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Thus far I have been trying to take a logical look at the situation. Along with my logical research, were I try to apply scientific methods, throughout life I have also studied Religion and Spirituality. This has been more of a personal experience and sometimes it relies on faith alone. However, my UFO research and my Spiritual journey have become intertwined. I think you will find that true of many Ufologists. Why and how does this happen? I can't really explain that, but what I can do is try to explain to you how I have come to my current thoughts. Hopefully you have found some logic and/or reason to my train of thought thus far. I will try to continue relaying information that has prodded me to get to these ideas. These conclusions are some of the truths I am most convinced of, regardless of the whole UFO phenomenon. The best part is that the hero in the story is YOU! It may sound corny, but it's true.

Religion

Do you believe in God? Guess what, I think you're right! Hold on there, before you atheists get all upset, guess what? You're right too! Everybody is right!! CONGRADULATIONS! It may be a case of seeing the glass half full instead of half empty, but I've been both, and now I am both and neither all at once.

I was born and baptized a Roman Catholic. After all, my name is Alejandro Rojas. I always felt if you are gonna do something, do it right, so I lived it as best I could. I even volunteered to help teach kids. During that time, and then when I went through confirmation, I began to doubt. I won't get into details, but my main source of contention was the us versus them. There was no way I could buy that masses of people are going to hell because they grew up in an area with a different religion. You also weren't going to convince me that all of my Native American ancestors were burning in hell. I noticed that nearly all religions were similar in this, so I decide to ditch them all. I turned atheistic, but remained Spiritual. Many people get upset when someone says they are not religious, but they are spiritual. It's very possible. A person feels they have a soul, or that there is more to them than just what we see. However, there is no religion they have found to fit how they feel. That's how I was, and maybe still am.

A Similar Source?

During confirmation, in your early teen age years, the church directs you and helps you explore other religions. As usual, I took it seriously. I already knew something about Native American religious beliefs. I thought the idea that everything is part of everything else made sense. If there was a big bang, and material was strewn throughout the universe to make everything, then we all come from the same original mass of matter. I didn't understand much beyond that back then. Exploration of other religions proved to be just as fascinating to me. The rituals all seemed silly, but the messages where always interesting and profound. , especially when I compared them to the bible. I was continually frustrated with the bible, and its fear god attitude. There was something else I noticed about all of these religions that many other people also observe. Their teachings are all very similar at their root. , teachings of loving, and caring for others. The idea of being your fellow human's keeper. How could these documents from all over the world, of many different periods of times, be so similar? A common message as old as written human history, presumably older and brought up through verbal history as well. What does this mean?

To me it means that we are all connected somehow. All of these religious texts are written by humans. Humans that translated the words of God. As an atheist my first thought was that if all of these documents are complete fiction, then these authors tapped into a well of knowledge inside of themselves. It's some kind of source of information that we all share. In their varying perspectives they tried to write what they felt. The other people retranslated their writings. Then religious bureaucrats modified these documents, so we have what we have today. Further proof that this well of wisdom exists is the impression these religious documents make on us. We feel the great profound wisdom in our favorite passages.

Collective Consciousness

I decided the best way to describe this well, or source of information, is as a collective consciousness. , a similar consciousness that we must all collectively share. Still having an atheist perspective, I didn't think this source of information could manifest itself into a physical being. It was more of like a pigeon finding its way home. , an instinctual intuitive connection that made us all very special. Since humans wrote these religious texts, in essence they invented God. The collective consciousness would then be God, as God's words must have always been metaphors for describing the collective consciousness. It being accessible and stored within all of us would mean we humans have a bit of God in us all. Scary, huh? I thought so at first, but then again maybe it's not such an egotistical idea. As technology becomes better and better, we have access to do incredible things. We also have access to do incredible damage. In fact, scientists say they can terraform worlds. If we teraformed a world, and as time went on indigenous life formed, would we be their gods? Regardless of whether you believe we are god we certainly will, if we aren’t already, have to make god like decisions. This gives us God like responsibilities.

