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Posted: March 20, 2021 at 3:21 am

I made this post in response to a Mormon claim that early Christians believed in Theosis like Mormons do, so therefore the claim was made that Mormonism is TRUE and RESTORED Christianity.

Mormon Exaltation, Theosis, Apotheosis and INTENTIONAL MORMON DECIET: by Damon Whitsell

I took from the post the Orthodoxwiki article portions that show Mormons DO NOT believe in Theosis,,,,,,,, rather Henotheism. and LUCIFERIAN APOTHEOSIS. The article below show that Apotheosis (Become God) is an age old Luciferian Doctrine and LIE.

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http://orthodoxwiki.org/Theosis

Theosis

(deification, divinization) is the process of a worshiper becoming free of hamrta (missing the mark), being united with God, beginning in this life and later consummated in bodily resurrection. For Orthodox Christians, Thsis (see 2 Pet. 1:4) is salvation.

Thsis assumes that humans from the beginning are made to share in the Life or Nature of the all-holy Trinity. Therefore, an infant or an adult worshiper is saved from the state of unholiness (hamarta which is not to be confused with hamrtma sin) for participation in the Life (z, not simply bos) of the Trinity which is everlasting.

This is not to be confused with the heretical (apotheosis) (1) Deification in Gods Essence, which is imparticipable. (1) Apotheosis (from Greek to deify), deification or divinization is the glorification of an individual to a divine level.

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Deification in MORMONISM

The doctrine of theosis or deification in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints differs significantly from the theosis of Orthodox Christianity. In Mormonism it is usually referred to as exaltation or eternal life. While the primary focus of Mormonism is on the atonement of Jesus Christ, the reason for the atonement is exaltation which goes beyond mere salvation. All men will be saved from sin and death, but only those who are sufficiently obedient and accept the atonement of Jesus Christ before the judgment will be exalted. One popular Mormon quote, coined by the early Mormon disciple Lorenzo Snow in 1837, is As man now is, God once was; As God now is, man may be.[2] The teaching was taught first by Joseph Smith while pointing to John 5:19 of the New Testament, God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ himself did. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 345-46).

Some Mormons also suggest that discussions of theosis by early Church Fathers show an early belief in the Mormon concept of deification, although they disagree with much of the other theology of the same Church fathers, most notably the doctrine of the Trinity.

The Mormons belief differs with the Orthodox belief in deification because the Latter-Day Saints believe that the core being of each individual, the intelligence which existed before becoming a spirit son or daughter, is uncreated or eternal. Orthodox deification always acknowledges a timeless Creator versus a finite creature who has been glorified by the grace of God. The Mormons are clear promoters of henotheism (2), and the Church Fathers have absolutely no commonality with their view.Theosis in eastern orthodox and the early church fathers view was, salvation from unholiness by participation in the life of God. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosis

(2) Henotheism (Greek heis theos one god) is a term coined by Max Mller, to mean devotion to a single god while accepting the existence or possible existence of other deities.[1]

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As we see from this ORTHODOXwiki reference, Mormon exaltation is not Christian Theosis but rather Apotheosis and Henotheism. Christian Theosis has to do with becoming more God like, NOT becoming God.

Theosis in the Eastern Orthodox and the protestant sense means to be sanctified, set apart and becoming holy. The protestant form of Theosis is expressed by saying that as Christians, we are saved by grace through faith, FROM BOTH the penalty of sin, and the power of sin. We simply do not have to be a slave to sin any longer and through adoption as sons, we may partake in the nature of God if we walk in the Spirit. This does not mean however that we become like God ontologically or in position. In contrast, when Jesus says he and His Father are ONE, he is saying he and the father are ONE BEING.

Phillip D. CollinsJanuary 17, 2006NewsWithViews.com

Luciferianism is the product of religious engineering, which sociologist William Sims Bainbridge defines as the conscious, systematic, skilled creation of a new religion (New Religions, Science, and Secularization, no pagination). In actuality, this is a tradition that even precedes Bainbridge. It has been the practice of Freemasonry for years. It was also the practice of Masonrys religious and philosophical progenitors, the ancient pagan Mystery cults. The inner doctrines of the Mesopotamian secret societies provided the theological foundations for the Christian and Judaic heresies, Kabbalism and Gnosticism. All modern Luciferian philosophy finds scientific legitimacy in the Gnostic myth of Darwinism. As evolutionary thought was popularized, variants of Luciferianism were popularized along with it (particularly in the form of secular humanism, which shall be examined shortly). A historical corollary of this popularization has been the rise of several cults and mass movements, exemplified by the various mystical sects and gurus of the sixties counterculture. The metastasis of Luciferian thinking continues to this very day.Luciferianism represents a radical revaluation of humanitys ageless adversary: Satan. It is the ultimate inversion of good and evil. The formula for this inversion is reflected by the narrative paradigm of the Gnostic Hypostasis myth. As opposed to the original Biblical version, the Gnostic account represents a revaluation of the Hebraic story of the first mans temptation, the desire of mere men to be as gods by partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Raschke 26). Carl Raschke elaborates:

Luciferianism constitutes the nucleus of the ruling class religion. While there are definitely political and economic rationales for elite criminality, Luciferianism can account for the longevity of many of the oligarchs projects. Many of the longest and most brutal human endeavors have been underpinned by some form of religious zealotry. The Crusades testify to this historical fact. Likewise, the power elites ongoing campaign to establish a socialist totalitarian global government has Luciferianism to thank for both its longevity and frequently violent character. In the mind of the modern oligarch, Luciferianism provides religious legitimacy for otherwise morally questionable plans.

In The Hypostasis of the Archons, an Egyptian Gnostic document, we read how the traditional story of mans disobedience toward God is reinterpreted as a universal conflict between knowledge (gnosis) and the dark powers (exousia) of the world, which bind the human soul in ignorance. The Hypostasis describes man as a stepchild of Sophia (Wisdom) created according to the model of aion, the imperishable realm of eternity.

On the other hand, it is neither God the Imperishable nor Sophia who actually is responsible in the making of man. On the contrary, the task is undertaken by the archons, the demonic powers who, because of their weakness, entrap man in a material body and thus cut him off from his blessed origin. They place him in paradise and enjoin him against eating of the tree of knowledge. The prohibition, however, is viewed by the author of the text not as a holy command but as a malignant effort on the part of the inferior spirits to prevent Adam from having true communion with the High God, from gaining authentic gnosis. (26)

According to this bowdlerization, Adam is consistently contacted by the High God in hopes of reinitiating mans quest for gnosis (26). The archons intervene and create Eve to distract Adam from the pursuit of gnosis (26-27). However, this Gnostic Eve is actually a sort of undercover agent for the High God, who is charged with divulging to Adam the truth that has been withheld from him (27). The archons manage to sabotage this covert operation by facilitating sexual intercourse between Adam and Eve, an act that Gnostics contend was designed to defile the womans spiritual nature (27). At this juncture, the Hypostasis reintroduces a familiar antagonist from the original Genesis account:

But now the principle of feminine wisdom reappears in the form of the serpent, called the Instructor, who tells the mortal pair to defy the prohibition of the archons and eat of the tree of knowledge. (27)

The serpent successfully entices Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, but the bodily defilement of the woman prevents man from understanding the true motive underpinning the act (27). Thus, humanity is fettered by the archons curse, suggesting that the orthodox theological view of the violation of the command as sin must be regarded anew as the mindless failure to commit the act rightly in the first place (27). In this revisionist context, the serpent is no longer Satan, but is an incognito savior instead (27). Meanwhile, Gods role as benevolent Heavenly Father is vilified:

The God of Genesis, who comes to reprimand Adam and Eve after their transgression, is rudely caricatured in this tale as the Arrogant archon who opposes the will of the authentic heavenly father. (27)

Of course, within this Gnostic narrative, God incarnate is equally belittled. Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, is reduced to little more than a forerunner of the coming Gnostic adept. According to the Gnostic mythology, Jesus was but a mere type of this perfect man (27). He came as a teacher and an exemplar, to show others the path to illumination (27-28). The true messiah has yet to come. Equally, the serpent is only a precursor to this messiah. He only initiates mans journey towards gnosis. The developmental voyage must be further facilitated by the serpents predecessor, the Gnostic Christ. The Hypostasis provides the paradigmatic template for all Luciferian mythologies.

Like the Hypostasis, the binary opposition of Luciferian mythology caricatures Jehovah as an oppressive tyrant. He becomes the archon of arrogance, the embodiment of ignorance and religious superstition. Satan, who retains his heavenly title of Lucifer, is the liberator of humanity. Masonry, which acts as the contemporary retainer for the ancient Mystery religion, reconceptualizes Satan in a similar fashion. In Morals and Dogma, 33rd degree Freemason Albert Pike candidly exalts the fallen angel:

LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not. (321)

He makes man aware of his own innate divinity and promises to unlock the god within us all. This theme of apotheosis underpinned both Gnosticism and the pagan Mystery religions. While Gnosticisms origins with the Ancient Mystery cults remains a source of contention amongst scholars, its promises of liberation from humanitys material side is strongly akin to the old pagan Mysterys variety of psychic therapy (28). In addition, the Ancient Mystery religion promised the:

opportunity to erase the curse of mortality by direct encounter with the patron deity, or in many instances by actually undergoing an apotheosis, a transfiguration of human into divine (28).

