Omnism: Here’s Why All Religions Are Right

There are a lot of religions on this planet, and each claims to be the shining beacon of truth amongst a sea of sewage. But surely there’s a common ground amongst religions, and they’re all valid in their ways? This is the premise of Omnism – different religions are different spiritual paths, and there’s no right, no wrong, just difference.

Here’s the thing about religion. Christians often condemn the teachings of Hinduism. Hindus often scoff at the teachings of Islam. Muslims often reject the teachings of Buddhism. Religions have long been pitted against one another, however, a growing number of people are becoming tired of this dichotomy.

Jesus is the only way to heaven! No, Mohhamad is the only way to paradise! No, meditation is the only way to Ultimate Reality. What if these are all different ways… There is no only way?

This is where omnism acts as the intermediary. Omnism is the parent in the room, saying ‘Let’s put our differences aside and focus on our commonalities, we’re all right in our own ways’.

Omnism is a belief system that acts as the common thread amongst religions. Omnism beliefs suggest that every religion is an interpretation of universal truth and spiritual origins. Each religion contains wisdom, and no religion is necessarily right or wrong. They’re all the same package wrapped in different styled papers.

Omnism beliefs are beginning to seep into mainstream society as a growing number of people seek spirituality without labels or division – a more free expression of spirituality that isn’t blanketed by doctrines and pretentiousness.

So, are you an omnist? Let’s find out.

Omnism Meaning: All Spiritual Beliefs Carry Truth

Omnism is a spiritual belief system suggesting that every religion is an interpretation of a universal truth. People who believe this are called omnists. Omnism separates orthodoxy from religion to form a conception of spirituality without dogmatism. It’s a body of wisdom that recognizes the commonalities among religions and spiritual belief systems.

In this sense, omnism could be considered a religion, although I would say it’s more akin to a spiritual belief system as there is no right/wrong way to practice it, and no set doctrines.

“Omni” is a Latin word that translates to “all” or “every”. It is commonly used in English to convey the idea of all-encompassing or universal. “Ism” comes from Greek “-ismos” or “-isma”, which points to a practice, system, or belief. It can also imply a doctrine, principle, or ideology.

Therefore, omnism means to practice all by embracing all religions and spiritual philosophies. This provides a different viewpoint of taking the side of all beliefs rather than adhering to just one.

So what’s an omnist?

An omnist is someone who follows omnism; a believer in all religions, or at least believes in universal truths that all religions have. Rather than being limited to a single set of beliefs, omnists look at the bigger picture and recognize that each belief system has overlapping themes.

Although omnists often share similar beliefs, they are not bound by a particular doctrine telling them what to believe in. That’s the thing about omnism, it’s up to the seeker to figure out their own truths.

Omnism recognizes the diversity of spiritual practice and doesn’t encourage people to act, behave, or believe in certain things. Rather, it cultivates acceptance that there are many paths to god, source, spirit, or whatever one would like to label it.

Some omnists may practice prayer and believe in a monotheistic god. Another omnist may focus on meditation and yoga, and mostly follow Buddhist doctrines. On the other hand, some omnists like myself primarily follow and practice shamanic traditions.

Here’s the thing.

Every culture believes in something, so something must exist, but nobody knows exactly what that something is. This is where religion fits into the picture, to provide the narrative, but we know that for the most part, it’s just that – narrative.

However, this doesn’t mean these narratives don’t have pockets of truth. This is where omnism fits into the picture: To act as the gardener by plucking the weeds from the flowers and identifying universal themes that transcend religion.

This is the role of omnism. It’s not a set religion with its own rules and doctrines like the others, it’s an organizational process to separate truth from fiction. Omnists tend to practice what they preach and value first-hand experience over doctrines.

There are common themes amongst religions, and there are individual themes. Omnists create a framework for spirituality based on common themes and generally discard individual themes. In this sense, omnism isn’t a structured religion with its own rules. It’s a mash-up of different spiritual concepts and ideas based on the commonalities within religions.

Understanding Omnism: The Belief in All Religions

My first real encounter with what I would describe as truth occurred under the influence of plant medicines. I experienced a phenomenon that was so incredibly powerful, that it changed my entire conception of reality. Many years later, I would learn that this experience was called a Kundalini Awakening, and it’s something that is primarily taught in Hindi bodies of knowledge.

After this experience, I soon began traveling the world, which eventually led me into shamanic healing circles in South America. I began working with plant medicines in a professional capacity under the guidance of some incredible healers and became more interested in this body of knowledge.

But the interesting thing is that even though these beliefs, modalities, and experiences are unique in their ways, there are a lot of common themes to other religions. Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, and Sanatan Dharma, all believe in the soul, chakras, spirits, duality, deities, god…

Different religions may have different understandings or ‘specializations,‘ but the more you dive into different traditions and modalities, the more you see that there are so many commonalities.

Not to say they’re identical, of course. Through shamanic healing and astral projection, I’ve experienced many sorts of spirits and entities that seem to be unique within these traditions, however, the shamans I have worked with have such a deep knowledge of them. But there are also references to very similar entities and beings in other religions, even though the knowledge may not be as rich.

Religions are signposts depicting ideas about a greater reality we can’t quite comprehend. These signposts point toward profound information about the nature of reality, but they should also be taken with a grain of salt.

Imagine that religions are blind men touching an elephant.

Christianity touches the side and exclaims, “This creature is like a sturdy wall, nothing can penetrate it!”

Islam touches the tusk and argues, “No, it’s smooth and sharp, it’s dangerous and fearsome”.

