Spirituality Learned the Hard Way

Thoughts on Spirituality and the Psychic

Self-help during a psychic attack.

This was one of the main reasons I put up these pages. (Also includes: What is a psychic attack? How do I know if it's happening to me? By the way, if you are being attacked by a living, breathing human being, I am NOT able to help you directly, but some of these techniques may still help.)

What about "deliverance"?

Hmm, what ABOUT deliverance? New 2014.

   Also check out these great articles for more help:

• Author Betty J. Eadie on transforming negative energy - and "Linda"'s intriguing results! (Learn about giving energy a job, and learn about anxiety ANTS.)
• Peace Pilgrim on Psychic Phenomena and Spirit Rescue! (New 7/2010! Wow.)
• A friend of mine summarizes so much so elegantly (New 8/12)
• Musician Christian Andréason's Spiritual Housecleaning Advice (and notes on television) ("JOY!")
• Cavvvp's story and sound spiritual advice ("I learned that I was not alone.")
• My own notes on our spiritual and psychic immune system - good news for those prone to psychic attacks who are interested in long-term health.
• (And remember, if your world is grey and bleak and confusing, and you've lost track of time, and you don't know where you are ... try calling on the name of Jesus! (The loving one, not the condemning version.))

Allergic to Spirituality and/or Christianity? Sick and tired of being bashed over the head with dogma?

Join the club --- but don't completely reject all of it, either!

• Does the word "Christianity" give you the creeps?
• Thoughts on God - not that annoying bearded white guy with a halo.
• Thoughts on Faith, a work in progress. (New 2014... not finished)
• What is Prayer? Prayer is not for wimps!
• Is Religion a Crutch? Sometimes, it's beyond a crutch -- it's a cage. But it's also a key.... (5/02)
• Criteria for cool organizations. Heaven might be like this .... Forget the harps 'n wings stereotypes.
• In Defense of Cynicism. Some despise cynicism as a dead end; some embrace it as Truth. Maybe it has characteristics of both.
• To My Coworkers. When I was shown an "offensive" cartoon.... (9/06)

Into "channeling"? Want to establish 2-way prayer with God, despite the risks?

Here are a set of notes and tips meant to go along with Ben's Prayer as a Form of 2-Way Communication document.

• Part I: Preparation. Tips on preparing for prayer.
• Part II: Measurement of Elevation. Your attitude determines whom you listen to.
• (Part III) Good Signs and Bad Signs. Discernment is critical! Little indicators that the "angels" someone's talking to might not really be angels....

Notes on "darkness," "evil," and the realms less than Most High. Do all paths lead to God?

I've spent a lot of time in the lower realms....

• Can souls die? Do all paths really "lead to the same place?" A wake-up call.
• Why is it bad to fall in with liars, anyway? What's so dangerous about "lost" spirits? Or reincarnation? What's wrong with being "grey" or "neutral"? No, it's not "the Wrath of God," though some might say that....
• An analogy to help understand lying, deceptive spirits.
• Why are NDEs so strikingly different from each other? (New 2015)
• A small tour of darkness. Because not all is light in this world. And also because the last thing a depressed or angry person needs to hear is stupid patronizing lectures. Dedicated to those who personally recognize these thoughts. And a short Buddhist story of Hell. Speaking of Buddhism.... The dark side of meditation: a science article on the dark side of meditation. A blank state of mind provides opportunities for evil.
• Lures of evil in everyday life: sales tactics and offers used by liars, especially in your inbox. You may never look at junkmail the same way again....
  • On email spam
  • On religious chain letters

Time to Think and Act

Some of these were written as a result of the terrorist actions of Sept. 11, 2001, but I believe what I have said is universal and applicable at all times. Is it time to think? To ponder? To change? To Act? I say: yes.

• A wake-up call to Americans (2013)
• Cancer Cells, Healthy Cells: Spirit, Society, and Reality (5/05; medical update 10/07)
• A call to seek first to understand regarding the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Analogies with Pearl Harbor.
• Unification Preventing Violence: Aikido Principles Applied to the World. Includes a section on daily life.
• Slaughterhouses and the Sacred ... spirituality must apply to food, too. For omnivorous/carnivorous people who want to honor God.
• The Power of Attention ... don't forget to care for those around you.
• My personal modern lamentations and rants about the world. I guess we really are in a fallen world.
• "Bless a Drunk" - a friend's true story. 8/04

"I don't believe in all this spirit crap to begin with. Why do you?" "Why are you so paranoid?" "What are your experiences?"