Like some varieties of Satanism, Luciferianism does not depict the devil as a literal metaphysical entity. Lucifer only symbolizes the cognitive powers of man. He is the embodiment of science and reason. It is the Luciferians religious conviction that these two facilitative forces will dethrone God and apotheosize man. It comes as little surprise that the radicals of the early revolutionary faith celebrated the arrival of Darwinism. Evolutionary theory was the edifying science of Promethean zealotry and the new secular religion of the scientific dictatorship. According to Masonic scholar Wilmshurst, the completion of human evolution involves man becoming a god-like being and unifying his consciousness with the Omniscient (94).

During the Enlightenment, Luciferianism was disseminated on the popular level as secular humanism. All of the governing precepts of Luciferianism are encompassed by secular humanism. This is made evident by the philosophys rejection of theistic morality and enthronement of man as his own absolute moral authority. While Luciferianism has no sacred texts, Humanist Manifesto I and II succinctly delineate its central tenets. Whittaker Chambers, former member of the communist underground in America, eloquently summarizes this truth:

Humanism is not new. It is, in fact, mans second oldest faith. Its promise was whispered in the first days of Creation under the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil: Ye shall be as gods. (Qutd. in Baker 206)

Transhumanism offers an updated, hi-tech variety of Luciferianism. The appellation Transhumanism was coined by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley (Transhumanism, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, no pagination). Huxley defined the transhuman condition as man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature (no pagination). However, by 1990, Dr. Max More would radically redefine Transhumanism as follows:

Transhumanism is a class of philosophies that seek to guide us towards a posthuman condition. Transhumanism shares many elements of humanism, including a respect for reason and science, a commitment to progress, and a valuing of human (or transhuman) existence in this life Transhumanism differs from humanism in recognizing and anticipating the radical alterations in the nature and possibilities of our lives resulting from various sciences and technologies (No pagination)

Transhumanism advocates the use of nanotechnology, biotechnology, cognitive science, and information technology to propel humanity into a posthuman condition. Once he has arrived at this condition, man will cease to be man. He will become a machine, immune to death and all the other weaknesses intrinsic to his former human condition. The ultimate objective is to become a god. Transhumanism is closely aligned with the cult of artificial intelligence. In the very influential book The Age of Spiritual Machines, AI high priest Ray Kurzweil asserts that technological immortality could be achieved through magnetic resonance imaging or some technique of reading and replicating the human brains neural structure within a computer (Technological Immortality, no pagination). Through the merger of computers and humans, Kurzweil believes that man will become god-like spirits inhabiting cyberspace as well as the material universe (no pagination).

Following the Biblical revisionist tradition of the Gnostic Hypostasis myth, Transhumanists invert the roles of God and Satan. In an essay entitled In Praise of the Devil, Transhumanist ideologue Max More depicts Lucifer as a heroic rebel against a tyrannical God:

The Devil-Luciferis a force for good (where I define good simply as that which I value, not wanting to imply any universal validity or necessity to the orientation). Lucifer means light-bringer and this should begin to clue us in to his symbolic importance. The story is that God threw Lucifer out of Heaven because Lucifer had started to question God and was spreading dissension among the angels. We must remember that this story is told from the point of view of the Godists (if I may coin a term) and not from that of the Luciferians (I will use this term to distinguish us from the official Satanists with whom I have fundamental differences). The truth may just as easily be that Lucifer resigned from heaven. (No pagination)

According to More, Lucifer probably exiled himself out of moral outrage towards the oppressive Jehovah:

God, being the well-documented sadist that he is, no doubt wanted to keep Lucifer around so that he could punish him and try to get him back under his (Gods) power. Probably what really happened was that Lucifer came to hate Gods kingdom, his sadism, his demand for slavish conformity and obedience, his psychotic rage at any display of independent thinking and behavior. Lucifer realized that he could never fully think for himself and could certainly not act on his independent thinking so long as he was under Gods control. Therefore he left Heaven, that terrible spiritual-State ruled by the cosmic sadist Jehovah, and was accompanied by some of the angels who had had enough courage to question Gods authority and his value-perspective. (No pagination)

More proceeds to reiterate 33rd Degree Mason Albert Pikes depiction of Lucifer:

Lucifer is the embodiment of reason, of intelligence, of critical thought. He stands against the dogma of God and all other dogmas. He stands for the exploration of new ideas and new perspectives in the pursuit of truth. (No pagination)

Lucifer is even considered a patron saint by some Transhumanists (Transtopian Symbolism, no pagination). Transhumanism retains the paradigmatic character of Luciferianism, albeit in a futurist context. Worse still, Transhumanism is hardly some marginalized cult. Richard Hayes, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, elaborates:

Last June at Yale University, the World Transhumanist Association held its first national conference. The Transhumanists have chapters in more than 20 countries and advocate the breeding of genetically enriched forms of post-human beings. Other advocates of the new techno-eugenics, such as Princeton University professor Lee Silver, predict that by the end of this century, All aspects of the economy, the media, the entertainment industry, and the knowledge industry [will be] controlled by members of the GenRich class. . .Naturals [will] work as low-paid service providers or as laborers. . . (No pagination) I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. (Isaiah 14:13-14)

With a growing body of academic luminaries and a techno-eugenical vision for the future, Transhumanism is carrying the banner of Luciferianism into the 21st century. Through genetic engineering and biotechnological augmentation of the physical body, Transhumanists are attempting to achieve the very same objective of their patron saint.

I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:

This declaration reflects the aspirations of the power elite as well. Whatever form the Luciferian religion assumes throughout the years, its goal remains the same: Apotheosis.

Sources Cited:

1, Bainbridge, William Sims. New Religions, Science, and Secularization. Excerpted from Religion and the Social Order, 1993, Volume 3A, pages 277-292, 1993.2, Hayes, Richard. Selective Science. TomPaine.commonsense 12 February 2004.3, More, Max. Transhumanism: Towards a Futurist Philosophy. Maxmore.com 19964, In Praise of the Devil. Lucifer.com 19995, Pike, Albert. Morals and Dogma. 1871. Richmond, Virginia: L.H. Jenkins, Inc., 1942.6, Raschke, Carl A. The Interruption of Eternity: Modern Gnosticism and the Origins of the New Religious Consciousness. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1980.7, Transhumanism. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 8 January 20068, #HYPERLINK http://www.transtopia.org/symbolism.html#HYPERLINK http://www.transtopia.org/symbolism.htmlTranstopian Symbolism. Transtopia: Transhumanism Evolved 2003-20059, Wilmshurst, W.L. The Meaning of Masonry. New York: Gramercy, 1980.

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Posted: December 2, 2016 at 12:33 pm

Here's an off-the-wall idea that has some appeal to me ... as a long-time Transtopian fantasist and world traveler....

The desert island nation of Nauru needs money badly, and has a population of less than 15,000

There are problems with water supply, but they could surely be solved with some technical ingenuity.

The land area is about 8 square miles. But it could be expanded! Surely it's easier to extend an island with concrete platforms or anchored floating platforms of some other kind, than to seastead in the open ocean.

The country is a democracy. Currently it may not be possible to immigrate there except as a temporary tourist or business visitor. But I'd bet this could be made negotiable.

Suppose 15,000 adult transhumanists (along with some kids, one would assume) decided to emigrate to Nauru en masse over a 5-year period, on condition they could obtain full citizenship. Perhaps this could be negotiated with the Nauruan government.

Then after 5 years we would have a democracy in which transhumanists were the majority.

Isn't this the easiest way to create a transhumanist nation? With all the amazing future possibilities that that implies?

This would genuinely be of benefit to the residents of Nauru, which now has 90% unemployment. Unemployment would be reduced close to zero, and the economy would be tremendously enlarged. A win-win situation. Transhumanists would get freedom, and Nauruans would get a first-world economy.

Considerable infrastructure would need to be built. A deal would need to be struck with the government, in which, roughly,

To ensure employment of the relocated transhumanists, we would need to get a number of companies to agree to open Nauru offices. But this would likely be tractable, given the preference of firms to have offices in major tech centers. Living expenses in Nauru would be much lower than in, say, Silicon Valley, so expenses would be lower.

Tourism could become a major income stream, given the high density of interesting people which would make Nauru into a cultural mecca. Currently there is only one small beach on Nauru (which is said to be somewhat dirty), but creation of a beautiful artificial beach on the real ocean is not a huge technological feat.

It would also be a great place to experiment with aquaculture and vertical farming.

What say you? Let's do it!

P.S.

Other candidates for the tropical island Transtopia besides Nauru would be Tuvalu and Kiribati; but Kiribati's population is much larger, and Tuvalu is spread among many islands, and is also about to become underwater due to global warming. So Nauru would seem the number one option. Though, Tuvalu could be an interesting possibility also, especially if we offered to keep the island above water by building concrete platforms or some such (a big undertaking, but much easier than seasteading). This would obviously be a major selling point to the government.

