A New Story of the Universe

The destiny of the human being is inexorably woven into the destiny of light. Because he is realized as a part of the self realization of light. The self realization of light on the other hand is accomplished through the unfolding potentialities, capacities and powers of all beings in the universe.
The double helix of light and human genius is the two strains in the unfolding of the spiritual self realization of the universe. This is a new story of the universe which Thomas Berry has anticipated and postulated some time ago. In this story light is the central axis and can be seen as the new myth of humanity. Although new to our linguistic sensitivities, the myth has ancient roots.
All religions are disguised embodiments of this myth and none could have existed without it. In ancient religions that were most articulated, such as Egyptian and Zoroastrian, light sun and fire were worshipped as the highest deities and sometimes they intertwined with each other.
The nature and power of every religion is determined by the quality of its light. The more lucid the light the more enlightened the religion. Human beings are luminous, which means, we are made of light. Yes, we are also made of physical substances. But more fundamentally, we are made of light.
An expression of the genius of light is photosynthesis. Because of this green plants can live on light alone. All those creatures, which eat green plants, are nourished by light – whether grazing animals or carnivorous animals.
All living beings, nourished by light, are ultimately made of light. Light are the proto source of everything and the nourished of all. Fundamentally, we are made of light and so we are luminous. We shine with light, sometimes brightly, sometimes dimly. Plants emanate an aura too as demonstrated by Krilian photography.
Human beings that see the aura of light around other human beings are not fantasizing. They are particularly sensitive to these subtle lights, which we are all emitting. Sometimes dimly, sometimes strongly. Ancient seers and shamans, who were especially attuned to the various manifestations of light in the cosmos, were not fantasizing either.
The universe is throbbing with light in so many manifestations. The more attuned and the more sensitive we are to these manifestations, the more we can see in the large sense of seeing.
All great works of art are made of light. Those who are sensitive to universal Logos can see all knowledge as light. Those who are spiritually sensitive can see all religions and religious symbols as manifestation of light. To luminous beings, art, knowledge and religion are all manifestations of light. Through light we are all fused into one.
Many myths have idled and guided humanity through millennia. Most of these myths have worn themselves out. There is no energy in them and no inspiring vision any more. We need new, sustaining and energizing myths – to guide and inspire us.
We nee large and cosmic myths, for we are cosmic beings. Small stories, telling us that our journey is a thorny path from dust to dust, do not appeal to our imagination any more. The story that we are part of the immense unfolding of light, which is on the way to its stupendous self-realization, appeals to us because we feel this light throbbing in our bones, singing in our hearts and interpenetrating our souls.