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    Jyeshta  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 30 May 2006 23:59:15 -0600, Crowfoot    
   > wrote:   
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   > >In article <6vmo725nkj4go9oaavl8qpm4h6otfgstej@4ax.com>,   
   > > Jyeshta  wrote:   
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   > >> On Tue, 30 May 2006 02:15:38 -0600, Crowfoot    
   > >> wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> >In article <3sce72lnobvdo6fnrka4tc09n1g4u6sjhb@4ax.com>,   
   > >> > Jyeshta  wrote:   
   > >> >   
   > >> >> On Thu, 25 May 2006 13:55:07 -0400, Kimba W. Lion   
   > >> >>  wrote:   
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   > >> >> >On Thu, 25 May 2006 12:09:02 -0500, Jyeshta    
   > >> >> >wrote:   
   > >> >> >   
   > >> >> >>Has anyone read the book in the subject line?  The thought that we   
   are   
   > >> >> >>our loved ones' heaven seems to go completely against everything else   
   > >> >> >>I have read about the afterlife, being that there's a beautiful place   
   > >> >> >>with endless things to do and that our departed loved ones are calm   
   > >> >> >>knowing we'll be joining them soon.   
   > >> >> >   
   > >> >> >It's obvious that you haven't read the book. Why don't you find out   
   > >> >> >something about the book for yourself? Go to Amazon.com and read the   
   > >> >> >Introduction from the book.   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> No, I haven't read the book - only saw a snippet of an interview with   
   > >> >> her on TV in which she stated that we are their heaven.  I'll try to   
   > >> >> find the introduction, thanks.   
   > >> >   
   > >> >Don't waste your time.  Try "Messages from Michael" by Chelsea   
   > >> >Quinn Yarbro instead.   
   > >> >   
   > >> >C   
   > >>   
   > >> Thank you.  Is that the same Michael from the channeled Michael   
   > >> teachings?   
   > >   
   > >Yep; but there are a lot of people out there claiming to channel   
   > >"Michael", and my experience is that most of them are fakes.  The   
   > >distinguishing characteristic, as I've encountered it, is that the   
   > >original and true Michael teachings are absolutely adamant on   
   > >questions of free choice.  Any purported "Michael" stuff that claims to   
   > >predict the future (which is created moment by moment by the choices   
   > >made by all of us, not, according to M., laid down in advance) or that   
   > >tells anyone what they "should" do is bullshit.  If you read Yarbro's   
   > >book (or books -- there are several further volumes) before going on to   
   > >any of the derivative crap produced by various cultish frauds trying to   
   > >cash in on the idea of Michael, you'll get a sense of the backbone of   
   > >the real deal pretty quickly.   
   > >   
   > >I've been attending sessions with the several mediums Yarbro worked   
   > >with for these books for about 25 yrs now, long before any of the   
   > >phonies jumped in with their schemes to turn Michael into money-   
   > >making schemes for themselves.  Far as I can tell, this only Yarbro's   
   > >books are the real McCoy here.  But if you find the material   
   > >off-putting, by all means move on to something more comfortable.   One   
   > >size does not fit all (as Michael continually advises).   
   > >   
   > >C   
   >   
   > >C.   
   >   
   > Thank you for explaining the above.  Actually, I'm not sure the   
   > legitimate Michael material would suit me well.  I've been a student   
   > of astrology for nearly 20 years and I don't believe entirely in a   
   > non-deterministic life.  I do believe somewhat in free will, but only   
   > to an extent.  I should point out that many astrologers *do* believe   
   > quite strongly in free will.   
      
   There's a lot of very interesting discussion in Yarbro's Michael books   
   about the question of free will.  You might find a casual dip into one   
   of them interesting; or not.   
      
   C   
      
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