C 2008 By Kirby Robinson
I have read Dan Brown’s book, The Da Vinci Code. I found the book to be a fun read, full of action, suspense, history, and drama. It caused me to stop and reflect on the subject of Christ’s life, as well as His death. Unfortunately, it has a different impact, I feel, than what the author had intended. It has become one of the major weapons in the war that is raging across the globe in lecture halls, churches, seminars, numerous books, and various web sites. Now, two groups are fighting against each other that should be working together against the forces of darkness.
What are the two groups, you ask? One is the group who looks at Jesus and sees the Son of God, born of virgin birth, sent to teach, heal, and finally to redeem the world by closing the book of the Law of Perfection. By paying the ultimate price with His body and His blood, He descended into hell, defeated the hosts of darkness, rose, and rules in heaven, till His time to return for the Final Conflict. The other group says that Christ might be the Son of God, because we are all God’s children, that His birth was not a virgin birth, that He had to travel to India, Tibet, Turkey, Afghanistan, Egypt, and numerous other centers of knowledge, to learn psychic abilities and magic. He returned home and we are not sure what He taught, but He taught something, and He performed only psychic tricks. When the political situation got too hot, He decided to arrange a grand conspiracy encompassing hundreds of conspirators, to fake His death, sneak out of the tomb, lie to his closest disciples, convincing them that He died and He rose into heaven, and then He snuck off to France with a wife, Mary Magdalene, that He had kept secret from everyone, and His daughter. Once settled in France, He turned around and travels the globe having a fine life, and then He dies at an old age, after a night of song and drink. But their claims don’t stop there. It’s actually just beginning. A second, even more elaborate conspiracy, is then played out across the centuries and the globe, to convince the world that none of these things actually happened, and the conspiracy is still being carried out today.
Now to be fair and honest, I will admit that I fall into the real Jesus camp, and if you reject that possibility, then it might be a good idea to stop reading at this point. But if you are open minded and want to read a reasonable discussion of the issue, not personalities, (and I won’t use anyone’s name, as I’m not here to attack anyone) involved in the debate.
If the other camp’s goal was to further our understanding of the Christian faith, I would be all for it. But it’s not. The Christian church is their first target in this global war. Sadly, the majority of the leadership has become fixated on political issues, money, power, and personal fame. The great Christian thinkers and philosophers have been replaced by televangelists and weekend seminar leaders, who have less understanding of Christ’s message of love and compassion balanced with a understanding that there is a war raging for the spirits, souls, and minds of all good people. The Christian leadership is so weak that it even allows atheists in best selling books to embroider what Christianity and who the Lord is. And it’s more focused on the End times than making sure that all suffering people in the world have good times. Thus, it is open to be reshaped and remolded into not a new Christianity but a New Age or New Thought religion. In turn, this new church will require new leadership, new teachers of the New Thought, new organizations, and new gospels to spread the teachings, etc. but wait, it doesn’t stop there! Because if we cannot trust the story of Christ’s life, and presume it’s been made up, and just some conspiracy has taken place to keep us from the truth, then just maybe the Jewish faith, the Hindu faith, the Muslim faith, and the Buddhist faith need to be examined and the same things happened as well. Buddha didn’t sit under some tree; he traveled to Egypt and North Africa and brought back their secret school of teaching. The Jewish faith came from nothing but a bunch of old occult teachings. And the Hindu gods, well if the truth came out, they’re really from outer space and they weren’t gods at all! And Mohammed, well, he traveled to China and brought back their teachings and changed it all around. So you need to listen to our teachings, and us! We are just going to have to get rid of the Hindu faith, and the Muslim faith, and the Buddhist faith, and the Jewish faith, and the Christian faith and all other faiths and have one religion. And we’ll tell you what that religion is. And we’ll be the keepers of the truth. And if you question us then you’re just part of that grand old conspiracy.
I am not saying here that people like Dan Browne or the other folks in that camp are evil. But we do have egos that tend to get out of control, and the biggest boost to an ego is to create a religion that you are the gatekeeper to.
Most often, the New Thinkers use the dogma of various church faiths to foster their points. Dogma is not righteousness, dogma is not faith, and dogma comes from man, not God. I try not to focus on the teachings of man; I focus on the teachings of my Lord and Savior. I also focus on truths that come from the Buddhist faith, the Hindu faith, the Jewish faith, the Muslim faith, and numerous other faiths, but I don’t mix those faiths up into faith stew. Each one is separate, unique, and valid. Within the Christian faith, the three primary points that must be correct for our faith in Christ to be true are:
1. The Christ was born of a virgin birth.
2. He died on the cross.
3. He rose from the grave.
If any of these three points are false, then our faith is false and the other side wins the war of The Da Vinci Code.
Part 2 will be here next Thursday, April 3, 2008 in The War Behind The Da Vinci Code. The topics that will be discussed are: Were Jesus and his mother Mary tulkus? Was the story of His birth real or made up? And Jesus’s journey and life in Egypt.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
The Darkest Hours of Jesus
Ó 2008 By Kirby Robinson
Over the past few years there has been an effort by many to alter the story of Jesus Christ, His life, and how he died. These fictitious alterations have more often been wrong than right, and have confused and bewildered people, thus causing inner conflict and doubt.
This Good Friday, I’m going to write about my Jesus, the Jesus that I have grown to love, admire, respect, but never completely comprehend. My Jesus is the only Son of God. Sent here to earth to end the need for the Law of Perfection that the world suffered under until the day He was nailed to the cross. Born of Mary, a virgin, and Joseph, his earthly father, He was not a child of some rabbi or spiritual leader, or of a Roman centurion. Jesus, the child, turned into a man who under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Lord himself, was taught all the knowledge to understand and comprehend His role in the struggle of good over evil, of light over darkness, of love over anger, and of peace over unrest.
If He did travel to India and Tibet to study under great masters, that’s fine, but it’s not important. If He didn’t, that’s good as well. If He got caught up in politics and wanted to see Israel free of Roman power, so what? He was a man, He had the power to think, and speak His own thoughts. But none of that really matters. Was he married to Mary Magdalene? Had children, even? Again, that’s not an issue that I hang any great importance upon. For what is the greatest expression of being but a man loving a woman and giving life to a child? So if he experienced this, great. If not, then that act of sacrificing a normal family life so that he could serve all of mankind. Did He come up with totally original and new ideas about the world? Some bold, brave, and new kind of thinking? No. Does that make him less a teacher if His message is simply one of love and compassion? Caring for your fellow man? That there can be victory over illness, suffering, and bondage in this very life and in death? That there is the reward of being one with the Father and being reunited with your loved ones? The most excellent truths we can seek are often the old ones. And when He learned what the final act of His earthy life had to be, the betrayal, the trial, the beatings and floggings, carrying His own instrument of death, and finally, hours of suffering, nailed up on the cross. Nails driven through both His hands and feet. With bones broken, organs bruised, blood flowing from countless cuts, He knew what He had been born to do. Not only had He come to give a message to an unlistening world, but also He came to this earth to live and die for all of us.
Just as His last breath left his body, spoke: “Why hast thou forsaken me?” and “Blame them not for what they do for they know not.” His blood flowing to the ground to pay a price so we can seek healing and salvation. With His breath gone, His body moved into a tomb, the darkest hours of Christ’s life was at hand. There was one final task He had to do. The hardest and most challenging task still lay ahead.
Christ had to descend and stay in hell for 72 hours. Alone, cut off from angels, the Holy Spirit, and the Lord Himself. He had to endure 72 hours of torment. What deepest recesses of hell He must have been cast down into. What manner of demons must have been unleashed upon Him? His spiritual body must have been torn to shreds. The devil, Lucifer and Satan only had 72 hours to force Christ into forsaking His power. Understand that Lucifer has access to the heavens. He knew about Revelation and the final conflict to be played out in Armageddon, and he knew that unless he broke Christ, he was going to lose the battle.
