I will further warn, take this stuff in small doses. Contact with evil is real, and changes humans. We don't notice the change in ourselves, nor are we (usually) sure what of this stuff has any actual evil power vs what is just mortal ideas. If possible, inform a close friend of what you're undertaking and ask them to point out any changes in you they see; then LISTEN
Can you speak from experience? You say contact with evil is real, but can’t you say the same about contact with good forces (like just reading the Bible) as well?
If you go into either with a skeptical and rational mind, how much power can the text really have? I’m thinking of a staunch atheist who sits down and reads the Bible. How many of them convert afterwards?
I absolutely speak from experience. And the text itself has no power. Contact with good and evil both shape humans. It changes us. Some texts may facilitate that.
So limiting doses of this stuff, following up with reading the Bible, especially favorite and powerful sections like Psalm 91, 23, Ephesians 2 is a good approach. Kinda like r/eyebleach had a purpose after exposure to particularly vile graphics.
Some people are "third eye blind;" does this insulate them from evil as effectively as good? Idk. But I suspect people like that aren't likely to be interested in reading this stuff.
One key difference is that powers of darkness operate on a limited budget, whereas God is omnipresent. This by no means makes us immune to evil, and this fact is increasingly obvious just by observation. I point out that everybody's pissed because evil is becoming more prominent in our world.
So there is paradox here: hopefully those interested in this want to learn how to combat evil! Just be aware that evil fights back, first by getting inside our head. Learning about it requires skill to not be influenced by evil. "Small doses" is a good first instruction :)
Excellent advice!
I will further warn, take this stuff in small doses. Contact with evil is real, and changes humans. We don't notice the change in ourselves, nor are we (usually) sure what of this stuff has any actual evil power vs what is just mortal ideas. If possible, inform a close friend of what you're undertaking and ask them to point out any changes in you they see; then LISTEN
Can you speak from experience? You say contact with evil is real, but can’t you say the same about contact with good forces (like just reading the Bible) as well?
If you go into either with a skeptical and rational mind, how much power can the text really have? I’m thinking of a staunch atheist who sits down and reads the Bible. How many of them convert afterwards?
I absolutely speak from experience. And the text itself has no power. Contact with good and evil both shape humans. It changes us. Some texts may facilitate that.
So limiting doses of this stuff, following up with reading the Bible, especially favorite and powerful sections like Psalm 91, 23, Ephesians 2 is a good approach. Kinda like r/eyebleach had a purpose after exposure to particularly vile graphics.
Some people are "third eye blind;" does this insulate them from evil as effectively as good? Idk. But I suspect people like that aren't likely to be interested in reading this stuff.
One key difference is that powers of darkness operate on a limited budget, whereas God is omnipresent. This by no means makes us immune to evil, and this fact is increasingly obvious just by observation. I point out that everybody's pissed because evil is becoming more prominent in our world.
So there is paradox here: hopefully those interested in this want to learn how to combat evil! Just be aware that evil fights back, first by getting inside our head. Learning about it requires skill to not be influenced by evil. "Small doses" is a good first instruction :)
Step two is follow up with goodness.
Anton Levay probably communicated with a network of mushrooms more often than not
Thank you, much obliged, King!
No more prominent, just more obvious to eyes, ears, hearts and minds that have become opened
Those whose hearts and minds the Lord God opens through his Son Jesus