Some of my experiences written as they happened.

• OK, my story. Here's a little bit of why I believe in what I used to think was total baloney. And a lot about why I don't trust any old spirit that claims to be a spirit guide or an angel.
• Sample New Age "teachings" and counter-thoughts.
• A case study of a curse and a blessing.
• True stories and some lessons learned. Looking back, I'm amazed by some of the experiences I've had. 30+ true stories, updated occasionally with new stories. Here's a sampling:
  • A Paradigm Shift ... powerful thought.
  • The Radio Ad Mirror ... ironic.
  • Two-Step Realization ... worry bad, clarity good!
  • The Power of Attention ... important.

Be wary ... but there's hope.

Sometimes it's hard to believe there's a "Good" side to the universe.

• Disclaimer: We're in the Zone of Confusion. No, I can't prove any of this. Yes, I may be utterly wrong.
• Still, there are reasons to hope...
• Ki Aikido demonstration of the effects of blessing vs. cursing.
  Prove to yourself that it is better to care for others than to think hatefully of them --- for all parties concerned.
• Ponder Index. New ways of looking at old spiritual concepts.
• Aikido Principles Transposed Up into the Realm of Spirit. Plus, a lesson from Eto Sensei on prayer.

Some study of the Christian Bible....

It seems to say some surprising things....

• Some interesting Bible quotes on life and death: I have seen too many documents that use the Bible to show that dead people stay unconscious "until Judgment Day." Out of curiosity, I went looking in that same resource (the Bible) to see what else it had to say.
• Some Gospel stories retold in a modern American context. Not meant to be a translation, but a "what if?" kind of thinking experiment.
• Interactive, personalized retold parables
• What does "to believe in Jesus' name" really mean?
• One interpretation of the Gospel of John ... I could be wrong, but so much of this is familiar I have to wonder....
• I was shocked when I realized the truth in Genesis about that infamous tree ... well, just my interpretation of it, anyway. The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: are our pre-life plans full of that fruit? Do we need to be born again with new life plans? (New 2015)
• Jesus and the next step of evolution on Earth. (Yeah, "Jesus" and "evolution" together! For the open minded. New 2015)
• WHY a "Son" of God??? Work in progress (slow progress). (New 2015)

Other Stuff

Related material I maintain.

• Using Photoshop to make a rendition of the highest Light
• Memorable quotes from real people regarding spirituality and the psychic realm.
• Some short essays New 2006
• Here's my own personal checklist. I was encouraged to bring the link up here :-).
• Well, it'll probably be controversial, but I finally wrote up my opinion on the Separation of Church and State....

Other Resources

Ben Swett's excellent Spirituality site

Highly recommended; more than 45 years of remarkable experience in these pages. Ben is one of the few people in the spiritual/psychic field whom I mostly trust (as opposed to distrust immensely). He always seeks to find that which is "Kinder, wiser, and more gracious" --- qualities sadly lacking with many so-called sources of guidance. His writings reflect not only joy, discipline, caring, and hope, but also good writing and a keen, logical intellect.

• Main page
• Other testimony
• Resources page,
• The seminars are still going.

Resources Offline (Suggested Books)

Not a lot, but some suggestions, and a few recent (4/2004) additions.

Resources (sites) on Spirituality and Discernment

Online spirituality resources, including some representative sites of different and yet related philosophies. Plus: All that glitters is not gold! Not all "angels" are angels; not all spirit guides are there for your benefit. What is really important?

Free online book! Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words

Although the usual caveats apply, and I disagree with her in several key places, here is someone who lived as she taught - simply, elegantly, without pay, without money, with only God as her guide. Japanese translation of one of her short works.

The Native Alaskan prophet Maniilaq (Maniixaq) - in his people's own words

This prophet accurately foresaw the arrival of Caucasian Westerners and modern technology to Alaska, promoted gender equality, faced down religious oppressors, and most of all, lived and preached love of God. He also had a prophecy about our near future....

Testimony against eternal "punishment" ... What does "eternity" (aion and aionios) really mean? ... and more and what's wrong with a judgmental God anyway?. Ode to Joy. And lastly, What is the real "Word of God"?

"`He shall see the travail of His soul and be satisfied.' ....If I were Christ, nothing could satisfy me but that every human being should in the end be saved... every knee shall bow... every tongue shall confess...." -Hannah Whitall Smith

Spiritual Up-Links ... upward lifting links. Might be useful for spiritual elevation.

The material presented here should in no way be construed to be representative of MIT.