Creative Evolution

“The archons thought they killed the Christ, just as they thought by their own power they had created the world and humanity. But they were self-deluded, for they crushed only an empty husk, like themselves, and they began their own end in so doing.”  

--  Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene, v. 165

This verse reminds me of many truths as we understand them through individual gnosis, not the least of which is the one surrounding creative evolution itself. Some people still question why Christ’s “real” message wasn’t heard by most people some 2,000 years ago and why his life resulted in an institution that some say stood in the way of our spiritual evolution. But who are we to question the flow of creative evolution that preceded and proceeded this world-changing event? Who are we to question the Holy Spirit’s own plan and how she works through the Sacred Unity of which we are all a part to accomplish God’s will?

We each play a role in evolution as co-creators with God. While the choices we make as individuals and as a collective can sometimes change the original direction momentarily, the Holy Spirit can and does work with whatever we give her. Humans unaware of their place in the Sacred Unity do not work as “conscious” co-creators as much as they do obstructions but through even them God can accomplish much to bring about the enlightenment of humanity.

The archonic forces that make up our world don’t realize their part in the Sacred Unity because they very often believe themselves a force to be reckoned with that is beyond even the Supernal Being. This is the same ignorance that led to the crucifixion of Yeshua the man, releasing the sparks that changed humanity despite their best attempts to squelch them. 

In The Gnostic Gospel of St. Thomas, Tau Malachi writes, “[E]ven the cosmic forces of ignorance serve the Lord, although not intending to do so. In fact, they are a secret operation of the Holy Spirit working toward the fulfillment of God’s plan for creation. The cosmic forces of ignorance provide the friction, resistance, strife, and opposition necessary for evolution to occur.”

Indeed, a “secret operation of the Holy Spirit.” I find this encouraging because it reminds us that in the Sacred Unity we are known, understood, and protected. El Elyon is, ultimately, in control and everything is our world is sacred exactly as it is. By trusting in this we can go through our day and forge ahead on our individual spiritual paths with confidence. When we also have the gnosis that comes with our faith and love than this confidence is magnified many times over. 

Let us hold the confidence and peace that passes all understanding in our hearts and minds.