Hello my para beauties. I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and enjoying the start of 2014. I hope some of you have been able to stay warm during these insane weather conditions. It's sure miserable being that cold! Yikes....
According to Wiki Pareidolia (/pærɨˈdoʊliə/ parr-i-doh-lee-ə) is a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant, a form of apophenia. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon or the Moon rabbit, and hearing hidden messages on records when played in reverse.
The word comes from the Greek words para (παρά, "beside, alongside, instead") in this context meaning something faulty, wrong, instead of; and the noun eidōlon (εἴδωλον "image, form, shape") the diminutive of eidos. Pareidolia is a type of apophenia, seeing patterns in random data.
I have viewed countless images that were deemed evidence and come to find out they were nothing more than Pareidolia. Example: you know how clouds in the sky can look like a "bunny" in form but we know it's not a actual bunny. There are many images that do not seem to be a trick of the eyes after all. We have to be very careful in examining our findings and not jump to conclusions to quickly without taking the time to seek any possible natural explanation. I can't express this enough. Many don't even try or they do a half a$$ job for selfish reasons. It's a type of fraud in my humble opinion.
In 1971, Konstantin Raudive wrote Breakthrough: An Amazing Experiment in Electronic Communication with the Dead, detailing what he believed was the discovery of electronic voice phenomenon (EVP). EVP has been described as auditory pareidolia. The allegations of backmasking in popular music have also been described as Pareidolia.
Ghost Boxes and the related prove to be Pareidolia. The device is a receiver that scans, or cycles, through the radio spectrum. Since it is constantly scanning the airwaves, it generates white noise that is infused with AM and FM stations. Many believe any ghost or demon could then manipulate the spoken words and through the white noise, communicate with the living. The device has dials and other trinkets that help the user hear the sounds more clear to the other side. That’s it. Ones mind can play tricks especially if we really want to hear a demon. When your mind is in that mode it's so easy to hear what we want. Mind over matter type of situation. The power of suggestion is very much a contributing factor as well.
There is also a phenomenon known as hypnogongia. This happens either when we are just falling asleep or just waking up. During this time, many people have very real visual and auditory hallucinations. Again, if someone already strongly believes in the supernatural, they might interpret these experiences as supernatural in origin.
Have you ever heard of The Rorschach Test? The Rorschach test was developed in 1921 by Herman Rorschach. The Rorschach test is a series of ten ink blots of varying patterns and colors. It is believed by many psychologists to be the key to unlocking someone’s psyche. The answers a person gives to the different blobs is supposed to be indicative of their personality. The concept is much akin to palm or tarot card reading. In fact the accuracy of such a test is narrow at best.
Apophenia is a form called pareidolia, people pull shapes or sounds out of meaningless data. The most well known example of pareidolia is probably cloud-gazing, in which people see shapes in the forms of clouds in the sky. Many people also obtain pareidolia when they pull meaningful sounds from static in the radio, and it can sometimes be extremely frustrating, as other people will not recognize those sounds or patterns. Apophenia is an example of what is known in statistics as a type I error, or a false positive. Most people do not bring on apophenia by conscious choice; they simply draw connections where there are none out of a sense of false sensitivity. The behavior of someone with severe apophenia can veer into the absurd, as someone may go to elaborate lengths to support the connections he or she makes, or to avoid particular circumstances.
Written By Jennifer L Auld
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
The Apostles' Creed
By Pastor Stephen Piersall
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THE APOSTLES' CREED
Many variations exist:
“I believe in GOD, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our LORD: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; He descended into Abraham’s Bosom.
And on the third day, He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of GOD the Father Almighty; from thence, He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost.
I believe in the holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and life everlasting. Amen.”
The "Apostles' Creed" and its true origins are not precisely known. It is dated approximately 300 A.D., and quickly grown to be the most popular creed used by Western World Christians. By its liberal use of the words "I Believe," it sets forth the standards by which Christians measure themselves, and encouraged faith in all those who pledged it.
It is not called "The Apostles' Creed," because it was written or authored by any of the Apostles, it is called this because it is actually an excellent brief synopsis of what the Apostles taught. Unfortunately, some have the mistaken idea that the word “Catholic" belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, and are puzzled as to why the Apostles' Creed would refer to the Holy 'Catholic' Church. Even so, it is important to understand that the term 'Catholic' simply referred to the "universal" Church of believers, and in no way implied what is Roman Catholicism.
