Of course you are indoctrinated. You were taught how the world works, you were encouraged to follow a path through childhood and into adulthood, you watch the news, you read books. So how much of your worldview is your own, and how much is indoctrination? Ask yourself this question honestly. You will know, deep down, whether your beliefs are your own, or whether you are piggybacking on the beliefs of others. Imagine if you were entirely free from all the constructs of the world. What, then, would you believe? Perhaps you have not yet experienced total destruction of your ego — utter emptiness ..read more

I am overjoyed that a Christian friend has taken an interest in my book Discovering the Qur’an (thank you, Susan!). The book was written largely for this purpose – to encourage others, especially those from a Christian background, to read the Qur’an. In today’s article, I wanted to write a little about different perspectives, especially theological perspectives, and how I make sense of them philosophically. I believe understanding is a work of God in our minds and bodies. As we read or hear something, God works in us to give us a certain understanding. Depending on the will of God, teaching th ..read more

I used to get frustrated when people who are interested in New Age spirituality would talk about ‘vibration’ and ‘frequency’ as they discussed different kinds of spiritual enlightenment. Everyone, they would say, has a certain frequency, with some frequencies associated with higher states of consciousness. It was my error to be annoyed with this manner of speaking, even though my motivation was a love of truth and fear of God. I should have appreciated that there is usually some truth in any sincerely held belief. I can appreciate this manner of speaking in relation to Christianity and Islam ..read more

Solipsism is the philosophical idea that the contents of your consciousness is all that exists. So, under solipsism, you who are reading this and your experience of reading this represents the totality of what exists in this moment. The position makes sense, because you have only ever experienced your awareness, so how would you ever be able to know subjectively that there are other agents who are also experiencing life subjectively? The way I understand this predicament is that God has absolute awareness at all times, and every creature is like a branch of the tree of consciousness. We all ex ..read more

For around 15 years I have struggled, trying to do the right thing according to the Bible and the Qur’an. While these revelations are truly interesting, they have caused me a huge amount of stress as I have agonised over not wanting to make mistakes that might lead to hell. I’ve had enough! God is not a monster! I’m just going to be myself and trust that God is as kind, or kinder, than I am. I don’t want anyone to suffer terribly so why would God? I’m going to focus on the dreams God has given me, The Universal Church of Almighty God and The Almighty Interplanetary Consciousness Explosion. And ..read more

People who question whether or not I am God of Earth sometimes ask me about why I would claim such a thing. All I can do is be honest. Here are a few key considerations: God does whatever He will (as in, the creator of the multiverse) I appreciate and respect the sacred Scriptures of the Abrahamic religions I believe our thoughts come from God rather than from our brains I do not have cosmic consciousness, which I think God (the higher self) alone has I have fully repented of my sins In a sense, I am no one different from the person reading this. We all partake of the nature of God, because ..read more

Greetings, friends. A warm welcome to my new subscribers. Some of you know that I have been in the mental health system for many years. Today, I wanted to write a little about how I view this aspect of my life. This may help me, and may also be of interest to some of you. Getting right to the point, I’m interested in the philosophy of mind. For a long time, I have argued that our thoughts are not caused by our brains, but by God. My book God’s Grand Game presents a thorough exposition of this perspective. I don’t think anyone has ever been ‘cured’ of a ‘mental illness’ owing to medication. Thi ..read more

It’s Wednesday evening here, around 7pm as I type. I’m still in a hospital in South London. I thought I would offer an update, mostly for me (it’s therapeutic to share my thoughts) but also in case anyone who follows my blog is interested. I’ve been here for a couple of weeks now. I arrived on the ward as an informal patient, which meant I had a lot of freedom to come and go as I wished. However, when I saw a doctor after a few days, she made the decision to place me on a Section 3, which means I can be detained for up to six months. I wasn’t given any explanation for why I was sectioned, whic ..read more

The last thing someone wants to hear when they are dealing with depression is that they need to be proactive. Depression can be so crippling that even getting out of bed and having something to eat can be very challenging. But in this article I want to suggest a few gentle nudges that you can give yourself when feeling depressed that can make a world of difference to your mood and to how your day unfolds. Recognise that your frame of mind CAN change Just because you wake up feeling depressed, doesn’t mean that your whole day will be clouded by depression. Even if you have struggled to get up b ..read more

In yesterday’s article I promised to return today to outline an approach to counselling based on my own experience. You will find this detailed below. I did say that bringing philosophy and theology into the counselling environment is something that could be hugely beneficial for people who are struggling, but this is not expressly mentioned in today’s post, which is more about emotional healing. I will perhaps write more about how philosophy and theology could benefit counselling clients in a future post. I hope that you will read the article below in its entirety and respond with any comment ..read more