Posts by Hermano

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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.

Hermano

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.

Yes, but there are different levels of hypnosis. Like I said, in some sessions I maintanied consciousness and in others it was like I fell asleep. So maybe being lightly hypnotised does not open your mind up to the spirit realm, but being deeply hypnotized does.

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?

I don't think the God-as-a-loving-parent model works. I beleive this is what jamesthomas was saying. Maybe instead of saying God and demons, we should speak of good and evil forces. Personally I do not beleive God is constantly watching over our every detail in order to protect us. I think he's too busy looking after the bigger picture, i.e., making sure the Universe is running in proper order.

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Why are the WT selling prime estate in Brooklyn - do they know something

by needproof in

jw
friends

so i hear that the wt are selling lots of property; worth millions.

1) they sincerely think the end is soon .

2) they just want the money .

Hermano

I think it's because they know armagedon is not coming in the next decade, that is why they're reconsidering their portfilio.

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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.

Hermano

Talk 7) Superiority of being Taught by Jehovah
Jesus was taught by Jehopvah NOT AT UNIVERSITY

Jesus rode a donkey, NOT A CAR. That doesn't prove donkeys are a superior mode of transportation. This is the type of bullsh1t reasoning that gets them into trouble.

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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.

Hermano

I once invited them to dinner with me if they existed but there was a resounding no show.

Thanks for your thoughts Crumpet. I beleive you took the wrong approach. Too direct. They like to think they're in control. Your bold invitation scared them away.

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Mincan the spy...

by Mincan in

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friends

haha!

yesterday i suggested subtly that i go with my mother and step-dad to their special meeting today.

for all you who don't know what that is, it's like the one day special assembly but even more "special", only certain congregations get to go each year, and it's specifically just for members, not really open to outsiders, and it usually contains "important information" for them on updates and the like.

Hermano

My mother did say though later on yesterday night "I don't know if you're allowed to go." I said "why not?" innocently. She said "I don't know if you're talking to witness haters on the internet or not." I just laughed out "noooo." and laughed some more, like it was crazy talk. Then she started to cry

That type of behavior pisses me of cause they know not everyone will choose to "serve Jehovah." Not everyone listened to Jesus while he carried out his ministry. The Bible itself says many are called but the chosen are few. But they cannot seem to accept that one of their loved ones is not of their kind. It's like the ones that will reject Jehovah are always the ones they don't know/care about.

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Which of these Dinosaurs is dying the fastest

by free2beme in

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friends

which of the following companies do you think will die first.

the phone company.

the paper news paper.

Hermano

Definetely newspapers. They are being hit on both sides of their revenue streams: Advertisers don't want to advertise with them and readers don't want to buy. Land lines are still needed for DSL service. That's the only reason why I still have mine. (I don't want to do cable.) Postal service is still useful for small packages.

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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.

Hermano

My experience with hypnosis is as follows: I did it regularly (at least once a week) for about 6-9 months. Some sessions I was in a light trance and I remember everything. Other sessions, it was like I blacked out or fell asleep and came to when the session was ending. I used a CD. It did work for me, meaning that I did display the behavior that was suggested in the sessions.

However, other things began to happen. On a few ocassions I "blacked out" for a few seconds in the middle of my daily routine. In one instance I was at work, and for a few seconds I have no memory of what I was thinking about or what I did. This was different than just being so busy you cant remember what you did a minute ago. It felt like I just blacked out. A little scary but no big deal. Except that hadn't happened to me before without the aid of a few shots of booze.
Also at night, I frequently couldn't sleep. Both myself and my wife kept waking up cause we heard noises. Also I began experiencing hypnopompia/hypnogogia on a regular basis. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnopompia )
One night my wife and I were lying in bed, wide awake and we heard the voice of our child right next to us in bed. Except our child was sleeping in her room. That freaked me out a bit because we were both wide awake and we both heard the same thing. And my wife who is still a JW has never done hypnosis.
Needless to say I threw away my hypnosis CD and the voices and noises and the hypnogogia and hypnopompia stopped. I hate to sound like watchtower article, but it is the truth

One thing which i failed to mention, is that prior to the session I did briefly think that maybe I was opening myself up to demonic interference. This is a result of the Watchtower indoctrination. Maybe this turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy? It still does not explain how both my wife and I heard the noises and the voice.

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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.

Hermano

i dont know,call me crazy,but dont demons seem to have way way more fun than angels?..they even seem to have cooler fashions..i mean,dont get me wrong,im all for good and all that pucky,but in simple asthetics,id choose demons hands down....

That's because they don't have to follow any rules. They can really do whatever they want. Manifest themselves if they want to, or not manifest themselves just to keep the skeptics thinking it's all nonsense. Bastards!

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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.

Hermano

My experience with hypnosis is as follows: I did it regularly (at least once a week) for about 6-9 months. Some sessions I was in a light trance and I remember everything. Other sessions, it was like I blacked out or fell asleep and came to when the session was ending. I used a CD. It did work for me, meaning that I did display the behavior that was suggested in the sessions.

However, other things began to happen. On a few ocassions I "blacked out" for a few seconds in the middle of my daily routine. In one instance I was at work, and for a few seconds I have no memory of what I was thinking about or what I did. This was different than just being so busy you cant remember what you did a minute ago. It felt like I just blacked out. A little scary but no big deal. Except that hadn't happened to me before without the aid of a few shots of booze.

Also at night, I frequently couldn't sleep. Both myself and my wife kept waking up cause we heard noises. Also I began experiencing hypnopompia/hypnogogia on a regular basis. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnopompia)

One night my wife and I were lying in bed, wide awake and we heard the voice of our child right next to us in bed. Except our child was sleeping in her room. That freaked me out a bit because we were both wide awake and we both heard the same thing. And my wife who is still a JW has never done hypnosis.

Needless to say I threw away my hypnosis CD and the voices and noises and the hypnogogia and hypnopompia stopped. I hate to sound like watchtower article, but it is the truth.

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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.

Hermano

What kind of parent always remains hidden form their children?

You make some interesting points aSphere. The whole idea of God as a parent who cares for me personally never worked for me because I always felt like he was not there when I really needed him. Then I would wonder if maybe I was doing something to displease Him or maybe I was not doing enough preaching, studying, praying. Maybe God is more like a force. And maybe this force is responsible for the bigger picture, i.e., the rotation of the galaxies, the maintenance and upkeep of the Universe, etc.

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

And yes I know many things have been blamed on demons only because people did not understand what was happening. But people also dismissed certain ideas as nonsense because they did not have enough knowledge about the subject or because it had never been done before, for example, the idea of man being able to fly, travel to space, or cloning. While we shouldn't rush to blame unexplained happenings to demons, I don't think we should rush to say that they don't exist either.