So earlier this week, I went to my group counseling meeting for people that lost loved ones to addiction.
We splinter off into smaller groups and I’m in the sibling group, and one of the women in the group announces that hshe’s a therapist. Great!
Productive conservation, and then the therapist asks if anyone in the group has considered contacting a medium. Everyone in our group (all women) enthusiastically say yes. Of course, I said no and was very dismissive of it.
One woman asked me why, since I’m a practicing Catholic and believe in the afterlife.
I said odds are that the medium is a fake or con artist doing cheap parlor tricks. I conceded that there is the possibility of contacting something supernatural.
“See,” they said, “you think it’s possible to contact a deceased loved one!”
I said no, I said there’s the possibility that you could contact some “thing.” But I don’t think it’s a loved one’s spirit.
Spooked the hell out of all of them. They never considered it, I suppose.
Dumbasses.
Your words are very wise. I have cleaned up many messes where people called in imposter spirits in times of grief. I’ve also cleaned up many messes from people using ouija boards.
Ted,
You said at the counseling group: “One woman asked me why, since I’m a practicing Catholic and believe in the afterlife.
I said odds are that the medium is a fake or con artist doing cheap parlor tricks. I conceded that there is the possibility of contacting something supernatural.
“See,” they said, “you think it’s possible to contact a deceased loved one!”
I said no, I said there’s the possibility that you could contact some “thing.” But I don’t think it’s a loved one’s spirit.
Spooked the hell out of all of them. They never considered it, I suppose.
Dumbasses.”
I would say that they are ignorant regarding demons, medium related spirituality, & etc, that you know about. If they had said it was not necessary to do the study you and some others posting in this thread have done, then I would definitely agree about them being “Dumbasses.”
I’m guessing that the group you are working with is not religiously oriented. yes/no?
Thanks for you testimony.
Grey Friar