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  1. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/exorcisms-battle-evil-mexican-drug-cartels-article-1.1581063 In the heavily Roman Catholic country of Mexico, exorcisms battle the evil violence of drug cartels, priests say. Also blamed for syndicate savagery is the rising popularity of Santa Muerte, folk saint of narcotics kingpins and some two million Mexican followers. It was the most awful confession Father Ernesto Caro ever heard in 22 long years of serving the church. The sinner was a killer for the Los Zetas cartel, Mexico's most heinous crime syndicate. His specialty was chopping people into pieces, while they were still alive. "He said he smiled while he was doing it. He said he enjoyed it and that he was laughing," Caro, a priest and exorcist in Monterrey, told the Daily News. "He told me terrible things." It took four months of weekly visits to rid the murderer of demons possessing him, Caro said. The female folk icon is depicted as a skeleton shrouded in a cloak, a la the Grim Reaper, in statues that are ubiquitous in Mexican shops and roadside stands. Sometimes sporting a tiara, sometimes covered in cash, Santa Muerte is credited with everything from bringing wealth and health to protecting illegal drugs and the cartel criminals who ferry them. The Vatican has condemned Santa Muerte’s followers as a Satanic cult. In Mexico, priests blame her cartel worshippers for bringing unprecedented acts of evil on ordinary citizens. Since 2006, cartel violence has spun out of control in Mexico, with as many as 80,000 people killed by warring drug gangs. The savagery has escalated to such an extent that in some areas decapitated, dismembered and disemboweled bodies are an everyday sight.
  2. Can exorcisms help soldiers with PTSD? By Susannah Cahalan January 4, 2014 | 10:16pm Army machine-gunner Caleb Daniels lost his best friend and seven other members of his unit when a Chinook helicopter — one he was meant to be on — crashed in Afghanistan. Demon Camp A Soldier’s Exorcism by Jennifer Percy (Scribner) The 2005 tragedy haunted him when he returned to his home in Savannah, Ga. At night, a tall, shadowy figure crept into his room. Sometimes the Black Thing would threaten to kill him; other times it would choke his dead best friend. The dark figure, a “Destroyer demon,” punished him, he said, “for killing and for living.” Without answers — his PTSD diagnosis offered little explanation — he went to the one person he felt could save him: a minister who offered $199 exorcisms out of his trailer. Daniels, profiled in the book “Demon Camp” by first-time author Jennifer Percy, is just one of many deeply troubled soldiers suffering from the after-effects of war who are so desperate for respite they undergo exorcisms at a fringe Pentecostal retreat. Bear Creek Ranch, in Portal, Ga., is ministered by Tim and Katie Mather, a husband-and-wife team that has conducted over 5,000 exorcisms, some of them on veterans. This is perhaps not surprising given the numbers of the afflicted. Of the 2.6 million veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, an estimated 20% fit the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, where a person continues to relive a trauma, causing nightmares, flashbacks, negative feelings and hyper-arousal (a feeling of being “keyed up” as in battle). Psychiatric symptoms — like Daniels’ hallucinations and delusions — are not included in the classic definition of PTSD symptoms but have been reported in as high as 64% of sufferers. Some researchers believe that PTSD with psychiatric symptoms deserves its own diagnosis. Others cite evidence that PTSD sufferers with psychosis often have underlying mood disorders that preceded the trauma of war. Either way, the visions that haunted Daniels’ nights became untenable. He woke his wife with shrieks and cries. His dead buddies crowded his bedroom. “Everywhere he went, he saw them, their