Indeed. I may prefer that people ultimately become Christians, but... people come to God (or not) in their own good time, and for each his own reasons. Can't be rushed. That doesn't mean they should be left naked and vulnerable to every hostile intention or ill-willed entity that comes along. Rationalist atheism... sigh. It's like refusing to have an umbrella because you think rain is a myth.
It is obvious that some things *work* even if they don't slot neatly into my Christian cosmology (which also works). Back in my parents' hippie agnostic days, some friends of theirs acquired a poltergeist: Stuff falling off walls, pots of hot food clattering off the stove against the opposite kitchen wall, the works. My parents consulted a psychic they knew, who instructed them what to do. Mom drove to the friends' house, opened the passenger door of the car, walked up to the house, and, out loud, did a fairly elaborate "inviting out" routine, telling the thing that she'd take it where it wanted to go. Then waiting a minute, closed the car door and drove to that place (I think it may have been the family's old house), opened the passenger door, explained where they were, waited a minute, and then left. That seemed to solve the problem. IMO, if it works, don't knock it.
There's a lot of stuff discussed here and on JMG's sites that is off-limits to me in practice, because of the path I've chosen. I happily accept those limits, but see no reason to apply them to anyone who is not on the same path.
I could also view it selfishly: people who don't believe in the supernatural at all are not very receptive to Christianity. The worst are people who've been raised in the church, but are convinced it's all about "being good" and don't really buy the whole Divine Incarnation/angels/saints/miracles stuff-- they often seen armored against God!
Pagans, on the other hand... they're halfway there already ;)
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Re: More demonic activity
Date: 2020-08-04 09:48 pm (UTC)It is obvious that some things *work* even if they don't slot neatly into my Christian cosmology (which also works). Back in my parents' hippie agnostic days, some friends of theirs acquired a poltergeist: Stuff falling off walls, pots of hot food clattering off the stove against the opposite kitchen wall, the works. My parents consulted a psychic they knew, who instructed them what to do. Mom drove to the friends' house, opened the passenger door of the car, walked up to the house, and, out loud, did a fairly elaborate "inviting out" routine, telling the thing that she'd take it where it wanted to go. Then waiting a minute, closed the car door and drove to that place (I think it may have been the family's old house), opened the passenger door, explained where they were, waited a minute, and then left. That seemed to solve the problem. IMO, if it works, don't knock it.
There's a lot of stuff discussed here and on JMG's sites that is off-limits to me in practice, because of the path I've chosen. I happily accept those limits, but see no reason to apply them to anyone who is not on the same path.
I could also view it selfishly: people who don't believe in the supernatural at all are not very receptive to Christianity. The worst are people who've been raised in the church, but are convinced it's all about "being good" and don't really buy the whole Divine Incarnation/angels/saints/miracles stuff-- they often seen armored against God!
Pagans, on the other hand... they're halfway there already ;)