This is an important issue that the parapsychologist must be very clear about in his mind. Religion can hamper man’s spiritual development, especially when the religion’s god is an absentee landlord who sets laws in opposition by granting man’s freedom and then condemning man when freedom is exercised.
Long before religion existed, man learned from nature the facts of Reality, and put them into a form of narrative known as mythology. In this the impersonal forces were personified, they were given names, they became gods, and devils, heroes, and saviours.
In Christian, especially Catholic, tradition, the stigmata are marks corresponding to those left on Christ's body by the crucifixion. They are said to have been impressed by divine favour of the bodies of St Francis of Assisi and other stigmatics. A copy of Austin's 1883 seminal work is included as Further Reading.
Transubstantiation and Omophagia are two concepts that intersect in intriguing ways while stemming from different origins, particularly within the context of religious beliefs and blood practices...
In blood religions, omophagia is not merely about the physical act of eating raw flesh; it encompasses deep spiritual meanings and rituals. The consumption of flesh and blood is often linked to the belief in absorbing the divine characteristics of a deity or spiritual entity, especially for redemption and sin forgiveness.
A central part of a manager's or supervisor's responsibility is creating, distributing, and applying knowledge. Managers or supervisors can no longer act as "order-barking bosses" and expect employees to obey and thrive mindlessly. They must coach their team members and give them the freedom and support to fulfil their roles efficiently, with personal satisfaction and a meaningful sense of achievement.
The Holodomor refers to the devastating famine that occurred in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, resulting in the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The famine is widely considered to be a result of the policies implemented by Joseph Stalin and the Soviet government.
What the world is witnessing in the United Kingdom right now with the migrant crisis is merely a blueprint for what will become of the entire West if a solution to the migrant invasion is not found.