Spiritualism - Truth or fiction?
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It's hard to say, but both Theist and Atheists like to rally around this one as nay sayers for some reason!\n\nIf the birth of the universe can leave a cosmic footprint in the form of gamma rays, if the death of a star can leave a cosmic footprint, all of which can be observed, who is to say a human birth or death doesn't leave a mark on the universe that can be measured or observed in some manner.\n\nTo say otherwise is to close your mind and leave yourself open to criticism on the date someone can actually measure it and identify it.  \n\nIf I'm not mistaken Kirillian photography still shows an impression of an entire leaf after the leaf has been cut and photographed in the process.  Why is that?\n\nThat leaves open a possiblity a footprint exists.
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YES!!! I belive in all of it\n\nTo those that have answered....I have quoted and responded to your words....\n\n"Much of this stuff dos indeed exist--but as a true Christina I stay clear pof such demonic stuff. "\n Ghosts, Magic, witches, wizards etc are NOT DEMONIC stuff! Ghosts are our astral form if you will, and is not concidered any form of the devil! Second, MAGIC is everywhere, Christians call it a Miracle! You can not deny MAGIC if so would be denying GOD! (I reference to God because he said he was a TRUE CHRISTIAN)\n\n"As entertaining as it looks, no. You have to believe in one or the other - God or the devil. "\nUm, WHAT?! Read explanation above! \nWitches are not Devil Worshipers in the first place (and devil worshipers dont always do EVIL! I have a friend who is and has never done harm to anything!) Wizards are a form of Witch but not exactly. A male and female can be called a witch. I do not know about wizards for I have not read up on them as much!\n\n"ghosts: most fall into one of a few categories, ie residual or one that is like a video loop that is replayed from time to time....there \nis no, and can be no interaction with it, it is just a moment in time that reappears....poltergeist: this is a nasty one that gets physical\nwith victims; typical "haunt": an entity with some form, perhaps\nthe visual of someone who hasn't crossed over\nmagic: depends on your definition....magic, miracles happen daily\nthey're just small and only noticeable to those that they happen\nfor/to..\nwitches: are we talking Wicca...the religion of nature?...or are\nwe talking hollywood?\nwizards: usually had more to do with alchemy and chemistry than\nmagic..... "\nHe has the better view out of anyone that I have read thus far. I give you much kuddos! Thanks for helping me explain what I wanted to say!
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I think there are very few honest mediums.  But I'm not prepared to say there are none.  I believe in the human soul, and so I believe it is at least theoretically possible for a person to be in contact across the barrier between life and death.  \n\nI must admit, though, that I expected to have stronger evidence for my theories when Steve died.  I figured he'd come tell me what it was like.  All I've gotten so far is a specific local spot where I feel the contact is centered.  I may have it tattooed.  It's in the upper part of my left breast, parallel with the aquamarine stone that hangs on the chain I wear all the time (except in the shower), which Steve gave me soon after we met over 20 years ago.  \n\nBut then Steve committed suicide, so he may not have the necessary serenity to make such a contact.  I hope he knows I have forgiven him.  Maybe he'll get in touch more obviously someday.  I'm sure not prepared to spend money for a medium to make the contact, though.
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It's of definite interest to me but I am concerned about people who are not sincere or are using this subject, and people trying to seek the Truth,  for their own personal gain. \n\nI have very little tolerance for theives esp where my spirituality is involved.  \n\nI am interested in anything that has meaning on this subject and welcome anyone with virtue to contact me anytime.\n\nThank You
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It is real in the sense that many people have had experiences that fit the description of what one would imagine astral projection to be like.  On the other hand, coming from a person who has had this sort of experience, I have no way of knowing whether it was a hallucination/dream or whether I actually experienced awareness outside of my body.\n\nA more important question would perhaps be, is your everyday experience real?  What do we mean when we say "real"?
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Yes, and that sprirt/image I see is real have been told by three people that my house is haunted.Aman had died there 2 months after his death I moved into the house,and before he had lived here,a Nun who had "fallen from grace" had died here also. So the "images" that I see I believe are them.Other than that,if it's nothing there then are nuts!!!
