thank you quix, for summing up - in a really great way - NLP etc. though im not in counseling per se, my experiences with it have led me to the same conclusions. awareness of it is useful in the sense of avoiding its influence. the holy spirit is able, and my faith is in the son of god!
i am studying daniel because i think there are clues there as to the nature, identity, and characteristics of end-time events & persons/players. daniel 7's symbols parallel 2's i think, and seem to shed further light on neb's dream in dan. 2.....particularly interesting to note is the creature with 10 horns (dan7; 7). i think the mention of the toes in daniel 2; 41 & 2 (two times!) is the parallel. (10 toes = 10 horns).
i keep thinking of jesus' admonition to pay special attention to SPECIFICALLY this; "(let the reader understand)" .... i hope that by his spirit, we may come to greater "understanding"! thank you for starting this thread. i am working on post-roman history (iron mixed with clay)to try to identify the 10 horns/toes. the better to identify the 3 that "fell" (7;20), with the goal of identifying the main player....the little horn - the abomination. please be patient, and i hope this is not too boring....i have to go to the library to dig thru some history, and will return soon if thats ok. god bless you! LUB
THX. I look forward to your inputs.