February 25, 2024

What is Consciousness

By John

Consciousness is the secret-sauce of the universe—it’s everywhere, in everything, and its a massive playground of endless possibilities. Consciousness tries to figure itself out; it wants to know itself; to express itself.

Now, depending on what you believe in, consciousness might be your go to Source, your Big Guy upstairs, or your intelligent, infinite Cosmic Being. Regardless of background, we can all agree, Big Boss in the sky is way beyond what our brains can grasp.

We spotted it first

Throughout history, different groups have tried to claim ownership of this cosmic wonder, causing heaps of trouble! Land grabs, wars, and chaos—all because some folk thought they had the inside scoop and monopoly on the Supreme Being.

Now, think about it: back in the caveman days, do you reckon our ancestors were fretting over religious rulebooks like we do now? Nah, they were more like, “Let’s find some food, avoid getting eaten, and maybe build a cosy cave.” The whole idea of looking up and wondering about a higher power probably came much later.

Transition to rituals

But then, bam! Once people started buying into this whole idea of a Supreme Being, things took a wild turn. Suddenly, there were these fancy rituals and ceremonies, all decked out with robes and candles, and only the “holy” and initiated could perform them, leaving the “ignorant” people to take the “educated” at their word, and woe-be-tied if that word was questioned.

Could it be time to step back and rethink things? Could removing the fancy robes, the rituals, and the dogma help us reconnect?

You know, reconnecting with our inner selves and each other.