Creation's Dawn: The War In Heaven

By Austin J. Hepworth

Creation's Dawn explores the possibilities surrounding our current existence through the lens of how all of life may have come to be. The story explores the role of truth, progression, opposition, sacrifice, and our individual nature in setting the stage for our existence. This story is part of a larger series associated with the War In Heaven, and it provides a deeper dive into the Intelligence Stream discussed in The War In Heaven novel, as well as discussing a few ways that our current lives may still be impacted by some of these principles. While the story itself is not true, it serves to give us the ability to discuss principles of truth, such as the interconnection between progression and life itself. Ultimately, through exploring what may have been, we can come to learn what we may be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin J. Hepworth
• Release date: Oct 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223376040

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Creation’s Dawn

By Austin J. Hepworth.

Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.

Published by Believe First, LLC.

Draft2Digital Edition.

Introduction

There is a realm that touches all of humanity, yet that remains entirely mysterious to us – it is that of intelligence and what gives us the ability to be conscious, alive, and independent of others. In the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is a concept occasionally referenced that we existed as Intelligences before we were made as Spirits. In other words, there are at least three stages to our existence, first as an Intelligence, second as an Intelligence housed in a spirit body, and third, as an Intelligence and spirit housed in a physical body.

While virtually nothing is actually known about the Intelligence realm, this story explores the Intelligence concept in a fictional setting to help begin an exploration of a stage of our existence that likely impacts us every day, albeit in ways that we cannot see. While this story is not true, it is intended to inspire thought and creative thinking on how the realm of Intelligence may impact and define us. In other words, this story does not profess to establish any religious teaching and is not representative of the doctrine of any religion. It is simply meant to bring unexplored possibilities to our mind, as a variety of religions reference or discuss an intelligence-like state that is separate from the spirit.

This story takes place in the imagined setting of an Intelligence Stream, a place where all of the universe at one time existed. To science, this would be prior to any ‘Big Bang’ and would be at a time where all matter was combined together in one point. To religion, this would be prior to any spiritual or physical creation taking place. This concept, of course, does not fully comport with religious teaching, as it is often taught that there is no beginning and no end to creation, but this story uses a beginning point prior to creation to aid our linear thought process in exploring such things.

The Intelligence Stream is discussed in other ways in ‘The War In Heaven’ novel. For purposes of this story though, the Intelligence Stream is a circular stream where all truth is combined into one. This story posits that truth has always existed, and will always exist, and it adopts a concept from religious teaching that the living type of Intelligence is the light of truth. This means, for purposes of the story, that each Intelligence is a small part or sliver of truth, and that each living thing is founded on an Intelligence, or piece of truth.

Life cannot be understood unless we understand ourselves. To understand ourselves, we have to find ways to understand our foundations, and we can never understand our foundations if we never begin exploring the limitless possibilities that exist. As you read this story, allow your mind to escape the normal constraints of the day-to-day and to begin exploring the things that may help us one day to understand more of who we really are as living beings.

Similar to other stories in this series, this story is meant to stimulate the intellect. While it is a short read, much can be gained from reflecting on the unconscious, subconscious, and conscious states experienced in the story. For purposes of this story, as there are a variety of definitions in the world, unconscious refers to a state where there is no memory or ability to hold onto or process thought, subconscious refers to a heightened state of awareness where a living being’s desire is affecting and driving some circumstances though the being is still unable to hold a memory, and conscious refers to a state where there is a memory and decisions can be intentionally made based on a review of that memory.

In addition to focusing on these three states of being, principles of sacrifice, opposition, and the like find additional meaning through exploring their role in the