The Men who were more popular than Jesus

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

- His Holiness, the Dalai Lama

My thoughts then went to what the collective consciousness tells us. One thing is that we all need each other. That makes sense. Who makes your dinner? Who builds the roof over your head? Who makes your clothes? We all rely on each other. We share this space together. We have a vested interest in all of our well being. The third worlders that work so hard to keep us fed, among other things, are vital for our survival, and so we are responsible for their well being. Remember, the collective consciousness has spoken through every culture, race, and religion. God is in every single human. At first this seemed to me like a heavy burden. Like Frodo and the ring, the weight of the world on our shoulders. It's a burden everyone carries. No wonder powerful men bend under its weight. I was determined not to. Little did I realize how easy it could really be.

I have been a huge Beatles fan since Middle School. My guitar teacher turned me on to them. He made me some tapes (the 80's form of burning). They have a lot of songs about love, which I thought were really cute. I liked them, but I never thought of them as profound, until Martin Scorsese helped me helped out.

I fell in love with the movie Kundun. I was already becoming interested in Buddhism. I thought of Buddhism as a more in depth study of the collective consciousness and the human state of being than most religions. To me it was also less of a religion, and more of a philosophy. The movie was like studying Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese and world history, and the politics of non-violence, while feeling it all with stunning beauty. I am an aspiring movie director, and I don't know that I will ever be extremely successful, because to me Kundun is about as good as it gets. There was a line in particular that stuck with me. A young Kundun is introduced to his regent who tells him, "You are here to love all living things, just love them. Care for them, have compassion for them. As long as any living thing draws breathe. Wherever he shall be, there in compassion shall the Buddha appear." That idea rolled around in my head, and I thought it was a noble goal, but it was so simple, it had to be too naive. The words kept popping up in my thoughts, making me smile every time. Over and over in my head, "You are here to love all living things, just love them."

Finally, one day while driving down the road, probably listening to the Beatles, I had an epiphany. This was really the answer. As incredibly simple as it sounds, Instead of worrying about every little detail on how to fix the world, all you need to be sure you are focused on is loving every living thing. When the guy with the American flag sticker on his car cuts you off and then flips you off, take a deep breath and let it go. Think of how you would treat them if it was one of your loved ones who had mistaken you for someone they didn't know. You surely have to know someone capable of it. I know I do. A cousin or something? You’d probably blow it off, or chuckle, and give them some heck the next time you saw them. Once the anger is gone you can feel pity for the person. You're rubber and they're glue. They will harbor that anger and carry it with them, attracting even more negativity and anger. Kind of like a mean cat that is full of painful spurs, but won't let you help it.

When someone acts in a disrespectful way, it's kind of silly to get upset about being disrespected. The person acting in this negative manner is not only humiliating themselves, but they are also disrespecting themselves. Double Whammy. It’s the rubber and glue thing again. Don't let their dysfunction be your dysfunction, rather let your maturity rise above the situation. You profit and grow from your experience, and allow the possibility that your offender learns something as well. Stay your path; don't let negative experiences pull you down into the weeds.

"An Eye for an Eye makes the whole world blind ..."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Blind to see the fact that when you stab your neighbor in the back, it will eventually work its way around the wheel, and you will feel the sting of a knife in your back. History has shown it to be true, more often than not. It has also shown that it is certain you will die. You may be able to help decide when, but the decision of whether or not it will occur is out of your hands. Killing will not stop it, nor is it necessary (now that we all have Iraqi blood on our hands). Do you think I have gone too far? Maybe I ask too much, and this is all just an idealistic fantasy? Well, people do live like this, and it has been done before. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and Jesus are just a few. Although their lives may have been difficult, do you think they were miserable? I don't think so. I bet they felt fulfilled, and complete in a way many of us aspire for. That certainly looks like a sincere smile in the picture above.