In the big picture, nothing has really changed today. The true church of God is the Universal (Catholic, in Greek) Church, no matter what label man puts upon it by his denominational proclamation. The one Holy Universal Church because it is fulfilling its commitment to go to the ends of the earth with the gospel.
I BELIEVE:
The Apostle's creed begins with the words "I believe.” Before you can begin to examine the statements made in the Creed, the question needs to be asked:
Why do we believe in anything at all?
Why do you believe the things that you do?
Because of your parents?
A teacher or professor?
A friend, religious authority, society, etc.?
The Greek word: Pisteuo
It means to consider something to be true and therefore, worthy of one’s trust and to entrust oneself to an entity in complete confidence. This presentation examines why we come to believe the things that we do and compare it to why we should believe what we do. In the end, the only reason to believe in something - such as Christianity - is because it is true, and this presentation provides evidence as to why anyone should put their faith and trust in the teachings of the Christian faith.
God's Preservation Ministry, sfprs.org/
Facebook God's Preservation Ministry
THE APOSTLES' CREED
Many variations exist:
“I believe in GOD, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our LORD: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; He descended into Abraham’s Bosom.
And on the third day, He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of GOD the Father Almighty; from thence, He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost.
I believe in the holy Catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and life everlasting. Amen.”
The "Apostles' Creed" and its true origins are not precisely known. It is dated approximately 300 A.D., and quickly grown to be the most popular creed used by Western World Christians. By its liberal use of the words "I Believe," it sets forth the standards by which Christians measure themselves, and encouraged faith in all those who pledged it.
It is not called "The Apostles' Creed," because it was written or authored by any of the Apostles, it is called this because it is actually an excellent brief synopsis of what the Apostles taught. Unfortunately, some have the mistaken idea that the word “Catholic" belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, and are puzzled as to why the Apostles' Creed would refer to the Holy 'Catholic' Church. Even so, it is important to understand that the term 'Catholic' simply referred to the "universal" Church of believers, and in no way implied what is Roman Catholicism.
In the big picture, nothing has really changed today. The true church of God is the Universal (Catholic, in Greek) Church, no matter what label man puts upon it by his denominational proclamation. The one Holy Universal Church because it is fulfilling its commitment to go to the ends of the earth with the gospel.
I BELIEVE:
The Apostle's creed begins with the words "I believe.” Before you can begin to examine the statements made in the Creed, the question needs to be asked:
Why do we believe in anything at all?
Why do you believe the things that you do?
Because of your parents?
A teacher or professor?
A friend, religious authority, society, etc.?
The Greek word: Pisteuo
It means to consider something to be true and therefore, worthy of one’s trust and to entrust oneself to an entity in complete confidence. This presentation examines why we come to believe the things that we do and compare it to why we should believe what we do. In the end, the only reason to believe in something - such as Christianity - is because it is true, and this presentation provides evidence as to why anyone should put their faith and trust in the teachings of the Christian faith.
What is a Creed?
Creed- from the Latin word “credo” meaning “I believe” is used to summarize the doctrine that formulated the foundations for the church and not meant to cover the whole Christian faith. It is the fortification of the church to help believers defend themselves against the heretical doctrine. Because the Apostles were no longer living and the Church was beset with errors creeping in, and the creed is the principles in which the body of Christ holds as their standard and guide to measure all codes and teachings within the church.
I prayerfully hope that this summary of the Apostle’s Creed will help those in doubt about God, Faith, and historical background.
Creed- from the Latin word “credo” meaning “I believe” is used to summarize the doctrine that formulated the foundations for the church and not meant to cover the whole Christian faith. It is the fortification of the church to help believers defend themselves against the heretical doctrine. Because the Apostles were no longer living and the Church was beset with errors creeping in, and the creed is the principles in which the body of Christ holds as their standard and guide to measure all codes and teachings within the church.
I prayerfully hope that this summary of the Apostle’s Creed will help those in doubt about God, Faith, and historical background.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
The Ransom Was Paid
By Reverend Mark Hunnemann
Only God knows exactly the full price of the ransom that was paid....
On the one hand, Christ paying the ransom price to liberate us from enslavement to sin, Satan, and death (which is the heart of the gospel) is the ugliest, most obscene act ever committed. The infinitely pure, precious, and morally beautiful Lord of glory was brutally beaten and shamefully murdered--and that is just the tip if the iceberg, as we shall see.On the other hand, the self-humiliation involved in this Ransom was the most beautiful act of love ever committed.
