Jeff, a significant difference exists between the UFO observations and
demon possession. The UFO observations are based on real events that
can be documented. When the different kinds of observations are
combined, they show a consistent interpretation. On the other hand,
demon possession is an interpretation of human behavior, nothing
more. Certain religions have attributed this behavior to the presence
of demons. Modern psychology attributes the effect to extreme
personality disorders. Nevertheless, I will acknowledge that some
supernatural effects might be operating, the nature of which is
unknown, except to those who have a preconceived belief that they
apply regardless of objective evidence.
Ed
On Aug 4, 2009, at 5:58 AM, Jeff Fink wrote:
It seems to me that traditional cases of demon possession over the
centuries
have been more common with more documentations than the UFO/
abductions we
have today. Couldn't this all be a new twist on an old theme?
Perhaps we
tend to embrace this new stuff and reject the old stuff simply
because the
perpetrators have lured us by putting a scientific flavor on it.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson [mailto:orionwo...@charter.net
]
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:19 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:OT: The Abduction Paradigm
From Mr. Blanton:
John, [Mack] G-d rest his soul, also believed, much like you,
that abductions were not totally physical. He thought it might
be only the spirit that was abducted.
I experienced a my own personal Mack of the 3rd kind encounter when I
briefly brushed past the venerable doctor at the 50th Anniversary of
the
Roswell Crash festival held in Roswell, circa 1997. I handed Mack a
post
card, a reproduction of one of the first *digital* paintings I ever
created:
"The Seeding".
http://orionworks.com/artgal/svj/seeding_m.htm
He glanced at it and smiled briefly. As he walked away, he pocketed
the
image and proclaimed, "You must be on drugs."
As Mack walked away, one of his aids leaned over and whispered
something in
my year, something to the effect, that when Mack sez something like
"...you
must be on drugs" it was meant as a complement. I took it as such.
But in reply to your comment about the abduction of the spirit. I'm
not
entirely convinced that Mack would have perceived such spiritual
"encounters" within the context of an actual abduction scenario. But
then,
let us not forget that old saying: "While the spirit is strong, the
flesh is
weak."
Personally, I'm not attempting to put forth the premise that such
encounters
are an "abduction of the spirit." It would be more precise for me to
suggest
that many of such encounters (MANY, BUT NOT ALL) may be more a
matter of the
more alienated portions of our "selves" attempting to reunite with
the more
acceptable portions of our "selves."
I suspect we still have a lot to learn about "self."
This is a good thing!
--
Regards,
Steven Vincnet Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
www.zazzle.com/orionworks
