Journey with God

Today, I would like to address the topic of lies together with you. It is an exceedingly complex topic, multifaceted and not solely related to humans. In 6 parts, I will shed light on this topic.

I would like to begin with the following story: Two people walk a mile together. One says to the other, "That was a short distance." The other then says, "That was a very long way." The person who perceives this mile as short says to the other: "You're exaggerating, it was only a mile and that's not long." In response, the other person said, "You're crazy, a mile is very long for me."
From this simple everyday example, it can already be seen how quickly a truth that has arisen from feeling is branded as a lie. The truth is, however: There are 3 truths. 1. A mile is a mile, a measure set by humans, it is neither longer nor shorter. 2. For one person, a mile is a short distance and therefore its completion is not a significant achievement. 3. For another person, a mile can be a great hardship, indeed an almost insurmountable distance.
I deliberately chose this simple example for this complex topic because right from the start, I want to familiarize you with one of the main causes of lies. It is the personal perception of things, circumstances, and situations. It is important to consider this factor in our reflections so that prejudgments and accusations, that is, negations, do not take up too much space in this all-too-natural process. Similarly, trivializations or even thoughtless justifications must not be given any space, as this would give too much ground to the wrongdoing.
The only way to make a clear distinction in this jungle of webs of lies is to seek explanations for the background of this behavior.

Our natural environment has a whole arsenal of lies, or rather, deceptions. We know it from the animal and plant world, which use these strategies for survival. As an example, the peacock is mentioned here, which, with its feather fan, assumes an oversized appearance to deter enemies or to impress peahens. In the plant world, for example, arum plants and orchids use their chemical substances to suggest to insects the presence of food sources and even potential mating partners that do not actually exist. Ultimately, the insects pollinate these flowers through this deception, without receiving what they hoped for. These deceits are so perfect that for millennia, insects have repeatedly fallen for these lies.
These two simple examples undoubtedly prove that deception and fraud are common strategies in flora and fauna. However, these behaviors are part of a very complex survival strategy that ultimately promotes the diversity of creation.

People of earlier times observed and successfully employed these strategies from their natural environment. For example, they adorned themselves with foreign feathers, imitated animal sounds, or rubbed themselves with plant and animal substances to mask their own scent. They did all this to protect themselves from predators or to increase their hunting success. Of course, deception also played a special role in the social development of humans, which has been preserved to this day. Here, the keyword "to make oneself attractive for someone" should be mentioned. Many industries thrive on this, such as the cosmetic industry or so-called aesthetic surgery. Especially in today's times, many people no longer know what is of natural or unnatural origin. Not infrequently, a morning glance at the other person reveals what, for example, cosmetic products can astonishingly achieve. Many may have already experienced shocking moments, which likely led to great disappointment because they were deceived by the other person and their own senses. Can we simply talk about lies here? Aren't we dealing with a natural behavior pattern here?
I assume that there is always a certain degree of what is permissible. One example would be making oneself beautiful for oneself, that is, using various means and effects to adjust one's appearance to one's personal ideal. Another matter is whether I consciously want to deceive someone else with this behavior. For example, disguises or surgical procedures that completely change a person's essence to pursue personal ambitions. At costume parties and similar events, such transformations on an external cosmetic or clothing level are quite appropriate, but in real life, they are rather questionable.
I do not wish to delve into the topic of women dressing as men and men dressing as women here, as this matter has various societal, social, and psychological backgrounds that are extremely complex and require closer examination, even though they certainly belong to the theme of deception and lies. But let us consider that even in ancient Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut wore an artificial beard to fulfill her societal role as Pharaoh in the eyes of the public. So here, the factor of power comes into play, which we can also notably observe in Queen Elizabeth I. I recommend everyone to take a closer look at the self-representations of this woman. They clearly reveal the depths of human deception.

End of Part 1

In the first part, I broadly addressed the topic of deception and lies. We examined, among other things, the natural conditions in flora and fauna.
In the second part, I would like to focus on children and adolescents.
The term lying is a collective term that encompasses various aspects. They consist of terms such as deceiving, concealing, denying, cheating, falsifying, fibbing, twisting words, hiding, and similar ones. All these aspects are closely related to the concept of "lie." Factually, they condition each other, yet distinctions must be made. Deception is, for example, a precursor to the actual lie. At the latest, when a deception is recognized, those affected feel deceived and cheated. Deception usually involves a negative intent to achieve chosen goals dishonestly. The same applies to cheating, forgery, concealing, or denying. In contrast to the active aspects such as forgery, the term lie is associated with language. The lie is primarily a speaking against the truth. The proclaiming and asserting of falsehoods is nothing other than lying. This very fact is one of the greatest evils of our time, which is largely accepted by society willingly. There are many reasons for this, which I will address later.

Let's turn our attention to the so-called innocent or ignorant lies. In this aspect, many factors also play a significant role. Especially children live in a kind of world of lies, which partially corresponds to their imagination and is mixed with experienced realities. Every fairy tale is based on this background. Children and even teenagers live in these dream worlds, and that's a good thing! It is good when children take the liberty to, for example, not just understand a broom as a cleaning tool, but to declare it a magic broom to escape into their fantasy worlds, to play roles as Indians or cowboys, knights or princesses, and much more. The adult world is so complex, opaque, contradictory, unimaginative, godless, and illogical for children and even teenagers that these young people turn to these foreign realities in their own playful way. Piece by piece, they explore the environment around them and learn to navigate it.


Another aspect that I already mentioned in the first part is personal perception. What is great for one person can be small for another, what is spectacular for some can be completely meaningless for others. Telling about such events can be understood by children as completely exaggerated, made up, or simply as a pure lie. For children and adolescents, it is generally not like that. Wisdom teaches us that we should meet children and adolescents where they are in their perceptions and seek to understand them, rather than instructing them or even reprimanding them for their fantasies and feelings. Positive communication is the key to success here, not destructive truthfulness.
Another point is the conscious destructive lying even among young people. Children and adolescents quickly understand certain mechanisms of adult social interaction, both positive and negative. They quickly learn through observation how adults act and understand that they can also gain dishonest advantages through certain behavior patterns. Persuasion, flattery, coquetry, feigned "niceness," or even deliberate lying are quickly used as weapons to achieve fabricated goals. But lies are also told out of fear to avoid personal disadvantages. All these behavior patterns are learned by children from their social environment, in which they have to find their way as they grow older.

Especially socially disadvantaged children are resourceful in inventing personal strategies to compensate for deficits. We should never forget that it is difficult for children to understand why, for example, some people are poor and others are rich, why some have an intact family while others live in broken homes, and so on. This completely overwhelms children and adolescents when they are left to fend for themselves in these difficult circumstances. In general, the topic of demands is a factor that cannot be underestimated. For one, we underchallenge young people by keeping them away from natural life worlds and their realities, and on the other hand, they are largely exposed to the unrealistic life world of adults. An illustrative little story is as follows: A few years ago, one of our daughters had a friend whom we wanted to take on a forest walk and to climb trees. We quickly noticed her hesitation about this suggestion, and it was obvious that she was making many excuses to avoid participating in this event. After a joint conversation, in which an atmosphere of trust was created, she revealed that she had never been in a forest, nor had she ever climbed a tree. Her counter-proposal was to go on a shopping trip to the city. In the end, we were in the forest, and it was a wonderful experience for the girl, which she wanted to repeat as soon as possible. However, that did not happen, as her parents did not think it was right for us to expose their child to such dangers.
In conclusion to this topic, I would like to address the aspect of media and its influence on children and adolescents.
I belong to a generation that grew up in rural areas without television and the internet. I didn't miss them! Media undoubtedly belong to social life today, but the crucial point is: How do we deal with them? We have shaped our children in such a way that they accept that they only have limited and controlled access to it. It is a matter of communication to convey this topic positively to children and adolescents. Rather, the focus is on togetherness and activities. In particular, playful learning in nature, engaging with our natural environment, and awakening awareness of God's magnificent creation are at the forefront. All of this not only promoted natural intelligence and spiritual realities but also created a personal sense of one's own worth and strengthened self-confidence, self-responsibility, and maturity.

If I look at today's media, which often conveys ideological absurdities, irrational and ungodly values, then no one should be surprised why many children and adolescents suffer from mental problems. They are exposed to a world of lies that has nothing to do with a child's imagination, but rather with calculated political and economic interests. Far too often, parents or relatives do not take their own responsibility for personality development seriously and hand over their charges to the media brainwashers. They tell the young listeners what they should eat, how they should dress, what their personality should be, up to what they are allowed to believe and what is right and wrong. This education towards immaturity through the active experience of one's own worlds of experience can ultimately only end in a monotonous routine paved with lies. Any uniformity inevitably leads into a web full of self-deceptions, in order not to be an outsider of the mainstream and to avoid appearing socially controversial. This adaptation to a politically ideologically shaped world is an early building block for a commonly widespread need to chase after modern pied pipers and thus become a participant in some collective guilt.
Whoever raises the entrusted children and adolescents to maturity, encourages independent thinking, fosters natural intuition, playfully confronts them with earthly and cosmic realities, strengthens their self-confidence, and teaches ethics and morals in the sense of divinities, will rarely be confronted with the topic of conscious lying.

End of Part 2

The Lies of the Adult World

Looking back at the history of humanity, it must be noted with horror that it was adult humans who, through their actions, brought infinite misery and suffering to the Earth. This fact has not changed to this day.
The last 10 years in Europe have clearly shown how easily people can be guided by lies and become their accomplices and willing executors. All of this is only possible because lies, deception, concealment, denial, turning a blind eye, irresponsibility, and much more are part of the daily lives of many people. They themselves are trapped in a gigantic web of lies, which they often cannot and do not want to see through, because it is very complex and at the same time convenient.

Some scholars claim: The opposite of a lie is the truth. But what is truth? There are probably as many truths as there are people on this Earth. Many truths have been discarded throughout human history because they turned out to be false. For example, I think of the thesis that the Earth is flat, that the Great Wall of China can be seen from the moon, or the view that bad air can transmit plagues. For a long time, such statements were considered irrefutable truths, and in some minds, these lies still linger. The history of science, in particular, teaches us that the concept of truth should be approached with great caution, as this history is full of errors to this day.

We can speak of insights that have proven themselves in theory and practice and that we can undoubtedly realize. Cold, even though it is perceived differently, remains cold, and heat likewise. We can distinguish between both states very well. In particular, nature teaches us very simple principles that even children can understand. I would like to provide some simple examples to illustrate what has been said: Water is not land and land is not water, men cannot have children, only women can, day is day and night is night, even if some people make the night into day.

