Supernatural and the Occult
Those things relating to an order of existence beyond the visible, demonstrate-able universe; that which is above and beyond the laws of nature; and/or matters involving the action or influence of the supernatural or paranormal powers and the secret knowledge of them.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Chinese Food
What foods are Asians not allowed to eat?

Asians are no different from other racial or ethnic groups. They
eat whatever they want as long as it does not go against their
religious or cultural beliefs.
Muslims do not eat meat from a pig (pork). Hindus do not eat
beef. Some Asian people are vegetarian or vegan by choice. Devout
Buddhists are not supposed to kill any living creature for food.
Roman Catholics are told not to eat meat on Fridays, but fish is
okay.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Medical Terminology, Zombies
What would the medical term for a zombie be?

There are actually several real-life conditions and diseases
that cause one to act in a zombie-like state.
They are:
Cotard's Syndrome - also known as Walking Corpse Syndrome. This
is a psychological condition where people believe they are dead
after a near-death experience. Causes them to act zombie-like
(blank minded) but with no violence
Sleeping Sickness - caused by infected bites from tsetse flies,
found in the African continent. The condition causes you to
sleepwalk violently in a zombie-like state
Rabies - rabies symptoms are the same as "zombie-like"
symptoms. Aggression, agitation, no control over actions, partial
paralysis, cannibalism, unstoppable hunger, mania, disregard for
own safety and so on. In fact, scientists think accounts of
"zombies" in history was actually a rabies outbreak
Necrosis - this is a condition where a person is medically
"half dead". Their skin, tissue and muscle begin to rot, decay and
peel away. People with necrosis sound and act like a zombie because
the brain is slowly decaying inside the body while the person is
still half alive. No cure.
Dysarthria - a medical condition causing loss of control over
limbs, behaviour and speech. Causes people to walk around in a
"sleepwalking-zombie"-like state while groaning due to loss of
control over vocal chords.
Leprosy - leprosy is a condition which affects the muscle and
tissue of sufferers, making them appear to look zombie-like. It
causes numbness in limbs that causes them to walk in a zombie-like
fashion.
Lazarus Syndrome - this is a rare condition where the heart
starts pumping blood around the body of a dead person. The
individual is already dead because there is no brain activity, but
due to an electrical charge still in the body, the heart starts
pumping again after death. 30% of the time the patient can be
brought back to life when this happens, but it is extremely
controversial to bring them back from the dead when they have this
syndrome, because the brain was already dead before being forced
back to life. So waking them up will cause
permanent neurological damage - sometimes locking people in a
zombie state.
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis - this is actually a fungi released
from spores. The spores are released into the air by this fungi.
Any passing insects are immediately affected by the spores. The
spores are breathed in or swallowed by the insect, which then
hatches and releases a parasite inside the insect. The parasite
takes over the brain of the insect and turn it homicidal and
cannibalistic. When the parasite has had enough, it grows a new
fungi, using the brain as fertiliser, then eventually releases new
spores, killing the insect in the process. According to scientists,
if this problem grows and gets out of control, it will affect
larger animals and eventually humans.
There are several fictional conditions that people believe can
cause zombification, such as "Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety
Deficiency Syndrome", which was made up by an author for a spoof
medical journal - it does not exist in real life.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Famous Quotations
What does well-starred mean?

To be 'well-starred' is to be of good fortune, promising fate
and desirable destiny. A similar expression is used in Shakespeares
Romeo and Juliet when he describes the couple as 'star-crossed'
lovers. In this case Shakespeare means to express that the tragedy
that is to befall them is already written in their destinies and
reflected in the stars. As you probably know, the cosmological
patterns of the heavens were frequently believed to mirror or
foretell the ongoings on earth- If you are well-starred it's
because the heavens reflect positively in regard to you.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Ghosts, Paranormal Phenomena
How do you conjure a ghost?

You can perform a Seance to communicate with the ghost, which
basically means you have to have the ability of Necromancy.
Answer
First we have to establish just what a ghost is. Would it surprised
you to know that there are a number of ghosts who appear in
different forms. Let us first discuss the ghost which Satan
conjures up. These are evil spirits which enter the body of a
person who desires to serve Satan. Their bodies may be inhabited by
the spirit of an evil spirit who resides with Satan.
Others are Ghost or spirits who are worthy people who have passed
on, but are given some assignment to visit the earth, either to do
the will of their father in Heaven by causing some calamity to warn
the people, or who are to give some message to some living
person.
There are three ways in which you can tell where these ghosts come
from. A ghost, if from Satan, when asked to shake their hand your
hand will pass through theirs. A righteous ghost will refuse but
give their massage, while the other will be a resurrected being and
so you will feel their hand.
Spirits can be asked to visit with you if your reason warrents it
and God or Satan sanction it.
Another Answer:
Within the depths of our minds are all the spirits one could wish
for. They are the archetypes that represent various desires, fears
and actions. One can use a black mirror in the dark to distort ones
reflection into becoming one of these archetype spirits.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult
What are facts about the sons of ipswich?

