But, on the whole, these practices do not spring from an irrational belief in Lucifer or Satan. Witchcraft also is not a closet counter-religion hostile to Christianity, he adds. The occult complements institutionalized religion by opening the realm of myth to the ordinary person and especially those with the least power and voice in society: children, women, and the poor and disenfranchised, adds the Penn State researcher. At other times the occult finds ways to incorporate it into its own practices," Ellis says.
The Penn State researcher notes, "It is no accident that the occult and religion perpetually attract each other, but without either ever absorbing or destroying the other. As a common bumper sticker notes, religion tries to become a magic device for turning unanswerable questions into unquestionable answers. Prayers, such as Ruqyah, can heal and magic can be dispelled by the power of the Glorious Quran. People who search for meaning, purpose and control in their lives attempt to use this hidden power through stars, runes, tea leaves, tarot cards, etc.
Therefore as Catholics, we do not place our faith in horoscopes, good luck charms, tarot cards or any such activities or objects. Our faith is in God alone. The human condition is to want to have as much control as possible.
Yet, humility is to accept that we only can control ourselves and only a small bit of that. Do not let those moments control us, but go through them and find life. Buddha considered belief in superstition as an unskillful action and considered associated rituals a waste of precious time. However, Buddhist scriptures and commentaries contain many examples of the Buddha and his finest students routinely using astral projection and paranormal abilities to teach Dharma and access those in need of teaching.
Occult means "clandestine, hidden, secret" — as in, "knowledge of hidden essence. Seeking what is hidden is fundamental activity in all spiritual questing — necessary because our ego construct builds up layers of pseudo-rationalist blocks to clear vision of the Dharmakaya — or Everythingness that we are one with. True Reality is secret from us — an occult phenomenon — because we are very biased and poor judges of what is real.
We suffer because we mistake selfish delusions for reality. Sharla S. Other than these directives, the occult is not written about. It is not discussed. I have no other understanding of its meaning.
There has been, and will always be, spiritual movements that have initially appeared occultlike, brought about through visions, dreams and ceremonies. Truthful reminders: Many rituals that are now viewed as traditional were also at one point controversial especially within the internal group — e. Sundance, Ghost Dance, etc.
So much of tribal proclivity is interlaced with the notion that one day things will be different; this is something that my people have been praying about since the beginning of time the almighty golden-age of tribal oneness.
Ironically, tribal people are notorious about resisting such changes …. Such lamentation belies the fact that modern postural yoga is a creature of fabrication and reinvention.
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