It becomes more complicated, of course, in the complex everyday life that presents us with significantly greater decision-making possibilities. Here, wisdom, independent thinking, a critical sense, maturity, positive self-confidence, well-developed intuition, and an inner sense of balance are required. Furthermore, spiritual experiences are just as necessary as an ethics and morality oriented towards divinities. Equipped with these abilities, it is by no means impossible to face the turmoil of everyday life and remain true to oneself and one's values.

The question remains, why is the world of adults so deceitful, when ultimately they are the creators of this reality and could easily turn it for the better? There are a multitude of answers to this, which apply to almost all areas of life. From partnerships, family, and friends, to professional life, social interactions, politics, and religion. And yes, even at graves, lies are still told.

I would like to begin this analysis with apologies.

Especially in old age, our personal perception changes. Experiences and current reality become distorted. These are functions of our brain, which has only limited storage capacity and steadily loses performance with aging. The past often appears only in fragments and is consequently recounted as such. That has nothing to do with lying, but with natural processes.
Without a doubt, there are also situations in which lying is the order of the day. These are certainly exceptional situations that are justified, for example, when a human life can be saved. In times of the worst dictatorships, such actions are certainly justified, especially when people are persecuted because of their ethnicity, their faith, or their political beliefs. It would be responsible, of course, not to allow dictatorships to arise in the first place! Already 2000 years ago, Rabbi Joshua from Nazareth taught: "You know that the rulers oppress their peoples and the powerful abuse their power over them." "With you (children of God), it should not be so." Well, we all know the history of the last 2000 years and the conclusion is extremely distressing.

These examples may suffice for apologies for now. Let's now turn to the actual evil.
The world-renowned brain researcher Ernst Pöppel has published the following analysis, particularly for the "German people" (Source: "Dare to Think" by Ernst Pöppel and Beatrice Wagner). After extensive scientific studies on "the Germans," he found that "many people too uncritically adopt the views of others and do not sufficiently question things." Quote: "We rely too much on others to think for us." We readily adopt opinions that others have already shaped. "We live in self-imposed immaturity." And he continues: "I estimate that only about ten percent of people think for themselves and take their lives into their own hands." However, I suspect that there has always been something like a 90 to 10 rule here. However, the influence of digital media is new. This is the digital version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. To orient oneself by others and not question things is so convenient. Uncritically aligning oneself with what others have already said is dangerous. To put it succinctly: "Society here is suffering from a collective convenience-induced stupidity," says political scientist Thomas Kliche.
In this analysis by the brain researcher, there are some important words that should catch our attention, as they partly explain why lies can take such fertile ground in this society. Ernst Pöppel mentions the following terms: immaturity, uncritical, not questioning, letting others think for you, accepting pre-formed opinions, not thinking for oneself. All of this stands in stark contrast to what I had already stated: "Wisdom, independent thinking, having a critical sense, maturity, a positive self-awareness, a well-developed intuition, and an inner, firmly established balance." Furthermore, spiritual experiences are just as necessary as an ethics and morality oriented towards divinities.

Initial answers have been provided that explain why many people are easily seduced by lies. Unresolved in these considerations remains why adults lie, and not infrequently even lie to themselves. Here, we need to look even deeper into the societal and personal level. Several factors can easily be named: selfishness, greed, envy, lust for power, pathological materialism, lack of character and morals, godlessness, hatred, obsession with harmony, stupidity, addictions, inability to handle conflict, and fears. Certainly, this list could be extended further, but it already includes the essential backgrounds. I would like to take a closer look at some of these terms with you and explore the negative effects in relation to lying.

1. Selfishness

I would like to begin with a statement by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: "Charity lives with a thousand souls, selfishness with a single one, and that is miserable."
Our society has developed an exaggerated egoism in recent decades, placing the self far above the needs of the collective. This selfishness unfortunately often begins with the intention of enforcing one's own well-being at the expense of others. This behavior is often justified with power and consequently leads to the belittlement of others. In the process, the harm to other people is willingly accepted. Many egotists use deception, lies, and discord to gain advantages over others. In this context, the phrase coined by Max Stirner is fitting: "Nothing is more important to me than myself."

2. Greed:

Whoever believes that everything can be bought with money easily falls under suspicion of being willing to do anything for money. Benjamin Franklin
What Franklin is addressing here is unfortunately the reality. Out of greed, murders are committed, wars are waged, lies are told, and thefts are carried out. Epicurus of Samos already knew: "He who is not satisfied with enough will never be satisfied." Lucius Annaeus Seneca also noted: "He is not poor who has little, but he who desires much." Ultimately, a person should realize: The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not for everyone's greed. Mahatma Gandhi

3. Envy:

Charles-Louis de Montesquieu said: One does not only want to be happy, but happier than others. And that is so difficult because we think others are happier than they are.
Nikolaus Schneeweiß explains the topic of envy: "Envy arises from the inability to steer one's own fate onto successful paths." "From envy arises greed."
Actually, everything has been said with these quotes. I would like to add the 10th commandment from the Bible:
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house." You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, his servants, his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

4. The lust for power:

Anne Frank wrote very wise words on the topic of greed for power: "Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and kindness."
Albert Einstein explained in this regard: "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."
Since ancient times, people have defined themselves by their status in society. Whether in feudal times or in our era: The pursuit of power and influence by many people is a defining aspect of their lives. This attitude is instilled in children even in our times, because power usually also means financial prosperity. The paths to power and fame are mostly accompanied by absurd compromises and also elbowing behavior. I have personally often dealt with people who were in positions of power. My experience teaches me that many of these people bend for the sake of power, lose themselves internally, have internalized ruthlessness, and want to hold on to their power at almost any cost.
Jacob Burckhardt aptly said on this topic: "And now power itself is evil, no matter who wields it." It is not persistence, but a greed and eo ipso unfulfillable, therefore unhappy in itself and must thus make others unhappy.

5. The Pathological Materialism:

"Unfortunately, money is a power that also works and endures internally more than one usually wants to believe and admit." So explained Henriette Feuerbach once.
Many people define themselves by their earthly material possessions. Be it the expensive car, the house, the clothing, the jewelry, or something else. They are, as Benjamin Franklin recognized, willing to do anything for money to increase their wealth. Honoré de Balzac summarizes the evil as follows: "Everything rushes towards a goal, everything trudges after wealth." The life of a person should primarily not be sacrificed to materialism, for in doing so, one follows a life lie, because at the end of your days, you cannot take any of it with you. Moreover, the wise admonition of Rabbi Jeshua also applies here: "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other." You cannot serve God and Mammon, wealth. "Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal."
Mark Aurelius once wrote on this topic: "You must finally understand what kind of cosmos this is, of which you are a part, and who the creator of the world is, whose radiance you entered life with!" That you are granted only a limited span of time; if you do not use it to enlighten your soul, then one day it will have passed, and you yourself will be gone, and a second opportunity will not be given to you.

6. The lack of character:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gives us the following wise words: "Pay attention to your thoughts, they will become words." Pay attention to your words, they will become actions. Pay attention to your actions, they will become habits. Pay attention to your habits, they will become character traits. Pay attention to your character, it will become your destiny.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt wrote: "People grow through experience when they face life honestly and courageously." This is how character is built.
Modern psychology has determined that two fundamental things are necessary for the formation of a good character: empathy and self-control. They lead to moral greatness. Georg Philipp Friedrich von Hardenberg stated, in harmony with Mrs. Roosevelt and Goethe: "A character is a perfectly formed will."
The last 100 years in particular have clearly shown how characterless many people want to be. They have signaled to the powerful a great willingness to be led like mindless sheep by seducers. Their willingness to willingly follow the lies of ideologues out of self-chosen ignorance, to give up their self-control, empathy, and maturity, is a shocking testament. Characterlessness leads to unfreedom and dependence on liars and deceivers. Matthias Claudius describes it as follows: "No one is free who is not master of themselves."
Finally, Luc de Clapiers should be mentioned, who wrote: "The principles of men reveal their character."

7. The ungodliness:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer once declared in the face of the rule of the National Socialists: "Before and with God, we live without God."
I am not talking about religions, but about God, that is a big difference! Lucius Annaeus Seneca already recognized in his time: "Religion is considered true by the common man, false by the wise, and useful by the rulers." History has undoubtedly proven this fact, for the actions of religious zealots run like a bloody red thread through the history of humanity. The demand of God on humanity is remarkably simple, as the prophet Micah explains: "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah, Chapter 6, Verse 8) What does "doing justice" mean? I would like to let Rabbi Hillel and Rabbi Jeshua answer here: "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow!" That is the whole Torah, and everything else is the explanation. Go and learn it. Rabbi Hillel

A young man came to Rabbi Jeshua and asked him, "Rabbi, what good thing must I do to inherit eternal life?" Rabbi Jeshua replied, "Why do you ask me about what is good?" There is only one who is good, and that is God alone. But if you want to follow the path to the only Good One, who will lead you to the Kingdom of Heaven, then follow God's instructions. The young man asked, "Which ones?" Then Rabbi Jeshua answered: The Eternal, our God, the Eternal is one. And you shall love your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words, which I command you today, shall be in your heart. You shall not murder, and you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor, honor your father and your mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.
I think these words speak for themselves!
Nikolaus Schneeweiß explains accordingly: "The collective silence and turning away of humanity in the face of spoken and committed injustice makes them fully complicit in the wrongdoing." It reveals the lack of love for one's neighbor and the lack of love for oneself and the Creator. Nikolaus Schneeweiß

8. The Hate:

The wise Mahatma Gandhi once declared: "Where love grows, life flourishes – where hatred arises, doom threatens."
The history of humanity teaches us that hatred is one of the worst evils. Hatred has led to unspeakable suffering and misery. In particular, the hatred sown by ruling political and religious forces is a terrible fruit that continues to sprout again and again to this day.
"Lies, as well as ignorance and the resulting prejudices, are the fruits of human inadequacy and the seeds of all wars." They are the root evil of all the spiritual, mental, and physical cruelties of humanity. So the analysis of Nikolaus Schneeweiß
Paul Ernst highlights the consequence of hatred: "Hatred begets hatred, but hatred never wants to conform to this truth."
Ultimately, the words of Martin Luther King remain guiding here: "Hate cripples life; love sets it free." Hatred confuses life; love brings it into balance. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that." Hatred cannot drive out hatred, only love can do that. Martin Luther King

