how to get rid of past fears from christianity

i am a witch of 46 years old.i used to be a pentecostal christian but i got out as i felt totally not at my place.when i became a witch i had to learn a lot of things,one of them was to makle my own decisions.but the thing that still bothers me is the thought of hell.i cant seem to get rid of the horror that it has left in my memory.my mom is also debit on it but i am past the fear of the devil.but the fear of hell is still in my head,even though i know that it is a crazy thought that we would end up there and ppl who happen to convert right before they died go to paradise.it is like a youth trauma.do you witches sisters and brothers know how to get rid of it?blessed be.

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Permalink Reply by magia apostolou on July 9, 2009 at 4:33pm: MY DEAR IF YOU CONSIDER THAT IN THIS LIFE WE ALL SAFER ILLNES HANGER WARS PAIN AND SO MANY ( BEAUTYFULL THINGS WHERE IS HELL? AND AS ABOUT DEVIL THERE ARE DARK FORSES IN THE UNIVERS . ALL DEPENDS OF WHAT ARE WE DO. IF YOU PLAY WITH FIRE YOU WILL GET BERN. IF YOU WORK WITH THE LIGHT FORSES YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE AFRAID.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Starlight )O( on July 9, 2009 at 6:32pm

I was raised Pentecostal too, hun...By a preacher at that. It is a terrible memory to get out of your mind! I know it's hard for you to believe, but sweetie, that's part of the whole Christianity thing,..They scare the hell out of you by placing hell into your mind! Believe me...it was a tough one for me too!
Here's what you need to do....when that fear comes against you, just walk outside and look around you!
See the trees? Hear the birds singing? Now sit down on the ground and run your hand over the beautiful green grass!
Now, while taking in all this beauty, ask yourself this...What kind of God, (who was suppose to have created all this beauty) would turn around and destroy it and it's inhabitants by fire, & you along with it? THE CHRISTIANS GOD, of course! The same God that (they rave over) stood back & allowed people to crucify his supposedly own son? For what? For acting on the nature by which he created them? So what...did he mess up bad the first time, so he's gonna burn his mistakes & start again?
All of that sounds like a bad nightmare!!!
Now, put all that malarkey out of your mind for a moment ..........
Picture this....See the beauty around you! Think of the wonderful work of art all around you...feel the peace? That's God hun...God & Goddess of Earth, Air, Water & Fire! They nurture us daily...they surely would never harm us! We harm ourselves...not our Lord and Lady!
You just have but to meditate on them daily for the hideous mind implants to be released from your way of thinking...it's buried deep and will take time to leave your brain!
I'll keep you in my prayers...feel free to contact me when you need to talk!