Some folks have this notion that Jesus was the one who persuaded the reluctant Father to "let" Him come and save us.You know, the "mean/vengeful" God the Father of the Old Testament..... No! Who sent the Son? According to John 3:16 the Father did! "God (the Father) so loved the world that He SENT..."
In John 17, from eternity past, God the Father and God the Son joyfully agreed between them that the Father would give the Son a gift......a gift the Lord Jesus eagerly anticipated--A Bride!
But "curious" gift....His Son would have to pay for it...and what a price indeed.( Please see vvs 2,6,9,12 for wonderful truth of the Father giving the Son a gift!)
They agreed that Jesus would pay the ransom for those who hated them. This is holy ground upon which we now stand, and I pray for the words to express such indescribability.
Ransom, as defined in my dictionary, "something paid or demanded for the freedom of a captured person...to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price." The Exodus from enslavement in Egypt is a picture of the Greater Exodus--where the ransom is paid to liberate us from bondage to sin, Satan, and death.
Scripture repeatedly speaks of us being sold into slavery to sin, Satan, and death. Starting in Genesis 3 (where all 3 are introduced) to Revelation, we see God dealing with that triad of captors, and overcoming all three.
Before we talk about WHAT was paid, let us look for a moment to WHOM the ransom was paid. A number of early church fathers, and up through the medieval times, many thought that the ransom was paid by God to Satan. The so-called "Ransom to Satan theory of the atonement", was based on the notion that the death of Christ constituted a ransom paid to Satan, in order to cancel the just claims Satan had on man.
How awful!! Thankfully, Anselm and others saw how incongruous this notion was with the bible and the nature of God. The clarity of thinking and teaching of Luther and Calvin rediscovered the pure gospel after the gospel itself was in chains for 1,000 years. Satan was to be pummeled, not paid, in this grandest of ransoms.God is the Creator of the entire cosmos and its owner and sustainer. God, not the Evil One, is the aggrieved party, who owns all...and God is the One that we have committed cosmic treason against.
That God did not provide a ransom for fallen angels, as He has for fallen humans, surely indicates that His redemption of us was/is entirely of grace and mercy (grace--receiving what we do not deserve, mercy--NOT receiving what we do deserve, eternal damnation) Both God's love and justice are at the heart of His ransom of us. In .Deuteronomy 9 Yahweh reminds us that His choosing of Israel was entirely gracious. And He loves us, not because of any good He saw in us (we were His enemies Rom. 5:8)) but because He chose to love us. Why? Because He loves us. Why? Because He freely chose to love us....we cannot go back any further! We can only bow before the Lord in worship.
However, once the Holy Lord freely chose to redeem and save us,He faced a divine dilemma His nature NECESSITATED the shedding of His infinitely precious blood. That is, I say with respect, God was faced with a dilemma--He is all-powerful but that does not mean He can do everything. He cannot just wink at sin. His perfectly holy nature made the atonement absolutely necessary...there was no other way. Don't you think He would have done so if it were possible, given the horror and dread Jesus felt in the garden, in anticipation of the unspeakable horror of the cross?.
Perhaps you have heard the phrase, "a kings ransom." Simply a colorful way of referring to a whole lot of money! But suppose a king had been taken hostage. The more power, authority, and dignity the person has, then the higher will be the ransom price for his release. Thus, a kings ransom is required to pay the ransom of a king. Jesus is the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords...the God/man.We sinned against the King of Kings, and the blood of goats and bulls would not suffice.
THE RANSOM WAS PAID FOR US, and it WAS PAID BY GOD, AND IT WAS PAID TO GOD. He wrote the check to Himself, as it were. What does that mean? In order to free us from bondage, He had to pay the penalty FOR US....TO GOD. .Jesus' life, death, resurrection and ascension paid the ransom, which He did not owe, and which we could not pay.
What kind of "currency" did God use to ransom us?
1. Jesus lived a perfect life FOR US...He paid the ransom by earning heaven for us.
2. He paid the ransom by taking our sins upon Himself
3. The most costly aspect of the cross/ransom is what is often misunderstood the most....the primary ransom that had to be paid was the punishment for all the sins committed by all of God's people. While on the cross bearing our sin, the unmitigated wrath of the Father was poured out upon His dearly beloved Son. Human language is inadequate to adequately covey the cursed, hellish misery Jesus experienced FOR US, as our substitute. He paid in currency we shall never fully understand.