9. The addiction to harmony:

Nikolaus Schneeweiß aptly explains the topic: The addiction to harmony has become a veritable scourge of our time, it paralyzes the mind and allows evil to flourish with joy. Nikolaus Schneeweiß
People who like to avoid conflicts mostly suffer from a craving for harmony. Conflicts burden them and separate them from their own harmonious world of art. The actual reasons for the obsession with harmony are mental laziness, fears, and lack of morals. Many are afraid to confront the problematic conditions of this world and retreat into their little bubble of comfort. They are afraid of causing a stir or even facing rejection for their opinion, so they remain silent and conform to the herd of obedient sheep. Many are particularly persuaded in their social existence: The more uncomplicated and compliant I am, the more recognition and harmonious community I experience with others. Albert Einstein said: "To be a perfect member of a flock of sheep, you must, above all, be a sheep." Let it be said: "Nothing brings us into greater evils than when we follow the chatter of people who consider what is 'generally accepted' to be the best, living not by reasons of reason, but by examples." Lucius Annaeus Seneca

10. The stupidity:

Thomas Kliche analyzes: "Society in this country suffers from a collective convenience-induced stupidity." Noam Chomsky elaborates on this: "The majority of the ordinary population does not understand what is really happening." "And they don't even realize that they don't understand!"
Here too, humanity learns little from its own history. Jean de la Fontaine rightly explains: "At all times, the small have had to pay for the stupidity of the great." It should be noted that the so-called small ones were just as foolish to endure these foolishnesses. "Blind faith in authority is the greatest enemy of truth," as Albert Einstein rightly recognized. Martin Luther King taught: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." Finally, let it be said: Those who leave thinking to others are surrendering to immaturity. It is the modern form of slavery. By Nikolaus Schneeweiß

11. The Addictions:

"Any form of addiction is bad, whether the drug is alcohol, morphine, or idealism." So explains Carl Gustav Jung.
Nikolaus Schneeweiß writes aptly about this: Addictions, whether to drugs, media, ideologies, wealth, recognition, power, or even love, are pathological. They are the lowest form of existence. "Those who experience life only in a haze must also accept that it will meaningless rush past them." Nikolaus Schneeweiß
Addicts are willing victims of manipulation and so clouded in their minds that they can no longer recognize realities. Addicts relinquish their self-control to substances or institutions, which then govern them. Powerful interest groups are all too happy to promote these various addictions, as they distract from the actual events and confuse the mind. They know: "Everything that takes on gigantic forms can impress, even stupidity," said Erich Kästner.
A free and mature person resists the various addictions because they know they are only illusions and mirages. They destroy good character, natural intuition, free spirit, and lead you away from divinities.

In conclusion on this topic, I would like to note: If I had listened to my teachers in childhood, I should have become a socialist and believed in socialism. If I had listened to my parents, I would have had to strive for success and wealth. If I had listened to the politicians, I would have had to silently accept or even participate in a multitude of crimes. If I had listened to religious leaders, I would have had to put God into the drawers of human foolishness. If I had listened to my frustrations about this world, I would have been dead long ago. I listened to God and I realized: In my daily existence, I must question myself every day and measure myself solely by God's standard. For God alone is the measure, everything else is just illusions of human folly ("You cannot serve two masters!"). Or as Philo of Alexandria once said: "It is impossible for the love of the world to unite with the love of God, just as it is impossible for light and darkness to coexist and be found together." And because this is the case, everything must be explored in the mirror of God in its existence: "For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding." Proverbs 2:6

End of Part 3

Lies and Politics and Their Media Accomplices

As mentioned in previous videos, it is part of human nature to be somewhat dishonest. It is therefore not surprising that untruths are also spread in politics and the media. Can the deceitful behavior of politicians and the media be justified by this human trait? Absolutely not! Here, we are rather talking about a significant amount of deliberate misinformation and intentions to deceive in order to achieve goals that go far beyond the personal level. Individuals who act in the service of others bear a responsibility for the common good that should take precedence over personal goals. This principle should be universal, but history shows us the exact opposite.

The history of humanity shows us that through the pursuit of power and megalomania, with the aid of deception and falsehoods, serious injustices and grave crimes have been committed. In every century, enemy images were constructed to achieve political goals. The persecutions by religious authorities against dissenters and non-believers stand here as a particularly concerning pattern. Genocide was also justified by invoking religious goals. Behind these aberrations of human behavior, political atrocities are in no way lagging behind. The 20th century in particular made it clear that political falsehoods led to wars and genocides.

All this could only happen because people willingly followed the falsehoods. They have handed over their intellect as well as their moral and ethical self-responsibility to criminals and have followed these seducers all too willingly. A quote by Albert Einstein states: "The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything." Albert Einstein precisely identified the cause that has led to this devastating history of humanity with this statement. The citizens of individual countries themselves are the ones who give the seducers the opportunity to carry out their machinations by willingly becoming accomplices and executors of the most extreme ideologies.
An additional aspect, which I have already mentioned in a previous video on the topic of lies, is the media. Even in ancient times, media were used to pursue ruthless political goals. Propaganda is not a modern concept, but a tried-and-true means that has existed for a long time. In the past centuries, there has undoubtedly been a tremendous increase in this media power, which has loyally served political interests. Furthermore, they have significantly contributed to the spread of misinformation and the dumbing down of the population. Above all, the state media have and had an extremely regrettable role and therefore bear equal responsibility for the historical events. However, every adult citizen should have the obligation to verify information and not simply accept it uncritically. Even in ancient times, Lucius Annaeus Seneca recognized: "Most harm is caused by credulity."

I am often asked by younger people how it was possible for people in large numbers to follow such monsters as Hitler, Stalin, Mao, etc., unconditionally. It would have been clear what terrible things they advocated and implemented. I can only affirm this: Yes, it was clearly evident, but the overwhelming majority of people preferred to believe the lies or accept them without objection. It should, however, also be noted that it is fundamentally easier to take a retrospective look at history than to grasp current situations. It would be wise to learn from history!

Have the people of the 21st century learned from the last century? Obviously only to a very limited extent. This sober analysis has been more than clearly confirmed, especially in the last five years. Particularly alarming is how gullible and blindly obedient people once again willingly follow political ideologies and media brainwashers. Obvious lies are ignored and willingly overlooked. Yes, even when politicians don't even hide the fact that they don't have much to do with the truth, it is willingly ignored. A sad example of this was provided by a certain Karl Lauterbach: "Truth often leads to political death." His former party comrade Helmut Schmidt once warned in vain: "The stupidity of governments should never be underestimated." Such foolishness obviously falls on fertile ground because ignorance, lack of conscience, educational laziness, obedience to authority, and indifference even towards one's neighbors are still deeply rooted in the nature of humans. Media-encouraged, these misguided individuals still believe they are the good sheep in the herd, dutifully following their shepherd and being rewarded for it. So far, history has taught that in the end, the little sheep were led to the slaughterhouse, rarely their shepherds. What is even more regrettable, however, is that these sheep allow themselves to be turned into ravenous wolves to defend injustice, thus becoming accomplices to the lie. All of this is, of course, also supported by the media with completely absurd lies, in order to serve the political agenda in a despicable manner.

Stefan Zweig once said: "Truthfulness and politics rarely dwell under one roof." and George Bernard declared: "For a politician, it is dangerous to tell the truth." "People might get used to wanting to hear the truth."

Otto von Bismarck said, "There is no greater lie than before an election, during a war, and after a hunt." This disgraceful fact is obviously known to most people, yet it is accepted without question. This tolerated state alone is the reason why it is always possible for deceivers to make politics with their lies, for these leaders and their seductive accomplices were and are chosen by the people. Alexis de Tocqueville summarizes it as follows: "It is truly difficult to see how people who have completely renounced the habit of governing themselves could be capable of choosing well those who are to govern them."

What an absurd spectacle and what a scandal. With full awareness, being lied to is accepted in order to then be governed by these people. That is quite grotesque and shows how deeply the ethical and moral decay has become the political standard. Wouldn't it be better to follow those who strive to adhere to upright truth on the foundation of ethics and morality, and a life pleasing to God? Reason should actually say yes to that, but it could potentially become uncomfortable for the citizens, because such a politician would have to admit, for example: Only together with the people can one govern, because the will of the people is the highest priority, not party politics or personal ambitions. That is laborious and exhausting and requires mature, educated, and above all, adaptable citizens who are ready to take on responsibility. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe already recognized in his time: "Which government is the best?" "The one that teaches us to govern ourselves."
What happens on the national level also finds its echo in international politics. Egon Baar once put it very aptly: "In international politics, it is never about democracy or human rights." It's about the interests of states. "Remember this, no matter what they tell you in history class." There is nothing more to add to these revealing words.

Noam Chomsky once aptly said, "Citizens of democratic societies should take courses in intellectual self-defense to protect themselves against manipulation and control." And he continues: "The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow lively debate within that spectrum – and even encourage more critical and dissident views." "It gives people the impression that free thinking is taking place, while the conditions of the system are being tightened by the limits of the debates." Noam Chomsky

Ultimately, the admonishing words of Rabbi Jeshua from Nazareth are more relevant than ever: "By their fruits (of their actions) you will recognize them!" You don't gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do you? 7.17. So every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. 7.18. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 7.19. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 7.20. Therefore, by their fruits you will know them!

Who doesn't know it, one of the most famous sentences of all: "God said, 'Let there be light!'" "Light was." (Bereishit 1:3 – Genesis)

The Bible tells that the Earth, indeed the entire universe, was created from the words of God. What an unimaginably great power lies behind and within these words!
Are we really aware of the power of our words? Even in everyday life, it is mostly words that shape our coexistence.

The power of words is very great because words can quickly manifest into active deeds (for example, in instructions, commands, etc.). Words are mostly the outlet for our emotions, both positive and negative. Who hasn't spoken out of emotion and said good and bad words that then had massive consequences, which doesn't necessarily have to be viewed negatively? And on the other hand, words can evoke the strongest emotions, both good and bad. In a positive sense, they can generate feelings of happiness that inspire great deeds; indeed, even love can be awakened through words. In the negative, words can literally make one sick or even kill.

Not infrequently, the words of other people determine our lives. Unfortunately, such words all too often become guiding principles in the lives of people, which are actually incompatible with their nature and existence. Nevertheless, for many people, the spoken word often takes precedence over their thinking and feeling, and as a result, people do things that are completely abnormal.

Here, one doesn't even have to think about the topic of war, but can simply look around in their own environment, namely at the many so-called yes-sayers. How often do people not say what they really think and feel, but instead speak words out of fear of conflict or anxiety that convey the exact opposite, and consequently, act in ways that are entirely contrary to their true thoughts and feelings?
How often are lies told, how often are deliberately false words spoken? How much harm have false words in the form of accusations cost innocent lives? I think, for example, of the unspeakable witch trials. However, it is not necessary to go so far back in human history: Slander still occurs every single day.

