Religion.

In the beginning religion was about observance of rituals.

Animal sacrifices and offerings to the gods were universal.

And recitation of mantras and prayers was encouraged.

But from the time of the Buddha in India and the time of Jesus in Israel the practice of animal sacrifice was largely abandoned.

In Greece the civilizing influence of the Olympian gods replaced the primordial Titans during the first Millennium BCE.

And so we can see that religion or the idea of spiritual development evolves over time.

And now, after the Second Millennium CE, we are due for an update.

But what will the Age of Aquarius bring?

Aquarius is a human sign, it is also an air sign, it deals with our concepts, but Aquarius is the Water Carrier!

The meaning of this enigma will be revealed as time goes on.

But we can say that modern humanism* as a development of our thinking is relevant.

No longer will we subscribe to violent or illogical concepts.

And this extends to our concept of God.

The Eastern concept of Ahimsa or harmlessness/non-violence has influenced our thinking since Yoga and Buddhism have reached the West.

And so violent and outdated passages in the Bible and the Koran will need to be revised.

Old concepts of punishment and judgement will disappear and be replaced by tolerance, fraternity, understanding, and love.

We will glimpse a transcendent God who is beyond Dualism and Natural Justice.

A God who is without fear and wholly good.

(*This developed from The Enlightenment.)

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