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Wishing everyone Blessings of the upcoming Beautiful "Blue Moon"Wishing you all Blue Moon Magic!
*Meditations of Water
Water is FlowLiquid MagicThe RainA tear of healing, grief, joy
Water is alivein All bodies of Water and is the home of many magical creatures and life forms
Wateris healingcleansingpurifying
Water is Inspiration EnergyWater magic creates the Power of FLOW in all areas of your lifebody-mind and spirit
Wateris peaceful">reflective
The sound of water dripping..falling..the rush of waves..all is healingWater magic carries you into a spac blissful inspiration and relaxation.
Wateris BeautyWateris LifeWater is a Sacred BlessingA magical energyThe Spiritual Flow of HarmonyThe essence of Wateris Life-GivingNourishingReplenishing and PowerfulWater is Nature's Powerful Life-forceit is creationalhealing and cleansingLike a poem of creation it soaks into the land, into Mother's Great Bodyto Bring Life to All Things and to Awaken New Magicinto Being.~Victoria Pettella~
There are many Gifts in each elementConnect with the Sacred Flow of WaterAllow it to nourish you and to speak to youin your own wayand create!Victoria
SPELLS OF INFINITY
Reference: http://thelema-and-faith.blogspot.com
"I'VE KNOWN FRAN, A.K.A. LADY SABRINA RHIANNON, FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS NOW. I FIRST MET HER WHILE WORKING FOR THE SAME INSURANCE COMPANY BACK IN 1999. SHE IS A REIKI MASTER/TEACHER OF USUI SHIKI RHYOHO AND SHAMBALLA MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALING, A NONDENOMINATIONAL MINISTER FOR THE ULC AND A REGISTERED NURSE WHOSE SPECIALTY IS OB/GYN-MATERNAL CHILDCARE. SHE IS ALSO THE HIGH PRIESTESS FOR HER ECLECTIC WICCAN GROUP, "THE COVEN OF THE SILVER MOON CIRCLE."
" I CONSIDER HER MY HIGH PRIESTESS AND THE PAGAN CLERGY TO WHOM I CAN TURN TO WHEN NEEDED, SHE IS MY REIKI MASTER, MY CONFIDANT AND MY CLOSE FRIEND. GODDESS KNOWS, WE HAVE SEEN EACH OTHER THROUGH GOOD TIMES AND BAD THROUGH THESE MANY YEARS. SHE IS LIKE FAMILY TO MY SISTER ROBIN AND I. THERE IS NOTHING I WOULDN'T DO FOR THIS WOMAN FOR SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AND I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT, I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HER AS MUCH AS SHE CAN COUNT ON ME."
"WHEN IT COMES TO FRIENDS, I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT I HAVE ALWAYS MANAGED TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE. TODAY, I JUST WANTED HER TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE HER AND HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE SOMEONE AS SPECIAL AS HER IN MY LIFE. THE FOLLOWING POEM IS DEDICATED TO HER AND OUR LONG-TIME FRIENDSHIP."
"MY FAVORITE PIC TAKEN ON FRAN'S BIRTHDAY - AUGUST 2002"
"TOUCHED"
"SHE CAME INTO MY LIFE,"GODDESS-SENT FROM ABOVE,"WITH HER KIND, CARING WAYS"I WAS TOUCHED BY HER LOVE"
"MY TEACHER, MY FRIEND"SHE'S TAUGHT ME SO MUCH,"FROM HER TRUE WICCAN WAYS"TO HER SOFT HEALING TOUCH"
"A SPIRIT SO STRONG"A SOUL WITH A HEART,"SHE GIVES OF HERSELF"HER KNOWLEDGE IMPART"
"HOW GRATEFUL I AM"TO KNOW HER AS SUCH,"AND SO SHALL NOW BE"FOREVER TOUCHED"
" ~ LADY CAER MORGANNA"
Origin: http://spellscasting.blogspot.com
"In many of the Heaven testimonies (find by viewing right column and scrolling scrolling down to Heaven and Hell Testimonies) many people speak of trees, grass, rivers etc being very much alive, able to talk with unique individual personalities ! This may seem very strange to many people but in the Bible there are indeed scriptures that point to this being a reality. These scriptures are just one small example of the jewels of truth that are hidden in the scriptures. The Bible states that the things of God are spirit and that we need His Spirit to understand them. Pray that God will unlock his many truths to your mind, your heart and your spirit. CLICK HERE TO HEAR A RADIO INTERVIEW: MEDICAL RECORDS SHOW THAT DEAN BRAXTON EXPERIENCED CARDIAC ARREST FOR ONE HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. HE DIED AND HIS SPIRIT WAS TAKEN TO HEAVEN WHERE HE RECEIVED A "
37 When he [Jesus] came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" [PSALM 118:26] "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" 40 "I tell you," he replied, "IF THEY KEEP QUIET, THE STONES WILL CRY OUT."