If Jesus were a real man, his teachings don’t lead me to believe that he wished death upon those that didn't head his word. Instead he prayed for forgiveness of the men who brutally tortured and murdered him. Somehow this profound message seems to be missing from the more influential of the Christian spokespeople. Just the opposite, intolerance seems to be the most pressing issue. No doubt the issues getting the most money spent on them. Do you think if Christ were alive today he would be a lawyer? Or a politician or a lobbyist making sure that the laws reflect that those who don't follow his word are thrown in jail? I think he would be more like the Dalai Lama. Out in nature preaching, and living peace, love, compassion, and non-violence.

All of these great people are or were humans. The point of the story of Jesus was that he was sent here as a man. Beyond a few miracles, the vast majority of Jesus' actions are perfectly duplicateable by us today. We just have to decide to do it. You are truly the only one that controls you. It is your brain that sparks an electronic response to cause your fingers to move. If we wish to honor any of these people, and act as they did, we just need to do it.

"If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world."

- Chinese Proverb

Demons

There are brutal battles with Demons everyday, everywhere. Sometimes these demons cause terrible things to happen, and the worst demons all reside in you. They manifest themselves in your fears and anger, causing man to do terrible things. It’s really our biggest true battle, and unfortunately these personal battles can cause many people harm. These Demons can be used to manipulate you, by playing on your fears and anger. Neither or which are good reasons for making decisions.

Luckily you can fight your demons, and will for the rest of your life. You probably already do. Finding your demons is as easy as looking for what you are afraid of, or what makes you angry of fearful. Then try to analyze why the thing makes you that way, and if it is really justified. What might end the matter once and for all? Slowly, like a cancer dissolving inside of you, you will discover how to cope with your demons. They are sneaky, and you will slip, but keep workin' on it. You'll learn how to subdue your demons, and you will be able to focus your energies on more productive efforts, like your happiness.

"And thus he has stumbled upon the first of his natural enemies: fear! A terrible enemy--treacherous, and difficult to overcome. It remains concealed at every turn of the way, prowling, waiting. And if the man, terrified in its presence, runs away, his enemy will have put an end to his quest and he will never learn. He will never become a man of knowledge. He will perhaps be a bully, or a harmless, scared man; at any rate, he will be a defeated man. His first enemy will have put an end to his cravings."

- Don Juan

Hell

And if we all fall prey to fear, than hell is what we create right here on earth. I'll warn you now that this is a very negative section. Continue at your own risk, and I don't blame you for skipping it over. Hell is a place where people die hungry, as the wealthy horde resources. Hell is where bombs make people explode, in an endless ridiculous cycle. A cycle that produces nothing positive, but continues because of the vast amounts of wealth it generates. Hell is a place where the majority of the people suffer and toil only to eat the crumbs of the fruits of their efforts that fall down to them from the greedy hands of the masters, as they lustfully grab for everything in a greed filled frenzy. If there are demons, it would be these humans.

Who is your master? The almighty dollar? I am afraid if that is so, then you contribute to the creation of hell on earth. The type of place that would let oil barons, and weapons manufacturers take control of the most powerful army in the world, and use it to their own ends. Right in front of our face. Let's look at things from the perspective of the hilarious environment of the Iraqi people. This current administration aided Saddam's rise to power. They helped enable him to purchase American weapons to use against Iran, but were also used against his own people. They then aided in the gassings of Iranians, and Kurds by Saddam, possibly even in the procurement of the gas itself. Either way it was reported that American made helicopters were used. Throughout the entire relationship Saddam was a homicidal maniac. We have all heard of the spree of executions following his taking of power in 1979. It was OK to give him weapons then, but now we have to bomb confused Iraqis to get him out of power. Do the Americans bring with them hope of stability? No, unfortunately after bombing you, we are going to have to leave you on your own. No guarantee of Democracy and tons of factions ready to fight to the death for control. However, we are happy to report the Oil rights have been figured out. The documents have been signed, and the American Oil companies are happy with the results. Let alone the defense contractors with an abundance of new defense contracts for the expanded international occupational forces, and beefed up homeland security. Brought to us all by men in the Oil and Defense industries. I am sorry, but it is foolish to accept this war and occupation on blind faith. Even for those OK with it, it didn't even bring down gas prices. They have risen.