As far as I know they are fictional, featured in the movie "The
Covenant." Ipswich, however, is a real place, located in Essex
County, MA, not real far from Salem and Danvers (the latter, known
as "Salem Village" in 1692, was where the Salem Witch Trials took
place, not Salem proper). It's a nice town. My own ancestors were
among the original settlers in the early 17th century and I know of
no stories of certain families having magical powers.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult
Is bezebul the devil?

Beelzebul or Beelzebub. This is a name derived from Ba'al Zebûb
which means literally "Lord of the Flies". In christian and
biblical sources he is a demon and is one of the seven princes of
Hell. So in actuality he is not the devil himself, but a demon.
"The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, 'He (Jesus) is
possessed by Beelzebul,' and 'By the prince of demons he drives out
demons.' - Mark 3:22
"Some of them said 'By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of
demons, he drives out demons." - Luke 11:15
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Symbolism and Symbolic Meanings, Dragonflies, Example Sentences
Meaning of dragonfly symbol?

The meaning of a dragonfly changes
with each culture. The main symbolisms of the dragonfly are
renewal, positive force and the power of life in general.
Dragonflies can also be a symbol of the sense of self that comes
with maturity. Also, as a creature of the wind, the dragonfly
frequently represents change. And as a dragonfly lives a short
life, it knows it must live its life to the fullest with the short
time it has - which is a lesson for all of us.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult
Does everyone have a spirit guide?

Interesting Question.
In my experience, anyone and everyone who chooses to search for
their spirit guide eventually finds one or more.
Some people who choose not to search for their spirit guide find
one, or are found by one anyway, whether or not they choose to
accept the experience for what it is, depends upon the
individual.
And some people who choose not to search for their spirit guide
never find one.
I do not know if that is because they refused to acknowledge the
spirit when it tries to contact them; if they are oblivious to the
attempt at contact; or if instead, there is no spirit guide for
them.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult
What is the name for a demon that leave scratches?