Jesus Christ is and was the ultimate Bodhisattva, (the Sanskrit term Bodhi [enlightenment] and sattva [being], meaning someone who releases all sentient beings from suffering). He had to take on all forms of physical illnesses during those hours on the cross. Every infirmity ever known to man, Christ had to endure. So we could be healed. Think of that, will you? Every form of cancer, every infection, virus, and germ released on his body. Every form of mental illness was unleashed on his mind. Each and every major and minor sin He endured. He had to go to hell and suffer the full might of evil for every single person that had been born, for all times, past, present and future. He paid the price for believers and nonbelievers. This is what grants us the grace of salvation for those who seek it. This is what grants us dominion to cast out demons. If Kirby Robinson’s name were used to cast out a demon, the dark forces would laugh, as I have no spiritual authority. But because of the dark hours that Christ spent in hell, He never gave up. He could have, but He didn’t. He knew that if HE could not withstand the onslaught of evil, then who could? Not you, nor I, but only Him.
Why is it that more and more people are trying to take Jesus off the cross and turn His works and teachings into myths and lies? His life was led to the fullest for every single person that has and will ever inhabit this planet. Some have been insinuating that His life was part of some wild conspiracy. He used the cross as a means of escape. He snuck out of Israel and lived under an assumed name in another country. A wise man once said that the smartest thing that the devil ever did was to convince people that he did not exist. I say, the smartest thing the devil ever did is convince people that Christ did not pay the ultimate price. He may sell that bill of goods to others, but not to me. I have Christ in my heart, spirit, and mind. My Christ lived for me, my Christ taught for me, my Christ suffered for me, my Christ died for me, my Christ rose for me, and my Christ will be there always for there for me. Will yours?
HAPPY EASTER!
Over the past few years there has been an effort by many to alter the story of Jesus Christ, His life, and how he died. These fictitious alterations have more often been wrong than right, and have confused and bewildered people, thus causing inner conflict and doubt.
This Good Friday, I’m going to write about my Jesus, the Jesus that I have grown to love, admire, respect, but never completely comprehend. My Jesus is the only Son of God. Sent here to earth to end the need for the Law of Perfection that the world suffered under until the day He was nailed to the cross. Born of Mary, a virgin, and Joseph, his earthly father, He was not a child of some rabbi or spiritual leader, or of a Roman centurion. Jesus, the child, turned into a man who under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Lord himself, was taught all the knowledge to understand and comprehend His role in the struggle of good over evil, of light over darkness, of love over anger, and of peace over unrest.
If He did travel to India and Tibet to study under great masters, that’s fine, but it’s not important. If He didn’t, that’s good as well. If He got caught up in politics and wanted to see Israel free of Roman power, so what? He was a man, He had the power to think, and speak His own thoughts. But none of that really matters. Was he married to Mary Magdalene? Had children, even? Again, that’s not an issue that I hang any great importance upon. For what is the greatest expression of being but a man loving a woman and giving life to a child? So if he experienced this, great. If not, then that act of sacrificing a normal family life so that he could serve all of mankind. Did He come up with totally original and new ideas about the world? Some bold, brave, and new kind of thinking? No. Does that make him less a teacher if His message is simply one of love and compassion? Caring for your fellow man? That there can be victory over illness, suffering, and bondage in this very life and in death? That there is the reward of being one with the Father and being reunited with your loved ones? The most excellent truths we can seek are often the old ones. And when He learned what the final act of His earthy life had to be, the betrayal, the trial, the beatings and floggings, carrying His own instrument of death, and finally, hours of suffering, nailed up on the cross. Nails driven through both His hands and feet. With bones broken, organs bruised, blood flowing from countless cuts, He knew what He had been born to do. Not only had He come to give a message to an unlistening world, but also He came to this earth to live and die for all of us.
Just as His last breath left his body, spoke: “Why hast thou forsaken me?” and “Blame them not for what they do for they know not.” His blood flowing to the ground to pay a price so we can seek healing and salvation. With His breath gone, His body moved into a tomb, the darkest hours of Christ’s life was at hand. There was one final task He had to do. The hardest and most challenging task still lay ahead.
Christ had to descend and stay in hell for 72 hours. Alone, cut off from angels, the Holy Spirit, and the Lord Himself. He had to endure 72 hours of torment. What deepest recesses of hell He must have been cast down into. What manner of demons must have been unleashed upon Him? His spiritual body must have been torn to shreds. The devil, Lucifer and Satan only had 72 hours to force Christ into forsaking His power. Understand that Lucifer has access to the heavens. He knew about Revelation and the final conflict to be played out in Armageddon, and he knew that unless he broke Christ, he was going to lose the battle.
Jesus Christ is and was the ultimate Bodhisattva, (the Sanskrit term Bodhi [enlightenment] and sattva [being], meaning someone who releases all sentient beings from suffering). He had to take on all forms of physical illnesses during those hours on the cross. Every infirmity ever known to man, Christ had to endure. So we could be healed. Think of that, will you? Every form of cancer, every infection, virus, and germ released on his body. Every form of mental illness was unleashed on his mind. Each and every major and minor sin He endured. He had to go to hell and suffer the full might of evil for every single person that had been born, for all times, past, present and future. He paid the price for believers and nonbelievers. This is what grants us the grace of salvation for those who seek it. This is what grants us dominion to cast out demons. If Kirby Robinson’s name were used to cast out a demon, the dark forces would laugh, as I have no spiritual authority. But because of the dark hours that Christ spent in hell, He never gave up. He could have, but He didn’t. He knew that if HE could not withstand the onslaught of evil, then who could? Not you, nor I, but only Him.
Why is it that more and more people are trying to take Jesus off the cross and turn His works and teachings into myths and lies? His life was led to the fullest for every single person that has and will ever inhabit this planet. Some have been insinuating that His life was part of some wild conspiracy. He used the cross as a means of escape. He snuck out of Israel and lived under an assumed name in another country. A wise man once said that the smartest thing that the devil ever did was to convince people that he did not exist. I say, the smartest thing the devil ever did is convince people that Christ did not pay the ultimate price. He may sell that bill of goods to others, but not to me. I have Christ in my heart, spirit, and mind. My Christ lived for me, my Christ taught for me, my Christ suffered for me, my Christ died for me, my Christ rose for me, and my Christ will be there always for there for me. Will yours?
HAPPY EASTER!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Resolving Curses, Breaking Yokes, and Withdrawing False Covenants
C 2008 By Kirby Robinson
How can you avoid the need to extract yourself from spiritual bondage in the first place? Don’t make curses that need to be resolved, and refrain from yoking yourself into a lifestyle that requires you to make or receive false covenants. Referred to in Buddhism as “The Noble Eightfold Path” it is called this since it contains eight traits that naturally repel bondage. It’s explained in such a way as to be appropriate for anyone following his or her correct path, no matter what religion/belief.
1. Correct view – understanding that every action can have a positive or negative effect and you are always striving for those that will result in a positive effect.
2. Correct intention – developing a mental attitude and goal to achieve the best that can possibly be achieved whether it’s the Buddhist wish for enlightenment or to always help as many people/sentient beings that can be helped.
3. Correct speech – refraining from cursing, lying, gossip, or general coarse speech. How one speaks is reflective upon their mental state. Truthful, soft-spoken, gentle speech will help cultivate a strong and positive attitude.
4. Correct action – in Buddhism, it is wrong to kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, and take drugs/alcohol. Then again, this seems to be the case for most other religions/beliefs, too.
5. Correct livelihood – to refrain from creating negative states of mind, it is important to avoid jobs where lying, killing, stealing, cheating/sexual misconduct, and the use of intoxicants are involved. To earn a proper living, you should love your job and it should help not only yourself, but others.
6. Correct effort – this is where overcoming negative states of mind such as pride, anger, the need for revenge, and lusting after all manner of material items. It’s better to approach this slowly and gradually, rather than with sudden spurts. The mind is like a monkey, wildly swinging about on tree branches, so this is where patience and reflection is truly needed.
