Not content to stand by and watch election punch-drunk Fundamentalist Christians ruin a perfectly free country, Wiccans are equipping themselves to fight back in a new book called "Witch Wars Defense Manual" by Ed Hubbard! (Thank Isis, because I hadn't a clue how to get rid of those pesks.) But of course, there's also a blog.According to the press release:In his book 'Witch Wars," he reveals ways Pagans fight among themselves, and then explains how Christians attack Pagans and Wiccans. He lays out timelines that show how and where spiritual battles occur and a how the public can anticipate where the next conflict that Christian Evangelics plan in their continued foray in taking back America.
This book is not for the timid; it is a manual that deals with religious conflict on a psychic and spiritual level of the subliminal mind. Examples show how religious leaders use psychological warfare to battle for the heart and soul of our United States, and offers hope to preserve the freedoms we all love and cherish. In "Witch Wars Defense Manual," readers are given the tools to stand up and even disarm those who would use religion as a weapon.I was hoping there'd be an excerpt available, or a free spell the layperson could use to turn Bush-worshipping adversaries into trash-talking Japanese robot plushies. There is not. None-the-less, I'm perfectly happy to hold the broomstick for any Wiccan who can put their cultivated vibes to the task of securing religious freedom in this country from the threatening forces for theocracy.
And if you think the Wiccans are a little, uh, different, check out how the other side is gearing up for battle. A random sampling out of a multitude of materials:
"The art of waging spiritual Warfare in the 21st Century"
All believers, whether they are newborn babes in Christ or senior members of congregations, struggle daily with dealing with the Christians' archenemy Satan and his spiritual forces. The Art of Waging Spiritual Warfare in the 21st Century is a fresh and practical up-to-date techno-military style approach on how to deal with the daily spiritual battles that we all go through. Oooh, will email be involved?
The Modern Jesus Army Web Site: Jesus People, Loving People
The dynamite is working, explosion follows explosion, and already scores of thousands of rough, hard stones have been loosened from the quarry of corrupt humanity… Is it to be wondered at that there is tumult and confusion? Better the confusion of the city than the order of the cemetery…” Stone from the quarry of corrupt humanity incoming!
African_Battle_Satanic
"Animistic and spirits religions are rampant in much of Africa. Sometimes demanding human sacrifice,the witch doctors keep entire communities in fearful submission. Christians are often accused of angering the "gods'"and chased from their homes or sentenced to death for "offending"a deity. However,native missionaries persevere in spreading the gospel among animist tribes and are seeing amazing fruit." No comment. Horrified.Enemy's BattleplanA silence fell over thelaughing, joyous crowd as the angel stopped before the Lord and began to speak. From the way this angel was dressed, I sensed immediately that this was a warring angel. Being a warring angel and well aware of the coming battle plan of the enemy, he spoke with a strong sense of urgency and even perplexity in his voice.He was very concerned. You know you want to. Go ahead! Click the devil! Click!Chapter Ten: Spiritual WarfareLesser rulers are perversion, murder, addiction, greed, suicide, contention, just to name a few inhabiting the skies from Carmel to Marin County (just north of San Francisco). Spiritually speaking, a person who is “tuned in” can drive from one community to the next and sense the change of spiritual activity. For example, San Francisco is only across the Bay from Oakland, yet these two are contrasting cities. They have a different “feel”...even to a person who is not spiritually tuned-in. Why? Ruling spirits! In San Francisco the spirit of perversion prevails while in Oakland, the spirit is murder and addiction. Those are my cities. Yes!How to pray for a city/town
There are territorial spirits that live and work in specific geographical areas. These evil
spirits (and those who gave them the right to erect their strongholds) must be identified in
order to be able to pray for the demolition of these strongholds.
- Don't think you can tackle a city on your own. Try to involve as many churches
and especially prayer groups in this matter - The principle of Prayer Triplets can be very effective in getting people involved in
interceding for the city.
But seriously, kids. We live in a society that is in many ways evolved (technologically, sociologically, economically, intellectually, so on and forth), but there's still alot of superstition from the yersinia pestis days shaping the way people see the world. And when they see you, nice human being that you are, as a demon-occupied husk in the service of satan's army-- And when they are hellbent on eliminating the way you look at the world, think, interact with people, conduct business, and so on-- Well that's a good time to start paying close attention. You may not be up for lobbing psychological fireballs fueled by your temporal lobe and the clucking of your tongue, but that doesn't exempt you from defending a good way of life.
Last night at an open house for the Sanchez Grotto Annex, where I have a writing office, I noticed a man with something electronic literally stuck to the side of his head quietly poking around one of the offices. Bumping into me later, he revealed that his first book had just been released. "What's it about?" I wanted to know. He explained it was a about how he'd suddenly gone completely deaf after years of relying on hearing aids. Rather than face a world without sound, he decided to have a cochlear implant installed, making him in effect a cyborg--and a reluctant one at that.
