Theophobia,is this just a senseless fear

[graham40]

Hi

I need help here.

I have had a few physic experiences in my life, if I think of someone I normally meet them next day

Or if my friend is talking I say exactly the same as him

I believe in the law of attraction,how you can change or raise :blush: your vibrations.

After a heart operation my dead mother was beside me for 3 days. I knew it was her from her energy and I could see like a white shape on the chair beside me.

I can feel if someone is bad or good.

Many years ago, I was very young and was playing snooker and said to my myself if I sank the next shot I would sell my soul to the devil.

I sank the shot and then a phobia started to grow.

Theophobia is the fear of gods or religion

Ever since then my inner voice keeps talking to me and I am scared of anything religious,even though I know it is only a fear factor.



Can anyone please advise me on this just to calm my mind.

I just want to know what ever my mind says it wont attract evil and my fears are groundless.



Any help greatly appreciated.

[donq]

Hi Graham,

I believe my friends here will give better replies than I. Anyway, I'd like to give it a try.
Let me start with some quotes:


“The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.”
-Joseph Campbell

"The experiences of schizophrenics are often indistinguishable from those of mystics. Mystics and schizophrenics find themselves in the same ocean, but the mystics swim whereas the schizophrenics drown".
-R.D.Laing

I quoted those because I did have the time when I wondered if I was schizophrenic or mystic. And I believe everyone who starts to walk a spiritual path might ask himself/herself the very same question.

The point is walking a spiritual path (in the broad sense, including encounter any paranormal experiences) always get us the inner eyes to see something against the world in one way or another. For example, the world sees that paranormal or mystical experiences are abnormal and only for madmen. But they are not. That's why the world has had to add psychical research and later parapsychology as a branch of science.

Back to your experiences, you said:
"if I think of someone I normally meet them next day"
That's called precognition.

"if my friend is talking I say exactly the same as him"
That's called Déjà vu.

It's normal that when you are serious (do believe) about these stuffs, it will happen again and again. One of the great psychiatrists and psychoanalysts like Jung called it "meaningful coincidence" or "synchronicity".

Most psychiatrists might label someone those who hear the inner voice talking to themselves as schizophrenics. Yes, they might be true. But not all the time. Many mystics/spiritual persons also hear the inner voices. Some inner voices are spiritual/angel/inner guides, while some are...let call them...devils. It's the same experience happening to anyone who has nothing to do with spirituality. Good thoughts versus bad thoughts. Their conscience will determine/choose to listen or not listen to them. As for spiritual persons, conscience will be upgrade to be awareness/mindfulness. The important thing is we have to "see" them first. Most people don't see their own thoughts; neither hear their inner voices. This doesn't mean they are not there. On the contrary, they are always there. And spiritual path is the way to see/hear them rightly. Why rightly? Because if we don't see/hear them rightly, we might not be able to swim but drown.

I'd like to ensure your that the experiences you got are normal if, and only if, you could see/hear them rightly. Then, what next? I think you have to study (including finding some like-minded friends who share the same experiences) about them more. And you will see that it's normal. Better than that, if you decide to study and also walk spiritual path your like, you will get the very strong shield for yourself to deal with any kind of these experiences.

Hope this helps.              

P.S. Sorry for any errors and typos.