The Seventh Plane
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“All of creation is in that little hazelnut”, ”But God, it’s so fragile”, “It exists because I love it, and it will continue to exist because I love it.”
Today I saw a little boy playing with his toy truck in the driveway outside my trailer. I’ve seen him there before, pushing his little truck around. Today it scared me, and I sobbed a little bitter and scared tears. It just struck me, so profound. A little boy, playing with his truck, and I was scared, nay, terrified inside. Mostly, I wept my tears within. I talked with my Tori picture, “why do I cry scared tears? Because this innocence is fragile? Do I fear for what could happen in this dark world to this kind of beauty? Do I fear for my own fragile and lost childhood innocence?” I feared for my life, feared for my soul, seeing that little boy playing with his little truck. That little boy gets a lot of mileage out of that little truck.
I should fear for my life, because “all of creation is in that little hazelnut.” What is that little hazelnut? A little boy playing with his little truck. When I was talking with Anne across eternity, I spoke of the hazel nut. I said, ”the Marie-hazelnut problem is one of the most serious problems we are facing. And it won’t be resolved today.” She responded, “I agree.” I meant that not only would it not be resolved on Holy Court day, it won’t be resolved a billion years after Holy Court day. The judgment of the damned is simple, and it is resolved very quickly. But the judgment of the living is on going, it is not resolved in a thousand, or a million, or billions of years; the judgment of the living spans googles of years. The judgment of the living is as fragile as a little boy playing with his toy truck. Can we keep creation safe, and holy, for innocent beauty to flourish?
I saw a little boy playing with his toy truck, and I feared God. What is the fear of God? Reverence, yes; respect, yes; but more, it is horror at what could happen to you if you offend God’s salvation. A little boy was playing with his truck, and I saw God, and I was made near sick with fear.
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About the Book
This book is the product of many years of mental effort spent in the creation of philosophy and ideas. In it, you will find many ideas and thoughts devoted to the glorification of the human spirit. The spirit of this book teaches that the inner nature of Man is God; that God is the thought of being, and everyone who manifests the image of God in their body, in some way, manifests the thought of God in their mind; but that God is a thought that is greater than any of the minds that think it. You will also find in this book the life story and mental thought train of someone who has experienced the limits of the human mind; having known a mental illness that has opened up avenues of philosophy and suffering unknown to those that have never had their mind torn to shreds and cast to the dust; knowledge of the unconquerable human spirit found in all those that have touched this life with compassion.
About the Author
The most significant facet in the life of Craig Tanner has been a life long struggle with schizophrenia. While this may mean that some of his thinking is prone to grandiosity, it also means he has been to the limits of human experience—from glory to everlasting fire. Mental illness has been the vehicle for the expansion of his mind; and the realms of suffering have taught him wisdom and patience. Who better than the mentally afflicted to contemplate the parallel realities of God? ‘Schizophrenia’ means ‘divided mind’ and in many ways Craig’s mind is anything but divided. The word ‘mind’ means ‘to care’ and Craig’s definition of sanity is compassion. When one loses concern for others, that is truly the end of the mind. Craig calls God by the name ‘Anne’ and he sees Divinity in the nurturing side of Woman; Mother Nature Herself. He invites you to explore his book, and in doing so, explore his mind; perhaps you will find a side of reality that has been overlooked and under-represented by modern philosophy.