This is how i imagine Jehovah:
He's a psychopath.
pale.emperor
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Is there a Creator who gives a s*** about you?
by DATA-DOG in....why your child died, or you have cancer, or lost friends to a mudslide, tsunami, car accident, flood, tornado, hurricane or senseless act of violence.
why your child was molested, or you were molested, or you were slandered by an elder, or boe, or the gb.
why children die of starvation everyday, why faithful xians die every day, some mauled by dogs in field circus.
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Assembly experiences that strech the truth
by karter inelder and his wife build a flash house.. they go on the stage at an assembly and give an experiences of how they sold the flash house to simplify their life so they can go pioneering.. the real story.. elder and wife can't afford the flash house and have to sell it he never goes pioneering she does until they are declared bankrupt.. why were they bankrupt?.
the money leaft over from the flash house they invested in a yet to be build apartment and the developer goes bankrupt takeing their money.. just one of many.. karter..
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pale.emperor
One that really annoys me when i think back about it:
The story on the platform:
A dear old elder from my congregation was being interviewed. His wife had left him. When asked why he said "she used to be a JW but lost her faith. She told me i'd have to choose between her and Jehovah." "what did you do brother?" asks the interviewer. He replies "well im still here" (round of applause). Then he relates the story of how his daughter tragically died after leaving the witnesses. But he hopes in the resurrection. (Round of applause).
The REAL story (which all of our congregation knew):
He's been beating his wife and daughter up for years. His wife would come to the meetings with black eyes and the occasional arm in a sling. His daughter was an alcoholic by the age of 15 due to him knocking her about. My dad saw him punch his wife in the stomach in the 2nd school and reported him to the elders. He denied it and nothing happened. My dad was a marked man after that. His daughter leaves home (and the witnesses) first chance she gets at 18. She rebuilds her life and marries my uncle (also an exJW). One day his daughter takes a shower in his house and is electrocuted and dies. It turns out this elder had fitted the shower himself and the wiring was shoddy. He covered up the evidence before the police inquiry started and some poor electrician who had fitted his previous shower got investigated.
This was the last straw for his wife and she finally leaves him and at first lives in a rescue center for battered wives. I have no idea where she is now but he told the BOE that she's mentally ill and makes things up. They believed him!
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Pale.Emperor And The Hypnotists
by pale.emperor ineven as a jw i was fascinated with hypnosis and seeing people like derren brown putting people under almost instantly.
in the last 2/3 years when i was a jw but beginning to wake up from the bullshit i read up on hypnosis, watched a few youtube demos and explanations etc.
but never actually studied it seriously until about a year ago.
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pale.emperor
I've read a lot, but in my opinion these are the best:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYPNOSIS-101-Hypnotise-Beginners-Inductions/dp/B00PKG9URI
Also, there's a hypnotist called Igor Ledochowski that i consider to be probably the worlds best. He had an expensive DVD course but i cant find it online anymore. I have it somewhere at home i'll have a dig around and let you know.
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Pale.Emperor And The Hypnotists
by pale.emperor ineven as a jw i was fascinated with hypnosis and seeing people like derren brown putting people under almost instantly.
in the last 2/3 years when i was a jw but beginning to wake up from the bullshit i read up on hypnosis, watched a few youtube demos and explanations etc.
but never actually studied it seriously until about a year ago.
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pale.emperor
I have always believed that it is easy to resist hypnotism if you do not wish to be put under. And to reject suggestions made under hypnosis. Would you agree?
This is true. I was taught that everyone can be hypnotized. But some people are more suggestible than others. In order to be put into a trance state you'd need to want to be hypnotized and trust the person doing it. That's why the first minute or two would consist of "the pre-talk", explaining what hypnosis is, what you're going to do, a suggestibility test (making their hands stick together for example and then after all that asking them "are you ready to go into hypnosis?". If they say no then you'd have a damn hard time trying to put them under because their conscious mind hasn't agreed to it.
So when you see Derren Brown walk up and put someone into a trance state, they've already had some sort of pre-talk or suggestibility test before the cameras roll.
