We’ve been talking about reconciling differences between Christian and pagan paths for a while, and now I want to go on to the second half of this reader question, that of reconciling differences between the Christian path and metaphysics.
Many people believe that the two paths are diametrically opposed, and you can only be on one of them. For the most part, they believe this because of what they have been told.
But oddly enough, the Bible doesn’t seem to agree with this. It’s full of stories of prophets and healers and miracles, all in the service of God. It speaks of things such as healing, and the working of miracles, and the discernment of spirits, and prophesy, all as gifts from God that one should strive to have, to build and to use (I Corinthians chapters 12 and 14)
I believe that, just as God has placed wind and trees and water and human beings in this world, so also He has placed magick/ energy here. It’s here for us to use, and, while we must be sure to use it in an ethical fashion, it is not unethical to use it.
I believe that God has made me as I am – and that means short and round, possessed of a love of puns, and filled with a desire to help others; and also a psychic, a healer, and a worker in other metaphysical paths.
Hope that helps to shed some light (or even Light…) on the subject.
Coming up – per another reader request, we’ll be getting into 5 minute meditation…
Catherine
Foresight
5/31/11
the blog for ForesightYourCtPsychic 
I have always wondered about this… especially “thou shalt not suffer a witch to live amongst thee”… but the bible does have hundreds of storys about this person healing that person or this person doing something amazing in the name of God… My thoughs about it were always that “witch” in the christian way of thinking meant devil worshiper or heathen. But if someone were to practise “clean witchcraft” (calling upon angles and saints) rather than pagan gods (or if your into that kind of stuff, demons) i didn’t see why God would condemn such a person. But i have always been curious about the christian/wiccan mindset.
Thanks for your input
Actually, from what I understand the actual literal translation is “Thou shall not suffer a well poisoner to live.” This may be referring to a literal poisoner of wells ( which makes sense in a desert culture) or may also be an anaolgy for gossiping.
The change to “witch” came w/ the the King James version of the Bible. King James sponsored beautiful poetry but he had issues with the concept of witches.
Catherine
Ahahhahaha… OMG I love you! Sorry, a bit intense… But nearly no one knows that. I had heard that the literal translation is thou shalt not suffer a poisoner to live amongst you. Apparently the Hebrew word poisoner is very similar to the word herb woman (or herbalist as we would know them now) which makes sence from what I am learning about biblical Hebrew they have stem words that they add on to to make different seemingly unrelated words (like the word eyelid is derived from the verb to guard, it litterally means the guard of the eye) anyway from the way I heard it King James was paranoid about witches and he mistranslated herb woman as witch. Of course I am not 100% on any of that my sources wouldn’t hold up in a court of law intact you’re the only other person I’ve heard mention it!
Well, I delight in your delight! Hope you find other things to interest and delight you in this blog.
I tend to be a copious repository of assorted bits of knowledge in general (just look at this blog ;)…) but I owe my knowledge of that particular bit of info to Starwolf, who is not only a Wiccan, neopagan shaman, but also studied anthropology and archaeology in his junior high school/high school/ college days.
If you want more exact confirmation, just drop him an email
For me, I enjoy the King James edition of the Bible for it’s wonderful words/poetry, but go elsewhere for philosphy. It’s the King James version because he was the translation’s patron, and in medieval times, doing your job to suit the prejudices of the money man who could also have you imprisoned or executed was serious business
Catherine
Sorry, I do get terribly excited about knowledge.
I love the King James too.
I have been having a look around your blog and im liking what I see 🙂
Any way sorry for jumping on you like that in my enthusiasm haha
Oh, no- please DO be enthusiastic if you like. We LIKE it!
I get excited about knowledge too. If you couldn’t tell from the blog alone, the simple fact that I read 13 words a second might be a clue. so it’s always a pleasure to run into someone else who loves learning stuff.
I’m so glad that you’re enjoying our blog. Just dropped you a welcome note. Please be aware that we take requests, and w/ over 80 cumulative years in the areas of metaphysics, spirituality, alt health, and personal growth 9 amongst things), we know a thing or two. if there’s something you’d like to hear more about in these areas and you don’t see it, please ask…
Welcome aboard!
Catherine