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SPIRITUAL ABUSE RESOURCES

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Hi Nancy :-) YES...Dena seems to put "out there" what I am thinking in many ways too. :-) Religion really has it's "roots" or "claws" deep within! It was created by all the egoic minds out there in the universal "world mind", or so me thinks :-)....
on Saturday
Deb~ Yes, the courses definitions of almost all the christian words we are familiar with have a different meaning. A GREAT book to get in order to prevent confusion is: GLOSSARY of Terms from A Course In Miracles...2nd edition...by Robert Perry....
on Saturday
Hi Deb :-) You said: "I heard on A.C.I.M. "our lies may blind our vision but the truth is still there", and, "every moment is a moment for a clean fresh start". YES....I love that too. Truth lives in us...where the Kingdom is....ALL we need is ...
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Oceanwaves Hi everyone..I apologize for not replying to all the warm welcomes. I'm a "grace" seeker, a Christian learning about grace.
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Yesterday I bloggeth not. It was "running around the countryside doing artsy stuff" Day. Schlepping painted furniture day. On days like that, I wonder why I chose such a medium as furniture and mirrors and lamps ... heavy, ungainly, unwieldy stuff...
on Thursday
Hey Deb, Dena’s willingness to just be real spiritually and share her journey is a trip in itself. I feel compelled to question what I’ve been taught by humans, about Jesus, too. But sharing what I believe Father is making real…whoa that’s anothe...
on Thursday
Hi Deb, Me again! Was just thinking about the verse where Jesus ( is said to have) said, "Father forgive them for they know not what they do", if, what he actually said was, "I" forgive them for they know not what they do". OR simply, "I forgive y...
on Wednesday
Hi Deb, These have been great posts. The verses from Luke resonated in my heart many years ago when I was in the belly of the beast (my ego!). Also, the scripture about renewing our minds. Others as well, Rom.8:1 and "I will never leave you or fos...
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I stand here in trepidation ... entering a realm that's considered sacred-beyond-questioning ... and yet, I must question what I've been taught, by humans, about Jesus. Integrity begs me to do so. Truth beckons beyond the surface-understanding ......
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Oh! I just loved the cartoon. Right now I'm experiencing a good dose of 'holy laughter' and it feels so good. Thanks for sharing, Deb Farrell
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All set to peel back the veneer of the ego's tactics...? Go get that cup of whatever, get comfy, open your mind, and let the Spirit highlight whatsoever He will, if anything, out of what I'll share here ... it's perfectly ok with me if this is *ju...
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Spiritual Abuse

Discussing all aspects of spiritual abuse.....

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Resources For "Spiritual Abuse"

Links to places on the net for the purpose of finding information on the topic of "spiritual abuse".

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Blog Posts

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ Some Reading Snippets

Yesterday I bloggeth not. It was "running around the countryside doing artsy stuff" Day. Schlepping painted furniture day. On days like that, I wonder why I chose such a medium as furniture and mirrors and lamps ... heavy, ungainly, unwieldy stuff ... why didn't I choose postcards to paint? Or Styrofoam? Or even canvas? I'll stick to blogging about art on my art-blog, however, and get back to ego-exposing here ...

As always, I'm reading my way through a few books at a time, and it's uncanny how… Continue

Posted by Deb on November 5, 2009 at 4:45pm

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ A Deeper Look at Jesus

I stand here in trepidation ... entering a realm that's considered sacred-beyond-questioning ... and yet, I must question what I've been taught, by humans, about Jesus. Integrity begs me to do so. Truth beckons beyond the surface-understanding ... beyond the traditions of man, the unquestioned pat answers. I figure that anything I say here will offend someone. It's inevitable.

Here's what gives me the gumption to do this: I believe that Truth is self-evident. I believe that Truth can withstand… Continue

Posted by Deb on November 3, 2009 at 9:18pm — 6 Comments

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ What If..?

If it's true that everything we experience boils down to either an expression of love, or a cry for love ... what might that mean? How might we see things differently, IF it really IS that simple...?


