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Conflicts: do the gods and goddesses have them, and how do they deal with it?

Today I’d like to explore a topic that’s been on my mind of late, for no particular reason. If you’ve read my earlier articles, you know I see the gods a bit differently than most, not as above us, but being made of energy, without a “location” in the cosmos, they are literally everywhere, but also nowhere. Having an infinite existence, in space and time, must make for quite a life. But do they occasionally have conflicts with those of their own kind? If so, how would they resolve them?

The very nature of their existence, at least in my mind, means that they are in constant “contact” with each other, mentally and even perhaps physically, if there is such a thing for energy beings. I’d like to think that they truly live in an environment of complete and total love, as you often hear them speak about, as if there is no other emotion. It’s pretty clear to me from all the stories I’ve heard about them that this is in fact the case, I mean how else could a race exist in such a way, in constant and total contact with one another, if they could feel anything else?

Imagine if we humans lived like the gods do. Always in constant and total contact with every other person on the planet, where we could feel and perceive everything they do, all the time. In that case, there would be no loneliness, no feeling of being alone, no way to be angry at anyone, or sad, or jealous. Everyone would be aware of everyone else’s thoughts, and perceptions, and I imagine that there would be nothing to ever get upset about, since that’s one limitation of being human…we don’t really know how anyone else feels or what they are thinking. So we start to assume things, we get scared that someone else might be getting a better deal, or that they have ulterior motives, or that they don’t love us. That’s where all the negative emotions come in, when we’re not sure. If we knew exactly how they were thinking though, none of that would be an issue. I believe most conflicts start with us making assumptions about another person, because we can’t put ourselves in their shoes, and see things the way they do. But the gods can, and so therefore, there is no conflict, because they are intimately aware of every thought.

It’s a really long stretch for the human mind to comprehend how that could even work. It would seem to preclude any sense of individuality, with all those thoughts being present in one’s mind. How in the world could you ever feel like you were “yourself”?

But maybe that’s the key. To be at one with all of creation, and everything in it, allows one to rise above all the things that keep we humans fighting amongst ourselves. When there is no desire for material gain, when there is no drive to own precious gems, or own a particular plot of land on a relatively small planet, then a lot of things that cause us to fight would simply no longer matter. Humans can only perceive a small portion of reality, this physical existence prevents us from seeing much more, but maybe this type of existence, as we live multiple lifetimes, helps us to learn how to perceive the true nature of love, and what it really is. We couldn’t learn that if we were born into it, we would already know it, but only by association, not by personal experience, which is why I believe that’s what we are here to do, to learn how to see the cosmos as our “gods” do.

It’s a long process to be sure, learning about the cosmos, and how to really “see” it. Sure, we can see it with our physical eyes, but there is so much more that can only be described as a feeling, or a thought. Energy is everywhere, and it has a consciousness. A huge, universal consciousness that encompasses everything, and every single being that exists in it is part of it. To be born of that energy, and to be aware of it, is indeed a precious gift.

My mind is always working, trying to comprehend the nature of the cosmos, even though I know there’s no way I can possibly understand it all. I’m like the rest of humanity, we like instant gratification, but to truly understand something that big, it takes many lifetimes of learning. We must first understand what we are, and learn about the possibilities and extremes of emotion, all of which are just part of the love of the universe. I wish I had words to adequately describe the process, but there again, I am only human, and thus far, I have only scratched the surface of what that process might be. I’d like to think that to understand love, the saying “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” rings true.

I’d really like to see what it’s like for the gods. I have no idea if they have conflicts or not, but I’d like to think that they don’t. I’d like to think that one day we humans will have the opportunity to see and perceive the universe as they do. But it’s not time yet, not for this human anyway, I’m still on my path, my journey, and the conflicts in my own life are teaching me a great deal along the way. And I think that’s how it should be.