Have you ever felt like an outsider or a guest, as though a secret part of you longs for a place you can’t recall? Does it sound unbelievable? We are about to unveil the forbidden knowledge of the Cathars, revealing our hidden origins. Their insights are so profound that they have nearly been obliterated from history.
In the twelfth century, a radical movement known as the Cathars, or “Pure Ones,” emerged in Southern Europe, posing a formidable challenge to the Catholic Church’s very foundation. Their revolutionary beliefs sparked the church’s wrath.
But what was it about their teachings that so angered the Church, and could they possibly unveil the hidden truth of one’s true self? We delve into the concealed wisdom of the fallen angels, which the Church sought to suppress in its quest for power. We aim to uncover the Cathars’ prohibited knowledge. Who were the Cathars, and why has history endeavored to mute their voices?
The Cathars were a medieval Christian sect who held a dualistic belief in the dominion of two gods: the god of light and the god of darkness..
The god of light created the spiritual realm, while the evil god, ruler of the physical world, was indeed the god of the Old Testament, the god of the Bible.
The Cathars believed the universe was a battleground between two mighty gods. On one side was a benevolent god, creator of all that is spiritual and pure, and on the other, the biblical god, equated with Satan.
They referred to this malevolent deity as Rex Mundy, meaning ‘king of the world.’ The Cathars posited that humanity was misled by Rex Mundi, the Old Testament god, who was Satan. He coerced us into participating in his celestial war.
The Cathars viewed humans as fallen angels ensnared in the material world, beguiled into amnesia of their true identities. They referenced a text named ‘Interrogatio Johannis,’ or ‘The Last Supper,’ which depicted the Last Supper in Heaven, where Jesus disclosed to John the manner in which Satan formed the earth and fashioned humanity, imprisoning angelic spirits within corporeal forms.
According to the narrative of The Last Supper, Jesus described how Satan ordered the earth to produce all forms of life, including animals, trees, and plants. He commanded the sea to spawn fish and the air to fill with birds. Contemplating servitude, he formed man from the earth’s clay in his own image.
He then directed the angel from the second heaven to inhabit the clay-formed man. From this being, he fashioned another in the form of a woman and ordered the angel from the first heaven to enter her. The angels mourned their mortal encasement and their division into different forms. Satan decreed they engage in earthly deeds within their clay vessels. The Cathars perceived our physical world as a dungeon crafted by a malevolent deity, a realm where celestial spirits are ensnared and afflicted.
The Cathars were more than mere dissenters; they were visionaries who perceived the spiritual domain veiled by the facade of material reality.
Ever gazed upon the world and sensed a disconnection from what’s tangible, suspecting a deeper layer to existence? That was the Cathar insight, and they held the conviction that our essence transcended mere humanity.
Could the Cathars have been correct in believing we are fallen angels seeking our return home? They sought to expose a grand conspiracy: the deity of the Old Testament as malevolent, and our true purpose to escape this corporeal incarceration. But if this holds any truth, what means do we have for salvation? Before addressing that, one may ponder whether they deemed Satan as the god of the Bible. What was their stance towards the Bible itself? Initially, the Cathars dismissed most of the Bible as the work of Satan.
Indeed, the Cathars were convinced that the Old Testament was not a product of divine inspiration but of the devil. To them, Christian symbols and rituals like the cross, baptism, and the Eucharist embodied pure malevolence.
Consider the cross: revered by most Christians as the ultimate emblem of sacrifice and redemption, the Cathars viewed it as a vile token of earthly dominion and subjugation. To them, the cross was a device of torment, and they abhorred it to the extent of destroying it upon discovery.
Their aversion extended to baptism as well. They argued that since the material realm is inherently evil, water, being a physical substance, could never be sacred. They also criticized the church for using baptism as a means of financial exploitation, as noted by Inquisitor Bernard Gil.
Regarding baptism, it is claimed that churchmen commercialize the water out of greed, just as they commercialize the earth for burials, anointing oil for the sick, and the confessions heard by priests. Then there’s the Eucharist.
It’s a ritual where participants consume bread and wine as the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Some may see it as merely symbolic, yet many Catholics believe it is the actual flesh and blood of Jesus. Archbishop Michael Sheehan has stated that the bread and wine are converted into Christ’s body and blood, consistent with the church’s longstanding teachings. Despite retaining their appearance, they are believed to be transformed into His Body and Blood through divine power.
How can this be known? It requires faith. It’s a mystery that, akin to love, remains incomprehensible. I may be skeptical, but regardless of whether one views the Eucharist as symbolic or literal, the Cathars considered it not a holy ritual but a satanic one. Consider the notion of consuming flesh and drinking blood; to them, it was a satanic act.