The Father punishing the Son to satisfy the demands of His holy character and holy law, is known as "propitiation"...a word every Christian should know. hilasterion--in the Greek, conveys this pacifying of God's wrath by pouring it out upon His Son. Remember it is TO GOD that our ransom must be paid--He was the party offended against, and we became slaves. We could put the propitiation, and how it relates to our ransom, this way...
God Himself, punishing Himself, in order to save us from Himself. (That is the heart of the ransom paid for us)
The cross saved us from many things--GOD'S WRATH BEING THE WORSE.
God Almighty could not have given anything more precious or costly to Himself, than what He did give, in the propitiatory death of the Lord of Glory. He gave His Son to be a "burnt offering"..He gave EVERYTHING....paid the ultimate king's ransom.
The ransom was exceedingly high...infinitely higher than any ransom ever paid by man. Captivity to sin, Satan, and death was paid for by the infinitely precious blood of the Lamb of God. The true price that was paid is known only to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
That is crux of why we must confront and oppose this notion of ghosts.The captors were specifically targeted.(sin, Satan, and death)...then the full ransom price was paid.--FOR EACH OF GOD'S CHILDREN. Is it not unthinkable that after the Lord paid such a high ransom to defeat death, we turn around and act as if nothing had happened? Death is supposed to usher us into the immediate presence of God--that was the intention in paying the ransom...that we would be reconciled with God.
"...through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver those who fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery." (Heb. 2:14-15)
"Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire." (Rev. 20:14)
"The last enemy to be destroyed is death." (1 Cor. 15:26)
Physical death is the common lot for believers too, but it is transformed from being the "king of terrors" into being the gateway into the presence and rest of God. Physical death is abnormal, as it is the result of the fall. Like sin and Satan, believers still have to struggle with it, but as we breathe our last breath, we are done with the presence of sin, Satan and death. What God intended to be anticipated as the hope of certain reunion with Him, has been corrupted into an ongoing monster...as if the ransom had never been paid. What a wretched idea this notion of ghosts is. It belittles and denies the blood soaked Ransomer and His infinitely precious Ransom.
You've heard the truism, "You get what you pay for." The blood of Jesus is infinitely precious. Thus, we have throughout the bible, the centrality and certainty of hope.However, the notion of ghosts is a hope-killer.It belittles the heart of the gospel itself. It is a negation of the perfection of the Atoner and the atonement.
What will it take for us to take notice and make a stand? It was the realization of how "trapped spirits" threw into doubt the perfection of the atonement (the ransom did not accomplish our liberation from death) that, more than anything else, opened my eyes to how seriously dangerous this notion is...and how grievous it must be to the Holy Spirit--and why we must confront it. Thank you Lord for paying the ransom to free us from bondage to sin, Satan, and the grave.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son,that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." (Mark 19:45)
"...you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot." (1 Peter 1:18-19)
Only God knows exactly the full price of the ransom that was paid....
On the one hand, Christ paying the ransom price to liberate us from enslavement to sin, Satan, and death (which is the heart of the gospel) is the ugliest, most obscene act ever committed. The infinitely pure, precious, and morally beautiful Lord of glory was brutally beaten and shamefully murdered--and that is just the tip if the iceberg, as we shall see.On the other hand, the self-humiliation involved in this Ransom was the most beautiful act of love ever committed.
Some folks have this notion that Jesus was the one who persuaded the reluctant Father to "let" Him come and save us.You know, the "mean/vengeful" God the Father of the Old Testament..... No! Who sent the Son? According to John 3:16 the Father did! "God (the Father) so loved the world that He SENT..."
In John 17, from eternity past, God the Father and God the Son joyfully agreed between them that the Father would give the Son a gift......a gift the Lord Jesus eagerly anticipated--A Bride!
But "curious" gift....His Son would have to pay for it...and what a price indeed.( Please see vvs 2,6,9,12 for wonderful truth of the Father giving the Son a gift!)
They agreed that Jesus would pay the ransom for those who hated them. This is holy ground upon which we now stand, and I pray for the words to express such indescribability.
