The Electric Jesus Quotes

“With the illusion stripped away, I could see that we were part of an ocean of light. We are light flowing, moving, and transmuting shape similarly to the way that water morphs into steam and ice and snow.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“There is no way to tell if we are the pioneers of a visionary new age, whisking humanity into the high vibrations of an interdimensional love party, or post-modern Don Quixotes attacking techno-industrial windmills with our flimsy, rolled-up yoga mats.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“Our ailing planet needs spiritual warriors, ones capable of standing up to the Western materialism machine, so we can create sustainable societies that care for their citizens, harmonize with the cycles of nature, and receive and honor the vast healing light that quietly connects us all.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“We need to stop fighting the old systems and start creating new containers for people who are going through these spiritual openings,’ Tavis reflected. ‘Together, we need to build something that’s never existed before—a global network of light.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“It’s a remarkable experience to ask yourself identity-crisis questions from a comic book movie with a mostly straight face, but I don’t recommend it.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“Could it be that following our initiatory path and connecting with higher source wisdom might actually be one of our species’ best defense systems?”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“Why build entirely new systems for connecting to Christ consciousness when the institutions—whether Methodist, Lutheran, or Baptist—have already been created?”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“Christ wasn’t only a yogi; he was an activist, carrying his message to those who most needed it.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“Maybe the same essential download was also being delivered to other people—a massive, compassionate battalion of us—at the same time.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“From this perspective, we were all divine Shakespeares, creating and playing the roles of muscled heroes and conniving villains, pious saints and debauched sinners, corrupt CEOs and disinterested temp workers.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“They built a city of their dreams, with a thriving gift economy and vibrant culture that encouraged all participants to let loose their wildest, most glorious freak. They weren’t protesting; they were celebrating.”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic

“What good is a revolution anyway if it isn’t joyful?”
― Jonathan Talat Phillips, The Electric Jesus: The Healing Journey of a Contemporary Gnostic