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- WHAT IS NATURAL SPIRITUALITY™?
Natural Spirituality is probably best defined as an agnostic spiritual path where Illumination (to remove obstacles to your understanding) is the sacrament, Ascension (to evolve in the field of time) the objective, Elluminatio (by your own efforts) the means, and Ualeo (to be self-correcting) the purpose because we accept that the destination of “that which you refer to as I” is the journey of life.
- DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?
No. God is a primitive concept human ancestors came up with to explain a part of the human experience they could not make sense of. Our ancestors did not know earth was a planet or that DNA contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. They had a limited understanding of their world and they did the best they could. There is no reason to continue to use a 6th Century model of the human experience and live in the 21st century. if you want a modern understanding then there is a better way.
- WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
Natural Spirituality is a modern spiritual practice not a faith. It has no guru to follow, no god to fear, no savior to worship, no scripture to obey and no story to believe in. It has nothing vested in archaic tradition, tribal or cultural bias. The religion has no mythical founder, no story and no ethnic, cultural or historical component. This is not something you believe. This is something you do
- IS THIS A THERAPY CULT OR DID IT COME OUT OF ANOTHER RELIGION?
Natural Spirituality has no connection to any therapy movement (EST OR NLP etc) or any other religion. This is NOT "Naturalistic" Spiritualism.This is not like anything else. Natural Spirituality™ is a trademark of the Essentia Continuum. Natural Spirituality is an agnostic path in that it has no acceptance (theistic ) or denial (atheistic) of a god or concept of god. Natural Spirituality has nothing old or new to believe in. Think of it as you would physics or chemistry. It is not something you believe. It is a model for understanding the human experience. It is rare that something genuinely new comes along. Something so revolutionary that it challenges nearly every convention we ever held sacred. Something so evolutionary that it changes everything. As difficult as it is to imagine, this is new and new things do come along. Consider this, when was the last time you licked a stamp?
- WHAT DO YOU GET FROM NATURAL SPIRTITUALITY?
From a functional perspective, it is a body of knowledge that gives you a modern way to make sense of your experience of life. It also provides a means to grace (a sense of “alrightness”) and a way to effect change in your life. By learning this body of knowledge and building a personal spiritual practice you get a sacred way to be in the world. Natural Spirituality is a religion because it does what a religion should do. It just does this in a modern natural way, without condemnation and control, fear and fanaticism, myth and mystery. This is different from the ground up.
- WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T DO NATURAL SPIRITUALITY?
What happens if you don't become a medical doctor? Nothing. This is not a "convert or die, believe or burn" kind of religion. All human beings have an inherent right to choose their religion. Providing they do no harm to others, all people have a right to practice their religion. This is not something you convert to. Natural Spirituality is a personal choice about what you know about yourself and how you live your life. It is a quality of life choice. No one can choose it for you. No one can do it for you. This is something you choose by yourself and for yourself.
- HOW DO I GET NATURAL SPIRITUALITY?
You get Natural Spirituality through an educational process. How do you become a master of Kung-Fu? You find a school, you learn it, you do the work and you build a practice. Natural Spirituality is the same thing. You get it by learning a unique body of knowledge then you practice it until you get it right and then practice some more until you can't get it wrong. That is how it works. Like any education it is not free. Natural Spirituality has only one course. It is called theOne and it takes you from principles to practice.
- WHERE DO I LEARN NATURAL SPIRITUALITY
You get theOne Course from the Bringers of Lore. theOne is a training program developed by the Bringers of Lore for the formation of Natural Spirituality adherents or The Que. theOne is an incomparable educational process that shows you how to use your own “natural” spirituality to add depth and meaning to your experience of life. You can get theOne Course from the Que Fellowship (the Church of Natural Spirituality) or through an apprenticeship at The Que Collective (a monastic tradition).
- HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?
You cannot learn to master your experience of life in a weekend. You can't get it from a book or by reading a website. If you are serious about lasting change then it is going to take a commitment. TheOne is course is flexible. To get Natural Spirituality requires 980 hours of instruction. You can take as long as you like or as short as you like. You can do it full time or part time. On average it takes about a year to learn and a lifetime to master.
- WHAT DOES IT COST?
Education in any body of knowledge is not free. To learn Natural Spirituality requires 980 hours of instruction. TheOne has only one price: tuition is $50,000, which means the cost is less than $52 an hour. . One price includes everything you need from textbooks to supplies. Only room and board is not included. If you cannot afford the tuition there are other ways to pay for it. While TheOne appears expensive, it is in fact very affordable. You will learn more in one class than you would in an entire lifetime, and here you get something that you will use every day for the rest of your life. Education is not free. Like any education you get out of it what you put into it. Extraordinary people are driven to learn extraordinary things. You don't go to this school to get a better job. Natural Spirituality is something you learn to live a better life.
