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Gateways & Doors

As I've touched on in my previous post - I steer away from things in the world that might be okay, but might not be okay that might be considered occult-ish. Examples would be horror movies (although they used to be my favorite!), horror games, Ouija boards, contacting spirit guides, astral projection, fortune telling, tarot reading, palm reading, rune reading, mysticism, etc. And especially books on these topics. Nothing under the sun is new. Many of these things, especially contacting spirits and fortune reading, are old practices that have been done throughout the ages. Modern culture treats these things as fun games. I can't tell you how many sleepovers I had as a kid that involved invoking Bloody Mary or Candyman. It sounds ridiculous, I know. These are fictional characters. What harm can it do? Kids will be kids, people are just messing around. It's all for fun, yadda yadda. And maybe that act doesn't open a gateway or a door. But you are, subconsciously, lowering...

Inspiration

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Just wanted to share some beautiful inspiration for this lovely Tuesday. I love traditional churches. These are images I've found on Google of some of the prettiest. I do not own these images. If you own any of these and object to me sharing, please let me know and I will promptly remove. Note that I receive no money for any posts/advertising on this blog. Thank you.      Elena11 / shutterstock.com cpaulfell / shutterstock.com Nick Photoworld / shutterstock.com

Beware of what you consume

I'll confess - I'm an avid gamer. I have been since I received my first gaming console Sega Genesis, complete with that wonderful blue hedgehog game. I was hooked. I've played Diablo, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Outlast, Amnesia: Dark Descent, Dead by Daylight. But I especially loved the horror genre. So when my sister asked me to play a game called Mortuary Assistant, I was intrigued. But I wanted to look it up before I spent any money. I'm glad I did. Not only did it deal with death (duh), but there were elements of the occult in there too. And demons. Now - hear me out for a minute. Remember my last post where I said I dabbled in witchcraft and satanism? I wasn't kidding. And I truly believe that "dabbling" did more than dabble - it opened the window for me to be influenced by unseen darkness. How do I know? Constant nightmares, anxiety, sweating, fear, repeated disturbing imagery, thoughts of suicide. My mind became DARK ya'll. Dark with capit...

Mess to Blessed - Intro

It doesn't really matter who I am. All that matters is my journey. And my journey is the same as many others. Long story long introduction: I was really depressed for over 10 years. I tried religions and spirituality on like I was changing socks. Wicca, Buddhism, Satanism (eesh) are just a few of the ones that I tried. NONE OF THEM HELPED. So, being a psychology graduate myself, I tried therapy. Two psychiatrists and two therapists later, I felt better but it only lasted for a brief time after therapy ended. I would forget all of the 'tools' they taught me and be back in the same sinking boat. On a whim, my friend invited me to church. I only went with her because she had social anxiety and wanted someone to go with her (and it was close by). Plus there was a promise of food after. As soon as we pulled up, greeters were outside with signs saying 'JESUS LOVES YOU'. Blech, I rolled my eyes.  As soon as we walked in, there was a huge sign saying 'WELCOME HOME'....