burned bodies, watching him,” writes Percy. That’s when the Destroyer, a 6-foot-5-inch buffalo with horns, entered his life — and refused to leave. “It was a shadow. It was death. It was the gathered souls of all of his dead friends,” she writes. The demon-battle continued until a fellow veteran suggested he visit Bear Creek Ranch. “Society thinks PTSD cannot be healed, but society is wrong,” the fellow warrior told Daniels. “It’s called deliverance. It works wonders.” According to the website, the retreat’s philosophy is “based in Luke 4:18, declaring the good news of the Kingdom, healing for the broken hearted, freedom for the captives, liberty for the bruised and recovery of spiritual sight.” The Mathers believe, in Percy’s words, that “people are in bondage to a pattern of sin. Trauma is the doorway through which demons can pass.” The three-day retreat includes food, housing, a demon-fighting workbook authored by Tim Mather and a 30-minute exorcism. Each retreat is capped at 15 people (and is often sold out, they add). The exorcisms are done wherever there is space. Sometimes in a local church, abandoned buildings, or even in their trailer. They begin with worship. Then they “secure the perimeter” with the help of “intercessors” or people scattered across the country praying for God’s help. Then they bring in the possessed — in this case, Daniels, a special-operations sergeant who survived his own helicopter crashing in a Taliban stronghold in the middle of the Afghan desert. (He was so convinced of his looming death that he ate his most prized possession: a photograph of his newborn daughter.) A group of people sit around him in foldout chairs, sharing visions. One saw Daniels’ wrist bound with barbed wire; another saw him tied to the railroad tracks as a train approached. The minister saw a “worn and tired” angel fighting with his Destroyer demon. As the group surrounded Daniels and prayed, he “felt a burning sore rip open on the back of his neck. It felt as if the flesh was coming off and something was being pulled up his spine toward the burning.” Daniels tells Percy he felt the “hot Jesus blood coming down over his face.” Then “a glowing thing moved down his legs.” The minister reached out his hands and announced: “Caleb, you have a reason to live.” Daniels became an overnight convert, spending his time gathering up damaged soldiers and bringing them to the exorcism camp. With his help, Mather has met over 400 demons and has bought “thousands” through deliverance, he tells Percy. Percy wonders if this is some kind of “exposure therapy.” In those with PTSD, “exposure therapy” in the form of war-simulation video games, like “Virtual Iraq,” to help the fractured mind “assimilate and process the event.” “I wonder if Caleb has invented his own ‘Virtual Iraq,’ his own traumatic repetition. Every time he sees a demon, he fights it. And like the controlled redemption of ‘Virtual Iraq,’ patients cannot die or suffer wounds; Caleb always wins,” she writes. But whatever good might be attributed to these exorcisms, Daniels, now in his early 30s, has since cut ties with the demon camp, he tells Percy. “They messed up my friends . . . they get in your head,” he said. How own demons haven’t been fully exorcised. By the end of the book, Daniels continues to speak of them. “You think Afghanistan is scary? You think a f – - – ing IED is scary? Rockets? Dead guys everywhere? It’s nothing compared to this war. This war is much, much worse,” he told Percy. Bear Creek Ranch is still up and running — when reached for comment, the Mathers said they were too busy with a weekend retreat for an interview. But they did have some words for Percy, even though they had not yet read her book. “Much of what she’s written is creative embellishment, and I’m sorry that the book has been published.” http://nypost.com/2014/01/04/can-exorcisms-help-soldiers-with-ptsd/
  3. if satan was spelled $atan, then I'd agree
  4. Yo there.

