LP Faq

The quickest way to get started is to visit the Lightning Path^TM curriculum site. There you will find the LP materials laid out in a graduated program of study that helps you remove The Blindfold and return yourself to a condition of awakened empowerment.

Alternatively you can visit our Lightning Path store and browse the books there.  The best way to purchase the books is with one of the heavily discounted LP packages.

If you just want to browse around for a while, visit any of the Lightning Path websites listed in the footer of this web page.

Well, if by cult you mean an organization, wrapped around a charismatic religious leader, requiring you to cut off ties from your friends and family,  encouraging you to donate your house and home, and otherwise claiming you body, mind, and soul, then no, this is not a cult. Michael Sharp is, by his own admission, not that charismatic. In addition the Lightning Path^TM encourages you to separate from your friends and family only if they abuse you and refuse to stop when you ask them (in which case you should find new friends or seek help from your local social services division), and would never ask for to give up your personal possessions or damage your finances in any way.

In fact the LP is exactly the opposite.

Rather than replacing one blindfold with another, as many religions, cults, spiritualities, and even modern "scientific doctrines" do,  the LP teaches you to remove the blindfold altogether by providing you with concepts, tools, techniques, guidance, and support that you can easily access from your own living room sofa.  No group membership is required, no social isolation is expected, and you are welcome to bring your family along with you!

To be perfectly honest, we do not call ourselves anything and would resist any and all attempts to pigeon hole us, box us in, or otherwise draw a boundary around who we are and what we do. In fact the name I chose to identify this spiritual system, The Lightning Path, is extremely difficult to use as a label. It sounds ridiculous to say that "I am a Lightning Pathist" or "I am a Lightning Pathian." It just doesn't role of the tongue.

Making it difficult to label was intentional. The problem is, as soon as you attach a label to someone (like "oh you are a Buddhist), you effectively control and limit that person. When you attach a label to someone they become easy to manage in your own brain, and easy to dismiss if you don't like what they say (oh, I am not a Buddhist so I do not have to listen).  Labeling is all about control really, and since we don't like that type of control, we don't want to have a label attached to us.

And besides, the things I say on the Lightning Path, the concepts and ideas I write about in my books, apply to everyone no matter what particular label has been used to box you in and limit you. Christian, Buddhist, Atheist, Agnostic, Jew, Hindu, follower of Allah, deep down we are all the same. We all issue from the same source, we are all part of the same family of Spirit, we are all here working on the same thing,  and when we finally complete The Great Work we will all return to full consciousness and power together. So honestly, if we make any "I AM" statements at all we say it like the Mayan's say it. We say In Lak'ech which literally means "I AM another you."

The answer to the question of whether the LP is compatible with a particular brand of spirituality is yes and no. Insofar as a particular religious brand acknowledges the fundamental divinity of all things...

...insofar as a particular brand eschews judgment, exclusion, and punishment...

...insofar as a particular brand recognizes the primacy, unity, and divinity of consciousness...

...insofar as a particular brand works towards removal of The Bllindfold...

...insofar as a particular brand dismisses a horrid and exclusionary duality (i.e. the belief in  good and evil)...

..insofar as a particular brand works toward the greater good of ALL CREATION and not a limited subset based on race, ethnicity, "intelligence," body type, and so on...

...then yes the LP is compatible.

However, when a particular brand of spirituality starts to make exclusions (i.e. only some people are good, chosen, worthy, strong, etc.), when any particular brand starts to talk about judgment and punishment, when the unity of consciousness is disregarded, when the deeper Truths of consciousness and divinity are subverted in order to justify power, privilege, exclusion, and control, and when the greater good of ALL is subverted so that a few may benefit over the many, then no the LP is not compatible with a particular brand of spirituality.

Well, God is consciousness and so the real question is what is the nature of consciousness? And that's easy. As outlined in my Book of Light, consciousness is awareness, pure and simple.

Now, this might not sound like much to you at this point. What is "awareness" after all but just you walking around in your normal world. But that is because your idea of what awareness is, is conditioned entirely by the normal consciousness of a damaged physical body. And honestly, the candle-light normal consciousness of your damaged physical body is nothing like sun-light power and divinity of consciousness unencumbered.

If you want to know more about the the nature of consciousness unencumbered by the limitations of the physical unit, read my Book of Light.

Creation is consciousness and therefore creation is an idea (albeit a complex and and collectively generated idea) within the mindful hallways of consciousness.

The nature of creation can be summed up with the following equation, taken from volume two of my Book of Light.

Creation=>consciousness=>light=>energy=>matter

or if you prefer

God=>light=>energy=>matter

The nature of creation, its origin and purpose, its physical constitution, and rules of operation, are outlined in my multi-volume Book of Light.

