$$TANTRA$$
Monday, August 18, 2008
What is Tantra? The spiritual art of love...of connecting spirit with form. It is experiencing love through through the beauty of the earth and all existence. It is about acceptance, rather than denial. It also embraces compassion...about truth within unconditional love...What are its elements? Is Tantra a yoga? Some call it Tantra Yoga. If we see yoga as union, then I agree. Others say Tantra is not a part of Yoga, which most people see as Hatha Yoga anyway, but rather an entire lifestyle. Many in the yoga community consider Tantra "something they would rather not deal with," so to speak. So, in that sense it is not about yoga as practiced in America, unless that yoga teacher also embraces the openness an sensual nature of Tantra.Is Tantra a religion, or a movement within religion(s), or is it entirely separate from religion? Tantra is not a religion. It is a spiritual path. When religion enters, then barriers are drawn. However, some call Tantra a religion, although there is no organized body of thought or practitioners as such. Tantra cannot be encapsulated into a religion or dogma.What distinguishes Tantra from neo-Tantra? Historic/cultural Tantra follows many rituals, yantra and mantra. Neo-Tantra is an adaptation by a particular teacher. Few today follow classical/historic/cultural Tantra, which can be read in boring texts. Swami Virato teaches authentic Tantra for the 21st Century based upon Tantra's essential spiritual nature. However, learning technique, method and practice are the choice of the adapt. Swami Virato's sannyasins (disciples) are asked to become unconditional love. Tantra is essentially a lifestyle...a way to acknowledge our sensual and spiritual selves... To accept all...even the paradox... To open the heart totally.What is the exact relationship between Tantra and sexuality?In Tantra, sexuality is total and filled with bliss. However, Tantra is not about sex. Sex practiced or performed in Tantra is what is taught by most teachers of this spiritual lifestyle. In Swami Virato's experiential events sexual ignition energy is used as a tool to raise the Kundalini, or the participants bioenergy. Swami Virato simply uses this energy as a tool. At some point Tantrikas experience a bliss-filled state that can be identified as asexuality. Perhaps because of general sexual suppression by cultures and religions, ancient carvings in Nepal and India depicting unbridled sexual sharing create indelible labels. Some Tantrikas do not engage in sex at all.
Practice
Is Tantra an attitude, a belief, or a practice?No belief. It is an attitude and there are practices, in sex, and many other areas of life that can be used as tools. Many of these include contemporary conscious psychotherapeutic methods, as well as Eastern philosophy and techniques, such as pranyama, yantra, mantra, etc., as well as simply applying expanded consciousness to one's existence.Are there common elements in its practice, if it has any? If so, how do these relate to any common attitudes or beliefs? When you say you "practice" Tantra, what do you do exactly?Tantra is a lifestyle of letting-go, feeling a oneness with everything. If we were to relate Tantra to life in general, we would say there is much more lay-back living, more enjoyment of our sensual nature, a sexual freedom which follows a lifestyle of let go as well. Practicing Tantra is to walk our talk...to visualize others as Divine... to meditate, get and give and receive massages ..and to say YES! more often...to seek for the purest, highest quality of life, yet to accept whatever we have...and to feel our Divine nature...God...Goddess.
