Who is Green Jesus?
Green Jesus
Certainly the Church in the past has used the figure of Jesus to condemn those who don’t believe exactly what it teaches
and as a rallying figure to justify atrocities such as warfare and even as an excuse to not look after the land in which they live.
Such teachings have come about due to personal convictions of the various teachers, some of whom are highly dualistic -
equating the natural world with all that is evil, whilst regarding becoming disembodied as something to be preferred.
These bastardizations and distortions of the accounts of Jesus stand in stark contrast to those contained within the Christian
Sacred Texts themselves. Others claim that the naturalization of Christ is a considered to be a Luciferian deception.
Jesus; the actual historical figure who walked this earth 2000 years ago, and, according to some,
whose feet may well have walked upon this green and pleasant land of Albion
Much of Jesus's traditional iconography is apparently derived from Mediterranean deities such as Hermes, Asclepius, Serapis,
and Zeus and his traditional birthdate on 25 December, which was not declared as such until the fifth century, was at one
point named a holiday in honor of the Roman sun god Sol Invictus. At around the same time Christianity was expanding
in the second and third centuries, the Mithraic Mysteries in the Cult of Mithras was also flourishing.
The Eternal One as a Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, without beginning and end,
summed up neatly in the three-in-oneness of the Celtic triquetra.
God is no more powerful than Spirit. And in acting like they're better than the other is Humanity's ultimate detriment
and as-so-far current weight holding us back from "Heaven" Space and "Eden" on Earth. Instead of this Clouded sky where
we deny "G.O.D." and act like devilish is better because it makes our groin and lower-frequencies vibe willy nilly?
Some Christians see the Wisdom (or Sophia) of Jesus present at the Creation.
“In the beginning was the Word” (the Logos, or Information)
Reading the four gospels, accounts of the life of Jesus, one learns the green teachings of this God-man, who being in
an agrarian culture uses it as the backdrop for his teachings: the fields, birds, trees and flowers all take central stage
to teach about his coming kingdom, one where justice, peace, love, kindness, gentleness, self control, joy, patience
and faithfulness are paramount, where the earth is honoured and blessed, and is a blessing in return. We read of him as One
- who is a teacher, a challenger of the establishment, often found in the wild places, dangerous if provoked, yet gentle
with those who are broken.
- whose mastery over the storm at sea causes them to be still echos his command over the ancient chaos monsters of Yam (sea) and Rahab (storm) at Creation and causes his disciples to realize this was no ordinary human being.
- who walks upon the water, something ghosts in ancient times were not believed to be able to do and a quality reserved for divine beings.
- whose transfiguration reveals his eternal light that shines brighter than the sun.
- who sees everyone as equals.
- who calls us to live to the fullness of who we’re created to be, calling us to follow him and be agents of change and transformation, co-creative agents in bringing order into chaos.
- who calls us to reflect upon those choices we’ve made that have impacted negatively upon ourselves, other human beings, other non-human beings and the planet in general, to deny our own selfish impulses which impact others and to follow him into life in all its fullness.
I find Pagans have no issues with a divine presence being imbued within the sacred landscape, but oddly many Christians I encounter do.
And so we have the Green Man - many faces, but with these distilled characteristics:
- A deity within the natural world
- Wild and dangerous if provoked
- Hidden yet can be revealed to those who discern appropriately
- A guider of souls
- Wise and caring of all of the creation
- One who celebrates sexuality and penetrates the landscape
- One who infuses all of the created order
- One who lives between worlds beckoning us to a better world, where life is good, justice prevails and everyone is equal
- One who wishes to see transformation
- One who presides over life and death
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13 NIV
“The Light of the World” - Holman Hunt (1851-1854) . via
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me" - Revelation 3:20
August 20, 2017 by godofgreenhope :
https://godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/jesus-and-the-green-man-part-6-of-6-jesus-the-deepest-green-man/
dr. π (pi)
.
