PaleFace
Padawan Learner
I just listened to Father Rose's incredible book on an excellent Youtube channel. The predictions and explanations offered by the book are strikingly accurate and prescient considering that it was written in 1975. I have to say, this book really helped organize my thoughts and gave clarity to the disturbing nature of what is being foisted on humanity, and most importantly, the lands that formerly constituted Christendom.
The key takeaway that I got from the book was that yes, psychic and spiritual phenomenon are very real and very dangerous in our world (UFOs, speaking in tongues, channeling, possession) but that they are almost all evil and lead one into Prelest - spiritual arrogance - that blinds one to the truth, and leads to more spiritual risk-taking behavior until things get very very bad indeed. To continue with one's spiritual development, one must be discerning and suspicious and never simply trust blindly, lest one be eaten alive. I, for one, have taken the Father's warnings to heart.
Has anyone else read/listened to the book? I humbly recommend it be included in the Reading List for Beginners. It's concise and a stark warning for anyone looking to dabble in the occult, meditation, eastern religions, new age, pentacostals, etc. These experiments ends badly. Overall, I think it compliments much of the information found on the forum quite well, but spends more time issuing warnings than recommending correct courses of action. The Orthodox world in general seems cagey about sharing its esoteric secrets with the world, in stark contrast with Protestant, Revivalism, New Age, Hindu etc gurus.
Related: G's work seems to be a sort of secular version of Orthodox technical knowledge. Why he took the techniques and stripped them of their Orthodox grounding, I still do not fully understand. Father Rose warns that no true spiritual progress can be made without recognition of one's sin and abject humility before God. G strays from this tradition, even if he often chides and admonishes the reader to humble them. Just sharing my thoughts so far. The book:
The key takeaway that I got from the book was that yes, psychic and spiritual phenomenon are very real and very dangerous in our world (UFOs, speaking in tongues, channeling, possession) but that they are almost all evil and lead one into Prelest - spiritual arrogance - that blinds one to the truth, and leads to more spiritual risk-taking behavior until things get very very bad indeed. To continue with one's spiritual development, one must be discerning and suspicious and never simply trust blindly, lest one be eaten alive. I, for one, have taken the Father's warnings to heart.
Has anyone else read/listened to the book? I humbly recommend it be included in the Reading List for Beginners. It's concise and a stark warning for anyone looking to dabble in the occult, meditation, eastern religions, new age, pentacostals, etc. These experiments ends badly. Overall, I think it compliments much of the information found on the forum quite well, but spends more time issuing warnings than recommending correct courses of action. The Orthodox world in general seems cagey about sharing its esoteric secrets with the world, in stark contrast with Protestant, Revivalism, New Age, Hindu etc gurus.
Related: G's work seems to be a sort of secular version of Orthodox technical knowledge. Why he took the techniques and stripped them of their Orthodox grounding, I still do not fully understand. Father Rose warns that no true spiritual progress can be made without recognition of one's sin and abject humility before God. G strays from this tradition, even if he often chides and admonishes the reader to humble them. Just sharing my thoughts so far. The book:
