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What in God’s Name Is God’s Name?

Book 1: The External Universe | Chapter 1.4 | 26 June 2020

Throughout history, religions have called the Universal Energy/creation process by many names: God, Allah, Jehovah, Jah, Yahweh, Shangdi, Ahura Mazda... there's a stack of them. But which one is correct?

Well, you'd have to ask the Supreme Being, wouldn't you?

When it comes to Janthopoyism, we believe that you can label this force whatever resonates with your understandings or comforts. If this infinite omnipresence of divine electricity is aware of our speech, then it would surely have more on its priority list than what the animals on the tiny rock of Earth are calling it. What value is a name when you are literally everything?

What's more valuable than naming God is shedding your terminology fears. Janthopoyism may use any number of titles when speaking about the Universal Energy, but if you have an aversion to our choices, simply replace it with a word that helps you relax. There will always be a synonymous option, so open up a thesaurus and find one. In doing this, you should recognise your mind's role within such oppositions and how absurd it is that you've granted words so much power over you.

Once you allow yourself to enter this conversation with an open mind, you will note how many religious canons have names and definitions for "God" conceptions which are fundamentally interchangeable. Here are some of our favourite theological interpretations, which we appreciate for their Pantheistic/Panentheistic allusions:
  • Brahman/Para Brahman/Satya (Hinduism) - The ultimate reality underlying all phenomena.
  • Adi-Buddha (Vajrayana Buddhism) - The First/Primordial Buddha as innate wisdom present in all sentient beings.
  • The Tao (Taoism) - The absolute principle underlying the Universe.
  • The Superorganism (Confucianism) - The organised oneness of the Universe that functions as an organic whole.
  • Ame-no-Minakanushi (Shinto) - The original nature; the heart of the Universe.
  • The Ultimate Reality (Hermeticism) - Mental Nature of the Universe, the mind of the all, the root process/vibration of existence.
  • Anima mundi (Hermeticism/Kabbalah) - The world soul connecting all living things on the planet.
  • Ein Sof (Kabbalah) - God prior to any self-manifestation; "the Endless One".
  • The One (Neoplatonism) - The first principle of reality, an unknowable subsistence which is the creative source of the Universe.
  • The Holy Spirit (Abrahamic) - An agent through which the divine force influences the Universe.
  • Waheguru (Sikhism) - the Supreme Being as a universal, genderless deity; the immortal essence that evolved into and sustains the world as part of its creation.
  • Universal Mind/Infinite Intelligence/Formless Substance (New Thought Movement) - The spirit that is the totality of all things.
  • Fohat (Theosophy) - The animating principle electrifying every atom into life.
  • The Absolute (Theosophy/New Age) - The ultimate reality of the Universe.
  • (Mother) Nature (Modern Paganism/Wiccanism) - The worship of the phenomena visible through our Earth and beyond.
Below is an expanded list of alternative workable phrases that Janthopoyism recognises as the same godly matter.
  • Life
  • Source
  • The Universe/Omniverse
  • Higher/Highest (x)*
  • The Collective (x)*
  • The One Universal (x)*
  • The Supreme (x)*
  • The Cosmos or The Cosmic (x)*
  • The Infinite (x)*
  • The Divine (x)*
  • Everything
  • “God” (quotations included)
* - Whereas (x) represents either Energy, Electricity, Soul, Spirit, Reality, Power, Force, Essence, Being, Oneness, Code, Algorithm, etc

Following is a list of additional terms that can describe key elements within this same overall idea.
  • Evolution
  • Collective Consciousness/Unconsciousness
  • The Unmanifested/Manifested
  • The Emotional Guidance System
  • Dharma
  • Instinct
  • Laws of Science/Physics
  • The Eternal Balancing Equation
  • Zero-Point Energy Field
  • THE MAGIC STUFF
There are plenty more which we could harvest for an age and a day, but when we sift it down, Janthopoyism has settled upon Universal Energy as our chosen terminology for" God". We feel this ticks all of the boxes without grinding anyone's preconceived perceptions, be it those of faith or even the non-believers. But just know that when we refer to this name, we use it interchangeably with any of those titles offered above, including "God" if you can handle it.

On a final side-note, Janthopoyism also acknowledges the Mandelbrot set as the best visual representation of "God", illustrating fractals that recur for infinity irrespective of how far you dive into or pull away from it.

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Janthopoyism is a spiritual philosophy meets self-improvement program.
We view the Absolute collection of all Universal Energy to be the highest power. You are part of that power. You are an extension of divinity.
The ultimate purpose of this power is to evolve, and we each have a unique part to play in this progression. The details of your role are relayed to you every moment of your life via emotional notifications.

The tricky bit is that human beings have developed a communication barrier between themselves and this instruction.
This barrier is called "the brain".
But never fear! By utilising some very simple practices, you can open the flow of exchange, granting you access to the ether of infinite ideas, the infallible path of your guided destiny, and the recollection of your holiness.

Which is basically a wanky way of saying that your life is about to get a whole bunch better.

Join the movement before it becomes too mainstream.

© All words by Jared Woods, 2022