Originally posted by (Q) I have found nothing of the sort in any peer-reviewed journals. Where is this literature?
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M*W: : Stud Anc Med. 2002;25:1-171. Related Articles, Links
The art is long: on the sacred disease and the scientific tradition.
Laskaris J.
Publication Types: Biography
Historical Article
MeSH Terms:
Books/history*
Epilepsy/history*
Greek World/history*
Historiography*
History of Medicine, Ancient
History of Medicine, Early Modern
History of Medicine, Medieval
History of Medicine, Modern
Magic/history*
Religion and Medicine*
Religion and Science*
Personal Name as Subject: Hippocrates
PMID: 13678056 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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That makes no sense – if it exists, we should be able to see it unless one is clinically blind.
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M*W: Like I said, if you LOOK for it, you will SEE it. I absolutely cannot believe you've never heard of this phenomena. You must live in a cave or in a jungle somewhere!
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I have yet to see this so-called aura on anybody, including the pope.
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M*W: Have you ever seen the pope in person? I have, and he definitely has a beautiful aura.
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And just because you CAN imagine it does NOT mean it exists.
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M*W: Do you not have access to a public library? I know you have the Internet, so look it up there!
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Those are new terms for me. What is positive and negative energy? What do you mean by a vacuum?
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M*W: You don't know what positive and negative energy are? I assumed you had at least some schooling! Have you never been shocked before by a battery or static electricity? If you haven't, it's possible that you are nothing but dead meat.
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And yet this electrophysiological manifestation has yet to be detected – funny that you alone know about this amazing discovery. Can you link a paper to this phenomenon?
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M*W: I've posted lengthy citations from Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark, by Laurence Gardner. Look for them and this will give you the explanation you seek. I am NOT the one who made this discovery. You have lived a very sheltered life and obviously don't do a lot of reading. What a pity!
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That’s quite a stretch of the imagination. I’ve never seen a pregnant woman “glow.” Do they glow in the dark?
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M*W: You sound as if you have been a lifelong hermit living in a far away cave. If you've never seen the glow of a pregnant woman, I feel sorry for you. Do you have a social anxiety disorder or something? I'm beginning to think you have no soul.
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What about the wrongs that are never righted, sins not atoned, diseases that never heal? Are you saying the spirit can think and make these determinations before entering a body? How does it do that?
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M*W: Sometimes that is the case. Nobody wants to be born retarded or handicapped or with a terminal disease. The spirit knows what the spirit needs and takes it from there. When the One Spirit of God occupies a body that is disease-ridden or malformed, there is a REASON for it. This person may have done something in his/her past life to need atonement. This life they are seeking that atonement.
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So, you are saying that a ‘doled out’ portion of soul is floating around somewhere before conception? What if conception does not take place – what happens to that portion of soul? Does it get recycled?
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M*W: Yes it is "recycled," but more accurately, the part returns to the whole source--God.
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What does that mean? How does a soul ‘manifest to the max?’
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M*W: The One Spirit of God will dwell in a body as long as it needs to in order to reach atonement. It could be one day or 100 years. It's different for everyone.
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You’ve contradicted yourself. You are implying that god made a mistake and did not know the baby was going to die.
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M*W: I am not implying that God "made a mistake." There are NO accidents! The One Spirit of God is the embodiment of all knowledge. It is the parents who did not know the baby would die. The spirit that was to occupy that baby may have been with that baby for a brief time before, during or after birth. There are no mistakes.
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Ah yes, a very convenient answer – I choose not to. Sorry, but that argument has no meaning because regardless of whether I choose to or not choose to, I cannot hear or see others in the ‘shared soul.’ At this time, I choose to see and hear… nothing so far.
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M*W: Then there's definitely a problem between you and your soul. That's not good, in fact, it can be fatal. Are you plagued with disease or have you had a lot of bad luck? It sounds as if you have a lot of negativity going on where your soul should be. Maybe it's just a vacuum now but could be filled with positive energy. In any event, this is something you need to give serious consideration to before you lose the rest of your soul.
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Of course it is, how silly of me to think otherwise. There are an infinite amount of portions of soul to go around.
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M*W: I've already answered this. The One Spirit of God is infinite.
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But I’m not happy with my portion; it does not appear to be functioning. For some reason, I want to see and feel and hear these gods that everyone keeps talking about, but all I keep getting is Mexican hat-dance music.
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M*W: Yes, I can see that you do have a spiritual problem. I wish I could help you, but that is between you and God. Forgiveness is the most powerful tool we have to heal the spirit. I would suggest that you make a list of everyone you need to forgive and start from there. Don't forget to forgive yourself for what you've done to others or what you've failed to do. Be diligent in your forgiveness and, above all, be sincere. It's okay to repeat the forgiveness over and over. You'll reach a point where you start seeing good things happen to you--like blessings and such. You can NOT forgive too much! Let me know how it goes!
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It appears I’ve had no spiritual growth whatsoever, as far as I can tell. Could you please tell me how I might monitor this growth?
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M*W: See my previous answer, and good luck!
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Sure, tell me how.
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M*W: I'll also say a prayer for you. Maybe others on this forum would like to join in, too. There is strength in numbers!