Origins/Ideals
Where and when did Tantra start, if it had an origin?While there are many opinions, there is no real beginning as such. See articles and books, particularly the Hindu vedas, and the spiritual philosophy of Tilopa and Milaropa. However, it is now known that using sexual-heart energy of the Kundalini for transcendence and connecting with God or Divinity was known by many cultures throughout the world. There are references to it in both the new and old testament's of the Bible, in the Koran, the Bhagavagita and countless other spiritual texts.Are there certain types of cultures where it arises?Interesting question. Tantra seems to arise and gain interest when we have gone too far with our material world. More of the lay-back, natural cultures like the Cherokees and Polynesians follow a similar lifestyle. Some pagan traditions also do. Whenever civilization has filled its members with fear, Tantra becomes popular. It is something we all experience at one time or another in our lives. Now, in Russia, Tantra has become very popular.Are there historical or fictional people associated with its origins?You can see glimpses of Tantra in Krishna's playfulness with the dakinis, and Jesus, no doubt, was also a Tantrika based upon his words of love and his association with Mary of Magdalene and Veronica of Nazareth. Tilopa, Naropa and Milaropa also were the so-called original messengers of Classical Tantra. However, even with the writings of Sir Richard Burton, much has been lost to antiquity Is there an 'ideal' Tantra, regardless of how it manifests today? If so, what is this like?Returning to the Biblical Garden of Eden, or a vision of Nirvana or Heaven. A community of people filled with unconditional love, bliss, a joy of life, tenderness and acceptance of all. Enjoying the good life, so to speak, unaddicted yet experiencing with totality and enlightened, of course [chuckle].Is there an objective or ideal focus of a Tantrika? If so, what is it?Not really. Maybe enjoying God's existence at every moment and allowing enlightenment to occur in the process. Becoming aware...awake. Follow a form of mantra or yantra meditation, eat a proper vegetarian diet, be gentle and find love within you at each moment. The lifestyle itself is the gift and path....What are the essentials of 'Tantric philosophy' if there is such a thing?Same as above.How does this relate to other Eastern or Western philosophies?Most philosophies and religions have a dogmatic point-of-view of existence. Eastern and Western philosophies are tied up in dogma. Tantra is about dropping dogma, and simply being in bliss. This is difficult to talk about since all talk is the beginning of a philosophy. Philo from the Greek language means "life" and "sophy" from sophic represents study. In Tantra life in its totality is beyond study... It is experience.
Sociological/Cultural
Are there certain sects of religious traditions which consider themselves or are considered by others to be 'Tantric'?Yes, many. Yogi Bhajan of the 3HO organization (adapted from the Sikh tradition) considers his path "white" Tantra. Pagan traditions call it Tantrik practice, Tibetan Buddhists follow a Tantra path (commonly called yellow Tantra), and aspects of Voodoo and Santamaria use similar practices as in black Tantra, and the worship of Kali, the destroyer. This is only a sampling. There are many texts available on Classical Tantra in new age book shops and select libraries. Swami Virato follows the path of red Tantra...for the passion of flesh and spirit.Are there Western forms of Tantra or rough equivalents?Not really. Perhaps what is being taught by most teachers today could be called Western forms. Quodoshka was a similar form practiced by Native Americans (Cherokee).Can Tantra be found in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism? If so, in what forms and characters?Yes. Read the various texts. Some say Tantra predates all of them.Why do people get excited and mention sex when they hear the word Tantra?Because sex sells, and most Tantra teachers accent this portion of the Tantric lifestyle in their courses, workshops and seminars. However, Tantra is much more than sex.What inhibits Tantra, what stimulates it, and what kinds of people are more likely to practice it?Fear and a closed mind inhibit living the Tantric life, while dance, other movement, meditation and pranyama (various breathing techniques) stimulate it. People who are adventurous and open are more likely to connect to a Tantric lifestyle.
Practice
Is Tantra an attitude, a belief, or a practice?No belief. It is an attitude and there are practices, in sex, and many other areas of life that can be used as tools. Many of these include contemporary conscious psychotherapeutic methods, as well as Eastern philosophy and techniques, such as pranyama, yantra, mantra, etc., as well as simply applying expanded consciousness to one's existence.Are there common elements in its practice, if it has any? If so, how do these relate to any common attitudes or beliefs? When you say you "practice" Tantra, what do you do exactly?Tantra is a lifestyle of letting-go, feeling a oneness with everything. If we were to relate Tantra to life in general, we would say there is much more lay-back living, more enjoyment of our sensual nature, a sexual freedom which follows a lifestyle of let go as well. Practicing Tantra is to walk our talk...to visualize others as Divine... to meditate, get and give and receive massages ..and to say YES! more often...to seek for the purest, highest quality of life, yet to accept whatever we have...and to feel our Divine nature...God...Goddess.
