The ache is terrible, makes the head real hazy. It's easy to feel foolish in moments like this, but without it life would be too quiet to bear.
I try to push it out, far from any realized thought - reality. But thoughts drift to that cozy all too familiar place we all need, like oxygen. I just try not to suffocate in it. Exhale. Busy myself. Watch something willfully distracting.
It ain't easy.
The mystery gives it life, the unknown... sometimes the truth ruins it. And right now, in this time and place of existence, I'll keep the truth on the shelf. Like I said, it ain't easy. I'm not ready to turn on the vacant light. Sooo bad, I know, but that's okay, for now.
One day, soon, the light will turn on. I've been praying, trying to make new what's been dead. What can I say? What's out there has been laughably sad, and it makes the wait all the more quiet. The last thing I want is to fix, re-dress, re-make. I don't believe in that kind of control. Just as-is. But my as-is doesn't seem to exist at this moment.
I've never believed in justifying enough of anything, prove anything, validate anything. The truth should be obvious. Less is more, always, less is more. Too many pretty words blur what's true. So just shhh.
And step out of the kiddie aisle.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
Casper Isn't Friendly
When the pavement suddenly turns cold, the chilled breeze sweeping past your cheek, and the leaves drop dead fast on the ground, you know one thing for sure - Halloween is just around the corner.
I did the trick-or-treat thing as a kid, came home with pillow cases filled with candy bars and full packs of Bubblicious. In my neck of the woods people dished it all out. I even dished it out, passing candy out to friends, ordering pizza, and topping it off with a ghoulish flick like CHUD. It was fun to feel scared, to see something inhuman and evil confined in a television. You're safe on the other side.
Ignorance truly is Bliss.
You see, Casper was and is a complete con. For those too young, Casper was a "cute" little ghost who was friendly and seeking someone to play with, and he would win many over. He was a sweet innocent con-job, setting many up for the ultimate lie. Call for Casper to come and play, and indeed a lifetime of "play" "IT" will provide. And one of the most assured ways to open the door to let him/IT in is though a talking board. And this time of year is when talking board sales spike.
Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware
I contacted Hasbro, a toy company, asking them to put a disclaimer on this particular game, for it is anything but an innocent game. Talking boards/Ouija boards are actually a gateway to something many are unfamiliar with. You may WANT to believe you're contacting Elvis, your dead grandmother/dad or Benji, but you are not. Demons/spirits will and do disguise themselves very well. And they know details about your life because they don't work alone. It's like that song by Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me". You are being watched, and when the time is just right, when you're straddling the line of spiritism, they will come together to reveal themselves, gain your trust with a few truths, and start to slowly reel the hook. Emphasis on "hook".
Will you take the bait?
The word Occult in its original Latin text means "hidden" or in secret. And there are many branches to this tree, when a person makes a willful choice to communicate with something not of this realm. Don't be surprised when reaching out into the unknown, no matter what anyone says or assures of safety. When dabbling in the Occult or spirits/demons, there is no such thing as safe. Only God/Jesus and his Warring Angels are safe, except to a demon.
I've known people who dabbled with talking boards, I even "played" as a teen, and their stories as well as mine are not one to share flippantly. All I can do is try to advise people to play something else, to look and seek elsewhere for excitement. But if curiosity does manage to snare the cat, and you do mess with it, and something does reach out and doesn't go away, never allow it to hangout. Contact a Christian church in your area, google "deliverance ministry" explain your situation and they will clear it out.
My advice: Don't do it.
I did the trick-or-treat thing as a kid, came home with pillow cases filled with candy bars and full packs of Bubblicious. In my neck of the woods people dished it all out. I even dished it out, passing candy out to friends, ordering pizza, and topping it off with a ghoulish flick like CHUD. It was fun to feel scared, to see something inhuman and evil confined in a television. You're safe on the other side.
Ignorance truly is Bliss.
You see, Casper was and is a complete con. For those too young, Casper was a "cute" little ghost who was friendly and seeking someone to play with, and he would win many over. He was a sweet innocent con-job, setting many up for the ultimate lie. Call for Casper to come and play, and indeed a lifetime of "play" "IT" will provide. And one of the most assured ways to open the door to let him/IT in is though a talking board. And this time of year is when talking board sales spike.
Caveat Emptor: Buyer Beware
I contacted Hasbro, a toy company, asking them to put a disclaimer on this particular game, for it is anything but an innocent game. Talking boards/Ouija boards are actually a gateway to something many are unfamiliar with. You may WANT to believe you're contacting Elvis, your dead grandmother/dad or Benji, but you are not. Demons/spirits will and do disguise themselves very well. And they know details about your life because they don't work alone. It's like that song by Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me". You are being watched, and when the time is just right, when you're straddling the line of spiritism, they will come together to reveal themselves, gain your trust with a few truths, and start to slowly reel the hook. Emphasis on "hook".
Will you take the bait?
The word Occult in its original Latin text means "hidden" or in secret. And there are many branches to this tree, when a person makes a willful choice to communicate with something not of this realm. Don't be surprised when reaching out into the unknown, no matter what anyone says or assures of safety. When dabbling in the Occult or spirits/demons, there is no such thing as safe. Only God/Jesus and his Warring Angels are safe, except to a demon.
I've known people who dabbled with talking boards, I even "played" as a teen, and their stories as well as mine are not one to share flippantly. All I can do is try to advise people to play something else, to look and seek elsewhere for excitement. But if curiosity does manage to snare the cat, and you do mess with it, and something does reach out and doesn't go away, never allow it to hangout. Contact a Christian church in your area, google "deliverance ministry" explain your situation and they will clear it out.
My advice: Don't do it.
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