Discovering the Kingdom Within

Rev. Dr. Jacques R. Castel ND D.hom MBT M.MSc NES Ph.D PsyThD QHHT

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This book is founded upon the contents of my post doctoral degree dissertation in the field of Theocentric Psychology in a bid to simplify the intricacy of the Bible in a more reader friendly manner.
"Discovering the Kingdom Within" is the title that i have specifically chosen for this book in an attempt to illustrate just that.
Why? Because many still believe that the Kingdom or to be more precise, "The Kingdom of God" is a physical abode that is situated outside of ourselves and in order to attain it, many penances are to be experienced before an austere deity so that punishment may be avoided.
In this book the author has obliterated all biases and prejudices that pertain to religion and has henceforth substituted them with the humble metaphysical teachings of Jesus so that one may discover the "ONENESS" within and in all that is.
Based upon this premise, the Kingdom becomes a part of who we are, not something that we ought to anticipate for at the end of our earthly life.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Spirituality
• Religion

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris AU
• Date de parution: 12 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669830399
• Langue: English

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Discovering the KINGDOM WITHIN












REV DR. JACQUES R. CASTEL. ND, D.HOM, MBT, M.MSC, NES, PH.D, PSYTHD, QHHT



Copyright © 2022 by Rev Dr. Jacques R. Castel. ND, D.hom, MBT, M.MSc, NES, Ph.D, PsyThD, QHHT.

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Rev. date: 09/08/2022


Other book by the author:
God’s Plan for our Health: With Additional Spiritual Insights
ISBN 978-1-64620-132-7


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CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Overview
Discussion
Conclusion
Miscellaneous And Food For Thought
Works Cited
Appendix



PREFACE
P lease note that this book is founded on the metaphysical, quantum physical, biological, and biochemical aspects of mankind in relation to the Kingdom of God within as opposed to an arbitral deity that is yet to come to judge us with an iron fist if we don’t comply to its precepts. This comparison will demonstrate the ONENESS with all that is, hence the Kingdom of God within.
Moreover, its contents are founded on a collection of research that I have collated to write my doctoral dissertation in theocentric psychology, meaning God-centred psychology or spiritual mind/science psychology), for the University of Sedona, Arizona, USA. Everything else is left intact except for the removal of the in-text citations from the main body of the manuscript so that it may be more reader friendly as opposed to the rigorous dissertation protocols. The only in-text citations that I have left are those that are quoted at the end of each of the paraphrases in italics and those of the Bible for quick references as you read through.
Please ignore all the appendix referrals mentioned in this manuscript as i haven’t been able to connect with the original authors to ask for their permission to use them in my book. So to save the confusion I have removed them at the end of my book.
Happy study and happy reading!



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
B eside God Almighty or my higher self, many thanks are extended to my darling Suzie who has continuously encouraged me to put this book together. Suzie has been by my side all the way not only for the compilation of this book but also through all my other academic and spiritual studies. She has travelled with me to wherever my courses were conducted all over Australia and even for my doctoral graduation in May 2019 in Sedona, Arizona, USA. Thank you, darl, for seeing my potential; otherwise, I would have probably given up a long time ago. Like the axiom that says behind every successful man there is a good woman.
Furthermore, I would also like to extend my appreciation to my daughters, Priscilla and Chanel, for their regular chats with me over the phone and for reassuring me of their love for me.
Thank you, girls. Dad oooxxx



