In the spirit (lol) of the season the next few days I'm going to be posting on a subject that has fascinated me since I was a child, the paranormal! Ghosts, Demons, Angels, God, Monsters, UFOs, La Llorona, etc. I started a blog a long time ago discussing Religion and the Paranormal, but with work and music and family, I didn't have time for it.
A little about me and the paranormal:
I've been involved with the paranormal investigative (pi) field for ten years now. I've been a moderator for the TAPS Main Forum for the group TAPS who do the SciFi show Ghost Hunters for the last 3 or 4 years and a member of the forum since 2004, if your a member or go check it out, drop me a line my user-name is HOST_Zombie_slag. I've been on investigations in my area and consulted with groups and other PI's on clients, cases, evidence, methods, theories, recipes, movies, etc. over the last decade.
In case you didn't know, I'm Christian, and extremely conservative in my faith and politics, but not in my lifestyle, which makes me either a hypocrite or a complicated man, I prefer the latter and don't care if anyone thinks is the first :P haha. Anyways, I'm going to re-post the posts that I made in the shortlived blog I mentioned before because I like what I had to say, I think I had valid points and theories, and because I can.
So heres the first post, there will be 4 posts in this series and I think I'll pick it up again and continue it in amongst my papercraft, music, fishing, etc posts. Keep in mind these are from almost 4 years ago, so the fact that their awesome should be even more impressive! I like to think I have something for everyone, if by everyone I mean people interested in what I have, which should be you since your reading this, so "everyone" enjoy!
In my time as someone interested in the paranormal, I have had the chance to live a few different lifestyles. As a Christian, a Non-Christian, and many, many things in between the two.
I've found that there is a constant in regards to the paranormal, and that is this: It does exist. When I was a Non-Christian, I delved into many things not suitable for discussion here, or anywhere else. And in those times, I was all the more certain of the existance of another "world". A world of things not easily understood and even less easily explained in the mundane here-and-now.
Now the subject is ghosts, that is- The disembodied spirits of human beings post-mortem. Through my own amateur actions and studies, I have found proof enough for myself that ghosts do in fact exist. While it can be (and often is) argued that an encounter with a ghost is merely a misunderstood encounter with an Angel or Demon, I have always found myself believing in the possibility of ghosts in the sense of the definition above.
Having rejoined the Christian faith some years ago, I began wondering if my fascination with the paranormal was still a viable passtime in conjunction with my re-found faith in Christ. So I began asking various friends, family, and religious figures. I found that the majority of those I questioned didn't believe in ghosts, and furthermore deemed it an impossibility for a ghost to exist according to the Christian faith. Well, If anyone knows me, they will tell you I am enraged by impossibility. Everything is possible, especially within the Christian faith:
Matthew 19:26 (New International Version)
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26Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Mark 9:23 (New International Version)
23" 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."Mark 14:36 (New International Version)
36"Abba,[a] Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will."Mark 10:27 (New International Version)
27Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."
1 Samuel 28:7-25 (New International Version)
7 Saul then said to his attendants, "Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her.""There is one in Endor," they said.
8 So Saul disguised himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. "Consult a spirit for me," he said, "and bring up for me the one I name."
9 But the woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done. He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?"
10 Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As surely as the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this."
11 Then the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?"
"Bring up Samuel," he said.
12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!"
13 The king said to her, "Don't be afraid. What do you see?"
The woman said, "I see a spirit [a] coming up out of the ground."
14 "What does he look like?" he asked.
"An old man wearing a robe is coming up," she said.
Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.
15 Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?"
"I am in great distress," Saul said. "The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do."
16 Samuel said, "Why do you consult me, now that the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy? 17 The LORD has done what he predicted through me. The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors—to David. 18 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the LORD has done this to you today. 19 The LORD will hand over both Israel and you to the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also hand over the army of Israel to the Philistines."
20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel's words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and night.
21 When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly shaken, she said, "Look, your maidservant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do. 22 Now please listen to your servant and let me give you some food so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way."
23 He refused and said, "I will not eat."
But his men joined the woman in urging him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the couch.
24 The woman had a fattened calf at the house, which she butchered at once. She took some flour, kneaded it and baked bread without yeast. 25 Then she set it before Saul and his men, and they ate. That same night they got up and left.
Now, one may gather from the preceeding passage that the witch of Endor could have been faking, pulling one over on Saul for whatever reason. But if you take notice, after describing the spirit to Saul, The witch of Endor is out of the picture. From that point on it is the spirit of Samuel conversing with Saul himself. A conversation without interjection by the medium.
So in conclusion, I have found that within the Christian faith, there is possibility, precedence, and for believers of the faith, indeed proof of the existance of Ghosts. At least on one occasion.
Stay Tuned for more ghosty goodness!!
So very interesting, please continue....
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