The Myth of Hell and the Truth of the Soul

I was never drawn to professional wrestling - so the transition of Hulk Hogan had no significance in my life - but this isn't about the sport... it's about the image that triggered a deeper reflection on a concept many accept without question: Hell. 

The idea of an eternal place of punishment is a human invention. It defies the essence of a loving, all-encompassing Source Energy... what many call God. A benevolent Creator would not design a realm of infinite torment as a consequence for finite human mistakes. Even those who commit unthinkable acts in life do not descend into eternal damnation. Instead, they transition back to spirit, to the energetic core from which we all originate. While karmic consequences may unfold over future incarnations, a physical location of agony and fire is inconsistent with spiritual truth. Once the body ceases to exist, so too do pain receptors, nerves, and hormones. What then is left to suffer?

In the spiritual realm, we are no longer bound by the needs and limitations of the physical body. There is no hunger, thirst, or illness... only memory and energetic resonance. If we choose to re-experience something familiar, such as the taste of an orange, it is not out of necessity but nostalgia. Yet even that moment lacks the fullness of flavor we know on Earth because, in spirit, sustenance isn’t required. It’s not the orange that nourishes us... it’s the body that interprets the flavor, the need, the satisfaction. Without the body, those sensations become echoes rather than experiences.

Earth is a realm of duality: joy and sorrow, creation and destruction, good and evil. Our time here is not always scripted to be noble or kind. As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage,” and each life we live is a role played in the theater of evolution. Sometimes, to grow or to teach, the soul must incarnate as the villain. The ego becomes the mask, and the performance unfolds. These roles are not punishments; they are purposeful. They shape the soul’s path through countless lifetimes, refining awareness, empathy, and wisdom.

If we are to evolve, we must release the outdated notion of Hell as a literal destination. Instead, we must embrace accountability through karma and spiritual growth. The true punishment is stagnation... the failure to learn, to love, to transform. Eternity is not about judgment, but about expansion. And every soul, no matter how dark its chapter, is still part of the same divine story.