{"id":42880,"date":"2015-12-15T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/?p=42880"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:37:56","slug":"my-god-is-the-sun-cc-by-lemasney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2015\/12\/15\/my-god-is-the-sun-cc-by-lemasney\/","title":{"rendered":"My God is the Sun: 10 illustrated explanations of the idea cc-by lemasney"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have had the most obvious revelation made clear to me. This is the truest thing I know, at the moment, if truths have ranks.<\/p>\n

My God is the Sun.<\/h2>\n

Maybe you knew? I decided to lay out 10\u00a0themes that helped me. With illustrations, many from my Instagram at http:\/\/instagram.com\/lemasney\u00a0and please join me there too!<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Everything you know, everything you ever ate, everything you will ever know, requires the sun.<\/h3>\n

    \"chanticleer<\/a>

    chanticleer point Portland women’s forum cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Even artificial light, every light you ever saw, is due to the Sun.\u00a0Without it, we are nothing.<\/h3>\n

    \"Princeton<\/a>

    Princeton Parklet Maple Seeds cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  3. \n

    The meaning of life: Help the best evolve to the next level.<\/h3>\n

    \"The<\/a>

    The universe in my rear view mirror cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  4. \n

    To grow and to extend ourselves to our own best selves.<\/h3>\n

    \"Jedediah<\/a>

    Jedediah Higgins house, Kingston, NJ, Trees, cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Beyond our own limitations, we stretch through generations to overcome.<\/h3>\n

    \"Jack<\/a>

    Jack and Daddy working on a robot<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  6. \n

    Religion is analogical. Rebirth and regeneration and cycles are all a part of the Solar natural process.<\/h3>\n

    \"unidentified<\/a>

    unidentified found object a toy helix made of plastic exalted in late day quick approaching sunset cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  7. \n

    Advents are, historically, more about agricultural or personal success than ethereal presence.<\/h3>\n

    \"Jedediah<\/a>

    Jedediah Higgins House, Princeton, NJ, Interior, Buddha and lotus wall piece, cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  8. \n

    The correlation between Biblical Figures and Constellations. Zeitgeist. The Christ is an analogy for our Sun, and His Father, our Father, is the Universe.<\/h3>\n

    \"Religion<\/a>

    Religion is an analogy for nature, where the Sun is Christ. cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  9. \n

    We are made of it.<\/h3>\n

    \"Nature<\/a>

    Nature and bricks and sunlight square by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n

  10. \n

    Life and Death. We are reminded everyday. Never forget.<\/h3>\n

    \"pacific<\/a>

    pacific coast sunset joy nature light Portland cc-by lemasney<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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