Questions: Religion & Spirituality

“The serpent in the garden wasn’t satanic… it was the savior. It was the voice of Earth wisdom guiding humans to awakening to the truth of who they are. In the oldest layers of symbolism, the serpent has been associated with wisdom, reincarnation, and eternity. It is the one who sheds its skin and is reborn. The one who moves between worlds. The one who represents cycles, transformation, and the eternal return of divine consciousness. In the Garden of Eden, the serpent was not introducing corruption, but interrupting illusion. The illusion of separation from divine presence. Eve stood at the threshold of shifting from the comfort of illusion into total divine awareness. What if the Garden of Eden was not heaven on Earth, but the comfort of not yet questioning it? A place where everything is given to you, but nothing is yet truly known by you. Then why did God get mad at Eve? God didn't get mad. The ego did. No God of the highest Light would curse his own creations. It is impossible for darkness to flow from light. The ego tries to convince you that you are in danger when you expand past the comfort of your current beliefs. The whole story of Eve is the story of killing the comfort of your ego identity to expand your consciousness. It wasn't temptation that she fell to. It was choosing awareness over comfort. Eve represents the initiation of humanity's awakening to their divinity. How overcoming the voice of fear and choosing expansion leads to the journey of enlightenment.” - Angela Nicholson on Facebook