tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502249719401400438.post653620336004305080..comments2023-05-02T03:58:09.879-06:00Comments on Metaphysical Catholic: About GhostsMetaphysical Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09004142095206002993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502249719401400438.post-54859408573845718182012-01-10T11:46:03.073-07:002012-01-10T11:46:03.073-07:00Hello, Victoria. One of the elements of non-conse...Hello, Victoria. One of the elements of non-conservative thinking is not having to have a precise definition of every adjective/noun pairing in language, but to take the sense of meaning from the whole context of the conversation or document. <br /><br />That said, I ask myself, well, what <i>did</i> I mean at the time I wrote it? I used it as an adjective, to describe attitude. In the case of the Catholic Answers Forum, it would be the tendency to define things in a narrow context. The conservative approach as I see it, is to have precise definitions for every word, firm parameters for every concept, and to resist change to these things once established.<br /><br />In discussion, a person with a conservative attitude tends to argue from the point of view of <b>defending their definitions</b> around an issue, rather than exploring the various aspects of an issue and it's relation to other issues. So discussion from the conservative attitude is often at cross-purposes with another looking at the topic in a wider context. I think it probably leads to impatience on both sides, but here, I was only speaking for myself.Metaphysical Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004142095206002993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502249719401400438.post-17069609963659450272012-01-09T22:57:43.715-07:002012-01-09T22:57:43.715-07:00What is your definition of "conservative atti...What is your definition of "conservative attitude"?Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403184829256955768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502249719401400438.post-79290688507197640322011-12-26T14:22:09.496-07:002011-12-26T14:22:09.496-07:00I've had experience with the coughing phenomen...I've had experience with the coughing phenomena myself, when something dark is present that is being expelled through prayer. As for you, nothing dark is stronger than God. If you still feel tainted, find a priest who does healing prayer and go to a Catholic healing service. Some parishes have regular healing services. God bless you abundantly and thank you for sharing your story.Metaphysical Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004142095206002993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502249719401400438.post-21566156895816722982011-12-26T12:53:59.553-07:002011-12-26T12:53:59.553-07:00THANK YOU THANK YOU BLESS YOU for your blog & ...THANK YOU THANK YOU BLESS YOU for your blog & informative posts. I followed the link in a CAF post and found myself here. <br />As a child I saw a 'ghost' a lady in Victorian mourning dress she would come into my room, walk to the window & look out. (I slept with a book in the door & hall light on so I could see rather than just feel there was someone in the room)One night she turned, saw me & started walking towards my bed I closed my eyes & prayed & prayed over & over'Eternal rest upon her Oh Lord let perpetual light shine upon her, may she rest in peace Amen' She never appeared again. There was something really horrible in our house.. A few things happened in the house, one day I just prayed & prayed never to see these things again, I didn't.. I didn't even give it any thought. <br /><br />Regarding your comments “this stricture is probably protection against the danger of deception by evil spirits. We are out of our depth, our knowledge, and our control once we open the doors to the supernatural. The only openings that are safe for us are the ones God has approved: revelation, prayer, ...<br />The danger is not physical but spiritual, and spiritual danger always centers on deception.”<br /><br />Oh how true, I started 'opening doors' without realizing it when I did a course in Healing Touch. For some reason I had avoided being partnered up with one particular girl, she had a lovely smile, seemed really nice but something I couldn't put my finger on made me not want to 'work with her'. It was lunch time & the instructor had said anyone who wanted to learn another technique could stay, I ended up with her. After I was finished with the sweeps my hands literally felt like they had been immersed in a jar of treacle, we were all now sitting around the instructor, my focus was not on what she was saying, rather " I need to wash my hands, I need to wash my hands I NEED TO WASH my hands.. I gave them a good shake which seemed to help & ran at the first opportunity to give them a wash, thinking I must be going nuts. Later I again was partnered with her + someone else, this time as we worked on her I felt a strong need to pray for her. I asked for the light of the Holy Spirit to enter her & grow, she started coughing & convulsing.. As the other person did sweeps along her, shaking his hands out basically above my lap a little voice said not a good idea I felt strongly to ask for protection from what I hadn't a clue. When it was her turn to work on me I felt abject fear, weird or what! At the end of the session I had a few strange coughs at the top of my throat which I swallowed as we were again back as a group discussing the weekend.. The facilitator then said.. 'I am a nurse so teach this from a practical nursing point, before starting some like to draw on mother earth, spirit, God.. The girl who I hadn't wanted to work with then said. 'I am a wicca & a witch. The nurse said then draw on what ever you feel. All I can say is after that weekend I wasn't the same for years, in some ways still to this day. I couldn't pray, I felt that something not a part of me was deep within me when a disaster happened it was as if 'it smirked' from my stomach. I phoned up the nurse & said I had picked up some dark energy she told me there was no such thing as dark or light energy it was all 'just energy'<br /><br />This was a awful time for me, I didn't even want to go near a church, I kept bumping into the girl that I knew this stuff came from she commented 'wasn't that weekend wonderful' all I could think was keep out of my space. The last time I saw her, about 8 months after the weekend, she came up to me smiling, & said since then her life had changed, she'd found God, (she was wearing a cross) that she had met a wonderful man & was getting married.<br />If only I had understood what I was doing and had protected myself or better still left well alone..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com