My Spiritual Journey

When I began, I didn't think I believed in God. When I was a young soldier, feeling lost, I had my first prophetic dream (1968). In the dream, my story-telling buddy and I were sitting on an Okinawan hillside, at night, looking across to the next hill, where giants were building the Tower of Babel, and my friend was narrating. Suddenly a bright light shone down upon him from directly overhead. He lowered his head and said, "Don't look at me, Lord, I'm not worthy." I thought, "What???" And I looked up. Suddenly I saw this bright, beautiful blue-white light shining down on me, right into me, brilliant and alive. I was completely awed by it; I gasped, and began to rise up into the light. It was so shocking to see actual, bright light in a dream (more than a dream) that it woke me up. but I had no understanding of what had happened until a few years later. It became clear to me that the giants were the great religions of the world, all trying to build a stairway to Heaven, but unable to cooperate or even communicate with each other, speaking different languages.

When I was a student, I became aware that what I wanted most was enlightenment. I still didn't really believe in God in the way most religions preach. But I knew that the Universe exists, that it's alive in some way, and that if I could be conscious, surely the Universe is conscious in some way greater than myself. If there is some real, spiritual Truth, I want to know it, I said, sending out a prayer to whoever or whatever might be really there, able to hear me, and willing to respond. Within less than a day, I ran across a picture of the shining, golden face of my teacher, and knew what I must do. Within a few months, through a series of coincidences, I was in the right place at the right time to meet someone who knew where to go, and it all fell into place. I was able to receive the gift of spiritual Knowledge, and learn an ancient, powerful method of mystic meditation that has been the foundation of everything I have learned and experienced. I prayed to be shown, and was shown. I prayed to know, and came to know much more than I had ever bargained for.

In the thirty-five years of my spiritual journey, God has shown me, taught me, helped me, provided for me, healed me, blessed me, and given me many gifts. I wanted to know the Truth, so He showed it to me. I wanted to know how I could fulfill a purpose, be a better person, make a contribution, help people. He taught me how it might be possible. He sent me people to love and situations to learn from. He pulled me from the mire of my pain, regret, loneliness, needs, addictions, self-loathing, sense of failure and futility, healed my broken heart and battered mind. When I felt unwanted, defeated and alone, He helped me see that I am loved and blessed, that He knows me and cares about me. He has answered all my most fervent prayers: to know Him, to know my purpose, to be a better person, to forgive others so I might feel forgiven. Now I pray for wisdom and ways to help others, share my gifts, be useful to humanity in some way. I trust that God will light my path, and provide all that I need as I find my way, day by day, until the journey ends, and I am home again.

So today, I am a mystic, a meditator, a yogi, and a citizen of the Divine Kingdom. The peace in my heart is my truth and my conduit to God's love. In the past few years I have become interested in the subject of Gnostic Christianity. I am also strongly influenced by Bhuddism, and the Yogic traditions of India, where my training originated.

Enough for now.
PEACE & BLESSINGS
JCG

joshua_c_good wrote:When I began, I didn't think I believed in God. When I was a young soldier, feeling lost, I had my first prophetic dream (1968). In the dream, my story-telling buddy and I were sitting on an Okinawan hillside, at night, looking across to the next hill, where giants were building the Tower of Babel, and my friend was narrating. Suddenly a bright light shone down upon him from directly overhead. He lowered his head and said, "Don't look at me, Lord, I'm not worthy." I thought, "What???" And I looked up. Suddenly I saw this bright, beautiful blue-white light shining down on me, right into me, brilliant and alive. I was completely awed by it; I gasped, and began to rise up into the light. It was so shocking to see actual, bright light in a dream (more than a dream) that it woke me up. but I had no understanding of what had happened until a few years later. It became clear to me that the giants were the great religions of the world, all trying to build a stairway to Heaven, but unable to cooperate or even communicate with each other, speaking different languages.

When I was a student, I became aware that what I wanted most was enlightenment. I still didn't really believe in God in the way most religions preach. But I knew that the Universe exists, that it's alive in some way, and that if I could be conscious, surely the Universe is conscious in some way greater than myself. If there is some real, spiritual Truth, I want to know it, I said, sending out a prayer to whoever or whatever might be really there, able to hear me, and willing to respond. Within less than a day, I ran across a picture of the shining, golden face of my teacher, and knew what I must do. Within a few months, through a series of coincidences, I was in the right place at the right time to meet someone who knew where to go, and it all fell into place. I was able to receive the gift of spiritual Knowledge, and learn an ancient, powerful method of mystic meditation that has been the foundation of everything I have learned and experienced. I prayed to be shown, and was shown. I prayed to know, and came to know much more than I had ever bargained for.