7. Correct mindfulness – to develop self awareness of what you are doing and why you are doing it will help you develop inner clarity. Become aware of your thoughts and control them.
8. Correct meditative absorption – this isn’t where you begin; it’s where you are led! By following the previous seven steps, you will naturally attain this ability to concentrate and be fully aware and in the present.
Sadly, many do not live the eightfold path, and have already invoked curses, yokes, and false covenants to be in place in their lives drawing away joy, peace, and happiness, respectively.
There is hope, folks, do not give up! The struggle won’t be easy, but the war can and must be won.
Curses:
1. Identify the curses and yokes. We all have the power to discern through prayers and meditations those strongholds of darkness that have been planted in our lives through our efforts and the efforts of others.
2. Once you have identified it, then we must storm the dark house. Just as Jesus Christ said in Matthew 12:39 “How can one enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he will spoil his house.”
a. Bind the lead demon. For example, if you discern that the reason for poverty in your life is a curse on your finances, then you invoke, via your source of spiritual authority, that demon of poverty be bound. He is the leader and may be the only one involved in administrating this curse. If not, then you have cut that demon out of the power structure; he is mute, unable to hear, unable to act.
b. Once you have bound the lead demon, often lesser demons will flee the scene. No matter what your spiritual path is, use a set of prayer beads and chant 108 times the steps listed below. You have to be seeing it happen in your mind, feeling it true in your heart, and know you have won when you’re done. You have to say these chants in order; each one is done 108 times.
1. “Satan and his dark forces, you are not welcome here in my life anymore.”
2. “Any curse placed on my (insert problem such as finances, relationships, sickness, etc.) is broken.”
3. “Yokes placed on my life are lifted, are gone, and will stay gone.”
c. Now you have broken the curse and you have lifted the yoke of that curse. The last step is a requirement to chant the following: “Bound demon of (insert problem such as finances, relationships, sickness, etc.) you are gone, be gone, stay gone.” As you do, focus in your mind, that each time you say the above, envision the demon going further and further away from you. By the time you reach the 108th chant, it is nonexistent.
The above is effective for both curses that you have placed on “self” and for those who have been placed on you by others. One emotion to avoid is the sense of anger that will come over you when you flush the curses and break the yokes. Don’t get caught up in it. You’re starting fresh, feel the love and compassion and be in the moment and don’t focus on the suffering that you’ve endured in the past.
False covenants:
As to the false covenants that you have made, this is one tough mountain to climb. Often, false covenants have consumed large amounts of time, effort, energy, income, love, hope, preserving, maintaining, and fostering the second party in the covenant. A lot of times, we find it difficult to give up on that object. Because it’s what we have deluded ourselves into thinking would bring us happiness. But that is a lie. The only happiness that we can have is that happiness which we find inside ourselves. Far too often we refuse to realize that and we think: “If he/she leaves, I’ll die.” “If I don’t keep this job I’ll just have to end it.” And in reality, if he/she leaves, life continues. Lose that job, there’s always another one. False covenants like those are fairly easy to deal with. Tibetans have a saying, “Change your mind, and the body will follow.” It can also be said, “Change your mind, then your life will follow.”
False covenants made with demons/dark forces to get a reward in exchange for something, i.e. my soul or my life. Folks, here’s a newsflash -- they are not legally or spiritually binding. Demons are fallen angels. They do not have any innate authority over you, unless you hand it over to them. Dark spirits have even less, so the covenant is invalid and cannot be enforced. The only one that can enforce it is you. You’re the one feeling obligated that you must allow the demon to take from you. And here are the steps for nullifying from existence this type of false covenant.
1. You must seek spiritual protection from whatever spiritual path you’re on.
2. Once that is done you need to give up the object that you have bargained for.
3. You must bind the demon that has been assigned to you to collect that debt.
4. Renounce publicly that you no longer intend to be bound by that covenant. This can be done in front of your church, spiritual teacher, or family/friends.
5. Chanting 108 times:
a. “The covenant I made with the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, and his cohorts no longer exists. It no longer is valid and no longer has power over me.”
b. “I enter into a new covenant with (insert the spiritual path you are on: Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Great Spirit, Allah, whoever your spiritual master is).”
c. “My soul does not belong to the Devil.”
d. “My soul does not belong to Lucifer.”
e. “My soul does not belong to Satan.”
f. “My soul no longer belongs to any demon.”
g. “My soul is free.”
This round of chants may need to be repeated more than once.
Now you have the tools to banish all courses, yokes and false covenants that have been tormenting and troubling your life. Remember, life doesn’t have to be filled with confusion, suffering, and unhappiness. Live your life full of freedom, love, and compassion and independence from all curses.
How can you avoid the need to extract yourself from spiritual bondage in the first place? Don’t make curses that need to be resolved, and refrain from yoking yourself into a lifestyle that requires you to make or receive false covenants. Referred to in Buddhism as “The Noble Eightfold Path” it is called this since it contains eight traits that naturally repel bondage. It’s explained in such a way as to be appropriate for anyone following his or her correct path, no matter what religion/belief.
1. Correct view – understanding that every action can have a positive or negative effect and you are always striving for those that will result in a positive effect.
2. Correct intention – developing a mental attitude and goal to achieve the best that can possibly be achieved whether it’s the Buddhist wish for enlightenment or to always help as many people/sentient beings that can be helped.
3. Correct speech – refraining from cursing, lying, gossip, or general coarse speech. How one speaks is reflective upon their mental state. Truthful, soft-spoken, gentle speech will help cultivate a strong and positive attitude.
4. Correct action – in Buddhism, it is wrong to kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, and take drugs/alcohol. Then again, this seems to be the case for most other religions/beliefs, too.
5. Correct livelihood – to refrain from creating negative states of mind, it is important to avoid jobs where lying, killing, stealing, cheating/sexual misconduct, and the use of intoxicants are involved. To earn a proper living, you should love your job and it should help not only yourself, but others.
6. Correct effort – this is where overcoming negative states of mind such as pride, anger, the need for revenge, and lusting after all manner of material items. It’s better to approach this slowly and gradually, rather than with sudden spurts. The mind is like a monkey, wildly swinging about on tree branches, so this is where patience and reflection is truly needed.
7. Correct mindfulness – to develop self awareness of what you are doing and why you are doing it will help you develop inner clarity. Become aware of your thoughts and control them.
8. Correct meditative absorption – this isn’t where you begin; it’s where you are led! By following the previous seven steps, you will naturally attain this ability to concentrate and be fully aware and in the present.
Sadly, many do not live the eightfold path, and have already invoked curses, yokes, and false covenants to be in place in their lives drawing away joy, peace, and happiness, respectively.
There is hope, folks, do not give up! The struggle won’t be easy, but the war can and must be won.
Curses:
1. Identify the curses and yokes. We all have the power to discern through prayers and meditations those strongholds of darkness that have been planted in our lives through our efforts and the efforts of others.
2. Once you have identified it, then we must storm the dark house. Just as Jesus Christ said in Matthew 12:39 “How can one enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he will spoil his house.”
a. Bind the lead demon. For example, if you discern that the reason for poverty in your life is a curse on your finances, then you invoke, via your source of spiritual authority, that demon of poverty be bound. He is the leader and may be the only one involved in administrating this curse. If not, then you have cut that demon out of the power structure; he is mute, unable to hear, unable to act.
b. Once you have bound the lead demon, often lesser demons will flee the scene. No matter what your spiritual path is, use a set of prayer beads and chant 108 times the steps listed below. You have to be seeing it happen in your mind, feeling it true in your heart, and know you have won when you’re done. You have to say these chants in order; each one is done 108 times.
1. “Satan and his dark forces, you are not welcome here in my life anymore.”
2. “Any curse placed on my (insert problem such as finances, relationships, sickness, etc.) is broken.”