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If you were born on any other planet in the universe, or in any other universe in existence, I'd have to say that your purpose is to play and have fun. However, since you were born on this planet I have to say that your purpose is a bit different. Since you were born on this planet I'd have to say that you share the same purpose with everyone else on this planet which is to build a new and better playground so that we, and by "we" I mean all monadic intensifications, can have more fun.

You are here, in other words, to help complete The Great Work.

Now, if you were looking for some cockamamie nonsense about being born to learn, pay of karma, evolve, grow, redeem yourself, or whatever...

If you were looking for me to say that this world is some kind of school or prison...

...sorry to disappoint.

School and all that attends it (i.e. tests, competition, graduation, reward) is what the business leaders of the Industrial Revolution created to get the people working (and often dying) in the mines and factories of the Industrial Revolution.

Prison is what the politicians and lawmakers who serve the business leaders put you in when you absolutely refuse to follow along with their rules.

Redemption, evolution, karma, and all ideas like that are all part of a system of thought control and behaviour control that keeps you compliant and accepting.

Now break the chains that bind you, return to full consciousness, and help us complete The Great Work.

After all, it is what you came here to do.

Well...

...if by evil you mean some big bad ass with big horns and a big dick challenging "god the father" in some twisted battle for souls...

...if by evil you mean an intrinsic dark force that balances and intrinsic light force in some grand cosmic battle that ensures ongoing physical manifestation...

...if by evil you mean Satan...

...then no there is no such thing as evil.

Evil as defined by the priests, prophets, and pundits of this planet...

Evil as portrayed ad naseum in the Hollywood stories...

Evil as a "choice..."

Evil as a "thing..."

Evil as an "entity..."

...does not exist.

Of course, assholes exist.

People who hurt others for greed and profit exist...

People who spray food with toxic chemicals exist...

Corporate and government thieves who steal trillions for the poor to line the pockets of the already uber rich exist...

People who hurt babies...

People who beat the weak...

People who rape children...

These people exist, but they are not evil. They are simply damaged by the shit, abuse, and indoctrination that they have experienced as part of their socialization within The System. With a fundamental change in the economic and political realities of this planet, and with enough time and resources, these people (really people like you and I) can be healed and we can return to the loving embrace of consciousness and spirit. All that is required is a fundamental change in our priorities and the redirection of resources from death and destruction to life and creation.

When you die, when your physical unit can no longer function, and/or when your consciousness is no longer able (or willing) to maintain a connection, your consciousness leaves your body, your brain activity ceases, and your body's cells (which can no longer maintain their coherence with the absence of consciousness) begin to fall apart.

After consciousness leaves your body, you are free to do and go wherever you want. Nobody stands in judgment of you, no "karmic law" or "panel of judges" determines your subsequent "placement," and the "vibratory level you attained while in body" is absolutely irrelevant. When you die you can do whatever you want. You may, for example, immediately go stand in an "incarnation lineup" and await the opportunity to reincarnate in a body when one becomes available. Choosing to reincarnate you may reincarnate here, on another planet, or in another universe within the grand and glorious transuniverse. You may also take a break and remain without a physical body (i.e. in spirit) for as long as you desire and you may even offer to stay close and guide those who you have left behind.

It really just depends on what you want to do.

When you die, all possibilities are re-opened for you.

Are you a Christian? Are these Christian teachings?

Well, I was born a Christian. I went to a Christian cathedral, had a Christian family, spent time as an altar boy, and listened to the Sunday sermons. So ya, in that sense, I am. I’m pretty much that, and if you look you’ll see the heavy influence of Christianity in the metaphors I use in my writing.

[stextbox id="grey" caption="And Jesus Said"]John 10:34. Is it not written in your law, "I have said you are gods."[/stextbox]

That being said I should not that I am not a “follower” of Christianity. While I believe that there is deep spiritual truth buried in the depth of Christian dogma, there is also much untruth and even outright lie. I believe this is the case with all current spiritual or religious pathways. All dogma, all old world spiritual teaching, all esoteric "revelation" is a combination of hidden spiritual truth, overt lie, and intentional deceptions. The whole thing is a ridiculously over complex conglomeration of truth, mistruth, lie, and misdirection.

Personally, I consider myself a bit of a sludge monkey. I dig around in the astral mud of our collective consciousness to find the gems of spiritual truth slopped on and hidden by the power brokers of this planet. When I find a gem, I wash it off, and present it in pure, clean, and unadulterated form. The goal is to reflect (in a modern, updated, and easy to understand form!) the capital "T" truths of our common spiritual heritage.

