Frank,
Several years ago, I was out of work and feling very desperate. I prayed, using the Hail Mary prayer. I am not Catholic, but Mary-- the Mother of Christ-- seemed like someone who could understand my fears.
That night-- I was not asleep and had a witness, a girlfriend who was staying over-- the ceiling of the room opened up and was filled with lights, full of lights, like some amazing starry cave.
This lasted for minutes. I just watched in awe...
Different, but... there is love, great love and it is available if we seek it.
Thanks for bringing this up.

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At various crossroads of my life I have had different sorts of sensory input, both seeing and hearing, which I perceived as internal, acting upon which brought specific concrete results. The night before my grandmother's funeral I was discussing all this stuff with my aunt, her daughter, she challenged my belief in the soul's immortality thus: " before she died Grandma was looking for the crocheted lace coverlet she had made and stored in the basement. She never found it and thought it was stolen by workmen. Bring it to me and I'll believe." The next morning I rose from sleep, still half asleep, pulled down the ladder to the attic.I with no thought climbed up there and opened a drawer in a dresser; in a bag at the bottom of the drawer, under old aprons there it was. I went right to it without thought and I knew Grandma led me to it. After death when her mind had cleared from all the pre death hallucinatory anxiety of being robbed, she remembered and wanted to respond to Auntie's challenge. Because I was between sleep and waking it was easy to guide me to it. I had not dreamed of her at all that night. I brought it to the kitchen holding it up and told everyone "Grandma showed me where it was":What amazed me at that point was that no one heard me, they would not hear me or look at me,they didn't want to. We have the capacity of perception through senses extended through need,belief, and curiosity; the universe responds however we will receive it. It's a wonderful world.

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I would simply like to ask if anyone has been visited or heard of a white cirlcle of light visiting them?

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First I DO believe in Jesus Christ.
Several years ago while watching my wife battle Cancer. I said to the Lord that I was going to quit my Job and help her in her last days as much as possible.(I am a commercial wheatgrass grower)It was 3:30 am and I was stressed and tired, I felt a pressence and on my left I saw a Perfect Whiote Circle of Light!There was no logical way that it could have appeared. mIt stayed by my side for perhaps 10 minutes..,and then disappeared.
About 2 years later I was going to bed. Laid down andclosed my eyes. Inside my head I saw a large demonic being and around it many smaller creatures. All looking at me like they would eat the meat off my bones.
I chuckled and asked if the white light would make them leave.MY HEAD FILLED WITH THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT. I looked around the dark room...Peaceful.Closed my eyes and YES they were gone.I chuckled again and wondered if it was the light. Suddenly in my head there were two burst of light.I rolled over and had a good nights sleep.
I BELIEVE the universal spirit knows the pure of heart. And rewards those with it's protection.I make 3 wishes& set 3 goals & say 3 prayers each day.Also throw in a fantacy! And thank GOD that I may get out of bed all by myself.
I changed my wifes diaper 7-10 times a day for about 2 years keeping her out of a nursing home where she died after an 8 1/2 year battle. She would not do homeopathic alternative medicine. For 11 years now 24/7/365 I grow FRESH wheatgrass.and belive

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Dear Ronald I just read what you wrote to Lars and it is very nice. So much so That I just want to greet you and say hello.

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Thank You Lars
Yes I am a pagan, and I am also a son of God as are you, as is Jesus. We are all children of God and God lives in all things; Praise Him! I only say I am a pagan because that is how you would label me since I do not follow any organized religion, specifically yours. And maybe someday you will realize that even though we are all interconnected we are still individuals and that there is more then one way to get to nirvana. Peace to you my brother!

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Lars : forgive me if I misconstrued your mood and intentions. Your manner is so aggressively challenging and subtly demeaning . I got the impression that you were one of those folks who has no liking or respect for those who hold different opinions. For me both love and friendship are sacred trusts that develop after a period of discovery . I am not talking about the general love that I feel for the divine in all beings or the basic friendliness I bear towards all creation. The love and friendship I bear towards specific people is something that is never superficial. I can never take it lightly, it is part of my permanent makeup. Anyone who is that close to me can count on my love and loyalty. I'm not talking about divine nature here but only eternally flawed mortal personas.On that level love and friendship can't be lightly given. Before I can begin to give friendship I first have to have a sense of mutual respect of opinion,not necessarily agreement , and a commonalty of values. On some level we must both be looking for the same results. Personal love may grow through pain and joy and caring. I got a bad impression of you from the way you dismissed Leafson's well expressed opinions and spirituality. The way you dismissed his paganism with quotes from your scriptures made me think ill of your agendas and attitude. I too am pagan and proud. You might have as well shouted "you shall not suffer a witch to live" ! I invite you to show me yourself. Maybe we'll be friends.

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Dear Uma

I invited you to be one of my friends because, as a neighbor, I love you. But you dismiss my invitation because of negative thinking. If you had invited me to be one of your friends, I would have accepted your invitation because that is what love is all about. Until you realize that, all your talk about God is meaningless.

And by the way - if you have second thoughts about dismissing my invitation, feel free to invite me. I´ll be glad to accept.

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I have no problem with Jesus or with christians who love him and his example. For me it is more of a matter of lack of interest , it's a big universe out here full of exciting thought about the cosmos and our personal relationship with it. To me the distaste I feel for what and how you express it is not about Jesus but you. You extended an offer of friendship but your manner is bullying. I did not respond to it because I felt that it was insincere, a tactic to get me to accept your dogma. For instance your petty insistence on how I phrased my opinion on your holy book; "quite or somewhat", it is of no importance.You think that God only extended itself once in forever to one isolated, small group of people, I think that in it's unfathomable immensity God always appears to people as what they need for the growth their group-soul is seeking,it's your problem,not mine. I have never been a christian, your religion is only of intellectual interest to me. You talk about false christians but it's not a choice of your savior or nothing,your relationship with your version of god and the people who share it is your business. I worship the one god the source of all that is and I neither need nor want to join a religion.It is my nature to love the divine wherever I find it,I love Krishna too but I'm not about to join Hare Krishna . Why bother with dogma when the divine is everywhere, indeed there is probably nothing else. Your immortal soul is part of God,listen to your perfect heart.

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Dear Uma

This is what you first said:
"I found the new testament quite attractive because who couldn't love a prophet like Jesus "
This is what you say now:
"Well Lars I wouldn't say that I found it 'quite attractive' "
So please make up your mind - did you find it "quite attractive " or did you not?

Now to your next problem:
" the aggressive quality of Christians like you and the historical example is enough for me to be uninterested in your religion."
Why do you continue to blame Jesus for the transgressions of fake christians? It doesn't make sense. So please, stop pretending and tell us the real reason for your problem with Jesus.

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