How often do we, as humans, devote ourselves to the negative words of others and give them more attention than the friendly impulses from our environment? Some people even change their lives based on what others say. An example of the power of words, especially when it comes to negations.
Words are very powerful; they have summoned wars, triggered genocides, and rarely ensured lasting peace and international understanding, despite many beautiful words.
Are you aware of the power hidden in words, the energies that words can unleash, the blessing and the curse that can lie in spoken words? What power do you give to the words of other people? Do they have influence and power over your life, or are you such a free and self-confident person that you can contradict and give counterarguments when something goes against your beliefs, ethical views, and divine experiences? Be honest with yourself!

Psychology teaches us that words, thoughts, and visualizations manifest in the external world when we repeat them regularly. Thoughts are things, and you are or will become what you think. Even more so, this applies to the spoken word. What you say, that will be! Words are energy and, as we know from quantum physics, any form of this energy can materialize.

Finally, I would like to give you 10 guidelines to ponder:
1. Let your yes be yes and your no be no. (Rabbi Jeshua of Nazareth)

2. The ability to say "no" is the first step to freedom. (Nicolas Chamfort)

3. Words cannot wipe away blood and tears, but words can cause blood and tears. (Nikolaus Schneeweiß)

4. The shortest words, namely 'yes' and 'no,' require the most thought. (Pythagoras of Samos)

5. A kind word costs nothing, yet it is the most beautiful of all gifts. (Daphne du Maurier)

6. Missionize or convince people less with words than with actions. (Nikolaus Schneeweiß)

7. If 50 million people say something stupid, it is still a stupidity. (Anatole France)

8. Never lie to yourself, that is the crown of all deceit! Don't be so foolish as to overestimate yourself. Never consider yourself too good, too exalted, too wise, or anything special! The only perfect, good, sublime, and wise beings are deities! (Master Absalom)

9. Neither scolding nor laughing can change the world. (Jewish proverb)

10. If there were as many good deeds as beautiful words on Earth, our planet would be a paradise. (Nikolaus Schneeweiß)

At the beginning of my remarks, I would like to offer the following quote from Francisco de Goya:

„When reason falls asleep, the demons awaken.”

I will come back to this quote, because it reveals a fundamental truth.

With the start of the pandemic and the measures announced and their promising Wound healing to put an end to evil, I wondered whose spirit children are at work. Aside from the strange, uniform media manipulation, the Media virus machine, and the dubious professional pronouncements that defied any principle. I would have expected that at least the majority of the educated people are asking serious questions.

Had they all already forgotten the principles of scientific work?: Thesis, antithesis and synthesis. There were many thesis from politicians and so-called experts. There were also antithesis of serious scientists, spiritually awake people and people connected to God, but they were silenced and so there was no synthesis. This fact alone would have been enough from a human point of view, every responsible person must notice.

But at the latest people should have woken up to the so-called measures to protect the population. To a sane person with common sense, there is no reason to take part in this promised nonsense of privileges, like rewards, going out to eat, freedom of movement, or keeping a job. I assumed that the times of subjection and obedience to authority in this country and in Europe would be over.

Anyone who considers personal freedom as goods that can be acquired, earned or bought, have all the basic features of democracy and justice lost. This is the sober assessment of what is happening on a human level.

There may possibly be a relieving factor, especially for the Germans, because the world-renowned brain researcher Ernst Pöppel describes. After intensive scientific studies about “the Germans” he stated that “many people are too uncritical of their views joining others and not questioning things sufficiently." Quote: "We rely on each other too much “We want people to think for us.” We readily agree with opinions that others already have preformed. “We live in self-inflicted immaturity.” He continues: “I estimate that only around ten percent of people think for themselves and take their life in their own hands. ” However, I suspect that there has always been something like a 90 to 10 rule here. What is new, however, is the influence of digital media.

This is the digital version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Orienting yourself towards others and not questioning things is so comfortable. “To uncritically agree with what others have already said is dangerous.” (Source: “Dare to think” by Ernst Pöppel and Beatrice Wagner) To get to the point: “Society in this country suffers from a collective stupidity of convenience,” says the political scientist Thomas Kliche. The opposite of this is: Responsible citizens inform themselves comprehensively, especially when it comes to the topics of basic democratic rights, self-determination, shared responsibility, health care and Protection. Media should be helpful, but in the majority of cases they spread false reports themselves or suppress scientific findings and incite a propaganda climate of discrimination against woke thinkers and warning voices.

This is where it hits Francisco de Goya's saying: “When reason falls asleep, the demons awaken.” I would like to add Goya’s true sentence: Where reason sleeps people become playthings of these demonic forces and consequently become accomplices.

Because when lies and deceit, injustice and arbitrariness prevail and you are defenseless against this situation and if you then surrender, you become a part of these terrible acts. And unfortunately, one

such behavior, especially among the Germans, is not a unique occurrence in their history.

Desmond Tutu's sentence probably applies here: “We learn from history that we do not learn from history!”

Now I would like to turn to the actual topic of “watchful thoughts about the revelation of spiritual and religious forces during the pandemic”. Difficult situations, be it in society or in personal life, often present one excellent basis for recognizing and separating wheat from chaff. 

The international pandemic hysteria offered a truly suitable field of testing, research and for

decision making.

The basis for this was not only observations of the behavior of politicians and the media and their effects on the population, but also social activism organizations, religious institutions and their spokesmen. For example, I have looked at the exactly behavior of various religious and supposedly spiritual groups or people who believe they are very close to God in a special way.

For this I have made the following written request to various persons who embody a certain religious or spiritual authority: Should I get vaccinated? I added that it is very important for me to be in God's will, but being unsure in my decision . I put this simple question to the following organizations or various representatives: catholic clergy, evangelical clergy, various free church pastors, several well-known jewish rabbis, two islamic clergy, three buddhist monks from different European countries, so-called spiritual healers and healers who boast a certain spirituality, and four shamans from different countries.

I finally did this out of the deep conviction that is well summarized in Micah 6:8: “He has made known to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you is only; keep righteousness, practice love and allow yourself to be humbly changed by your God”

The conclusion of my answers was extremely sobering, and even more frightening how fervently some “intellectual” representatives wanted to encourage me to take this dangerous step. Here are some short quotes:

1. Christian answers: “It is God's will", "It is an act of charity", "We must be obedient to the authorities", "The Holy Spirit has confirmed the accuracy”, “You should trust more in Jesus”. “Do not Close up from the community of believers.”

2. From the Islamic side it was relatively unanimous: “It’s all halal, so it’s allowed and therefore no problem.”

3. From the Jewish side it was much more nuanced: one rabbi wrote to me: “Yes, you have to do that, everything is kosher,” another said: “It's your decision, check carefully,” and another said very clearly: “No, that is the work of demons, do not sell your soul to these dark forces."

4. The answers from the Buddhist side were very nice, meaning everything and nothing: "No one saves us, Except ourselves.” Nobody can and nobody is allowed to do that. “We have to go the way ourselves.” “Learn to let go. “That is the key to happiness.”, “One should not seek peace outside, only within oneself. “He who has found inner silence does not reach for anything and does not reject anything.” I was even more wounded by the answers from so-called spiritual healers to alternative practitioners: “You’ll only get in trouble if you don’t do it,” “The vaccination is safe", "If we don't do it, then we have to close our practice.", "The great goddess said it's not a problem", "What kind of question is that, the other vaccinations were also safe, in which one Ages you live." There are still the four shamans left, and here the answer was always the same: "No, because there are very dark forces at work."

Some of the answers inevitably made me think of the prophet Yeshayahu, who once said: “Because this people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, while they keep their hearts away from me and their fear of me is only learned if it is the commandment of men, behold, I also want to deal with this people in a wondrous, even extremely wondrous and astonishing way in the future.

And the wisdom of his wise men shall come to nothing, and the understanding of those who understand him shall be lost." And: "We have made a covenant with death and a contract with hell; The flooding scourge, when it breaks in, will not come to us, because we have made deceit our refuge and sheltered ourselves in lies."

Finally, Rabbi Jeshua from Nazareth is quoted: "Either plant a good tree, and the fruit will come good; or plant a tree that is rotten, the fruit becomes rotten. Because you can recognize the tree by its fruit. You breeds of vipers, how can you speak good things while you are evil? When the heart is full, the mouth overflows. A good man produces good things from the good treasure of his heart; and an evil man brings forth evil from his evil treasure. But I say to you that men must give an account at the Last Judgment for every useless word they have spoken. By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

When a religion constantly betrays its own values ​​and principles in favor of political ideological circumstances, it becomes untrustworthy. This tramples on its ethical and moral standards with its own feet. Furthermore, these organizations obviously close their ears to God's concerns. Nothing new in the church history of the Catholic and Protestant churches! They obviously don't want to learn anything from their own history, and so they are and remain repeat offenders and servants of dark demonic forces. This doesn't surprise me. What amazes me, however, are the so-called charismatic free churches, the majority of which kept their ears closed and willingly opened themselves up to the desires of dark powers and also promoted them.

Of course, biblically based with the general excuse of obedience to the authorities. Of course, they tend to forget to examine everything seriously, critically and spiritually and ultimately to listen more to God than to people. What to think of such spiritually gifted people is shown more than clearly by their fruits. What is even worse, however, is that truly awake people, who were obviously still in control of their minds and, above all, their spiritual abilities, were excluded and demonized by their so-called fellow brothers and sisters. This is ultimately the final proof of whose dark spirit prevails in such communities. They are the ones who have made a covenant with death and a contract with hell.

Of course, all those Christians who resist the adversary despite his promises are worthy of praise. The following story applies to them:

“Once the devil came to a woman and said: If you take my seed and bear it (give birth to a child), then I will give you a kingdom of your choice, it will be your paradise.” Honest, asked that Woman, would you really do that, devil, give me a kingdom of my choosing? Yes, I give you my word, “Woman!” Well, said the woman, then so be it. I desire the kingdom of heaven (God) and now let us take action. Then the devil said angrily: I offer you the pleasures of happiness and power, the moment of chosen existence and dominion over many people. Woman, you ask something of me, I cannot give it to you, because I can only give you what is mine. That's what I thought, said the woman, you own nothing and everything belongs to me, and this is my life! “It will never be yours, it cannot be had by any kingdom in this world.”

I also found the Jewish reactions astonishing. A rabbi who presents himself as particularly charismatic demands that I go for the vaccination, while a very orthodox rabbi urges me to be careful without making it easier for me to make a decision, and a Kabbalistic rabbi calls the child by its name and therefore advises me against it. Here, too, the wheat emerged from the chaff. The fact that the Buddhist monks answered me with sayings of Buddha showed me that they do not want to enter into confrontation with a personal opinion on sensitive topics. Only one monk made his attitude clear through his quote: “No one saves us except ourselves.” No one can and no one is allowed to do that. “We have to go the way ourselves.” Respect for this statement, which also shows a lot of wisdom.

