The Art of Not Being Offended by Dr. Jodi Prinzivalli

[vunil]

when you said I'll make a believer out of you (to Vunil?) is it?

Wasn't me  

[phillip]

MUM-  Mercury IS in retrograde until April 13.  Plan no long trips, make no major purchases during this period.  Common sense will take a back seat  to emotional considerations and something will always be faulty with the planning of the trip, or the purchases will somehow not supply the desired effect.  To be on the safe side try to delay until at least April 20.  I do not live by these influences, since all experience is my teacher and I choose not to avoid, I merely notice what is occuring for me and register it for future reference.  I am much more interested in the psyche and how it functions and why.  Peace

[Anonymous]

Phillip,

Guest-Pascal's wager. All of the phenomena that is viewed as psychic, magic, miraculous, unexplainable, spontaneous healings etc. What if, I know this is blasphemous, what if we ARE god? What if we are creating all the time, but often miscreating through sheer lack of direction and belief(or as Jesus said, FAITH) Remember the parable of the mustard seed. There are people running around us that are capable of creating a slightly skewed reality as an energy field around themselves. I have seen it, felt it and she just plain expressed it to me. She chose to believe she had this gift, and it was. There are rules though. We have hidden potentials. For me it is not belief, it is experiential. The magic seems to be in our hidden and latent potential.

Well, the point of Pascal's wager is not so much, how do we know we are correct, the point is what are the consequences of being wrong.

If I'm wrong, oh well.
If you're wrong, uh oh!

In any event, to each his own. I still say you have a good sense of humor.

mud

[phillip]

If such a god exists, I do not support his/her position anyway.  He has alot of explaining to do, and his excuses better be good.  I would make more sense out of worshipping the sun than the Judeo/Christian mumbo-jumbo that has been handed down to us through the millenia.  And I was raised catholic, I was an alter boy back in the days when we had to learn Latin to serve.  I am pretty well versed in the bible but I prefer to draw my own conclusions as to what Jesus was actually professing.  It sickens me what man has done in the name of Jesus Christ, man or master.  Ever hear that Robin Williams skit when he says, "Jesus is coming and he's pissed?"  I also read a line that stated the idea that "as long as we keep god out there, we will never find god within"

[catlover]

Here's a weird coincidence for you:  I was coming out of a McDonald's drive-thru (I admit it, but something I hardly ever do) and an advertising poster for some chicken mcnugget thing had only a picture of the mcnugget and the following caption:

"BECOME A BELIEVER"

 

[phillip]

Many people do not believe in coincidences.  Synchronicity is a very real force.  I have often noticed that when I am trying to decide something important, especially when it involves destiny, the sign posts appear just at the appropriate moment.  Maybe we are catching little glimpses of how much we really are in control of the medium that we swim in, that which we call reality.  I personally believe in guides, guardian angels, call them what you choose.  Who was it Tennyson who said, "If mans' reach did not exceed his grasp, why heaven?"  What if heaven is nothing but a metaphor for a deeply rooted archetype of infinite growth?  Godlike aspirations.  Makes me wonder.

[Brigid]

Phillip,

Mercury IS in retrograde until April 13. Plan no long trips

Does this apply only to Mum and her birthdate or to all of us in general?  I'm leaving Friday for a vacation and need to know if I should be concerned?

Brigid

[phillip]

Brigid-Just focus on the details.  Make notes to remind you.  There is a tendency to become very drifty mentally.  Emotional issues tend to cloud the thinking processes.  This is the best you can do, but watch for delays and unforseen factors.  Danger is not indicated, just snafus.  It affects us all to some degree.  This condition occurs a few times a year, generally being about two weeks long.  Do what you can to cover the details and have fun.

[mum]

Brigid: Phillip doesn't know my birthdate (unless you are psychic, too, Phil   )....it's a thing I have heard a lot though, as one woman I worked with was an astrologer.  It's become almost a catch all for when communications go awry now...."oooh, Mercury must be in retrograde"....(but actually, I did know it was....)  I don't believe it predicates disaster, however......

[Anonymous]

Hey Phillip,
I didn't mean to get your dander up.
Let me try beating this dead horse one last time.

If such a god exists, I do not support his/her position anyway. He has alot of explaining to do, and his excuses better be good.

I think this is precisely what Pascal was getting at. If the Judeo Christian God doesn't exist you're no better off than a fool like me.
But if he does, we're gonna have some 'splainin' to do, as Ricky Ricardo used to say, not the creator of heaven and earth.

Anyway, peace on Earth, goodwill toward men(and women).
Good night all.  

mudpup

[Brigid]

Phillip,
I hope most of the snafus have already occurred.  I don't think I could take another one.  The rental office called this morning to say the condo we're suppose to rent next week is still being repaired from the hurricane and wouldn't be ready on time.  I am sitting on pins and needles waiting to find out if they can find us another location before we leave on Friday.  This was the last (so far) in a long line of difficulties getting this trip organized.

Thanks for the info.

Brigid

[phillip]

Brigid- As Mum reminded me, many of the issues stem from communication problems.  Make very sure that you express yourself very clearly and that you clearly understand what others are communicating to you.  Misunderstandings can run rampant during a Mercury Retrograde.

[phillip]

MUDPUP-What if we are god?  Ain't no splaining, just being.  What's the line Mum, "IAM"  Ain't no explaining, we just are.  End of story.

[Anonymous]

Phillip,
If I'm God then the universe is in a lot worse shape than I thought.  
As Groucho used to say, I wouldn't  belong to any club that would have me as a member.

mudpup

[phillip]

but what if it is true and we are just unrealized gods.  what if?