We have what seems to be a dichotomy; an apparently universal network of worship, with its members nonetheless divided into sharply differing doctrinal factions. I have no doubt that there are leys linking synagogues in Tel Aviv and mosques in Baghdad, as well as Catholic and Protestant churches in Ireland, and they are all unconsciously joining together in their worship. What then is the significance of doctrine? It surely cannot be that it is all wrong - yet it is impossible for it all to be right, for there are many mutually exclusive ideas.
It would seem that each of the religions has facets that seem logically likely, and others which are less so. Buddhism, for example, seems to have a much more rational afterlife doctrine than Christianity. The former faith believes in reincarnation and karma - the idea that people learn through a succession of lives in which they are rewarded or punished for previous actions, but there does not seem to be an idea of a permanent, inescapable hell. Christianity, however, would seem to commit a soul to eternal bliss or torment on the basis of one brief life in which opportunities have always been very unequal - it seems neither fair nor logical. Nevertheless, Christiantiy seems to score over Buddhism in its concept of a personal creator interested in his creation - in fact, this seems to square more with karma than with the Christian one-chance system.
The plausible part of Islam’s doctrine seems to be the rejection of any anthropomorphic form for the creator, which manifests itself in the forbidding of anyone to picture him; nevertheless, it also has very oppressive discriminatory attitudes to women, which are authorised officially in the Koran (Christianity may have practised discrimination, but it has never officially preached it in this way).
Paganism in its various forms would seem, from our view of the ley system, to be correct in acknowledging the Earth to be a living being with whom we live in a kind of symbiosis, but it tends to resist the idea of a universal creative spirit (probably as a reaction to Christian opposition) and seems to rather over-anthropomorphise the subtle forces behind the universe.
This is only a brief look at one or two doctrines of some of the world’s religions, of course. A complete appraisal would be a life’s work. Nevertheless, it would seem that most of the faiths have some of the jigsaw of truth, bound around with a lot of embroidery which is probably mostly false. We are probably on much firmer ground if we consider the points on which they all agree - the existence of a creative intelligence behind the universe, and the necessity of prayer and worship.
Where does all this leave you if you are the follower of a particular faith? Certainly I would not advocate asking anyone to give up any of their beliefs. The ley system, and thus whatever may lie behind it, accepts them all so it is not for anyone else to do otherwise - certainly the forming of yet another sect would do no good at all. Rather I would suggest a broadening of outlook to recognise all faiths as different, but equally valid paths to the creative power of the universe, however it might be visualised, and that the worship of all join together through the leys which link their houses of prayer. As one person once put it at one of my earth mysteries group meetings "they are all just different hoses to one petrol tank in the sky". Surely then the hatreds which exist between religions and sub-religions must be capable of being overcome?
If you are not currently a member of a specific faith, but feel the ideas put forward here seem to ring true, then you may want to become, as I am, an independent worshipper. You can join any local congregation whose building is situated on a ley (check with map and possibly by dowsing) and worship with them either with or without telling them of this. However, if you tell them, or if they find out, this may cause friction and it would then be best to leave. In this event, and if you cannot find alternative accommodation, find a powerful spot on a ley leading into a local place of worship. Find the times they worship and use your site at the same time, to add your worship to theirs. Worship can be in the form of meditation, prayer or whatever form is most familiar or suits you best - it does not have to be the same type as they one you have attached yourself to. If there is no convenient place of worship nearby you can, of course, use a powerful site on your own, as C.E. Street advocates in his book.
The situation may arise where a group of independent worshippers may arise. There is nothing to stop you worshipping together in whatever form is best for you, but don't make your group formal - certainly never form an "Independent Worshipper's Church" or anything of that kind. Such a thing would be a contradiction in terms and would invite the forming of rigid doctrines, which is what we should be trying to avoid.
I have no idea if the human mind, with its emotional attachment to particular creeds, is capable of this quantum leap. However, it seems certain that this is what universal powers are asking us to do - and further advancement of the human race may be impossible if we do not.
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