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Or you could just read the Bible

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he has enough fiction listed

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I have a copy of the bible and I've picked up a biography of Martin Luther. As a Lutheran I'm seeking to draw more clear contrasts between the Protestants and the Catholics. It's also my understanding that Paganism ties to Christianity somewhere as well, I just don't know where/how.

As for the psychedelics, that's just a shallow interest in drugs and their chemical compositions without wanting to actually use them.

Not a heretic.

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Truthvids.net

Whites are the Israelites of the Bible. They consistently turned to paganism, which is why God punished them so often, as stated in the bible.

A good beginner book on wicca is Raymond Buckland's complete book of witchcraft

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Delving into psychedelics brings one to question what is consciousness. What exactly is thought and reality. Both are interconnected in extremely deep ways. Thought can alter reality.

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Psychedelics short-circuit your brain. Nothing useful comes of that. You get burn-out.

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Agreed. However, I have too many responsibilities to tinker with mind-altering substances atm

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>and their chemical compositions

It's a bit pricy, but the Merck Index has all that data. As well as all the neurotransmitters and their similar compositions and properties.

An abbreviated version of their content can be searched here: .

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I was married to a Lutheran whore, and learned a lot about the contrasts.

I mean, Luther’s thesis that he nailed on the doors is a pretty black and white example of the contrasts between the two. Any single one of his points in that thesis is an example of where they differ.

As for when paganism infiltrated, to the best of my knowledge this happened when Rome decided to become a “Christian nation.” To make the transition easier for many Romans (who had been pagan for a long time up to this point), they mixed in pagan shit with Christian stuff. So like, the Easter bunny for example is pagan AF, but many modern “christians” either don’t know this or believe it doesn’t matter. Same with Halloween, Valentine’s Day, etc. Even the modern celebration of Christ’s birth has been corrupted by paganism.

Also, to my understanding, the Catholic Church is largely responsible for perpetuating that paganism into modern day cultures.

In my view, the Catholic Church is nothing short of Satan’s covert church on the earth.

I don’t mean to say all catholic congregants are willingly evil people. I don’t believe they are. But the clergy and overall institution is evil AF and certainly not reflective of biblical Christianity.

As for Lutheranism, I think Luther did the right thing in calling out the Catholics, and the existence of biblical Christianity in the modern day is largely a direct result of his actions. That said, I am not a Lutheran and do take issue with some of their doctrine. But I do not believe they are “lost” like the Catholics and some other denominations are.

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I grew up going to a Lutheran church, but only sporadically and I did NOT pay attention. I'm aware of the Pagan symbolism issue, and my best friend is Pagan, but when she talks about this sort of thing it's mostly denouncing God and talking what sounds like nonsense. I haven't really learned anything from her.

Agreed on Catholicism. I know many Catholics to be good people (at least from what I can tell), it's the higher-ups that are problematic.

My faith is almost entirely founded on spiritual experiences, most of them evil and having driven me into His arms. Almost no education, I'm practically an imposter.

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Go over to the Internet Archive site. Type various key words into the search engine, words such as "witchcraft," "black magic," "Tarot," "occult," "necromancy," and so on. You will get hundreds or thousands of books on each search. Click on the setting on the left that says "always available." That will narrow them down to ones you can freely download. I suggest you download in PDF format because it preserves the actual page layouts and page numbers of the original books. Have fun.

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That's not an issue, this is purely research that I hope STRENGTHENS my Christian faith by contrasting it with other faiths and religions that seemingly latch on and bastardize

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Right on. Snap judgement wrong as usual.

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All good. I meant to clarify it in the initial post, accidentally posted it first without knowing how to add a description 😂

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Can't recommend books but, there is a Harvard club dedicated to psychedelics that has some interesting presentations. Don't know they have anything relating drugs to any religion, past or present. They might though. I have not seen this in awhile, but I recall it being good.

The Hyperbolic Geometry of DMT Experiences ( Science of Psychedelics Club) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loCBvaj4eSg

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island by Huxley is good for psychodelics

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I did wind up buying a Huxley book last night. Doors of Perception.

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Just recommended that

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Avoid modern books. Secret teachings of all ages by manly p hall is a good start.

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Sure. Now can you tell me how to not fall asleep while reading that?

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Adderall?