Topic : 01/05 "Am I Cursed?"

I realize this will be an unpopular opinion, but I believe what your guests are experiencing is negative energies from some spirit or spirits. Any psychic or metaphysical practioner would be happy to teach you how to keep this negativity from causing havoc in your life. Upon waking in the morning ask that God send the white light of the Holy Spirit to surround with white light and to allow no negativity to enter your life. Do the same thing at bedtime. You can control the energies within your own self, but it takes belief and trust. 

For those of you who do not believe in psychics, shamans and metaphysical practioners, we do believe and worship God. We are not witches, we do not use  our God given gifts to put curses or hexes on others. Please understand our special gifts. We do not ask for them and most of us use them for good. Of course Dr. Phil would totally disagree with us, and that is his choice; but if you haven't tried it, don't knock it.  

For those of you who believed you are cursed.... simply ask God and the Holy Spirit to help change your life and help you achieve those things you seek. 

To everyone who thinks that they are cursed: (as in bad luck stuff) 

You were born in the United States, one of the wealthiest countries in the world.  You have a home, food in your refrigerator, electricity, heat and/or air conditioning in your home, you have many changes of clothing, a job, a car and money to spend on useless items.  Go to another country, look at the people that have no food to eat, no job, no house, no change of clothes, no clean water to drink, no health care, no doctors to visit when they are sick.  And you complain because you had a bad day.  The people who live in poverty, thank God every day that they are alive to love and care for their families and friends.   

I think of the parents who sell their children for food, and you whine that you are cursed!  We are a greedy nation and want everything perfect.  Life is not perfect!!!! Life is what you make of it.  There are tradgedies and trials in life, that does not mean you are cursed.  You choose to look at the bad things in your life, not the good!  For people who are "cursed" with bad luck, change your attitude, look at the good things in your life, not the bad! 

As for being "cursed" in the evil spirit or in cases of possession, I do believe that can happen.  It doesn't happen every day, but evil is around us trying to turn us from God.  I believe you can open yourself up to evil and once you do it, you sort of fall into a dark way.  If you look in the Bible, it does talk about evil spirits, Jesus exorcised people who were possessed, He was even tempted by Satan himself, but Jesus turned away from temptation.  We, being imperfect, have a tendency to grap ahold of the temptation and run with it.  Then we find ourselves in trouble and then we cry that we are cursed.  YOU DID IT TO YOURSELF. 

Living in the light and walking in the path of faith is a tough road but well worth the struggle. 

so, these are my thoughts on being cursed.  I know that many people will feel differently but, to each his own.  So next time you get a flat tire, or have a bad day, thank God that you had that flat tire, because you could be living in a third world country deciding whether to sell your beloved child to someone so the rest of your family can eat or keep your child and watch your children starve to death. 

Thoughtfully submitted, 

Terri 

I watched yesterday's show and was so touched by the two last stories.  I especially feel concern for Sharon.  I find it hard to accept that a father would do such a terrible thing to his little girl, a girl who was so obviously afraid of life (no doubt learned by her father and the images he surrounded her with). 

While I cannot relate to such abuse at the hand of someone who "loved" me, I can relate to the fear of religious symbology.  When I was younger, I would have trouble sleeping after watching a movie with religious symbology (The Seventh Sign comes to mind).  I would literally be shaking with fear.  I would obsess over reading the bible, looking up passages that I had seen quoted in movies.  I think it is important to note that I was not raised in a religious family.  My mother and father chose not to raise us in a church family, so that we could make up our own minds when we reached maturity (maturity isn't something you reach when you are 18).  These dreams and fears stayed with me until adulthood.  I lived overseas for some time, and went through a terrible, dark depression while there.  The nightmares climaxed.  I was literally fighting evil in my sleep.  By myself I felt completely helpless, and frankly terrified.  I thought that demons were going to possess me if they hadn't already.  My intellectual self knew that my mind was simply putting symbols on to the feelings I had inside.  Even though I knew this, I was still terrified.  I went to an international clinic, and explained my situation...I myself said "fighting inner demons"...which the doctor corroberated.  I worked hard at fighting for so long, and was absolutely exhausted. 

I read and read and read in the following months.  Philosophy, religion, science, psychology...I am a firm believer in learning by and helping oneself (life teachers of course are invaluable).  One thing stuck in my mind.  It is a fact that spans time, space, religion, science, spirituality.  It is something that has brought me peace and at times real joy.  It is something I found a great deal of comfort in.  By writing this, it is my hope that maybe Sharon will read on, and realize that ALL humans have good/evil, light/dark (whatever your preference), in them.  There is no need to fight anything.  Fighting causes struggle, conflict and pain.  Know, accept, be aware, and there will be peace...and let your light shine! 

I have read some of your other posts and you have said that you have taken courses in Theology.  So my question for is how can you dismiss so many religions?  Obviously you are bias and think Jesus is the way to go which is perfectly okay with me, I do not jugde.  What ever suits you I say go for it.  But it is wrong to say that Pagans and Wiccans and Buhddist are wrong.  These religions have been around before Christianity!  There are not only three choices or three paths in life to take.  There are many.  I for one am Pagan and am not ashamed of it or think that my way of living is wrong.  See, that's the thing with most Pagans, we do not judge, we have relationships with our God and Goddess and we see no harm in it.  As our saying goes, "An' it harm none, do what ye will."  To bad other people can't seem to think the same thing.   

P.S.  Did you take your classes at a church?  I'm just wondering.