WHY PEOPLE SAY “I AM MICHAEL” OR “I AM JESUS” — AND THE TRUTH MOST MISS

A Cook Universal Ministry Reflection on Archetypes, Identity, and Real Spiritual Power

There is a feeling some of us get — a quiet realization — that not many people are ever told the real truth about spiritual beings, symbols, and higher forces.

Because once you see it, you can’t unsee it:

These things are real.
But not in the way many people claim.

And this is where the confusion begins.

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YES — THEY ARE REAL

Let me say it openly:

I believe Archangel Michael is real.
I believe Christ is real.
I believe the Ancient of Days is real.

But I also believe most people have never been taught how to understand reality at multiple levels.

Modern thinking pushes people into two extremes:

• Extreme 1: Literalism
  “Everything is exactly as my mind imagines it, and I am the character.”

• Extreme 2: Dismissal
  “It’s all fake, nonsense, imagination.”

But the ancient path—the hidden path—the true mystic’s path is the middle way:

They are real as spiritual realities, archetypal forces, and divine principles — not human identity costumes.

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WHY PEOPLE INSIST “I AM MICHAEL” OR “I AM JESUS”

This happens for a few reasons, and I say this with compassion, not mockery.

1) The experience is too powerful to interpret

Sometimes a person has a real awakening moment—an inner visitation, a surge of power, clarity, authority, purification.

It can feel:

• overwhelming

• timeless

• absolute

• “not me” but greater than me

And when someone is not trained, the mind tries to explain it with the simplest conclusion:

“I must literally be Michael.”
“I must literally be Jesus.”

But what they’re actually experiencing is archetypal activation—a real spiritual force coming online inside them.

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2) The ego grabs the symbol

There is a difference between:

✅ Alignment:

“Michael works through me.”

❌ Inflation:

“I am Michael.”

True mysticism produces humility, clarity, discipline.

False mysticism produces grandiosity, argument, and obsession with status.

Not always malicious — sometimes it’s just ungrounded.

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3) Society does not teach symbolic literacy

We don’t train people anymore in:

• myth as psychology

• angelic forces as functions of divine intelligence

• spiritual beings as realities beyond the personal ego

So people collapse the whole thing into a literal identity claim.

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THE ANCIENT OF DAYS VS MICHAEL (THE CLEAN DISTINCTION)

Here is a simple truth that brings balance:

The Ancient of Days

The Ancient of Days is Source-level reality:

• timeless

• absolute

• beyond form

• beyond ego

• beyond personality

This is not an angel.
This is the Throne of Eternal Being.

Archangel Michael

Michael is divine order in action:

• protection

• justice

• discernment

• courage

• defense against chaos

So spiritually speaking:

The Ancient of Days is the Law.
Michael is the Sword of that Law.

Michael defends the human soul and the cosmic order, but he does not become the Source.

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A SAFE AND TRUE WAY TO SAY IT

Here is the best way to speak about these realities without confusion:

• “I feel Michael near me.” ✅

• “Michael’s energy is protecting me.” ✅

• “I’m being guided into truth and strength.” ✅

• “I feel a Christ-force of love and healing.” ✅

• “I am aligning with divine order.” ✅

But the moment someone says:

• “I am Michael.” ❌

• “I am Jesus.” ❌

• “You must obey me because I’m a divine being.” ❌

That is where distortion can begin.

Not because the spirit world is fake…

…but because the human identity starts to hijack the experience.

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THE MYSTIC RULE: CHANNEL vs SOURCE

This is the key most people miss:

The moment you confuse the channel with the Source, you lose the purity of the channel.

You can be a vessel of divine truth without claiming the throne of divinity.

You can be aligned with Michael without becoming Michael.

You can follow Christ without claiming to replace Christ.

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WHY THIS MATTERS

Because confusion creates:

• spiritual ego

• delusion

• manipulation

• unnecessary arguments

• people chasing titles instead of transformation

But clarity creates:

• humility

• strength

• inner protection

• real spiritual progress

• peace and stability

And in the end, truth is not loud.

Truth is clean.

Truth is balanced.

Truth doesn’t need to argue.

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A SHORT STATEMENT I USE (AND YOU CAN USE TOO)

If someone gets aggressive or tries to argue, here’s a calm response that ends the debate without disrespect:

“I respect your experience. I believe these forces are real, but I don’t treat them as personal identity claims. I see them as divine powers that can move through many people.”

That’s it.

No fight.
No insult.
Just light.

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CLOSING: THE REAL SIGN OF MICHAEL

If Michael is truly present, it won’t produce chaos.

It will produce:

• courage

• honesty

• restraint

• protection

• clarity

• calm authority

Michael doesn’t inflate the ego.

Michael purifies the path.

And the Ancient of Days does not make a person loud…

It makes them still.

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Prepared for the Cook Universal Ministry — To Preserve the Light of Early Truth.
Michael Cook, Minister of Light