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Speaking of saints. Doesn't the ULC dole out sainthoods. What are the criteria needed to become one. I can think of a couple users here that might qualify and could be nominated.

Cute....the boy cows with udders was amusing as well.

Yes my two year stint as the high llama was segmented by paranoia and the munchies and then I skipped right over the already taken seat of the Dali Llama and was voted by the members of the Council of Psilocybin as the Bramah Lama.

Yes all my ancestors are direct descendants from the land of Nod and have sin proof DNA. Saints are actually the black sheep in our family.

An eternal mate! That is the grossest concept I've ever heard of. Who would want to be attached to or do anything eternally?

Just a note about predetermined outcomes from scripture - Everyone thought the Messiah was going to be this or that and was fooled weren't they, or were they?

Happy Birthday Everybody!!!

Gary has been added to my list of people to pray for. Same name as my step father so this one should be easy to remember

Jessie and Catherine are added to my list.

Will do!

I enjoy Karen Armstrong. I read her book Great Transformations and have seen her in interviews on PBS.

I too believe in a divine intelligence behind creation. The specifics are murky, I guess we'll all find out one day. Until then I'll just enjoy the great company of fellow seekers such as you guys!

The term extraction makes it sound as painful as getting teeth pulled. I wonder if it is possible to get anesthesia before going through such an ordeal, since the undesired spirit will still be awake and that way the person can rest.

I was just interested in knowing if our Brother by another Father (not mother this time), Argonius was able to read all the way through C.Harlan's post without spitting up pea soup? If he is able to read the whole post with no ill effects, what does it say about the effectiveness of the rite or his standing with the Dark Lord.

A healthy Happy New Year to you as well my friend. I am so happy to see you posting once again.

Thanks for the update!

I have a small group of them I purchased that are allegedly from Tibet. I hung them across my gong and I really like them. Instead of the wind carrying the prayers I feel the vibrations from my gong have the same effect.

I pretty much grasped what you were trying to say. I didn't stop sending loving healing thoughts because I thought he was ok, if anything they seem more connected and vibrant now. I'll wait until he posts here himself that all is fine and then I'll switch the focus of my attention onto something else. I understand how some of the things I post seem rather mundane or coincidental, one just has to be there sometimes to experience the wonder of the moment and even being there sometimes in a group only half the people will experience something the others never even noticed. This happened a lot when I was in Bible study during my Pentecostal days, where sometimes half the group experienced wonderful events and the rest nothing. Sometimes I was one who did and other times I was one of the ones who saw or felt nothing out of the ordinary. The most vivid example of this is during a Bible Group in these kind folks home about a dozen of us gathered in mid July here in Baltimore when the temp was 90+ and the humidity hung in the air like chunks. Very uncomfortable and their AC was on the fritz so all the windows and doors were open and fans were blowing around warm air from the kitchen. During the middle of the prayer and worship section the coolest sweetest breeze started blowing in from all directions and song birds were singling so sweetly it was other worldly. I have never heard birds sing so wonderfully before. It made one feel as if God was right in the middle of our presence. After the worship section we stopped and someone asked did you all feel that and during the discussion that followed half the people experienced the breeze and bird melody and the other half heard nothing and sat sweating with only the warm air from the fans to cool them. Out of a dozen people in the same room 6 had what seemed like the same experience and 6 had no such experience. I have had and been in situations where the sheckinah (sp.) glory of God was felt and actually seen in rooms as well by only about half the group. I guess the question boils down to are some of my experiences special and other worldly because I seek them out or am more in tune with such vibrations or am I projecting such specialness onto ordinary events and its all my mind. I don't know if the answer either way matters because they are so beautiful and bring me so much peace and love I don't want them to stop either way. Brightest Blessings!!!

Thank you ever so much RevGen! Your interpretations resonate with what I experienced......makes me even more certain that our friend Decline will recover and be back soon. Brightest Blessings!!!!

Does anyone know or have they heard how Declie's surgery went? I was thinking of him and sending him mucho positive energy today on my hike through the woods. For those who are into signs and portents I have a question I hope they can shed some light on. During my Christmas Eve hike up to my sacred prayer spot which has become a tradition now for me 6 years in a row. While I was asking for the powers that be to bless Decline, all my Family and friends and my extended family and friends here at the ULC, a group of birds started chirping all around me whilst I was conversing with the Universe. The woods had seemed pretty lifeless up until that point. When I looked to see which birds were joining in my petitions I was a little ataken back to see a rather large group of about 20 or so brightly colored male Cardinals all about me. I hike quite often and have never seen that large a group before then. I was happy to see them and they lifted my spirits and I chuckled as they looked like brightly colored red Christmas bulbs decorating the trees. Does anyone think this was a portent of some kind? I went early this year and made it to the spot around 4 p.m. but something pleasant always seems to happen then on Christmas Eve and as long as I'm able and God's willing I'm going to make it to that spot on Christmas Eve.

Amen to that!

I'm glad you decided to put some of your profits into the kettle, but it seems to me as if you already partially failed the test by having "the voice" influence your actions. One does feel great satisfaction after such events, but the feelings of satisfaction and love are even greater when one's arm isn't twisted to do so. I argued with such a voice while walking past a homeless person for a mile and a half one night until I turned around and went back and bought him dinner. The man was very appreciative and the funny thing is he wanted to talk about God and the devil lol

Aren't you exercising volition in whether you choose to believe in it's existence?

Someone please tell me what I missed. I can't seem to get the shackles off.

Thanks!