3. “Yokes placed on my life are lifted, are gone, and will stay gone.”
c. Now you have broken the curse and you have lifted the yoke of that curse. The last step is a requirement to chant the following: “Bound demon of (insert problem such as finances, relationships, sickness, etc.) you are gone, be gone, stay gone.” As you do, focus in your mind, that each time you say the above, envision the demon going further and further away from you. By the time you reach the 108th chant, it is nonexistent.
The above is effective for both curses that you have placed on “self” and for those who have been placed on you by others. One emotion to avoid is the sense of anger that will come over you when you flush the curses and break the yokes. Don’t get caught up in it. You’re starting fresh, feel the love and compassion and be in the moment and don’t focus on the suffering that you’ve endured in the past.
False covenants:
As to the false covenants that you have made, this is one tough mountain to climb. Often, false covenants have consumed large amounts of time, effort, energy, income, love, hope, preserving, maintaining, and fostering the second party in the covenant. A lot of times, we find it difficult to give up on that object. Because it’s what we have deluded ourselves into thinking would bring us happiness. But that is a lie. The only happiness that we can have is that happiness which we find inside ourselves. Far too often we refuse to realize that and we think: “If he/she leaves, I’ll die.” “If I don’t keep this job I’ll just have to end it.” And in reality, if he/she leaves, life continues. Lose that job, there’s always another one. False covenants like those are fairly easy to deal with. Tibetans have a saying, “Change your mind, and the body will follow.” It can also be said, “Change your mind, then your life will follow.”
False covenants made with demons/dark forces to get a reward in exchange for something, i.e. my soul or my life. Folks, here’s a newsflash -- they are not legally or spiritually binding. Demons are fallen angels. They do not have any innate authority over you, unless you hand it over to them. Dark spirits have even less, so the covenant is invalid and cannot be enforced. The only one that can enforce it is you. You’re the one feeling obligated that you must allow the demon to take from you. And here are the steps for nullifying from existence this type of false covenant.
1. You must seek spiritual protection from whatever spiritual path you’re on.
2. Once that is done you need to give up the object that you have bargained for.
3. You must bind the demon that has been assigned to you to collect that debt.
4. Renounce publicly that you no longer intend to be bound by that covenant. This can be done in front of your church, spiritual teacher, or family/friends.
5. Chanting 108 times:
a. “The covenant I made with the Devil, Lucifer, Satan, and his cohorts no longer exists. It no longer is valid and no longer has power over me.”
b. “I enter into a new covenant with (insert the spiritual path you are on: Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Great Spirit, Allah, whoever your spiritual master is).”
c. “My soul does not belong to the Devil.”
d. “My soul does not belong to Lucifer.”
e. “My soul does not belong to Satan.”
f. “My soul no longer belongs to any demon.”
g. “My soul is free.”
This round of chants may need to be repeated more than once.
Now you have the tools to banish all courses, yokes and false covenants that have been tormenting and troubling your life. Remember, life doesn’t have to be filled with confusion, suffering, and unhappiness. Live your life full of freedom, love, and compassion and independence from all curses.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Curses, Yokes, and False Covenants
Ó 2008 By Kirby Robinson
I would like to return to the subject of spiritual warfare due to the overwhelming demand of my readership. I will focus on three tools that the dark forces/demons use against us in the never-ending battle, and as the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” I want to empower you on the pervasive subject of curses, yokes, and false covenants.
A curse is any act, spoken, or mental thought that seeks to produce harm or injury towards someone or something. When the demons out there pick up the scent of a curse they go to work on the curse and the person who makes the curse. (The simple act of cursing anything is an invitation to the demons to enter your life and you have opened up the door to them). A curse can take many different forms.
1. A curse as an evil declaration against a person, group, place or thing, so be careful when you say such things as: “I curse this job.” “I curse that relationship to fail.” “I curse this office.” This is the act that leads to most curses being cast and often people don’t even realize they are casting curses, until years later, if ever. And of course there is the other way, that of finding a trained individual who will cast the curse for you, or the do-it-yourself method of buying or checking out a library book and casting it yourself.
2. A curse is the polar opposite of a blessing. When you say “I love you” that’s a blessing. When you say, “I hate you” that’s a curse. Blessings are positive wishes, hopes, and prayers for good. No curse can ever produce such things.
3. A curse can be our own personal actions. Let’s say you drink alcohol. Then, by the simple act of drinking you opened up the door for possible legal, personal, and health related curses. These can range from being arrested for DUI, to becoming addicted, and such alcohol related diseases like depression, cirrhosis of the liver, heart failure and AIDS. Conversely, good conduct, such as abstaining from liquor, produces the opposite results, which are blessings.
4. A curse is a judgment against a person, place, or thing. How often have we felt good about a task we set for ourselves, then someone attempts to undermine us, saying: “That’s too difficult.” “Your goals are unrealistic.” “What makes you think you’re good enough?” We as mere humans hear the curse of the negative words and buy into them.
5. A curse can be placed on a physical object and thus effect everyone who comes into ownership with that object. I can’t count the times I’ve been called into a case and while moving through the home, I find some little object and ask where did you get that? And hear answers such as “My boy bought that statue thing back from Iraq” or “I dug that up at some burial ground.” Objects can have curses placed on them that can easily last thousands of years.
6. A curse can come from the simple act of saying the words: damn, hell and any other cuss word, or in reality curse word, with a negative intent in mind. When you get cut off in traffic and say “damn you” to that driver of the foreign sports car, you’re cursing the driver of that foreign sports car. When you say “damn you” to your spouse when you fight, you’re cursing your spouse. When you say “damn” or “dammit” when you get mad at yourself, you’re cursing yourself. And whenever you curse someone, even yourself, that curse will return to you.
7. A curse can come from a negative wish. For example, you wish someone dead, or to go to hell after they die, then that also constitutes a curse.
Now the yoke is the outgrowth of the curse that binds the cursed one physically and spiritually. It’s like the ox that pulls the cart, with that big, heavy wooden yoke binding his neck. Someone who has been cursed is prevented from finding peace. They only know suffering via physical and emotional pains and inner turmoil. They suffer physical, emotional, and oftentimes sexual abuse. Shame and disgust will rule every thought they have about themselves. Coldness, fear, hopelessness, and confusion will rule their minds. We also need to understand that our own inactions can produce curses that saddle us with yokes. These would be traits like refusing to forgive, refusing to engage in a spiritual path, and refusing to stop self-imposed negative thinking. That trio of inactions produces curses that saddle us with yokes. So we can end up cursing ourselves and not need others to do it.
A covenant is an agreement that is entered into by two parties. If party A does the thing that Party B asks them to do, then Party B will reward them for their actions. As in the Christian act of salvation, the person goes through the process of accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior in body, mind and spirit, makes a public confession, and in turn Jesus Christ will stand up for them in heaven. Covenants are good things, but there can be “false covenants” that we don’t often realize that we’re entering into. “I’d give my soul for that job.” “I’d give up my five years of my life to date him/her.” “I would give up everything to see him/her lose.” You’ve heard those expressions before, or maybe you even spoke those words yourself. At some time, quite often in our youth, we make pacts with the devil. I’ve seen it so many times in my cases where I find out that at some time they’ve asked for something from the devil, got it, and years later their life literally went to hell. Folks, the devil doesn’t play by the rules. He may get it for you, but you’ll never be able to keep it. And the price you end up paying is immeasurable.
False covenants can also be simply wishes such as: “If I only had that job, my life would be complete.” “If I married that person, I’d be whole.” These are also false covenants because you’re seeking happiness outside yourself. And only true happiness is inside. Curses, yokes, and false covenants can all be multi-generational. In Numbers 14:18, the Bible reads: “The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.” Additionally, this can also mean their mothers, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, and uncles. And I‘ve seen some curses run as long as twenty generations.
