ZetaTalk: Earth's First
Note: written Feb 15, 2002
On Earth, the species that evolved first to be close to this level were reptilian. They were engineered, gained intelligence to the level of mankind today, but did not have the dexterity that hominoids do. It is often speculated that these intelligent reptiles were small dinosaurs. In fact, they were amphibious, as the Earth had earlier been a water planet, before its crash where its wound in the Pacific occurred. Thus, they did not have the arms and fingers and toes that many lizards have. They did not have the means to create technology, as they could not manipulate their environment They had fins, long bodies, and very little else. The remnants today, live in places on Earth, within cavities that have water ways, and we decline to describe this further. Their selection as 3rd Density species was based on their native intelligence, and the socialization they had already developed, just as the ape was deemed a good predecessor for these same reasons. The societies they had developed were deemed appropriate for 3rd Density life.
There are many 3rd Density worlds where the social arena is the dominant spiritual development arena. Who can influence who, who is friends with whom, who can punish whom, etc. This is not all that different from man’s experiences, except that mankind distracts himself with technology. He plays with things, if frustrated with social interaction. Where things cannot be a distraction, these reptiles simply went off for a swim, just as man goes off for a walk. Man is used to thinking of talking and writing, as well as body language. But most species with social interaction have many means of communication. Even birds and insects communicate with each other. It is not so much the complexity of the message as the meaning behind it, not often misunderstood. A dog can exhibit affection by licking or disgorging food to its young, and exhibit hostility and rejection by a snarl. Whether this is clothed in lots of words of not, the message is clear. Choices for Service-to-Other or Service-to-Self thus are many, regardless of the ability to record complex communications.
This reptilian race was susceptible to the same factors that created a great dieoff among the dinosaurs, and floundered in poor health. It became apparent that the continuance of this species was not sustainable, as the susceptibility was inherent in their DNA and would be hard to counter. Thus, their engineers turned to considering other species, which eventually became man. Mammals had resistance that the reptiles did not. Therefore, mankind is not the first intelligent species to evolve or be assisted in evolution on Earth. As we have stated, worlds are often used repeatedly for 3rd Density existence. Indeed, just as humans today have souls that were at one time incarnated in the giant hominoids formerly visiting Earth, and just as Star Children are incarnated on Earth, so souls that had to move on to new bodies during this time, the reptilian dieoff, moved into Early Man. There is a strong desire of young souls to remain in place, familiar places, but primary because they have unfinished agendas. Just as young souls may linger between incarnations and haunt, as ghosts, in a similar manner, they will want to reincarnation in the area. This tendency lasts often through much of 4th Density, a long plateau, so does not die quickly.
ZetaTalk: God Concept
Note: written Jul 15, 1996
Humans quite naturally tend to think of their relationship to a god in child-to-parent terms, an outgrowth not only from their impressionable early years but also from their general sense of hopelessness in being able to control their environment. They remain, to a certain extent, a child always, the child within masked by the face of adulthood but inwardly looking to a parent to rescue them or guide them. The concept of a god as something larger and more powerful than the self, who makes things happen, begins in the helpless babe who finds himself cared for whether he asks for it or not, but mostly when he fusses. The concept of prayer is born - I ask and most of the time I receive. Molding the infant's behavior to meet the expectations of the family or social group begins early, with a sharp verbal or physical reprimand when the babe exhibits the wrong behavior. The concept of a punishing god is born.
A careful analysis of the organized religions in human society reveals the child's view toward a parent in almost every aspect. Parents expect the child to contribute to the upkeep around the home by doing chores or handing over their earnings to the parents, and organized religions expect no less from their members. Unquestioning obedience is another parental expectation, most often necessary as during a crisis there is no time to explain to the child why they must follow orders without hesitation. A child putting himself or others in danger must first follow orders and can only ask for an explanation later, if at all. Organized religions take great advantage of this early training, parsing out rules and commandments supposedly coming from a god who cannot be questioned. Rewards for good behavior in most human societies are simply the absence of punishment or privation - do well and you can continue to sleep under the parental roof and sit at the dinner table. Likewise, organized religions phrase the eventual rewards as a right to belong as well as avoidance of various punishments.
Conscious, intelligent life throughout the Universe develops the god concept in very similar ways. Any force outside of the control of the self, able to give life by providing sustenance or inclusion in the group or take away life through privation or expulsion or punishment is seen as a god. In human societies attempts to bribe or placate the god naturally follow along the lines of what worked with the parents. If parental rage dissipates when gifts are offered then the god is likewise offered gifts. If the parents are looking to punish a wrong-doer and the children assign one of their number to take this punishment as a scapegoat then likewise the god may be offered sacrificial scapegoats. Kings, wealthy patrons, and visitors from outer space all can fit into the god mold by virtue of their power to affect the lives of the humans in awe of them. For a god concept to emerge, there must also be a sense of helplessness on the part of the supplicant, a sense that they are powerless to affect the outcome except by offering bribes or scapegoats. In this regard, the giant hominoid visitors from the 12th Planet worked their way into many god myths, as they were exacting in their demands for obedience from their slaves, and as hominoids they were easily seen as extensions of a parent.
ZetaTalk: Intelligent Carnivores
Note: written Jul 15, 1996
Evolution in the Universe takes many paths, but all the paths that corporeal life follows require consumption of other living matter. It may be argued that plants and single cell creatures live by absorbing only chemicals and light, and thus sustain themselves in a benign manner, but close examination proves otherwise. Bacteria or virus material considered on the borderline of being living matter, infects and destroys that which they need for nourishment, and the amoebae and protozoa likewise surround and consume foodstuffs they encounter, whether this food be living or not. Plants seem to take in carbon dioxide and light and transform this into sugar. Yet the roots of the plant draw up the nourishment the plants need only because they are embedded in soil moistened in the byproduct of other life, which must die for the plant to grow, and some carnivorous plants don't wait for the donor to die.