The Word / Logos

A long time ago, people believed that the world started with a sound or a Word. Words are powerful because they take a thought and make it real in the world. When you say something kind, you are creating a good feeling. The Divine uses truth to build things and lies to hide them. Speaking the truth is like turning on a light in a dark room.

Speaking the truth is like turning on a light in a dark room. In the beginning was the Word. Not the hand. Not the eye. Not the fist. The word. Every creation story starts with sound. Let there be light is not a description. It is a command. A vibration. The universe did not appear from nothing. The universe appeared from a statement. Words create worlds. Your words create your world. A lie builds a prison. The truth builds a door. Every time you speak you are either creating or destroying. There is no neutral speech.

Logos: Greek term for the reason or plan governing the universe. In many traditions, vibration (sound) is the primary mover of matter (cymatics). Connects to the simulation hypothesis where the universe is code (information). To speak truth is to align personal code with the master code of the divine. A lie builds a prison. The truth builds a door. There is no neutral speech.

SOUND: Humming a low note and feeling your throat vibrate: you are a speaker and the world is the room.

SMELL: The sharp smell of ink on a new book: thought made permanent.

TASTE: Saying strawberry while eating one: the word and the thing becoming the same.

TOUCH: Vibrations on a speaker when music plays: sound moving matter.

SIGHT: Your own name written in beautiful cursive: identity made visible through language.

BODY: Air leaving your lungs as you say I love you: breath carrying meaning into the world.

Music: 10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman

Part of God & The Divine — RELIGION — Education Revelation