Abstract:

The individual acting within God – Symbiotic Panentheism

 A Perceptual Shift for Humankind

The individual acting within God - symbiotic panentheism establishes a metaphysical model that accepts, while at the same time dismantles, the paradoxes of omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence. In addition, it is a model that circumvents the state of permanent equilibrium we have assigned to God, a state we often refer to as stagnation. The foundation of panentheism, defining the location of reality in terms of the individuals’ location, doesn't seem to be immensely significant, but the subtlety leads to the initiation of enormous perceptual and behavioral shifts for our specie, society, the environment, and the individual. Panentheism addresses the paradox of omnipresence, omnipotence, and omniscience through accepting the concepts of omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience while at the same time acknowledging the full significance of these concepts by recognizing God’s ability to become even more so. Under the symbiotic portion of symbiotic panentheism, the significance of the human specie - the significance of the individual - is placed at the level of God and given an importance to God; thus emerges the rationality for the respect due the individual. Symbiotic panentheism places the soul, the individual, in a symbiotic relationship with God. Under the model of the individual acting within God, nothing, not even annihilation of our reality's physical mechanism, can diminish our purpose for existence. Nothing, not even total annihilation of our reality itself, can destroy our accomplishments as souls, for they transcend reality itself and embrace - fuse - with the very essence of God. Symbiotic panentheism displays its full impact by placing the responsibility for individual actions where it belongs - with the individual. Symbiotic panentheism also provides the logic needed to dismantle all hierarchical systems and perceptions of relative worth.  the individual acting within God eliminates the most fundamental hierarchical system created by humankind for humankind - the hierarchy system between God and humans. It eliminates status levels between beings.  The individual acting within God does not destroy what humanity has; it adds to what humanity has.  The individual acting within God accepts the significance of God to the individual and to the species. At the same time, it adds the significance of the individual and of the species to God. God is significant to humanity. Humanity has significance to God