Particle Animism
So I wrote my own bible....
A personal belief in a personified universe.
Particle Animism is the name I coined for my belief that everything—from the smallest Dot to the universe itself—has a soul and is on a journey to experience everything possible.
Personified
UniverseThe Power of the
Universal Dint
A belief that all elements and entities of the universe have a soul and is on a journey to experience everything forever.
Introduction
My identities are merging.
I have my own belief system which I have typically kept quiet. As I have matured, I have realised it is core to my identity, that I do not need to hide it, and that it is a good topic of conversation.
My name is Stuart Meyers. I am a Particle Animist. My pen name is George T. Maxwell, and I wrote my own bible: The Personified Universe: The Power of the Universal Dint.
These are my personal beliefs. I do not expect anyone to agree with them; they work for me, and it is up to you to decide what works for you.
What is a Particle Animist?
Three ideas, combined.
Particle Animism is a term I coined to describe my own belief. It brings together Animism—the traditional belief that everything has a soul; Pantheism—the idea that God is the universe; and Particles—the foundational element, or smallest Dot, from which all things are made.
- Everything in the universe has a soul, from the smallest particle to the universe and everything in between.
- The universe exists to imagine and experience everything possible, eternally.
- Every soul is driven to experience new things while respecting that all souls are on the same journey.
- There is no overarching god who controls the universe, and no need for an intermediary between a soul and the universe.
A longer definition
Every Dot has agency.
A Dot is the smallest piece of energy in the universe. Every Dot has an individual soul and agency, yet as a collective it also has agency at every level: Dot, molecule, fingernail, person, Earth and universe. When you interact with entities, you meet them in their neighbourhood—their community.
Before the big bang, everything was thought: one big Dot with no space between it, imagining all that could be. Then it exploded into being and every Dot started its own individual journey. Now everything is about experience and possibility, gathering more thought.
There is no good or bad experience—only experience from different perspectives, and how it affects your agency against your rules of engagement. A Particle Animist engages with everything, typically with respect, while understanding the role of change and experience.
The Personified Universe
The Power of the Universal Dint.
The indigenous people of the world have understood for centuries that everything has a soul—human, animal, plant, rock and wind. Based on Animism, this book adds a persona to everything in the universe: stars, the sun, the moon, the Earth and a single particle. They all have a soul, personality, history and future.
From the moments before the big bang, the story follows a single particle known as a Dot through the beginnings of universal life, the formation of the solar system and the evolution of life on Earth.
See the bookA brief personal history
So I wrote my own bible.
As a born and bred Baptist, I spent the first eighteen years of my life inside the Christian circle. Christianity and my parents taught me core values that I still value today, but I could never commit one hundred per cent to Christianity. I kept the door open for other ideas.
After years of learning about organised religions and indigenous cultures, I came to believe that all religions and beliefs held truths, but no single one held the whole truth. The Personified Universe brings together the cycles of nature, the logic of evolution, indigenous wisdom and the values of the good into my own evolving definition of belief.
Is it fantasy or spiritual? Probably a bit of both. What you do with these thoughts is up to you, but I hope they are enjoyable to read and inspire your own journey.
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