posted March 21, 2004 01:16 PM         

Does anyone have any experiences or stories to tell of miracles.

posted March 21, 2004 08:36 PM         

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posted May 02, 2004 07:31 PM         

Patty9:

OH MY GOD

Do I have questions.

What do you mean falling into a cherry tree?
You've witnessed walking on water?
Can you tell me any other miracles you've witnessed?

posted May 03, 2004 01:36 PM         

The first sort we're all familiar with..the minor miracle. Reader's digest is full of the inspiring stories of events and people that defy the odds and the laws of physics.

The second sort is the trickier sort to sort out. These are the miracles that come, not from the Divine Source directly, but from other agents and entities which are more familiar with reality than we are. Some call them demons, spirits, angels(of all sorts) also known as the djinn. These are the miracles that "blow folks away." They are usually highly effective in swaying beliefs and believers. Things like stigmata, crying statues, bleeding this, that, or the other. Watch for signs of showmanship, hocus pocus and instant conversion through psychological impact.

The third type of miracle (in this impromptu breakdown) would be what I consider to be the truly divine miracles. These are the moments when you will be able to tell that you are walking in the Light. Synchronicity is a very common example of this sort of miracle. This type of miracle has touched me personally.

There was a day when I left the house with a nickel in my pocket, no idea where I was going, and returned home with $6, a full belly, and some of the most amazing memories of a day that you wouldn't believe, even if I told you. The creation tends to support and nurture those who walk in time to her rythms...those who play their part as written.

Certainly there are miracles in this world, things happen every day that would boggle the mind to know of. Beautiful miracles happen all of the time..you'd better believe it!

Love,

posted May 04, 2004 01:24 PM         

Dafremen-- the djinn also know as demons, would they be evil or that's a false interpretation of them?

posted May 04, 2004 01:46 PM         

Are the djinn evil? Hmmm. My dear friend would say YES. I tend to wonder still. Offhand, I would say that these spirits know more than we do and so are probably capble of either great good, or great evil. In general, I would say that their actions are malevolent and their intentions dark.

That same friend told me a story which I will paraphrase here, because I really don't know the whole story:

A certain Muslim is awakened one morning by a black cat rubbing up against his face. Looking at the clock, he realizes that he is going to be late for his morning prayer.
(Muslims have 5 prayer times..salats.)

He quickly prepares himself for morning prayer, then goes off to pray.

When he returns, the black cat is still sitting on his bed. He immediately recognizes this creature to be not a cat, but a djinn.

"Why", he asks, "if you are a djinn, did you wake me in time for morning prayer?"

The djinn refuses to answer and (there is a whole part of the story that I was too impatient to sit through, so she got to the point of the story) finally God intervenes so that the djinn is forced to speak.

"It's simple, really", purrs the djinn,"if you had slept through morning prayer, you would have said 100 prayers to make up for your one lost prayer. This way, you have only said one."

To circumvent great good with smaller acts of good is still an act of evil. Not all good deeds are performed by the good guys. Remember that.

Love,

posted May 05, 2004 02:00 AM         

Kat what else does a course in miracles say about miracles?

posted May 05, 2004 06:06 AM         

You seem so wise???????

I've read your other posts!

posted May 06, 2004 12:45 PM         

Thanks for your patience and your kind compliments. (No quicker way to a Libran's heart they say.) Wisdom is a comparative term. Some wise men seem as fools to their teachers and we are all students of God and this Creation.

To answer your first question, there is no God outside of you that is not also within you. The entire notion of your individuality (of there being an "outside of you" and an "inside of you") is an illusion.
However, yes, as far as our perception of both the sensuous and super-sensuous realms goes, it is possible to have miracles granted both from outside and from within.

I would be highly suspicious of certain types of miracles. There are forces which seek to decieve. An easy way to keep the blind from knowing whats going on is to make distracting noises all around them.

That is NOT to say that miracles cannot come from within as well.

There is an old saying which has been proven true more times than not: the Word precedes the Manifestation.

In a nutshell, notions give birth to reality.

Thanks again for your kind words.

Love,

posted May 06, 2004 10:42 PM         

Hi daf your welcome Can you elaborate more on exactly what you mean by notions?