Now we have a Skull and Bones president running against a Skull and Bones democratic opponent. The president says the group is too secret to talk about, placing his membership to this group above his responsibilities as the president. Skull and Bones, what sounds more hellacious than that? These are men who control our fate today and tomorrow. We create hell right here on earth

I do love democracy, and the constitution. I love those very basics that America stands for. However, I have no faith in our institutions, nor in our media, and when I look at the flag, the red appears to me as the flowing blood of people in third world countries that suffer and die to make America what it is today. All that said, I am also still a patriot in that I do have faith in the people. Even though we all feel more and more confused everyday, I do believe there is an underlying goodness to misguided Americans, and those that fight for a better future not just for America, but for the world are all over the place working very hard. Look at all the people who try hard to be good fire people, police and teachers, among others, that make very little money, nor do they have prospects to. They do the most important things. We need them. Among not valuing the most essential of services, what do we spend for education? It's our (the public's) very future. We certainly aren't a culture that values the important things. It's all about Stocks and Bonds, and they won't love you.

"Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there."

- Chinese Proverb

Science sheds light on the Soul

Then comes Quantum physics with multidimensional and mysterious quantum matter. There is and has been a lot of incredible speculation, like possible Quantum Conscious beings, all the while Quantum Leap is on TV (about the guy skipping around in time). The actual cable documentary with scientific findings that started my brain buzzing was on an anesthesiology clinic in nearby Westminster, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. They were doing studies into Out of Body experiences, consciousness, and Quantum correlations. The Dr. on the program explained that they were able to measure a type of Quantum material that was attached to the brain. This material might possibly dislodge from the brain during sleep, but must leave the brain permanently at death. On top of that, this stuff coalesced into a type of "cloud". It all stayed together. Along with the discovery that quantum particles can communicate instantaneously (much faster than the speed of light), could explain an inter-dimensional self. There seems to be a side of us made up of a material that can communicate across vast distances instantaneously, and lives on after our body dies. Scientists don't fully understand the brain, and how it remembers what it does. Maybe part of our knowing is contained outside of our brain, perhaps in another dimension? Until now I had only believed in a human soul (I being a Spiritual person), in faith. Now it seems to have been proven by science, along with ESP, and any number of other incredible implications! I knew I loved physics in high school for some reason. It unexpectedly is beginning to possibly discover the physics of the human soul. The source of collective consciousness?

This all made me start my own postulations. If Quantum material is effected by gravity that would mean our planet would harness this material locally, like a giant collective soul that we spin out of somehow. This is very similar to the theory of Gaia, and the idea of the earth being alive and having a soul. This might also imply that if there is a giant black hole at the center of the universe, then it is the largest collector of Quantum and all other material. All connected and communicating with each other instantaneously. So we are all connected, and consist of, what I can only think to most accurately call the Great Spirit.

God?

So can this Great Spirit manifest itself as a physical being? It must, and we are the result! If we are connected to this great consciousness, and if our very souls come from this source, we are the physical manifestation of God. All other sentient beings must be the same. Including those with greater technology, and who may have astounded us with their power in the distant past. This not only makes me appreciate the value of Roman Catholic scripture, but also the Native American philosophies. These are both of the ancestral theologies of my family, and my closest experiences. This all has been an awakening for me, on Catholicism, as well as the Native American idea of everything containing part of the Great Spirit, and being one with us and the universe. Depending on your perspective, those who do not believe in God are right as well. A God may have more wisdom, and ability to communicate with the Great Spirit, but it is still akin to us.

