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Psychic Susy Smith was a prolific author of 30 books on parapsychology and the survival of consciousness. One of those books, The Conversion of a Psychic: The Story of a Long Search that Led to Christ, is the one that will be heavily explored with the questions for Creator for today’s show. In the book, Susy Smith draws a distinct line between her life before her “Baptism in the Holy Spirit” and her life after. This is essentially the “born again” experience embraced by so many Christian fundamentalists and charismatics of various denominations, from Pentecostal to even Catholic. Susy Smith wrote: “[This] is the way it finally was with me, I told the Harrisons I was ready, and at the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, on the last Sunday in April (1977), I responded to an altar call and received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. It is true that many people have tried for years without success to get the Baptism. Perhaps it was because I was in such a completely receptive mood that it came to me on my first try. During the time that the minister was holding my hands and praying over me in tongues, I blacked out for an instant. This was the moment I let myself go completely and accepted the knowledge of my oneness with God, with Jesus, and with the Holy Spirit. I spoke in tongues briefly and very hesitatingly, then began to cry and to quiver inwardly as well as outwardly. Even after returning to my seat, I shook for about half an hour and was in a state of complete exhilaration for hours afterward. How can I explain the feeling that has remained with me ever since? I had accepted intellectually for some years my oneness with God but, when meditating on the idea, had never had more than a pleasant feeling of what I thought was His inward presence. Now all the time, I have a glow of happiness that can be switched into high gear by prayer, by reaching up my arms and saying, ‘Praise You, Lord’ or ‘Bless You, Jesus’ or ‘Praise You, Holy Spirit’ or, most especially, by speaking in tongues in the privacy of my bedroom.” What is Creator’s perspective?
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Susy Smith revealed in her book an episode that has all the earmarks of a walk-in transition. Sometime during World War II, when Susy Smith was a young adult in her early thirties, she worked in Baltimore as a hospital secretary with an extremely arrogant boss. Because the war was in full swing, single young men who were husband material were few and far between. She writes: “Toward the end of that year as a hospital secretary, I was so completely miserable that I tried to kill myself. … Over a time, many worries pile up in the mind until there comes such a feeling of helplessness that there is an inability to endure another moment of life. … Now that I was entirely resolved, I eagerly began swallowing the prescription liquid sleep aid I obtained earlier that day. The bottle’s contents could not be drunk straight down, for it would have come straight up, so I took the potion spoonful by spoonful, secure in the belief that if I got down enough of it, oblivion would forever result. But with each sip I became more and more nauseated, and finally it was impossible to lift the spoon to my mouth once more. I barely made it to my bed to rest a few more moments until the malaise might pass and my deadly chore be continued.” She continues, “The birds were chirping merrily when I awoke to a sunny morning, and I never felt better in my life. I joined them in song, actually dancing around the room in happiness to find myself alive and greeted by such a beautiful day.” This mirrors the transition experience of many, many walk-ins. What is Creator’s perspective?
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Wikipedia summarizes Pentecost: “Pentecost is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day after Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus, Mary, and other followers of the Christ, while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.” Google summarizes further: “In the New Testament, specifically in the Book of Acts, Pentecost marks the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the early followers of Jesus, empowering them to preach the gospel to people from various nations and languages. This event is considered the birth of the Christian Church. … In Acts chapter 2, the Holy Spirit is dramatically poured out on the gathered disciples in Jerusalem, marked by the sound of a rushing wind and tongues of fire resting on each of them. The disciples began speaking in other languages, enabling them to communicate the gospel to people from diverse backgrounds. … The Holy Spirit’s arrival equips the disciples for the mission Jesus had given them: to be his witnesses to the ends of the earth.” We learned in an earlier GetWisdom LIVE on the Mysteries of the Crucifixion that perhaps the biggest reason for Christ to provoke and then endure his tribulation was to establish a narrative so compelling that it would go viral and spread rapidly by word of mouth in a time and era where communication was primitive at best. To ensure that it even had a chance, it appears it was deemed necessary to go above and beyond and equip a number of Christ’s followers with the “gift of tongues” in order that listeners could hear their sermons in their native language. Can Creator comment on why this incredible level of divine intervention was actually necessary, given the communication limitations of the time, and how it all fits within the Divine Rules of Engagement?