Appendix: There’s something I wish to add here concerning curses and a person’s ability to curse total strangers. It can’t be done. You simply can’t go through the phone book, newspaper or any web site and cast curses on people that you don’t share some form of a metaphysical interaction with. But, at the same time, you still suffer the consequences for intentionally or unintentionally casting a curse on a stranger.
Next week, I’ll go into detail on a plan of action to defeat the curses, yokes, and false covenants in YOUR life.
I would like to return to the subject of spiritual warfare due to the overwhelming demand of my readership. I will focus on three tools that the dark forces/demons use against us in the never-ending battle, and as the saying goes, “knowledge is power.” I want to empower you on the pervasive subject of curses, yokes, and false covenants.
A curse is any act, spoken, or mental thought that seeks to produce harm or injury towards someone or something. When the demons out there pick up the scent of a curse they go to work on the curse and the person who makes the curse. (The simple act of cursing anything is an invitation to the demons to enter your life and you have opened up the door to them). A curse can take many different forms.
1. A curse as an evil declaration against a person, group, place or thing, so be careful when you say such things as: “I curse this job.” “I curse that relationship to fail.” “I curse this office.” This is the act that leads to most curses being cast and often people don’t even realize they are casting curses, until years later, if ever. And of course there is the other way, that of finding a trained individual who will cast the curse for you, or the do-it-yourself method of buying or checking out a library book and casting it yourself.
2. A curse is the polar opposite of a blessing. When you say “I love you” that’s a blessing. When you say, “I hate you” that’s a curse. Blessings are positive wishes, hopes, and prayers for good. No curse can ever produce such things.
3. A curse can be our own personal actions. Let’s say you drink alcohol. Then, by the simple act of drinking you opened up the door for possible legal, personal, and health related curses. These can range from being arrested for DUI, to becoming addicted, and such alcohol related diseases like depression, cirrhosis of the liver, heart failure and AIDS. Conversely, good conduct, such as abstaining from liquor, produces the opposite results, which are blessings.
4. A curse is a judgment against a person, place, or thing. How often have we felt good about a task we set for ourselves, then someone attempts to undermine us, saying: “That’s too difficult.” “Your goals are unrealistic.” “What makes you think you’re good enough?” We as mere humans hear the curse of the negative words and buy into them.
5. A curse can be placed on a physical object and thus effect everyone who comes into ownership with that object. I can’t count the times I’ve been called into a case and while moving through the home, I find some little object and ask where did you get that? And hear answers such as “My boy bought that statue thing back from Iraq” or “I dug that up at some burial ground.” Objects can have curses placed on them that can easily last thousands of years.
6. A curse can come from the simple act of saying the words: damn, hell and any other cuss word, or in reality curse word, with a negative intent in mind. When you get cut off in traffic and say “damn you” to that driver of the foreign sports car, you’re cursing the driver of that foreign sports car. When you say “damn you” to your spouse when you fight, you’re cursing your spouse. When you say “damn” or “dammit” when you get mad at yourself, you’re cursing yourself. And whenever you curse someone, even yourself, that curse will return to you.
7. A curse can come from a negative wish. For example, you wish someone dead, or to go to hell after they die, then that also constitutes a curse.
Now the yoke is the outgrowth of the curse that binds the cursed one physically and spiritually. It’s like the ox that pulls the cart, with that big, heavy wooden yoke binding his neck. Someone who has been cursed is prevented from finding peace. They only know suffering via physical and emotional pains and inner turmoil. They suffer physical, emotional, and oftentimes sexual abuse. Shame and disgust will rule every thought they have about themselves. Coldness, fear, hopelessness, and confusion will rule their minds. We also need to understand that our own inactions can produce curses that saddle us with yokes. These would be traits like refusing to forgive, refusing to engage in a spiritual path, and refusing to stop self-imposed negative thinking. That trio of inactions produces curses that saddle us with yokes. So we can end up cursing ourselves and not need others to do it.
A covenant is an agreement that is entered into by two parties. If party A does the thing that Party B asks them to do, then Party B will reward them for their actions. As in the Christian act of salvation, the person goes through the process of accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior in body, mind and spirit, makes a public confession, and in turn Jesus Christ will stand up for them in heaven. Covenants are good things, but there can be “false covenants” that we don’t often realize that we’re entering into. “I’d give my soul for that job.” “I’d give up my five years of my life to date him/her.” “I would give up everything to see him/her lose.” You’ve heard those expressions before, or maybe you even spoke those words yourself. At some time, quite often in our youth, we make pacts with the devil. I’ve seen it so many times in my cases where I find out that at some time they’ve asked for something from the devil, got it, and years later their life literally went to hell. Folks, the devil doesn’t play by the rules. He may get it for you, but you’ll never be able to keep it. And the price you end up paying is immeasurable.
False covenants can also be simply wishes such as: “If I only had that job, my life would be complete.” “If I married that person, I’d be whole.” These are also false covenants because you’re seeking happiness outside yourself. And only true happiness is inside. Curses, yokes, and false covenants can all be multi-generational. In Numbers 14:18, the Bible reads: “The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.” Additionally, this can also mean their mothers, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, and uncles. And I‘ve seen some curses run as long as twenty generations.
Appendix: There’s something I wish to add here concerning curses and a person’s ability to curse total strangers. It can’t be done. You simply can’t go through the phone book, newspaper or any web site and cast curses on people that you don’t share some form of a metaphysical interaction with. But, at the same time, you still suffer the consequences for intentionally or unintentionally casting a curse on a stranger.
Next week, I’ll go into detail on a plan of action to defeat the curses, yokes, and false covenants in YOUR life.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Burn That Ouija Board!
Ó 2008 By Kirby Robinson
“I didn’t think I did anything wrong it was just a game we only wanted to see if this spirit stuff was real. They only wanted to stay the night we said yes and all hell broke loose.” Those aren’t lines from a movie script from the next slasher/stalker movie playing down at the local Cineplex. But the quote you’ve just read is all too real. They were spoken by a young lady who hired me to clean out her home as a group of demons came to live with her while she and her friends played with a “cute little ouija board” after a Saturday night of heavy drinking. By Sunday, the house was a mess, one “hell” of a mess I tell you.
You can walk into Toys R Us and buy one in the “games” department. Thanks to the Internet, you can play with a virtual one. (The invitation to a demon over the ‘net allows the demon to cross over your threshold). You can surf many online stores and choose from a variety of ouija boards ranging from deluxe high-end versions, antiques, glow-in-the-dark boards, glass-topped ones, all the way down to the old Parker Brothers classic board. No matter what version it is, it all spells trouble for you, your home, your children’s life, your life, and your blood. It’s no game. It can lead you into a costly situation paying for the services of a person such as myself, to clean up the mess, or even worse, it can lead to your death.
Spirit boards have been around since the beginning of time. In ancient Greece, Egypt, and Babylon, they used them to contact the deities and departed loved ones and to barter deals with the dead. The Roman Emperor Valens used a spiritual board device to talk to the Roman gods in the 4th century. During the 1800s a form of spirit board was developed by using a turned over wineglass, preferably used, and letters were arranged across the surface of a table. At the height of the Spiritualist Movement, the great American thinker and writer, William James, endeavored to use such boards in his quest to prove that the spiritual world was real.
Back in 1891 Elijah J. Bond got the first patent for the modern board. A few years later, William Fuld purchased the rights to the board, and after his accidental death in 1927 (he fell off the roof of his three-story factory while erecting a flagpole), his first-born son, William A. Fuld, headed his company. In 1942, the youngest son, Hubert, became the president of the company and then sold the entire business to Parker Brothers in 1966. Parker Brothers opened a factory in Salem, Massachusetts to produce the boards. There is some confusion about the name ouija and its origins. Some report that it is a combination of two words for yes, oui in French, and ja is Dutch and German. Others contend that one of the developers of the board got the name from an Egyptian god who spoke through the board during a séance: ouija meant “good luck.” Well, good luck, my butt, Hasbro Games bought out Parker Brothers in 1991 and continues to produce the “game.”
