SHERRY SHRINER Part 6: Unraveling

by History

“For years there was speculation that on December 21, 2012, the world as we know it would end. Some predicted that we’d be wiped out by a natural disaster like a giant tidal wave, an Earth-wide earthquake or a tremendous volcanic eruption. Others believed that on that day in December, the Earth would collide with a mysterious ‘Planet X,’ causing magnetic pole shifts, gravitational reversals or a black hole so big that our solar system would simply disappear. What’s more, believers said that this news was not really news at all; on the contrary, they argued, we have known about the coming apocalypse since the ancient Maya predicted and recorded it on their Long Count calendar more than 2,200 years ago.”

by Addiction Center

“Conspiracy theory addiction is a behavioral addiction that can have a hidden impact on the way you perceive events and has been linked to having more negative attitudes. Rather than helping one cope with their negative feelings, the belief in conspiracy theories can create a cycle of distrust and disempowerment. As a person encounters different sources, it is important to be able to analyze the information and distinguish between false theories and real threats.

People who strongly believe in conspiracy theories and become addicted may experience some of the following:

• Feeling anxious or fearful for no particular reason.
• Feeling a loss of control.
• A need to make sense of complex topics or unrelated events, even with little or no topical knowledge.
• Low self-esteem.
• Strong urge to make connections between a series of unrelated events or behaviors.
• Belief in paranormal explanations for scientific phenomenon.
• A sense of not belonging or isolation.
• A great alienation, disengagement, or disaffection from society

If the presence of the previous feelings and behaviors significantly impact a person’s ability to function in their daily lives, they may have a conspiracy theory addiction.”

by U.S. Departments of Veterans Affairs

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as “a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or penetrating head injury.” Individuals can experience a TBI through everyday activities like playing contact sports, being involved in a car accident, or falling and striking their head. Military service members and Veterans are also at risk of brain injury from explosions experienced during combat or training exercises.

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A review of 33 relevant studies, published in 2020 by researchers from the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, found that service members with TBIs have higher rates of PTSD, depressive disorder, substance use disorder, and anxiety disorder than those without TBI. A number of studies from throughout the nation linked TBI to greater severity of PTSD symptoms, and one study showed higher rates of suicide attempts. However, studies on the effect of TBI on the severity of depression and substance use disorder symptoms were mixed.”

by Pocono Record

by BBC

“Religious Witchcraft is not merely a system of magic, but is a Pagan mystery religion worshipping Goddess and God and venerating the Divine in nature. Its origins lie in pre-Christian religious traditions, folklore, folk witchcraft and ritual magic, but most Witches draw their inspiration from the ‘Book of Shadows’, a book of rituals and spells compiled by of one of Wicca’s major figures Gerald Brosseau Gardner (1884-1964).”

Image shown is an original excerpt from Gardner’s Book of Shadows.

by Wicca Living

“Ritual robes are often worn by Wiccans and other Pagans as a way of separating themselves from the everyday mundane aspects of life and enhancing their sense of magic and mystery. For these practitioners, donning a robe is as much a part of the mental and spiritual preparation for ritual as taking a cleansing bath or sitting in meditation. Typically Wiccans wear nothing underneath their ritual robes, but this is a personal choice—as always, do what’s comfortable for you.”

by Dictionary.com

Misinformation: “false information that is spread, regardless of intent to mislead.”

Disinformation: “false information, as about a country’s military strength or plans, disseminated by a government or intelligence agency in a hostile act of tactical political subversion.”

By Kyle Swenson, The Washington Post

by Jesus Film Project

“False prophets are people who claim to speak on behalf of God but have their own agendas. Jesus warned the disciples to keep an eye out for these people when He said:

Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them (Matthew 7:15–20).

Not only did Jesus alert His followers to the dangers of false prophets, but He also gave them instructions on recognizing these charlatans. Why are false prophets so hazardous?…”

by Mary Fairchild, Learn Religions

“A simple definition of discipleship is found in The Lexham Cultural Ontology Glossary: ‘The process of training people incrementally in some discipline or way of life.’

The Gospel Message in the Early Church presents a more detailed explanation of biblical discipleship: ‘Becoming and being a flourishing follower of Jesus who embodies the character of Christ by engaging in a lifelong, personal pursuit of holistic transformation and doing so within a like-minded community of faith that’s corporately committed to being and making other disciples.'”

by Sherry Shriner, sherryshriner.com

Part 1 of 2 of Sherry’s series “Angels in the Flesh” blog series in which she breaks down her philosophy of good vs. evil and the spiritual war happening on Earth.

by Chad Napier, Christianity.com

“And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.” – Revelation 7:4 (New International Version)

Three prominent theories offer insight into what interpreters and Christians believe this numerical reference means in the Bible.

Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1866-1868).

by Janet Howe Gaines, Biblical Archaeology Society

“For 4,000 years Lilith has wandered the earth, figuring in the mythic imaginations of writers, artists and poets. Her dark origins lie in Babylonian demonology, where amulets and incantations were used to counter the sinister powers of this winged spirit who preyed on pregnant women and infants…She makes a solitary appearance in the Bible, as a wilderness demon shunned by the prophet Isaiah. In the Middle Ages she reappears in Jewish sources as the dreadful first wife of Adam.”

by Srini Pillay M.D., Psychology Today

“Based on this preliminary research, the following hypotheses would be fair:

1. Our brains are wired to pick up subtle social cues
2. Our brains are wired to automatically reflect intentions and emotions in the presence of others
3. For our brains to connect across large distances, we have to be dialed in to a frequency similar to whatever an Internet connection allows
4. If people have the capacity for telepathy, some people may be more capable than others
5. The hippocampal and parahippocampal brain regions may be involved in telepathic communication since they are involved in integrating memories and subtle aspects of language communication (e.g. sarcasm.)
6. ESP [extrasensory perception] could depend on fast inference, which requires more openness to another, as implied by the oxytocin study.”

by No Sweat Shakespeare

I am glad ’tis night, you do not look on me,
For I am much ashamed of my exchange.
But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit,
For if they could Cupid himself would blush
To see me thus transformed to a boy.

–The Merchant of Venice