mjbunny said:
But, speaking of creepy-religious, I found a bit more about the 80's messiah cult folks.........
A Michael Jackson cult pamphlet concludes: “After all, if Michael is the Archangel (Michael), He’s been here before. And His appearance on earth would have grave implications for Witness theology: it would mean that Armageddon has already come and gone, and that we are already living in a ‘new world,’ over which Michael, the return Messiah, rules as the Prince of Peace.”
Hah...interesting article. Well, Michael was a big part in ushering in the "new world" I think... and the "Prince of Peace" is a title that would certainly fit him. :cheeky:
mjbunny said:
Later in the morning for me today I was "thinking" in that barely-asleep state something about life reviews when we get to the other side. If over there there isn't really such a thing as TIME per se, then wouldn't your life review also include the ways in which you influenced people in the future (as seen from your death date)? So like, Michael profoundly affects people into the future after 2009, so if there's no time over there can he know what I'll do in regard to him, because of him, in like 20 years? :scratch:Or, just how pliable is this oneness of consciousness without real time? If it's all happening at once, then does it just feel like fate down here? If Neeve makes some amazing MJ tribute site in 2017, does Michael know about that "already"? :doh: Ouch, my brain.
Hmm...well, that would make sense in Michael's case...to be able to see/feel all the effects that he has made on people even after his passing. Because that's all part of how his personal life choices have affected others. He's one of the few people who will continue to inspire and uplift people for years and years. I'm sure he has already felt all that impact...because whether some people have yet to experience it, it's all energy just waiting for them to pull down into their life. As far as actually seeing/knowing about
specific events in relation to that...I would think that some things he would see only if he wanted to look. Like, using your example, I would think that if Neeve was "destined" to make some amazing tribute in the future, Michael would probably only see that if he were visiting her...because it would probably be in her "soul makeup"...or "thought geographies" as termed in the "Beginner's Guide for the Recently Deceased" book. That was an interesting part the book went into actually...because it touched on free will. As Modulation Alert brought up, that's something to think about. Here's what the book said:
"Thought creates the furrows along which action will inevitably run. This is how free will and fate coexist. Imagine action as water and fate as the geography created by the landscape of thought. You can't change how action flows - it simply follows the geography - but you can change the geography, the thought-landscape over which it flows, and thereby change the events that unfold. In other words, show me the thought geography and I'll tell you the future, and if the thought geography doesn't change in the interim, there's no way I'm going to be wrong."
So ultimately, it's the basic "law of attraction" concept, right? But, what if what we think is free will, actually isn't? What if using our thoughts or actions to "change the course" - was expected? That would make sense for Michael or anyone on the other side able to see most of our future - because in essence, it's already happened...even though we think that we can change it...because really, our thinking of making the change was expected based on how our life would go. One event lead to another which was sure to lead to this thought that would lead to that. etc.
Example: Say I'm in a crappy relationship. Everyone around me thinks I should break up with the guy and even my psychic tells me he's no good for me and that there's someone else out there that I'm meant to be with. After I've about had enough, I plan on breaking up with him. But then someone lends me the book The Secret and I realize that I can make the situation better with my thoughts. So, using free will, I turn around my attitude, decide to stay, and whad'ya know...our relationship improves and we end up getting married.
So ok...maybe not a great example...lol...I suck at these things, but the point is, did I use free will? I mean I could have gone on and found that better guy out there, right? Or, was it all expected? Did I know, before coming down here, that I would get so fed up with this guy and all signs would point to us being wrong for each other but for karma's sake it was important we stay together - so I planned on having a friend lend me that book just at the right time that would change my thinking?
I mean it just makes you think...what is really behind your thoughts? Generally, thoughts and decisions only happen
based on past events. So, while we may decide to use our "free will" to do something different or go this way or that - we probably made that decision based on what we've experienced in life in some way - (ie:
"i'm so fed up with things going this way I'm doing something new!" or
"based on what happened this last time I'm going to do this instead") and well, we probably only experienced those things because they were "meant to be" or part of our soul plan, so ultimately - most of what we experience was already predetermined. It's your simple cause and effect theory.
Some things to think about. Sorry if I broke yours or anyone elses brain. :lol:
Mundy said:
OMG :wild: I found my badge!
I lost it aaaaaaages ago! I know it's not something of general importance but it's special to
me. My cousin gave it to me when I was 8 along with another one I still have with my other MJ stuff.
And I found it through meditation! In the drawer I saw last night.
Wow! That's crazy cool! Meditation FTW!
Mundy said:
My godchild loves him too and she's always asking if I heard the latest news and looking for songs and videos for her iPod. Ghosts is her favourite so far. I'm putting moonwalker on it for her this week.
Aw sweet! My daughter loved Ghosts and Thriller the most too when we were first discovering Michael. She always requested those songs. And once she watched Moonwalker, she watched that thing like twice a day for over a week!