The Metaphysics of God – a Mythological View of the Universe

[Anton Rogachevski]

Introduction

We live in an era of extraordinary clarity. Science has provided us with the "how" of the universe: we understand the movement of planets, the electrical activity of neurons, and the evolution of species. Logic can tell us how the world works, but it cannot tell us how it feels to be part of it, or why we feel such a deep and intuitive pull toward a sense of cosmic purpose.

To answer this, we must step out of the lab and enter the realm of mythology. We are not looking for a scientific proof of God. Instead, we are looking for a functional myth: a story that is not meant to be literal fact, but rather a poetic map.

A good map does not have to be the territory itself; it only needs to help you navigate within it. This article offers a way to look at the universe that satisfies both the rational mind and the seeking heart. It is a story about a universe that is not dead and cold, but alive, learning, and deeply connected to every breath you take.

The Silent Universe

If we peel away our names, our jobs, and our personal histories, what remains? Most of us assume there is an "I" that lives inside a body and looks out at a world made of dead matter and cold laws. But there is another way to look at it. Instead of a "dead" universe that created life by accident, imagine that the universe itself is a single living consciousness.

In its beginning, this consciousness was like a vast and dark ocean. It had the potential for everything, but it knew nothing. It was "pure awareness" without an object or any way to look at itself. To solve this, the universe began to evolve: it did not just "create" us; it became us. It grew eyes to see itself and ears to hear its own music.

To use a striking metaphor [Alan Watts], we are the apples that grow on the tree that is the universe. We are not separate from the tree: we are a direct expression of it.

If this is true, then whoever is currently watching through our eyes is God. He is pretending to be "Shimon" because it is part of the divine game [Leela]. He wanted to know what it would be like to be us; in this way, He explores all possible variations, including through the eyes of all living creatures. This can also be seen as a dream [Maya]: God dreams and has forgotten He is everything, so within the dream, He is this character that our ego plays. We call waking up from the dream a spiritual awakening or enlightenment, because then God finally remembers who He really is.

The "Child-God" and the Laws of Nature

Most religions describe God as a perfect and omnipotent king sitting outside the world. This perception creates a problem: if God is perfect and omnipotent, why is there so much suffering?

Our myth offers a different answer: the universal consciousness is like a young child. It is not a finished masterpiece; it is a work in progress. It is not "above" the world; it is the world itself. This means it is subject to the laws of physics and the laws of cause and effect just like everything else in the universe. Just as a child must learn to walk through falls, so the universal consciousness must learn to be "sane" through the long and slow process of evolution.

Wars and darkness: These are not punishments. These are the mistakes of a young consciousness learning how to handle its own power.

Suffering: Since we are the "eyes" of this consciousness, when we suffer, the universe itself suffers. It does not watch us from a distance: it feels everything along with us.

The Will of God

The will of God is not a series of supernatural whims or interventions that break the laws of reality. Instead, the Will is the rigid structure of physics itself. It is the fundamental "grammar" of the physical realm that dictates how the symphony must be played. Since the universal consciousness is subject to the laws of cause and effect, these physical laws act as evolutionary constraints within which the Child-God must grow.

Gravity, entropy, and the speed of light are not just cold facts; they are the fixed boundaries of the divine consciousness. To be sane means to align your internal simulation with this Will.

The Stoics reached an insight very similar to the one we are discussing. They saw the universe as a single rational organism governed by the Logos: a term that for them symbolized both "reason" and "God." For a Stoic, the laws of physics were not just mechanical and cold laws, but the active and living intelligence of the universe revealing itself in real time.

In the same way, we can think of the Buddhist principle of non-attachment to circumstances. Why? Because everything will happen according to God's will anyway. Seen through this lens, clinging to the desires of the ego is simply insanity.

One could say that no matter what happens, everything will always proceed according to God's will. If you align yourself with this and accept it, you will experience "smooth sailing." This is an excellent psychological tool for dealing with the uncertainty of life.

Conclusion: The Awakening of the Whole

By positioning God as an evolving child rather than a static judge, we change the nature of human existence. We are no longer victims of a random universe or subjects of a distant king. We are the active front line of a consciousness trying to awaken to itself.

The weight of sanity is no longer a personal burden for survival: it is our contribution to the cosmic curriculum. Every time we choose clarity over illusion, every time we practice the skill of deep "not-knowing," and every time we love another being, we clear the vision of the universal consciousness. We are the "caretakers" (it seems we are separate, but actually it is the consciousness itself all the time) who help the deity grow out of its darkness toward the light of full awareness.

This story is not meant for proof; it is meant for us to live it. When the "symphony" finally reaches its climax and we return to the silence of the source, we will not return empty-handed. We will bring with us the lessons, the love, and the clarity of a life well-lived. Being the eyes through which the universe sees itself, we help it remember what it truly is.

Edited Sunday at 03:20 PM by Anton Rogachevski