What was very shocking to me was the multitude of answers from so-called spiritual people. Here I would like to avoid going into more detail about the anxiety and mental abysses. However, the answers from the shamans and real healers were very pleasing. Someone else wrote to me: Good things can never come from lies and violence. He quoted Gandhi. The pandemic situation had at least one good thing: it became clear who was chaff and who was wheat. It became clear who has an open ear for God's directions and who doesn't.

Whenever dark times begin, the few real luminaries of the knowledge of God appear, regardless of religion or other spiritual direction. And even those who think they have no relationship with divinities and only follow their reason and intuition: They are closer to God's will for salvation for us humans than the many seducers in religious or spiritual organizations. You will recognize them by their fruits! He has made known to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you is only; keep your righteousness, practice love and allow yourself to be humbly changed by your God. Micah 6/8

Are you aware that one day you will lose your life? Are you aware that this moment, in which you read these words, is already in the past with the next word—your past? You do not live forever in your current life; your time on this earth is inexorably running out. Are you really aware of this every day? At the beginning of this text, I want to confront you directly with your life. Because that's exactly what this lecture is about!
Some time ago, a man came to me for personal counseling, telling me about his daily frustration at his workplace, how sick the work atmosphere made him. Envy and mistrust, "elbowing" and "sycophancy" towards the bosses defined the work atmosphere. Privately, things were anything but good, as he led a life that had nothing in common with what he had once dreamed of as a young person. He came to the realization that his life is actually much too short to continue vegetating for more years. I could only agree with the man and say, "You are right, our lifetime is far too short and, above all, far too valuable for that." Especially since the health price would be beyond any money in the world. Then this man said, "But what should I do?" I have to earn money, continue paying off the house, and who knows if I'll find a better job at my age. I am like a fly caught in a web and can't get out.
I could only explain to him that he alone could make the decision about what is right for his life and what is not. However, I advised him to weigh whether his living conditions, this house, his current income, and his present job are worth becoming increasingly sick and unbalanced. Is stress, humiliation, and lack of freedom worth it, or would his self-worth not tell him: This can't go on, stop, I don't deserve this? My life should not continue like this; I want to lead a happy, meaningful, and fulfilling life.
It is possible to free oneself from this web! Of course, this also means making drastic changes in one's own life, but does that automatically mean that these decisions must have long-term negative consequences? Certainly not! Rather, it is precisely in such a life situation that the opportunity for a conscious new beginning arises. The question is only: Are you worth it to yourself and mature enough to accept the following truth for yourself: Divinity does not want you to lead an unhappy and externally determined existence, but to have a fulfilled life in which you can live your dreams and visions? Are you ready to shift your focus from learned and imposed structures to turn towards your soul, emotional, and spiritual realms? These certainly have much more to offer, namely your personal calling, the discovery of your talents and inner abilities, which can provide greater satisfaction in professional life, for example.
What are you worth to yourself? Do you love yourself? How much respect do you have for the gift of life that we only hold in our "hands" for a time? Are you ready to look beyond the confines of your human structures and norms to experience what your inner self truly needs and where your strengths and talents, given to you by creation, lie?
It takes courage for that, because every societal system operates with fears that are meant to prevent us from living autonomously and responsibly. You can overcome them! Overcome your fears! If you break free from the continuity of external control and disempowerment, materialism, and consumer dependence, then you are different, and being different comes at a price! For example, if you are afraid of what other people might say about you and therefore adjust your behavior to fit the prevailing opinion, standing in stark contradiction to your heartfelt concerns, conscience, and reason, know this: You are unfree and a prisoner of exactly those people who want to make others unfree and dependent through their chatter. They impose their will on you, and thus you become a slave to their thoughts, opinions, and words. But you should have control over your own life and not leave this responsibility to other people! Fear and divinity are incompatible! Divine reality wants to promote our freedom, capacity for love, mercy, responsibility, duty of care, resilience, and ability to change. All this is not compatible with fear. Fear binds us, hinders us, limits us, robs us of our strength, distracts us from what is essential, and prevents us from attaining divine fullness. We should learn not to make our fears companions of our lives. This is especially true in situations where people want to bring us under their control due to potential powers and believe they have a certain power over us. Such power should not scare us, because it ultimately rests only on material sanctions, but your spirit is free. But if your spirit also becomes unfree, then you have a problem, namely with yourself. You are then just a puppet in an absurd puppet theater. The script was written by others, and you have to move according to it. You are trapped in a web! Learn that there is no "must," only a "want" and a "may"! Understand that only you and no one else should be the screenwriter of your life. Do not be afraid of exclusion, sanctions, or other reprisals, divinities will be with you! You have the power to steer and guide your life so that your positive dreams, visions, and wishes come true. Stay sincere and steadfast in your beliefs. Do not bend for other people to conform or please them, to avoid causing annoyance or even to gain personal advantages, as you are only deceiving yourself. Your YES be a YES and your NO be a NO!
Of course, we cannot escape this world shaped by humans with its often rough, turbulent, and ruthless reality. It is of no use to escape into fantasy worlds. However, that does not mean that we are mercilessly at the mercy of these human realities. We are only so if we are not willing to take our lives into our own hands in a self-determined and responsible manner. It is regrettable that many people, especially in our time, have to relearn how to take their power and strength back into their own hands. Some people find it difficult to take control of their destiny and circumstances and to successfully resist psychological and negative spiritual influences.
When I speak of a life with natural – spiritual forces, I am talking about freedom, about the right to self-determination, about the possibilities of actively and positively steering our lives in the directions we desire, and as much as possible, in harmony with creation and its creator, shaping our life path. We are the people, and we have the power to change and shape things. This, however, means that we must question learned and habitual patterns of thinking and behavior, break them if necessary, and take the risk of forging new paths, acquiring new knowledge, and consequently living differently. Whoever always remains in the same rut of their life will always tread the same paths, achieve the same goals, and reap the same fruits.
From the very beginning of our lives, we need and seek orientation. Initially, it is primarily parents who provide us with life orientation and thus give us a secure framework for growth and development. In later years, it is educators and teachers, friends and acquaintances, the environment, the media, etc., who increasingly want to exert influence and provide guidance. Unfortunately, this externally controlled guidance, especially in our form of society, is not a temporary accompaniment but a veritable net that seeks to cover our entire lives. For example, we receive guidance on which product we should like best, which clothes would suit us best, which moral and emotional views we must adhere to, and even what we should or should not believe or be allowed to believe. This net that surrounds us is by no means tightly woven, but rather allows us a fairly large degree of freedom. Actually, one might say, we live in a very free and well-organized world. Nevertheless, something very crucial is missing: Our inner emotional and spiritual, and thus very personal, orientation is not being nurtured. The basis of our personal orientation is rarely aligned with our inner, soulful, and spiritual existence, but rather reaches us from the outside, is suggested to us, and indoctrinated. Not the individuality of the individual, the uniqueness and distinctiveness of the creative being is at the center, but the herd mentality, which is supposed to move conformingly within the web of societal structures. And so, people of all ages are shaped into opinion consumers who are supposed to coexist like a monoculture. Precisely for this reason, people are all too easily tempted to believe what is presented to them, because the authorities – whether political, economic, or religious – believe they know what people need and what they do not, what must be thought, lived, and even believed in order to conform to societal norms. The consequence of this is often the externalization of humans into purely functional beings, which ultimately leaves behind serious emotional and psychological problems.
More than ever, people, especially in our Western world, are not in harmony with themselves and even less with the creation they are placed in. In a normal state, a person is physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually balanced and lives in peace and harmony with their environment. In reality, however, it is the physical and mental areas that are given primary importance, and everything else must be subordinated to ensure the fulfillment of these needs. Emotional and spiritual abilities and needs are withering away - and so it is in our society, indeed on our entire planet, which is facing immense problems as a result. A state that is increasingly coming to the awareness of humanity because the consequences of such a development will sooner or later grow into a threatening global scenario. This slow awakening is commendable. It remains to be hoped that in the future, everyone will become aware that all material growth has an end, but spiritual growth never does. Perhaps humanity will eventually realize that it has only this one Earth to live on and, more importantly, that each person's lifespan is limited and no one can take anything material with them after their death.
Why are you putting yourself through this? Why do you put up with the lousy job, the bad mood of your partner, colleagues, or boss? Why do you allow yourself to be bullied, rushed, and stressed? Why are you so destitute and struggle daily for your existence? Why are you in debt? Why are you so sick? Why are you so dissatisfied with your life situation, why? Of course, I know many answers to these questions. For example: "We have to earn money to be able to live." I love this man or woman and therefore endure a lot. I haven't found a better job; the boss is just a dictator, what can you do? But is everything really that hopeless? Or have you not already arranged yourself with these life situations for far too long, and that's exactly why it is the way it is now? All of this has nothing to do with balance, because balance means being in absolute harmony with oneself and fully and completely affirming the moment.
Especially people in the free Western world tend to increasingly subordinate themselves to hierarchical structures for various reasons of fear. It is difficult to explain, for example, why bullying or bossing has become an everyday occurrence in schools, workplaces, and even in family circles. More and more people are suffering from stress symptoms, psychological practices are experiencing a boom, and even children are increasingly showing behavioral problems at a very young age. The divorce rate is continuously rising. The wealth of the rich is growing, and so is the poverty of the poor. Everyone knows that there are terrible developments in our country. All of this has its causes; ultimately, they lie in the fact that the emotional and spiritual faculties of people are withering away and practically only a completely egocentric rationalism and a life focused solely on physical needs are being praised. Given the propagated materialism and egoism, it is not surprising that emotional, ethical, and spiritual faculties wither and people become conformist consumers of a degenerated system. All of this ultimately leads to a dead end for human civilization, which each person is partly to blame for and consequently must take responsibility for, if they do not fight against it and withdraw from such mechanisms.
To understand and acknowledge that our universe consists of unimaginable amounts of energy, which we can make individually available and shape at any time, in order to thus shape our existence and our environment, is the fundamental prerequisite for a natural – spiritual life. We ourselves - each and every one of us - are capable of acting accordingly, completely independently of organizations and institutions. Accepting and acknowledging this fact is the first step towards a self-determined and mature existence that does not get caught in the tight meshes of a net of physical and mental orientation or belief guidelines. To recognize that a person should take responsibility for their own life, be mature, seek, and learn, and that they should not rely solely on purely earthly levels of their being, but rather seek and live according to their individual divine destiny, is the beginning of a fulfilled and successful life in the sense of God's creative thought.
We are capable of materializing or producing an incredible amount of negativity from our human thought world, just as we are also able to bring forth positivity. Divine power can help you bring forth your potential for positive energies and make them a reality in your life. You can do an incredible amount of good for yourself and this Earth, with all its living beings, if you only want to!

