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Local researcher develops new religion: Enligthenment Society
Lynn David Livsey says most people can’t see the universe for the stars, but the Brownsville researcher would like to show them a new way of understanding reality.
Livsey developed a theory called “Triology,” he said, to help himself better understand the grand concepts of the universe. He founded the Enlightenment Society, a local group that recently incorporated as an official religion, as a means to encourage others to unravel life’s mysteries.
“Triology is the reunification of science, philosophy and theology back into one holistic science,” Livsey said. “A lot of science started off as metaphysical theory or a philosophical theory but today, science is separate from philosophy and separate from the metaphysical.”
It’s his goal to reunite science with philosophy. To do that, Livsey said, he can’t rule out accepting as fact what most scientists, and general society, believe as fiction.
“That’s what’s wrong with science today,” he said, talking about the discipline’s disconnect with larger philosophical ideas. “That is why a lot of things known around the world, like UFOs or the chupacabra, are said not to exist as science.”
Livsey has written three books on his theory/religion. The latest, “Dimensional Planes: The Study of Triology,” was released June 30. His first book, “Beyond the Stars: Triology,” focused on views of cosmology, the study of the universe. The second book, “Knowledge From Above,” focused on the nature of the universe according to Livsey’s research. The new book, Livsey tries to explain science fiction as science fact.
“When you see a lot of science fiction shows about dimensional planes, they get into parallel realities and a lot of this crazy stuff,” he explained. “They don’t explain it because they will lose their listeners. I wanted to take all the science fiction out of it and explain it in the most simple way possible.”
In Livsey’s view, dimensional planes, a staple idea of science fiction and fantasy, are like TV channels. While one is being watched, another is ignored. Insects, he reasoned, are on one plane and oblivious to humans while humans are on another but unaware of angels and other beings.
“The first plane is going to be pre-atomic, to where you just have living energy,” he said. “Above that you have the animal dimensional plane, which is us. … Above that you have the plane that deals with lower angelic life and they have what is called a collective spirit. We have five senses as mortals but angels have dozens of senses.”
Past the 10 dimensional planes described in his book, Livsey said there is something greater.
“Above them all is the Trinity. God himself is not on a plane.”
Livsey is quick to point out that although the Enlightenment Society is classified as a religion and Triology takes a new view on faith, his views are not at odds with existing religions.
“Enlightenment is a way of looking into things,” he said. “The group believes that the average person is walking around with their eyes closed. They are ignorant of the world around them. … The Enlightenment Society believes the only way you can save your life is opening your eyes to the world around you.”
With about 40 members and other regular attendees, the society meets weekly at Shoney’s in Brownsville and the store Metafisica in Matamoros. They don’t meet to preach, but to discuss philosophy and current events.
“When people hear that we are a religious group, people think we are a cult,” Livsey said. “We are basically a philosophy.”
Members earn recognition as they spend time researching on individual and group levels. After 100 hours of instruction, members are considered “Enlightened Individuals.” After 150 hours they can become “Enlightened Professors,” and after expressing more personal growth they can earn the title of “Enlightened Master.”
Livsey said his title of “Supreme Enlightened Master” is not a rank but a level of understanding that any member can achieve and something he hopes to encourage through group meetings and through his own writing. He’s not done laying out the theory yet.
“Triology is a giant theory,” he said. “Every book is talking about a different piece of it. … Because Triology is a giant theory, I can always just write on one part of it.”
For more information on the Enlightenment Society, call (956) 548-4307. Livsey’s books are available through most online bookstores.
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