In the spiritual or mystical pursuits of our multicultural belief systems throughout history, we see that everything in the Universe and everything in the forces of nature on Earth have been viewed with a supreme sense of a Divine presence.
These forces are distinguished by their different characteristics, for example, in Greek mythology Zeus was worshiped as a god and associated with thunder and lightning. In Santeria, the god of lightning and fire is known as one of the Orishas, Chango. The term Orisha represents a spirit that is the manifestation of the Supreme Divinity.
In our 21st century, a new understanding of these ancient teachings has begun to emerge. In terms of the mysterious interconnections of the energetic dynamics of the physical and non-physical dimensions. We are now opening up to a full range of exploration as more evidence from the Large Hadron Collider proves that portals have opened. We are becoming aware that we are spiritual beings from a spiritual reality in a physical reality on earth.
Of the many different religions in the world, it is said that they all exist in the spirit world and to the spirit world we would return. Many of the Orishas have come to modern times through religious practices such as in Santeria, Lukumi, Regia de Ocha, which many historians believe Santeria began in the years of 1780 to 1850 during the slave trade transported to Cuba. Incorporating Catholic saints into its religion, Santeria is one of the main religions in Cuba. Originating from the Yoruba religion found mainly in southwestern Nigeria and parts of Benin, Togo, and is known as Yoruba land.
There are 401 Orishas in the Yoruba tradition and there are those who suggest that there are more than a thousand. Based on polarities such as positive and negative, masculine, feminine in the East it is called “Chi” and in the Western world it is known as “Energy” among New Age thinkers. Santeria practitioners strive to find the perfect vibrational frequency for each and every life form. It is believed that every individual has a patron Orisha. A beautiful religion oriented towards empowerment, beauty, love and happiness.
To some degree, these ancient religions represent stability in this age of massive corporate government corruption, runaway polluted environments, and despicable poverty and crime. More and more of us are caught between frustration and despair as terrorists and anti-government activists carry out their insane activities.
In our connected spiritual and physical dimensions of existence, we have the ability to communicate our inner divine guidance, translated through telepathic thought. We are able to eliminate repeated behavioral prototypes by freeing ourselves to find our own individual drive to manifest our future regardless of our present circumstances and situations. In quantum mechanics or the study of the microworld, it teaches us of our connection to each other and to everything. We can and will change our current reality to maintain a new picture of the world in which each of us can successfully live in our own individual beliefs and perceptions.