The Grand Heresy

A short 5-minute audio introduction to the essay below

Metaphysics is not so much about that which is ‘beyond’ physics as this suggests that what is metaphysical lies only in the beyond zone and not within. The metaphysical fire, which has correspondence to Origin, Source, and Intelligence of All, is behind time, space, causation and manifestation, as well as being integrated as all those aspects. The metaphysical fire is as much beyond as it is within, for there is never a state that is void of it – even the void itself is an expression of the metaphysical fire. In Cabbalistic terms, there are four levels of reality, or emanations: Divine, Spiritual, Psychological, and Physical. The Divine corresponds to the Source of All (SoA); the Spiritual is Non-Being, or what modern science refers to as the quantum vacuum, zero-point field, the implicate order, or the void. The Psychological is the first manifestation or Being; again, what science would call the cosmic background radiation or cosmic energy. And the Physical is the world of matter, organisms, and of material sense. These are gradations of existence, with all higher emanations integrated or forming a part of all lower gradations. In other words, the physical realm of matter contains the psychological, the spiritual, and the Divine – only that they are hidden to plain view (perception). What this means is that the metaphysical impulse (or Fire/Light) is existent – hidden within – all states of existence, including our material realm. And this, for much of human history, has been a grand heresy.

            It is not necessary here to go through a historical stocktake of heresies (the list would be very long!), yet even a passing glance would pick up Gnostic trails (including Catharism, Manichaeism), mystical and occult streams, and almost anything that tackles the dogmatic control structures of orthodoxy. Heresy has been an easy and cheap strategy to attack and dismantle perceived threats against dominant narratives. Heresy has been the label that stigmatizes those people, thinking, beliefs, ideologies, and movements, etc, that defy or go against the ruling narratives and control apparatus of the time. Heresies also help to point out to those with critical awareness that they live under a form of totalitarianism, in some degree or other. Such socio-cultural control apparatuses seek to indoctrinate the populace within their domain into accepting specific thinking patterns. These patterns, naturally, are established to reinforce and support the incumbent power systems. The concept of heresy is brought out and utilized as a means of involving people – the ‘public’ – within the controlling system. In an age of secularization, the controlling narrative has shifted from a top-down religious power structure into a technologically enforced ‘cage of modernity.’ This is akin to sociologist Max Weber’s notion of the ‘Iron Cage;’ or more recently, to writer Philip K. Dick’s vision of the ‘Black Iron Prison.’

The new secular materialism is bringing forth technocratic governance as a dominating narrative, and its affiliated religion of transhumanism is providing for the next priestly class of tech-elites and billionaires. Together they establish what will strive to become the governing apparatus of technocracy – the modern totalitarian system masquerading as the new mode of 21^st century global authority. And the notion of heresy has been modified from quasi-religious sectarian cults into conspiracy. The modern-day heretic is now the much-derided conspiracy theorist, or anyone who dares to defy the consensus narratives. From time immemorial the dominant control apparatus has sought to centralize its power, and this means it must denounce any recognition of direct access to knowledge, which it views as an opposing power and thus a direct threat. Also, the external apparatus of the hierarchical control system cannot be reflected in a metaphysical hierarchical system. For this reason, the Christian Church did not wish for a ‘hierarchy of angels’ to become recognized, although we have such people as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and Thomas Aquinas to thank for bringing these systems into human cognition and awareness. Material power structures do not care for metaphysical realities to come out of hiding. This is why such perspectives are branded as heretical and their proponents persecuted into silence or death.

A metaphysical perspective is one that recognizes how all existence is integrated and unified, and that what lies without also lies within for there is no exterior, only internal degrees or gradations of perceptual experience (existence). The phenomenal universe of which we observe and participate within is a lesser reality – a reflection or gradation from the unifying Greater Reality. It is within this lesser reality that our current ‘Game of Life’ is playing out. A modern heresy is that of the simulation hypothesis which states that human existence is not in fact ‘real’ but being played out within a simulated structure or game. This is an update of the ancient Gnostic perspective that humanity is living within a reality created not by Source but by a Demiurge (a ‘lesser god’), and in this sense it is somewhat a false reality. Whether we are avatars or amnesiac souls within material bodies, the playground is relatively the same. What the simulation hypothesis does is merely update the scenario based on modern vocabulary and context. The Gnostics didn’t have computers in their day (and hence the computer vocabulary); likewise, the modern tech-gnostics (or neo-gnostics) don’t wish to speculate within the context of Christian or any other religious-spiritual theology.

