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Originally posted by andy1033
reply to post by AUM68
Why do you think catholic priests are not supposed to have sex?
There is something in purity, just listen to malachi martin.
Originally posted by havok
Sounds interesting.
Here's my "ability" if thats what you want to call it.
Ever since I was about 14, I had dreams. Predicting dreams.
This was in 1995. I dreamed about the coming technology of implantable micro chips in humans. Started to correlate the "mark of the beast" with it. Now we see the Verichip. Way later down the timeline.
That was 1995. Now, 14 years later, all the while, I've have extremely descriptive dreams about normal, everyday life. Going places, being in certain buildings, on stage (im in a band), etc, etc.
All of these dreams have come true at any given time after they take place. The bad thing is, I never know when they are going to happen. I just know the situation as soon as it starts to take place. Not Deja Vu. Not coincidence (I don't believe in coincidence).
I've had random dreams of just plain conversations with people I didn't know (in the dream) and then, some time later, the same EXACT conversation would take place. Talk about an eerie feeling.
I will get back to you when I can.
I'm only making these statements to further your thread. I don't want attention. But, I am trying to remember more dreams and start writing them down. I am trying to futher this "ability".
Originally posted by JimIrie
as this thread turns more into a discussion about lucid dreaming, than other abilities, i wanna share my knowlege.
as i told before i started "dreamworks" (funny wordgame! noticed that the films include hints to this topic?) with eight.
the first step was to become aware in dreams that i´m dreaming.
that was not to hard for me as i did unconscious before.
i noticed i could alter my dreams by will. but not long.
Then i trained to fall in sleep with staying "awake" in mind. that was much harder and i did it after two month of every day training.
Then i tried the castanedas gates. first look at your hand, then move out of your body, then become aware of your energybody, then move around.
Suddenly i could see me sleep, could go through materia, even could fly. It was an amazing feeling!
The strangest was how to move. When you focus on s.t. suddenly u are moving towards it. You even go into this sphere.
example: u stand on a street, going on until horizon.
then you see beside the street, a rock.
you focus on it and it feels like u where thrown directly in front of the rock. the rock becomes bigger and bigger and suddenly u are standing in a "new world" at the very surface at this rock.
it is really iteresting because u can use it for switching astral dimensions. There are significant signs who bring u to special spheres. but it´s not undangerous, cause u may trap into it and maybe are not possible to come back. (coma, matrix...)
Originally posted by Kailassa
Originally posted by andy1033
reply to post by AUM68
Why do you think catholic priests are not supposed to have sex?
There is something in purity, just listen to malachi martin.
I've known some genuinely spiritual Catholic priests who may have become more spiritual because of their chastity. I've also known others who've become lonely, bitter, nasty old men because of it.
The reason for the vow of chastity is much more mundane.
It all comes down to politics, just like eating fish on Fridays was.
Centuries ago the Catholic priesthood tended to be hereditary, and the priest families became very large and powerful, each having their own private army. These became a threat to the Vatican, which wanted absolute power.
The decree of chastity meant priests could no longer develop such a power-base.
Originally posted by andy1033
reply to post by AUM68
Why do you think catholic priests are not supposed to have sex?
There is something in purity, just listen to malachi martin.