New Age Theocracy

Perhaps those who worry about the encroachment of theocracy in the Terri Schiavo case ought to take a good look at the philosophy driving George Felos, Michael Schiavo's right-to-die lawyer. The following are excerpts from his book, Litigation as Spiritual Practice.

I experienced with gratitude and unsurpassed joy what the scriptures [his lower case “s”] describe as birthless, eternal, perpetual, primeval—that which weapons do not pierce, fire does not burn, water does not wet nor the wind cause to wither. In this reality, so grounded in the truth that your essence is the eternal unchangeable God, you become the sky. You become the stage upon which the play and dance of creation unfolds, without identifying with the manifestations of creation. In this state I experience a different relationship with my mind. … Grace feels like your ‘higher self’ stepping on the clutch—the gear of the mind lifts and disengages, and it loses all authority over you. (pp. 30-31)

This autonomy from mental control is characteristic of how events and emotions are encountered during Grace. … Nothing holds permanent and immutable except the ocean of God’s consciousness from which and upon which the forms of Divine consciousness play. Life in Grace is a succession of these unfolding moments. Whether the next moment brings death or a fortune is irrelevant because nothing that can happen can ever harm or hurt you, or improve or make you better. In reality you have never been born and never can die. You are the expression of the Divine. (pp. 31-32)

Many sites are carrying excerpts from his book. Just google the title. The most extensive collection I've found comes from the Florida Baptist Witness, the source for these quotes.