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Ouroboros

The Ouroboros (pronounced as Or-O-bOr-Os) is a snake, worm ('wyrm'), serpent, or dragon biting its own tail and/or devouring itself. Indeed, the name roughly translates as "devouring its tail" or "tail devourer". Alternate spellings include: oroborus, uroboros, and oureboros. [1] Ouroboros is associated with Alchemy, Gnosticism, and the ancient Greeks (who gave it its current name), though it appears in many other contexts and cultures as well. It is one of the archetypal symbols, and may be as old as human civilization itself. It symbolizes many things -- time, the continuity of life, immortality, infinity, eternity, perfection, completion, the cyclic nature of the universe, the self-sufficiency of nature, and the rebirth of the earth, to name but a few. The Ouroboros is the Universal Serpent which passes through all things -- "the One, the All." [2]

Jung described the Ouroboros as the "dragon that devours, fertilizes, begets, slays, and brings itself to life again. Being hermaphroditic, it is compounded of opposites and is at the same time their uniting symbol" (Ibid., p. 372). [3]

There are two primary types of Ouroboros: one which merely holds the tip of its tail between its jaws, and one which swallows it(self). The former is static. It describes a circle, and partakes of the symbolic meaning of the circle, which is perfect, eternal, and divides the universe into inside and outside. It is a magic barrier or circle of protection, and represents eternal life and perfection. The Ouroboros that swallows its tail is dynamic. It describes a spiral force, and partakes of the symbolic meaning of the spiral, which is cyclical, moving, changing, evolving. If we follow mentally the consequences of a serpent swallowing its tail, we see that in a magical sense it will reduce itself to a single point and vanish from the universe utterly. Hence the Ouroboros swallowing its tail represents the gateway between our universe and the absolute, or to put it more poetically, the Eye of God. [3]

The primary (Type I) Transtopian Ouroboros is of the latter, self-devouring kind. It represents a philosophy that is dynamic, evolving, and which will hopefully lead to a higher level of existence, perhaps even a state of eternal perfection (the domain of God, so to speak). Of course, if things go wrong we could also end up being erased from the universe, and vanish into the dark void of nothingness forever. Thus, the self-devouring Ouroboros represents our two most likely, diametrically opposed destinies.

The 'static', tail-biting (Type II) Ouroboros is the symbolic guardian of the preserved dead. For those in biostasis, the struggle is (temporarily) over. Like a magic circle, the cryogenic container they rest in shields them from the relentless onslaught of entropy. It is an island in the river of time. If and when the frozen will awaken, it will be into a state of perfection -- at least compared to the world they knew.

Biohazard

Originally an American sign, now international, that warns against biologically dangerous substances. Also associated with danger and death in general.

Ourohazard

Combined, the Biohazard and the Ouroboros symbolize the fact that those who want to achieve true immortality and godhood must sooner or later transcend their doomed biological shells, and become inorganic beings. Flesh is simply too fragile and limited for our purposes. In this context, the Biohazard symbolizes the difficult but necessary 'shedding of the flesh', and the Ouroboros the potentially infinite existence, knowledge, and power that will be our reward. The Ourohazard as portal to Transtopia, our future technological paradise.

The Ourohazard is also a warning, however; apart from being a path towards ascension, the technological Singularity could also be the end of the road for us, both as individuals and as a species. The ominous shape of the Biohazard, symbol of death and danger, looms large behind the Ouroboros, symbol of eternal life. Alternatively, one could say that combining the self-devouring, self-annihilating Ouroboros with the dreaded Biohazard has a strong synergistic effect, which makes the Ourohazard a somewhat cynical, nihilistic symbol. A harbinger of impending doom and the final triumph of chaos, entropy, and death. In this respect it is comparable to the symbolism of the skull. This is the dark side of Transhumanism; the Ourohazard as gateway to hell and oblivion.

The Ourohazard, with its inherent dualism, is the Singularity incarnate.

The biomechanical Ourohazard also represents the hybrid nature of Transtopianism. Just like the philosophy itself, it is made up out of seemingly unrelated or even contradictory elements, which, when put together, suddenly form a unique and logical whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. The pieces of the puzzle fall into place, and reveal the big(ger) picture.

Last but certainly not least, the Ourohazard is the fierce symbol of supreme self-liberation and enlightenment. Those who display it essentially say "Fuck you and the horse you rode in on!" to deathists, religious fanatics, bourgeois conformists, Luddites, conservatives, PC leftists, and all those other enemies of freedom, reason, and progress. From Truth to Transcendence -- one symbol says it all.

Fleur-de-Lys

The Fleur-de-Lys, which is French for 'Flower of the Lily', depicts a stylized lily or lotus flower (or, alternatively, an iris). The Fleur-de-lys is thought by many authorities to be a conventionalized form of the Annunciation Lily, symbolizing the Annunciation of the Savior. Due to its three 'petals', the Fleur-de-Lys has also been used to represent the Holy Trinity. In a secular sense, the symbol is linked to nobility in general, and French nobility in particular. Also, due to its aggressive spearhead / dagger-like shape, it is sometimes used by, and associated with, the military. Finally, the Fleur is said to signify perfection, light, and life. [4]

Wyrm-de-Lys

The Wyrm-de-Lys, a composition of 3 Fleurs overlaid by an Ouroboros, represents the aristocratic side of Transtopianism. It symbolizes the fact that this a thinking man's ideology, neither meant for nor appreciated by the ignorant, conformist masses. Those who understand and live according to the Principles are the world's true 'nobility', and worthy of godhood.

Tomoye

The Tomoye is a symbol from the Japanese Samurai heraldry and the ancient Japanese Shinto religion. The name translates into 'revolution of the universe'. The Tomoye somewhat resembles a stylized Triskelion, a Greek sign that's associated with progress and competition, and this Celtic symbol, which is associated with migrations (to the stars!) and independent movements.

Tomoyeserpent

The Tomoyeserpent, a fusion of the Ouroboros and the Tomoye, represents the radical nature of Transtopianism. This is a philosophia militans; a fighting philosophy. We are the tip of the sword, the shocktroops of the Singularity. The revolution of the universe begins with a revolution of the mind.

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Transtopia

Trans: 1.Across; on the other side; beyond (2.Through. 3.Change; transfer ). Topia: from the Greek word 'topos', meaning 'place'. [6] Hence, Transtopia is the 'place beyond' (or 'beyondplace'). Beyond the tyranny of entropy; beyond the dictate of nature; beyond this plane of existence. It is the transhumanist utopia or heaven; the perfect, ideal place or state on the other side of the Singularity, where we can live forever under optimal conditions. The Singularity, in the symbolical sense, is a transdimensional portal between the mundane and the divine; between the realm of men and the realm of gods. All who want to reach Transtopia must pass through it.

Transtopians: those who embrace and (try to) live in accordance with the Transtopian Principles.

Transtopianism: the philosophy and movement that promotes transcendent self-actualization by means of reason, science, and technology.

Technocalypse

Michael Grosso, PhD, a professor of philosophy at Jersey City State College, coined the term "technocalypse" in his 1995 book The Millennium Myth, and defined it as the convergence of technology and the apocalyptic imagination. "Science and technology have begun to utterly transform human existence with such things as the atom bomb, space travel, cryonics, bioengineering, nanotechnology, virtual reality, and so on, developments full of apocalyptic overtones" (1995:261). He quotes from the book of Revelation stating that the promise of a "new heaven and new earth" (Rev.21:1) is the motivation of the millennial myth. Grosso points out that the millennium myth has both positive and negative aspects in that the old earth and heaven must be destroyed before the new ones can be built in its ashes. Technology offers the promise to remake all creation, including the human bodies that dwell within it. [8]

"[The Technocalypse is] cyberspace, nanotechnology, cryonics, futurism, the eschaton encoded in the now malleable protein chains of DNA, as well as the eventual transcendence of death." [9]

Note: more (general) Transhumanism-related terminology can be found at the Transhuman Terminology Sub-Page, in the Accelerating Future Lexicon, and the Virian Lexicon.

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TRUTH, TECHNOLOGY, TRANSCENDENCE The first 3 Principles, and the very essence of Transtopianism.

EX MACHINA LIBERTAS (Technology will set you free) Only rationally applied technology can fundamentally improve the human condition. Without it, we would be pathetic animals. With it, there is no limit to what we can do, and become.

ERITIS SICUT DII (You shall be as gods) Transhumanism's tantalizing promise. The phrase is taken from Genesis 3:5, and is part of the fateful conversation between the Serpent and Eve. [And the Serpent spake:] "Scit enim Deus quod in quocumque die comederitis ex eo aperientur oculi vestri et eritis sicut dii scientes bonum et malum." (For God doth know, that in the day ye eat of [the forbidden fruit], then your eyes shall be opened: and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil).

NULLI CARNI PARCETUR (No flesh shall be spared) Soon we'll either be gods or extinct; either way, the flesh is finished. To quote Bart Kosko: "Biology is not destiny. It was never more than tendency. It was just nature's first quick and dirty way to compute with meat. Chips are destiny." The phrase is based upon a passage in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 13, which describes the Apocalypse. Mar 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. [12]

POST NOS DILUVIUM (After us, the Deluge, or Aprs nous, le dluge in French) The popularity of the [French] phrase stems from its use by Madame de Pompadour, celebrated beauty and intimate of King Louis XV of France. The French Court at the time was famed for its lavish and wasteful extravagances. When Pompadour, whose philosophy was "Live for the minute - who cares what happens when we're gone?" was reproved for these excesses, she replied, "Apres nous, le deluge." [13] In the Transtopian context, the phrase urges people to seize the day, for there may be no tomorrow. After us...the technocalypse.

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Lucifer

Hail Satan!

'Lucifer' is the Latin term originally used by the Romans to refer to the planet Venus when that planet was west of the sun and hence rose before the sun in the morning, thereby being the morning star. The word appears to have entered the religious lexicon when the Hebrew expression in Isaiah 14:12, 'HeYLeL BeN-ShaCHaR'. (meaning 'bright son of the morning/dawn', 'bright [and] morning star', 'glowing morning star', or 'shining one, son of the dawn'.) 2. was translated to 'Phosphorus' (the Greek word for Venus as the morning star) in the Septuagint, and then translated into 'Lucifer' in the Vulgate (from the Greek Septuagint).

