tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post3126802293941664767..comments2024-02-20T09:54:37.105-06:00Comments on Talking About Ritual Magick: Hollywood Drama and Real Spirit EncountersFrater.Barrabbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-68013040821172782982014-03-31T22:59:21.412-05:002014-03-31T22:59:21.412-05:00Yes, skeptics miss important but subtle clues and ...Yes, skeptics miss important but subtle clues and the overly imaginative invent clues that don't really exist. Training is very important, and it separates the goats from the sheep.Frater.Barrabbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-26922521771773213892014-03-31T19:25:22.033-05:002014-03-31T19:25:22.033-05:00This does make me wonder how many people have had ...This does make me wonder how many people have had successful experiences with spirit, and dismiss them as some fantastic event that couldn't possibly be. A misunderstanding of the idea that spirit resides within the mind of the seer certainly can cause this, as it can lead a person to doubting their own perceptions of the experience. As you also mentioned, the popular television shows that seek out spirit has thus far found nothing to convince a person that there is any such thing. While seasoned practitioners nod their heads--understanding that spirit interacts through our mind and not the physical world--some uncertain or novice practitioners may take this as disheartening evidence and turn away.<br /><br />I am curious if you've encountered instances of people disregarding some experience--any experience--because they didn't know what they were looking for, and/or were trained that what they did find couldn't possibly be.<br /><br />Regards,<br />AIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-52342755060655156782014-03-23T15:20:00.932-05:002014-03-23T15:20:00.932-05:00Hi Nik64 - According to the pagan theology that I ...Hi Nik64 - According to the pagan theology that I follow, the source of life itself is found in the underworld, since that is where the "well of souls" is to be found. That doesn't mean that some departed spirits of the dead might find themselves in the other parts of the world, such as the surface world, or even the heavens, but for the most part the underworld is both the tomb and the womb, so it is the source from and the ultimate place where souls return. <br /><br />FBFrater.Barrabbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-61387635580875379502014-03-23T14:12:30.144-05:002014-03-23T14:12:30.144-05:00Very nice article. Just a point that I need clarif...Very nice article. Just a point that I need clarified. You write :"the underworld is the true repository of everything material, including life itself,...". Although life is unfolded in each one of us in the material plane, do you consider life as a material process, or was it an additional element to the material plane you've described?Nik64https://www.blogger.com/profile/09143120114409716706noreply@blogger.com