written with Peter Gandy a classicist, Jesus is what he refers to as a "every man figure" and the stories surrounding him are purely teaching stories.
His conclusion is that the Jesus story is a mythical story.
Freke says that the stories are not meant to be taken literally but as teaching stories.
The teachings lead to the state of waking up to the oneness of unconditional love.
This is the belief of the Gnostic Christians which Freke believes are the original Christians ('Gnostic' meaning 'knower').
Jesusis an allegory which represents each one of us on our journey to oneness and unconditional love.
Throughout the ancient Mediterranean they have been telling the same story of a son of God right back to the dawn of history.
Yes this same myth has been written in other cultures.
They took stories from the "pagan god man" who was a son of god, born of a virgin on 25th December in a cave or sometimes in a stable before shepherds, has 12 disciples, does miracles, changes water into wine at a wedding and dies at Easter some times through crucifixion, he comes back after three days and ascends to heaven and if you want to commune with him you take wine and bread which symbolizes his body and blood.
The purpose of the Jesus story was to reveal or discover a state of awakening to the "Christ within" which is the essence our real essential being; that we are one with everything.
Many scholars among others believe religion has created separateness, promoted division, judgment and a move away from unconditional love.
How many wars in our history and today are still in the name of religion?As Albert Einstein:"The problems of today cannot be solved with the same mindset that created them.
"To find out more about Timothy Freke and his work including his "Alliance for Lucid Living" to help ameliorate the suffering caused by the illusion of separateness, by promoting the Gnostic BIG IDEA of waking up to oneness and love visit his website at http://www.
timothyfreke.
com Some other reading of interest on the subject worth noting:"The Secret Magdalene: A Gnostic Tale of Christ & the Magdalene" by Ki Longfellow, "The Jesus Puzzle: Did Christianity begin with a Mythical Christ?" by Earl Doherty, "The Jesus Myth" by Professor G A Wells.
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