Ransom, as defined in my dictionary, "something paid or demanded for the freedom of a captured person...to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price." The Exodus from enslavement in Egypt is a picture of the Greater Exodus--where the ransom is paid to liberate us from bondage to sin, Satan, and death.
Scripture repeatedly speaks of us being sold into slavery to sin, Satan, and death. Starting in Genesis 3 (where all 3 are introduced) to Revelation, we see God dealing with that triad of captors, and overcoming all three.
Before we talk about WHAT was paid, let us look for a moment to WHOM the ransom was paid. A number of early church fathers, and up through the medieval times, many thought that the ransom was paid by God to Satan. The so-called "Ransom to Satan theory of the atonement", was based on the notion that the death of Christ constituted a ransom paid to Satan, in order to cancel the just claims Satan had on man.
How awful!! Thankfully, Anselm and others saw how incongruous this notion was with the bible and the nature of God. The clarity of thinking and teaching of Luther and Calvin rediscovered the pure gospel after the gospel itself was in chains for 1,000 years. Satan was to be pummeled, not paid, in this grandest of ransoms.God is the Creator of the entire cosmos and its owner and sustainer. God, not the Evil One, is the aggrieved party, who owns all...and God is the One that we have committed cosmic treason against.
That God did not provide a ransom for fallen angels, as He has for fallen humans, surely indicates that His redemption of us was/is entirely of grace and mercy (grace--receiving what we do not deserve, mercy--NOT receiving what we do deserve, eternal damnation) Both God's love and justice are at the heart of His ransom of us. In .Deuteronomy 9 Yahweh reminds us that His choosing of Israel was entirely gracious. And He loves us, not because of any good He saw in us (we were His enemies Rom. 5:8)) but because He chose to love us. Why? Because He loves us. Why? Because He freely chose to love us....we cannot go back any further! We can only bow before the Lord in worship.
However, once the Holy Lord freely chose to redeem and save us,He faced a divine dilemma His nature NECESSITATED the shedding of His infinitely precious blood. That is, I say with respect, God was faced with a dilemma--He is all-powerful but that does not mean He can do everything. He cannot just wink at sin. His perfectly holy nature made the atonement absolutely necessary...there was no other way. Don't you think He would have done so if it were possible, given the horror and dread Jesus felt in the garden, in anticipation of the unspeakable horror of the cross?.
Perhaps you have heard the phrase, "a kings ransom." Simply a colorful way of referring to a whole lot of money! But suppose a king had been taken hostage. The more power, authority, and dignity the person has, then the higher will be the ransom price for his release. Thus, a kings ransom is required to pay the ransom of a king. Jesus is the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords...the God/man.We sinned against the King of Kings, and the blood of goats and bulls would not suffice.
THE RANSOM WAS PAID FOR US, and it WAS PAID BY GOD, AND IT WAS PAID TO GOD. He wrote the check to Himself, as it were. What does that mean? In order to free us from bondage, He had to pay the penalty FOR US....TO GOD. .Jesus' life, death, resurrection and ascension paid the ransom, which He did not owe, and which we could not pay.
What kind of "currency" did God use to ransom us?
1. Jesus lived a perfect life FOR US...He paid the ransom by earning heaven for us.
2. He paid the ransom by taking our sins upon Himself
3. The most costly aspect of the cross/ransom is what is often misunderstood the most....the primary ransom that had to be paid was the punishment for all the sins committed by all of God's people. While on the cross bearing our sin, the unmitigated wrath of the Father was poured out upon His dearly beloved Son. Human language is inadequate to adequately covey the cursed, hellish misery Jesus experienced FOR US, as our substitute. He paid in currency we shall never fully understand.
The Father punishing the Son to satisfy the demands of His holy character and holy law, is known as "propitiation"...a word every Christian should know. hilasterion--in the Greek, conveys this pacifying of God's wrath by pouring it out upon His Son. Remember it is TO GOD that our ransom must be paid--He was the party offended against, and we became slaves. We could put the propitiation, and how it relates to our ransom, this way...
God Himself, punishing Himself, in order to save us from Himself. (That is the heart of the ransom paid for us)
The cross saved us from many things--GOD'S WRATH BEING THE WORSE.
God Almighty could not have given anything more precious or costly to Himself, than what He did give, in the propitiatory death of the Lord of Glory. He gave His Son to be a "burnt offering"..He gave EVERYTHING....paid the ultimate king's ransom.
