Martinus Thomsen

Martinus' works are collectively entitled ''The Third Testament''.[http://www.third-testament.info/], The Third Testament and the continuation of the Bible, retrieved on 17 January 2013 His 7-volume main work is ''Livets Bog'' (''The Book of Life'').[http://www.livetsbog.com/start.htm], ''The Book of Life'', retrieved on 17 January 2013 The Eternal World Picture, vols. 1–5, in which he explains the main principles in his world picture with the aid of coloured symbols and explanatory texts, supplement his main work.[http://www.martinus-on-tour.info/1.php?id=3&page1=Eternal%20world%20picture&sprog=eng], The spiritual Science, retrieved on 17 January 2013 His other books include ''Logic'', ''Bisættelse'' (On Funerals), ''Intellectualised Christianity'' and 28 shorter works; he has also written a substantial number of articles.[http://www.martinus.dk/en/martinus-writings/], Martinus’ writings, retrieved on 17 January 2013

Martinus' works are collectively entitled ''The Third Testament''.[http://www.third-testament.info/], The Third Testament and the continuation of the Bible, retrieved on 17 January 2013 His 7-volume main work is ''Livets Bog'' (''The Book of Life'').[http://www.livetsbog.com/start.htm], ''The Book of Life'', retrieved on 17 January 2013 The Eternal World Picture, vols. 1–5, in which he explains the main principles in his world picture with the aid of coloured symbols and explanatory texts, supplement his main work.[http://www.martinus-on-tour.info/1.php?id=3&page1=Eternal%20world%20picture&sprog=eng], The spiritual Science, retrieved on 17 January 2013 His other books include ''Logic'', ''Bisættelse'' (On Funerals), ''Intellectualised Christianity'' and 28 shorter works; he has also written a substantial number of articles.[http://www.martinus.dk/en/martinus-writings/], Martinus’ writings, retrieved on 17 January 2013

Martinus considered himself a religious messenger, along the lines of the Buddha, Mohammed, and Jesus, and that he had a pivotal role to spread his message of the world's redemption through wisdom and love. According to Helle Bertelsen, Martinus preached that "God’s spirit or consciousness flows through the entire universe by means of various impulses or streams of energy. This means that all living creatures are embarked on an endless journey in the divine consciousness, and that this unitary consciousness moves forward in an upward spiral movement, thus constituting a progressive evolution of consciousness." Martinus considered that "primitive consciousness" and old religions were fading, to be replaced by a "paradigm shift" in which science will be fused with eastern mysticism. Martinus cosmology contains numerous elements of ultimately [[Indian religions|Indian]] origin, such as karma, reincarnation, energies, and levels of energy. According to Helle Bertelsen, these elements were "probably mediated by Theosophical, [[Anthroposophy|Anthroposophical]], and other [[esoteric]] sources". According to Helle Bertelsen, Martinus desired that "his person or work should not be made into an object of any association, new religion, sect, or global organisation. He considered his work as a kind of school, college or institution for a science of life.", which contributes to his relative anonymity.

Martinus considered himself a religious messenger, along the lines of the Buddha, Mohammed, and Jesus, and that he had a pivotal role to spread his message of the world's redemption through wisdom and love. According to Helle Bertelsen, Martinus preached that "God’s spirit or consciousness flows through the entire universe by means of various impulses or streams of energy. This means that all living creatures are embarked on an endless journey in the divine consciousness, and that this unitary consciousness moves forward in an upward spiral movement, thus constituting a progressive evolution of consciousness." Martinus considered that "primitive consciousness" and old religions were fading, to be replaced by a "paradigm shift" in which science will be fused with eastern mysticism. Martinus cosmology contains numerous elements of ultimately [[Indian religions|Indian]] origin, such as karma, reincarnation, energies, and levels of energy. According to Helle Bertelsen, these elements were "probably mediated by Theosophical, [[Anthroposophy|Anthroposophical]], and other [[Western esotericism|esoteric]] sources". According to Helle Bertelsen, Martinus desired that "his person or work should not be made into an object of any association, new religion, sect, or global organisation. He considered his work as a kind of school, college or institution for a science of life.", which contributes to his relative anonymity.

At present 19 of Martinus’ books have been translated into [[English language|English]] and some of Martinus’ books have been [[translated]] into 20 other languages.[http://www.martinus.dk/en/martinus-writings/], Martinus translations, retrieved on 17 January 2013

At present 19 of Martinus’ books have been translated into [[English language|English]] and some of Martinus’ books have been [[translated]] into 20 other languages.[http://www.martinus.dk/en/martinus-writings/], Martinus translations, retrieved on 17 January 2013