FOLLOWING THE MONKEY-PATH

the underground

Spiritual and religious experiences are often related to caves and other undergroundplaces. So are evil and death located underground. The whole process of reincarnation and the weighing of the soul are underground experiences. Hell is depicted deep underground, with, according to Dante's description, up to 9 levels of torture and inflicted pain.

John of Patmos was visited by otherworldly entities, in a cave, so was the prophet Mohammed. They were inspired by God to give a message to mankind. Some say inspired by the Holy Ghost or, as other proclaim, by drugs and hallucinations. In classical times the (female) Oracle of Delphi resided in an underground cavern, where she inhaled volcanic gasses and used hassisch as well. There is nothing knew, when, nowadays, oracles, magicians, prophets or sjamans use drugs, to reach other levels of information.

Wars were fought and marriages decided over what the Oracle of Delphi answered to the pilgrim's question. Bu it was necessary to study the outcome carefully. The story goes that a Greek king asked the Oracle, if he should wage war with his neighbour. The Oracle answered, that if it came to war, a kingdom would fall. The king went to war, and lost.

Messages, that reach us from below, from a cave and inspired by multi-dimensional entities, like the Book of Revelation or the Qu'ran, should be studied with this aspect in mind.