tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post6856839240437426166..comments2023-12-01T01:00:34.093-05:00Comments on The Paranormal Pastor: How to do a Blessing or ConsecrationPastor Swopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008265694116146151noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-70676989878204545032013-04-07T01:34:47.923-04:002013-04-07T01:34:47.923-04:00it's coolit's coolzentaihttp://www.spandexzentaisuits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-25762352772966739882013-02-01T12:53:43.003-05:002013-02-01T12:53:43.003-05:00Hi Robin,
Two comments: First of all, I believe t...Hi Robin,<br /><br />Two comments: First of all, I believe the correct spelling is "censer." Second, an Orthodox Church will have Holy Water as well.<br />(You may have already received this comment. If so, you may delete this one. I'm never sure how this comment thing works.)Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-72164141061638843602013-02-01T12:52:12.883-05:002013-02-01T12:52:12.883-05:00Hi Robin,
Just a couple of comments. First of al...Hi Robin,<br /><br />Just a couple of comments. First of all, I believe the correct spelling is "censer." Also, an Orthodox Church would have Holy Water as well.Marcia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036674226398660758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-6411558009366237592013-01-20T20:08:51.455-05:002013-01-20T20:08:51.455-05:00@Jose Prado
Your idea that "all paths are on...@Jose Prado<br /><br />Your idea that "all paths are one" is only sensible if by it you mean "they are all equally lies."<br /><br />Imagine two men go to a dance, and on the way back they each claim to have met the most beautiful girl in the world. If their descriptions are essentially the same, maybe they are talking about the same girl. If, on the other hand, one of them says she is a statuesque blonde of 5'8" who speaks with a Norwegian accent, while the other says she is a petite brunette of 4'11" who speaks with a Southern drawl, they are obviously talking about <b>two different women</b>. Applying this standard to religion, the Catholic and Protestant conceptions of God are essentially the same, but their really is almost no overlap between Catholicism and Shinto. If you want to say "you're both right" to Catholicism and Shinto, it would have to be in the same sense you might say it to two people disagreeing on the appearance of Santa Claus: you're both equally right, only <b>there is no Santa Claus</b>.<br /><br />If you take that latter viewpoint, though, why do you tell us you invoke Christ? If it's an irrelevant detail, why don't you tell us what color shirt you wore, or whether you were wearing tube socks, or what you had for lunch the previous day?<br /><br />The thing is, your position is not even historical Gnosticism! Real Gnosticism wasn't really syncretistic, though it might (like Santeria) borrow words and names to make its ideas more palatable to the public.<br /><br />Just to reiterate: You say that it makes no difference if Osiris is invoked or the Holy Trinity. A Christian says that it makes a huge difference, and that asking a favor of Osiris, like asking a favor of Organized Crime, may get something done in the short term at the expense of a huge debt to be paid later; it's not worth it. You can say Christians are wrong, just don't say that there is no difference between Christianity and your "path".Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-75377600980660476472013-01-17T15:25:15.726-05:002013-01-17T15:25:15.726-05:00Yet again, amother beautiful and well done post Ro...Yet again, amother beautiful and well done post Robin. I've been slacking on reading my favorite blogs lately but thank you for this.<br /><br />Strangely enough, I had to perform an on the spot banishing and consecration last night at a friend' s home.<br /><br />I did a Gnostic (Pagan) rite with rites of Catholicism as well. As a Gnostic I believe all paths are one so I began by invoking Christ as well as Odin and Thor and Finished off by calling upon the 7 African Powers and the family's spirit guides to finish castong them out.<br /><br /><br />Which leads to another good point for others to know : Never...Ever use your own power to cast them out. Call on the power of that Divinity or Divinities your work with. <br /><br />Otherwise they'll drain you. <br /><br />And Mrs. C, one would have to determine whether or not this was a good spirit or a bad spirit pretending to be good.<br /><br /><br />Sometimes they try to slip one past you. Pastor Swope can better direct you with his methods on what to do.Jose Pradohttp://facebook.com/talismanoftheancientsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-7903750973883295822013-01-17T08:11:14.699-05:002013-01-17T08:11:14.699-05:00Mrs. C: The best advice I have seen (on a Catholic...Mrs. C: The best advice I have seen (on a Catholic website) was, if you see a ghost, pray for God to bless it. Pray hard and consistently; if you are comfortable with doing so, you can ask a priest to dedicate a Mass for this intention. (A small donation of $5 or $10 is customary on such occasions. You can also request Masses online from some large churches, like the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, or some monastic orders.)<br /><br />If the "ghost" is indeed someone who has died and is experiencing some kind of Purgatory, the prayers will benefit them. (Purgatory is a painful cleansing before entering Heaven.) If the person is actually IN Heaven (experiencing the Beatific Vision) -- as Chesterton said, there is a huge difference between saying "I have seen a ghost" and "I have seen a Saint;" we can rule that out. If it is deceased person who is in Hell, or, more likely, a demon, his intent is to drive you <i>away from</i> God, and he will not like your increased prayers <b>at all</b>.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914842448114558426.post-64532200731922708922013-01-15T12:46:50.770-05:002013-01-15T12:46:50.770-05:00What if what you are dealing with is a benign enti...What if what you are dealing with is a benign entity/ghost/spirit of a former occupant? Must you do the ceremony addressing it as "evil"?Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.com