In the end you will find the Lightning Path very eclectic, but highly critical. I have no trouble telling you when I think a particular teaching, whether it is Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, or whatever, is a mucky pile of dodo. At the same time I also have no trouble pulling in the spiritual gems from all the religion doctrines of this world as I find them. Respect where respect is due, clean up and correction if necessary!

Are you a Buddhist? Are these Buddhist teachings?

Well, I was not born a Buddhist, but I have read extensively on all the major world religions, and I do borrow freely, so in a sense I am.If you look you will see the influence of Buddhism in some of the metaphors and ideas I use in my writing.

That being said I should not that I am not a “follower” of Buddha. While I believe that there is deep spiritual truth buried in the depth of Buddhist dogma, there is also much untruth and even outright lie. I believe this is the case with all current spiritual or religious pathways. All dogma, all old world spiritual teaching, all esoteric "revelation" is a combination of hidden spiritual truth, overt lie, and intentional deceptions. The whole thing is a ridiculously over complex conglomeration of truth, mistruth, lie, and misdirection.

Personally, I consider myself a bit of a sludge monkey. I dig around in the astral mud of our collective consciousness to find the gems of spiritual truth slopped on and hidden by the power brokers of this planet. When I find a gem, I wash it off, and present it in pure, clean, and unadulterated form. The goal is to reflect (in a modern, updated, and easy to understand form!) the capital "T" truths of our common spiritual heritage.

In the end you will find the Lightning Path very eclectic, but highly critical. I have no trouble telling you when I think a particular teaching, whether it is Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, or whatever, is a mucky pile of dodo. At the same time I also have no trouble pulling in the spiritual gems from all the religion doctrines of this world as I find them. Respect where respect is due, clean up and correction if necessary!

Well, if by "channel" you mean to ask, "do I talk to dead people," then ya I do. I wouldn't call it "channeling" though. From my perspective, "channeling" is something that a naive spiritual neophyte does when either:

1. they have an ego problem and have a need to look cool, or want to seem like they have special powers.
2. they have a responsibility problem and don't want to be held accountable. This way if they get their information wrong, if somebody is hurt by it, then they can blame it on the dead people. "Well it wasn't me that said that." Ya right.
3. they simply aren't at an intellectual or emotional level where they can understand the information and therefore have to provide verbatim transcripts
4. they are lazy and don't want to put in the work necessary to translate the information
5. they draw the erroneous conclusion that dead people always and necessarily know more than live people. Call this the angel error if you want.*

What I do instead is connect to what I call The Fabric of Consciousness (see my Book of Light volume one for a definition). That is, I circumvent bodily restrictions on connecting with higher consciousness (restrictions that exist partly for survival purposes, and partly because they keep us spiritually impotent and easy to control) and connect with that part of us which is God and which provides the foundation and prime mobile of all creation (you'll need to read my Book of Light to get what I'm saying here). Once connected, I then talk to whomever I want to about whatever I want (or need) to talk about. It's a conversation just like the kind of conversation you might have around a dinner table, except nobody except me is eating.

Sound crazy?

To some it does. If you're one of those materialists who believe that human existence is defined by the boundaries of your body, if you think consciousness is contained and caused by the quantum operations of the brain, if you think that all things emerge from some sort of foundational material reality, then ya it sounds crazy. Loopy even. I can just hear the scoffing skeptics patting themselves proudly on the back as they chuckle and raise a toast to the Lord High Richard Dawkins. But keep in mind that your materialist position is a minority position not shared by the majority of the people on this planet now, or in the past. The majority of people on this planet believe in things non-material so unless you want to sit there with self satisfied smugness and assume you know better than the six billion or so people alive now, and the billions that have come before, then really what can I say to you that you would listen to.

On the other hand, if you are not a materialist, if you don't believe that existence is defined by the boundaries of the human body, if you think consciousness exists sui generis (i.e. in and of itself) and the body only provides a container, then talking with "dead people" (i.e. people without a container) doesn't seem too strange at all. In fact, if you are on this side of the fence as I am (read my Book of Light: The Nature of God, the Structure of Consciousness, and the Universe Within You), then it's the materialists who look maladjusted, misinformed, and just plain loopy. In fact, if you ask me, people who limit their existence to the confines of their physical body are a lot like boat captains who never get out of their boat because they don't believe that anything else exists except their boat and the water that surrounds it. Silly-nillies, and badly misinformed.

In any case, I'd just like to close by saying that just because my research process includes consultation with certain dead people doesn't mean the books that I write should be attributed to anybody but me. Mark Twain talked to a lot of people in his life but no matter how he may have been influenced by his conversations, when he put pen to paper, it was his words that he was writing.

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