Posts by aSphereisnotaCircle

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hypnosys experience?

by Hermano in

hello everyone, long time lurker, first post.

can you share your experiences with hypnosis?

beyond the yes it worked for me or no it did not work for me, what i am looking for especifically is whether or not it opened you up for demon attacks or demonic activity.

aSphereisnotaCircle

It is a state between sleep and being awake, nothing else.

What the above poster said is correct, we all go in and out of different states of conscienceless every day. And not just when we go to sleep. For instance if you have been to a meeting at a kingdom hall, I guarantee you, you were in a hypnotic state of mind a good portion of the time. You go into that same state, veging out in front of the TV, and when you daydream. So if you fear that demons may have access to you in this sate. You will have to be very diligent to always be very alert, 24/7. Which is impossible!

And going along with your line of reasoning, supposing there is a god that loves us. Do you really think he would allow demons such easy access to his children? Imagine, watching TV or dozing on your front porch, would leave you open to attack! Is this loving or fair?

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hypnosys experience?

by Hermano in

hello everyone, long time lurker, first post.

can you share your experiences with hypnosis?

beyond the yes it worked for me or no it did not work for me, what i am looking for especifically is whether or not it opened you up for demon attacks or demonic activity.

aSphereisnotaCircle

Also, and I hate to sound like I just read this in a Watchtower mag, if there is a God then there can be a devil. If there are angels then there can be demons....

That's a lot of if's, and it's also a lot of vast assumptions.

I am open to the idea of god, but I need some evidence, and there just doens't seem to be any. What kind of parent always remains hidden form their children? And then sends an instruction manual that people the world over interprete in vastly different ways? An instruction manual to put together a complicated machine, can be written in english, then translated to Japanese, and the Japanese techs can put together the machine, no problem. Why can't the allmighty creater of the universe, write a manual that everyone can agree on? Us humans can.

And please, please consider all the things that have been blamed on demons throughout histery, things that are now easily explained by science, such as epilytic seizures. People blame demons when they don't understand something, they have done this through out history. Where would we be if everytime something scary happened we throw our skirts over our eyes and say it's the demons!

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Kansas City DC summary

by stillajwexelder in

ok just got back from the dc in kansas city.

i know there has been a thread on the dc already but i will post "highlights" or lowlights depending on one's opinion, of the dc in kc on this thread.. 1) bethel speakers so far 1 from patterson bethel, 1 from brooklyn bethel and 1 from walkill bethel + governing body speaker anthony morris 111. friday major talk on christ on last talk by morris.

illustarted earthquake in armenia few yaers ago.

aSphereisnotaCircle

Friday major talk on Christ on last talk by Morris. Illustarted earthquake in Armenia few yaers ago. Father started digging for his son. Was mocked.

The "experiences" at the assembly always had some element of WTF in it. For instance, the above. Who on earth would "mock" a parent searching for their child? Nope, just don't see it.

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hypnosys experience?

by Hermano in

hello everyone, long time lurker, first post.

can you share your experiences with hypnosis?

beyond the yes it worked for me or no it did not work for me, what i am looking for especifically is whether or not it opened you up for demon attacks or demonic activity.

aSphereisnotaCircle

I experimented with hypnosis for a while, it didn't do anything for me that just calm meditation couldn't have done.

Once during a guided imagry session. In my mind I was suddenly startled by a shadowy figure jumping out at me. It made me physically junp. But then I saw that it was just a shadow puppet, no substance at all. A moment later i realized it was a demon, and I have never feared demons since.

Demons are no more real then Zeus, or Neptune. That's all demons are, a figment of a shadow in your mind, no substance at all.

People use to blame demons for all kinds of medical conditions, fortunately we are mostly out of the dark ages in that area. But they are still being blamed for some medical conditions (like "waking dreams") and they are still being used to make people afraid and to control people.

It's still all about control.

