A Brief Word on Paganicon

Our trip to Paganicon 2023 - Metamorphosis: Rebirth of a Community. in Plymouth, MN. According to the Chairman of Twin Cities Pagan Pride & Paganicon, there were about 1,000 registrations and they have already set the date for 2024. Several of us were there, including Jeff, who was involved with Eastern religions prior to coming to faith. He has a passion for the lost and a love for missionary endeavors to non-Christian religions.

I thought this one item would be interesting to anyone whose churches promote Contemplative Prayer. In one of the workshops, "Shamanic Journeying," the presenter was going through a checklist of what to do and what to expect while in the spiritual state of Journeying. She mentioned that any present who has practiced "Contemplative Meditation" would be familiar with what would occur. I posed the question of what happens if someone comes in contact with an evil spirit. Her response was that wouldn't happen because we call on a spirit guide to protect us while we are in the journeying mediation.

It is interesting that Richard Foster gives the same warning in PRAYER: Contemplative Prayer — A Warning and a Precaution to those who engage in Contemplative Prayer: "I also want to give a word of precaution.  In the silent contemplation of God we are entering deeply into the spiritual realm, and there is such a thing as supernatural guidance that is not divine guidance.  While the Bible does not give us a lot of information on the nature of the spiritual world, we do know enough to recognize that there are various orders of spiritual beings, and some of them are definitely not in cooperation with God and his way!”

Pagans would be quite comfortable in many Evangelical churches today. There is little difference in practices.

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