JOSHUA 24 : 14-28 (New Living Translation)THE LORDS COVENANT RENEWED
... 14 "So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. PUT AWAY FOREVER THE IDOLS YOUR ANCESTORS WORSHIPED WHEN THEY LIVED BEYOND THE EUPHRATES RIVER AND IN EGYPT. SERVE THE LORD ALONE. 15 But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then CHOOSE TODAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? BUT AS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD."
16 The people replied, "We would never abandon the Lord and serve other gods. 17 For the Lord our God is the one who rescued us and our ancestors from slavery in the land of Egypt. He performed mighty miracles before our very eyes. As we traveled through the wilderness among our enemies, he preserved us. 18 It was the Lord who drove out the Amorites and the other nations living here in the land. So we, too, will serve the Lord, for he alone is our God."
19 Then Joshua warned the people, "You are not able to serve the Lord, for he is a holy and jealous God. He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins. 20 If you abandon the Lord and serve other gods, he will turn against you and destroy you, even though he has been so good to you."
21 But the people answered Joshua, "No, we will serve the Lord!"
22 "You are a witness to your own decision," Joshua said. "You have chosen to serve the Lord."
"Yes," they replied, "we are witnesses to what we have said."
23 "All right then," Joshua said, "destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel."
24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone."
25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day at Shechem, committing them to follow the decrees and regulations of the Lord. 26 Joshua recorded these things in THE BOOK OF GODS INSTRUCTIONS. As a reminder of their agreement, HE TOOK A HUGE STONE and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the Lord.
27 Joshua said to all the people, "THIS STONE HAS HEARD EVERYTHING THE LORD SAID TO US. IT WILL BE A WITNESS TO TESTIFY AGAINST YOU IF YOU GO BACK ON YOUR WORD TO GOD."
28 Then Joshua sent all the people away to their own homelands.
PSALM 19 (New Living Translation)
1 THE HEAVENS PROCLAIM THE GLORY OF GOD. THE SKIES DISPLAY HIS CRAFTSMANSHIP. 2 DAY AFTER DAY THEY CONTINUE TO SPEAK; NIGHT AFTER NIGHT THEY MAKE HIM KNOWN. 3 They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. [or There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Read ROMANS 10 where Paul quotes this scripture in VERSE 18] 4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.
PSALM 96
1 SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG; SING TO THE LORD, ALL THE EARTH. 2 Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 4 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts. 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity. 11 LET THE HEAVENS REJOICE, LET THE EARTH BE GLAD; LET THE SEA RESOUND, AND ALL THAT IS IN IT; 12 LET THE FIELDS BE JUBILANT, AND EVERYTHING IN THEM. Then ALL THE TREES OF THE FOREST WILL SING FOR JOY; 13 THEY WILL SING BEFORE THE LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
PSALM 98
1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. 2 The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. 3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; 5 make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, 6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn- shout for joy before the LORD, the King. 7 LET THE SEA RESOUND, AND EVERYTHING IN IT, THE WORLD, AND ALL WHO LIVE IN IT. 8 LET THE RIVERS CLAP THEIR HANDS, LET THE MOUNTAINS SING TOGETHER FOR JOY; 9 LET THEM SING BEFORE THE LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
1 CHRONICLES 16: 23-36
23 Sing to the LORD, ALL THE EARTH; PROCLAIM HIS SALVATION DAY AFTER DAY. 24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 25 For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place. 28 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength, 29 ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name. Bring an offering and come before him; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. 30 Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. 31 LET THE HEAVENS REJOICE, LET THE EARTH BE GLAD; LET THEM SAY AMONG THE NATIONS, "THE LORD REIGNS!" 32 LET THE SEA RESOUND, AND ALL THAT IS IN IT; LET THE FIELDS BE JUBILANT, AND EVERYTHING IN THEM! 33 THEN THE TREES OF THE FOREST WILL SING, THEY WILL SING FOR JOY BEFORE THE LORD, FOR HE COMES TO JUDGE THE EARTH. 34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 35 Cry out, "Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise." 36 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."
