Mystical Christianity Lesson 5 answers Bob Koenig

Questions For the Heart and Mind

1. What is Truth for you?

Truth for me, is something that feels "Right" in my heart and my soul. Not just what someone has said, or tradition has brought down for years. For example, in Sunday School, I was always taught that somehow our Bible was "heaven sent" and that the hands of disciples were the ones that wrote the Holy word of God...every letter, every word, was chosen exactly this way, by God alone.

Of course, once I found out about all the books missing from the Bible, or that the Protestant Bible had less books than the Catholic...I was floored to say the least. My vision of "truth" was shot down at that moment. So, I became a "seeker" and sought out my own values and truths.

i have always studied other religions since then, but always come back to my Christianity background. However, now it has been transformed. 

2. How do you respond to the possibility that what we know about the history of Christianity may be at the very least incomplete, if not outright wrong?

This further explains my thoughts from question 1. After reading Gnostic Bibles and the 'lost' books of Philip and Mary, along with many of the others, even the 'Pistis Sophia"  I have seen how the 'divine feminine' has been taken away from us...but we have clues in the Bible Gospels, just you have to find them.  We read of Sophia, and of Mary Magdalene, and see that Mary was not the prostitute we were all told she was.

Do I like that we were either 'lied' to? Or had ideas hidden from our path? Sure, I do. Am I overjoyed to now worship both Masculine and Feminine in the way I have always wanted? I am very overjoyed!

• Do you believe our thoughts can affect our lives and our world as Gregg Braden theorizes in The Isaiah Effect? How can you make a difference?

Our thoughts can easily effect our outlook on things, and cause and effect our lives. i believe a positive attitude in thoughts does make your day go faster and brighter, a better way than being depressed, dark, sad, heavy burdened. And having the right outlook on God, creation also aids in this thought pattern.

I think any religion you choose to follow,  brightens your way than those who choose not to.

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Mystical Christianity Questions lesson #2 from Robert Koenig

Mystical Christianity

Questions For the Heart and Mind

1. Imagine a Christianity without the influence of original sin and the fall. If we remove "fall/redemption theology" from Christianity, what is left and what can be put in its place?

Something where we see the world as the true 'Garden" and place kindness on the planet we live on, not tear it apart.  When man and woman work together as equals, and not feel that because of the 'fall' women have to be subject to the wiles of a man, but rather seen as equal, will we begin to see the garden once again. We can then strive to see God in us, and work together with our creator...rather than see we are "poor and miserable" and that women are responsible for this.

2. Explain the connection between the traditional understanding of the Genesis narratives and our ecological concerns for Mother Earth. Why are the two connected?

Genesis, and the human expulsion of the garden of Eden, show our uncaringness of the planet. We strive to return to the garden, yet we are living on it, just not in unity and certainly not  harmony. If men and women could find unity, perhaps we could learn to live on our planet better, find God in ourselves, and enjoy some peace. Mother Earth is waiting, and dying in our denial.

3. How do you react to the possibility, as theorized by Gregg Braden, that you carry the message "God Eternal within the body" in your genetic code?

It is not a new theory. Gnostics and Santeria religions feel the ideals of this. Perhaps Hare Krishnas, Buddhists too.  The Chakras in the body, similar in energy and power to the seven Orishas of Santeria.  Meditating is in a way, seeking your inner self. So if we all are related to Gods energy, why wouldn't some be inside us?  Eric's ideas are very comforting.

4. If this "God Code" is common to all humanity, how does it affect your understanding of current issues of world peace and justice?

As Patriarchal nations, we are like children saying what is mine is mine and yours is yours...or sometimes yours is mine! Money is the material God.. If we all could see we are here under the eyes of the all..God and Goddess..our creators, we could find unity somehow. It is our nature as nations to not. adding religion and having different ideals only separates us more.

5. Become the storyteller of your life and create your own creation mythology. What would your creation story feel, look and sound like?

The Divine Masculine and Feminine  created the Earth, and all of the Galaxy, creating male and female, they made them in their likeness. the union of both can lead to creation, giving the humans a power similar to their makers. a plentiful earth was made, and humans have the ability to make things grow and prosper...plenty for everyone.  We learn to share, appreciate and love everyone under our creator's sun and Moon, and learn to appreciate differences as well as similarities.

Bob Koenig

Mystical Christianity answers Lesson 4 Bob Koenig

Questions For the Heart and Mind

1. What does it mean to "know yourself"? How well do you know your True Self? Who are you?

I see that Gnosticism goes heavily on within. Therefore,  it is what you feel in your heart, not what you do in a church, that matters.  I see that we have to meditate, work on our Chakras, and get to know our inner core to fully comprehend. 

2. Have you ever had a visionary or mystical experience? If so, describe how it affected you.

I had two dreams. One, I was met by Hermes, who had a message for me. as I reached out to take it, the dream ended. I never received the note.

My second dream was one I was giving a sermon. I was saying "we are not in the age of the Old or New testament, but rather we are in the time of the age of Mary!"

Since then, I have taken on finding information on Virgin mary and Mary Magdalene. I see they play a more important part than the Bible will allow us to see.

3. How do you define imagination and how do you experience it in your life?

If you dream, if you wonder, If you think, you then can imagine.  it wasnt just my dreams at play here, but my imagination added to them and made me wonder what could be done to feel what would have become of these dreams were they real.

4. What role does breath play in your life? Describe a moment when you were intensely aware of your breathing.

Breath is what a newborn does that starts it's life. Breath shows  when we are tense, exhausted,  rapid pulse, everything. When you are at rest, you can hear/sense your breathing more. it is like the Breath is your soul within showing it is there.