Ontology Of The Spirit

This show focuses on the ontology of the Spirit, challenging traditional views like the Trinity, and proposing that God embodies a "perfect plural of two" — masculine and feminine — with implications for understanding the Holy Spirit and its role relative to the material and spiritual realms.

Understanding the concept of "spirit" involves recognizing its various interpretations, including its association with force, drive, emotional and mental disposition, legal and philosophical intentions, supernatural entities, and its depiction in biblical contexts as a powerful and guiding essence.

Shawn teaches the victory of Christ over Satan and hell, the nature and transformative role of the Holy Spirit in humans, and challenges traditional Christian views on the Trinitarian understanding of the Spirit of God.

The incarnation of Christ transformed the understanding of the Spirit of God from the Old Testament to the New Testament, where it became synonymous with the Spirit of Christ, more capable of aiding humanity due to Christ's human experiences and suffering.

He explains that the Spirit of God, also known as the Spirit of Christ post-resurrection, remains unchanged and advocates that through Christ's victory, all humans possess this spirit, while the collective Spirit of Man, linked to both good and evil, influences worldly behavior.

Using concepts from Goethe, Hegel, and Jung relating to the "Spirit of Man,", Shawn emphasizes its role in shaping human ideas, culture, and institutions, suggesting that spiritual development requires balance, discipline, and a continuum of good and evil influenced by individual free will.

The LDS Church discourages dark-themed behaviors and embraces a "Light Lust" for power and recognition, which is from the Spirit of the World and not of the Father, contrasting it with the Spirit of Christ, characterized by selfless love.