Folks, this tool for spiritual communication is no game and SHOULD only be used by people who have studied the spiritual world long and hard. You must be able to discern and test the spirits that you communicate with on this board. Spirits will lie just like people. A dark spirit/demon will latch onto a board and via their spiritual warfare tactics (see my previous blog "Spiritual Warfare") and be or say anything you want from a god to just a friendly little ghost to a dear dead relative. They will lie, and very effectively lie. They will tell the truth if they know it and give you more details than you could ever imagine in order to prove that they are trustworthy. They will make bad and good things happen to show that their predictions are correct. All for one thing – an invitation into your home or person. And once they get it, they then will run rampant through your life trying to destroy everything around you.
One of the biggest DON’TS when it comes to these boards is to never use them in a cemetery. I don’t want to elaborate too much, but it’s a spiritual free for all when it comes to this lethal combination. So if you do hang out in cemeteries, make sure you don’t bring along a ouija board. Another big DON’T -- never use the board after you’ve been drinking alcohol or using drugs, because it’s very easy for a spirit/demon to alter perceptions. And the final big DON’T is to never use it between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. as that’s when the dark forces are at their peak powers.
If you have a ouija board, get rid of it. But just don’t throw it away in the trash. One of my clients did that and the thing kept coming back, even if she tossed it out of her car miles away from home. When she returned to her house she was amazed to find it was waiting for her on the kitchen table. So how do you get rid of a ouija board?
1. Say prayers of cleansing over the board, Hail Marys, Our Fathers, anything to drive the negative spirits away.
2. Clean it with Holy Water if at all possible. As you cleanse it, say prayers of your choice but insert the withdrawal of any invitations made to the spirit through the board.
3. Burn the thing ASAP after the prayers. (If it’s a plastic board there wont be any ashes.) And dump the ashes off your property.
Ouija boards or spirit boards are not fun and games, even though they’re promoted that way. They can and have caused a life full of troubles. There are better ways to talk to spirits than via a ouija board. Take the time to learn them. If not, stay away from the spiritual realm or you might get more than you bargained for.
“I didn’t think I did anything wrong it was just a game we only wanted to see if this spirit stuff was real. They only wanted to stay the night we said yes and all hell broke loose.” Those aren’t lines from a movie script from the next slasher/stalker movie playing down at the local Cineplex. But the quote you’ve just read is all too real. They were spoken by a young lady who hired me to clean out her home as a group of demons came to live with her while she and her friends played with a “cute little ouija board” after a Saturday night of heavy drinking. By Sunday, the house was a mess, one “hell” of a mess I tell you.
You can walk into Toys R Us and buy one in the “games” department. Thanks to the Internet, you can play with a virtual one. (The invitation to a demon over the ‘net allows the demon to cross over your threshold). You can surf many online stores and choose from a variety of ouija boards ranging from deluxe high-end versions, antiques, glow-in-the-dark boards, glass-topped ones, all the way down to the old Parker Brothers classic board. No matter what version it is, it all spells trouble for you, your home, your children’s life, your life, and your blood. It’s no game. It can lead you into a costly situation paying for the services of a person such as myself, to clean up the mess, or even worse, it can lead to your death.
Spirit boards have been around since the beginning of time. In ancient Greece, Egypt, and Babylon, they used them to contact the deities and departed loved ones and to barter deals with the dead. The Roman Emperor Valens used a spiritual board device to talk to the Roman gods in the 4th century. During the 1800s a form of spirit board was developed by using a turned over wineglass, preferably used, and letters were arranged across the surface of a table. At the height of the Spiritualist Movement, the great American thinker and writer, William James, endeavored to use such boards in his quest to prove that the spiritual world was real.
Back in 1891 Elijah J. Bond got the first patent for the modern board. A few years later, William Fuld purchased the rights to the board, and after his accidental death in 1927 (he fell off the roof of his three-story factory while erecting a flagpole), his first-born son, William A. Fuld, headed his company. In 1942, the youngest son, Hubert, became the president of the company and then sold the entire business to Parker Brothers in 1966. Parker Brothers opened a factory in Salem, Massachusetts to produce the boards. There is some confusion about the name ouija and its origins. Some report that it is a combination of two words for yes, oui in French, and ja is Dutch and German. Others contend that one of the developers of the board got the name from an Egyptian god who spoke through the board during a séance: ouija meant “good luck.” Well, good luck, my butt, Hasbro Games bought out Parker Brothers in 1991 and continues to produce the “game.”
Folks, this tool for spiritual communication is no game and SHOULD only be used by people who have studied the spiritual world long and hard. You must be able to discern and test the spirits that you communicate with on this board. Spirits will lie just like people. A dark spirit/demon will latch onto a board and via their spiritual warfare tactics (see my previous blog "Spiritual Warfare") and be or say anything you want from a god to just a friendly little ghost to a dear dead relative. They will lie, and very effectively lie. They will tell the truth if they know it and give you more details than you could ever imagine in order to prove that they are trustworthy. They will make bad and good things happen to show that their predictions are correct. All for one thing – an invitation into your home or person. And once they get it, they then will run rampant through your life trying to destroy everything around you.
One of the biggest DON’TS when it comes to these boards is to never use them in a cemetery. I don’t want to elaborate too much, but it’s a spiritual free for all when it comes to this lethal combination. So if you do hang out in cemeteries, make sure you don’t bring along a ouija board. Another big DON’T -- never use the board after you’ve been drinking alcohol or using drugs, because it’s very easy for a spirit/demon to alter perceptions. And the final big DON’T is to never use it between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. as that’s when the dark forces are at their peak powers.
If you have a ouija board, get rid of it. But just don’t throw it away in the trash. One of my clients did that and the thing kept coming back, even if she tossed it out of her car miles away from home. When she returned to her house she was amazed to find it was waiting for her on the kitchen table. So how do you get rid of a ouija board?
1. Say prayers of cleansing over the board, Hail Marys, Our Fathers, anything to drive the negative spirits away.
2. Clean it with Holy Water if at all possible. As you cleanse it, say prayers of your choice but insert the withdrawal of any invitations made to the spirit through the board.
3. Burn the thing ASAP after the prayers. (If it’s a plastic board there wont be any ashes.) And dump the ashes off your property.
Ouija boards or spirit boards are not fun and games, even though they’re promoted that way. They can and have caused a life full of troubles. There are better ways to talk to spirits than via a ouija board. Take the time to learn them. If not, stay away from the spiritual realm or you might get more than you bargained for.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Spiritual Warfare
Copyright 2008 By Kirby Robinson
Recently my inbox has been flooded with messages from people who have been asking me about an experience I’ll refer to as “repeat cleansings.” What’s this? Well, it seems as though people have had their property, businesses, or the physical body cleansed of demons/dark spirits. Yet the spirit often returns after only a few months requiring another cleansing? And many find that this turns into an endless cycle of cleansing, returns, cleansing, and returns, over and over again.
Why is this, asks one concerned person. “I only thought it took one exorcism or cleansing to get rid of the spirit and then they were gone for good.” And my response is:
1. The person doing the spiritual extraction may not really know what they’re doing. Or sadly, they may be conning the client of hundreds of dollars, and not have any spiritual ability whatsoever. And the demon itself may be participating in the con because it allows them to stay there even longer, getting their hooks into the person or property, even deeper. So the demon acts like it’s gone, but in reality it’s never left.
2. The demon’s return may be due to a failure to engage in effective spiritual warfare. We who are believers in the light of truth, love, compassion, and service found that any pathway one may choose to attain their spiritual rewards must be on guard constantly to monitor our spiritual armor and protection. Not to do so opens doors to allow the dark forces to draw near.
Spiritual warfare is not only fought on the spiritual front but must be fought on three fronts 24/7. We must fight it on the level of the flesh, the world, and Lucifer with his demons.