ISAIAH 55: 6-13
6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. 8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. 9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; THE MOUNTAINS AND HILLS WILL BURST INTO SONG before you, and ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD WILL CLAP THEIR HANDS. 13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD's renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed."
HABAKKUK 2: 9-12 (New Living Translation)
9 "What sorrow awaits YOU WHO BUILD BIG HOUSES WITH MONEY GAINED DISHONESTLY! You believe your wealth will buy security, putting your family's nest beyond the reach of danger. 10 But by the murders you committed, you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives. 11 THE VERY STONES IN THE WALLS CRY OUT AGAINST YOU, AND THE BEAMS IN THE CEILINGS ECHO THE COMPLAINT.
12 "WHAT SORROW AWAITS YOU WHO BUILD CITIES WITH MONEY GAINED THROUGH MURDER AND CORRUPTION! 13 Has not the Lord of Heaven's Armies promised that THE WEALTH OF NATIONS WILL TURN TO ASHES? They work so hard, but all in vain! 14 For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the Lord.
ISAIAH 44: 22-23
22 I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you." 23 SING FOR JOY, O HEAVENS, for the LORD has done this; SHOUT ALOUD, O EARTH BENEATH. BURST INTO SONG, YOU MOUNTAINS, YOU FORESTS and ALL YOUR TREES, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
ISAIAH 42: 10-12
SONG OF PRAISE TO THE LORD
10 SING TO THE LORD A NEW SONG, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the SEA, and ALL THAT IS IN IT, YOU ISLANDS, and all who live in them. 11 LET THE DESERT AND ITS TOWNS RAISE THEIR VOICES; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
REVELATION 5: 13 13 Then I heard EVERY CREATURE IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH AND UNDER THE EARTH AND ON THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM, SINGING: "TO HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE AND TO THE LAMB BE PRAISE AND HONOR AND GLORY AND POWER, FOR EVER AND EVER!"
PSALM 148
1 PRAISE THE LORD. [Hebrew HALLELU YAH; also in verse 14] Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above.
2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.
3 PRAISE HIM, SUN AND MOON, praise him, ALL YOU SHINING STARS.
4 Praise him, YOU HIGHEST HEAVENS and YOU WATERS ABOVE THE SKIES.
5 LET THEM PRAISE THE NAME OF THE LORD, FOR HE COMMANDED AND THEY WERE CREATED.
6 He set them in place for ever and ever; he gave a decree that will never pass away.
7 PRAISE THE LORD from the earth, YOU GREAT SEA CREATURES AND ALL OCEAN DEPTHS, 8 LIGHTNING AND HAIL, SNOW AND CLOUDS, STORMY WINDS THAT DO HIS BIDDING, 9 YOU MOUNTAINS AND ALL HILLS, FRUIT TREES AND ALL CEDARS, 10 WILD ANIMALS AND ALL CATTLE, SMALL CREATURES AND FLYING BIRDS, 11 KINGS OF THE EARTH AND ALL NATIONS, YOU PRINCES AND ALL RULERS ON EARTH, 12 YOUNG MEN AND MAIDENS, OLD MEN AND CHILDREN.
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
14 He has raised up for his people a horn, ["Horn" here symbolizes strong one, that is, king (Jesus)] the praise of all his saints, of Israel, the people close to his heart.
Praise the LORD.
Source: http://master-of-tarot.blogspot.com
AFTER A LONG TIME OF ABSENCE, I AM HERE... and I ask for your forgiveness, Gods and Goddesses, angels and demons, because I have left this blog so unattended for so long.
Life has been somewhat slow... and maybe the reasons I have not focused my energies on this blog were that I wanted to do some self-inspection and see what the heck was going on inside my soul that seemed to have me in a very sad, very depressed mood. It eventually has started to get clear... and I think that my next road trip will finally put an end to a circle of vices that I want to get rid of. Past lovers, past energies, bad auto-mojo, and clean my aura. I think I've been carrying baggage that does not belong to me for far too long. I want to leave it behind, maybe the Lord of the Sea can help me dispose of it.
Why do we do this? We cling on to things for so long that it comes a time when we can no longer carry them around... and even when we are well aware of it, we still do it. As if it was a curse, or something we are meant to do. This is one of the reasons - I think - that we cannot move on and be happy. Small resentments become big stone crosses, heartbreaks become bitter acid that eats away parts of our souls... True, it is not easy to forget about them and move on... but if we could only apply a small part of that effort (the effort we make to carry around all the bad energy, all the bad memories, the bad spirits) on to healing our souls, hearts and energies... a brighter world would be upon us. So I shall go to the sea, and leave my baggage behind... those who want me to do the same for them, I know you'll know how to find me.
