if the supernatural does exist. what's with all the secrecy? out of all of the gods "known" to man throughout history, not a single one has made his actual existence known. never did a sky daddy come down to show himself to everyone... why?? why does god not make his existence known, and then let everyone decide whether or not they would like to worship him for eternity??? why turn it into a silly game of hide and seek, where only some humans claim that the gods have revealed themselves to them, while others are left in the dark....... why not just make his existence known and let us make the decision whether or not to follow him.... we will still have free will of course....
My primary response is that God is within, in literally the most obvious place to look. If God were to incarnate (in way I hear you asking), it would, I argue, leave a lot to be desired. Such an understanding would leave far more confusion than lead to clarity, a la Jesus.
But a key is to pretend God is within, and so that would mean a) with physical eyes, God cannot be 'seen' and b) with non-physical eyes (aka Vision), and sense of discernment (at least) and Grace (at best) God could be seen in everyone. I have seen in this way where experience was crystal clear that everyone is God manifested. The 'game of hide and seek' that you speak of was completely unraveled. But I gather that if I go and tell anyone / everyone about this, it will come off as subjective, possibly delusional, and arguably able to be relegated to another 'plausible' explanation. Therefore, even if God was seen in everyone, but say not by everyone, and instead seen by "you" it would not be enough (for all).
But there are two things that the experience clearly taught me. One I already was aware of and that is that the mind is split, and it is something within us, perceived as us, that is convinced separation from God is reality. It is epitome of existence in physical world, and not only does it manifest the physical, it is that which believes survival is in doubt and self is constantly (or very often) being threatened. Let's call this ego. The other thing, which the experience taught me, and that I didn't realize until then, is the other way of seeing (where you truly receive all as brethren, with no exceptions), is always occurring, and is 'real world.'
Now that I feel a sense of distance (not forgotten, but not quite elevated) to Grace experience, I relate to idea of 'separation' and that it just doesn't feel totally okay to see everyone, without exception, as divine brothers / sisters. Yet, because of shift in perception that comes with Grace, I also just can't buy into separation anymore. I relate to it in intellectual way, but it feels very deceptive, and like being asleep.
The key I'm (trying) getting across is that divine experience is both natural and what is going on all around us, all the time, even while we may pretend (with unbelievable conviction) that it is otherwise.
As I understand things, until we collectively put away the belief in the physical, the split will occur. This makes it seem like lots of work, could take an eternity. But it isn't really that way. It takes but one to make the shift to realize it is 'already happening' and that one can have profound influence on many, arguably all, since space / time are understood as in the Hands of One who Knows.
In summary:
- God is within each and everyone - 'hidden' in most obvious place to look
- Hide and seek is game we are playing. We hide self/mind from Knowledge and seek as if looking outside / around us will get us closer
- Grace teaches that divine realization is natural and always occurring. You / we need not worry, for it is inevitable that God will be found, when we are no longer willing to see illusion and instead allow for truth. Here is where shift in perception occurs. Knowledge is (once again) known.