- HOW DO I BECOME QUE?
An adherent of Natural Spirituality is called Que. A Que is a person who has accepted the covenant (the deal) and the testament(the terms of the deal) of an agnostic religion called Natural Spirituality, and through their own efforts, received an anointing of the Living Word (the teaching of Natural Spirituality). Upon successful completion of theOne Course, having consecrated themselves to the doctrine of human liberty by appearing before witnesses skyclad and taking the eternal vow and so declare their beliefs to be truly and sincerely held, such shall be recorded and honored as Que. Put simply, there is an accreditation process as being a successful graduate of a body of knowledge.
- WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE QUE?
Natural Spirituality is elegantly simple and yet deeply profound. If I were to boil it all down to a single expression. I would say that Natural Spirituality is about a transformation of consciousness where you come to accept the obviousness of the simple truth. To be Que you must realize happiness is free, accept what is, invoke the presence of that which you refer to as I, practice the present in every moment and just breathe. How you do this cannot be said it can only be done. What you need to know is how. You do that by getting an education. TheOne is that education.
- WHAT IS THE DEAL IN NATURAL SPIRITUALITY
The premise is very simple. The quality of your life depends entirely on the quality of your thinking. The quality of your life does not depend on, who you pray to, how you look, who you know, your breast size, the kind of car you drive, money in the bank or whether or not people like you. Those are delusions. The quality of your life depends entirely on the quality of your thinking. If you want to change the quality of your life then you have to change the quality of your thinking. The ONLY way to do that is through a mystical process. There is no other way. Pharmecuticals won't change your thinking. Changing how you feel won't change your thinking. Changing who you hang out won't change your thinking. This is not something you can figure out. No one can think for you. Science can't do it for you. No one can save you from it. No one can live or die for you. There is only one way to change your thinking. You have to pay the price yourself. This is the simple truth. Now what you need to know is how to do that. Natural Spirituality can show you how.
- IS THIS RIGHT FOR ME?
No one can tell you if this is right for you. Natural Spirituality is a deeply personal choice about how you are going to think and live the rest of your life. It is about whether or not you want to invest the time to learn to care for yourself spirituality and develop a special kind of intra-personal and inter-personal life skills. This is not a way to cope with uncertainty in your life. These skills are the means to succeed in spite of it. This is not a prescription for all that ails you. This is a tool. Natural Spirituality is not something you believe. This is something you do. It is a practice not a faith. No one can tell you what to choose. Choice is something you have to draw from inside. If it is right for you then chances are you already know it. You can't make yourself learn something you don't want to know. Learning is something you allow. No one can tell you if this is right for you. No one can give the truth to another. You have to want to know it and want to see it for yourself.
- WHAT COMES NEXT?
While anyone can do Natural Spirituality being Que is not for everyone. To learn Natural Spirituality you have to make a choice between what you believe and the truth. If you choose the truth then you have to give up what you believe. When you get to that point in your life. When you choose the truth over what you believe no matter how it makes you feel. When you have the humility to be taught then you are ready for the journey of transformation. At that point. Natural Spirituality can show you a MODERN path to transform your experience of life. The First step is a conversation with an Odigo (a guide). They can help you understand if a modern agnostic path is right for you. They are not there to sell you anything. There is no commission structure, no points, etc. An Odigo is a person who is just sharing their experience. You can speak to them online, at a coffee shop, by phone, however you are comfortable. No one can see past a choice they don't understand and so the first step is to understand the choice.
- WHAT IS THE PROCESS
The first step is to talk with an Odigo, a guide and see if this is right for you. There is only one way to find out if it is right for you and that is to keep an open mind and explore. The Ministry Series is a journey that will help you understand the choice. The Ministry Series is 96 hour course that cost $2K, which is less than $25 a hour. It is taught one on one and done at your own pace and at your convenience. Even if you don't choose Natural Spirituality, through the Ministry Series you will be able to have a strong grasp of what is right for you. If you are in the Las Vegas you can attend the Ministry Series in person or online. When you are finished with the Ministry Series take a month off and then decide if this journey is right for you. If you choose Natural Spirituality then the next step is to take theOne course. You may attend theOne course at our Monastic campus. TheOne takes about 980 hours of instruction. Upon graduation you can join a fellowship or become a solitary practitioner.
- WHAT IS NATURAL SPIRITUALITY™?