To have a better understanding of how God worship first originated and its later link with other civilizations, we should try and place ourselves in the environment experienced by our most ancient ancestor. Whether this ancestor was Homo sapiens or Homo erectus is not important and you will understand why when we explain the concept.
You can imagine that the world of the early human would have been vastly different to the world that we know today, or even the world of 3,000 years ago. His world would have been hostile as he competed with the beast for supremacy. In all respects, he would most probably have been a nomad moving from place to place, perhaps even following the migration routes of the animals that he hunted and which would have been a vital necessity for his continued survival. His mode of shelter would have been most carefully chosen, most logically, a cave like environment, perhaps on a ridge; this would have provided him shelter, not just from the unpredictable elements, but also from unexpected attack from the wild beast with which he shared the land.
You can imagine that the world of the early human would have been vastly different to the world that we know today, or even the world of 3,000 years ago. His world would have been hostile as he competed with the beast for supremacy. In all respects, he would most probably have been a nomad moving from place to place, perhaps even following the migration routes of the animals that he hunted and which would have been a vital necessity for his continued survival. His mode of shelter would have been most carefully chosen, most logically, a cave like environment, perhaps on a ridge; this would have provided him shelter, not just from the unpredictable elements, but also from unexpected attack from the wild beast with which he shared the land.
We would probably find our ancestor moving around within a clan, or family unit which later would have transformed into tribes, and latter into settlements as agriculture was slowly discovered. We believe that settlements and agriculture developed much earlier than what the archaeologists claim, which is to them about 8,000 to 9,000 years ago. We also believe that the intelligence factor was also far more developed than what science stipulates.
Because of the wildness and unpredictability of the environment in which he lived, superstitions would have arose. For instance, the night would have been filled with unimaginable terrors, whilst the moon itself, and the light that it brought in the darkness, would itself have been regarded as a supernatural being traversing the sky.
Because of the wildness and unpredictability of the environment in which he lived, superstitions would have arose. For instance, the night would have been filled with unimaginable terrors, whilst the moon itself, and the light that it brought in the darkness, would itself have been regarded as a supernatural being traversing the sky.
In today's world it is hard to imagine what he would have thought whilst gazing out of his cave at night at the mysteries the star filled sky must have represented. In the distance, beyond the safety of his cave, the howl of the beast would be heard. For he most certainly would have known that to venture outside the cave at night would have meant certain death as he was devoured by a nocturnal beast of the night.
Guidance and wisdom would have rested upon the shoulders of the elders within the clan. One, perhaps the most knowledgeable, would have been elected to serve as the head, or the chief of the clan. So lets consider, using today's esoteric knowledge, of how he would have obtained his wisdom.
Guidance and wisdom would have rested upon the shoulders of the elders within the clan. One, perhaps the most knowledgeable, would have been elected to serve as the head, or the chief of the clan. So lets consider, using today's esoteric knowledge, of how he would have obtained his wisdom.
Even today, knowledge is obtained according to the desire of the spirit. To have simply been old with age would not have sufficed. The one so selected would needed to have been a visionary, an imaginative man, one with spiritual ambition and fire, one gifted with an
enquiring mind.
Our early ancestor would not have faced the many obstacles with which we are faced today. Living within nature, in an yet unpolluted world, his 6 senses would have been finely attuned to the environment in which he lived. With the coming of the evening he would have withdrawn to place near the entrance of the cave and contemplated the origins of his beginnings and his inevitable end.
enquiring mind.
Our early ancestor would not have faced the many obstacles with which we are faced today. Living within nature, in an yet unpolluted world, his 6 senses would have been finely attuned to the environment in which he lived. With the coming of the evening he would have withdrawn to place near the entrance of the cave and contemplated the origins of his beginnings and his inevitable end.
How he attained his wisdom should be simple to ascertain. Just contemplate on how.
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