INTRODUCTION
I have become interested in the topic the “Kingdom of Heaven” ever since I became very sick with asthma at the age of seven. From that time onward, my whole life has been nothing but a constant battle with breathing. I have missed many primary and secondary schooling years in both academic and sporting activities with my fellow classmates. As a result, my interest in this topic has intensified because I really wanted to know where I may be going if I happen to die. My mother was very distraught with my state of health because no medicine could give me relief except for the conventional corticosteroid drugs. As time went by, she, too, began to take an interest in spirituality, but more so in organised religion, which led us to become engrossed into researching the Bible with great passion. This also led me to further my religious studies by researching all the Spirit of Prophecy books of Ellen G. White, (the proponent of the Seventh Day Adventist Church), namely, The Desire of Ages , The Great Controversy , Patriarch and Prophets , The Ministry of Healing , The Last Day Events , Christ Object Lessons , Steps to Christ , Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing , to name just a few.
As I kept researching further, I noticed that there was a marked discrepancy between the God of love that my intuition was prompting me to believe and what the Bible was teaching me to be the truth, for the latter stated that only a selected 144,000 people will inherit the Kingdom of God. So based on this finding, my interest in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy started to dwindle away. Thus, I concluded that organised religion wasn’t for me. My mother continued with her religious faith as a born-again Pentecostal Christian until she passed away thirty years ago. As for me, I was left baffled and confused with the whole religious saga until I met my partner, Suzie, a gifted psychic in 2004. It was her that put me on this metaphysical path to find what I have been searching for.
Suzie introduced me to her collection of metaphysical books, in which I took a great interest. In 2014, I enrolled with Sedona University so that I could further my studies into the subject at an academic level. Because of my enthusiasm, I completed my ordained metaphysical ministry diploma, my holistic healing diploma, and my bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees in a relatively short period of time. In 2019, I graduated as a doctor of philosophy (specializing in holistic life counselling) at the University of Sedona, USA. The same year I re-enrolled in the university to do the theocentric psychology course as I still felt that there is more that I needed to know about this subject.
While studying the five volumes of Dr Masters study materials, I was captivated by volume 2, lesson 39: “The Kingdom of Heaven Mystically and Metaphysically Understood.” This really resonated with what I have been searching for all along. I straightaway felt that this is what I have been looking for in the church but wasn’t able to find it. I revised this lesson over and over about five times and thought to myself, “Well, this is the topic that I am going to write this book about, for it makes so much sense to me.” I was convinced that I would not struggle to extrapolate on the subject.
As a quantum NES health practitioner, I have also incorporated this modality as an adjunct into this manuscript to demonstrate the legitimacy of the Kingdom of God within not only through the science of metaphysics itself but also through the science of quantum physics that would probably resonate more with the minds of the layman. Please note that I am not debunking the legitimacy of the Holy Bible per se but rather use metaphysical science and quantum physics as tools to interpret the hidden parables in the Bible. I am not negating or belittling any of the Holy Scripture, but rather interpreting it so that it may make more sense to the minds of the sceptics. Throughout the following manuscript, I will compare the two approaches and make a conclusive statement for each and paraphrase and sight them accordingly so that conclusive evidence may be reached, albeit that this research is not founded on a quantitative approach where inferential data is imperative, but rather on a qualitative approach that relies solely on empirical proofs, not on hard scientific evidence.
Furthermore, I will thoroughly explain the real meaning of “The Kingdom of God Within,” which will be the crux of this book. I will also explain how acknowledging that the Kingdom of God is within can help us not only to anticipate for just a physical kingdom to come but to know that the Kingdom of God is already within each and every one of us. I will continue to explain why it is so important to understand the true meaning of the Kingdom of God within and how it can literally eradicate all the prejudices and biases we have collated towards each other. I will also explain why our personal ego is the precursor of all our human downfall and how this differentiates from the teaching of organised religions where the onus of our wrongdoing is placed on an external foe known as Satan as opposed to taking our own responsibility that both good and evil are from within. Hence, the Kingdom of God is within if we choose to do good, and on the same token, hell is also within if we choose to do evil. I will also extrapolate on the fact that the Kingdom of God is not something that we ought to anticipate for, i.e. a tangible kingdom that will descend from the clouds above on a world that is not yet ready for it, but rather on something that we have already attained within ourselves but are not aware of.
I will also compare the differences between the Kingdom of God that is taught by organised religions which have instilled fear in our hearts if we fail to walk according to God’s solemn injunction and the Kingdom of God taught by Jesus himself, the master metaphysician. I will then demonstrate how I concluded that the Kingdom of God taught by Jesus supersedes the actual teaching of the Christian churches that strictly advocate on a physical kingdom that is yet to co