The God Principle

 

 

 

              (Microwave Universe Map Source: NASA/WMAP Science Team)

 In the beginning there was the unknown, the unexpressed. Formless, yet having a form, lifeless, yet holding the very keys to life, unaware of itself, yet containing all the potential for awareness, not knowing anything, yet with the potential to know all - it existed and it was. Then a deep stirring arose in the unknown, like a Word that represented meaning, intent, desire and a plan, the awakening of a seed that contained the potential of all that is within it, an expression that sought expression. This stirring, this plan, this Word, was a germ within the unknown and it was the unknown.

 

The Word stirred the unknown into activity, organizing a body around itself. And it gathered itself from the unknown, which was but its own self, growing and nourishing itself slowly, in an attempt to manifest the Master Plan it carried within. Soon a momentous time of Creation was at hand, for its body cleaved in two - its first real creation, an emanation of itself from itself. When the One became two, the process held the potential to create the Many. And so it did. Each grew, drawing from the unknown and then cleaved in two, and the newly created ones did likewise, fragmenting themselves almost endlessly, until the entire unknown became an expression of the Word.

 

And they communed with one another, working like a unity, but were actually a trinity, forming three groups of organization around a great Void. And this was the beginning of the next phase, that of diversity and manifestation. Each individual was an echo of the original One, and now each sought to manifest a different aspect of the One as directed by the Word within, becoming creators in their own right. One group became aspects of the Word that handled the creation of form and function. Another group dealt with the sustenance and nourishment of those forms. The third group dealt with intelligence, order and direction of that creation.

 

The first group dealt with manifestation, of form and function. It further specialized into sub-groups, some of which became supportive structures, the playing fields of life, the numerous terrains and levels where the plan within the Word could be manifested. Others became motive factors that manipulated the supportive structures, giving rise to a potential for movement and activity. Yet another sub-group became the life-blood that streamed through these groups, energizing them into activity.

 

The second major group dealt with sustenance of the manifestation. Its sub-groups breathed life continuously into the Creation, assimilated nourishment and removed those elements that were found unsuitable to the Master Plan.

 

The third major group dealt with the control and direction of the manifestation. It organized itself into the Supreme Intelligence that functioned at the highest terrain or level of the Creation, from where it controlled and directed the rest of its body, organizing its goals and purposes. Its sub-groups merged into the manifestation as controlling factors, monitoring and directing most activity within it, setting up autonomous laws. Yet another sub-group came together and took on the task of beautifying the appearance of the Creation, masking its complexity.

 

And all the groups worked with one another, fulfilling the Great Master Plan resident within each, though the majority of the innumerable members that formed the Whole had little conception about the complexity of the whole as such, or about the greater order of which they were a part. ⁽¹⁾

 

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The quickening happened at about six months, the tying of an arriving soul to the little body. Aliyah felt it as sudden and forceful movements within the womb. She called out excitedly, “Honey, the baby’s moving!”

 

Theo came rushing, smiling broadly. She held his hands and placed them over her belly, guiding them so he could feel the baby’s movement.

 

“I’ll bet that’s a boy, the way he’s kicking!” grinned Theo.

 

“You are still hoping she’s a boy, aren’t you? That’s not what the ultrasound indicated.”

 

“Well, they make mistakes. You never know, y’know…”

 

Aliyah and Theo had been married for over two years. During this time she had been pleasantly surprised to find in him a great strength of character and a steely determination which had the ability to blaze new trails. But this nature of Theo also often expressed itself in a kind of rebellion against anything that imposed limitations or laws on his person. He loved to run free, uninhibited and unencumbered. And his passion and determination had made him successful, driven by goals and detailed planning. Unlike Aliyah, he still considered most of religion, spirituality and “other perversions” as opium to the masses. For him, they constituted a marketplace where different kind of dubious goods were being manufactured and sold. This marketplace was to his utter distaste, which he considered grossly incompatible with the higher ideals professed by its vendors. And he had no qualms in stating his opinion whenever he pleased. In many ways, his beliefs were the antithesis of Aliyah’s own. Perhaps she had hoped to change this and tame what she considered the untamable.

 

Theo had found himself drawn to Aliyah for many reasons. During their first meeting she had hit him right between the eyes. He had found himself thinking of her constantly, and therefore made many a pretext to get her attention and to talk with her. Besides her beauty, and the vibrant and caring nature, she exuded a strange quality, a vibration of some sort that held him captive. He could not explain it, but his own thoughts and feelings took higher ground when she was near, moving away from his usual thinking patterns to something more sublime. Her notions and expressions were far removed from what he had been accustomed to all his life, and the pull of the unknown was indeed fascinating. He could never have envisioned himself bonding with someone who professed a personal religion or God, as she did. But somehow their relationship had turned into a beautiful blossom which neither could explain to satisfaction.

 

“A baby has so much to teach us!” Aliyah sighed. “The miracle of creation! Isn’t that wonderful?”

 

“Uh-oh! There’s that gleam in your eye. I can see where this is heading…” laughed Theo.

 

“Sure, a baby is indeed a miracle of sorts,” he continued, “but then so is our physiology, how the body and intelligence functions. What you call a miracle is but complex biological processes that we have not fully understood yet. You know what they say: any highly developed technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

 

“You really don’t think the baby is a miracle, do you?” Her voice had a hint of sadness.

 

“Aliyah, we are nature’s products, using technology it gained through evolution. You too have recognized its technology many times. So there.”

 

“But honey! How can you be so clinical and detached about the baby? Isn’t she just adorable? An expression of ourselves? Creation in one of its highest forms?”

 

“Sure he is, sure he is,” Theo grinned as he picked up a book. “Look, I’m reading this book on baby care. There’s this narrative on the formative stages of the embryo, quite clinical and descriptive. I guess it’s rubbing off on me!”

 

“I’m sure you will see the great miracle of creation there if you study it more closely,” smiled Aliyah. “Unfortunately I have neither the time nor the patience for that exercise. With our baby coming, I find little interest in such stuff.”

 

Theo was not to be put off. He opened the book, leafed through some of the pages and held it for her to see. He had his point to make.

 

“Look. Here’s the fertilized ovum they call a zygote,” he said. “It divides itself many times and starts looking like a ball they call a blastocyst. It appears to be a collection of cells formed around a central, fluid-filled cavity. Now look at this picture: it has developed some form. There are three major developments to be seen, the ectoderm, endoderm and the mesoderm, with an amniotic cavity inside. A trinity indeed, if I may borrow one of your favorite terms! The mesoderm develops into bones, muscles and connective tissues. The endoderm forms the digestive system, parts of the respiratory system and others. The ectoderm gives rise to the brain, spinal cord and nerves.”⁽²⁾

 

“All right. Leave it now. I’ve had enough.” Hormonal changes and her expected motherhood had started rubbing off on her priorities, and she found herself less interested in such discussions.

 

“Wait. Now here are some glimmerings of some recognizable shape. Look, the embryo baby now has a tail! This is nothing short of technological magic! It is DNA in each cell that carries the Master Plan of the body. God surely wouldn’t need to create in such a fashion, would he?”

 

(continued here)

 

 

1. Compare with embryogenesis - the role of DNA, the process of mitosis and cell specialization

2. Compare with section 1 of this chapter