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Where Men and Gods Fear to Tread (Beyond the Lies) Where Men and Gods Fear to Tread (Beyond The Lies) A view of religion in the past, a sense of the present, and speculation for the future. By: Justin Ronk Where Men and Gods Fear to Tread (Beyond the Lies) A view of religion for the past, a sense of the present, and speculation for the future. By: Justin Ronk 1 I dedicate this book to those in my family who have passed on, leaving their legacies behind. I also dedicate this book to all those people who opened my eyes over the years, and helped me grow to see what life truly is, either with their hate or their love, their intelligence or stupidity, and to the great artists of this planet- who have shown me that there is more than the concrete existence, through subtle and sublime beauty. 2 Preface “I can only show you the door. You must walk through it.” - The Matrix Here, in the first lines of this book, I offer you, my reader, a choice- choose between the red pill and the blue pill. Take the blue pill, and you can continue to follow paths of delusion and deception at your whim; put this book down and never open it again if you choose this path, if you genuinely believe that the entire world is perfect and entirely fit to pass to the next generation. However, take the red pill, and we’ll see just how deep the rabbit hole goes; straight to the heart of humanity, past the shallow exterior, past the rotting interior, straight to the core, the true base of humanity. Come and see the deceptions paraded before the eyes of man, and the extent to which they have infiltrated our society. Mine is the path of transcendence, not of shut-minded feeble worship, not of sanguine insanity, and not of fearful tribute. The times I live in are plagued with conflicts of every sort, many of them caused by the evil of religion. The forces of fundamentalist Christianity are forcefully converting all of the innocent souls they can wrap their fingers around, the terroristic Islamic are killing rampantly in order to get to Heaven and the seventy-two virgins they believe to be waiting for them there. The Hindu have taken to a policy of nonviolence and continue with their timeless polytheist worship. The Buddhists are slaughtered for protesting the oppressive regimes above them. Religion has historically been a travesty. Just 3 look at the Crusades. Look at the Holocaust. Look at the atrocities of the Olmec’s descendants, the barbarian sacrifices to Huitzilopochtli. Look at the resulting genocide of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca. The world is a mess, a cesspool of violence and misconduct. Nations war with each other over simple trivial matters, differing ideas. Religion tears people apart, instead of bringing them together. This is not the enlightened way. All deserve to be part of something wholesome, whether it be a philosophy, ideal, or religion. Nothing should be left up to question lest I pose it, which is something that those “Holy Books” fail to do. Take my teachings upon yourself only if you are of an open mind- a closed mind reading my lessons will not understand any of what I say. A closed mind will relay my lessons through their flawed understanding. Fools will fail to comprehend what I say, and they will flock to their false prophets who spit half-truths and seek to glorify themselves and exploit their followers, for power and money. Those leaders will denounce my word and ban it and all of the heretical truths it contains. This action is not a show of courage. It is a show of fear. They fear losing their status and their money if they cannot preach false doctrine. If you are one of those poor souls who has been brainwashed by a liar, let me ask: would you rather have my book remove the blindfold from your eyes, and see the world for what it is, or follow the way of one who wishes that you surrender your consciousness to them for their own gain, and follow a deceiver to your death and the damnation of your soul? Regardless of what you may believe about how 4 you’re being led, if you are a member of any religion, that question probably applies to you. I am sadly bound by time and existence, which means that I cannot make this book as comprehensive and circumspect as I would like. I would explain every legend and fundamental concepts of all noteworthy candidates in any area, but I simply do not have the time, for even if I had a hundred years to myself this book would not be complete. This book could easily be the longest written document to ever come forth from the hands of man if I did, and it would be a work of sublime and subtle beauty instead of a logical analysis/didactic polemic. So, if you do not understand a certain concept that I discuss further into this book, please check the recommended/reference reading at the very end. Also, keep in mind my purpose for writing this book- if times were not so dire, with countries aiming nuclear weapons at each other and unstable individuals holding the triggers, I most certainly would take at least a quarter century or more to compile this book. However, I believe that this world may very well need this document you have in your possession before then- I seek to change the world. I seek a better world. I do not hold any grand expectations; perhaps my hope that this book will change anything is nothing more than a delusion. I do not expect that I will change the human state of mind- I simply hope, and that is all I can do at this moment, at this meeting of space and time. 5 In many aspects of this book, I am sorrowful to report that I cannot go as ‘in- depth’ as I would like, either. I may gloss over events or beliefs that you, personally, consider important. In my defense, I must point out that every sub- division of every religion is most likely not as ‘different’ from the main system as you may believe. I apologize in advance for marginalizing the beliefs of importance to anyone reading this. I must apologize to those of you who fancy yourselves ‘intellectuals’- I refuse to use unnecessarily complex or obscure words to describe a sentiment that is otherwise wholly valid by use of common phrase. If you’re reading this book solely to impress your friends by your command of language, then you will be sorely disappointed. Not mention, as I’m sure that you have already noticed, I like to use first person pronouns and second-person perspective- not quite the workings of a literary masterpiece, even from the start. I warn you- do not tamper with these texts, skip over sections or paraphrase my teachings. One must look upon my word for themselves to understand what it is. They must view the tapestry of words I weave for themselves, with every thread in place. However, that is enough preface for now; prepare yourself, for the learning begins… 6 Table of Contents Book I- Gods and Demons -------------------------- 9 I:I- DEITIES .................................................................................................................................................... 9 I:II- MONOTHEISM ....................................................................................................................................... 12 I:II:I- Judaism and Christianity- God and Satan ................................................................................... 12 I:II:II- Islam........................................................................................................................................... 17 I:III- POLYTHEISM ......................................................................................................................................... 19 I:III:I- Hinduism .................................................................................................................................... 19 I:III:II- Greek and Roman ..................................................................................................................... 24 I:III:III- Aboriginal and Tribal Worship ................................................................................................. 27 I:III:IV- Paganism ................................................................................................................................. 29 I:IV- MONISM ............................................................................................................................................. 31 I:IV:I- Buddhism ................................................................................................................................... 31 I:V- DUALISM .............................................................................................................................................. 37 I:V:I- Zoroastrianism ............................................................................................................................ 37 I:VI - FAR EAST RELIGION ............................................................................................................................... 41 I:VII- WESTERN RELIGION .............................................................................................................................. 43 I:VII:I- North American Religions ......................................................................................................... 43 I:VII:II- Olmec & Descendants/Nahua Religion ................................................................................... 45 I:VIII- URRELIGION ....................................................................................................................................... 53 I:VIII:I- The Empty One .......................................................................................................................
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