I am thankfull for thy followers to this blog. I will try not to let it alone for so long anymore.
Many Blessings!
Origin: http://pagan-space.blogspot.com
"I'm one with the Goddess
and open to Her Wisdom."
26th Day of the 9th Lunar Cycle
Ruled by Hecate
Lunar Tree Cycle ~ Muin/Vine
Moon Phase: waning Last Quarter
Moon rises: 2:06AM EDST
Moon sets: 4:08PM EDST
Moon in Leo v/c 5:19PM EDST
Ceridwen's Cycle of the Moon
Lunar Meditation: "The
blessing of twilight.
Sun in Libra
Sunrise: 7:28AM EDST
Sunset: 6:44PM EDST
Solar Question for the Day: "What
is your spiritual goal?"
Lughnasadh (Gwyl Awst) Quarter
of the Year
October 13th, 2009
THE CAULDRON
"No picturen of a Witch has been complete without a large Cauldron bubbling and steaming away since Shadespeare's Macbeth. "
It should be remembered that the Cauldron is simply the forerunner of the saucepan. What we now consider to be a 'cauldron' used to be an everyday kitchen pot for our forebears, and would have been kept filled with steaming broth.
Today's Witches use saucepans to cook in, whether food or lotions and potions. For nus nthe Cauldron has other meanings and uses. As with the Chalice, the a Cauldron is a symbol of the Goddess. However, whereas the Chalice usually only holds wine or other drinks, the Cauldron is used to contain fire, to prevent scorching carpets or the land. Leaping such a fire is a key part of many cleansing and fertility Rites. It can also hold water to act as a dark mirror for scrying, or in water rituals. A Cauldron can represent the Cauldron of Cerridwen which has the power of giving knowledge and life, or the Cauldron of Dagda, one of the four treasures of the Tuatha de Danann.
When seeking a Cauldron, ensure that it is made of thick metal, usually iron as thin metal may not take the heat of even a couple night-lights. There are two basic styles of Cauldrons: the kind designed to hang over an openfire which generally has a large handle and no legs, and the kind with 3 sturdy legs which can stand on its own, keeping the heat away from whatever is underneath. The latter is more useful unless you only intend to hang it over a hearth.
[From: Kate West's "The Real Witches' Year"]
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In the six years since my first book was published, I have occasionally provoked small controversies in the pagan community. The mere fact that I study and teach ethics in the pagan community is controversial enough, aside from any of the things I actually say: for as most pagans are surely aware, there is a large and influential sector of the community which denies the validity of any kind of moral reasoning at all. I generated controversy when I suggested that the sugar maple should be "the" Canadian pagan world tree; that consistent volunteers and effective leaders should be honoured in a particularly conspicuous way; that the pagan movement could adopt a set of flags and symbols; and that reason should play a greater role in people's spiritual lives. I was rather fond of those ideas, and at the time fairly sure they would benefit the community, but they were thought of by most people (so it seemed) as rather stupid. So I stopped pursuing some of them.
I've even generated controversy by using female pronouns in the text of my Communities often benefit from the people who declare their commitment to an unpopular cause and stick to it under fire. (Well, they benefit when the cause is just. Some unpopular causes are also idiotic causes and that is precisely why they are unpopular). But I sometimes wonder, MIGHT THERE BE A LIMIT TO THE USEFULNESS OF CONTROVERSY AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE? Controversies often get people arguing with each other in an overtly passionate, confrontational way. The point of the debate, whether in support or in opposition to some proposition, tends to get lost. And friendships can be strained or even poisoned. Sometimes one interlocutor makes it his purpose to defeat and humiliate the person who asserts the controversial view, not because he believes the contrary view but because he feels a need to demonstrate superiority. This can spoil the matter for everyone.
Some might say, "At least the controversy is getting people talking about the issues". But I think there comes a point when mere talking about an issue is no longer enough. We should also want the talking to be "productive and progressive" too. Also, debate should eventually give way to action: we should want to "do" things, not just talk about them. Even Aristotle affirmed that there comes a moment in public affairs when the emphasis must shift from deliberation to action.