What if ... the work we think we're *supposed* to do isn't as important as the "interruptions" that annoy us, and keep us from doing that "supposed" work...? What if they're both important...?

What if ... whenever we feel that whatever we might choose would be wrong, it's not an accident? What if… Continue

Posted by Deb on November 1, 2009 at 11:24pm — 1 Comment

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ An Example of Attack/Forgiveness

Imagine this all-too-real-life situation with me ...

Here I am, sitting somewhere, minding my own business ... and you walk into the room, and offend me, by insulting me, or doing something to me that I interpret as harmful. Let's say that when this happens, I'm in my egoic mind (my not-right mind), sitting here in a state that imagines God is not with me, that I am guilty and disconnected, and in general, not feeling good about myself.

So, you come in being "offensive" to me, and on some leve… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 31, 2009 at 7:25pm

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ Anger/Forgiveness

Have you noticed how the ego thinks it's pretty smart...? Well, rest-assured that the Spirit is infinitely smarter ... in fact, it's so smart that it USES the ego's tactics to work on exposing and dismantling (& ultimately absorbing, as in embraced-to-death!) the ego.

Y'know, hug the snot out of it 'til it's utterly enfolded in Love ...!

Such could be our response to our "enemies", once we saw them as they are, once we saw their attacks as a cry for love ... (more on that next time).

It s… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 30, 2009 at 8:05pm

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ Counterfeit Relationships

The ego knows only two ways to have relationships -- and both are dishonest.

One is the type we've already looked at -- the "special hate" relationships ... wherein we blame others for our own stuff, attack them for showing us our stuff, and then banish them from our lives, to alleviate our guilt for having our stuff.

But what's even more insidiously damaging, and far more subtle, are the "special love" relationships. We're talking about a counterfeit "love" here ... not real love, but that wh… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 30, 2009 at 12:13pm

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ The Tactics of Attack & Defense

All set to peel back the veneer of the ego's tactics...? Go get that cup of whatever, get comfy, open your mind, and let the Spirit highlight whatsoever He will, if anything, out of what I'll share here ... it's perfectly ok with me if this is *just* for me -- for I certainly need a daily dose of this expose...!

Keeping in mind that the ego's main goal is to keep me thinking/feeling/acting guilty, follow me in this line of thinking: once I believe that I'm guilty, and I thus project my guilt on… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 28, 2009 at 4:11pm

Deb

Exposing the Ego ~ The Tricks of Denial & Projection

To recap yesterday ... we have the erroneous belief that we are Wrong, Bad, Depraved ... and Separate-from-God. We then feel guilt. We believe we must be punished for this guilt. And we live in fear of this punishment (sound familiar?!?).

Because we believe that we and God are at odds, and even enemies, we cannot turn to God for the help we need, in overcoming the guilt ... so, we do what humans have always done instead -- we turn to the ego. I.e., our inner-idol. That Which Pretends to be Us a… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 27, 2009 at 7:23pm

Deb

Exposing the Ego (Carnal Nature) ~ The Foundation

Got to confess ... right now, as I'm learning a whole 'nother level of awareness ... I'm finding myself face-to-face with some uber-challenging concepts ... none of it is new, and I can see how I've been led to this point, to this moment in my story ...

So, on a deep level, down where I Know Who I Am, this is good, right, timely. But on the more surface level, wherein my ego thinks it's running the show, tumult is reigning. Which lets me know that this is GOOD. My surface-resistance is proof-po… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 27, 2009 at 11:00am

Deb

A Love Letter.....

Hey love, how are you doing? I know I'll see you today, but I wanted to express my thoughts to you in writing. Do you remember the last time we took a walk? I really enjoyed that and hope we can do it again soon, especially now that the leaves are turning. I have a hard time choosing my favorite season. Right now it's definitely Autumn, but when Spring comes, I'm likely to change my mind again. ;)

Anyway, I'm writing you now in order to clarify some things about our relationship. I know it seem… Continue

Posted by Deb on October 21, 2009 at 4:41pm

 
 

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