“The Advancement of Religion in accordance with the Teachings contained in the Kosmon Bible, Oahspe.”
Oahspe is the name given to the books channelled in 1881 by J.B. Newbrough which have come to be known as The Kosmon Bible. Kosmon means, in contemporary terms: New Age. The word Oahspe consists of three syllables or sounds which are said to be derived from the Panic language, the first language of the earth. These sounds are: O – the sound of wonder arising from contemplation of the heavens; AH the sound of wonder at the earth’s fullness; SPE – the voice of the unseen, of spirit. So Oahspe teaches about the heavens, the earth and spirit. (Kosmon Unity. Nov. 1977. P.20.) The intent of Oahspe is:
“To teach mortals how to attain to hear the Creator’s voice, and to see His Heavens, in full consciousness, while still living on the earth, and to know in truth, the place and condition awaiting them after death.” (Oahspe Prologue, Oahspe Modern Language Edition.)
Religion
Since our charity is concerned with “The Advancement of Religion”, we need to be clear as to the meaning of religion in the context of the Kosmon Tradition
According to a dictionary definition, the meaning of religion is: “The service and adoration of God or a god as expressed in forms of worship; one of the systems of faith and worship.” The Kosmon Tradition had a much broader understanding of “religion” than this. This understanding is best understood by quoting Frank Morley, the leader of the Kosmon Tradition for many years. The following quotation from Frank Morley, given in 1955, highlights the breadth of his understanding and its relevance for the times in which we live:
Real Religion is quite unknown to the majority of the children of the Earth. Real religion is not merely the acquiescence to certain ideas of ideals; it does not consist in following dogmas or a set of rigid formulae. Religion is to be understood as a mode of life, a living force, not a dead observance.
Religion, therefore, for the peoples of the future, must be that which helps them to realise their own true nature, their inner self, with all its possibilities, many of them undreamt of at present, and will help them to bring their lives into a condition of profound and sustaining harmony. This harmony will itself be the echo or reflection of the fundamental harmony which is at the basis of creation, and which people of faith call “The One All Light”.
In the quotation above, Frank Morley uses the expression “The One All Light” to indicate the ultimate unknowable and indescribable Source of creation. “Light” is the perfect word symbol to use for The Source. We are related to the Source as a ray of light is related to the Light, or the sunbeam is related to the Sun.
In Oahspe, the word Jehovih is generally used rather than Light. The origin of the word Jehovih is explained by George Morley, one of the founders of the Kosmon Tradition in this country, in the following quotation:
Most of our Christian brethren refer to the All Highest as God. But the word God is really a description, an ancient word meaning a ruler. The Infinite is more than that. Oahspe tells us that in very ancient days people called Him E – O – Ih: As they listened to the sounds of the winds blowing through the trees, they imitated that sound, and said that that must be the Name of the Creator. These sounds became the word Jehovih. (Article: How to Build in A Path of Light, published by The Kosmon Press; Oahspe, Book of Jehovih, Ch.1.)
For the Kosmon tradition, the ultimate Source is something totally beyond recognisable qualities and attributes, e.g. merciful, compassionate, judgemental. Interestingly, the meaning of Jehovih is identical with that of Tao, described in the Tao Teh Ching (Book of the Wisdom of the Way):
There is something mysterious, without beginning, without end, that existed before the heavens and earth. Unmoving; infinite; standing alone; never changing. It is everywhere and it is inexhaustible. It is the mother of all. I do not know its name. If I must name it I call it Tao and hail it as supreme. (The book of Tao, trs. Jeff hill.)