There may possibly be a relieving factor, especially for the Germans, because the world-renowned brain researcher Ernst Pöppel describes. After intensive scientific studies about “the Germans” he stated that “many people are too uncritical of their views joining others and not questioning things sufficiently." Quote: "We rely on each other too much “We want people to think for us.” We readily agree with opinions that others already have preformed. “We live in self-inflicted immaturity.” He continues: “I estimate that only around ten percent of people think for themselves and take their life in their own hands. ” However, I suspect that there has always been something like a 90 to 10 rule here. What is new, however, is the influence of digital media.

This is the digital version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Orienting yourself towards others and not questioning things is so comfortable. “To uncritically agree with what others have already said is dangerous.” (Source: “Dare to think” by Ernst Pöppel and Beatrice Wagner) To get to the point: “Society in this country suffers from a collective stupidity of convenience,” says the political scientist Thomas Kliche. The opposite of this is: Responsible citizens inform themselves comprehensively, especially when it comes to the topics of basic democratic rights, self-determination, shared responsibility, health care and Protection. Media should be helpful, but in the majority of cases they spread false reports themselves or suppress scientific findings and incite a propaganda climate of discrimination against woke thinkers and warning voices.

This is where it hits Francisco de Goya's saying: “When reason falls asleep, the demons awaken.” I would like to add Goya’s true sentence: Where reason sleeps people become playthings of these demonic forces and consequently become accomplices.

Because when lies and deceit, injustice and arbitrariness prevail and you are defenseless against this situation and if you then surrender, you become a part of these terrible acts. And unfortunately, one

such behavior, especially among the Germans, is not a unique occurrence in their history.

Desmond Tutu's sentence probably applies here: “We learn from history that we do not learn from history!”

Now I would like to turn to the actual topic of “watchful thoughts about the revelation of spiritual and religious forces during the pandemic”. Difficult situations, be it in society or in personal life, often present one excellent basis for recognizing and separating wheat from chaff. 

The international pandemic hysteria offered a truly suitable field of testing, research and for

decision making.

The basis for this was not only observations of the behavior of politicians and the media and their effects on the population, but also social activism organizations, religious institutions and their spokesmen. For example, I have looked at the exactly behavior of various religious and supposedly spiritual groups or people who believe they are very close to God in a special way.

For this I have made the following written request to various persons who embody a certain religious or spiritual authority: Should I get vaccinated? I added that it is very important for me to be in God's will, but being unsure in my decision . I put this simple question to the following organizations or various representatives: catholic clergy, evangelical clergy, various free church pastors, several well-known jewish rabbis, two islamic clergy, three buddhist monks from different European countries, so-called spiritual healers and healers who boast a certain spirituality, and four shamans from different countries.

I finally did this out of the deep conviction that is well summarized in Micah 6:8: “He has made known to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you is only; keep righteousness, practice love and allow yourself to be humbly changed by your God”

The conclusion of my answers was extremely sobering, and even more frightening how fervently some “intellectual” representatives wanted to encourage me to take this dangerous step. Here are some short quotes:

1. Christian answers: “It is God's will", "It is an act of charity", "We must be obedient to the authorities", "The Holy Spirit has confirmed the accuracy”, “You should trust more in Jesus”. “Do not Close up from the community of believers.”

2. From the Islamic side it was relatively unanimous: “It’s all halal, so it’s allowed and therefore no problem.”

3. From the Jewish side it was much more nuanced: one rabbi wrote to me: “Yes, you have to do that, everything is kosher,” another said: “It's your decision, check carefully,” and another said very clearly: “No, that is the work of demons, do not sell your soul to these dark forces."

4. The answers from the Buddhist side were very nice, meaning everything and nothing: "No one saves us, Except ourselves.” Nobody can and nobody is allowed to do that. “We have to go the way ourselves.” “Learn to let go. “That is the key to happiness.”, “One should not seek peace outside, only within oneself. “He who has found inner silence does not reach for anything and does not reject anything.” I was even more wounded by the answers from so-called spiritual healers to alternative practitioners: “You’ll only get in trouble if you don’t do it,” “The vaccination is safe", "If we don't do it, then we have to close our practice.", "The great goddess said it's not a problem", "What kind of question is that, the other vaccinations were also safe, in which one Ages you live." There are still the four shamans left, and here the answer was always the same: "No, because there are very dark forces at work."

Some of the answers inevitably made me think of the prophet Yeshayahu, who once said: “Because this people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, while they keep their hearts away from me and their fear of me is only learned if it is the commandment of men, behold, I also want to deal with this people in a wondrous, even extremely wondrous and astonishing way in the future.

And the wisdom of his wise men shall come to nothing, and the understanding of those who understand him shall be lost." And: "We have made a covenant with death and a contract with hell; The flooding scourge, when it breaks in, will not come to us, because we have made deceit our refuge and sheltered ourselves in lies."

Finally, Rabbi Jeshua from Nazareth is quoted: "Either plant a good tree, and the fruit will come good; or plant a tree that is rotten, the fruit becomes rotten. Because you can recognize the tree by its fruit. You breeds of vipers, how can you speak good things while you are evil? When the heart is full, the mouth overflows. A good man produces good things from the good treasure of his heart; and an evil man brings forth evil from his evil treasure. But I say to you that men must give an account at the Last Judgment for every useless word they have spoken. By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

When a religion constantly betrays its own values ​​and principles in favor of political ideological circumstances, it becomes untrustworthy. This tramples on its ethical and moral standards with its own feet. Furthermore, these organizations obviously close their ears to God's concerns. Nothing new in the church history of the Catholic and Protestant churches! They obviously don't want to learn anything from their own history, and so they are and remain repeat offenders and servants of dark demonic forces. This doesn't surprise me. What amazes me, however, are the so-called charismatic free churches, the majority of which kept their ears closed and willingly opened themselves up to the desires of dark powers and also promoted them.

Of course, biblically based with the general excuse of obedience to the authorities. Of course, they tend to forget to examine everything seriously, critically and spiritually and ultimately to listen more to God than to people. What to think of such spiritually gifted people is shown more than clearly by their fruits. What is even worse, however, is that truly awake people, who were obviously still in control of their minds and, above all, their spiritual abilities, were excluded and demonized by their so-called fellow brothers and sisters. This is ultimately the final proof of whose dark spirit prevails in such communities. They are the ones who have made a covenant with death and a contract with hell.

Of course, all those Christians who resist the adversary despite his promises are worthy of praise. The following story applies to them:

“Once the devil came to a woman and said: If you take my seed and bear it (give birth to a child), then I will give you a kingdom of your choice, it will be your paradise.” Honest, asked that Woman, would you really do that, devil, give me a kingdom of my choosing? Yes, I give you my word, “Woman!” Well, said the woman, then so be it. I desire the kingdom of heaven (God) and now let us take action. Then the devil said angrily: I offer you the pleasures of happiness and power, the moment of chosen existence and dominion over many people. Woman, you ask something of me, I cannot give it to you, because I can only give you what is mine. That's what I thought, said the woman, you own nothing and everything belongs to me, and this is my life! “It will never be yours, it cannot be had by any kingdom in this world.”

I also found the Jewish reactions astonishing. A rabbi who presents himself as particularly charismatic demands that I go for the vaccination, while a very orthodox rabbi urges me to be careful without making it easier for me to make a decision, and a Kabbalistic rabbi calls the child by its name and therefore advises me against it. Here, too, the wheat emerged from the chaff. The fact that the Buddhist monks answered me with sayings of Buddha showed me that they do not want to enter into confrontation with a personal opinion on sensitive topics. Only one monk made his attitude clear through his quote: “No one saves us except ourselves.” No one can and no one is allowed to do that. “We have to go the way ourselves.” Respect for this statement, which also shows a lot of wisdom.

What was very shocking to me was the multitude of answers from so-called spiritual people. Here I would like to avoid going into more detail about the anxiety and mental abysses. However, the answers from the shamans and real healers were very pleasing. Someone else wrote to me: Good things can never come from lies and violence. He quoted Gandhi. The pandemic situation had at least one good thing: it became clear who was chaff and who was wheat. It became clear who has an open ear for God's directions and who doesn't.

Whenever dark times begin, the few real luminaries of the knowledge of God appear, regardless of religion or other spiritual direction. And even those who think they have no relationship with divinities and only follow their reason and intuition: They are closer to God's will for salvation for us humans than the many seducers in religious or spiritual organizations. You will recognize them by their fruits! He has made known to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you is only; keep your righteousness, practice love and allow yourself to be humbly changed by your God. Micah 6/8

Before I continue with further explanations, I would like to ask you a question. What do you think, which religion does God belong to? Is God a member or even a follower of a Christian or Islamic denomination? Is God a Buddhist, Hindu, Israelite, Shintoist, Baha'i, Wiccan, nature-worshipper, pagan, or even an atheist?

Every religion claims God as its founder to legitimize itself. That has been the case since time immemorial, in early history as well as in ancient high cultures, and nothing has changed to this day. If I were sarcastic, I would have to say: God changes "His" religions like we humans change our underwear. But does "IT" really do that? Or is it not rather the human being himself, driven by his ingenuity, who builds his acquired insights into religious and cultic formulas in order to ultimately make the unfathomable comprehensible and tangible for people?

The search of humans not only for purely physical realities but also for spiritual truths is a fundamental building block of every religion that promises to offer just that. If you strip away all the ritualistic trappings of religions, ultimately one statement remains: God is intangible, unfathomable, and above all, incomprehensible.

When we humans try to grasp, explore, and describe God with our pitiful three dimensions, it can ultimately only lead to the fact that images of God are always very human, very earthly, very tangible, and thus ultimately simplistic. We fail simply due to the basic imagination of infinity and eternity.
True spiritual experiences are shared with the deity itself. It can only be partially put into words and is hardly reproducible for other people. It is something unique between creature and creator that is difficult to express in words. Whoever has had such an experience knows what I am talking about. It is like the deepest feeling of love that cannot be conveyed in words, images, or sounds, because all human means of communication can only partially describe this fullness of experiencing, feeling, and sensing. Ultimately, there remains a speechlessness, even a wordlessness, that can only be defined with terms like mystical and inexplicable. And yet, for every person, the concept of love and the associated feelings, experiences, and sensations are a real part of their life. The speechlessness and wordlessness in the face of this "phenomenon" does not make love unreal or unbelievable. Just as little unrealistic and unbelievable is it when we place God at the center of our lives. God is perceivable, tangible, and experiential. It doesn't matter which religion, denomination, or cultic association you belong to, because God is everywhere.

