Wonderful, inclusive, freeing. I first encountered Tarot in Paulist Father Richard Chilson’s book “Prayer Making.” I think that with a little discernment, we don’t have to be so afraid and guarded about interspiritual practices especially if they build community.
Thanks for coming clean. Good to know...Anything Goes. Everyone is Welcome to use tools to practice, play, and encourage the summoning of spirits and practice fortune telling at GSLC. As a long time GSLC member and practitioner of multiple traditions, I found this post amusing. I have seen GSLC evolve over the last 15 years. We look forward to more refreshing, inclusive and inviting posts of the happenings in our church. Maybe we'll have a Sufi Dance or sweat lodge at the next campout?
I am definitely making the case for "more open" in this post although I don't think it's "anything goes." There are some spiritual practices in every tradition that need scrutiny and "decolonizing."
Fun fact: Ouija, like tarot, also started as a game. It is not a method strictly for summoning spirits, but rather is a spiritual tool which can be used to communicate with willing unseen entities OR to gain personal therapeutic insights, like tarot cards. They are not as scary or "satanic" as they are made out to be in pop culture.
As a practitioner of multiple religions, including "pagan" and Christian traditions, I found this post to be particularly refreshing, inclusive, and inviting. There's a lot we can learn from other spiritual beliefs and practices, whether they are based in Christianity or not. I appreciate your commitment to making sure EVERYONE is welcome at Good Shepherd.
I appreciate this. I think perhaps the better way to discuss this is to state clearly what kinds of practices in ANY tradition fail at neighbor love. I happen to think "summoning" spirits falls into this category, because if someone really believes they can use magic to make a spirit show up, that's not really an acceptable way to treat other spirits. But as you point out, perhaps many or even most users of games like a Ouija board may not be thinking they are summoning such spirits, simply to gain insights.
Wonderful, inclusive, freeing. I first encountered Tarot in Paulist Father Richard Chilson’s book “Prayer Making.” I think that with a little discernment, we don’t have to be so afraid and guarded about interspiritual practices especially if they build community.
I like that, prayer making...
Thanks for coming clean. Good to know...Anything Goes. Everyone is Welcome to use tools to practice, play, and encourage the summoning of spirits and practice fortune telling at GSLC. As a long time GSLC member and practitioner of multiple traditions, I found this post amusing. I have seen GSLC evolve over the last 15 years. We look forward to more refreshing, inclusive and inviting posts of the happenings in our church. Maybe we'll have a Sufi Dance or sweat lodge at the next campout?
I am definitely making the case for "more open" in this post although I don't think it's "anything goes." There are some spiritual practices in every tradition that need scrutiny and "decolonizing."
Fun fact: Ouija, like tarot, also started as a game. It is not a method strictly for summoning spirits, but rather is a spiritual tool which can be used to communicate with willing unseen entities OR to gain personal therapeutic insights, like tarot cards. They are not as scary or "satanic" as they are made out to be in pop culture.
As a practitioner of multiple religions, including "pagan" and Christian traditions, I found this post to be particularly refreshing, inclusive, and inviting. There's a lot we can learn from other spiritual beliefs and practices, whether they are based in Christianity or not. I appreciate your commitment to making sure EVERYONE is welcome at Good Shepherd.
I appreciate this. I think perhaps the better way to discuss this is to state clearly what kinds of practices in ANY tradition fail at neighbor love. I happen to think "summoning" spirits falls into this category, because if someone really believes they can use magic to make a spirit show up, that's not really an acceptable way to treat other spirits. But as you point out, perhaps many or even most users of games like a Ouija board may not be thinking they are summoning such spirits, simply to gain insights.