The ransom was exceedingly high...infinitely higher than any ransom ever paid by man. Captivity to sin, Satan, and death was paid for by the infinitely precious blood of the Lamb of God. The true price that was paid is known only to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
That is crux of why we must confront and oppose this notion of ghosts.The captors were specifically targeted.(sin, Satan, and death)...then the full ransom price was paid.--FOR EACH OF GOD'S CHILDREN. Is it not unthinkable that after the Lord paid such a high ransom to defeat death, we turn around and act as if nothing had happened? Death is supposed to usher us into the immediate presence of God--that was the intention in paying the ransom...that we would be reconciled with God.
"...through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver those who fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery." (Heb. 2:14-15)
"Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire." (Rev. 20:14)
"The last enemy to be destroyed is death." (1 Cor. 15:26)
Physical death is the common lot for believers too, but it is transformed from being the "king of terrors" into being the gateway into the presence and rest of God. Physical death is abnormal, as it is the result of the fall. Like sin and Satan, believers still have to struggle with it, but as we breathe our last breath, we are done with the presence of sin, Satan and death. What God intended to be anticipated as the hope of certain reunion with Him, has been corrupted into an ongoing monster...as if the ransom had never been paid. What a wretched idea this notion of ghosts is. It belittles and denies the blood soaked Ransomer and His infinitely precious Ransom.
You've heard the truism, "You get what you pay for." The blood of Jesus is infinitely precious. Thus, we have throughout the bible, the centrality and certainty of hope.However, the notion of ghosts is a hope-killer.It belittles the heart of the gospel itself. It is a negation of the perfection of the Atoner and the atonement.
What will it take for us to take notice and make a stand? It was the realization of how "trapped spirits" threw into doubt the perfection of the atonement (the ransom did not accomplish our liberation from death) that, more than anything else, opened my eyes to how seriously dangerous this notion is...and how grievous it must be to the Holy Spirit--and why we must confront it. Thank you Lord for paying the ransom to free us from bondage to sin, Satan, and the grave.
New Paranormal Groups & Why It's Getting Harder to Get Permission to Investigate Locations
By Chris Baricko
As most of us know there is a major increase in paranormal groups showing up almost weekly. We have to thank the Travel Channel for this now many people are hoping to catch their big break like Ghost Hunters did. Let's start with a few facts. SYFY went through well over 200 groups asking who would be willing to fly out to L.A. to film a pilot for a show about ghost hunters. They had a hard time finding people who were willing to leave their jobs and families for an unknown period of time. I was contacted a few years before the show aired and also turned it down. Jason and Grant were willing to take the chance and were lucky enough to have an employer willing to work with them. So in the end it paid off for them.
And this brings us to my next point--all the new groups, and even some older ones--who seemed to have lost their way in hopes of getting on TV. In the 25 years I've been investigating the paranormal I turned down two offers after I read what they wanted me to do and how to act. We all see some groups on Facebook that you just look at their postings and think to yourself are you kidding me? I've just recently seen a group who posted three photos. The first one said: Us at a private location taken in the clients living room. Then a second photo with them making really stupid faces something you'd expect to see in grade school. Then a third photo of them making mafia faces and they called it a tradition. REALLY?! Since when did acting like a complete moron and acting unprofessional become a tradition? So think about -- if you were the client and you left your home hoping for help or were a potential client looking for a group to help you, would you really want anyone like this in your home? Not if you're looking for help. I know I would pass and find someone more professional with a good reputation.
Then I did some web searches and I can't believe how some have a bloopers section or they list that they were on TV or in newspapers. Does any client really care if your were on TV or in the media? From my experience most see that and tend to back far away, as they do not want any of their information out there. Yes my group has been in the newspaper and on many Internet radio shows. That doesn't make us better than anyone else. It just means that people respect and value our opinions. Paranormal investigating is a hobby for most of us and we want to get answers and help people. But sadly there are those who do not do much investigating at private homes so when they do it turns into a big joke or the LOOK AT ME. There are so many people out there claiming to be paranormal investigators but ask them how often they really investigate and where they investigate. The average respectable groups will do at least one investigation a month whether it be a public location or private home.
So how can you tell what type of paranormal group or person you would want in your home? Do some looking into first. Ask a few questions.
1 - How long have you been around?