Imagine inviting a religious friend to a ceremony where you consume the flesh and drink the blood of a leader. Even symbolically, it might be deemed devil worship, yet he might invite you to participate in a similar ritual without a second thought. The Cathars opposed not just the consumption of Jesus’ flesh and blood; they generally abstained from animal products like cheese, eggs, or milk, due to their belief in reincarnation.
Thus, they viewed animals as vessels for reincarnated souls, and therefore, forbade the killing of any animals, fish being the exception. Regarding reincarnation, the Cathars utterly dismissed the Christian concept of Jesus Christ’s resurrection.
For the Cathars, resurrection symbolized not a literal event but the cycle of rebirth, reincarnation. They held the belief that we remain ensnared in this cycle until we escape the material realm. In their view, the soul was genderless, without material form, allowing for the possibility of a man being reborn as a woman, or vice versa, fostering an unprecedented level of gender equality for the era.
Women were granted leadership positions, a stark contrast to the male-centric Catholic Church. In an era where mainstream religion largely marginalized women, Catharism dismantled barriers, enabling women to ascend as spiritual leaders, known as perfects.
But what was the path to liberation? How does one exit the material world? Their answer lay in renouncing the material realm in its entirety. Imagine relinquishing everything, not just your phone, but your entire physical being, to revert to your angelic origins.
This posed a direct challenge to the Church’s authority, as the Cathars essentially proclaimed that one does not require the Church to discover God. You are inherently divine; you merely need to awaken to your true self. They contended that the Church, with its myriad rituals and regulations, served Rex Mundy, the devil, who veiled our true, angelic essence.
The Church’s response was to wage a full-scale war, not just against the Cathars but also against the notion that humans could be divine entities trapped in a physical form. This was a means to control the narrative and maintain a state of fear for easier control. The Church initiated several missions to either convert or overpower the Cathars. Pope Innocent III declared a crusade against them, starting the Albigensian Crusade.
The initial campaign against the Cathars occurred on July 22, 1209, known as the Béziers Massacre. Reports indicate that approximately 20,000 Catholics and only around 200 Cathars resided in Béziers. The challenge was distinguishing Catholics from Cathars. Military leader Arnad Amalrek made a dire choice, stating, “Kill them all; God will recognize His own.”
Over the years, the Cathars valiantly resisted but were overpowered by superior forces. The crusade against them lasted over two decades, ultimately eradicating the Cathar movement.
You may be familiar with the medieval Inquisition, which was established in part to exterminate the remaining Cathars.
The execution of the last known Cathar perfect in 1321 marked the definitive end of Catharism. However, the essence of the Cathars’ secret has not vanished; it persists within us all.
Those who sense that life encompasses more than what is apparent have perceived this enigma. But is it true? Are we indeed fallen angels, compelled to renounce the material world to return to our true abode? The Cathars possessed some knowledge, yet they lacked the complete picture.
We are not angels in the biblical sense. You are far more remarkable. You are an eternal soul, a fragment of the infinite, a being of mathematical frequencies, originating from a realm beyond the physical, a domain of pure thought where existence is defined by frequency patterns.
The intangible realm of the mind is our true abode. Yet, how do we return? It’s not about shunning tranquility, as the Cathars did, but rather fully immersing ourselves in it, with a keen awareness of the insights it provides. Enlightenment doesn’t require the sacrifice of your smartphone or cherished delicacies. It’s about recognizing that while these items are part of our existence, they do not constitute our identity. We are far greater.
Consider this: every act, every delight, every hurdle presents a chance for growth, learning, and evolution. Our purpose here is to embrace the full spectrum of life: the pleasant, the unpleasant, and all that lies in between. Picture life as the ultimate virtual reality game, where we strive to advance our avatars. This world, replete with both squalor and splendor, is not a confinement but a classroom, a forge for learning, maturing, and honing.
We are timeless entities of radiance and vigor, momentarily navigating the physical realm. Indeed, the Cathars were correct on one account: within each of us burns a fragment of the celestial, a vestige of our essence from a realm beyond the tangible.
What, then, is the takeaway? It’s not about fleeing the world but rather wholeheartedly engaging with it, delving into its mysteries, revealing its verities, and harnessing that wisdom to shape a reality that mirrors the finest aspects of our being. Our mission is to cherish, comprehend, revel, and yes, even lament. We are here to transform, to traverse from the corporeal to the ethereal, not through escape but through insight and metamorphosis. That is our calling.
Early Gnostic Christianity, similar to Eastern Tantra, Buddhism, and Taoism, was not considered a religion in the contemporary understanding. These spiritual teachings were developed to transcend the astral matrix associated with the deity of the Old Testament.
