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You are right, you are the only one that understands this dribble, unless you count your shrink.
I tend to stay away from things occult because I generally associate that with evil and/or other scary stuff. I've been a member of a religious cult and can truthfully say cults are very dangerous and almost cost me my life. I was raised Protestant and for awhile lived in a church sponsored orphanage which was no picnic. I saw hypocritcy in my family and in some churches - but that can by laid at the feet of those people ... not at religion in general.
Yet, I believe in God ... in good and in evil ... but not ALL people who practice their faith are insincere or holier than thou. Not everyone can be lumped into a "one-size-fits-all" rant against faith and or religion. Having a "code" by which to live, such as the Ten Commandments, keeps me in balance, makes the difference between right and wrong very easily understood.
But as to the OP, I saw an interesting but not very highly advertized movie not long ago and I should see it again because it's somewhat subtle in its approach to faith. Life of Pi is basically a story of one person's quest to find faith in many ways.
I tend to stay away from things occult because I generally associate that with evil and/or other scary stuff. I've been a member of a religious cult and can truthfully say cults are very dangerous and almost cost me my life. I was raised Protestant and for awhile lived in a church sponsored orphanage which was no picnic. I saw hypocritcy in my family and in some churches - but that can by laid at the feet of those people ... not at religion in general.
Yet, I believe in God ... in good and in evil ... but not ALL people who practice their faith are insincere or holier than thou. Not everyone can be lumped into a "one-size-fits-all" rant against faith and or religion. Having a "code" by which to live, such as the Ten Commandments, keeps me in balance, makes the difference between right and wrong very easily understood.
But as to the OP, I saw an interesting but not very highly advertized movie not long ago and I should see it again because it's somewhat subtle in its approach to faith. Life of Pi is basically a story of one person's quest to find faith in many ways.
You need not be afraid of the occult, that sort of image is due to people like Dennis
Wheatly making up stories about devil worshippers. Spiritualism teaches that there is no supreme devil. Nor is there a lasting hell. I daresay there are stupid people worshipping the devil, but they are wasting their breath.
I believe there is a God and he has a perfect plan, or system, to allow us to grow back toward unity with him. That includes allowing us to reincarnate thousands of times on many different planets. Until we acheive enlightenment, or a state of spiritual grace where we no longer need to incarnate. After which we continue to grow as immortal spirits in a higher realm of existence.
I have not seen the life of Pi yet.
You need not fear spiritualism and the occult IF there is no devil.
But looking at the world, I beg to differ. The devil is here and it seems to be party time!!
I've met people who have opened the door to the occult and received bad things into their lives. One woman in particular shared a dorm with some people who were into black magic. She would every now and then see things move in the room all by themselves. I've also heard countless testimonies of people who felt as though they had been possessed by demons and other various odd stories with those who dabble in the occult.
My thing is, if God is real and all powerful, why dabble with other sprits who are subject to him?
As for the existence of hell, nothing is more real to me because I see people go through hell here on earth. For me, the question is not, does hell and evil exist, the question is, why does hell and evil and suffering exist?
I've seen the face of evil.
The devil exists, depending on who you or what you wish to label devil.
Hitler is an excellent example. Everyone recognizes him to be demonic, even if they don't believe in the spiritual world. There is something about being slapped up side the head with a thing called reality.
I've seen the face of evil.
The devil exists, depending on who you or what you wish to label devil.
Hitler is an excellent example. Everyone recognizes him to be demonic, even if they don't believe in the spiritual world. There is something about being slapped up side the head with a thing called reality.
I said that spiritualism teaches there is no "supreme" devil, but I do not say there are no evil beings. However evil could be another word for ignorant.
The theology I have studied teaches me that the soul of Hitler is to be pitied.
He has created a terrible burden of karma for himself and he will suffer greatly through many lives before he can account for all the damage he has done. Because every consequence of his actions must be resolved before his soul can be free.
I've seen the face of evil.
The devil exists, depending on who you or what you wish to label devil.
Hitler is an excellent example. Everyone recognizes him to be demonic, even if they don't believe in the spiritual world. There is something about being slapped up side the head with a thing called reality.
I said that spiritualism teaches there is no "supreme" devil, but I do not say there are no evil beings. However evil could be another word for ignorant.
The theology I have studied teaches me that the soul of Hitler is to be pitied.
He has created a terrible burden of karma for himself and he will suffer greatly through many lives before he can account for all the damage he has done. Because every consequence of his actions must be resolved before his soul can be free.
Why then is a literal spiritual being known as Satan out of the question?
It seems to me the more powerful the agent of evil is, the more widespread it becomes.
Hitler was but one example. The more powerful he became the more widespread suffering became. The question becomes, was he merely a puppet himself? I say he was.
Keep in mind that anti-Semitism was wide spread centuries before Hitler came on the scene. Everything that was done to them in Nazi Germany was done in Europe throughout the centuries beforehand. The ghettos, the star of David, the mass executions, these were all done pre-Nazi Germany. The Holocaust was but the climax of such persecution. It all seems so well organized and scripted, but we are to believe their is no play write to the script?
To be clear, Hitler was but one of many pawns.
For lighter reading here are a couple of very spiritual novels.
Siddatha by Herman Hesse
Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse
The prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran
I do not know if this thread will take off, as I may be the only one here that knows what I am talking about.
But here is a sample of my beliefs and experiences.
I always had spiritual feelings, even from early childhood, and in childhood, I used to open my heart to God by thinking of opening a door in it. I could always feel energy flowing into me when I did that and after a lifetime of occult experience I now realize what I was doing was consciously opening my heart chakra. There is a lot more to this story but I want to tell you that we are all spiritual beings incarnate in the flesh and we have many bodies that lay dormant and exist in higher dimensions. These higher bodies are linked to the physical body through what is called the etheric body, and that body contains the chakras, or energy centers.
There are usually considered to be 7 main chakras, but there are also many minor chakras. Maybe 21 or more. There are minor chakras in the souls of the feet, and the palms of the hands and the temples. I know this for a fact as I have used them to channel energy for many years.
That will do for openers. Anyone got any comments?
I do not know if this thread will take off, as I may be the only one here that knows what I am talking about.
But here is a sample of my beliefs and experiences.
I always had spiritual feelings, even from early childhood, and in childhood, I used to open my heart to God by thinking of opening a door in it. I could always feel energy flowing into me when I did that and after a lifetime of occult experience I now realize what I was doing was consciously opening my heart chakra. There is a lot more to this story but I want to tell you that we are all spiritual beings incarnate in the flesh and we have many bodies that lay dormant and exist in higher dimensions. These higher bodies are linked to the physical body through what is called the etheric body, and that body contains the chakras, or energy centers.
There are usually considered to be 7 main chakras, but there are also many minor chakras. Maybe 21 or more. There are minor chakras in the souls of the feet, and the palms of the hands and the temples. I know this for a fact as I have used them to channel energy for many years.
That will do for openers. Anyone got any comments?