Origins/Ideals
Where and when did Tantra start, if it had an origin?While there are many opinions, there is no real beginning as such. See articles and books, particularly the Hindu vedas, and the spiritual philosophy of Tilopa and Milaropa. However, it is now known that using sexual-heart energy of the Kundalini for transcendence and connecting with God or Divinity was known by many cultures throughout the world. There are references to it in both the new and old testament's of the Bible, in the Koran, the Bhagavagita and countless other spiritual texts.Are there certain types of cultures where it arises?Interesting question. Tantra seems to arise and gain interest when we have gone too far with our material world. More of the lay-back, natural cultures like the Cherokees and Polynesians follow a similar lifestyle. Some pagan traditions also do. Whenever civilization has filled its members with fear, Tantra becomes popular. It is something we all experience at one time or another in our lives. Now, in Russia, Tantra has become very popular.Are there historical or fictional people associated with its origins?You can see glimpses of Tantra in Krishna's playfulness with the dakinis, and Jesus, no doubt, was also a Tantrika based upon his words of love and his association with Mary of Magdalene and Veronica of Nazareth. Tilopa, Naropa and Milaropa also were the so-called original messengers of Classical Tantra. However, even with the writings of Sir Richard Burton, much has been lost to antiquity Is there an 'ideal' Tantra, regardless of how it manifests today? If so, what is this like?Returning to the Biblical Garden of Eden, or a vision of Nirvana or Heaven. A community of people filled with unconditional love, bliss, a joy of life, tenderness and acceptance of all. Enjoying the good life, so to speak, unaddicted yet experiencing with totality and enlightened, of course [chuckle].Is there an objective or ideal focus of a Tantrika? If so, what is it?Not really. Maybe enjoying God's existence at every moment and allowing enlightenment to occur in the process. Becoming aware...awake. Follow a form of mantra or yantra meditation, eat a proper vegetarian diet, be gentle and find love within you at each moment. The lifestyle itself is the gift and path....What are the essentials of 'Tantric philosophy' if there is such a thing?Same as above.How does this relate to other Eastern or Western philosophies?Most philosophies and religions have a dogmatic point-of-view of existence. Eastern and Western philosophies are tied up in dogma. Tantra is about dropping dogma, and simply being in bliss. This is difficult to talk about since all talk is the beginning of a philosophy. Philo from the Greek language means "life" and "sophy" from sophic represents study. In Tantra life in its totality is beyond study... It is experience.
Sociological/Cultural
Are there certain sects of religious traditions which consider themselves or are considered by others to be 'Tantric'?Yes, many. Yogi Bhajan of the 3HO organization (adapted from the Sikh tradition) considers his path "white" Tantra. Pagan traditions call it Tantrik practice, Tibetan Buddhists follow a Tantra path (commonly called yellow Tantra), and aspects of Voodoo and Santamaria use similar practices as in black Tantra, and the worship of Kali, the destroyer. This is only a sampling. There are many texts available on Classical Tantra in new age book shops and select libraries. Swami Virato follows the path of red Tantra...for the passion of flesh and spirit.Are there Western forms of Tantra or rough equivalents?Not really. Perhaps what is being taught by most teachers today could be called Western forms. Quodoshka was a similar form practiced by Native Americans (Cherokee).Can Tantra be found in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism? If so, in what forms and characters?Yes. Read the various texts. Some say Tantra predates all of them.Why do people get excited and mention sex when they hear the word Tantra?Because sex sells, and most Tantra teachers accent this portion of the Tantric lifestyle in their courses, workshops and seminars. However, Tantra is much more than sex.What inhibits Tantra, what stimulates it, and what kinds of people are more likely to practice it?Fear and a closed mind inhibit living the Tantric life, while dance, other movement, meditation and pranyama (various breathing techniques) stimulate it. People who are adventurous and open are more likely to connect to a Tantric lifestyle.
posted by VICKY @ 10:33 AM,
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Power of Mantra and Yantra
Power of Mantra and Yantra is yet another wonderful, enlightening and informative book by P. Khurrana, the famous astrologer, author and columnist. True knowledge knows no bounds and this is especially true about Indian knowledge of Sadhana (meditation), Yoga and philosophy. In this latest offering, P. Khurrana deals in depth with Mantras and their corresponding Yantras for achieving specific goals. Mantra is a set of precise words in a particular configuration and rhythm which when chanted can fulfill one's desires. Yantra, on the other hand, is a geometric figure inscribed on a metallic plate or paper and is the confluence of the powers of the concerned God. When a Mantra is chanted according to the proper Tantra (method to worship in a systemized way), the sound vibrations gather force from the Yantra and after reflecting from its surface spread out into the universe and reach God. These vibrations come into contact with the form of the God, gather divine power and blessings from Him and return to the Sadhak (person chanting), thus giving him the power o achieve supernatural feats. Power of Mantra and Yantra is part of India's rich cultural heritage which heralds a new way of life. Well illustrated with diagrams and symbols, the book will prove useful both for experts as well as beginners.