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Is there such an entity as “The Holy Spirit?” Or is it, in fact, more of a literary construct that loosely summarizes a large assortment of divine activities and agencies that would otherwise require much more explanation and discernment? Is the term “Holy Spirit” really a shorthand label for activities more accurately attributed to the higher selves, guides, and guardians of each and every individual rather than some mysterious and nebulous and nameless “Holy Spirit?” We know the connection between incarnated souls and their higher selves is compromised, but can such connections be healed and restored so long as there is sufficient human intention acquired from prayer? In this case, the intention would come not from each individual alone but from a vast pool of intention from millennia of individuals praying for divine intervention and deliverance. It’s not God’s will that brought all this about, but human will, and God and the divine realm were responding to that beseechment in a highly calculated and intentional way which, while miraculous in contrast to most living in that time, still fit within the Divine Rules of Engagement as it allowed skeptics to disbelieve. It should also be noted that most of the recipients of this so-called “gift” encountered great difficulty pursuing their missions, and while successful overall, often paid for it with unspeakably cruel punishments and death sentences. Many made every bit as much of a sacrifice and experienced every bit as much pain and hardship as Christ himself did. What is Creator’s perspective?
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Susy Smith wrote: “Don Basham tells in his book, Handbook on Tongues: Interpretation & Prophecy, of a man he knew was the speaker at a Christian meeting: ‘At one point he stopped his message and began speaking in tongues. This was immediately followed by an interpretation of the tongue by someone in the audience. Then the man resumed his message. After the service, a Frenchman came up to the speaker and told him that the message in tongues was in the French language and that the interpretation that followed had been a perfect translation in English of what had been spoken in French. But neither the speaker nor interpreter knew any French.'” It should be noted that these miracles tend to occur in an atmosphere of expectation where, in some settings, they may even be commonplace. Certainly, they have tremendous persuasive value for both the faithful and curious newcomers. But outside the doors of these churches, they don’t get much airplay. And most who experience these moments are likely hesitant to talk about them for fear of appearing silly. Given the fundamental and dogmatic leanings of most of these churches, it seems like these miracles are not being targeted for greatest effect. In fact, they appear to reinforce the insular cul-de-sac nature of these churches as be-all and end-all establishments when, in fact, in some ways, they might be contributing to an ultimate disempowerment of humanity at the same time they fill a void for the individuals involved. Do they, in effect, keep people stuck circling the airport in a holding pattern? What is Creator’s perspective?
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Successful Hollywood Film Producer Paul Davids and Dr. Gary Schwartz of the University of Arizona, who has spent much of his career scientifically studying whether human consciousness survives death and if mediumship is authentic, have co-authored a 2016 book entitled An Atheist in Heaven. Paul Davids was good friends with the late Forrest J. Ackerman who is the subject atheist of the book. Forrest was known for saying he did not believe in life after death, but if it turned out he was wrong, he would “drop them a line.” It turns out Forrest (known to his friends as “Forry”) ended up dropping many lines to many people, as the book shares in great detail. One such incident was with a filmmaker from Canada who attended Forry’s memorial service. Afterwards, this filmmaker went to Forry’s crypt and knocked on the marble, saying out loud, “Uncle Forry, hi, it’s us, Michael and Ian, we’ve come to show our movie about you at the tribute for you.” They returned to their hotel room where Mike wanted to update a Facebook blog. This required a CAPTCHA code readable by humans but not computers. To Michael’s astonishment, the code that came up was “Ackerman000.” Michael felt this was a direct response to knocking on Forry’s crypt. A few moments later, Michael’s friend Ian blurted out, “Is he really dead?” The following sentence is verbatim from the book: “At that moment, the second phenomenon occurred, this time from Ian’s computer. A voice blurted out the words, ‘Oh my God, no way!'” Was Forry doing this? Was he in the light at the time, or still in limbo? And how does all this fit within the rules of engagement? What can Creator tell us?
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In 2015, a séance was held in Forry’s former home, affectionately known as the “Ackermansion,” where Forry was a huge collector of Science Fiction memorabilia and essentially ran an informal museum of sorts when he lived there. Forrest Ackerman invented the term “Sci-fi” and was the founder and editor of the famous film genre magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, which was a huge favorite with teenagers in the late fifties and sixties. Steven Spielberg is counted among those who thought Forry was “pretty great.” He inspired an entire generation of famous filmmakers, authors, and special effects wizards. In that séance, it was asked what he (Forry) and other spirits were doing with their time. From the book, “What big project are they working on? Well, one must expend much energy to communicate with us (us incarnate humans that is), or to try to make their presence known, although the interest in communicating with us is substantial. So they, on the other side, are actively doing research, looking for ways to make communication between us and them easier and more efficient.” Were all the spirits attending that séance, including Forry Ackerman, still in limbo? For if they were in the light, they would know the rules of engagement, and that direct communication between spirits and humans was something strictly limited as it interferes with free will, and especially the free will of doubters to embrace their disbelief without overwhelming proof forcing the removal of all skepticism. What can Creator tell us?
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