In the thirty-five years of my spiritual journey, God has shown me, taught me, helped me, provided for me, healed me, blessed me, and given me many gifts. I wanted to know the Truth, so He showed it to me. I wanted to know how I could fulfill a purpose, be a better person, make a contribution, help people. He taught me how it might be possible. He sent me people to love and situations to learn from. He pulled me from the mire of my pain, regret, loneliness, needs, addictions, self-loathing, sense of failure and futility, healed my broken heart and battered mind. When I felt unwanted, defeated and alone, He helped me see that I am loved and blessed, that He knows me and cares about me. He has answered all my most fervent prayers: to know Him, to know my purpose, to be a better person, to forgive others so I might feel forgiven. Now I pray for wisdom and ways to help others, share my gifts, be useful to humanity in some way. I trust that God will light my path, and provide all that I need as I find my way, day by day, until the journey ends, and I am home again.

So today, I am a mystic, a meditator, a yogi, and a citizen of the Divine Kingdom. The peace in my heart is my truth and my conduit to God's love. In the past few years I have become interested in the subject of Gnostic Christianity. I am also strongly influenced by Bhuddism, and the Yogic traditions of India, where my training originated.

Enough for now.
PEACE & BLESSINGS
JCG

That is a truly wonderful story, and it seems that we have been brought together here, with so many similarities in our past, for a reason.

JCG and I have never met or heard of each other before, but now we meet here and discover that we both have the same Master, and were initiated at the same time - 35 years ago, in 1973 - and were even born physically in the same year.

I am truly excited and overwhelmed to have you join our small family of Love here on the net. Let the LIGHT truly shine over the world.

Peace, Love, & Understanding ~ Bob

WOW boys..... that is so awesome.. what a wonderfull GOD WE SERVE!!!! J.C. GOOD that is a beautifull testimony
GOD'S PLAN IS SO GREAT .i cannot wait to read and see what God is going to do thru you too men here on this board.for i feel we are all going to reap the fruit.

sopherim

joshua... Greetings indeed to you in peace within the kingdom of Light. Reading your post was truely a welcome light to that I hold within me also.
I see so much Spiritual need each day of not only the followers of the builders of Babel, but for myself to seek the new Christ within to possibly aid in the logos we are all in, to help shift it more toward the Hieghtened Pleroma he wishes for us.
Bob it is realy funny you mentioned the year 1973, for that to is the year The master first showed Himself and My plan to me. The same time as the art work upon the album cover help me realize whats going on abit more through my many corses of instructions he had me understand for the basics, with nothing short than complete transformation which was abit rough at times emotionaly with my mortal part Part.
I have found to many that try to carry His Message at first in a Chidlike manner which is right and then boost thier ego to a non touchable level for all to see, thinking that this shaky division is the attainment of their trials, with the Spirits of men not the God in us. AS Christ has taught and said that as we attain the Higher levels in the father for we become servents to those levels under them, for they are less knowledhable then You and seek help to the path to which you have found. Those we give them more of ourselves. For is not the Father of all the greatest giver to all that is under Him.

Great Joy to you Joshua, for you tonight have helped me Sustain that enlightment within me, in this new Journey I am on now.

As the numbers increase in His Mysteries may we keep your lamps trimmed.

Brother Thomas....

A wonderful welcom to the boards JCG!! Some say it is the mental/physical break downs that bring those who first do not believe in God and second do have false views, or even unveiling some things we were missing before. (we are all on our own level of learning).. It is very wonderful to see that you have opened the door and walked in! Next you may walk to the next door, and may you open that one as well!! Many rooms in the "mansion" the tower of babel that you vision, I see as those who knock and open the door.. but then they turn to other men and make their own interpretations (which are shared by some) with argumentum agnaussium (sp) (with groups who do not agree) and are stuck at the door frame. Some stay in the frame and only stand in awe.. like a deer caught in the headlights! You have taken many steps and only 'few' men (the narrow path) may guide you. Just as we all must remember the equality of Unconditional LOVE! We will learn from one antoher in the True LIGHT of the Lord! We have eternety
Peace and Harmony through Unconditional LOVE!

Awesome story, JCG! I feel blessed for having read it, thank you! It is such a wonderful honor to have you in the group!

What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing your experience!
Blessings, Heather

That was a grand account of ones experience. It seems as if we are fish in the ocean one may call God, only needing to develop the concious concepts/experience to notice it. The experiences that have come seem to be there to learn and grow from, even the ones that may seem painful.
I always wonder if I am going to get more than I bargained for again and again, because it seems that sphere keeps growing with no circumference in sight.

How amazing is that! You two being initiated the same year and by the same master, awesome.

I really felt inspired reading that, also good, thanks.