It is no longer a scientific secret that our thoughts can change matter. Some people turn it into a religion, others call it mysterious cults, and still others speak of alleged miracles. There are no "miracles" and no true religion, there are only physical laws that we mostly do not understand and even less control. It may, however, seem magical, even wonderful, when we can change things through our thoughts, prayers, invocations, etc. The foundation of every spiritual action lies in uniting with matter and its energies, becoming one with it, in order to then guide and direct it. This matter and its energy are the divine primordial substance that not only surrounds us but from which we ourselves are made.
All of this is also called noetic science and belongs to the vast field of quantum physics. The core statement of Noetics is: "Thoughts are also matter, and since all elementary particles of the gigantic zero-point field communicate with each other, thoughts can influence matter." The entire creation is connected by a network whose dimensions we humans only gradually comprehend. But we now understand: If we cut these nets, it has catastrophic consequences for creation and ultimately for ourselves. God has given us the ability to be weavers of "His" creation ourselves. For the positive or, indeed, for the negative. So we have it in our own hands to be active or passive weavers.
When people turn to divine powers, they build a connection with them. They spin invisible threads (to stick with this image) to establish a communication connection. They therefore transform human energy into spiritual energy so that things change in a "miraculous" way.

Every prayer, every ritual or cultic act is nothing more than a magical activity intended to direct awakened energies towards a goal. When spiritual people weave, invisible energy nets are created that, according to human experience over millennia, can be very effective. If a success occurs, for example, during a healing prayer or healing ritual, it is then referred to as a miracle. It is a mystical and magical experience. Such experiences can be found in all religions, in all cults, and at all times in human history. However, these experiences say nothing about whether a religion is right or wrong, but only that such things happen. Upon closer examination of such events, it becomes apparent that it was not religions that performed these miracles, but that they were bestowed upon individuals who fervently and devotedly sought the divine forces. So it's not about the religion, but about the person themselves, and it mostly depends on the strength and energy invested. After all, it is primarily the intervention of divine powers that is crucial for the final outcome. We humans largely have it in our own hands to what extent we receive help, well-being, protection, support, spiritual growth, and many other things.
For me, it is beyond question that divinities focus on our well-being and the fullness of our lives, which stems from their unfathomable love for us beings. Divinity has already created everything for this Earth, with all its abundance. It is therefore up to us to use these creative forces - whether spiritual or purely physical - with great wisdom and foresight.

Imagine God as a skyscraper with billions of windows, and each of these little windows would be a facet or an aspect of God. Here and there, God opens one of these windows and shows a tiny piece of His divinity. Now, people have experienced this opening of the window and say they have experienced God. Overwhelmed by this experience, the one little window is quickly elevated to the standard for God, while it is overlooked that there are billions of other little windows. Not infrequently, religious groups and sometimes even religions emerge from such experiences. There may be a divine spark (aspect) in every religion, but it is not a fire (God), just a spark.

The idea that God could be the diversity of being is an inconceivable notion for almost all current religions, as it implies that religions are merely diverse manifestations of human experiences with God. Even the Bible, when read attentively, shows that God has repeatedly revealed Himself as a very diverse God. When God is referred to as a bear in the Bible, then this aspect, this facet, is the figurative description and representation of an experienced aspect of God by a human. That does not mean: God is a bear, but there is this aspect, why not. The same applies to the image of the father or mother, which we constantly encounter in the Bible. These images are also aspects of God. God is Father and Mother, ergo: God and Goddess, why not! With these aspects of God, we humans can live and work spiritually. This is also done in the Bible, for example, by invoking God as the Lord of Hosts or as a war god, as the God of life or death, etc. Here, a specific aspect of God is clearly and distinctly invoked, testified with images, and acted upon.

In spiritual work, such aspects of God are used as figurative metaphors, without saying: God is this or that. These aspects are associated with specific invocations in practice. We can use biblical images, for example, the image of the lion or the spring, etc., or turn to images that correspond to our time or are even revealed by God Himself.

In many other religions, aspects of God were associated with different representations of God. Mistakenly, people (even in ancient Israel) attributed a distinct personality to these aspects of God, thus separating them from the overall image of God and ultimately creating many gods. Primarily, this happened because many people could not reconcile opposing aspects, such as war and peace or mercy and vengeance, within a single image of God. In ancient Israel, however, it was not a contradiction for the prophets, for example, they proclaimed: God is both the taker and giver of life in one person, God is everything and in everything. In ancient times, it was obviously particularly difficult to attribute seemingly negative functions to a loving God at the same time. Therefore, evil gods, a hell, and heavenly demons were created, which were then adopted by, for example, Christianity or Islam. These viewpoints originally came from Persia or ancient Egypt.

When we look into the Bible, we find that God encounters people in very different ways, and from this arise various representations of the nature of God. Evidently, the ancient Israelites understood how to not always create a new God, cult, or religion from it, but managed to let the many different images of God stand side by side and interact with each other. This fact leads to the statement: God is incomprehensible, no image could ever do justice to or capture God. Ultimately, the one statement that remains is the one the Bible proclaims about God's self-understanding: "I am who I am, I will be who I will be." I assume that God has worked and continues to work in all peoples, and that all the testified images of God are ultimately just aspects of God that received very human names. And I am convinced that God has no problem with this at all, but rather shows us how diverse divinity is. When people work with different aspects of God and give these aspects names to make them more understandable and tangible, nothing else is being done than what people have always done in all cultures and religions. There is only one huge difference: "You should not say: God is called this or that or is this or that and will always be this or that!" For that would be presumptuous and a lie, because it is ultimately impossible to form a complete picture of God from aspects of God, which is anyway beyond our imagination.

Religions are always based on spiritual revelations and the images of God shaped from them. However, I hardly believe that God wanted people to create countless religions based on divine self-revelations, which ultimately brought unimaginable suffering to humanity, just so that people would follow the supposedly true God. Ultimately, it is an irrefutable historical fact that it has always been humans who have founded religions, never a divinity, and it is also historically proven that most wars on this Earth have been instigated by religious leaders or their followers.

The great freedom of the so-called nature believers without religion lies in the fact that God's manifestations are seen for what they are, namely manifestations of the great incomprehensible God, who allows us humans to experience His aspects so that we can connect with this great God, live with Him, and work with Him. That is the greatest gift that God gives to humanity: a connection between God and man that is caring, trusting, mature, self-determined, and full of freedom. I can only encourage you to seek this multifaceted God in all possible forms, and I know that those who seek will also find. Perhaps one will find God more easily where His creative spirit is most alive, where, for example, the prophets of the Bible sought and found God: in deserts, forests, by rivers, on or in seas, on meadows, fields, or mountains, etc., that is, in nature.

If people do not adhere to the common dogmas of today's religions and are consequently designated as heathens, they may claim for themselves the freedom from human religious affiliations, the freedom from being governed by human dogmas, and the freedom to belong directly to God and to follow God without human intermediaries. Interestingly, there is nothing in the Bible that states that a person should belong to a religion. But there is an incredible amount written about how every person should belong to God. So if various religions and their followers deny you the status of a child of God, be aware that you are simply not a child of any religion, but a child of the entirely universal God, the Creator of heaven and earth, who, by the way, did all this without religions.

12 Guidelines on the Topic of Divinities

• Every so-called holy book was written by humans. Whether allegedly dictated or inspired by angels, other spiritual beings, or even God: It is and remains a book by humans for humans. Every message from God must pass through our human understanding so that we can convey it to other people. But at the same time, it is also minimized to the modest human level. We can only put into words what corresponds to our earthly experience. Or can you describe a color that doesn't exist on this Earth?

• You can believe whatever you want, even your insurance broker, who will convincingly assure you with sweet words that you live more safely with insurance. People like to believe all sorts of things, especially when it comes to topics of safety and fears. Belief gives people support and makes them think they are on the safe or unsafe side. Faith speaks of possibilities. It might be, but then again, it might not. Don't believe everything, especially when it comes to the topic of God. Make your own personal experiences.

• The beliefs of other people will never replace your own personal spiritual experience with divinities. Experience and encounter divinities for yourself, because otherwise your relationships with the divine will always just be a product of hearsay from others.

• You should strive to attain certainty and knowledge about divinities. As already mentioned: Faith is a contingency, but you should have personal clarity about what spiritually guides you. Only in this way is a trusting relationship between deities and you possible.

• If you have had a divine experience, then do not impose it on anyone else. It is your very personal story with your God or Goddess. There is absolutely nothing for which you would need to evangelize people. You are welcome to share your personal experiences, set positive impulses, provide hope and confidence, and encourage people to embark on the journey to divinity, but never impose your experiences on others!

• Your truths don't have to be the truths of other people! Apart from that, there are no absolute truths. We humans only grasp a fraction of everything that exists and, at best, can only guess what else might be. Our understanding is always only partial. So if someone talks about absolute truth, you can assume that's not the case. Especially not when it comes to the topic of divinities.

• Divinities reveal themselves to people as divinities wish. You cannot force it. Be patient and diligent in your efforts. It will not be in vain. Divinities primarily look at the hearts of us humans. This means that our inner motives and intentions are far more important than our external circumstances. You cannot hide your true inner self from God and Goddess. Therefore: never lie to yourself, for that is the pinnacle of deceit.

• Examine yourself, especially in relation to divinities. Be as objective and self-critical as possible. Our mind suggests many deceptions because we often find it difficult to endure unpleasant realities.

• Do not consider deities as your friends, buddies, or playmates of low human intentions. Divinity is sacred! It is very good if you succeed in establishing a child-God relationship. Respect and esteem are the best foundation for a trusting relationship.

• Stand by your experiences, your insights, your knowledge of the divine! Please never deny your beliefs out of false consideration, fear of people, or potential consequences. That is a lie at the highest level, for you are denying God's very personal attention to you. You will certainly have to face the consequences for this, namely those of the deities. As already mentioned, you don't have to preach to anyone, you don't have to shout from the rooftops what you have experienced or realized, but if the situation requires it, then stand by your God or Goddess.

• Do not impose a religion on your charges for cultural, social, or moral reasons. Give your children the freedom to decide for themselves which paths they want to take. It is simply a fact that the very enforcement of religious practices (attending services, etc.) is a reason why so many people turn away from divinities, because they equate religion with God. You should open gates for deities and not close them.