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yup!I can relate to some of these experiences. I have times where I know the outcome of the situation before it occurs.It is a good gift to have. I can sense people's energies very often and sometimes I get drained from their energy as well. Be open to this gift. In fact, I myself am thinking about developing my intuition a little bit more. There are some things in this world that are supernatural and I believe in them a lot. I believe that we were all born with this gift and it can be developed over time if we are open to it. In religion with all due respect Jesus had psychic abilities. Yes, psychic experiences are real. I have experienced it very often. And no, I have no psychological problems what-so-ever. I am a music major and live happily and enjoying life and a straight A student. It just so happen that it's in my genes. I come from a happy home. :O) I am Catholic on top of that. If they are real psychics they won't charge $1,000, they will charge less and they will not be demanding.
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I understand your skepticism for things spiritual.  There is plenty to be skeptical of.  Coming from a background of spiritual warfare, (Christianity)what you describe is a demonic attack.  I would suggest you seek a pastor of a full gospel church.  There are plenty of good repute like Jack Hayford's Church on the Way.  Search for an affiliated church with a better reputation to find real help in this arena.  Some recommendations are Assembly of God, Calvary Chapel, Four Square, there are many others.
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I personally have had very few supernatural experiences, but one of the few was after I came through a particular long “spiritual wasteland experience” that had lasted two years.\n\nFor a few days, everywhere I looked outside, everything (clouds, hills, trees, etc.) was connected by long strands of glowing golden light – like the spiritual symbolism that everything is part of one fabric and interconnected, and I was looking at the fabric of reality itself, as God sees it.\n\nI did not try to force the vision, or “keep” it past its time, it faded within a few days, and I have never had it since.\n\nI know of two other religious experiences that happened to people I know – both are thinkers, one of them being healthily skeptical of such things. The first (now a pastor) had an unexpected encounter with a “possessed” person and cast a spirit out of him. The second was a missionary in Africa and supposedly was used by God to raise a child from the dead (!).\n\nBesides their analytical personalities, I give them both credit for another reason: Neither one really ever talks about what happened to them, unless you go to them and ask specifically, and even then they seem reluctant to discuss it. People tout how wonderful it is to be involved in miracles, but I think it's unsettling (as well as self-challenging) to actually be involved in such things.\n\nUsually someone who fabricates these things is involved in self-promotion, but these men are the opposite. So I give some weight to their words.
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not really sure... what I have learned form studying about the spiritual side is... spirits want to inhabit a living being..not an object... yet they can be around the object waiting for a person to use it ....How true that is I am not sure.\n The bible says...always  and only...spirits in people or a living being (pigs)
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Some mystiques try to explain that spirits and those stuffs are composed of energy with frequencies or something. They prove this using a whole leaf and they get a "reading" of the leaf's "soul" or energy that is radiated[they got pictures of it]. They, then, cut a large part of the leaf and get another "reading" and they still get the same reading as the whole leaf [meaning the image of the energy radiated by the leaf is still the same]. This method, they also claim, can read poltergeists, ghosts, spirits and all those stuff.
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In religion and the realm of psychics, there are charlatans and frauds.\n\nI wouldn't trust a pyschic on TV and especially not one making predictions about celebrity couples.  I think things can come in through the collective unconscious, but that is an avenue open to all of us and how we interpret those symbols is also up to us.
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Yes to both..I have seen and lived with a ghost for a number of months..as for UFOs ..yep again..I have been wittness to these amazing crafts all my life...I know they are real..
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Yes.  The famous psychic and medium, Edgar Cayce, demonstrated through trance quite clearly that this is not only possible but an actuality for all of us.  REad on Edgar Cayce and amaze and enlighten yourself.  Also the link below will point you to Jesus and reincarnation.  Many christians do not believe in the doctrine of re-birth.
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Emmanuel Swedenborg founded the group. Or at least its based on his works, books, concepts, etc. Some think of it as a kind of for runner of the Spiritualist movement in that he communicated with spirit entities. That's a part of the belief system involved. There are two Swedenborg groups in the U.S. that I know of. A web search might help. Hope this did. :-)
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I believe the same methods used to prove physical phenomena can be used to study and document spiritual phenomena.  \n\nFor example, given the developments in nanotechnology and MRI imaging, it won't be long before science can detect, measure and prove the existence of or changes in human brain chemistry and spiritual energy, that occur in cases of demonic oppression and healing through spiritual treatment such as deliverance prayer.\n\nThe same way microscopes proved the existence of "invisible" viruses and bacteria that caused physical infection, I believe technology will be used to prove the existence of demonic energies that cause criminal, mental and physical addictions, as well as the power of prayer to cast out these "spiritual viruses" so that the human mind and spirit can be permanently healed.
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The above mentioned are just mediums. \nTruth is Truth, and a lie is a lie.