Origenes Adamantius (185 CE - 254 CE), an important Christian scholar of the early Greek Church, and Augustine of Canterbury (d. May 26 604/605 CE), founder of the Christian Church in southern England, both interpreted the use of the term Lucifer as a reference to the Devil. The name Lucifer was applied to Satan by St. Jerome and then to the demon of sinful pride by Milton in Paradise Lost. Lucifer is the title and principal character of the epic poem by the Dutch playwrite, Vondel (who uses Lucifer in lieu of Satan), and a principal character in the mystery play by Imre Madach, The Tragedy of Man. Blake pictured Lucifer in his Illustrations to Dante. George Meredith's sonnet Lucifer in Starlight addresses the 'fiend' as Prince Lucifer. To Spenser in An Hymne of Heavenly Love, Lucifer is 'the brightest angel, even the Child of Light'. [10]

According to Extropian philosopher Max More, "Lucifer is the embodiment of reason, of intelligence, of critical thought. He stands against the dogma of God and all other dogmas. He stands for the exploration of new ideas and new perspectives in the pursuit of truth." [11] He is also the archetypal iconoclast, rebel, and adversary (the word 'Satan' is from a Hebrew word, 'Sathane', meaning adversary or culminiator; in original Jewish usage [see the book of Job], Satan is the adversary, not of God, but of mankind; i.e., the angel charged by God with the task of proving that mankind is an unworthy creation). [10] In the transtopian context, Lucifer represents ambition, rebellion, rational enlightenment, and the dark side of Transhumanism.

Chimaera

The Chimaera - or Chimera - was said to be made out of three different creatures: lion, goat and serpent. A savage beast, sprouting fire from its mouth, it devastated the land until it was killed by the hero Bellerophon, who flew over it riding his winged horse Pegasus. According to Homer, the Chimaera was "in the fore part a lion, in the hinder a serpent, and in the middle a goat". Hesiod says almost identical words, although he specifies that the creature had three heads. Both also say that it was capable of breathing fire. All authors describe the Chimaera as female, and that may be something related to her name, that in ancient Greek means 'young she-goat'. Despite this rather humble name, she was of divine origin. Her father was the giant Typhon and her mother the half-serpent Echidna. She had as brothers Cerberus (the hound of Hell), Hydra (the nine-headed water snake) and Orthrus (another multi-headed dog). [5]

In a more general and contemporary sense, the Chimaera represents the hybrid (a. An organism, organ, or part consisting of two or more tissues of different genetic composition, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering. b. A substance, such as an antibody, created from the proteins or genes or two different species). [6] Also, the term is used to indicate that something (supposedly) is a "fanciful mental illusion or fabrication; a grotesque product of the imagination." [6] Transtopianism too can be seen as a hybrid (memetic complex, composite philosophy), fire-breathing (fierce, iconoclastic), and fanciful (our dreams of godhood and immortality may remain just that) 'monster', the grotesque product of someone's warped imagination. Hence, the Chimaera is one of its Patron Saints.

Ouroboros

Apart from (literally) being the binding factor in transtopian symbolism, the Ouroboros is also a Patron Saint. It this context it represents, among other things, (the quest for) immortality through self-renewal, and universal perfection. [For a more detailed description, see the Symbolism section]

[2] Source: Ouroboros @ Ellie Crystal's Metaphysical and Science Website

[3] Source: The Truth About Ouroboros, by Donald Tyson.

[4] Source: The Fleur-de-lis, from Heraldica.

[5] Source: Chimaera: The Origins of the Myth, by Ugo Bardi.

[6] Source: Dictionary.com

[7] Source: Communitopia: The Positive Triumph of Negative Entropy, by Richard P. Marsh, Ph.D.

[8] Source: Y2K: Apocalyptic Opportunism, by Andrea Hoplight Tapia. Enculturation, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2000.

[9] Source: The Millennium Myth, book review by Jaye C. Beldo.

[10] Source: Lucifer and Satan, from The Grand [Masonic] Lodge of BC and Yukon's website.

[11] Source: In Praise of the Devil -- How Lucifer.com Got Its Name, by Max More.

[12] Source: The Blue Letter Bible

[13] Source: Origins of Expressions

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LUCIFERIANISM: THE RELIGION OF APOTHEOSIS

Phillip D. Collins January 17, 2006 NewsWithViews.com

Luciferianism constitutes the nucleus of the ruling class religion. While there are definitely political and economic rationales for elite criminality, Luciferianism can account for the longevity of many of the oligarchs projects. Many of the longest and most brutal human endeavors have been underpinned by some form of religious zealotry. The Crusades testify to this historical fact. Likewise, the power elites ongoing campaign to establish a socialist totalitarian global government has Luciferianism to thank for both its longevity and frequently violent character. In the mind of the modern oligarch, Luciferianism provides religious legitimacy for otherwise morally questionable plans.

Luciferianism is the product of religious engineering, which sociologist William Sims Bainbridge defines as the conscious, systematic, skilled creation of a new religion ("New Religions, Science, and Secularization," no pagination). In actuality, this is a tradition that even precedes Bainbridge. It has been the practice of Freemasonry for years. It was also the practice of Masonrys religious and philosophical progenitors, the ancient pagan Mystery cults. The inner doctrines of the Mesopotamian secret societies provided the theological foundations for the Christian and Judaic heresies, Kabbalism and Gnosticism. All modern Luciferian philosophy finds scientific legitimacy in the Gnostic myth of Darwinism. As evolutionary thought was popularized, variants of Luciferianism were popularized along with it (particularly in the form of secular humanism, which shall be examined shortly). A historical corollary of this popularization has been the rise of several cults and mass movements, exemplified by the various mystical sects and gurus of the sixties counterculture. The metastasis of Luciferian thinking continues to this very day.

Luciferianism represents a radical revaluation of humanitys ageless adversary: Satan. It is the ultimate inversion of good and evil. The formula for this inversion is reflected by the narrative paradigm of the Gnostic Hypostasis myth. As opposed to the original Biblical version, the Gnostic account represents a revaluation of the Hebraic story of the first mans temptation, the desire of mere men to be as gods by partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Raschke 26). Carl Raschke elaborates:

In The Hypostasis of the Archons, an Egyptian Gnostic document, we read how the traditional story of mans disobedience toward God is reinterpreted as a universal conflict between knowledge (gnosis) and the dark powers (exousia) of the world, which bind the human soul in ignorance. The Hypostasis describes man as a stepchild of Sophia (Wisdom) created according to the model of aion, the imperishable realm of eternity.

On the other hand, it is neither God the Imperishable nor Sophia who actually is responsible in the making of man. On the contrary, the task is undertaken by the archons, the demonic powers who, because of their weakness, entrap man in a material body and thus cut him off from his blessed origin. They place him in paradise and enjoin him against eating of the tree of knowledge. The prohibition, however, is viewed by the author of the text not as a holy command but as a malignant effort on the part of the inferior spirits to prevent Adam from having true communion with the High God, from gaining authentic gnosis. (26)

According to this bowdlerization, Adam is consistently contacted by the High God in hopes of reinitiating mans quest for gnosis (26). The archons intervene and create Eve to distract Adam from the pursuit of gnosis (26-27). However, this Gnostic Eve is actually a sort of undercover agent for the High God, who is charged with divulging to Adam the truth that has been withheld from him (27). The archons manage to sabotage this covert operation by facilitating sexual intercourse between Adam and Eve, an act that Gnostics contend was designed to defile the womans spiritual nature (27). At this juncture, the Hypostasis reintroduces a familiar antagonist from the original Genesis account:

But now the principle of feminine wisdom reappears in the form of the serpent, called the Instructor, who tells the mortal pair to defy the prohibition of the archons and eat of the tree of knowledge. (27)

The serpent successfully entices Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, but the bodily defilement of the woman prevents man from understanding the true motive underpinning the act (27). Thus, humanity is fettered by the archons curse, suggesting that the orthodox theological view of the violation of the command as sin must be regarded anew as the mindless failure to commit the act rightly in the first place (27). In this revisionist context, the serpent is no longer Satan, but is an incognito savior instead (27). Meanwhile, Gods role as benevolent Heavenly Father is vilified:

The God of Genesis, who comes to reprimand Adam and Eve after their transgression, is rudely caricatured in this tale as the Arrogant archon who opposes the will of the authentic heavenly father. (27)

Of course, within this Gnostic narrative, God incarnate is equally belittled. Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, is reduced to little more than a forerunner of the coming Gnostic adept. According to the Gnostic mythology, Jesus was but a mere type of this perfect man (27). He came as a teacher and an exemplar, to show others the path to illumination (27-28). The true messiah has yet to come. Equally, the serpent is only a precursor to this messiah. He only initiates mans journey towards gnosis. The developmental voyage must be further facilitated by the serpents predecessor, the Gnostic Christ. The Hypostasis provides the paradigmatic template for all Luciferian mythologies.

Like the Hypostasis, the binary opposition of Luciferian mythology caricatures Jehovah as an oppressive tyrant. He becomes the archon of arrogance, the embodiment of ignorance and religious superstition. Satan, who retains his heavenly title of Lucifer, is the liberator of humanity. Masonry, which acts as the contemporary retainer for the ancient Mystery religion, reconceptualizes Satan in a similar fashion. In Morals and Dogma, 33rd degree Freemason Albert Pike candidly exalts the fallen angel:

LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not. (321)

He makes man aware of his own innate divinity and promises to unlock the god within us all. This theme of apotheosis underpinned both Gnosticism and the pagan Mystery religions. While Gnosticisms origins with the Ancient Mystery cults remains a source of contention amongst scholars, its promises of liberation from humanitys material side is strongly akin to the old pagan Mysterys variety of psychic therapy (28). In addition, the Ancient Mystery religion promised the:

opportunity to erase the curse of mortality by direct encounter with the patron deity, or in many instances by actually undergoing an apotheosis, a transfiguration of human into divine (28).