posted by VICKY @ 10:33 AM,
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Black Magic Real
Greetings,
I have a problem, maybe you can help, or give me some advice. I have this cousin that hates me, he always has. When I was 6, he choked me, and said that he would kill me. He is 13 years older than me. All while I was growing up he was around me, sometimes he was nice, other times he was a mean. When I was 14, I saw him with some things that caused me to believe that he was going to do black magick on me. So I went and learned some stuff and threw the first punch, now that I think back on it, it almost seems like he wanted me to throw the first punch. he quickly started sending back what I sent his way, AND THEN SOME. He has been sending all kinds of nasty mean attacks my way ever since. I coulnt bear to be in the same house, so I got myslef sent into child care, where I stayed until I was 21, which was last April.
While I was away he was still able to affect me with what he uses. But it wasnt as intense as if I was there in the same house. But I was much happier, I had a life, friends and I was productive. But when I am back home, things have turned very bad in every aspect of my life. He started hitting me really hard with these attacks. I cuaght him once standing outside my bedroom door, just standing there, it was dark so I couldnt tell what he was doing. But whatever it was it couldnt be good, when he was sone he walked away. I asked when will you stop, he said when your in the stinking ground and I believe him.
He also uses astral projection to snoop on me. I noticed that he had been looking at my hair quit often, at the time I did not know why. Months later after loseing over 50% of my hair I learn that he put curse of baldness on me, as well as infertility. The infertilty I wont know about until later on in life. I was close to this cousins younger brother, he has turned him against me somehow.And now he too hates me, and tells me to die, and calls me a pathetic coward. He also told me that his brother is invincible, and that his hate for me will never die. I had to hear this for months, until I finally realized that he was no longer the same perosn and I stoped talking to him. Then he got worse. And told me that his brother was gonna kill me and that it cant be proven. I know that there are death spells out there, and many books that tell how to do them. One night I heard the older one say that, im still alive cause he is waiting for the rest of my hair to fall out. So Scarey! So I know that it is possible. I have lossed all my friends cause they got too weirded out by me. I withdrew from most of all my courses in the begining of last semester because I couldnt keep up because of at home. Then the one class I kept I failed. I was looking to the occult for answers, but they could not help.
So now I am giveing this to jesus. There is so much more to this story, but it would take up waaaay to much space. I am lonely all the time, my life is upside down! I know you may be wondering, why dont I move out. Well, thats another story. My mother is here, and I want to be with her, to make up fr lost time while I was away all those years. She doesnt want to live here either but she is co-owner of this house, very complicated. And my aunt the other co-owner takes advantage of her all the time. These two cousins that are giveing me problems are her kids. The older one is 34, and the younger one is pushing 18. The older one has never had a job, and never leaves the house, he has been this way for over 10 years. So he has plenty of time on his hands to practice whatever it is that he practices. I just want this to end, so I can live in peace. I have a right to live! He has caused me to suffer enough. I just want a normal life, and I cant have that when he is doing what he is doing. Also the fact that I am so hated so much hurts a lot, not just by one person anymore, but two. Any advice? Or help?
My response is in Green:
Thanks for writing me. I am glad that you are willing to give Jesus a chance. However, before we get into your problem, I have to tell you something. Jesus is the answer to your problems but He is more than that too. The point is this, if the only reason you go to Jesus is so that He can help you with this problem it probably won't work. The major problem is much deeper than that. It is a sin problem and we are all born with it.
Sin is an offense against God. God is a holy being and He is just and merciful. Because He is just He demands death to anyone who sins. That leaves us with a major problem since we have all sinned. Yet as I said He is a merciful God and loves us, so He does not want us to have to pay that death sentence. Because He is holy He cannot just forgive and forget our sins. Someone has to pay for our evil. That is why He sent His Son to die for our sins. If we believe that Jesus is God's Son, that He came to earth as a human and died for our sins and then raised from the dead on the third day and now is in heaven; and we ask Him to forgive us He will. At that point we cross over from death sentence to life.