    Most of those Topics can be found in the taobum archive, but I would use Google to find them. I would recommend altering some of your questions, as there are ladies here, and it is a family oriented site,
  5. Tarot Set for beginner - any recommendations

    Rider-Waite Crowley's last.
  6. Why Do We Focus On Dan Tian ?

    Niwan gets fed via Baihui- then you ''feel'' it here - Yintang: Once the lower Tan Tien is "ripe", the above ''Feeling'' all comes together, even though the lower Tan Tien is being "fed" by the above
  7. What to do about Djinn...

    jesus is worse than any Djinn the info people throw around on magick forums, etc, is generic stuff "they" want you to believe most are buying what "they're" selling
  8. Real Ultimate Power -Secrets Revealed!

    do full lotus and give her "O"'s
  9. Real Ultimate Power -Secrets Revealed!

    Is that from "The Magus Of Java"?
  10. the yellow bamboo method

    This free Bambu Kuning training series came out several years ago. Bambu Kuning (Yellow Bamboo) is an Internal Art originating from Pak Nyoman Serengen of Bali, Indonesia and has numerous followers in Bali and worldwide. The Internal Arts are systems of personal, intuitive and psychic development. Other examples of Internal Arts are Nei Kung, Tai Chi, Chi Kung and many others- most Asian in origin- and usually involve meditation, visualization and rhythmic breathing. Regularly practicing an Internal Art will cultivate and heighten the body's chi and kundalini energies, burning new energy pathways in the body, and when this is accomplished the intuitive gifts (telepathy, clairvoyance, premonition etc.) naturally develop. An experienced student can cast his mind forward, seeing information or events in advance; he can heal and protect others or himself, and become a light: an individual intent on helping others. What is possible through meditation and the Internal Arts? It is only necessary to know this: as one moves up in the levels, all things become possible. The purpose of the practice of Bambu Kuning is to awaken the power within yourself, to be able to accomplish anything you desire. This video upload comprises Levels 1 & 2 of the Indonesian Internal Art of Bambu Kuning, from initiating yourself, to its daily practice and exercises. If you persevere in practice, this could well turn out to be the most important learning experience of your life. If you have any questions, please leave them below. I will respond to sincere questions and requests for coaching. Be aware that the comments section is set to approval only to exclude those with no intention to help; if you are skeptical that is fine but please leave comments on one of the other Yellow Bamboo youtube videos as this one is for serious students only. If you wish to go further with Bambu Kuning, all 12 levels can be ordered from the following site: http://www.yellowbamboo.info/DVDS.html
  11. 93 years old and still flying -Bagua Practitioner: Video

    I thought I would post some interesting videos- as my posting quota nears it's finale Then back to my mountain top
  12. the yellow bamboo method

    I have worked as a personal bodyguard and was a bouncer in strip clubs What strip clubs and qi techniques have in common is this: Once you seen one (or 2 lol), you've seen them all
  13. strong energy cultivation

    Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong: Zhongxian Wu 4 the bump
  14. Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong: Zhongxian Wu good read
  15. the yellow bamboo method

    The yellow bamboo method from Bali, which is a few miles east of Java, the place John Chang was from, where the Mo Pai techniques were taught to him. After studying this video and several others on the subject it seems like there are a few similarities between the forms. I think a lot of it is ritual and cultural detail which is extraneous, honestly I think you can break it down to a few simple steps. 0. prep work, a day of water fasting (maybe with white rice or some juice once during the day), abstaining from sexual release, well rested, physically fit, not sick. 1. focus, you need to clear your mind and turn off all distractions. 2. Breathing, slow rhythmic meditative breathing to fully relax at first, then more forecefull, almost hyperventilating breaths. Quick sharp inhales and slow strong exhales. 3. Isometric exercise, this varies from school to school but is usually a squatting horse stance and pressing the palms together hard, in a prayer position. 4. Visualization, this varies widely but I favor a chakra based system and visualizing the flow of energy and concentrating that energy into your dan-tien region under the navel, near your center of gravity. 5. certain vibrations of sound, The traditional OM, or ANG, there are many to pick from, I'm sure each frequency or note has it's uses, I know Qi Gong has a number of healing sounds specific to different internal organs. There can be no synthetic materials between you and the earth, that means no yoga mattes or most cushions even you’re under ware might not be 100% cotton and even then, they are often coated with formaldehyde. Think hard about what is under you, it makes all the difference. Position is somewhat trivial, optimal is thumb to pointer finger touching/half or full lotus but it is possible to advance even if you have no arms or legs, it all makes a small difference at first. With five solid years of practice under your belt it will be a different story and you will know. And the man with no legs or arms will be able to cope as well. It’s all a matter of closing a circuit so there is a vary little loss of energy. focus
  16. Real Ultimate Power -Secrets Revealed!

    Super Saiyans are Actually Real - {[FULL VIDEO]} http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xA0ZHEwU2Q
  17. 93 years old and still flying -Bagua Practitioner: Video

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feAQZ1j9vIg A clip from the PBS documentary: "Qigong - Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century" by Francesco Garri Garripoli http://www.wujiproductions.com
  18. 93 years old and still flying -Bagua Practitioner: Video

    118 yr old Grandmaster Lu Zijian This is a short demo of the Emei form from the Szechuan Province by Grandmaster Lu Zijian who is now 118 years old and doing well. He even has a Facebook page!
  19. 93 years old and still flying -Bagua Practitioner: Video

    Bagua qi projection (94 years old master)
  20. 93 years old and still flying -Bagua Practitioner: Video

    Ma Yu Liang push hands
  21. Real Ultimate Power -Secrets Revealed!

    you're just jealous of this obviously, awesomeness, obviously
  22. 93 years old and still flying -Bagua Practitioner: Video

    Yogis Of Tibet - Rare Documentary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DctQTDm-HdU