Like some varieties of Satanism, Luciferianism does not depict the devil as a literal metaphysical entity. Lucifer only symbolizes the cognitive powers of man. He is the embodiment of science and reason. It is the Luciferians religious conviction that these two facilitative forces will dethrone God and apotheosize man. It comes as little surprise that the radicals of the early revolutionary faith celebrated the arrival of Darwinism. Evolutionary theory was the edifying science of Promethean zealotry and the new secular religion of the scientific dictatorship. According to Masonic scholar Wilmshurst, the completion of human evolution involves man becoming a god-like being and unifying his consciousness with the Omniscient (94).

During the Enlightenment, Luciferianism was disseminated on the popular level as secular humanism. All of the governing precepts of Luciferianism are encompassed by secular humanism. This is made evident by the philosophys rejection of theistic morality and enthronement of man as his own absolute moral authority. While Luciferianism has no sacred texts, Humanist Manifesto I and II succinctly delineate its central tenets. Whittaker Chambers, former member of the communist underground in America, eloquently summarizes this truth:

Humanism is not new. It is, in fact, mans second oldest faith. Its promise was whispered in the first days of Creation under the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil: Ye shall be as gods. (Qutd. in Baker 206)

Transhumanism offers an updated, hi-tech variety of Luciferianism. The appellation Transhumanism was coined by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley (Transhumanism, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, no pagination). Huxley defined the transhuman condition as man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature (no pagination). However, by 1990, Dr. Max More would radically redefine Transhumanism as follows:

Transhumanism is a class of philosophies that seek to guide us towards a posthuman condition. Transhumanism shares many elements of humanism, including a respect for reason and science, a commitment to progress, and a valuing of human (or transhuman) existence in this life Transhumanism differs from humanism in recognizing and anticipating the radical alterations in the nature and possibilities of our lives resulting from various sciences and technologies (No pagination)

Transhumanism advocates the use of nanotechnology, biotechnology, cognitive science, and information technology to propel humanity into a posthuman condition. Once he has arrived at this condition, man will cease to be man. He will become a machine, immune to death and all the other weaknesses intrinsic to his former human condition. The ultimate objective is to become a god. Transhumanism is closely aligned with the cult of artificial intelligence. In the very influential book The Age of Spiritual Machines, AI high priest Ray Kurzweil asserts that technological immortality could be achieved through magnetic resonance imaging or some technique of reading and replicating the human brains neural structure within a computer (Technological Immortality, no pagination). Through the merger of computers and humans, Kurzweil believes that man will become god-like spirits inhabiting cyberspace as well as the material universe (no pagination).

Following the Biblical revisionist tradition of the Gnostic Hypostasis myth, Transhumanists invert the roles of God and Satan. In an essay entitled In Praise of the Devil, Transhumanist ideologue Max More depicts Lucifer as a heroic rebel against a tyrannical God:

The Devil-Lucifer--is a force for good (where I define 'good' simply as that which I value, not wanting to imply any universal validity or necessity to the orientation). 'Lucifer' means 'light-bringer' and this should begin to clue us in to his symbolic importance. The story is that God threw Lucifer out of Heaven because Lucifer had started to question God and was spreading dissension among the angels. We must remember that this story is told from the point of view of the Godists (if I may coin a term) and not from that of the Luciferians (I will use this term to distinguish us from the official Satanists with whom I have fundamental differences). The truth may just as easily be that Lucifer resigned from heaven. (No pagination)

According to More, Lucifer probably exiled himself out of moral outrage towards the oppressive Jehovah:

God, being the well-documented sadist that he is, no doubt wanted to keep Lucifer around so that he could punish him and try to get him back under his (God's) power. Probably what really happened was that Lucifer came to hate God's kingdom, his sadism, his demand for slavish conformity and obedience, his psychotic rage at any display of independent thinking and behavior. Lucifer realized that he could never fully think for himself and could certainly not act on his independent thinking so long as he was under God's control. Therefore he left Heaven, that terrible spiritual-State ruled by the cosmic sadist Jehovah, and was accompanied by some of the angels who had had enough courage to question God's authority and his value-perspective. (No pagination)

More proceeds to reiterate 33rd Degree Mason Albert Pikes depiction of Lucifer:

Lucifer is the embodiment of reason, of intelligence, of critical thought. He stands against the dogma of God and all other dogmas. He stands for the exploration of new ideas and new perspectives in the pursuit of truth. (No pagination)

Lucifer is even considered a patron saint by some Transhumanists (Transtopian Symbolism, no pagination). Transhumanism retains the paradigmatic character of Luciferianism, albeit in a futurist context. Worse still, Transhumanism is hardly some marginalized cult. Richard Hayes, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, elaborates:

Last June at Yale University, the World Transhumanist Association held its first national conference. The Transhumanists have chapters in more than 20 countries and advocate the breeding of "genetically enriched" forms of "post-human" beings. Other advocates of the new techno-eugenics, such as Princeton University professor Lee Silver, predict that by the end of this century, "All aspects of the economy, the media, the entertainment industry, and the knowledge industry [will be] controlled by members of the GenRich class. . .Naturals [will] work as low-paid service providers or as laborers. . ." (No pagination)

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With a growing body of academic luminaries and a techno-eugenical vision for the future, Transhumanism is carrying the banner of Luciferianism into the 21st century. Through genetic engineering and biotechnological augmentation of the physical body, Transhumanists are attempting to achieve the very same objective of their patron saint. I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God:

I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. (Isaiah 14:13-14)

This declaration reflects the aspirations of the power elite as well. Whatever form the Luciferian religion assumes throughout the years, its goal remains the same: Apotheosis.

Sources Cited:

1, Bainbridge, William Sims. "New Religions, Science, and Secularization." Excerpted from Religion and the Social Order, 1993, Volume 3A, pages 277-292, 1993. 2, Hayes, Richard. "Selective Science." TomPaine.commonsense 12 February 2004. 3, More, Max. "Transhumanism: Towards a Futurist Philosophy." Maxmore.com 1996 4, "In Praise of the Devil." Lucifer.com 1999 5, Pike, Albert. Morals and Dogma. 1871. Richmond, Virginia: L.H. Jenkins, Inc., 1942. 6, Raschke, Carl A. The Interruption of Eternity: Modern Gnosticism and the Origins of the New Religious Consciousness. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1980. 7, "Transhumanism." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 8 January 2006 8, "Transtopian Symbolism." Transtopia: Transhumanism Evolved 2003-2005 9, Wilmshurst, W.L. The Meaning of Masonry. New York: Gramercy, 1980.

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The Singularity is a common matter of discussion in transhumanist circles. There is no clear definition, but usually the Singularity is meant as a future time when societal, scientific and economic change is so fast we cannot even imagine what will happen from our present perspective, and when humanity will become posthumanity. Another definition is used in the Extropians FAQ, where it denotes the singular time when technological development will be at its fastest. Of course, there are some who think the whole idea is just technocalyptic dreaming.

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What is the Singularity? by Dani Eder. Technological Singularity by Vernor Vinge. Teknologisk Singularitet (Article from Gateavisa 1994, in Danish). Singularity Article by Vernor Vinge. Notes on a Presentation by Dr. Vernor Vinge by John Graves. The Limitations of the Singularity Staring Into The Singularity by Eliezer S. Yudkowsky. A dramatic, original and somewhat irritating essay about what the Singularity means. Singularity Analysis: A Series of Educated Guesses by Eliezer S. Yudkowsky. Singularity discussion from sci.nanotech. When will the Singularity Occur? (From the Extropians FAQ) Paths to the Singularity by Daniel G. Clemmensen. About the Singularity and the events leading up to it, with a discussion of the >Web idea. The Socio-technological Singularity in Principia Cybernetica. Surviving the Singularity by Steve Alan Edwards (21C Scanning the future). About the singularity and the transhumanist views about it. Singularity by Scott R. Turner. A computer-moderated PBEM game based on the Singularity idea. Is a singularity just around the corner? By Robin Hanson, Journal of Transhumanism 2, June 1998. The economics of Singularity growth. A Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept. Edited by Robin Hanson. Arterati on Ideas: Vinge's View of the Singularity. Extropy Online, Natascha Vita More. Simple Equations for Vinge's Technological Singularity Hans Moravec. Some simple growth equations, showing the appearance of a singularity given fairly broad assumptions about accelerating technological growth.

Singularity. An organisation dedicated to those technologies which are most likely to take mankind to Singularity. Singularity Club. A mutual aid society for Transtopian Singularitarians. The Low Beyond. Papers by Eliezer Yudkowsky.

Damien Broderick, The Spike. Reed Natural History ISBN: 0730104974

Vernor Vinge, True Names (1980, short story reprinted in True Names and Other Dangers, Baen Books 1987), Marooned in Realtime (1986), A Fire Upon the Deep (1992).

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NationStates | The Community of Enlightened Transtopia

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Ex machina libertas. Eritis sicut dii.

The Community of Enlightened Transtopia is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6 million Enlightened Transtopians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Spirituality, with Law & Order, Defense, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The thriving Enlightened Transtopian economy, worth 437 billion Bytes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 72,914 Bytes, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,260 per year while the poor average 12,696, a ratio of 22.5 to 1.