This is important to your problem for two reasons. First if you don't realize that you are a sinner in need of a savior then you will not be able to get right with God. If you never get right with God, you won't have any right to expect Him to help you. Second, since there are two kingdoms warring against each other, the kingdom of Light, which is God and the kingdom of darkness which is Satan, you are caught in the middle. You know as well as I do that black magic is real. When you start dabbling in it, you open yourself up to all kinds of demonic activity. You have already seen this, whether you realized it or not. As long as you are a member of that dark kingdom, this stuff will be able to harm you. If you cross over into the Light, then God will protect you. One of the things you have to do is get rid of all the stuff from the dark side. You can't be in God's kingdom and have one foot in darkness, it does not work that way.
The Bible tells us about this: (Ephesians 6:12 NIV) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. We can't fight this battle by ourselves, but God goes on to tell us what we can do. The very first thing of course is to get right with God by asking Jesus to forgive us of our sins and then living the kind of life God wants us to live.
Paul the writer of Ephesians (which was a letter written to the Ephesians) goes on to tell us what to do to stay safe in this struggle: (Ephesians 6:13-17 NIV) Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. {14} Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, {15} and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. {16} In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. {17} Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. This is exactly what you need to do, but first you need to get that helmet of salvation and again that comes from giving your life to Jesus Christ and making Him Lord of your life.
I have a problem, maybe you can help, or give me some advice. I have this cousin that hates me, he always has. When I was 6, he choked me, and said that he would kill me. He is 13 years older than me. All while I was growing up he was around me, sometimes he was nice, other times he was a mean. When I was 14, I saw him with some things that caused me to believe that he was going to do black magick on me. So I went and learned some stuff and threw the first punch, now that I think back on it, it almost seems like he wanted me to throw the first punch. he quickly started sending back what I sent his way, AND THEN SOME. He has been sending all kinds of nasty mean attacks my way ever since. I coulnt bear to be in the same house, so I got myslef sent into child care, where I stayed until I was 21, which was last April.
While I was away he was still able to affect me with what he uses. But it wasnt as intense as if I was there in the same house. But I was much happier, I had a life, friends and I was productive. But when I am back home, things have turned very bad in every aspect of my life. He started hitting me really hard with these attacks. I cuaght him once standing outside my bedroom door, just standing there, it was dark so I couldnt tell what he was doing. But whatever it was it couldnt be good, when he was sone he walked away. I asked when will you stop, he said when your in the stinking ground and I believe him.
He also uses astral projection to snoop on me. I noticed that he had been looking at my hair quit often, at the time I did not know why. Months later after loseing over 50% of my hair I learn that he put curse of baldness on me, as well as infertility. The infertilty I wont know about until later on in life. I was close to this cousins younger brother, he has turned him against me somehow.And now he too hates me, and tells me to die, and calls me a pathetic coward. He also told me that his brother is invincible, and that his hate for me will never die. I had to hear this for months, until I finally realized that he was no longer the same perosn and I stoped talking to him. Then he got worse. And told me that his brother was gonna kill me and that it cant be proven. I know that there are death spells out there, and many books that tell how to do them. One night I heard the older one say that, im still alive cause he is waiting for the rest of my hair to fall out. So Scarey! So I know that it is possible. I have lossed all my friends cause they got too weirded out by me. I withdrew from most of all my courses in the begining of last semester because I couldnt keep up because of at home. Then the one class I kept I failed. I was looking to the occult for answers, but they could not help.
So now I am giveing this to jesus. There is so much more to this story, but it would take up waaaay to much space. I am lonely all the time, my life is upside down! I know you may be wondering, why dont I move out. Well, thats another story. My mother is here, and I want to be with her, to make up fr lost time while I was away all those years. She doesnt want to live here either but she is co-owner of this house, very complicated. And my aunt the other co-owner takes advantage of her all the time. These two cousins that are giveing me problems are her kids. The older one is 34, and the younger one is pushing 18. The older one has never had a job, and never leaves the house, he has been this way for over 10 years. So he has plenty of time on his hands to practice whatever it is that he practices. I just want this to end, so I can live in peace. I have a right to live! He has caused me to suffer enough. I just want a normal life, and I cant have that when he is doing what he is doing. Also the fact that I am so hated so much hurts a lot, not just by one person anymore, but two. Any advice? Or help?
