Started 2 years, 7 months ago by Jacqueline Michael
( Hello, I belong to a native race in Borneo whereby my ancestors faith are strongly into witchcraft...or what some people defined as black magic. Around some 70 years ago, Christian missionaries came to our land convert many of the natives into Catholics. Abolishing many of the old ways including the notorious head hunting. However, most of the witchcraft are more into nature worshipping ...
( Hi Jacque my friend, what an intersting background. I believe we have to pick out the humanity in the common ground found within our belief systems, and the greater faiths, which the majority of humankind belong to, is what really holds the keys to any progress, as has been defined by your mentioning of the abolition of head hunting. Though now we head hunt people for jobs. ;-\) Buddhism, one...
( Peter quote; "In the Bible if one tries to curse another, then the curse is turned into a blessing upon a good person, and reverberates back as curse from whom it came." Funny you should say that.Black magic in our culture works that way too. A person who put a curse on somebody will have to bear the burden of making that curse work. Therefore they looked for a medium \(who have a strong ...
( Jacqueline, A good friend of mine is from Indonesia. She, like you, is Catholic. She's extremely smart earning Master's Degrees in both Math and Business. She still fears the curses of witch craft. It was so deeply ingrained in her spirit at a young age, that I don't know if she will ever let it go. She said that she's actually seen it work. Having said that, she is a devout Catholic and...
( Christina, I'm really sad to hear about your Indonesian friend. I hope she realised one day that if her personal faith is strong, these witchcraft could not harm her. I have a few friends just like her that when they get a simple flu they thought somebody had 'sent' them something. Still now some of my relatives keep on asking me to take a 'flower bath' because ... I'm not married yet. :-\)...
( Jacque Interesting reply. Though I don't think you have to be married to take a perfumed bath. ;-\) Pete :-\) Moderator of: Exploring Belief Systems, God, & Spirituality http://beliefsystemsgodspirituality-network.ryze.c om Author of The Gospel of the Four http://www.new-millennium.co.uk ,)
( Peter, There are several type of flower bath. For different reason. And different flowers are for different purpose. Mine was to get rid of bad luck & to attract husband. :-\) ,)
( Jacque Does that means you have been lucky? ;-\) Pete :-\) Moderator of: Exploring Belief Systems, God, & Spirituality http://beliefsystemsgodspirituality-network.ryze.c om Author of The Gospel of the Four http://www.new-millennium.co.uk ,)
( Hello, I belong to a native race in Borneo whereby my ancestors faith are strongly into witchcraft...or what some people defined as black magic. Around some 70 years ago, Christian missionaries came to our land convert many of the natives into Catholics. Abolishing many of the old ways including the notorious head hunting. However, most of the witchcraft are more into nature worshipping and getting 'nature power' to protect the...
( Jacque Does that means you have been lucky? ;-\) Pete :-\) Moderator of: Exploring Belief Systems, God, & Spirituality http://beliefsystemsgodspirituality-network.ryze.com Author of The Gospel of the Four http://www.new-millennium.co.uk ,)
( Jacqueline, A good friend of mine is from Indonesia. She, like you, is Catholic. She's extremely smart earning Master's Degrees in both Math and Business. She still fears the curses of witch craft. It was so deeply ingrained in her spirit at a young age, that I don't know if she will ever let it go. She said that she's actually seen it work. Having said that, she is a devout Catholic and even spends her Saturdays visiting...
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