Someone asked why Michael uses the word “Tao” and not “God”.
PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE WORD “GOD” IN YOUR SOCIETY HAS BECOME MASCULINIZED AND REQUIRES THE USE OF THE MASCULINE PRONOUN, THUS PERPETUATING THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSAL CREATIVE FORCE, WHICH IS ETHEREAL AND NOT PHYSICAL. THIS CANNOT BE PERSONIFIED EVEN FOR TEACHING PURPOSES WITH THIS CADRE. IT WOULD BE TREADING ON THIN ICE FOR THIS ENTITY. FOR US, THIS TEACHING IS A FORM OF EVOLUTION. WE HAVE CHOSEN OUR TOOLS CAREFULLY, WITH THOSE OF YOU HERE PRESENT IN MIND, AS WELL AS ALL MEMBERS OF THE CADRE WHO ARE NOW GEOGRAPHICALLY PHYSICALLY SEPARATED. IT IS AS IMPORTANT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, AS IT IS FOR YOU HERE PRESENT TO UNDERSTAND. EACH TEACHING NOW ONGOING HAS DIFFERENT TOOLS, AND YET THE SYNTHESIS CAN BE EASILY MADE BY ONE CARING TO MAKE THE COMPARISON. IN CHOOSING THE SPECIFIC TOOLS THAT WE HAVE, EACH OF YOUR OVERLEAVES WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, AS WELL AS ALL YOUR IMPRINTING, YOUR CORE BELIEFS, AND YOUR MASTER TAPES.
SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts