Richard: For a pantheist
their god/goddess is immanent (maybe expressed as ‘god/goddess is the infinitude of the universe’ or ‘god/goddess, as truth,
pervades everything that is’) ... as compared with a theist whose god/goddess is transcendent (as in ‘not the infinitude of
the universe’ or ‘not all-pervading’).
Broadly speaking theism refers
to a creator god/goddess who is beyond the universe whereas in panentheism god/goddess is not only all-pervading (immanent) but
beyond the universe as well (transcendent). Vis.: http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blfaq_theism_pan.htm
Peter: I have oft said that the real world and
the spiritual world are so intertwined that it is almost impossible to separate them. Humanity literally drips with spirituality,
be it the influence of recognized Eastern or Western religions, be it the Pantheism that drives the animal and earth worship of
Environmentalism, be it the many and varied morals, ethics and spiritual values of differing tribal groups or be it the general
overwhelming agreement that human beings are foremost feeling beings sharing a common spirit-ual linkage. Within the human
condition there has been, up until now, only one alternative to being normal and that was to be a seeker on the spiritual path –
which is why it is the dissatisfied-with-the-real-world, spiritual seekers who are the most likely be interested in actualism.
It is however important to understand that the newly
created process of actualism is 180 degrees opposite to traditional spiritualism and that actualism requires a turning around and
heading in the opposite direction from seeking a spiritual, ethereal freedom. Yet this does not mean that you head back into the
real world and the debilitating cynicism of the Land of Lament – this turning around means you head straight for the actual
world.
And this is where the PCE becomes one’s goal or target – the desire
to live the pure consciousness experience 24 hrs. a day everyday becomes the total focus for an actualist. If you look at 
the diagram we made, it becomes clear that
someone who has been heading towards Enlightenment has to turn around and travel directly towards Actual Freedom and does not have
to go back into everyday reality or real-world misery. I think this may be a useful thing to keep in mind during the process, lest
you ever feel like you are becoming real-world normal again.