2 - Do you have four references you can provide me with? Make sure it's at least from a private home not related to any team member. Yes, many will do their own homes or friends' homes just to list an investigation.
3 - If you ever get asked for any money hang up the phone or slam the door shut.
4 - Look at their web page and contact some locations yourself. We get most of our private investigations through word of mouth and reputation. Yes I am proud to say it. It shows act professional be professional the rest will follow. If you want to take stupid photos or videos or your team then don't wonder why your phone is not ringing. To put it bluntly: Grow Up.
As most of us know there is a major increase in paranormal groups showing up almost weekly. We have to thank the Travel Channel for this now many people are hoping to catch their big break like Ghost Hunters did. Let's start with a few facts. SYFY went through well over 200 groups asking who would be willing to fly out to L.A. to film a pilot for a show about ghost hunters. They had a hard time finding people who were willing to leave their jobs and families for an unknown period of time. I was contacted a few years before the show aired and also turned it down. Jason and Grant were willing to take the chance and were lucky enough to have an employer willing to work with them. So in the end it paid off for them.
And this brings us to my next point--all the new groups, and even some older ones--who seemed to have lost their way in hopes of getting on TV. In the 25 years I've been investigating the paranormal I turned down two offers after I read what they wanted me to do and how to act. We all see some groups on Facebook that you just look at their postings and think to yourself are you kidding me? I've just recently seen a group who posted three photos. The first one said: Us at a private location taken in the clients living room. Then a second photo with them making really stupid faces something you'd expect to see in grade school. Then a third photo of them making mafia faces and they called it a tradition. REALLY?! Since when did acting like a complete moron and acting unprofessional become a tradition? So think about -- if you were the client and you left your home hoping for help or were a potential client looking for a group to help you, would you really want anyone like this in your home? Not if you're looking for help. I know I would pass and find someone more professional with a good reputation.
Then I did some web searches and I can't believe how some have a bloopers section or they list that they were on TV or in newspapers. Does any client really care if your were on TV or in the media? From my experience most see that and tend to back far away, as they do not want any of their information out there. Yes my group has been in the newspaper and on many Internet radio shows. That doesn't make us better than anyone else. It just means that people respect and value our opinions. Paranormal investigating is a hobby for most of us and we want to get answers and help people. But sadly there are those who do not do much investigating at private homes so when they do it turns into a big joke or the LOOK AT ME. There are so many people out there claiming to be paranormal investigators but ask them how often they really investigate and where they investigate. The average respectable groups will do at least one investigation a month whether it be a public location or private home.
So how can you tell what type of paranormal group or person you would want in your home? Do some looking into first. Ask a few questions.
1 - How long have you been around?
2 - Do you have four references you can provide me with? Make sure it's at least from a private home not related to any team member. Yes, many will do their own homes or friends' homes just to list an investigation.
3 - If you ever get asked for any money hang up the phone or slam the door shut.
4 - Look at their web page and contact some locations yourself. We get most of our private investigations through word of mouth and reputation. Yes I am proud to say it. It shows act professional be professional the rest will follow. If you want to take stupid photos or videos or your team then don't wonder why your phone is not ringing. To put it bluntly: Grow Up.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Issue 145 – Theresa Caputo & Other Psychics are Spiritual Predators
By Kirby Robinson
Most psychics are spiritual predators. The worst offenders revel
in the fame and wealth as they commit unsavory acts. They leave behind their
victim's destroyed lives. No, the wounds and bruises might not show up for
years but they will. Only God will be able to heal them.
On SciFake.com you can see a video in which Theresa Caputo
reveals her spiritual predator side on family members who lost a beloved young
daughter to cancer.
Like all other spiritual predators, the Long Island
Medium cares nothing about her victims.
At the 0:45-second mark you'll see her placing her
hand to her left ear. Why is this? Well, we're told this is her ear piece that
is used to feed her information while doing readings.
As usual, Theresa gets her facts wrong when she says
that the girl still doesn't have her hair in the afterlife. The Long Island
Medium must have slept through the church's teaching on "Spirit Bodies."
When we go to heaven, we get spirit bodies. They are perfect and whole so the little
girl does have her hair back.
What Theresa and other so-called psychics suffer from
are the effects of spiritual adultery. Just like the cheating spouse has turned
their back on what should be the Holy Trinity: God/Jesus/Holy Ghost. Instead, they've
embraced a new love which can be a lesser god, a demon, or something of this
world like power, fame and money.