The death penalty has been reintroduced, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and loans are available for students from poor families. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Enlightened Transtopia's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Enlightened Transtopia is ranked 117,456th in the world and 13th in The World After The Flash for Most Average, scoring 27.79 on the Average Standardized Normality Scale.

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Posted: June 21, 2016 at 6:42 am

Cet article discutera de :

1) Quel Transhumanism est en ralit .

2) L'utilisation massive de techniques de Guerre Psychologiques dans cette vido et toutes les formes de mass-mdias.

3) L'analyse de la vido, lui-mme - pour vous montrer comment ces concepts psychologiques, le surnaturel et le symbolisme Transhumanist et storyline trompeur sont intgrs dans cette vido pour promouvoir l'ordre du jour dangereux du culte connu comme Transhumanism.

Le terme 'Transhumanism' a t invent par le biologiste Julian Huxley en 1957, qui l'a dfini comme "l'homme amlior, mais le dpassant lui-mme, en ralisant les nouvelles possibilits pour sa nature humaine."

Julian Huxley tait le frre d'Aldous Huxley, qui vous pouvez savoir tait l'auteur du livre trs clbre, "Endurez le Nouveau Monde", qui est une vision de l'avenir que la plupart des personnes voient comme "le Nouvel Ordre Mondial" (avec le livre "1984", par George Orwell) - un monde d'tat policier futur baissant dans lequel un gouvernement mondial utilise la technologie, comme des appareils photo(des camras) de surveillance, la guerre psychologique (la propagande) et des forces militaires/de police brutales pour contrler chacun et tout dans ce dystopian, le monde fictif. Les fondateurs du Transhumanism, ont t fortement instruits et les individus riches de descente principalement Britannique et Europenne. Ces individus taient ce que nous appellerions "Le Peuple de l'lite", la classe dirigeante de socit et leurs avis taient absolument litistes, si non franchement totalitaires et fascistes dans la nature. E u g e n i c s

L'eugnique tait largement populaire au dbut de dcennies du 20me sicle, mais est en grande partie tombe en discrdit aprs tre devenu associe au Nazi l'Allemagne. Depuis la priode de l'aprs-guerre, tant le public que les communauts scientifiques ont associ l'Eugnique aux abus Nazis, comme l'hygine raciale mise en application, l'exprimentation humaine et l'extermination de groupes de population "indsirables". Cependant, les vnements dans des technologies gntiques, gnomiques et reproductrices la fin du 20me sicle ont soulev beaucoup de nouvelles questions et proccupations de ce que constitue exactement la signification d'Eugnique et ce que son statut thique et moral est dans l're moderne. " __________________________________________________________________________________ Ainsi, parce que les atrocits Nazies sont devenues ainsi largement connues, les ides d'Eugnique sont entres dans la clandestinit pour pendant quelque temps. Mais les ides originales et les buts "de l'amlioration de l'espce" et "l'amlioration de qualits gntiques humaines" sont toujours le front et le centre, bien que dans un paquet plus subtil et fascinant maintenant. Ils essayent d'viter de discuter ces ides embarrassantes, comme la faon d'empcher les "races" indsirables de se multiplier.

La mutation moderne de rclamations Transhumanism pour seulement supporter "l'eugnique volontaire", que semble beaucoup plus bienveillant que la strilisation obligatoire et l'euthanasie des gens indsirables, n'est-ce pas ? Mais, si vous avez un sens du tout, vous vous rendrez probablement compte que cette purification ethnique du patrimoine hrditaire ("l'amlioration de l'espce" et "l'amlioration de qualits gntiques humaines") ne peut pas simplement et n'arriver pas jamais si c'est volontaire. Nous devrions tous comprendre que les ides comme "l'eugnique volontaire" ne seront pas volontaires dsormais, si et quand le peuple qui croient en ces ides radicales obtiennent le pouvoir (la puissance) politique et financier. En fait, ils ont dj la richesse substantielle et font fonctionner et travaillent trs dur pour imposer cet ordre du jour Transhumanist notre monde - qu'on le veuille ou non.

Les Principes et les Concepts du Transhumanism Transhumanists croit qu'ils travaillent vers une existence nouvelle et amliore, laissant tout ce que nous avons connu dans la poubelle de poussire d'histoire, accueillant des nouveaux "l'ge D'or" de super-tres. Ils veulent devenir une entirement nouvelle espce, dpassant ce que nous sommes comme des gens, utilisant radicalement la technologie de pointe pour raliser leurs buts. Regardons juste quelques-uns des concepts principaux et des buts du Transhumanism. The Have Mind Un des concepts principaux de l'ordre du jour Transhumanist est "The Have Mind".(L'esprit de Ruche) "L'Esprit de Ruche : un type de conscience collective o l'individualit est touffe; un tat de conformit; aussi crit hivemind".

"Un groupe de personnes qui donne l'impression fausse d'tre un "HiveMind" par stupidement aprs des ordres (commandes)." Une des premires lites Transhumanist, avec Julian Huxley, tait monsieur Charles Galton Darwin, le petit-fils de Charles Darwin, qui a fond la thorie de l'volution.

Ainsi, de toute faon, voici un de Charles Galton les citations(cours) de Darwin touchant la Ruche prennent soin de :

"Il pourrait y avoir une drogue, que, sans d'autres effets nuisibles, a enlev l'urgence de dsir sexuel et ainsi, reproduit dans l'humanit le statut d'ouvriers dans une ruche." Comme j'ai dit prcdemment, les fondateurs de Transhumanism avaient des vues litistes de ce que l'humanit devrait tre. Ce concept de Ruche Humain a t prvu par la classe dirigeante d'lite partout dans l'histoire comme la socit idale. La race d'esclave suprme, scientifiquement conue pour se conformer, pour obir et servir les besoins de l'lite - les abeilles ouvrires qui ne pose pas de question et qui ne se rebelle pas.

Transhumanists prvoient cette "L'esprit de Ruche" comme tant possible quand tous le peuple travers le monde peuvent lier leurs avis(esprits) utilisant ensemble la technologie, crant une existence symbiotique par la nouvelle superintelligence de cette Ruche collective prend soin de. Oubliez des besoins de l'individu - il est tout de la Ruche. Ils se rfrent ce collectif, la superintelligence comme la Singularit. Tlchargement de votre Esprit : "MURG" est l'acronyme que Transhumanists l'utilisation pour se rfrer au "L'esprit Tlchargent le Groupe de Recherche".

L'esprit de la Ruche, ou la Singularit, qu'ils travaillent (marchent) vers, arriveront, ils croient, quand la technologie existe qui permettra aux gens "de tlcharger leurs esprits" un dispositif de mmoire (souvenir) artificiel, une sorte de disque dur global (mondial), pour que l'intelligence combine de tous nos esprits cre cette nouvelle superintelligence qui est la Singularit, ou l'Esprit de Ruche. Le Culte du Transhumanism.

"Au lieu d'avec douceur adorer des dieux fictifs, ou carter aveuglment les idaux, nous devrions chercher devenir divins nous-mmes. Le corps est faible, mais l'esprit peut tre pour toujours. Les gens peuvent mourir, mais ils peuvent tre prservs et ressuscits. Ce mai de monde de beaucoup de faons ressemble l'enfer, mais nous pouvons crer le paradis sur terre. L'univers peut tre un endroit de chaos et l'entropie, mais nous pouvons le remplir de l'ordre et l'intelligence. Guid par la raison et autoris par la technologie, nous pouvons plier la ralit notre volont et faire l'impossible possible." Transhumanist les ides de devenir des dieux et avoir la vie ternelle par la technologie montrent certainement un niveau extrme de vanit. Non juste la vanit humaine simple de porter des vtements agrables et mettant le maquillage pour avoir bonne mine - mais TRE des dieux - donc, rejetant et remplaant Dieu, entirement. C'est la doctrine Luciferian. Moralit Pragmatique

L'ide Transhumanist qu'ils appellent la Moralit Pragmatique, est simplement une version recycle et rebaptise de la tromperie la plus vieille dans le monde - que sont l inutiles ou mauvais.

Voici comment ce concept s'applique aux croyances du culte du Transhumanism :

"L'thique et des morales doivent servir, ou au moins pas bloquent, l'auto-actualisation illimite. Ils devraient tre des outils et des directives pour la vie russie (fructueuse), pas les instruments de rpression insense. Comme la chair, la moralit traditionnelle est quelque chose pour tre surmont. Il n'y a aucun 'Bon' et 'Mauvais'; juste efficacit et inefficacit; intelligence et stupidit; gagnants et perdants. Il y a seulement l'intrt personnel raisonnable et ceux trop timides et ignorant pour le poursuivre. Ce simple la ralisation encore profonde forme le socle rocheux (la base) d'une vue du monde autorise et une tape cl vers la ralisation de l'claircissement et la supriorit." L e S a i n t p a t r o n d e T r a n s h u m a n i s m . "'Lucifer' est le terme latin l'origine utilis par les Romains pour se rfrer la Vnus de plante quand cette plante tait l'ouest du soleil et de l la rose avant le soleil le matin, tant ainsi l'toile du matin."

