Practical Prayer

Technical difficulties leave Rev. Bill flying solo for most of the episode. He takes advantage of the situation to go into the fundamentals of doing Practical Prayer for others, and specifically the technique and effectiveness of working with a trained and experienced Practitioner.

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The discussion of Pride month continues as Carol and Rev. Bill dig into the twin topics of the cohesiveness (or lack of cohesiveness) in the gay community, and the safety of people in the trans community. The conversation quickly turns to Spiritual Principle, and the oneness we all have as part of the human community.

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An inquiry came in from a listener for Pride month... "How might trans people use practical prayer when they’re being attacked, law-wise and physically? Safety?" It included the observation that there’s a lot of division within the gay community itself, such as exclusion, bigotry, looking or acting a certain way. Carol and Rev. Bill discuss those ideas in the framework of New Thought spiritual principles.

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Carol has observed that many people believe that the guidance from scripture, specifically Jeremiah 29:11, says that our lives are pre-ordained and God has a will for our lives. Rev. Bill digs into what we can discern from the translations and context of the scripture, and offers up ideas on what it means metaphysically.

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Some people are very specific and intentional with their words. Carol and Rev. Bill discuss how other people, including very highly trained experts, can have a tendency to use their words without regard to the creative power they carry, and inadvertently hypnotize or cast a spell on their listeners.

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Carol and Rev. Bill mark two complete years of the Practical Prayer podcast with a conversation about gratitude - the attitude of thankfulness. It rapidly turns to the different perspectives between New Thought and more traditional religions.

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Carol spent time with a group, talking about their wishes and greatest desires. The biggest reason most people have for not getting or doing what they most want is fear. Rev. Bill takes the discussion into judgement, self-judgement, and our fear of being marginalized for being different.

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Carol explains the belief that we create our lives by force of will... by the strength of our determination and how forcefully we can focus on what we want. She and Rev. Bill discuss the nature of illusion, and that things can appear to be something which they are not.

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Carol wants to know if "Oneness" and "Non-duality" are the same thing. Rev. Bill has some ideas, so after some discussion about the nuance of language, Carol invites him to pontificate. He does so, with some real-world examples of the meaning.

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It's episode 100 of the Practical Prayer podcast, which brought up the idea of Celebration. Carol suggests that Celebrating is gratitude plus some work. Rev. Bill agrees, and points out the way that combination shows up in our lives every November.

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