When Cephus, whom we know in English as Peter, was crucified upside down, at his own request, he spoke of the illusion of the physical plane and of the true nature of mankind in the following words: "O Nature of Man, that cannot be separated from God... You that hope in Christ, let not the cross be that which it appears to be; for it is another thing, and different from that which it appears, that 'suffering' which is in accordance with Christ's. And now above all... hearken: Separate your souls from everything of the senses, from everything that appears to be, but in truth is not. Lock your eyes, close your eyes, shun those happenings which are seem! Then you shall perceive (interpret correctly) that which was done to Christ, and the whole mystery of your salvation... The Lord says in a mystery (hidden truth) 'Except ye make the things of the right as those of the left, and those of the left as those of the right, and those that are above as those below, and those that are behind as those that are before, ye shall not have knowledge of the kingdom. (There is no duality, no separation in God.) This understanding have I brought you, and the figure (cross) in which you now see me hanging is the symbol of the first man who came to birth. (The creation of Man) For what is Christ but the word, the sound of God? The word is this upright beam on which I am crucified; and the sound is the beam that crosses it, THE NATURE OF MAN; and the nail which holds the centre of the crossbeam to the upright is man's transformation and repentance." (change of wrong-thought. i.e, separation)

The writer of this article has added the words in parenthesis to give a better understanding of the translation of Peter's words. This translation may be read in its entirety in Carl Jung's 'Transformation Symbolism in Mass.' trans R.F.C.Hull.

In this work, Jung comments on the church's predilection for material interpretations. "The Church, more practical in these matter, has always insisted on the concretism of the historical events despite the fact that the original New Testament texts predict the ultimate deification of Man in a manner strangely reminiscent of the words of the serpent in the Garden of Eden: 'Ye shall be as Gods.' Nevertheless, there was some justification for postponing the elevation of Man's status until after death, as this avoided the danger of Gnostic inflation." (Gnostic: Adj. Of or possessing knowledge, esp, spiritual knowledge of insight.)

The Church, as an institute, maintained that the individual must not interpret the 'mysteries' of the kingdom of God for him/herself, but such interpretations should remain the prerogative of the church. An excellent way of stifling any future prophets. How man Christians had read the teachings of Muhammad? Are you aware that Muhammad was shocked to the core by the Christian 'blasphemy' of God having sexual relations with a human. Still, Islam, which is a violent religion, has much to learn from Christianity. The Jewish people, conditioned by 'an eye for an eye' mentality, and having the collective Karma of learning to forgive, could also profit from Christianity.

"If a man say ' I Love God' and hateth his brother, he is a lair."