"Selon le philosophe Extropian Max More," Lucifer est l'incarnation de raison, d'intelligence, de pense critique. Il rsiste au dogme de Dieu et tous les autres dogmes. Il signifie l'exploration de nouvelles ides et de nouvelles perspectives dans la poursuite de vrit. "Il est aussi l'iconoclaste archtypal, le rebelle et l'adversaire (le mot ' Satan ' est d'un mot hbreu, ' Sathane ', la signification de l'adversaire ou culminiator; dans l'utilisation juive originale [voient le livre de Job], Satan est l'adversaire, pas de Dieu, mais d'humanit; c'est--dire, l'ange factur(charg) par Dieu avec la tche de preuves de cette humanit est une cration indigne). Dans le contexte transtopian, Lucifer reprsente l'ambition, la rbellion, l'claircissement raisonnable et le ct sombre du Transhumanism." Vente Transhumanism aux Masses utilisant la "Guerre Psychologique". Qu'est-ce qui est exactement "la Guerre Psychologique" ?

La guerre Psychologique (PSYWAR) est dfinie par le Ministre de la Dfense amricain comme :

"L'utilisation planifie de propagande et d'autres actions psychologiques ayant le but principal d'influencer les avis, des motions, des attitudes et des groupes behavior...d'une telle faon pour a supporter les objectives."

"Des techniques diverses sont utilises, par n'importe quel jeu de groupes et vises pour influencer les systmes de valeur d'un auditoire cible, des systmes de croyance, des motions, des motifs, le raisonnement, ou le comportement."

C'est souvent mentionn comme "des coeurs gagnants et d'esprits", ou de mme "Capturent leurs esprits et leurs coeurs et mes suivront."

Metacommunication Metacommunication est un processus de communication humain naturel, qui est comme simple avec l'annonce comme, "je vous aime", tandis que vous souriez - la communication sur deux niveaux. Le jet dans une treinte et est l trois niveaux de communiquer ce message positif.

Toute la communication consiste en (au moins deux niveaux. D'abord, il y a "le niveau content" de ce qu'est dit, littralement. Deuximement, il y a le niveau que Gregory Bateson appelle metacommunication, qui est le message sous-jacent ou le ton de la communication, qui peut tre aussi simple qu'une expression de visage. Nous le reconnaissons souvent comme tant "le ton" de quiconque voix, ou comment quelque chose est dit. Ainsi, vous avez ce qui est dit et comment il est dit. Le ton est en ralit la partie "de commande" de communication, parce qu'il est conu pour instruire ou placer le rcepteur de la communication pour interprter le message d'une certaine faon. La thorie de communications de Bateson peut aider rvler l'interaction oprant derrire le message. Chaque communication, comporte des rclamations, a tant rapport [le message rel] qu'un aspect de commande [le ton]. Tandis que le rapport transmet des informations sur un tat de choses, la commande place le rcepteur (destinataire) pour adopter une attitude particulire vers le rapport et (les mne ) rpondent d'une certaine faon. L'lment de commande du message est un metacommunication du contexte du message - la nature de la relation dans laquelle les informations sont changes. Falsifi Metacommunication - Signaux Mlangs et Tromperie Le point o cela devient falsifi metacommunication dans des mass-mdias consiste en ce quand ils incluent un message faux principal(primaire) dans une publicit ou une vido de musique, qui est conue non seulement pour vendre le produit, mais aussi influencer les attitudes du visionneur(tlspectateur) et des croyances.

Daniel Lerner, qui faisait partie de l'OSS (le prdcesseur de la C.I.A.), appel cela "le Niveau Noir" de Guerre Psychologique, parce qu'il inclut :

"Les commissions de falsification (le mensonge) ont eu l'intention de tromper l'ennemi".

Il y a beaucoup de couches de communication dans des films, des vidos, faisant de la publicit et des mass-media que nous ne ralisons pas d'habitude mme sur un niveau conscient et de quoi cette partie de l'article et la vido des Black Eyed Peas est tout. Le terme, falsifi metacommunication, a t invent par l'anthropologue Richard Herskowitz. Il peut tre compris, en partie, utilisant l'exemple simple d'un escroc :

Il secoue votre main, vous sourit et vous dit quelque chose... comme agrable qu'il vole votre argent.

C'est une stratgie de dlibrment distrayant vous de son but rel ou but en utilisant la tromperie amicale, charmante. Il dit une chose, comme une faon de distraire la victime avec la tromperie pour les faire se sentir confortable ( l'aise) avec la situation, pour faire une autre chose - pour raliser le but rel, qui vole votre argent. Par exemple, dites qu'il y a une annonce de magazine avec un trs beau modle fminin, mais d'au ct vous pouvez voir le maquilleur tre debout l mettant du maquillage sur un autre modle, qui semble qu'elle se soit juste rveille. Ils vous font entrer sur la plaisanterie, la nature artificielle et les lments trompeurs de l'annonce. Cela vous fait se rendre compte que vous l'obtenez, vous pensez que vous comprenez l'illusion et cela vous fait se sentir intelligent, comme un initi et ce sentiment vous donne le sens de la rcompense et l'augmentation d'ego parce que vous vous sentez chic(intelligents) et cool. Ce processus a l'effet typique de faire les gens dtendre et laisser tomber leur garde un peu, qui les laisse plus ouvert l'intention relle que l'annonce essaye de faire - pour vous vendre une certaine merde dont vous probablement n'avez pas besoin - et des ides que vous ne pouvez pas tre d'accord. Cela nous amne un autre outil de manipulation et le contrle dans la communication, connue comme une impasse. Impasses

Une impasse est un dilemme dans la communication dans laquelle un individu (ou un groupe) reoit deux ou plus messages contradictoires, avec un message niant l'autre. Cela cre une situation dans laquelle une rponse russie un message aboutit une rponse choue l'autre, pour que la personne ait tort automatiquement indpendamment de leur rponse. La nature d'une impasse est que la personne ne peut pas confronter le dilemme inhrent et peut donc ni faire des remarques sur le conflit, ni le rsoudre, ni opter de la situation.

Falsifi metacommunication est semblable cela de beaucoup de faons. Comprenez juste que c'est tout d'ides communiquantes diffrents niveaux; quelques vraies informations et quelques informations fausses et d'autres niveaux vous montrant qu'ils vous montrent quelque chose, pour vous distraire du message rel (vrai) ou du but et aussi nier(refuser) quel le but rel(vrai) de la communication est. Cela semble vraiment embrouillant et le schizophrne, n'est-ce pas ? C'est qu'il est. Plus de Richard Herskowitz : "Ce systme de schizophrne [des impasses et falsifi metacommunication comme ils sont utiliss dans des mass-mdias], donc, bares sa nature exploitrice ses victimes dans une faon qui voque leur participation dans leur propre oppression. Comme Anthony Wilden se dispute :" c'est une fonction ncessaire de communication pathologique pour nier(refuser) sa propre pathologie en admettant et l'utilisant d'autres niveaux. Ainsi, puisqu'aucun systme [incluant l'avis(esprit) humain] ne peut en ralit ignorer des relations de retour d'information, notre culture les convertit simplement dans des relations de POUVOIR(PUISSANCE).

La faon dans laquelle la reconnaissance du spectateur de tromperie de mass-mdias est channeled dans la participation dans cette tromperie (est) une dmocratisation fausse d'une relation exploitrice et est utilise pour placer le visionneur(tlspectateur) d'une certaine faon, comme le moyen de direction comment ils recevront le message. "

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Posted: June 12, 2016 at 8:22 pm

by Phillip D. Collins , Jan. 10th, 2006

Luciferianism constitutes the nucleus of the ruling class religion. While there are definitely political and economic rationales for elite criminality, Luciferianism can account for the longevity of many of the oligarchs projects. Many of the longest and most brutal human endeavors have been underpinned by some form of religious zealotry. The Crusades testify to this historical fact. Likewise, the power elites ongoing campaign to establish a socialist totalitarian global government has Luciferianism to thank for both its longevity and frequently violent character. In the mind of the modern oligarch, Luciferianism provides religious legitimacy for otherwise morally questionable plans.

Luciferianism is the product of religious engineering, which sociologist William Sims Bainbridge defines as the conscious, systematic, skilled creation of a new religion (New Religions, Science, and Secularization, no pagination). In actuality, this is a tradition that even precedes Bainbridge. It has been the practice of Freemasonry for years. It was also the practice of Masonrys religious and philosophical progenitors, the ancient pagan Mystery cults. The inner doctrines of the Mesopotamian secret societies provided the theological foundations for the Christian and Judaic heresies, Kabbalism and Gnosticism. All modern Luciferian philosophy finds scientific legitimacy in the Gnostic myth of Darwinism. As evolutionary thought was popularized, variants of Luciferianism were popularized along with it (particularly in the form of secular humanism, which shall be examined shortly). A historical corollary of this popularization has been the rise of several cults and mass movements, exemplified by the various mystical sects and gurus of the sixties counterculture. The metastasis of Luciferian thinking continues to this very day.