First answer:
A poltergeist is defined as a a ghost that announces its
presence with rapping and the creation of disorder, but can be any
spirit that can move objects, touch or harm people or animals
physically, or creates illusions such as bloody walls.
Answer:
I will provide you with a clear overview on this issue. There is
no name for a "demon" that leaves scratches because there is no
demonic spirit who can singly cause that to happen. To be demonic
or spiritually retarded means that one is very weak in The Light of
God.
Most spirits or discarnates are not strong enough - not
spiritually advanced enough - in The Light to manifest telekinesis
or a significant healing influence. If most spirits could easily do
that then we would see objects levitating and flying through the
air all of the time.
What most discarnates like to do is combine their energy with
others of like mind into what is termed a Group Entity. This
provides them the advantage of shared culture, telepathic unity,
and the collective power of their combined consciousness in The
Light. Group Entities can manifest minor feats of healing and
telekinesis and they are the power behind all the traditional
religions.
This is why the miracles of healing and telekinesis in any one
religion do not outshine those of any other. Compare the miracles
of Jesus/Issa/Yuz Asaf to Sai Baba of India who in the 1970's was
referred to by many as 'The Christ of India' precisely because he
could duplicate the miracles of Jesus. Both channeled a large
yellow-energy Group Entity on the fourth plane that provided them
with their Gifts of the Spirit.
Parapsychology is still in its infancy in understanding. A
poltergeist is really just another term for Group Entity. When
telekinesis is present, rest assured that it is most likely being
manifested by a Group Entity, not by an individual spirit - until
Ascended Masters emerge in The Light.
One does not have to be highly evolved to be part of a Group
Entity. In the seven plane or seven heaven paradigm that is found
in all the world's major religions and a number of minor ones, the
basically spiritual types gravitate to the fourth or fifth planes.
Most Group Entities and religious heavens consist of yellow-energy
Group Entities on the fourth plane. In development, most spirits
are just below a basic level of spirituality and thereby gravitate
to the third plane after death.
The Seven Planes & Corresponding Dominant Aura Color That
Spirits/Discarnates Cannot Hide
First Plane - Brown
Second Plane - Red
Third Plane - Orange
Fourth Plane - Yellow
Fifth Plane - Violet
Sixth Plane - Sky Blue
Seventh Plane - White
Individualistic saints ascend to the sixth or seventh plane and
don't seek to unite their consciousness into a Group Entity but
strive to be A Light Unto Oneself. In contrast, the first plane is
the most hellish of dimensions and the souls who reside there are
too hostile and their consciousness is too small to be able to
combine into a Group Entity or poltergeist at all. Those on the
second plane can only combine into a Group Entity for minutes at a
time before their consciousness shrinks further from their acts of
evil and they fall to the first plane. Those on the third plane can
only combine into a Group Entity for hours at a time.
It is not uncommon for a demonic Group Entity to manifest
scratches on someone. These are not fatal, only frightening, which
is their desired result. I have had this happen to me. No big deal.
If one simply waits it out, they will retrogress away from The
Light, their Group Entity will disintegrate, and they will shrink
their consciousness to a lower, hellish plane; thereby no longer
being a problem. This is the punishment of The Light of God.
What you want to avoid doing is projecting white light or love
to demonic spirits, as that only temporarily strengthens them while
failing to change their focus away from sadism to one of moral
responsibility.
One way to deal with a demonic Group Entity is simply to call
them out for what they are. Say to them in heated (emotionally
impacted) whispers, "It must be very frustrating to you to only be
inferior spirits who are too cowardly to stand on your own in The
Light and that you must hide behind a Group Entity." These kind of
statements greatly frustrate Group Entities.
By definition, poltergeists or Group Entities that have a
significant number of members - like hundreds or thousands - can
use their combined energy to bend eating utensils, teleport small
objects (called apports), and manifest minor healing and levitation
energy. In contrast, one advantage that individualistic discarnate
saints have over them is in their ability to manifest emotional
healing.
One has to be very stupid and morally corrupt in order to
combine into a Group Entity/poltergeist on the Other Side and then
use your collective energy to do evil for its own sake, only to
lose your GE and shrink your consciousness down to hellish
dimensions. But there are allot of stupid and morally corrupt
people on the Other Side who wind up becoming inferior spirits on
the first plane who cannot harm anyone and who live in a constant
state of emotional agony, until they take moral responsibility and
strive to amend their karmic debts.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult
What did people think witches did?

Witches were being condemed because of various reasons because
they had much power of which they could not even control themselves
which triggered selfness.
They could do many things to satisfy there need no matter
whether the consiquences could hate other people. The communities
got fed up of these behaviors and that led to ban witchcraft but
those few who did it for the best of the communities were being
praised.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, The Bible, Christianity, Pyrotechnics and Fireworks
Is being Pyrokinetic a sin?

Assuming for a moment that pyrokinesis is not an imaginary
phenomenon, which it is as far as I am aware, pyrokinesis would not
be a sin under Judaism, Christianity, or Islam under general
conditions, primarily because these religions tend to address
real-life situations and not unlikely scenarios. (This is the same
reason why none of these traditions have a description of how to
make contact with aliens or how to perform time-travel.) Of course,
pyrokinesis could be argued to be a form of sorcery or magic, which
all three of these religions label a sin, but there is no religious
ruling directly on point.
The only relevant case directly on point is within Judaism. It
would be a sin to perform acts of pyrokinesis on Shabbat in Judaism
since manipulation of fire (regardless of method) falls under the
forbidden labor of Ignition - Meva'ir (מבעיר) and extinguishing a
fire (regardless of method) falls under the forbidden labor of
Extinguishing - Makhava (מכבה). On any other day, these
prohibitions would not apply.
Within Zoroastrianism, pyrokinesis is likely to be some form of a
sin, given the elevated level of holiness bestowed on fire in that
religion.
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, New Testament
What does an upside down trinity mean?

