If the Elders of Israel in these latter times go and preach to the spirits in prison, they associate with them, precisely as our Elders associate with the wicked in the flesh, when they go to preach to them DBY, Between His death and resurrection, the Savior went to the spirit world to begin the work of salvation among the dead. When you are in the spirit world, everything there will appear as natural as things now do.
Spirits will be familiar with spirits in the spirit world—will converse, behold, and exercise every variety of communication with one another as familiarly and naturally as while here in tabernacles. There, as here, all things will be natural, and you will understand them as you now understand natural things. You will there see that those spirits we are speaking of are active; they sleep not.
And you will learn that they are striving with all their might—laboring and toiling diligently as any individual would to accomplish an act in this world DBY, Spirits are just as familiar with spirits as bodies are with bodies, though spirits are composed of matter so refined as not to be tangible to this coarser organization.
They walk, converse, and have their meetings; and the spirits of good men like Joseph and the Elders, who have left this Church on earth for a season to operate in another sphere, are rallying all their powers and going from place to place preaching the Gospel, and Joseph is directing them, saying, go ahead, my brethren, and if they hedge up your way, walk up and command them to disperse.
You have the Priesthood and can disperse them, but if any of them wish to hear the Gospel, preach to them DBY, I can say with regard to parting with our friends, and going ourselves, that I have been near enough to understand eternity so that I have had to exercise a great deal more faith to desire to live than I ever exercised in my whole life to live.
The brightness and glory of the next apartment is inexpressible. It is not encumbered so that when we advance in years we have to be stubbing along and be careful lest we fall down. We see our youth, even, frequently stubbing their toes and falling down. But yonder, how different!
They move with ease and like lightning. If we want to visit Jerusalem, or this, that, or the other place—and I presume we will be permitted if we desire—there we are, looking at its streets. If we want to behold Jerusalem as it was in the days of the Savior; or if we want to see the Garden of Eden as it was when created, there we are, and we see it as it existed spiritually, for it was created first spiritually and then temporally, and spiritually it still remains.
And when there we may behold the earth as at the dawn of creation, or we may visit any city we please that exists upon its surface. If we wish to understand how they are living here on these western islands, or in China, we are there; in fact, we are like the light of the morning.
When we pass into the spirit world we shall possess a measure of his power. Here, we are continually troubled with ills and ailments of various kinds. In the spirit world we are free from all this and enjoy life, glory, and intelligence; and we have the Father to speak to us, Jesus to speak to us, and angels to speak to us, and we shall enjoy the society of the just and the pure who are in the spirit world until the resurrection DBY, — Suppose, then, that a man is evil in his heart—wholly given up to wickedness, and in that condition dies, his spirit will enter into the spirit world intent upon evil.
On the other hand, if we are striving with all the powers and faculties God has given us to improve upon our talents, to prepare ourselves to dwell in eternal life, and the grave receives our bodies while we are thus engaged, with what disposition will our spirits enter their next state? They will be still striving to do the things of God, only in a much greater degree—learning, increasing, growing in grace and in the knowledge of the truth DBY, Sometimes random songs may play in our head and again on T.
If we realize that this song or music has something to do with a deceased person, it could just be their spirit saying hello. We notice a clock has stopped with the have been showing the same time for the past couple of minutes. If the time reminds you of a deceased person, perhaps the time they died, or the time you received the news of their demise, you are being visited. The ancient Chinese believed that butterflies were symbolic of people who had left the realm of the living owing to the transformation from cocoons to their short lifespan of fluttering in the air.
The sight of butterflies or related motifs after the death of a person is a sign that the person has moved into the spirit world. Many of Sue's clients reported that they saw people who looked like their relatives who had passed away a long time ago. Perhaps the people didn't actually look like their relatives but their minds saw differently.
It's happened to me, so I thought I would share my experience with you. I was browsing the internet one night when I subconsciously noticed a black object rise up towards the ceiling from the corner of my eye. It was like the shadow of a bird, but when I looked up and to my side, there was nothing. I for one believe what the psychic had to say about this, but perhaps science has its own reasoning.
Ticklish and pressure type sensations can often be felt on the face and body. It could be stroking of hair, jabs on the sides and and unexplained pain on the foot. Psychics suggest asking the spirit of a loved one to touch you on, say the right side of your face, to make sure that it is them rather than any unwanted force. Computers acting on their own, downloading documents, sending emails that you didn't send yourself and the names of deceased relatives appearing on the screen might also be a sign of visiting spirits.
A computer engineer would however blame a virus and ask you to upgrade your software. They might be vivid and comforting or they might be horrifying and disturbing.
However, they all carry a twisted message that does not make sense and is open to interpretation. Psychics suggest keeping a notepad by your bedside because most of these dreams end with us waking up almost immediately after it is over.
And as human as we are, we forget about it. If the dreams you see of loved ones are disturbing and upsetting, it is recommended that you turn to religion and prayer to seek solace. Visions are different from dreams as we may see them when we are not asleep. They often stem from the deepest thoughts in our mind and can take shape in the form of whitish figures and reflections. If you are hearing your voice in your head speaking words that are not your thoughts, you are probably hearing what a spirit is trying to tell you.
It may be repeated several times for emphasis. When I lived in South East Asia, I was often warned that a sudden burst of floral fragrances in unlikely places signifies the presence of a spirit.
A friend of mine would always smell a floral scent in her car even though she did not have an air purifier. We are treated to explorations of theoretical issues spanning from materiality and ontology to an anthropological critique of modernity and rationality…Overall, this volume as a whole has presented a highly spirited argument against the modernity-secularization thesis.
Insights have been provided to under-explored issues in anthropological studies…This has been an enlightening read. In many parts of the contemporary world, spirit beliefs and practices have taken on a pivotal role in addressing the discontinuities and uncertainties of modern life. The myriad ways in which devotees engage the spirit world show the tremendous creative potential of these practices and their innate adaptability to changing times and circumstances.
Through in-depth anthropological case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, the contributors to this book investigate the role and impact of different social, political, and economic dynamics in the reconfiguration of local spirit worlds in modern Southeast Asia.
Kirsten W. Her monograph, Performing the Divine: Mediums, Markets and Modernity in Urban Vietnam , examines the flourishing of urban spirit mediumship as part of the recent revival of popular religion in Vietnam. Endres and Andrea Lauser.
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