Luciferianism represents a radical revaluation of humanitys ageless adversary: Satan. It is the ultimate inversion of good and evil. The formula for this inversion is reflected by the narrative paradigm of the Gnostic Hypostasis myth. As opposed to the original Biblical version, the Gnostic account represents a revaluation of the Hebraic story of the first mans temptation, the desire of mere men to be as gods by partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil' (Raschke 26). Carl Raschke elaborates:

In The Hypostasis of the Archons, an Egyptian Gnostic document, we read how the traditional story of mans disobedience toward God is reinterpreted as a universal conflict between knowledge (gnosis) and the dark powers (exousia) of the world, which bind the human soul in ignorance. The Hypostasis describes man as a stepchild of Sophia (Wisdom) created according to the model of aion, the imperishable realm of eternity. On the other hand, it is neither God the Imperishable nor Sophia who actually is responsible in the making of man. On the contrary, the task is undertaken by the archons, the demonic powers who, because of their weakness, entrap man in a material body and thus cut him off from his blessed origin. They place him in paradise and enjoin him against eating of the tree of knowledge. The prohibition, however, is viewed by the author of the text not as a holy command but as a malignant effort on the part of the inferior spirits to prevent Adam from having true communion with the High God, from gaining authentic gnosis. (26)

According to this bowdlerization, Adam is consistently contacted by the High God in hopes of reinitiating mans quest for gnosis (26). The archons intervene and create Eve to distract Adam from the pursuit of gnosis (26-27). However, this Gnostic Eve is actually a sort of undercover agent for the High God, who is charged with divulging to Adam the truth that has been withheld from him (27). The archons manage to sabotage this covert operation by facilitating sexual intercourse between Adam and Eve, an act that Gnostics contend was designed to defile the womans spiritual nature (27). At this juncture, the Hypostasis reintroduces a familiar antagonist from the original Genesis account:

But now the principle of feminine wisdom reappears in the form of the serpent, called the Instructor, who tells the mortal pair to defy the prohibition of the archons and eat of the tree of knowledge. (27)

The serpent successfully entices Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, but the bodily defilement of the woman prevents man from understanding the true motive underpinning the act (27). Thus, humanity is fettered by the archons curse, suggesting that the orthodox theological view of the violation of the command as sin must be regarded anew as the mindless failure to commit the act rightly in the first place (27). In this revisionist context, the serpent is no longer Satan, but is an incognito savior instead (27). Meanwhile, Gods role as benevolent Heavenly Father is vilified:

The God of Genesis, who comes to reprimand Adam and Eve after their transgression, is rudely caricatured in this tale as the Arrogant archon who opposes the will of the authentic heavenly father. (27)

Of course, within this Gnostic narrative, God incarnate is equally belittled. Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, is reduced to little more than a forerunner of the coming Gnostic adept. According to the Gnostic mythology, Jesus was but a mere type of this perfect man (27). He came as a teacher and an exemplar, to show others the path to illumination (27-28). The true messiah has yet to come. Equally, the serpent is only a precursor to this messiah. He only initiates mans journey towards gnosis. The developmental voyage must be further facilitated by the serpents predecessor, the Gnostic Christ. The Hypostasis provides the paradigmatic template for all Luciferian mythologies.

Like the Hypostasis, the binary opposition of Luciferian mythology caricatures Jehovah as an oppressive tyrant. He becomes the archon of arrogance, the embodiment of ignorance and religious superstition. Satan, who retains his heavenly title of Lucifer, is the liberator of humanity. Masonry, which acts as the contemporary retainer for the ancient Mystery religion, reconceptualizes Satan in a similar fashion. In Morals and Dogma, 33rd degree Freemason Albert Pike candidly exalts the fallen angel:

LUCIFER, the Light-bearer! Strange and mysterious name to give to the Spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish Souls? Doubt it not. (321)

He makes man aware of his own innate divinity and promises to unlock the god within us all. This theme of apotheosis underpinned both Gnosticism and the pagan Mystery religions. While Gnosticisms origins with the Ancient Mystery cults remains a source of contention amongst scholars, its promises of liberation from humanitys material side is strongly akin to the old pagan Mysterys variety of psychic therapy (28). In addition, the Ancient Mystery religion promised the:

opportunity to erase the curse of mortality by direct encounter with the patron deity, or in many instances by actually undergoing an apotheosis, a transfiguration of human into divine (28).

Like some varieties of Satanism, Luciferianism does not depict the devil as a literal metaphysical entity. Lucifer only symbolizes the cognitive powers of man. He is the embodiment of science and reason. It is the Luciferians religious conviction that these two facilitative forces will dethrone God and apotheosize man. It comes as little surprise that the radicals of the early revolutionary faith celebrated the arrival of Darwinism. Evolutionary theory was the edifying science of Promethean zealotry and the new secular religion of the scientific dictatorship. According to Masonic scholar Wilmshurst, the completion of human evolution involves man becoming a god-like being and unifying his consciousness with the Omniscient (94).

During the Enlightenment, Luciferianism was disseminated on the popular level as secular humanism. All of the governing precepts of Luciferianism are encompassed by secular humanism. This is made evident by the philosophys rejection of theistic morality and enthronement of man as his own absolute moral authority. While Luciferianism has no sacred texts, Humanist Manifesto I and II succinctly delineate its central tenets. Whittaker Chambers, former member of the communist underground in America, eloquently summarizes this truth:

Humanism is not new. It is, in fact, mans second oldest faith. Its promise was whispered in the first days of Creation under the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil: Ye shall be as gods.' (Qutd. in Baker 206)

Transhumanism offers an updated, hi-tech variety of Luciferianism. The appellation Transhumanism was coined by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley (Transhumanism, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, no pagination). Huxley defined the transhuman condition as man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature (no pagination). However, by 1990, Dr. Max More would radically redefine Transhumanism as follows:

Transhumanism is a class of philosophies that seek to guide us towards a posthuman condition. Transhumanism shares many elements of humanism, including a respect for reason and science, a commitment to progress, and a valuing of human (or transhuman) existence in this life Transhumanism differs from humanism in recognizing and anticipating the radical alterations in the nature and possibilities of our lives resulting from various sciences and technologies (No pagination)

Transhumanism advocates the use of nanotechnology, biotechnology, cognitive science, and information technology to propel humanity into a posthuman condition. Once he has arrived at this condition, man will cease to be man. He will become a machine, immune to death and all the other weaknesses intrinsic to his former human condition. The ultimate objective is to become a god. Transhumanism is closely aligned with the cult of artificial intelligence. In the very influential book The Age of Spiritual Machines, AI high priest Ray Kurzweil asserts that technological immortality could be achieved through magnetic resonance imaging or some technique of reading and replicating the human brains neural structure within a computer (Technological Immortality, no pagination). Through the merger of computers and humans, Kurzweil believes that man will become god-like spirits inhabiting cyberspace as well as the material universe (no pagination).

Following the Biblical revisionist tradition of the Gnostic Hypostasis myth, Transhumanists invert the roles of God and Satan. In an essay entitled In Praise of the Devil, Transhumanist ideologue Max More depicts Lucifer as a heroic rebel against a tyrannical God:

The DevilLuciferis a force for good (where I define good simply as that which I value, not wanting to imply any universal validity or necessity to the orientation). Lucifer means light-bringer and this should begin to clue us in to his symbolic importance. The story is that God threw Lucifer out of Heaven because Lucifer had started to question God and was spreading dissension among the angels. We must remember that this story is told from the point of view of the Godists (if I may coin a term) and not from that of the Luciferians (I will use this term to distinguish us from the official Satanists with whom I have fundamental differences). The truth may just as easily be that Lucifer resigned from heaven. (No pagination)

According to More, Lucifer probably exiled himself out of moral outrage towards the oppressive Jehovah:

God, being the well-documented sadist that he is, no doubt wanted to keep Lucifer around so that he could punish him and try to get him back under his (Gods) power. Probably what really happened was that Lucifer came to hate Gods kingdom, his sadism, his demand for slavish conformity and obedience, his psychotic rage at any display of independent thinking and behavior. Lucifer realized that he could never fully think for himself and could certainly not act on his independent thinking so long as he was under Gods control. Therefore he left Heaven, that terrible spiritual-State ruled by the cosmic sadist Jehovah, and was accompanied by some of the angels who had had enough courage to question Gods authority and his value-perspective. (No pagination)

More proceeds to reiterate 33rd Degree Mason Albert Pikes depiction of Lucifer:

Lucifer is the embodiment of reason, of intelligence, of critical thought. He stands against the dogma of God and all other dogmas. He stands for the exploration of new ideas and new perspectives in the pursuit of truth. (No pagination)

Lucifer is even considered a patron saint by some Transhumanists (Transtopian Symbolism, no pagination). Transhumanism retains the paradigmatic character of Luciferianism, albeit in a futurist context. Worse still, Transhumanism is hardly some marginalized cult. Richard Hayes, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, elaborates:

Last June at Yale University, the World Transhumanist Association held its first national conference. The Transhumanists have chapters in more than 20 countries and advocate the breeding of genetically enriched forms of post-human beings. Other advocates of the new techno-eugenics, such as Princeton University professor Lee Silver, predict that by the end of this century, All aspects of the economy, the media, the entertainment industry, and the knowledge industry [will be] controlled by members of the GenRich class. . .Naturals [will] work as low-paid service providers or as laborers. . . (No pagination)

With a growing body of academic luminaries and a techno-eugenical vision for the future, Transhumanism is carrying the banner of Luciferianism into the 21st century. Through genetic engineering and biotechnological augmentation of the physical body, Transhumanists are attempting to achieve the very same objective of their patron saint.

I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. (Isaiah 14:13-14)

This declaration reflects the aspirations of the power elite as well. Whatever form the Luciferian religion assumes throughout the years, its goal remains the same: Apotheosis.

Phillip D. Collins acted as the editor for The Hidden Face of Terrorism. He has also written articles for Paranoia Magazine, MKzine, News With Views, B.I.P.E.D.: The Official Website of Darwinian Dissent and Conspiracy Archive. He has an Associate of Arts and Science. Currently, he is studying for a bachelors degree in Communications at Wright State University. During the course of his seven-year college career, Phillip has studied philosophy, religion, and classic literature. He also co-authored the book, The Ascendancy of the Scientific Dictatorship: An Examination of Epistemic Autocracy, From the 19th to the 21st Century, which is available online here. He also moderates the Yahoo discussion group Panoptic Age.

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