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Permalink Reply by tineke been on July 10, 2009 at 12:37am: thank you very much.i didnt know there were more pentecostals ex pentecostals.it is almost a deadly sin to go to become a witch.because they have the only true believe.they say.but believe me i feel more peace then i ever had in the pentecostal church.bb; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Starlight )O( on July 10, 2009 at 1:58am: And once you're able to get over the whole nightmare of it , you'll even have more peace hun!
I really believe in my heart that there is an evil force out there...but it's man made fear!
How sad it is to see someone suffer as you have from from the mental abuse of a religion that prides itself on being one of love.
Well you're safe now, hun...You are truly among people who love you...you may burn as a bright star full of love and light , next to the God & Goddess, one day....but you'll NOT be burning in some "hell"! Brightest Blessings...Starlight )O(; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Meghann Gerfen on July 15, 2009 at 12:38am: i'm going through the same type of thing. well kind of... i think i am mostly just afraid of the unknown. I used to be afraid of dying and going to hell etc. but after a while i found that it wasn't really just a "hell" i was afrain of, i found i was afraid of the uncertainty of what happens when it comes to death. You know the questions like: Is there a hell, a beautiful summerland, or absolutly nothing? Do you just go poof or do you see family and friends that have already died? And what about family who are of different religions? Are there areas sectioned off for different religions? Or are we all just jumbled together?
maybe it's just me but if there are those radical christians or other religions that believe pagans and witches are evil i think they will be kind of pissed if we are in the same place they are...just a weird thought. sorry i have those weird thoughts that just pop in my head. like picturing both the radical christians from like the 1800's and witches being in the same afterlife place that is supposed to be some kind of heaven. sorry i have a sick sense of humor and find that to be a funny sight.
i still actually am whenever i just stop and think about death... not quite sure how to get rid of that. So i guess i am sort of in the same boat. I'll have to try to do that meditate on everything good in the world.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by tineke been on July 15, 2009 at 12:45am: thank you.i am doing some serious research about hell and stuff.yes making a little fun takes the fear away many times that is true.it is not only the christians that say we are evil but satanists too.but not all of the satanists.satanism reminds me also of hell just like christianity isnt that weird?well i hope i get something out my research.if i do i tell you as well.thanks for your comment.bb; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Bellastrega on July 15, 2009 at 5:37pm: Ok..I was raised Catholic..so, same deal with Satan and Hell. It is merely a scare tact that they try to brainwash u with..in hopes that you'll "be good"...just the way they want and expect you to be. There is so much beauty for us here, but, there is also evil..one cannot escape it...remember though, that good wins over evil. No divine parents of mine, will ever banish me to a place of such horror..my god/goddess are forgiving to all their children, no matter what they have done...in this, I find my peace.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by MedWolf on August 14, 2009 at 11:59pm: Tenke been,
I was raised a southern baptist, and fully understand that fear of hell you have. There is a lot of great advise on this thread, which should help. Just know that what has been said is true. The christian way is all about FEAR. The hard part is letting go of that fear. Really, nothing can hurt you. The God/Goddess will alway be there for you. So will those of the craft/Pagan way.
It has taken me years to overcome the hardwire teachings of the SB's. And at times, I still have pings of that fear. But as Starlight so beautifully wrote, just step outside. Know you are connected. Know you are a continuation. Know you are LOVE, and that you are LOVED.
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Permalink Reply by Annaviss on August 15, 2009 at 1:34pm: Here are a few thing you can do to begin healing old wounds and facing old fears.
1. Mediatate: call each fear to you, see it cearly, as a person or vision, if it comes as a person, talk to it, let it talk to you, see what it at the core of your fears. Then when you are ready banish it. You can do this with a bolt of lightening or a bubble of white light. Your chice. Then everytime the fear tries to reconnect say " I banish you in magick and light, you are not walk here, day or night. You are banish permamently from my life." Something like that.
2. Journal it, write a letter you yourself as a child, talking as an adult about your fears, or you write from your fears as child. The more you face it, the easier it become to take the power it has in your life away. If you try to bury it, you give more power.
3. Take a rock, any kind it does not matter, keep it with you and everytime you start to feel these negative fears drain them into the rock. Hematite, Obsidian work great for this. Then after a week bury it and give this energy back to mother Gia and allow her to transform it.
4. You can revisit your childhood and change the images into something that agrees with you know, thru mediatation or just day dreaming.
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Permalink Reply by Annaviss on August 15, 2009 at 1:37pm: Sorry about the misspell,my keyboard kept sticking.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by tineke been on August 15, 2009 at 2:53pm: wow im gonna try this.as a child i had enormous fears for hell and the devil.im gonna bury them thanks.it will take some time.it haunted me for years.blessed be and thanks.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by RubyRavn on August 22, 2009 at 6:27am: Look at it with a little humor and it just might change your perspective!!!:

A Pagan In Hell

A Pagan dies and, to his great surprise, he finds himself standing before some pearly gates.

St. Peter asks him, “May I help you??

The Pagan asks, "Where am I?"

Peter says, "You're at the gates of heaven."

The Pagan says, "But I don't believe in heaven."

Peter frowns at him. "You're one of those Pagans, aren't you?"

"Yes. I believe I'm in the wrong place; I'm supposed to go to Summerland."

Peter says, "Sorry. We took over Summerland, and it's temporarily closed for remodeling."

"What should I do now?"

Peter says, "Well, since we don't allow Pagans in heaven, you have to go to hell. Sorry. Just follow that path that leads downward and to the left."

The Pagan walks down to hell, where the gates are standing open. He walks in and finds beautiful meadows, happy animals, and clear streams of water.

He walks on in and begins exploring, and after a few minutes a courtly gentleman walks up to him and bows politely. "Hello, I'm Satan. You must be the guy that St. Peter phoned me about. Are you a Pagan?"

"Yes, I am. What's going to happen now?"

Satan says, "Well, the fishing's pretty good, if you enjoy that sort of thing. There's a little refreshment stand down the road. And I believe the Pagan meeting grounds are right over the next hill."

Suddenly, a hole opens up in the sky above, and a yawning chasm opens directly underneath it. The stench of sulphur fills the air. Hundreds of screaming, tortured souls drop down into the flaming pit, which immediately closes up with a thud.

The Pagan, hardly believing what he just saw, asks Satan, "And what was THAT ???"
Satan rolls his eyes. "Oh, just ignore them. They're Christians; they wouldn't have it any other way."

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On the Other Side
A Wiccan Priestess dies, and is greeted on the Otherside by her grandmother.

After being settled in, the Priestess is given the grand tour by the grandmother, who shows her many places and introduces her to many fellow spirits.

They see Druids cavorting in sacred groves, Norsefolk feasting and fighting in a banquet hall, Buddhists chanting in a pagoda, Native Americans dancing; everywhere the newcomer is made welcome, and makes new friends.

Then the Priestess and her grandmother came to a large, dark, stone building, within which they hear the sound of singing. “Shhh” said the grandmother, with her finger to her lips, “Be very quiet.”

So the two tip-toe past, and when they have gone on a little way the Priestess asks about this curious building.

“Oh” says the grandmother “That’s just the Christians –they think they’re the only ones here.”

author unknown
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