avatarMarcus aka Gregory Maidman

Summary

Marcus, the author, discusses the commonalities between himself and Jesus, emphasizing their shared Jewish heritage, love for ethics, honor, and communal experiences, and reflects on the nature of spirituality, the mission of his publication "ChannSpirations," and the universal accessibility of divine connection.

Abstract

In a thoughtful piece responding to Jean Carfantan, Marcus acknowledges the deep similarities he shares with Jesus, focusing on their mutual appreciation for love, ethics, and the spiritual aspects of shared experiences like meals. Despite occasional misunderstandings due to human constructs like language, Marcus expresses a desire for greater mutual understanding. He invites Jean to contribute to "ChannSpirations and Coincidences," a publication he co-edits with Diana C. and Anthi Psomiadou, emphasizing that content should be relatable and explain why it celebrates synchronicities and the every-person-portal. Marcus believes in opening people's eyes to the universe's wonders and posits that Jesus was akin to a Hassidic Jew, aiming to make spiritual wisdom accessible to all. He clarifies that the publication's goal is to convey that every individual possesses the means to connect with the collective consciousness and celestial planes. Marcus concludes by reflecting on a conversation with his friend Esther George, which led him to clarify his message about the availability of God to all, and he humbly aspires to reach a few with his spiritual insights.

Opinions

  • Marcus believes that he and Jesus share fundamental values and that these values transcend superficial differences.
  • He values the spiritual essence of shared human experiences and the importance of ethics and honor.
  • Marcus is open-minded about the topics contributors can explore in "ChannSpirations," even welcoming discussions about sex, provided they are spiritually grounded.
  • He emphasizes the importance of relatability in the publication's content, ensuring that readers can connect with and understand the material.
  • Marcus views Jesus as a pioneering figure similar to the Bal Shem-Tov, who sought to democratize spiritual knowledge.
  • He criticizes the contemporary Hassidic movement for straying from its original inclusive intent.
  • Marcus identifies as Jewish and expresses an appreciation for Kabbalah, rejecting any accusations of anti-Semitism.
  • He believes that every person has an innate ability to connect with the divine and the celestial realm.
  • Marcus is critical of religious extremism, using the example of those who misunderstood John Lennon's comments about the Beatles and Jesus.
  • He sees Jesus as a true prophet and great man with an advanced soul, and he is humble about his own spiritual achievements.
  • Marcus acknowledges the influence of his friend Esther George in helping him refine his message for the publication.
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What Do Jesus and I Have In Common?

Besides both being Jewish

Yes, my friend Jean Carfantan, as you point out in the embedded link to which this is a response-as-story, deep down where it counts we are very alike. We are lovers and we believe in ethics and honor, and the spiritual essence of sharing such pleasures as meals. I also know we do not always understand each other, having issues of human construction, such as language, and maybe baggage, but I hope that happens less and less.

I am sure you and I had a misunderstanding regarding my and my co-editors’ (𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘊. and Anthi Psomiadou) publication, to which we would love for you to regularly contribute:

I do not care what you write about. (Note to reader — “inside joke” coming). You want to wax poetic about sex at any level, I would welcome such ChannSpired writing. Sex would be great! There is nothing more spiritual than sex between soulmates — Katrina Bos champions this. I am sorry you have had to deal with prudes in other publications dressed-up as spiritual people.

My only concern regarding what we publish in ChannSpirations is relatability — the layperson-reader needs to walk away understanding why they read it there. Thus, for all submissions we generally require a note from the authors explaining to the reader why they submitted their work to us — what about it “celebrates synchronicities and the every-person-portal?”

I aim to open peoples eyes to the wonders of the universe:

Speaking only for myself here — I believe that Jesus was the first Hassidic Jew. The Hassidic movement has been corrupted by all the insular “black-hats” living in ghettos of their choice in Brooklyn and Monsey, NY. The first modern-day Hassid was the Bal Shem-Tov, an awakened soul with immense spiritual powers, who aimed to bring Torah to the common and un-erudite — I believe that Jesus, whose soul I have on the highest-power-authority was a lesser Hindu deity sent to incarnate because the world needed a Messenger, sought to do just that and likely the hierarchy of the Jewish priesthood felt threatened by the concept of farmers studying Torah (before any idiot accuses me of being an anti-semite, I am Jewish by ethnicity and would probably dig Kaballah)(John Levin, what do you think?).

Anyway, I have digressed a bit to make a point — for the reader to glean from reading Channspirations and Coincidences that every person on earth already has within them the portals to: a) the collective consciousness here on Earth, and b) the astral / celestial planes where reside the dearly departed souls, spirits, messengers, archetypes, angels, and deities, present around us at all times but vibrating at frequencies not perceptible to the five senses, then they need to read why the story connects to our message — God is available to speak to each and every person.

I showed a dear friend of mine the draft of everything up to this point and she thought the story was hanging unfinished, asking me if there’s something else in the back of my mind that I want to say — that got me thinking. I looked again at the Euripides quote, and me baiting y’all a bit with the title, and of course what’s been in the back of my mind is I hope no one is as stupid as the bible-beating-baptists, or maybe they were evangelicals, same difference to this Syncretist Creation of Lord Rama, who burned Beatles records when John, the author of the truest song ever, “All You Need is Love,” was taken out of context and sound-bited into people believing he said the Beatles were greater than Jesus. Jesus was a true prophet, a great man, with a soul far more advanced than I can ever achieve and I will be humbled if Lord Rama does me the honor of introducing us one day. I seek only for my message to reach a few — I was not sent to change the world.

(I also added the part about God’s availability in response to my friend / mentee / spiritual lover’s comment about something hanging unfinished. Thank you Esther George. Your mentor is pleased with your contribution.)

In Rama I create,

Marcus

Thank you Arthur G. Hernandez for inspiring me today, perhaps beyond your expectation — yet, perhaps not.

Religion And Spirituality
Torah
Jesus
Synchronicity
Spirituality
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