Our bodies, the flesh, made up of not only blood and bones but also brain and mind. The mind located within our brain allows the spirit and the soul located in all of us to connect to the physical world.
And it’s due to this that our ego, located in the mind, which allows our flesh when left unguarded to permit evil to draw closer through the following misdeeds:
1. Immorality: nothing is wrong for us to do if it feels good, so then do it. If it feels so good it can’t be bad, we tell ourselves.
2. Impurity: it’s all right to lie with “proper” motivation behind the lie.
3. Sensuality: I must make my body happy, what it wants I must get.
4. Anger & jealousy: letting uncontrolled outbursts of anger and jealousy hurt others and ourselves.
Any of the above actions of the flesh, if engaged in, may allow evil forces to cross the gate and into our lives. The gate can be slammed shut on two levels. 1. If one is walking a spiritual path governed by the promise of protection and salvation through a savior, then his/her name must be called on and prayers made to their god. 2. Those who walk with the path of “self” regulation, Buddhism for example, must put forth meditation, chanting, prostrations, empowerments, and tantric practices.
The world, this physical plane that we live in has a philosophy that desires to tie the flesh to it via many different systems. Commercialism, consumerism, capitalism, fascism, communism, and humanism are all tools that makes us think that the rewards are here, outside of us forcing our energies away from what we nee to focus on. Throughout the long history of this world we see Lucifer and his demonic forces manifesting evil organizations and governments in every period of its history and serving atop them are men and women bent on breaking the good in all. We see ideas borne in this world that reject spirituality altogether or seek to destroy it. This is a selfish world we are in, if we begin to serve what the world tells us is important then our spirit cannot focus on our own spiritual needs, and it doesn’t allow us to focus on the spiritual needs of others.
Tools to overcome this world.
1. If your path is one of salvation and redemption it is like what the Bible says: “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21
2. Self-regulation path will include: meditation, chanting, prayers, prostrations, tantric practices, and for the Buddhists, focus on the Four Noble Truths.
Lucifer and his demons.
They are there along with other dark forces. We must have knowledge about their power, and we must not be afraid. I’ve written about their power and structure in a previous blog entitled “The World of Fallen Angels” but will focus on the tools that they use in their spiritual warfare against the people who follow the Light.
1. Demons seek to oppose the truth, they seek to halt our understanding of it, blind our minds, close our ears, and hinder spiritual practices.
2. Demons engage in direct hand-to-hand combat with each one of us.
3. Demons will accuse and slander others to us as well to ourselves.
4. Demons will sell us on defeat as our only choice in life.
5. Demons seek to tell us it is better to rebel and not work as one.
6. Demons will focus on getting us to violate, as often as they can, the 10 Commandments.
7. Demons will incite prejudice, racism, and persecution.
8. Demons will seek to build walls of legalism amongst the paths of salvation and liberation.
How can we defeat evil? No matter what path we walk, here are three effective ways:
1. Seek spiritual teaching.
2. Apply that teaching to practices of our path.
3. Resist evil boldly.
In closing, I would like to leave you with one of my favorite quotes from the film, “Kundun.” This is from the scene where the young 14th Dalai Lama is about to escape from religious persecution from the communists. As he is about to leave his home, one of his friends and employees, Norbu, wisely says to the Dalai Lama: “The gods will win, the devils will lose.”
Recently my inbox has been flooded with messages from people who have been asking me about an experience I’ll refer to as “repeat cleansings.” What’s this? Well, it seems as though people have had their property, businesses, or the physical body cleansed of demons/dark spirits. Yet the spirit often returns after only a few months requiring another cleansing? And many find that this turns into an endless cycle of cleansing, returns, cleansing, and returns, over and over again.
Why is this, asks one concerned person. “I only thought it took one exorcism or cleansing to get rid of the spirit and then they were gone for good.” And my response is:
1. The person doing the spiritual extraction may not really know what they’re doing. Or sadly, they may be conning the client of hundreds of dollars, and not have any spiritual ability whatsoever. And the demon itself may be participating in the con because it allows them to stay there even longer, getting their hooks into the person or property, even deeper. So the demon acts like it’s gone, but in reality it’s never left.
2. The demon’s return may be due to a failure to engage in effective spiritual warfare. We who are believers in the light of truth, love, compassion, and service found that any pathway one may choose to attain their spiritual rewards must be on guard constantly to monitor our spiritual armor and protection. Not to do so opens doors to allow the dark forces to draw near.
Spiritual warfare is not only fought on the spiritual front but must be fought on three fronts 24/7. We must fight it on the level of the flesh, the world, and Lucifer with his demons.
Our bodies, the flesh, made up of not only blood and bones but also brain and mind. The mind located within our brain allows the spirit and the soul located in all of us to connect to the physical world.
And it’s due to this that our ego, located in the mind, which allows our flesh when left unguarded to permit evil to draw closer through the following misdeeds:
1. Immorality: nothing is wrong for us to do if it feels good, so then do it. If it feels so good it can’t be bad, we tell ourselves.
2. Impurity: it’s all right to lie with “proper” motivation behind the lie.
3. Sensuality: I must make my body happy, what it wants I must get.
4. Anger & jealousy: letting uncontrolled outbursts of anger and jealousy hurt others and ourselves.
Any of the above actions of the flesh, if engaged in, may allow evil forces to cross the gate and into our lives. The gate can be slammed shut on two levels. 1. If one is walking a spiritual path governed by the promise of protection and salvation through a savior, then his/her name must be called on and prayers made to their god. 2. Those who walk with the path of “self” regulation, Buddhism for example, must put forth meditation, chanting, prostrations, empowerments, and tantric practices.
The world, this physical plane that we live in has a philosophy that desires to tie the flesh to it via many different systems. Commercialism, consumerism, capitalism, fascism, communism, and humanism are all tools that makes us think that the rewards are here, outside of us forcing our energies away from what we nee to focus on. Throughout the long history of this world we see Lucifer and his demonic forces manifesting evil organizations and governments in every period of its history and serving atop them are men and women bent on breaking the good in all. We see ideas borne in this world that reject spirituality altogether or seek to destroy it. This is a selfish world we are in, if we begin to serve what the world tells us is important then our spirit cannot focus on our own spiritual needs, and it doesn’t allow us to focus on the spiritual needs of others.
Tools to overcome this world.
1. If your path is one of salvation and redemption it is like what the Bible says: “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.” Matthew 22:21
2. Self-regulation path will include: meditation, chanting, prayers, prostrations, tantric practices, and for the Buddhists, focus on the Four Noble Truths.
Lucifer and his demons.
They are there along with other dark forces. We must have knowledge about their power, and we must not be afraid. I’ve written about their power and structure in a previous blog entitled “The World of Fallen Angels” but will focus on the tools that they use in their spiritual warfare against the people who follow the Light.
1. Demons seek to oppose the truth, they seek to halt our understanding of it, blind our minds, close our ears, and hinder spiritual practices.
2. Demons engage in direct hand-to-hand combat with each one of us.
3. Demons will accuse and slander others to us as well to ourselves.
4. Demons will sell us on defeat as our only choice in life.
5. Demons seek to tell us it is better to rebel and not work as one.
6. Demons will focus on getting us to violate, as often as they can, the 10 Commandments.
7. Demons will incite prejudice, racism, and persecution.
8. Demons will seek to build walls of legalism amongst the paths of salvation and liberation.
How can we defeat evil? No matter what path we walk, here are three effective ways:
1. Seek spiritual teaching.
2. Apply that teaching to practices of our path.
3. Resist evil boldly.
In closing, I would like to leave you with one of my favorite quotes from the film, “Kundun.” This is from the scene where the young 14th Dalai Lama is about to escape from religious persecution from the communists. As he is about to leave his home, one of his friends and employees, Norbu, wisely says to the Dalai Lama: “The gods will win, the devils will lose.”
