waysider

Yes, people literally DIED trying to "operate" the "manifestations" in conjunction with the pseudo "law of believing". I can think of first hand examples, as I'm sure several other posters can, also.

Then again, maybe what we called "speaking in tongues" isn't really the same thing that the Bible calls "speaking in tongues". Speaking in tongues, as we know it, is really glossolalia. Not only has it been practiced by non-Christians for millenia, it predates the time of Christ.

That's the beauty of speaking in tongues. It keeps the mind in a state of passive acceptance. Neuroscience In 2006, the brains of a group of individuals were scanned while they were speaking in tongues. Activity in the language centers of the brain decreased, while activity in the emotional centers of the brain increased. Activity in the area of control decreased, which corresponds with the reported experience of loss of control. There were no changes in any language areas, suggesting that glossolalia is not associated with usual language function.[10][11][12] Other brain wave studies have also found that brain activity alters in glossolalia.[13] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossolalia -------------------------------------- There is evidence that while speaking in tongues people experience a sharp decrease in frontal lobe function, the area of the brain that enables reason and self-control. There is also increased activity in the parietal region of the brain, which takes sensory information and tries to create a sense of self relating to the world. Psychiatrist Andrew Newberg, Director of the Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania, studied five African-American Pentecostal women who frequently speak in tongues. As a control activity, Newberg had the women sing gospel tunes while moving their arms and swaying.* Newberg gave the Pentecostals an intravenous injection of a radioactive tracer that allowed him to measure blood flow and "see" which brain areas were most active during the behaviors. Newberg and his associates published their findings in the November 2006 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. During glossolalia, the part of the brain than normally makes a person feel in control was essentially shut down. The findings make sense, says Newberg, because speaking in tongues involves giving up control and feeling a "very intense experience of how the self relates to God."* Newberg noted that the glossolalia responses were the opposite of those of people in a meditative state. When people meditate their frontal lobe activity increases, while their parietal activity decreases. In meditation, one loses the sense of self while controlling one's focus and concentration. http://www.skepdic.com/glossol.html

All the "artistic" endeavors of The Way (at least during my time in) were really nothing more than ad campaigns, geared toward bringing people into the fold, where they could be milked for their ABS.

But---but---but----if you stop to consider, you are likely to fall---away from the spell of PLAF (The Wonder Class).

You see what happens when you stop to "consider"?

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

Sorry. I guess this must not be as memorable as I thought. It's Mendocino by Sir Douglas Quintet. Here's a later version of the band, renamed The Texas Tornados. The late Doug Sahm was still at the forefront with Augie Meyers pounding out his inimitable keyboard work. The are joined by, among others, Flaco Jimemez and the late Freddie Fender. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu3put3QmYk FREE POST!!!!

Holy crappoly! I was thinking the same thing. The phrasing is so similar it's creepy!

I guess that explains how I've been able to levitate tables all these years.

After decades of sporting his signature braids, The Red Headed Stranger has a new look. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/05/27/2010-05-27_willie_nelsons_new_haircut_country_singer_chops_off_trademark_long_tresses_and_d.html

Teeny-bopper, my teenage lover

Au contraire! Thank YOU for starting that thread!

Speaking strictly for myself I have no desire to convince anyone to leave The Way. If, on the other hand, they have already made a decision to leave or have recently left or, maybe, left a long time ago and are just now coming to grips with what happened, I am happy to offer what little support I have to give. Your mileage may vary

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94NowusfobM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94NowusfobM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94NowusfobM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

HERE it is.

Let me tell you how it will be. There's 1 for you, 19 for me.

How can I be sure?-------The Rascals

If you are an artistic person, it is inevitable that Way doctrine will knock the creative wind out of your sails. Hell, you can't even use the word "creative" without hearing some sort of correctional lecture.

"Creative people, like those with psychotic illnesses, tend to see the world differently to most. It's like looking at a shattered mirror. They see the world in a fractured way." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/10154775.stm

If he was, he probably got a lot of requests to sing Far, Far Away.

man/hag of God for our day and time

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Never heard about this one but VP was never one to be upstaged.