• Strive to be diligent and honest, open and free, mature and self-confident, responsible and generous, peaceful and forgiving, but above all loving in your existence, for in doing so, you are the best testament to divine qualities, for all this and infinitely more is God or Goddess.

Human beings are firmly embedded in the cycles of the Earth. Despite all the signs of the times, cultural and religious diversity, and the tendency towards modernization mania, humans remain subject to earthly and cosmic conditions and their spiritual components. The very existence of humans, which is normally divided into birth, childhood, youth, adulthood, aging, and ultimately death, is subject to a cycle. The same applies to the natural conditions surrounding us, such as the seasons, the lunar cycles, etc. Everything on this Earth and equally diverse throughout the entire universe is imbued with a cyclical energy.

Early on, humans recognized this natural law and created various cultic and religious frameworks for it, connecting different cycles with each other, such as lunar phases, seasons, birth, or death. In addition, historical and personal events were ultimately added, which people particularly value through celebrations (e.g., weddings). No matter where you are in our world, you will encounter this phenomenon everywhere. All of this arose from the deep awareness that humans are part of the cosmos and embedded in the natural life cycle. The deep connection of earlier generations with nature and its energies and conditions, as well as the awareness of not being masters over them, but rather children of them, created a respectful and dignified relationship between humans and their natural environment. A state that, unfortunately, is now rarely found in the so-called enlightened world, but is still intensely lived by a few indigenous peoples. That our Earth is in a rather deplorable state, caused by human hands, is a testament to how far removed from God and nature our species has become. This ultimately leads to the sad realization that humanity is well on its way to depriving itself of any basis for existence. What will our Earth look like in 200 years? I can't even imagine it when I consider how many animal and plant species have gone extinct in just the last 40 years, how many wars and catastrophes human folly has caused, and that we are facing problems that no one can solve, just think of the vast amounts of nuclear waste.

It is actually quite frightening that all this has been and is being caused by the nations that claim to possess high ethical and moral standards, a superior civilization and culture, and to be in possession of the true religion and genuine knowledge of God. Well, as the esteemed Rabbi Jeshua from Nazareth once said: "Matthew 7:16. You will know them by their fruits!" One does not gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, does one? 7.17. So every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. 7.18. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 7.19. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 7.20. Therefore, by their fruits you will know them! (Translation: M. Absalom).

Spiritual people, witches, and magicians, etc., should take a very close look at these fruits, their causes, and also their perpetrators, and draw their lessons from them. For a life connected to God, magical, and spiritual, such bad trees and their rotten fruits, to stay true to the words of Jesus, are incompatible. When we turn to the magic of nature, we turn to God and Goddess, to the creative energy of deities who certainly do not act out of greed, selfishness, warlike zeal, materialism, irresponsibility, or lovelessness. All of that is done by humans! Of course, we magical and spiritual people are also flawed beings with many negative traits, but we should not indulge in these unconditionally; instead, we should be different, namely divine! If God and Goddess are our Father and Mother and we rejoice in their sacred circle as their children, then it necessarily means that we have a special responsibility, namely to honor our Father and Mother through our daily lives and to prove ourselves as children of God through word and deed. It's not about praising and glorifying God in religious events or so-called "holy" buildings and then letting "God off the hook" by returning to everyday life and continuing as before. We want transformation, and that means: change for ourselves and the people entrusted to us, as well as for creation, and indeed for the better. Witches, magicians, shamans, or other spiritual people who do not change for the better but instead remain stuck in negative behavior patterns and structures are definitely on the wrong path. We should become a good tree, deeply rooted in the creative will of God, bearing very good fruit. However, this requires that we embark on this life path and allow necessary changes. So that we are reminded of what the true purpose of our lives is (to do good), there are, for example, various religious festivals. They pull us out of the daily grind and remind us that there is more between heaven and earth that we should pay attention to.

Teach me, my God and my Goddess, to count my earthly days, so that I may become wise and my soul beats in harmony with your heart, so that your glories do not pass me by, like the fog in the darkest night, at the end of my last day of life. Throw your soft mantle over me in the last second and guide me to the gates of your glorious eternities for all eternity. I am blessed and surrounded by your peace, through all times! (S.N. von Schneeweiß)

You will die! Only the following remain open: How will you die and when will your human body be dead? If nothing is certain on this earth, death is. This bitter lesson life has in store for all of us, it ends eventually. God or Goddess, giver of life, takes from us at their discretion this earthly spark of life that has created living bodies from matter. The dark God or the dark Goddess steps out of the shadows of our existence and takes away our earthly light of life. In our world, where dying and death are banished to hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice care, and the media illusion suggests eternal youth, health, and joy in life, this scenario of the earthly end terrifies many people. In earlier times, when extended families still lived under one roof, dying and death were something ordinary and far less frightening. It was due to the people's world of experience and inner attitude towards earthly existence, which had been confronted with life and death from early childhood. One life comes into this world, another one goes. One generation replaces the next, a natural process that was also regarded as such. People were clearly more realistic than today. However, they also knew fear, but less of earthly death, which was accepted as inevitable, and more of dying. Dying is a process, similar to birth.

One can die slowly or quickly, painfully or peacefully. Despite current medical and pharmacological assistance, dying today is still often a prolonged ordeal that can last for months, weeks, or days. People who work in relevant professions, such as nursing home and hospital staff, experience this almost daily. Another point is that dying is artificially prolonged through medical interventions, which often becomes a torment for those affected and their relatives. I can sing a "song" about it myself, because my mother suffered such a sad fate after a stroke, with life-sustaining measures over two years. I do not want to diminish the merits of medicine in this field, as it gives many people a "second" chance to steer their lives in the right direction. But, as so often, blessing and curse are closely related.
It makes no sense to avoid the topic of death, because sooner or later we will all be confronted with it. Internalizing this certainty promotes a healthy and responsible attitude towards life. We do not live forever on this Earth, but our time is limited, and precisely for this reason, we should use this short span of time effectively for ourselves, our neighbors, and our life-giver God or Goddess. We can do so infinitely much good and loving things in this lifetime, and our Mother Earth provides the ideal conditions for it. What people make of it can be seen in the regrettable state of the Earth and, above all, that of humanity.
In addition to the awareness of the finiteness of our earthly life, we should focus on the moment of our death. How would you like to die? In peace and harmony with yourself, your loved ones, and God, or in mental, physical, and spiritual torment? I know that the death of a person, even if they are seriously ill, is influenced by their lived karma. An unsettled soul is reluctant to leave a body because it knows what awaits it. Karmic burdens weigh incredibly heavy. How many evil deeds, inner turmoil, etc., are taken with us into death? It is worth considering how we shape our lives here on Earth and what soul energies we want to take with us into the afterlife. Ultimately, we decide for ourselves. The dream of some people: "When I'm dead, it's all over," will not come true, because ultimately all living beings are made of energy, and this can only transform, even materialize, but it cannot die. As we know from quantum physics, even thoughts, feelings, words, etc., are forms of energy, thus factually immortal. For better or worse, even the greatest skeptic must submit to this divine natural law and may know: It is not over, rather something else begins, in whatever form of energy it may be.
There are many forms of dying. The conscious, the sudden, the lingering, the sad, the joyful, the liberating, etc. A particular kind I would like to tell through a story, which does not deal with death itself, but with living with death. A few years ago, I visited an elderly lady in a nursing home who asked for my support. As I walked down the hallway to her room, an elderly woman approached me, noticing my searching looks for the room number and asking if she could help. "Are you looking for me?" she asked. I told her that I was looking for Mrs. "X" and if she was her, then yes. "No," she replied, "the woman is in room 9!" She then said to me, "I thought you were coming to me because you are a Hagazuss and I have been waiting so long to die." Astonished, I looked at her and decided to give her my attention for the time being. We went into her room, which was filled with pictures of her relatives. I asked her where she knew this word (Hagazuss) from, and she told me that she was 98 years old and came from Silesia, where there used to be people like me. She immediately smelled it and saw it in my eyes. Then she told me her sad story, that all her descendants were already dead, she was the last one, and she had no one left in this world. She said literally: "Everyone is dead, I had to bury them all, only death doesn't want me, he punishes me with the death of my loved ones." What have I done? Sad and with tears in her old eyes, she went to the window and looked into the void. Then she said, "Even here, they all die off, all those who keep me company, and I am left behind." Almost angrily, she said, "I don't want to make any more friends here because the farewell always hurts me so much." She turned to me and asked, "Can you help me?" You are a Hagazuss, you know why I have to endure so much suffering. I promised her to come back with answers to her question. A few weeks later, I visited the old lady again. I told her that I had searched for an answer between the worlds and had found it. Sometimes life can become a great burden because you are the trigger for it, as in the case of this old woman who peacefully fell asleep forever a few weeks after my visit. Amazingly, a very similar story happened to me years later.

The term Hagazuss or Hagazussa means fence rider, referring to people who work spiritually and energetically in both this world and the next.
I'm dead, now what?
Every religion has its teachings on this. Heaven, hell, nothingness, reincarnation, etc. reflect the diversity of concepts and teachings. I can assure you, you will experience it, and yes, there is a grain of truth in each thesis. But all these human views are only a small part of a very complex and for us incomprehensible will of God. And that's a good thing. Actually, we know enough, but obviously, people in our time no longer want to acknowledge the most important things in life. It is a natural law: action and reaction. Everything we do in life has consequences. And by the way, in a dimension that we can't even imagine in our wildest dreams. Do you, for example, know what your words really trigger in other people? How they might possibly influence their future life and thus also that of other people? You see how complex the matter is just with this example, that we humans can no longer judge and evaluate it in its effects (consequences).
God or Goddess acts out of divine righteousness (in the sense of divine justice, which includes mercy) and not out of human righteousness. And that's a very good thing! For if it were otherwise, then the many heavenly and paradisiacal promises that religious teachings make to justify wars, murders, thefts, etc., would also be a part of God's mercy. Therefore, do not concern yourself with what people believe they know about it, but listen to yourself. What will be when you are dead and what do you spiritually take with you to the other worlds?
I personally can only say that it does not surprise me that the Earth is populated with "lost souls" (spirits) wandering aimlessly and that the realm of the dead is full of all those who must return to this Earth. The "heavens," on the other hand, seem quite empty to me, as far as I can discern. One thing I know for sure: There is no automatic free pass to the divine realms (heaven) for any human being!
Ultimately, let it be said: You should not do good in your life out of fear of dying, death, and whatever comes after, but from your heart. Out of fear, one cannot love, and coercion contradicts free action. Love and freedom belong together, from them true heartfelt deeds arise, and that is exactly what God or Goddess ultimately looks at: your heart!