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Free to sin but still cannot bring myself to do it
by sinboi inhave da'd myself nearly 3 months ago.
now i am part of this world but i feel myself the odd one out.
something inside me is still blocking me to do the things i have been longing to do while i was still a jw, such as attending birthday parties, sex, etc.... just last nite, i was on the way to attend a birthday party.
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pale.emperor
sinboi - the bible was written by men. 2 Peter was written by a man. It doesn't mean it's true.
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Pale.Emperor And The Hypnotists
by pale.emperor ineven as a jw i was fascinated with hypnosis and seeing people like derren brown putting people under almost instantly.
in the last 2/3 years when i was a jw but beginning to wake up from the bullshit i read up on hypnosis, watched a few youtube demos and explanations etc.
but never actually studied it seriously until about a year ago.
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pale.emperor
Even as a JW i was fascinated with hypnosis and seeing people like Derren Brown putting people under almost instantly. In the last 2/3 years when i was a JW but beginning to wake up from the bullshit i read up on hypnosis, watched a few YouTube demos and explanations etc. but never actually studied it seriously until about a year ago. I read books, bought expensive DVD courses and tried out what i'd learned on non JW friends who were skeptical but willing to try. It didn't work :( so i gave up on it.
Then... 2 years later (now) i get a sudden interest in it again. This time i decided to actually learn it from actual teachers. I booked and paid for a course with a famous UK hypnosist who specialized in Rapid Inductions. I seen this guy online put people under in seconds using "shock inductions".
So there i was, on my way to London for a few days to see if i could learn something cool and, who knows, useful in my future. I already knew the theory of hypnosis, what it is, how it works etc but never actually successfully put anyone under at this stage.
I get to London, check into my hotel, find a McDonalds to refuel then make my way to where the course is being held. A very posh hotel in Westminster. I get a little lost looking for the seminar room but a very nice hotel staff member helps me find it. In i go, and i meet the man holding the course. I'm a little star struck but be my usual chatty friendly self. I make a joke about not wanting to shake his hand (as i shake his hand) because I've seen what he can do.
More people come in and there's about 25 people in total. Some are already hypnotherapists, some are stage hypnotists, some are laymen and some are just curious with more money than sense (this wasn't cheap).
I wont go into it all because it was a few days long. But all in all we learned the theory behind hypnosis, and dispelled some myths. That a person cant be made to do something that they would find immoral or "bad". That we all go into hypnosis many times a day without realizing.
On one of the days when we had all become more friendly I went for lunch with a group of 5 people. We found a nice Italian place in by the Thames. At the table was a Doctor, a stage magician and 3 full time hypnotists. One specializes in stage hypnosis. I tell them my back ground and they're fascinated by the cult side of it. The Doctor told me his mother was a JW for 2 years when he was younger and that they left over the blood issue. The stage hypnotist asked if we could pair up at some point to practice the new inductions. I said yes.
Back at the seminar we learned 4 rapid inductions. We were made to practice them on eachother. My first one worked! I was quite surprised and in my excitement forgot to use a deepener to keep the guy under and he woke up after about 10 seconds. I tried another, and another and they worked. By the end of the course i'd successfully put 12 people under. One time i put 4 people under at the same time. The stage hypnotist i worked with put me under a few times, i put him under and one time couldn't bring someone out!
One guy put me under and in while under hypnosis I heard his people gasp and the hypnotist shift my body. When i was brought out people were asking me if was ok. I didn't know what was up. The hypnotist told me i smacked my arm on the table. I looked at my arm and there was a graze, a little cut, but i didn't even feel it.
Back in Liverpool. My friends knew i was going on this course and a few has said "do it on me when you get back!". So i tried it on them. It worked. Although i kept to my word and brought them out of it after putting them under. At best the only suggestion i'd give was that they'd feel great when they come out of it.
So all in all, i have taken the step once more to defy Watchtower and call bullshit on their outrageous claims.
I always remembered the Watchtowers condemnation of hypnosis here (my comments included):
Awake! July 8, 2003
The Bible’s Viewpoint
Is Hypnotism for Christians?
“There should not be found in you anyone who . . . binds others with a spell.”—DEUTERONOMY 18:10, 11.
