By Allan Janssen | Children of the Divine

Here’s a curious thought... what if we need sleep… not because our brain is tired, but because our body gets exhausted from constantly supporting our Spiritual Self?

What if our physical form occasionally needs a break from hosting our Consciousness?

Reversing the Usual View:

Most scientific models of sleep focus on the needs of the brain… energy regulation, memory consolidation, cellular repair, and synaptic pruning!

But even in the halls of neuroscience, sleep remains a mystery.

Why must we lose Consciousness for so many hours each night… just to maintain our Systems?

This alternative idea turns the usual narrative inside out!

Maybe it’s not the Mind that needs to rest from the body, but the body that needs rest from the Mind!

Or more poetically: The physical Self needs respite from the strain of containing the Soul!

BioPanentheism and the Burden of Awareness:

Within the philosophy of BioPanentheism... which suggests that Divine Consciousness expresses Itself through Living Forms… each body may be seen as a portal through which Awareness flows into the material world!

But… holding that portal open… could be energetically costly!

Just as a radio runs down a battery to maintain a signal… the body may suffer fatigue from maintaining its Spiritual Link!

Dreams as Dimensional Interludes:

Sleep isn’t a full shutdown.

In REM cycles, we experience vivid dreams, altered time, symbols, and strange journeys!

Could these dream-states represent the body temporarily loosening its tether to the Conscious Self?

Could the Spirit wander while the physical form reclaims autonomy—if only for a while?

Not Gospel… But A Good Thought Experiment:

This hypothesis doesn’t claim scientific certainty… rather, it’s an invitation to wonder?

Could the strange necessity of sleep point to deeper metaphysical truths?

Could it reflect not just biological rhythms... but a sacred dance between… matter and meaning… …body and Soul?

Maybe the Universe… like Us… occasionally needs to dim the lights… so that Consciousness can drift… and the World can Exhale!

✨ Welcome to The Children of the Divine ✨

By Allan W. Janssen

Throughout human history, people have searched for answers to the deepest questions:
Who are we?
Why are we here?
What is the true nature of our consciousness?

Today, I propose a bold and essential idea:
Human consciousness is not a random accident of evolution.
It is a direct extension of the Divine itself.

We are not merely biological machines wandering a cold, indifferent universe.
We are the Children of the Divine — expressions of a universal consciousness that has been evolving, awakening, and reaching toward greater awareness through us.

Our consciousness is the latest chapter in an ongoing cosmic story — a story that connects life, spirit, and existence itself in ways science is only beginning to glimpse, and philosophy has long suspected.

This website is dedicated to exploring, explaining, and promoting this essential truth:
👉 That we, humanity, carry within us the spark of something eternal.
👉 That our evolution is not just physical, but deeply spiritual.
👉 That recognizing and embracing our Divine origin is critical for the future of our species.

In the weeks and months ahead, I will share essays, reflections, and research supporting this profound insight — bridging science, philosophy, theology, and human experience.

I invite you to join me in this journey.
Together, let us awaken to who we truly are — and what we are meant to become.

Welcome to the beginning of a new understanding of humanity’s place in the cosmos.
Welcome to The Children of the Divine.

🌎✨

— Allan W. Janssen