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John Lamb Lash - What is Sophianic Animism
On Sunday 20 October 2019 the group "Sophianic Animism Sweden" presented a memorable evening with John Lamb Lash in connection with the translation of his book "Not in His Image" which is now in Swedish titled "Inte i Herrens avbild".
"With this event, John Lamb Lash held his first lecture since 2006 when the English edition of "Not in His Image" was released.
SOPHIANIC ANIMISM IN 500 WORDS
“Animism” denotes the action of life not merely as a vital force, but more fully and deeply, animating force. “Sophia” denotes what upholds and directs that animation.
Pervading the spectrum of all that lives is a super force that imparts direction and diversity of expression. SA is recognition of that supernatural force and bonding with it. If the animating matrix of life is intelligent, willful, and responsive to what it produces, it is appropriate to name it and treat it as a living creature having those attributes. The planetary animal called “Mother Earth” is the central figure in SA, rather than an off-planet father god or any other type of creator (authoritative, punitive) in Abrahamic religions. The mother goddess is a grounded presence accessible to the human mind and senses. The aim of SA is to interact with that presence, not through faith or fantasy, but experimentally, via a path of learning called Gnosis.
SA draws its founding elements from the Gnostic movement of antiquity, the most repressed, persecuted and vilified body of knowledge in human history. Like Gnosis, SA is a heresy: “that which is chosen” (from Greek 'hairein', to choose). As a heresy, it stands against all other religions. Gnosis is an alternative to religion, an option to forgo religious beliefs of all kinds, cultures, and periods. It is direct knowing of the natural and supernatural dimensions of existence, including the self-reflecting intellect and psyche in its sensuous, emotional, imaginal aspects. SA asserts that the soul-life of human creatures unfolds as an event in the natural world, produced by the same forces that cause the seasons, the tides, the growth and decay of natural forms.
Although it draws upon Gnosis and shares many of its features, SA stands alone as a unique exercise of faith that can be verified, supported by evidence and confirmed through shared experience. The basic faith of every human creature is: the power of life that puts you here keeps you alive. As long as you desire to live, you naturally hold faith in the transcendent life force that produced you.
SA takes the name of the natural and supernatural matrix of life on earth from Gnosis: Sophia, the Greek word for wisdom. She is the planetary animal mother (PAM). The narrative of the Mysteries derived from primordial Gnosis describes her status by three Ss: Source, Story, Setting. As the Aeon Sophia, a divine power from the galactic centre, She is the source of life, the intelligent deity that designed the human species, the Anthropos. Her story, the Fallen Goddess Scenario (FGS), is the myth that guides the races of the anthropine species. Finally, Sophia is materially present in the setting of life, the natural world, comparable for her to the body you experience when acting in a dream. The world drama on earth is the product of Sophia’s Dreaming.
In summary, Sophianic Animism is immersion in the wisdom of life by choosing to bond with its divine source. It is a call to existentially engage the Sacred.
So, there you have it, something you never thought you'd live to see the day of.
By the way, in the last sentence, I changed the word calling to 'call'. It is both a call and a calling.
And I will, goddess willing...
It is a sacred calling. Sophianic Animism is not a religion. It's not another religion; it is not an alternative religion.
It's a sacred calling to every individual person who is capable of comprehending that such a calling can exist.
See also http://nemeta.org and https://sophianicmyth.org/
Category | Spirituality & Faith |
Sensitivity | Normal - Content that is suitable for ages 16 and over |
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