HYPNOTISM has been the subject of much debate and controversy.* Even experts in the field find it difficult to explain. It is generally understood that hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness, or trance. Most people, however, are more interested in what hypnotism can do than in what it is.
In recent years it has become common for health practitioners in some lands to recommend hypnotism as a treatment. For instance, the magazine Psychology Today states: “Hypnotherapy can treat headaches, ease labor pains, help you quit smoking, replace anesthesia, and improve study habits—all without side effects.” On the other hand, many associate hypnotism with spiritism and the occult.
Many? Who are these many? Cite your sources please?
What is the Bible’s viewpoint? Of course, the Bible is not a health textbook, and it does not comment directly on the subject of hypnotism. But the principles found in God’s Word can help us determine God’s view.
"The bible is not a health textbook". So any mention of blood and it's relation to blood transfusions should be ignored then?
Hypnotism and Occultism—Is There a Link?
Is the claim that hypnotism is linked to the occult just a figment of someone’s imagination? Fantasy tales in movies and novels may have nurtured the idea, but the connection between hypnotism and spiritism has a real basis. Regarding hypnotism, the Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology explains: “Its history is inextricably interwoven with occultism.” Religious trances, which have been a part of sorcery and magic throughout history, are commonly viewed as a form of hypnosis. Also, the priests in ancient Egypt and Greece induced a type of hypnotic state when trying to cure illnesses in the name of their false gods.
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology is written by people who actually believe in the occult. So they would say that wouldn't they? Lots of things have been used in sorcery and magic... fire, blood, even the passing of the emblems and not partaking...
The above-quoted encyclopedia notes: “Even today much hypnotic phenomena is classed as ‘Spiritualist.’” While it is difficult to determine to what extent various forms of hypnotism may have to do with the occult, the fact is that God clearly condemns all forms of spiritism. (Deuteronomy 18:9-12; Revelation 21:8) Thus, Christians cannot ignore the clearly unscriptural aspects of hypnotism.
Effect on Behavior
What about the effect of hypnosis on a person’s mind and behavior? Are there any risks involved? One valid concern is that while hypnotized a person may have little control of his behavior. Stage hypnotists utilize this feature, impelling volunteers to do things they would not normally do, even to seem to be drunk.
False. Hypnosis cannot make someone do something they do not want to do. Suggestions can be, and are, rejected if the subject finds them morally wrong or not something they actually want to do. Some people are more suggestible than others, some people like being the center of attention and dont mind acting the fool in their normal life.
Suggesting to someone that the floor is made of ice is not morally wrong, so most people wouldnt have a problem accepting that suggestion for example.
The Encyclopedia Americana says of these public displays of hypnosis: “The hypnotized subject may be openly susceptible to even veiled suggestion, he may have ready access to his more usually heavily veiled unconscious drives, and he may while hypnotized feel that all social and personal curbs on his behavior have been removed.” Collier’s Encyclopedia states: “The hypnotized subject enjoys an undiverted concentration of his faculties, which makes him intensely attentive to the hypnotist’s suggestions and cooperative in carrying out suggestions.”
Correct. In a hypnotic state you're actually in a heightened stage of awareness.
Does this sound harmless? Would it be advisable for a true Christian to let others influence his mind by means of hypnotic suggestions? This would be contrary to the apostle Paul’s admonition: “Present your bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God, a sacred service with your power of reason. And quit being fashioned after this system of things, but be transformed by making your mind over, that you may prove to yourselves the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”—Romans 12:1, 2.
Influence his mind? Like what you're doing with your magazines and propaganda? Again, a hypnotist can only give suggestions. It's up to the subject to accept or reject those suggestions.
Could a Christian “hold a good conscience,” if he allowed himself to be put into a state where he could not fully control his thoughts or desires or even his actions? (1 Peter 3:16) The Bible admonishes: “Each one of you should know how to get possession of his own vessel in sanctification and honor.” (1 Thessalonians 4:4) Clearly, hypnosis would hamper one’s ability to follow such counsel.
"...if he allowed himself to be put into a state where he could not fully control his thoughts or desires or even his actions?" This is the biggest misrepresentation that WT has written about the subject.