Saturday, February 23, 2008
December 21, 2012 – What Will Really Happen?
Copyright 2008 By Kirby Robinson
This topic is a little bit of a departure from what I normally discuss, but my spirit guides have been pushing me to address this issue. I’m sure that most of you know about December 21, 2012 and all the speculation as to what will happen on that date. The dozens of books, thousands of web sites, and countless conferences where you can spend up to $200 hearing speaker after speaker pronouncing the forthcoming doomsday, are all warning us about some very big changes. After attending that seminar, you can visit the lobby filled with profiteering vendors offering every imaginable type of survival kit on earth, as well as survival kits that will prepare you to survive in the spiritual realm.
For those of you living under a rock, or watching the endless hours of “American Idol”, I will briefly catch you up on the whole controversy. On December 21, 2012, the Mayan calendar comes to an end, as well as numerous other religious cycles come to a conclusion. The planets align in a very peculiar manner and December 21st is Winter Solstice. Numerous psychics, scientists, and new agers, predict catastrophic changes, in not only the planet, but also the universe and throughout the spiritual realms. We also face a society that could break into chaos and bloodshed. Alarmed yet? So was I when my spirit guides showed me what will happen.
On the dreaded morning of December 21st, striking Australia first, the ocean waters will begin to rise, and as the water pulls away, the land bridge that at one time connected Australia and its nearby islands will begin to reemerge. When the land bridge thrusts out of the ocean, it reconnects to the Asian continent. The heaving and swelling tsunamis that embroil the Pacific Ocean casts boats, ships, ocean liners, and oil tankers into the air, and mass destruction will follow.
In China, there will be major earthquakes so strong that dams will break, cities will flood, and nuclear power plants will break open releasing toxic gas. The Chinese military assures the populace that the nation is under attack, and will launch missiles at both Japan and Russia, eliminating Japan off the face of the earth. As missiles rain down onto Eastern Russia, the problems will be compounded by large landmasses in Siberia breaking apart and massive steam vents erupting, which will melt the frozen tundra, causing massive flooding.
India will see colossal earthquakes and volcanoes rising out of the earth in a few seconds. Millions will die as mass rioting and stampedes of whole populations flee. The Middle East finally goes through an all out nuclear war. Israel and the Arab Nations will unleash a nuclear holocaust so great that the entire section of that area will be under a nuclear cloud. The Great Pyramids of Giza will turn to dust, and the mighty Sphinx will be no more. Earthquakes will work their way down to South Africa, unleashing locusts buried so long they are the size of eagles, and they begin attacking the population. Europe will pull apart from Asia and within hours smash into the British Isles. In the Americas, from the tip of Canada to the bottom of South America, it will be utter mayhem on a scale never before witnessed by mankind.
No, folks, wait a minute, I can’t take it any longer. I must tell you the truth of what will happen on December 21, 2012. No chaos will hit society in any form whatsoever. Nothing out of the natural will happen outside of normal every day events. People doing their Christmas shopping, going to work, playing in the snow, and living their lives. So please, for your sake, save your money. Say no to those overpriced doomsday books, pass on those all day conferences filled with authors that are preying on our fears and spinning tales of insanity and madness in order to increase their bank accounts. Tell those fear mongers who put together lousy end-of-the-world videos to get lost. Remember how we were told over and over again that the harmonic convergence meant the end of the world? Y2K was supposed to be the end of all mankind, and that 9/11 was the start of the End Times. What horrific events happened on 6/06/06? Oh, and to go back in time, wasn’t the world supposed to end in 1958? In fact, check out this helpful site, The Library of Date Setters for the End of the World, where they list more than 200 doomsday predictions! Check out the Library of Date Setters And yet, we are still here. And life goes on. Yes, one day the end will come. And catastrophes will strike the planet. Someday, but not in 2012, or 12/21/21. (Wanna bet a few will claim it was all due to some sort of spiritual dyslexia?) Not even 12/21/75. Spend the next four years of your life spreading love and compassion, and set your spirits free from the fear of what will happen on December 21, 2012.
This topic is a little bit of a departure from what I normally discuss, but my spirit guides have been pushing me to address this issue. I’m sure that most of you know about December 21, 2012 and all the speculation as to what will happen on that date. The dozens of books, thousands of web sites, and countless conferences where you can spend up to $200 hearing speaker after speaker pronouncing the forthcoming doomsday, are all warning us about some very big changes. After attending that seminar, you can visit the lobby filled with profiteering vendors offering every imaginable type of survival kit on earth, as well as survival kits that will prepare you to survive in the spiritual realm.
For those of you living under a rock, or watching the endless hours of “American Idol”, I will briefly catch you up on the whole controversy. On December 21, 2012, the Mayan calendar comes to an end, as well as numerous other religious cycles come to a conclusion. The planets align in a very peculiar manner and December 21st is Winter Solstice. Numerous psychics, scientists, and new agers, predict catastrophic changes, in not only the planet, but also the universe and throughout the spiritual realms. We also face a society that could break into chaos and bloodshed. Alarmed yet? So was I when my spirit guides showed me what will happen.
On the dreaded morning of December 21st, striking Australia first, the ocean waters will begin to rise, and as the water pulls away, the land bridge that at one time connected Australia and its nearby islands will begin to reemerge. When the land bridge thrusts out of the ocean, it reconnects to the Asian continent. The heaving and swelling tsunamis that embroil the Pacific Ocean casts boats, ships, ocean liners, and oil tankers into the air, and mass destruction will follow.
In China, there will be major earthquakes so strong that dams will break, cities will flood, and nuclear power plants will break open releasing toxic gas. The Chinese military assures the populace that the nation is under attack, and will launch missiles at both Japan and Russia, eliminating Japan off the face of the earth. As missiles rain down onto Eastern Russia, the problems will be compounded by large landmasses in Siberia breaking apart and massive steam vents erupting, which will melt the frozen tundra, causing massive flooding.
India will see colossal earthquakes and volcanoes rising out of the earth in a few seconds. Millions will die as mass rioting and stampedes of whole populations flee. The Middle East finally goes through an all out nuclear war. Israel and the Arab Nations will unleash a nuclear holocaust so great that the entire section of that area will be under a nuclear cloud. The Great Pyramids of Giza will turn to dust, and the mighty Sphinx will be no more. Earthquakes will work their way down to South Africa, unleashing locusts buried so long they are the size of eagles, and they begin attacking the population. Europe will pull apart from Asia and within hours smash into the British Isles. In the Americas, from the tip of Canada to the bottom of South America, it will be utter mayhem on a scale never before witnessed by mankind.
No, folks, wait a minute, I can’t take it any longer. I must tell you the truth of what will happen on December 21, 2012. No chaos will hit society in any form whatsoever. Nothing out of the natural will happen outside of normal every day events. People doing their Christmas shopping, going to work, playing in the snow, and living their lives. So please, for your sake, save your money. Say no to those overpriced doomsday books, pass on those all day conferences filled with authors that are preying on our fears and spinning tales of insanity and madness in order to increase their bank accounts. Tell those fear mongers who put together lousy end-of-the-world videos to get lost. Remember how we were told over and over again that the harmonic convergence meant the end of the world? Y2K was supposed to be the end of all mankind, and that 9/11 was the start of the End Times. What horrific events happened on 6/06/06? Oh, and to go back in time, wasn’t the world supposed to end in 1958? In fact, check out this helpful site, The Library of Date Setters for the End of the World, where they list more than 200 doomsday predictions! Check out the Library of Date Setters And yet, we are still here. And life goes on. Yes, one day the end will come. And catastrophes will strike the planet. Someday, but not in 2012, or 12/21/21. (Wanna bet a few will claim it was all due to some sort of spiritual dyslexia?) Not even 12/21/75. Spend the next four years of your life spreading love and compassion, and set your spirits free from the fear of what will happen on December 21, 2012.
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