Such acts allow the person to be seduced spiritually. Eventually
they become spiritually dead. This enables them to engage in acts that are far
less than honorable. You can compare this to priests who rape children. They
know it's not right and not of God, but they have sold out to the flesh and are
ruled by it.
Notice that Theresa is smiling as she lies to her
clients about their dead loved ones or the spiritual world. She knows that she
hasn't contacted anyone. She doesn't know anything special about the spiritual
world. But she just loves getting paid to be a spiritual predator. After all,
she has a designer shoe addiction to support and a house to renovate.
This has to stop and the law can stop it. Feel to
repost the following call for victims of the Long Island Medium on your Facebook
page, Twitter account, any social media page/public forum, a website, anywhere
you can. Let's stop this spiritual predator.
Have You Received a Reading from Theresa Caputo, the Long Island
Medium?
* Were you unhappy with your reading?
* Do you live in New York?
* Do you live in a nearby state and are willing to
travel to New York?
* Was this a private reading?
* Do you feel you didn't get the service you were
promised?
* Do you want your money back?
* Do you want to help expose her for what she
is?
* Do you have the paperwork/receipts related to the
reading?
If so, please contact us and we'll get the ball
rolling. We are not just looking for one person -- the more the better.
We know you're out there and we can help.
Please contact us at freeallspirits@live.com
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Dalai Lama to Meditate at Nagarjuna Caves on January 14, 2014
During his previous visit to Sirpur caves this year, he had promised to return and meditate at the Nagarjuna caves, located around 15 kilometres away from Sirpur in Mahasamund district on the banks of Mahanadi. As Dalai Lama considers Nagarjuna his master, he decided to meditate in the cave where his master did during the Satvahana rule.
Talking to TOI, prominent archaeologist Arun Sharma said, "The cave is more than 200 metres deep on the hill called Shivha-Dhurva. The place has many caves of various sizes. This region has a sculptured gate and remains of old palaces of Sarabhpuriya's reign during 5th century. Nagarjuna visited this place in second century BC following which many famous monks and Buddhists also visited the caves. Literary evidence shows Buddha also meditated in one of the caves here in 6th century BC and also preached in Bajaar area here."
Sharma said the evidence was found in a travelogue written by Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang who visited Sirpur in 639 AD. "Later, a Buddh-vihar (Budh-monastry) was constructed by the Buddhists at this place where a Buddha idol is sitting in a meditating pose." Many temples and Buddhist monasteries were excavated from the spot.
After Nagarjuna offered his prayers to Buddha and meditated in the case, people started calling it Nagarjuna cave. Eventually local tribe Gond people had set up an idol of Devi which has also created a controversy after Dalai Lama announced his meditation.
People initially protested about the Buddhist monk meditating in their territory where they worship their goddess. "But they were convinced about Dalai's motive of simply meditating at the spot as his master Nagarjuna had done the same there," Sharma said.
Dalai Lama, 78, would be the state guest at the conference. The three-day seminar will be organized by ancient Indian history department of RSU along with tourism and culture and archaeology department.
Meanwhile, the tourism department is busy making preparations for the Buddhist monk's visit as the terrain towards the cave is slippery and tough.
By Rashmi Drolia, Times of India
Bad Bad Thing Award Goes to Twitter Troll Hunter Moore / Eternal Values Doomsday Cult
By Kirby Robinson
On this bad bad thing Monday we introduce you to Hunter
Moore, an absurd Twitter Troll who thinks he's the next Charles Manson as he
uses the hashtag #TheFamily. Wannabe cult leader Hunter Moore calls himself
"The Father" and encourages his followers to do disgusting things. If
you want to read the following article that discusses his antics, be forewarned,
it may be offensive to you. We are posting this to get the word out so
that he doesn't come after your own kids.
Fabio Saved Male Model, Hoyt Richards, from Doomsday Cult
The Eternal Values doomsday cult controlled top male
model Hoyt Richards's life for 12 years. He gave them 4.5 million dollars over
the years and was broke when Fabio stepped in and helped his friend. Full story
here:
Do you know of a para-celeb, psychic, ghost hunter,
demon chaser, or false teacher who’s eligible for the award? You can take part
by sending us a name and why you think they should receive the BAD BAD THING
award. Contact freeallspirits@live.com
for more information.
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"Investigating Paranormal State," "Paranormal State
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