QUOTE(SunDogDayze @ Sep 19 2006, 05:24 PM) [snapback]1356650[/snapback]
Hey Buzzsaw...
What a great story! There are some things I don't understand, and I know you did warn readers that it would be advanced, but can I ask a question? At first, it seems like you were head over heels for a girl in your school named Annaliese. Then, after you are revealed the truth in your meditation with Jesus, you say that Annaliese had fallen in love with you in her heaven. What? The same one? Please explain this so I can understand.
As far as whether or not you were talking to demons or not, I am not going to try to determine. Perception is reality, I think, so if you believe you were being controlled by demons, then you were. But, you mentioned that you were in a care home. Were you ever diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia? The signs are there for a diagnoses; the delusions, the fixation, the delusion of grandiosity...I am not being sarcastic or judgmental. Like I said, it was your reality.
You also said in this thread that if you were to admit that the demons were not real, then Jesus Christ would have to be the biggest lie of all. Let's say for a moment that you did admit that ALL of it was a hallucination. Where would you be? Would you be overcome with sadness and despair again? Or could you believe that just because these experiences were manifested by your own consciousness and have shaped the last ten years of your life, they were made within you. The good and the evil that were demonstrated in your incredible story may have been the way that your particular mind worked out questions that most people begin to ask about their faith, their beliefs, and where they stand. It wouldn't mean that Jesus, God, demons, evil and good are not REAL, it would just mean that they aren't what was influencing you exactly how you perceived it.
Im not trying to change your mind, or prove you wrong, or give you some sort of revelation. I just felt so sad for you when you said that if you admitted that the evil (demons, satan, pain, despair, anger) were all in your head, then the good (God, Jesus, the love you felt for Annaliese) had to be a lie as well. I just don't think thats the way it has to be.
Bobby Darko:
I was right where you are not too long ago. I am not going to tell you that I have any answers for you, cause it's everyone's journey, but I can tell you what helped me to get a little bit of a clearer picture of what I believe.
The first thing is to figure out what you DONT believe. Its always easier to eliminate. When you have a handful of things left that you haven't ruled out, then research them!
Thats how I started off anyhow. I think that perception is reality, so as long as what you believe helps you in YOUR life, then it is correct.
Its hard to explain how it works.. Basically when you get to Heaven you have the choice of being able to 'view' your own life, and the lives of people you have known. If its the will of the Divine it seems you can even 'interact' as a 'spirit guide' say...
There was actually a documentary I saw that suggested this very strongly. Its a scientific theory that in the future we will become so advanced that we will be able to create replicas of the past. Like a computer simulation. Although it was suggested that this would be through the use of science, heaven already works that way through 'spiritual' power.
Example: When i had my dark experiences with the demon and my psychosis I had no-one who understood me. There are of course people who would want to understand what i was going through, and would choose from 'Heaven', like my family.
In a sense it would mean they were there with me, in a way