Certainly the Church in the past has used the figure of Jesus to condemn those who don’t believe exactly what it teaches
and as a rallying figure to justify atrocities such as warfare and even as an excuse to not look after the land in which they live.
Such teachings have come about due to personal convictions of the various teachers, some of whom are highly dualistic -
equating the natural world with all that is evil, whilst regarding becoming disembodied as something to be preferred.
These bastardizations and distortions of the accounts of Jesus stand in stark contrast to those contained within the Christian
Sacred Texts themselves. Others claim that the naturalization of Christ is a considered to be a Luciferian deception.
Jesus; the actual historical figure who walked this earth 2000 years ago, and, according to some,
whose feet may well have walked upon this green and pleasant land of Albion
Much of Jesus's traditional iconography is apparently derived from Mediterranean deities such as Hermes, Asclepius, Serapis,
and Zeus and his traditional birthdate on 25 December, which was not declared as such until the fifth century, was at one
point named a holiday in honor of the Roman sun god Sol Invictus. At around the same time Christianity was expanding
in the second and third centuries, the Mithraic Mysteries in the Cult of Mithras was also flourishing.
The Eternal One as a Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, without beginning and end,
summed up neatly in the three-in-oneness of the Celtic triquetra.
God is no more powerful than Spirit. And in acting like they're better than the other is Humanity's ultimate detriment
and as-so-far current weight holding us back from "Heaven" Space and "Eden" on Earth. Instead of this Clouded sky where
we deny "G.O.D." and act like devilish is better because it makes our groin and lower-frequencies vibe willy nilly?
Some Christians see the Wisdom (or Sophia) of Jesus present at the Creation.
“In the beginning was the Word” (the Logos, or Information)
Reading the four gospels, accounts of the life of Jesus, one learns the green teachings of this God-man, who being in
an agrarian culture uses it as the backdrop for his teachings: the fields, birds, trees and flowers all take central stage
to teach about his coming kingdom, one where justice, peace, love, kindness, gentleness, self control, joy, patience
and faithfulness are paramount, where the earth is honoured and blessed, and is a blessing in return. We read of him as One
- who is a teacher, a challenger of the establishment, often found in the wild places, dangerous if provoked, yet gentle
with those who are broken.
- whose mastery over the storm at sea causes them to be still echos his command over the ancient chaos monsters of Yam (sea) and Rahab (storm) at Creation and causes his disciples to realize this was no ordinary human being.
- who walks upon the water, something ghosts in ancient times were not believed to be able to do and a quality reserved for divine beings.
- whose transfiguration reveals his eternal light that shines brighter than the sun.
- who sees everyone as equals.
- who calls us to live to the fullness of who we’re created to be, calling us to follow him and be agents of change and transformation, co-creative agents in bringing order into chaos.
- who calls us to reflect upon those choices we’ve made that have impacted negatively upon ourselves, other human beings, other non-human beings and the planet in general, to deny our own selfish impulses which impact others and to follow him into life in all its fullness.
I find Pagans have no issues with a divine presence being imbued within the sacred landscape, but oddly many Christians I encounter do.
And so we have the Green Man - many faces, but with these distilled characteristics:
- A deity within the natural world
- Wild and dangerous if provoked
- Hidden yet can be revealed to those who discern appropriately
- A guider of souls
- Wise and caring of all of the creation
- One who celebrates sexuality and penetrates the landscape
- One who infuses all of the created order
- One who lives between worlds beckoning us to a better world, where life is good, justice prevails and everyone is equal
- One who wishes to see transformation
- One who presides over life and death
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13 NIV
“The Light of the World” - Holman Hunt (1851-1854) . via
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hear My voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me" - Revelation 3:20
August 20, 2017 by godofgreenhope :
https://godofgreenhope.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/jesus-and-the-green-man-part-6-of-6-jesus-the-deepest-green-man/
dr. π (pi)
.