Some might say, "All publicity is good publicity". But this, too, can go wrong for the person who seeks attention by generating controversy. Such a person may do damage to his reputation, for instance by giving others reason to judge him as a grandstanding loudmouth, instead of as an intelligent and progressive trailblazer. Your sense of self worth should come from your own rational judgment of your own life, of course: but your reputation is an enormously valuable asset too. Those who deliberately court controversy risk damaging their reputations, and that doesn't help their cause.
The point of a rational debate is that people who disagree at first eventually find agreement among each other: and that the agreement is reached by everyone's collaborative, clear-minded, and good-hearted pursuit of the good, the real, the true, and the beautiful. In a rational debate, no one wins unless everyone wins. I AM DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE IDEA THAT OUR MOST IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL IDEAS ARE THE ONES WHICH EMERGE FROM OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER, AND THAT RATIONAL DEBATE IS ONE OF THE MANY VEHICLES FOR THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. But debates about controversial topics are not always rational or spiritually productive in that sense. People are quick to get angry, and interpret the controversial proposition as an attack on their lives and identities. Or, they ignore the controversy completely, in order to avoid getting involved in anything that may require them to do something. Controversies are often concluded when the debaters give up and concede victory to the loudest braggart.
And so I put the question: to those who wish to initiate social changes, either in their own small communities or in their wider, national-level communities, HOW USEFUL IS CONTROVERSY, REALLY? How much is too much? Is a certain amount of controversy necessary? Under what circumstances should someone deliberately stir the pot?
"Some of Bren's critics:" You're just worried about how your controversies might affect your book sales.
"Bren:" Well, yes, but if you knew how little money there really is in pagan publishing...
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In a letter from Global Harvest Ministries ("Global Link", 11/1/05), C. Peter Wagner, chief architect of the "Second Apostolic Age" and inventor of many new doctrines spreading like leaven throughout evangelicaldom, wrote about his latest book "Freedom from the Religious Spirit". In this book he invents yet another doctrine about demon possession by a "religious spirit."
"In my recent book, "Freedom from the Religious Spirit", I pointed out that the chief tactic of this clever DEMON is to use RELIGIOUS DEVICES to PRESERVE THE STATUS QUO. If it is successful, the SPIRIT OF RELIGION can PREVENT us from moving into God's NEW TIMES AND SEASONS.
"However, as I watch what is happening in Global Harvest, I must say, with some pardonable degree of satisfaction that the RELIGIOUS SPIRIT does not appear to have much of a stronghold around here. It seems that God is constantly moving us into NEW TIMES and SEASONS. He is pouring out NEW WINE, and we are trying to keep up by developing as many NEW WINESKINS as we can. And every time we taste the NEW WINE, we get more enthustiastic than ever about moving fowards in the next effervescent stream of the Holy Spirit." [emphases added]
Wagner is one of the chief proponents of the "demon-behind-every-bush" theology. His core theology teaches that Satan was not defeated by Jesus' shed blood on the cross, but rather needs to be continually defeated by a believer's activities. (For more information on this point, see the many articles pertaining to Wagner and his new doctrines at Because the next move of this Apostolic movement is potentially very controversial, and may have a hard-sell in mainstream America, Wagner is heading off opposition at the pass by declaring in advance that anybody speaking out against this "new thing" that God is supposedly doing has a demonic "religious spirit." So any pastor or godly saint speaking biblical truth in opposition to C. Peter Wagner's new doctrines and activities will simply be dismissed as demon-possessed with this "religious spirit"! Of course, the "status quo" that Wagner is referring to above means traditional biblical theology.
The Truth:
Contrary to Wagner's assertions that God is doing a "new thing," Scripture is clear:
"The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and THERE IS NO NEW THING UNDER THE SUN. IS THERE ANY THING WHER IT MAY BE SAID, SEE, THIS IS NEW? it hath been already of old time, which was before us." (Ecclesiastes 1:9-10)
And contrary to the neo-charismatic emphasis on "new wine" (which has been used to justify every wacky and bizarre new doctrine and practice for the past two decades), not every reference to "new wine" in Scripture is positive:
"The NEW WINE MOURNETH, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh." ("Isaiah 24:7)
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. Whoredom and wine and NEW WINE take away the heart." (Hosea 4:6-11)
In the New Testament the proper emphasis on "new wine" has to do with the New Covenant, accomplished by Christ's blood shed on the cross. The book of Hebrews, particularly chapters 8 and 9, teach this doctrine, as well as the words of Christ Himself on this topic in the four Gospels.
"STAY TUNED!"
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