There is no such thing as the trinity, so if you take nothing
and turn it upside down you still have "nothing"... The Doctrine of
the Trinity is not only foundational to true Christianity, but has
also been well established by sound Biblical exegesis over the
centuries. Contrary to oneness teachings, Biblical Christians
(Trinitarians) do not teach that "Jesus and God are two separate
and distinct beings." It is important that we study the Bible in
the context of its entirety and not remove individual verses upon
which to build doctrine. True Biblical Christianity teaches
that:
1. God is one. (Deu 6:4-5)
2. The Father is God (Isa 43:10-11) (Isa 44:6)
3. Jesus is God (Joh 1:1) (Joh 10:30) (COL 2:9)
4. The Holy Spirit (Ghost) is God (Act 5:3-4)
5. God is one (Exo 20:2-3)
One God in three persons. The Trinity.
To deny the true triune nature of the Godhead as revealed in
Scripture is not only to create a god in your own image and in
accordance to your finite understanding but it is also to deny the
very Atonement itself. Unless Jesus suffered and died as a true
"person" (not just simply a manifestation of God), fully God and
fully man, distinct/separate from (while still one with) the
Father, the Atonement is incomplete and we remain in our sin.
Trinitarian doctrine accepts the reality that God is far beyond our
mortal comprehension and that " ... The things which are impossible
with men are possible with God" (LUK 18:27). Simply put, where God
is concerned, some things must be accepted by faith.
The Bible teaches each of the above five points of the doctrine
as the absolute truth of God. The only way to reconcile the points
is to believe Jesus when he tells us that LUK 18:27 "... The things
which are impossible with men are possible with God" and believe
the whole word of God when it tells us that God is indeed ONE, and
that The Father is God, and Jesus is God, and The Holy Spirit
(Ghost) is God, and that they all interact with mankind, and each
other, as distinct Persons (not separate beings). Simply put, the
God of the Bible is One God, an eternally existent triune God. The
Trinity. God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost. Three in
one.
Adherents to the oneness doctrines are absolutely correct when
they state that "the reason it is essential for us to know this
(the true identity of Jesus) is because the validity, authority,
and truthfulness of all he taught depends on his identity as God."
The question here is "Which God?"
Make no mistake, Trinitarian Doctrine teaches that Jesus is God.
Jesus, Fully God, Fully Man, God the Son, The second person of the
ONE true triune God of the Bible.
Three Persons - As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of
the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit
of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from
heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well
pleased." (MAT 3:16-17)
One God - For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. (1
JOHN 5:7 KJV)
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Haunted Houses
How do you build a haunted house for a project?

Instructions
Things You'll Need:
2 large rectangular tissue boxes
1 square tissue box
Pencil
Craft knife
Black craft paint
Paint brush
Orange tissue paper
10 by 17 inch piece of thin cardboard
Double stick tape
White card stock
White tissue paper
Step 1
Draw two sets of two windows on the long side of one of the
large tissue boxes. Draw a set of windows and a double door on the
second large tissue box. Draw one set of windows on the small
tissue box. Cut out the windows with a craft knife and save the
pieces. Cut out the doors, leaving the outer edges attached.
Step 2
Trace two hourglass shapes on the thin cardboard and cut them
out. Lay the hourglass pieces on top of each other perpendicularly.
Fold the pieces at the mid point and attach them to the small
tissue box with double stick tape.
Step 3
Attach the leftover window pieces to the sides of the windows
for shutters. Stick the shutters on with double stick tape. Place
the shutters on crooked to give a spooky effect.
Step 4
Paint all three of the tissue boxes with black craft paint.
Paint the shutters black as well. Let the paint dry thoroughly.
Step 5
Fill the inside of each box with crumpled orange or yellow
tissue paper. Stack the boxes up with the smallest on top and the
door on the bottom. Attach the boxes with double stick tape.
Step 6
Cut ghost shapes out of white card stock. Cover each ghost with
tissue paper and then tape it to the haunted house.
Step 7 Have fun
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult
How can you tell if you were reincarnated?

Some people find they have dreams, pseudo-memories, or an
inexplicable affiliation to places, events or people. This is often
interpreted as proof of past lives. Additional study called past
life regression can be used, but should only be attempted with a
reputable practitioner.
Much as I personally believe that we are continually being
reborn on our spirit's path of evolution, the skeptic in me,
wonders why so many people who "go public" with their past life
stories were princes and queens and influential people, and not
thieves, peasants or criminals (barring the famous ones that
is).
Asked in Game Consoles and Gaming Hardware, Supernatural and the Occult, Zombies
How long do zombies live?

Zombies themselves are not living. however, they are often
reanimated by a virus, which is living, so it eventually REdies.
You may be tempted to argue that a virus isn't a living thing, and
you may be right, seeing how it doesnt reproduce by itself. Because
a virus need living cells to reproduce, and zombies aren't living,
the virus would eventually die out, thus de-animating the zombie.
So the question becomes: how long do zombie-making viruses live?
According to Max Brooks' Zombie survival guide, it takes about 3 to
5 years for the reanimated corpse to "die".
Asked in Supernatural and the Occult, Georgia (US State), Nashville
Where are the ley lines in Georgia?

No idea. You'd need to go out and sense them for yourself. If
you can't sense them, you can't use them. It's harder in the city,
so head out to woods or fields, and walk around until you get a
sense of energy in your feet, your hands or your head. Once you
find them, you then need to know what to do with the energy.