I'm a mix of the Hindu school of advaita vedanta, along with hermetic qabbalah.
Basically I believe God emanated all of reality, from the subtle spiritual worlds to the gross material world. God simultaneously exists in oneness and bliss but allows lesser degrees of its consciousness (ie egos or "jivas") to exist within the spiritual and physical world, to participate in the grand play called "Lila" in Hinduism. The jivas can not perceive their full connection with God, so they exist in a state of "Maya" which means "illusion" or "magic", and also caught within the cycle of death and rebirth called the "Wheel of Samsara."
In my religion if one wishes to escape the cycle, they must deal with their karma to obtain moksha through spiritual practice and devotion.