"Everyone is a son or daughter of god"
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Everyone is a son or daughter of god declares a radical spiritual egalitarianism. In David Icke's vocabulary, "god" does not mean the patriarch of a particular religion but an all-pervading field of consciousness, what he often calls Infinite Awareness. The line compresses his core message that each person is an expression of that field, temporarily forgetting their true nature under layers of fear, programming, and social division. If every individual carries the same spark, hierarchies of worth collapse, and the labels that separate people into tribes and enemies lose their grip.
The sentiment sits within a long cross-cultural tradition. It echoes the Christian idea of the imago Dei, the Sufi intuition of divine immanence, Vedanta's Atman-Brahman identity, and modern New Thought ideas about the mind's creative power. Yet Icke deploys it with a specific purpose: to undermine what he frames as a "divide and rule" system where power structures keep people small by convincing them they are powerless, sinful, or merely biological machines. Recognizing oneself and others as sons and daughters of god becomes not just comforting metaphysics but a strategy of resistance. It guides ethics toward compassion and nonviolence while pushing personal responsibility. If everyone shares the same source, then cruelty and contempt are ultimately forms of self-harm.
There is friction in the phrasing. "Son or daughter" implies a familial hierarchy while the thrust of the message is nonhierarchical unity. And invoking "god" can alienate secular listeners or those wary of theological claims. Icke tries to neutralize this by redefining the term as consciousness itself, sidestepping denominational authority. The result is a blend of mystical universalism and political critique. The line invites a shift in identity from isolated ego to participatory being. Accepting that shift, in Icke's view, weakens fear, challenges manipulation, and restores a sense of innate dignity that no institution can bestow or revoke.
The sentiment sits within a long cross-cultural tradition. It echoes the Christian idea of the imago Dei, the Sufi intuition of divine immanence, Vedanta's Atman-Brahman identity, and modern New Thought ideas about the mind's creative power. Yet Icke deploys it with a specific purpose: to undermine what he frames as a "divide and rule" system where power structures keep people small by convincing them they are powerless, sinful, or merely biological machines. Recognizing oneself and others as sons and daughters of god becomes not just comforting metaphysics but a strategy of resistance. It guides ethics toward compassion and nonviolence while pushing personal responsibility. If everyone shares the same source, then cruelty and contempt are ultimately forms of self-harm.
There is friction in the phrasing. "Son or daughter" implies a familial hierarchy while the thrust of the message is nonhierarchical unity. And invoking "god" can alienate secular listeners or those wary of theological claims. Icke tries to neutralize this by redefining the term as consciousness itself, sidestepping denominational authority. The result is a blend of mystical universalism and political critique. The line invites a shift in identity from isolated ego to participatory being. Accepting that shift, in Icke's view, weakens fear, challenges manipulation, and restores a sense of innate dignity that no institution can bestow or revoke.
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