My response is in Green:
Thanks for writing me. I am glad that you are willing to give Jesus a chance. However, before we get into your problem, I have to tell you something. Jesus is the answer to your problems but He is more than that too. The point is this, if the only reason you go to Jesus is so that He can help you with this problem it probably won't work. The major problem is much deeper than that. It is a sin problem and we are all born with it.
Sin is an offense against God. God is a holy being and He is just and merciful. Because He is just He demands death to anyone who sins. That leaves us with a major problem since we have all sinned. Yet as I said He is a merciful God and loves us, so He does not want us to have to pay that death sentence. Because He is holy He cannot just forgive and forget our sins. Someone has to pay for our evil. That is why He sent His Son to die for our sins. If we believe that Jesus is God's Son, that He came to earth as a human and died for our sins and then raised from the dead on the third day and now is in heaven; and we ask Him to forgive us He will. At that point we cross over from death sentence to life.
This is important to your problem for two reasons. First if you don't realize that you are a sinner in need of a savior then you will not be able to get right with God. If you never get right with God, you won't have any right to expect Him to help you. Second, since there are two kingdoms warring against each other, the kingdom of Light, which is God and the kingdom of darkness which is Satan, you are caught in the middle. You know as well as I do that black magic is real. When you start dabbling in it, you open yourself up to all kinds of demonic activity. You have already seen this, whether you realized it or not. As long as you are a member of that dark kingdom, this stuff will be able to harm you. If you cross over into the Light, then God will protect you. One of the things you have to do is get rid of all the stuff from the dark side. You can't be in God's kingdom and have one foot in darkness, it does not work that way.
The Bible tells us about this: (Ephesians 6:12 NIV) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. We can't fight this battle by ourselves, but God goes on to tell us what we can do. The very first thing of course is to get right with God by asking Jesus to forgive us of our sins and then living the kind of life God wants us to live.
Paul the writer of Ephesians (which was a letter written to the Ephesians) goes on to tell us what to do to stay safe in this struggle: (Ephesians 6:13-17 NIV) Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. {14} Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, {15} and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. {16} In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. {17} Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. This is exactly what you need to do, but first you need to get that helmet of salvation and again that comes from giving your life to Jesus Christ and making Him Lord of your life.
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Once you get right with God and you put on your armor, meaning that you read God's word (the Bible) and live a righteous life, etc.. then you will have nothing to fear at all. That does not necessarily mean that nothing bad will ever happen to you, but it does mean that nothing will happen to you that God does not allow. And if He allows you to go through something, you can bet He will walk with you and help you through it.
When we accept Christ as our Savior we become children of God. He becomes our Father and we are part of the family. At that point we have the expectation that He will protect us and help us.
Well I hope you will seriously think about what I have written to you. Jesus is the answer, just make sure you go to Him for the right reasons. He can't be fooled. If you don't really want Him to be Lord of your life, He will know it. If you don't really care about getting right with God, all you care about is getting this person's spells off of you, God will know that too. I can't speak for God, but I will tell you that I doubt that He will help anyone who rejects Him and just acts like they don't so that He will help them. He loves you, but the most important thing to Him is where you spend eternity. Once that is taken care of, then He will help you with the other problems.
Once you get right with God and you put on your armor, meaning that you read God's word (the Bible) and live a righteous life, etc.. then you will have nothing to fear at all. That does not necessarily mean that nothing bad will ever happen to you, but it does mean that nothing will happen to you that God does not allow. And if He allows you to go through something, you can bet He will walk with you and help you through it.
When we accept Christ as our Savior we become children of God. He becomes our Father and we are part of the family. At that point we have the expectation that He will protect us and help us.
Well I hope you will seriously think about what I have written to you. Jesus is the answer, just make sure you go to Him for the right reasons. He can't be fooled. If you don't really want Him to be Lord of your life, He will know it. If you don't really care about getting right with God, all you care about is getting this person's spells off of you, God will know that too. I can't speak for God, but I will tell you that I doubt that He will help anyone who rejects Him and just acts like they don't so that He will help them. He loves you, but the most important thing to Him is where you spend eternity. Once that is taken care of, then He will help you with the other problems.
posted by VICKY @ 10:30 AM,
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