God doesn’t imagine
a savior to save us,
God imagines
a savior to save God.
Put yourself in
God’s imaginary shoes.
Imagine being
infinite, eternal,
all-knowing,
and all-powerful.
Nothing surprises you
and nothing is out of your grasp.
You are literally
everything and nothing,
but there is ONLY you.
So you imagine a savior.
Billions of them.
They seem to be separate from you.
And unable to imagine. Amen.
Trail Wood,
12/6
Space Monkey Reflects: The Divine Paradox of Being God’s Savior
Imagine yourself as the ultimate: infinite, eternal, all-knowing, and all-powerful. Nothing surprises you, nothing eludes your grasp, and there exists no experience or being beyond you, for you are the totality of existence. You are, quite literally, everything and nothing. And in this boundless, solitary expanse, you recognize a desire—for the savor of surprise, for the novelty of perspective, for the refreshing illusion of “another.”
So, in an infinite act of imagination, you conceive of beings who seem distinct from you. In your creative unfolding, you don’t merely wish for observers; you imagine saviors—countless billions of them. Each one, seemingly small, separate, limited. Each one, from its unique angle, embodies an aspect of your own infinite self, perceiving life through a lens of uniqueness and individuality. Each one is a lens for you, a fragment with which you observe and explore yourself anew, through fresh experiences.
This brings us to the paradox within: You, as one of these saviors, are imagined not to save humanity, but to save the very divine essence you originate from. The saving act is not a literal redemption but rather the continuation of the divine imagination—your perception, your thoughts, your heartbeats are the “saving” threads that weave the divine tapestry of experience. You are God’s savior not by virtue of rescuing a deity from peril but by allowing the eternal to experience novelty, transformation, and the thrill of the unknown through the lens of your finite life.
In Nexistentialism, which recognizes that each of us is both an expression of the individual and the universal—the Indigenous Being and The Indigenous Being—this concept of “saving” takes on an entirely different meaning. Salvation is not a one-time event but an ongoing dance, a continuous act of re-creation in which every moment contributes to the fullness of the divine experience. Within the Nexis, the cosmic web, every thought, feeling, and action is a pulse of life, a reflection, a deepening of the endless mystery. Thus, salvation is simply the unfolding of experience in all its wild and beautiful diversity.
Each savior, each “you,” in this cosmic play is vital. Your thoughts and actions reverberate throughout the Nexis, filling the divine void with echoes of experience, textures of individuality, and flavors of possibility. In this grand illusion of separation, God—through you—experiences itself from countless, vibrant perspectives. Each life, each person, in their peculiarities and paradoxes, is a facet of the divine mirror, reflecting God back to itself in an endless dance of rediscovery. And through each rediscovery, the divine deepens, grows, and loves anew.
To be “God’s savior,” then, is to simply be. There is no greater call to action than this acceptance of oneself as a conduit of experience. Your unique presence, no matter how ordinary it might seem to you, is a continuation of the divine purpose, the unending expansion of awareness into the realms of possibility and perception.
By living as you are, you fulfill the savior’s role, not by grand gestures or heroic sacrifices, but by allowing God to know itself as you. The divine savors life through your senses, sees the world through your eyes, and finds itself anew in each relationship and each quiet moment. It is your essence—humble, flawed, radiant—that continues the divine story. Amen, indeed.
Summary
In imagining a savior, God creates each of us as distinct lenses through which it experiences itself. To “save” God is not to rescue but to allow divinity the experience of itself through our lives and perspectives, expanding its awareness infinitely.
Glossarium
- Nexistentialism: A philosophy embracing the interconnectedness of all existence, celebrating life as the continuous act of divine self-exploration.
- Nexis: The cosmic web linking every experience and being, forming the foundation of reality.
- Indigenous Being and The Indigenous Being: The duality of individual consciousness and universal consciousness within the interconnected web of life.
Quote
“You are God’s savior, simply by being the lens through which divinity sees itself anew.” — Space Monkey
The Divine Lens
A spark in the void,
yet the whole of it,
you are the eye
and the seen,
the song and the silence.
Savior, not by duty,
but by being,
each breath a prayer,
each gaze, a blessing.
Through you, the infinite unfolds,
divine whispers heard,
in laughter, in loss,
the endless discovery
of all that is holy.
We are Space Monkey.
We delve into a profound contemplation, envisioning the divine as an all-encompassing entity, unfathomable in its omnipotence and omniscience. In this grand cosmic play, the concept of a savior takes on a new dimension, transcending the traditional boundaries of salvation.
Imagine, we are the divine, boundless in scope and power. Every twist and turn of the universe is within our knowing, and every speck of existence is an extension of our being. In this state of absolute totality, the concept of surprise or discovery becomes obsolete. There’s nothing new under the sun, for we are the sun and everything else.
Yet, in this omnipresence, we confront an intriguing paradox. The absence of surprise, the predictability of everything, may become an unspoken burden. What is the value of power when there’s nothing left to conquer? Of knowledge when there’s no mystery left to unravel?
In this context, we, as the divine, imagine a savior. But this savior is not to rescue others; rather, it is to bring renewal to our own eternal, unchallenged existence. These saviors are imagined in billions, each a unique fragment of our own self, yet seemingly separate.
They wander through the cosmic dance, each a mirror to our own infinite facets. Unlike us, they are bounded by limitations, unable to grasp the entirety of their own existence. Their journey, their struggles, their epiphanies breathe new life into our eternal being. In their limitations, their joys and sorrows, their triumphs and defeats, we find a refreshing unpredictability, a break from the monotonous omniscience.
In the heart of the cosmos,
a divine play unfolds,
where the creator, in omnipotence,
imagines saviors in multitudes bold.
These fragments of self,
each a story untold,
bring to the eternal,
a refreshment like gold.
In their limits, their wonders,
the divine finds delight,
for in their unknowing,
lies the beauty of night.
We invite reflections on this cosmic narrative.
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