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The Mystery of Cause

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David L. Blumenthal (1), Brent R. Bradshaw (2)

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Summary: History is not causative. The physics of Reality demonstrates this is not possible. In fact, history is the essence of process.
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1) 2) David L. Blumenthal, MSW, ScD, STM, is a practicing psychoanalyst in Indianapolis, IN Brent R. Bradshaw, BS, is a writer and businessman in Indianapolis, IN

It is not possible for history to be causal, though it may appear so at first glance. Rather, history or past events are manifestations and expressions of divine creativity by God. (God, as used here is Transcendent Absolute. Wisdom refers to an aspect of Transcendence). God places these distinctly separate persons, events, and forms as creations, or gifts to us for our appreciation. In motion pictures, each scene in a movie does not create the following scene. Rather, the flow of the story line or plot evolves as a result of each scene, unique to itself, being placed in sequence by the Director for the interpretation and appreciation of the audience. Therefore, life's "plot" or in this case, history can absolutely never be responsible for cause. Rather, it is a seemingly continuous expression of the unique creativity demonstrated by God, and is the only determinant of all cause. Similarly, the bible is an evolving story or history. The actions of biblical characters do not create the plot or story lines which follow. Those lessons are expressions of the themes of Wisdom, created to awaken us to an appreciation of Truth. Each individuality has its own unique ability to appreciate these gifts, dependent upon their individual level of awareness or where they are on their spiritual path. Some will see the messages literally, as young students might grasp an elementary textbook. Others, through a deeper awareness and appreciation of the gifts, will view them metaphorically, recognizing the wisdom of the gift which directs them to absolute Truth, or God. The stories or lessons on the surface may appear to be sources of the plot, when in fact they are not, nor can they ever be the creator of cause. In the simplest terms, they are just stories. Wisdom promotes our recognition and appreciation of them as guideposts, placed in perfect sequence by God to illuminate our path along the spiritual journey. Remember, cause always resides with God in another dimension apart from this world, inaccessible to human conception, much less human understanding.

Mistrust, tension, anguish, suffering, and many other weapons of distraction are used against us by "The Accuser". The Accuser continuously exerts tremendous pressure upon humans to believe the Lie. The Lie convinces us that we understand and are responsible for creation of cause on the same level as God. The extension of the Lie further convinces us that since we now understand and are responsible for cause, we also may impart judgment as a part of this world. The Accuser occupies a very powerful and potentially destructive position. In some respects, the empirical world within which we have our human experience, belongs to the Accuser. Our lives are lived in his ocean of judgment. We must seek awareness and guard against adversarial Untruth. Creation and determination of cause have always and forever will come exclusively from God.
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