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The Village - Similar to the JW's?

by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

i just watched m. night shyamalan's the village, http://imdb.com/title/tt0368447/.

i've seen it mentioned here before that this movie reminds people of the jehovah's witnesses.

what things are similar?.

aSphereisnotaCircle

I saw this movie at the theatre with my daughter, early in the movie I leaned over and whispered "it's some kind of cult". Later in the movie when she saw I was right, my teen-age daughter was actually impressed!

I felt pretty proud of myself too, I realized my cultdar was working very well.

Loved the movie.

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The Story of Minimus

by minimus in

jw
friends

when i was a teen, i aspired to be an elder.

from my pre-teens until i was 18, i was in every circuit assembly and district convention----having either ministry school talks or parts or experiences.

at 20, i conducted a bookstudy in the afternoon, also regular pioneered, was the theocratic ministry school overseer in the 2nd school and regularly taught the main school.

aSphereisnotaCircle

My ex husband had been an elder also. At 24, only a few weeks after being appointed, he had to deal with two cases where each were DFed. Within days of his cousin's hearing, his cousin hung himself in a deer blind. The other waited a whole two weeks before killing himself. That one was an elder's son from a different congregation. Almost all of the elders in our congregation had gone to help on a hall build and left my husband behind to back up any problems that should come up. Of course I didn't know that he was on his judicial committee until a few nights before he left here never to return. He was sitting in the dark in the front room drinking till he was throwing up and it was everything he could do to tell me how this affected him. I do wonder how many other elders out there are suffering way deep down in their souls about a decision that was made in a hearing.

Numi, your story brought me to tears. Just when I think I've heard it all, I learn a new way the society has ruined lives, I am beyond furious!

If you can, I would like to hear more about your ex, what became of him, is he still a JW?

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Letter to mom

by dawg in

jw
friends

sent a letter to mom 4 days ago, came back today stamped "returned" on it... she wouldn't even open it... it had some nice comments in it too.

stupid blanking cult, blinds the eyes of folks so they won't even read what we have to say.

aSphereisnotaCircle

Man that's gotta hurt, even if your expecting it, it still hurts.

29

I Feel so alone

by aussie in

jw
friends

hi everyone, well im totally new at this but i thought i would give it a go anyway.so here is my story(short version).

well i have been with my boyfriend for 2yrs now and the last 4months he has started to get back into witnessing.

i have said from day one that i dont want to be one, but i did attend a meeting, memorial and some studys i did this for him to see what it was all about.

aSphereisnotaCircle

he moved out of my house and back home and also when i ask him to say at mine he doesnt really want to and then he tells me to come stay at his, we can not sleep in the same bed there.

Sounds like he is feeling guilty about the sex and is trying to stop. Has your relationship been good in the past? Of the two years that you have been together, how much of that time were you happy with the relationship?

I ask this because us women tend to see the "potential" in men, and think that we can fix things. But you really need to look at the relationship for what it is, and how it has been in the past. Not what we think the potential is. If he's willing to give up sex, he must be pretty serious about going back. That means you must stop having sex, until you are married, which has caused countless couples to race into marraige as fast as their hormones can take them. Do you want that?

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You could have knocked me over with a feather I was so shocked!!!

by Bumble Bee in

ok, i met my brother today.

he drove me to my eye appt out of town.

we rarely get time together alone (no spouses/kids etc).

aSphereisnotaCircle

Woohoo!

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I Feel so alone

by aussie in

jw
friends

hi everyone, well im totally new at this but i thought i would give it a go anyway.so here is my story(short version).

well i have been with my boyfriend for 2yrs now and the last 4months he has started to get back into witnessing.

i have said from day one that i dont want to be one, but i did attend a meeting, memorial and some studys i did this for him to see what it was all about.

aSphereisnotaCircle

they have had enough of seeing me upset and being emoional blackmailed cause i kinda feel that way. .

This is emotional blackmail and any person on this board will tell you this is a huge red flag. I know you love this guy, but you will never be number one in his life. The JW's have it grilled into them constantly, you must put "jehovah" (meaning the wathctower) ahead of family.

You love this guy, and i know how painful it is to love someone who is not good for you. But anyone who puts the interests of a group of old men in NY ahead of their loved ones is not someone you will ever find happiness with.