The overarching situation is one whereby seekers of each age are attempting to penetrate into the nature of the human condition vis-à-vis its correspondence with the true nature of Reality. Modern terminology is now required to pinpoint the attention and focus of the modern-orientated individual. You don’t need to be religious in order to accept the Greater Reality. The Absolute is not a bearded bloke or a jealous deity of judgement. Belief is not necessary when it comes to approaching Reality for belief is merely an early stage upon the path of realization. You only need an urge to wonder; an inner pull to know; and the will to seek. The metaphysical fire wishes to be known – and you only need to want to know it too. If we can speak of anything, we can call it a law of resonance. The Knower and the Known must frequent the same frequency for there to be a correspondence. This is the ‘field’ where the meeting has to take place – a ‘field’ of frequency as well as a zone of correspondence. As the Persian mystic-poet Jalāl al-Dīn Rumi wrote:

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other”
doesn’t make any sense.
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.”

This field exists beyond our localized ideas and morality codes. The physical, sensory world is too full of the lower vibrations – ‘too full to talk about’ – and this can block the perceptive senses. The ideas and language of the material realm have no meaning within the ‘frequency field’ that provides ‘the doorsill where the two worlds touch.’ Yet the seeker must resist being pulled back into the denser senses and lower frequency of the physical realm – ‘Don’t go back to sleep.’ Rumi, and many others like him, clothed themselves within the robes of their time, be it Islam or any other socio-cultural-religious context that was necessary to operate within.

The metaphysical impulse knows how to roam unimpeded within the contexts and circumstances of the time. Its core frequency is not of this realm, yet it acts through operations – ‘manifestations’ – that are of the physical domain. Religious and spiritual vehicles have been utilized as carriers for these manifestations, yet they are certainly not the only means. It also depends upon what the main mediums are at the time within any specific culture. These are often appropriated for maximum dispersal; yet many more mediums, largely unsuspected, are simultaneously utilized for this purpose. The ‘heretics’ are the visible ones; the grand heresy remains hidden within and operates largely without hindrance. And the Grand Heresy of the metaphysical fire still rages in our times. Unfortunately, most people remain oblivious to this. They have fallen asleep amongst the meadows of attractive flowers and amid the scents that tempt the senses. However, an odd and troublesome wind is now blowing through those meadows and disturbing peoples’ sleep.

            The flowery meadows are not so cosy anymore as an ill wind is stirring those who slumber and arousing people through discomfort and disarray. Uncertainty looms everywhere; the façades of normalcy are slipping down, and the trusted institutions of this reality are showing their false faces. The metaphysical fire is beginning to burn away the outer paintwork, showing the rotten wood underneath. The gatekeepers of stolen power are attempting to cover up the sun by spraying their chemical clouds; yet still, the metaphysical fire comes through. And it is becoming fiery now. It is coming close to another round of its cycle. Flares, outbursts, and eruptions will soon be blasting towards our physical sphere as we cling to its surface like a receiving-transmitting membrane. And it shall all be a matter of frequency. As the great inventor and receiver Nikola Tesla said: If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration. Any vibrational frequency can create as well as destroy, depending upon the corresponding frequency of the receiver. The Grand Heresy is arising to meet the Dogmatic Destroyer.

As the metaphysical fire comes to light, and to alight, our domain, we shall have the fire to guide us or to burn us. No hazmat suits will protect the unprepared. It shall all be a question of perception. Is the heresy a greater truth? Or do the dominant consensus narratives speak the truth to us? As Above, So Below – all is in correspondence. Hiding within the shadowy rock of Plato’s cave will not shield you from the penetrating fire. It is only the metaphysical fire that does not burn. Instead, it fills the cells of the body with a heightened, finer energy and renews the human vessel. The time is approaching where we shall need to march forward and go forth upon a new path. We can choose to stay within the rocky, shadowy cave; or we can walk lighter upon the sunlit path.

            No amount of machinery will lighten the human vessel – it will only serve to automate it further and close down its receptors. Like any fuel cell, it will eventually wind down to a stop if it cannot be recharged. The devolutionary path is strewn full of those objects that came to their final stop when the fuel cell ran dry. It was, and remains, a closed pathway. You only get so far, despite the shiny promises offered at the beginning. You can take the high road, or you can take the low road. According to Celtic legend, if someone dies in a ‘foreign land,’ their spirit will travel back to their homeland by ‘the low road,’ which is known as the route for the souls of the dead. However, the person who takes the ‘high road’ may arrive afterwards, yet they retain their life. This legend implies that those who accept the high road will continue upon the path of the living, whilst those who take the low road will take their leave of this world and no doubt be obliged to return again – like a Groundhog Day for the soul.

            In these coming years, the metaphysical fire shall be burning stronger against the structures of our physical world. Taking refuge in ignorance, rage, or revenge, will not align the individual’s receptors towards recalibration. Trust in the human spirit will be a first step; aligning with the resonance of the human heart shall be the second. Being receptive and allowing a new frequency of spirit to come through may be the third. In all this, the greatest barrier and impediment is fear. As circumstances become increasingly polarized, the choices of fear or revelation shall become ever more visible. The dark cave is the refuge of the fearful. The sunlit path is the abode for the revellers of the revealed.

[This essay is taken from the new book by the author: ‘Is There Life on Earth: A Transmutation Octave’, published 1st April 2024]