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but i do not know how to put them up. If anybody wouyld like to help with that, lemme know please.
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
reply to post by PsyMike91
You wont like the solution, so why bother asking for one?
In regards to your assumption that demons don't know english: Who on earth told you such garbage? Fallen angels have been with men since time immemorial. They know every single language we do, better than we do, and then some.edit on 5-9-2012 by DeadSeraph because: (no reason given)
You wont like the solution, so why bother asking for one?
Originally posted by baruch60610
reply to post by PsyMike91
The way I look at it, whenever you deal with people you don't know, you have to use caution. Especially if these "people" are dead, or never lived.
I don't know if spirits are real. If they're not, then of course you're wasting your time talking to them. No one's home.
If they are real, then you really don't know what you're getting into. Who are they? What do they want? Why are they even talking to you in the first place? How do you know you can trust them? And so on.
When you're dealing with humans, you kind of check them out first. In real life (not the Internet - that's not real), you can see how they dress, whether they wash, are they aggressive. You can tell things about them from tone of voice, eye contact, posture, that sort of thing. Sure, some guys are smooth and can easily fool you; but most of the time you can pick up a vibe if they're shady.
Contacting spirits, you're just asking for whoever comes along to talk to you. It's *kind* of like standing on a street corner and asking people if they'd please talk to you. Most would just look at you funny and keep moving. Some would stop. With spirits, just because they're dead doesn't mean they're smart. They may be really dumb spirits. But even if they're smart doesn't mean they're your friend. They may be spiritual con artists.
I'm guessing that on a real street, someone would eventually stop and talk. Chances are he wouldn't be a crook, but... he might be. In the spirit world, same thing - he might be OK, might not be. How can you tell?
You have to ask yourself, why isn't this guy doing something? No job? No friends? Why's he running loose here on earth (or in a near-earth dimension)?
There is the concept of "earthbound spirits" which are said to be spirits who haven't moved on to the next stage yet. They're dead, but they cling to the earth and won't let go - maybe they're afraid, maybe they've got to work out some stuff, whatever. They're said to be less advanced than usual. So right there you may be getting into some difficulties, because this guy might just be someone who has flunked Spirit 101 so far.
A lot of Christians say that it's a sin to talk to *any* spirit, overlooking the fact that God and Jesus are Spirit. So according to them, your spirit is a demon from hell who is trying to trick you into turning away from God and into a life of sin. Apparently the devil gives them Brownie points if they manage to catch your soul.
In Eastern religions they're less creepy about these spirits. They just say that the spirits are a distraction from your real task here, which is to work towards enlightenment. You won't go to hell, but they'll hold you back and waste your time.
My take on this is that we've got plenty to keep us busy right here in this life, without worrying about any afterlife. Take good care of this life, and the afterlife will take care of you. Or something.
I would say, just leave it. There's not a whole lot of difference between using a Ouija board and automatic writing. In both cases you're getting written messages from spirits or your subconscious or whatever it is. With a Ouija board, if you're using it with a friend you may be getting messages from the friend's subconscious, but you get my drift.
So what's in it for you? What benefit could you get from doing this, compared to what it might cost you? Is it worth it?
Of course, only you can answer that. But it's good to ask yourself the question.
Originally posted by baruch60610
reply to post by PsyMike91
Mike, one more thing. You say you "got rid of the Ouija board correctly." What does that mean? There have got to be dozens, if not hundreds, of opinions about how to get rid of a Ouija board. What makes you think you chose the right one?
It's not the board that is the problem, it's the person who used it. No matter how you dispose of the physical board, that's not what is important. What's important is letting go of any clinging to it (or to its effects, or to Russell) that you might have. That's internal work.
People approach this stuff for a variety of reasons. Probably the most common one is seeking entertainment. People get bored, they try Ouija. Most of the time, nothing happens. It's easy for them to just drop it.
Others want knowledge or power, or to have some cool ability they can show off. The focus is on themselves, and the intent is selfish. Even if these people destroy their boards, they may still cling mentally to the idea - they still want their spirit to appear, they want the knowledge or power they think they had. They didn't really get rid of the board; it's just inside them now.
Some of these people behave as though they had become addicted. They may successfully stay away from Ouija, but then they try something else (like automatic writing). Even though it's not the same technique, it may be close enough to reactivate their old addiction, and have them experiencing distress and other negative spiritual events. It's like how some guys quit drinking booze, but then later get hooked on tranquilizers. Different drug, but same basic problem.
I'm thinking that if you're uncomfortable with what you're doing, that's a reasonable indication that it would be a good idea to stop, at least for now. If you're having trouble - obsessing, having compulsive behaviors, etc. - either seek help from a psychologist, or else seek help from like a priest or minister or something like that. If you want to try to do it on your own, work to honestly let go of all desires for these phenomena.
Good luck to you.
Originally posted by 3n19m470
Dude... I know you won't listen because you are already intrigued, or ensnared, by this idea of being able to contact spirits. But, think about it, do you REALLY see much of a difference between a ouiga board and automatic writing? In both cases you are reaching out to the other side... I don't claim to know about this stuff because I don't mess around with that, but it seems pretty simple to me that, if, according to you, ouiga is bad, bad enough to dispose of it, then automatic writing should also be considered to be bad. Maybe the pages need to be "taken care of" in the same way as the ouiga...? Maybe its a good thing you saved the pages. If you don't stop now, what will it be next? At least consider it... From what I hear, an evil spirit, or demon, or whatever, can tell you the truth about things enough so you will trust them, and that's when they will try to make you do something bad, like "your best friend is going to try to kill you and your family tonight unless you kill them first" and you will think to yourself "well, it told me the truth about that girl who liked me, and that lottery ticket, and that great new job that pays well and has great benefits, so, it must be telling the truth now too!" Then the money, girl, and job won't matter because you will be hauled away to prison, muttering about spirits and automatic writing, but nobody will believe you. They will find the notebooks covered in your fingerprints, and have no proof that anyone wrote that stuff other than you yourself. Anyway, maybe someone else can tell you more, but you already seem like you find this stuff suspicious and don't know if you can trust it... Follow your instincts...