Reincarnation and guilt by association

Now none of this proves reincarnation, but most religions believe in it. Even knights in service of the pope, such as the Rosicrucian and Knights Templar, believe in reincarnation. I guess I would have to try hypnosis and see if they can't uncover something. My gut feeling, because that's were the feeling comes from, is that I have an old soul.

Speaking of instinct, intuition, and locations of feelings, the ancient Hindus not only believed in reincarnation, but figured out the energy points of a human being. It helps balance the physical as well as the spiritual sides of a human. I have only just begun my studies, but meditative practice has been helpful, and I think they are on to something. I have never tried meditation before, although I have spent a lot of time alone just thinking, which I think is similar. This focused meditation has brought an inner peace to me. It helps me balance my emotions and stay my path, like a long pole helping someone walk a tight rope. This is a big step for me. I grew up reading Arthur C. Clarke, and watching Carl Sagan and NASA on TV. I believe myself to be a very rational, logical, science minded person, but all of this produces results. Meditating while chanting to produce a resonance throughout your body that helps balance your thoughts and emotions? 5 years ago I would have never believed it, but in these times Russian scientists say sounds might be able to change DNA. Everything changes so quickly, and sometimes not for the better. However, I can better cope with these changes now, and face it all with a smile. I can come to enough of a peace to forgive even those that conspire against us. I could forgive Rummy, the Bush's, Cheney and friends, and I am sure they realize that there are those that will love them regardless of their crimes. I just hope they see the error in their ways. If we are all one, their dysfunction is in someway a reflection of us.

Meditation also makes me feel like I have a closer connection to my inter-dimensionality. I can now feel as though I am acquainted with that realm. Death no longer seems as fearful, although I would rather hold on to my physical body for quite a few more decades. When it goes, I know there are wondrous splendors ahead, and brilliant consciousnesses to interface with. I just hope for, and will try to work towards, a future were we can all peacefully interface with the brilliant consciousnesses we have right here.

Mythological Creatures

Mythologist Joseph Campbell believed that all religions and myths were metaphors for our state of being, as are our very lives. To me this has all spelt out the reality of what we all feel. I am a magical spiritual being, just like those written about in legends, and I am among billions of beings that are just as spectacular, even if some of their eyes are too clouded to see it. We are all bright lights that shine for the universe to see. We all have a deep beauty inside. You can see it in the eyes. You being aware of yourself and the world around are a physical manifestation of God. What will you do with your responsibility? You are one of God's fingers. A spiritual being lent a physical body to do with as you will. You have the ability to sit down and figure out what is right, and then take action to do those things. You manifest your own future, and our faith in the future is our faith in ourselves. I will tell you now that experience has taught me that I can have faith in you. Every human I have met is capable of anything if they set their mind to it. Rhetoric parents tell their kids, and may not always be able to explain, but it has a ring of truth. Parents see a bright future of happiness and love when they look into their children's eyes, and we are all someone’s children. All of us have that future of happiness and love right there in our eyes. Proof of the possibility, hope in its eventual manifestation, and I believe a reason to have not just a blind faith, but an educated, knowledgeable faith in fellow humans and the future we will forge

Star Theology

Around the same time I came to these conclusions, I began to solidify my beliefs in the cabal. It was soon after that the UFO reality slapped me across the face. The similarities between what I believe and some reported Star Visitor theologies has been a factor in my Ufological research, however I have always tried to leave it out of my logical fact gathering. Logic has brought me to believe in the stories that also beer similarities to my spiritual beliefs, so now like the serpents of the caduceus my two worlds have intertwined. It’s been a lot to ingest given the state of my reality a year or so ago. However, information isn't slowing down these days, rather it is speeding up. If there is no rest for the wicked, then those wishing to be two steps ahead better stay sharp. Let's roll up our sleeves and do this.