A Hope for Perfect Health
In view of the above-mentioned Bible principles, Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid techniques that involve hypnosis or self-hypnosis. They heed the command at Deuteronomy 18:10, 11: “There should not be found in you anyone who . . . binds others with a spell.” For those confronted with health problems, there are many other treatments that do not involve exposure to the dangers of occultism or allow for one’s mind to be manipulated by others.
Such as? Psychiatry? You've already condemned that too.
By keeping clear of practices that are contrary to Bible principles, Christians can have the hope of living forever in God’s righteous new world. Then mankind will enjoy perfect health in body and mind without the use of hypnotism.—Revelation 21:3, 4.
There is it. God's new world. Just put up with whatever you're going through, go out in the ministry and wait for the new system which is still "just around the corner".
[Footnote]
Hypnosis is defined as “a sleeplike state usually induced by another person in which the subject may experience forgotten or suppressed memories, hallucinations, and heightened suggestibility.”—The American Heritage Dictionary.
There is actually no single definition for what hypnosis is. It's better explained as that point in between awake and asleep which we all naturally experience at least twice a day before going to sleep and upon waking up.
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How much do you think the internet has hurt JW growth?
by HereIgo inthe internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil organization or at least confirmed our doubts.
i have to say, i have seen quite a few youtube videos recently of ex jw's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are!
so many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when i was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting.
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pale.emperor
I always remember a demo in a district convention in Manchester about 10 years ago. The demo consisted of a brother on his laptop, thinking out loud like they always do in these demos.
"What was it that man said on the ministry? I'll check it out on the internet... <click, click, click> what's this? "The truth Jehovah's Witnesses?" GASP!!! This is an apostate website!!" he promptly shuts the laptop down and reports himself to the elders.
I shit you not.
I remember it because i thought it was quite excessive even then.
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Free to sin but still cannot bring myself to do it
by sinboi inhave da'd myself nearly 3 months ago.
now i am part of this world but i feel myself the odd one out.
something inside me is still blocking me to do the things i have been longing to do while i was still a jw, such as attending birthday parties, sex, etc.... just last nite, i was on the way to attend a birthday party.
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sinboi, this is quite normal for born-ins. Some seem to fade out and slip into "the world" with ease, others (usually the more sincere and more devoted) it takes time to adjust to the real world. I myself was born in, a true believer. When i did commit a "sin" by JW standards i felt that was it, im toast at armageddon. And wouldn't turn myself into elders because i didn't trust them.
My advice is just live your life on your terms. If you dont want to do birthdays or xmas then dont. I still haven't done xmas and im 15 months out. This xmas coming up i will but because my little girl will enjoy it. Personally i dont see the appeal of it because i've never had it.
Maybe you could ease yourself into the birthday thing by sending a birthday card or giving a present? What i found helpful was looking at the real reasons why Watchtower condemns certain things. 99.99% of the time it's for control and make you feel less of a person and more of a drone. Rutherford kept getting invited to birthday parties and he, personally, didn't like going to them... so he banned them.
As regards to sex, lets me very honest here... male and female in every animal and species have sex. There's no wedding, no ceremony - they mate. It's natural. It's normal. It's fun. It's fun because you're DNA is programmed with a drive to replicate, because if you didnt replicate the race would die out. This whole idea of sex before marriage being a sin is man made.
Dont feel you need to rush anything. Enjoy your freedom and remember that there's no big scary man up there. And even if there is he's quite the psychopath anyway so i enjoy pissing him off.
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Co-Ordinator of BOE Secretly Putting His DF'd Daughter First
by pale.emperor inlong story short, a friend of mine around the same age as me is df'd.
she's from another city.
we met up a few months ago with other exjws.
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As I said, it's great that they've let her move back in. But it's taken a week for them to make their move. They knew she was in hospital from the start but it took until today for them to help her.
After reading the WT directives above I reckon her dad has done some research as to what he can/can't do. Good on him but still, it's a sad state of affairs indeed.
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Co-Ordinator of BOE Secretly Putting His DF'd Daughter First
by pale.emperor inlong story short, a friend of mine around the same age as me is df'd.
she's from another city.
we met up a few months ago with other exjws.
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Isnt it sad that they'd need permission from KM's and Watchtowers rather that go with their natural affection as parents?