Hinduism touches the trunk and says “That’s garbage, it’s flexible and agile, it can change form!”

The three men walk away, thinking that their interpretations are the objective reality, which is what they tell others. Unfortunately, none of these men had any idea what the elephant was. They based their teachings on a tiny slither of information.

Welcome to religion…

I do not doubt that religions were formed around real people having real experiences, but these experiences could have been very different from one another. Instead of representing spirituality by a slither of information, omnism recognizes the interconnection of each religion and seeks to understand the entire elephant.

Does Science Support Omnism Beliefs?

Omnism is not anti-science. This belief structure is all about finding the universal truth via logic and reason while shearing off the wool blanketing the myriad beliefs. Science contradicts the fictional stories and interpretations that religion has become associated with, but not ultimate truths. Science has never refuted a spiritual origin.

It’s becoming apparent that the further science delves into the existence of reality, the more it spills over into the realm of spirituality. The more spirituality dissects reality, the more pragmatic and logical it becomes.

Omnists generally believe that modern science is barely scratching the surface when it comes to spirituality, but they are not competing entities. If we can put bigotry and egotism aside, perhaps we will see the middle ground between these two entities. A truth that both theism and atheism can agree on in their languages.

Some of the greatest minds to date were spiritual people, contrary to popular beliefs due to being transcending physicists, philosophers, and theorists.

Many of these people brought new ideas to science, but the commonality they all shared is that they also believed in more, much more than what could be understood through the lens of science.

A common misconception is to think that spirituality is correlated with intelligence, that it’s somehow primitive and illogical. It has nothing to do with intelligence but everything to do with curiosity.

If you were to ask some of the world’s leading scientists and philosophers what they think about spirituality, I think you might be surprised by how similar their stances are on the subject.

Leaders in science are often the first to admit, that we know nothing. That alternate dimensional planes are not only possible but probable. Perhaps it’s wise to take a different stance on religion and see that it serves an important function to interpret the ultimate truth, that we simply cannot comprehend.

Religions: Different Pathways to God

Omnists create a framework of spirituality by cherry-picking reoccurring themes within religions. Some religions may be more accurate than others, but they’re all pathways to consciousness. People created fictional stories to simplify much more complicated ideas. These stories present a watered-down version of universal truths that are much easier to swallow.

It’s fair to assume that most religious teachings are misconstrued, but there are still some universal truths hidden among them. Omnism seeks the hidden truths that are still apparent within religions and puts the puzzle pieces together to form the bigger picture of spirituality as a whole.

People often interpret the teachings of religion literally, when they’re metaphors of something that can’t be explained. That’s why the teachings are so colorful because they’re trying to depict an idea. The ideas depicted in religions are often silly in their metaphorical state but have a deeper meaning that needs to be interpreted. In this sense, religions are vessels to convey deeper truths.

The Role of Holy Scriptures

Do you ever wonder if the bible is full of truth, or full of shit? After all, this ancient literature has been around for thousands of years and is held to a prestigious extreme. But people are flawed, and these revered scriptures were written by people.

After all, everyone has personal biases. Each philosophy has been disseminated throughout thousands of years to the state we see them today. All holy scriptures have been somewhat fictionalized and doctored. They have been used as tools to control people – But this doesn’t mean there’s no truth left in any of them.

Omnism becomes the act of weeding out hidden truths to find the common denominator. The roots of major religions are the holy scriptures. Each holy scripture has overlapping themes and describes the same concepts in different ways.

Omnism Symbol

Omnism doesn’t have a universally recognized symbol in the same way religion does, however, omnism is usually symbolized by incorporating various religious symbols into a single symbol.

The omnism symbol is often displayed as a circle, mandala, or flower connecting the symbols (see the image below) of various religions which highlight the interconnectedness of each religion, and the cohesion between them.

Spiritual Practices: Gateways to the Universal Truth

The icons that religions were based on were real people. These individuals likely had transcendent experiences, and each spread their philosophies. Religions were then formed around these people’s teachings.

Some of these people are known as Jesus, Mohammad, and Buddha. If they all sat around a table together, not only would it make for some great jokes, but they would all probably agree upon a very similar experience.

Since they were separated by hundreds of years and different continents, they didn’t have that chat. Instead, the individual interpretation of this realm was disseminated, and a religion was formed.

Here’s what you need to understand.

Jesus was not a Christian. Christianity formed around the interpretation of Jesus. Mohammad was not a Muslim; Islam based its faith on his interpretation. Likewise, Taoism, Judaism, Hinduism, and other religions typically base themselves around headpieces who had a divine experience.

What religions teach today is probably very different from what was originally preached. For example, Jesus was a symbol of love and compassion. Many Christians nowadays will tell you that you’re going to hell for not believing in their exact beliefs. Radical Islamists kill in the name of Allah (the merciful) and don’t see how twisted it is.

Modern religion can be useful to guide people down a particular path, but it’s also corrupt. This is why omnism, in my opinion, is a better way with much more freedom of expression and a whole lot less hypocrisy.

Are you an omnist?

Ultimately, here’s what we can unpack from this article:

• Each religion has truth and nonsense
• No religion is correct or incorrect
• Different spiritual bodies tap into different pockets of spirituality
• By exploring various religions and spiritual bodies, you begin to understand a broader, less biased framework of spirituality

So, are you an omnist, or do you follow the doctrines of a particular religion or belief system? Let us know in the comments where your spiritual journey has taken you!