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On Earth, there are two main concepts of spirituality: Good and evil, and for this essay, good and divergent spiritual knowledge will be barely outlined.

Many people agree that a superior being has been caring for and guiding humanity and the whole universe. This superior being was known simultaneously by many people in different geographical locations with no geographical barriers. This might be named Divergent Spiritual Knowledge (DSK). According to Harvard Professional Development, Divergent Knowledge occurs when new ideas are acquired by going out and exploring possibilities.

Primitive human beings found problems and solutions; in that journey, they also found a superior being. This could be called spiritual because it is something beyond the physical body (Spiritual house), regardless if it is connected to a person’s mind. After all, it is still beyond their understanding. Then, how every culture reflects on the former ideas is the process of convergent knowledge, how every culture and every person understands the learned concepts.

The difference in the understanding process of every culture is clearly defined by how spiritual awareness is expressed throughout human history. Therefore, depending on the stage of human history, the culture, or the geographical location, it is easy to identify spiritual expressions in hieroglyphs, geoglyphs, outstanding sculptures, the Bible, religious art, sacred music, and many other forms of spiritual expression that have been segregated among the whole planet through the history of the humanity.

In addition, since written communication appeared human beings have been taken advantage of it. Many fields have used written transmission to store millions of words that contain data, information, and knowledge. DSK has also used this tool; consequently, many books about spirituality are written in different countries in various languages. All these books have a primary message that gravitates toward love and the desire for a divine rather than a human reality.

Through DSK, a superior force reaches out to hearts and minds anywhere and anytime. Every person understands the message differently, and without written communication, following that special force might be more complex and take more time. Imagine someone trying to get into a specific new place without any instruction or map.

Nowadays, the most common written manual about spirituality is the Bible. If the reader honestly has a clean and open heart, this book might align concepts with any previous knowledge about spirituality. At this point, it is essential to reconcile the reader’s former beliefs with the new message to avoid feeling imposed with just an apparently superior knowledge. This is a crucial aspect even for those raised in a Christian family because today, the Bible has some messages that might be out of context without appropriate interpretation.

Reconciling the reader’s beliefs with the message of the bible requires creative observation, case assemblage, and auto-ethnographic-like design. In other words, this is about applying the message of the Bible to the daily lives of people, considering every person’s background, culture, and traditions. (Anderson, A., Korp, Peter., Reinersten, Anne, 2022, p78)

Finally, to assemble DSK the reader needs critical reason to coordinate all those different expressions of God’s love.

Finally, to assemble DSK the reader needs critical reason to coordinate all those different expressions of God’s love.

References.

Anderson, A., Korp, Peter., Reinersten, Anne. (2022). Re-thinking official educational organization towards friction-zones between divergent knowledges. Policy Futures in Education, volume (21), [P78]. https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103221089466

Harvard Professional Development (17 May 2016). Convergent versus divergent thinking. [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjE2RV6IQzo&t=114s