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A viewer asks: “Halloween was said to originate with a Celtic Festival where folks would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. Where did this idea originate? Is it just an awareness that the ‘light’ dispels the ‘dark?'”
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A viewer asks: “November first is “All Saints Day” and the night before is “All Hallows Eve” that has since become Halloween. All Saints Day is supposed to be a day of “remembrance” for all the departed, including saints. But lately, it has become just another dutiful day for the typical Catholic to attend Mass. It will be a remembrance of the exalted nature of the saints as role models for righteous living, but little else. There will be precious little discussion of death itself, the hazards of transition, the dark fate and existence of many earthbound departed loved ones who are assumed to be safe and are not. What was the original intent for these holidays and how has that intent been lost over time?”
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A viewer asks: “According to Celtic mythology, the veil between the Otherworld and our world thins during Samhain (Halloween), making it easier for spirits and the souls of the dead to return. Any truth to this? And if not, where did this notion originate?”
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A viewer asks: “The Irish legend of Jack-O-Lanterns is that: One night, a conniving local drunkard named Jack trapped the Prince of Darkness in a tree by hacking a sign of the cross into the bark. In exchange for letting Satan climb down, Jack had him vow to never claim his soul. Jack proceeded to act like a jerk his whole life. When he died, he was not allowed in heaven. So he tried to return to his old pal, the Devil. But Satan upheld his end of the deal, hurling a piece of coal from hell at the dead man, for good measure. Left without anywhere to go, Jack placed the blazing coal in a turnip to use as a lantern. The dead man then set out, doomed to wander until he can find an eternal resting place. Can Creator comment on this legend, how much truth there is to it, and how it really came about?”
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A viewer asks: “As with the Jack-O-Lantern story above, the use of a “cross” to dispel and ward off spirits, even “Satan” himself, is a common theme. Is there any actual “power” in using a physical cross for this purpose? If it really works, “why” does it work? Does it work as a way of “requesting” divine intervention, and as a means of helping belief quotient? We know objects can be “cursed,” and we also know they can be “blessed.” Can Creator comment on the benefit of obtaining and using “blessed” objects such as crosses?”
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A viewer asks: “In medieval England, “soulers” would go around begging rich folk for “soul cakes” on Halloween. Instead of threatening to play tricks, however, they’d pray for the souls of peoples’ departed loved ones in return for the cake. Again we see the act of praying for the dead, in essence performing “Spirit Rescues” made a form of tradition to ensure that at least one time during the year, the dead were “remembered” and prayers said on their behalf. Was the “soul cake” a form of payment, not unlike paying for a practitioner to do a Lightworker Healing Protocol Spirit Rescue today? Clearly the original intent for this practice has been completely and utterly lost. Can Creator comment on that?”
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A viewer asks: “Trick-or-treating did not become popular in the United States until the 1920s. From its inception through the 1950s, Halloween was very controversial as many adults viewed it as a form of “extortion” with the practice. What is Creator’s view of this?”
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