October 27, 1998
With the approach of Halloween we thought we would send out some of the
Spiritist Teachings on it. Here is the first installment. More tomorrow.
The following article was published in VOICES FROM SPIRIT
MAGAZINE, Vol. 1 No. 4, Copyright September, 1987, By; Spiritist Publications
By The Polleys, P.O. Box 4301, Portland, ME 04101. All rights reserved.
OUR MOST SACRED DAY
By; Speaker Gerald A. Polley
On October 31st, Halloween (All Souls' Eve) The Spiritists celebrate
their biggest holiday. That Day many thousands of years ago, five space
ships took up orbit around Earth, on board them the last survivors of the
terrible war which had destroyed their worlds. Short of foods, short of
water they found here all they needed and hoped to make here a peaceful
place where they could rebuild their civilizations.
That hope was short lived. The old conflicts flared again, and the colonies
established here were destroyed. But the Eternal Spirits of those Travellers
continued to exist and The Faith that They believed in, after centuries
of sleep, has been reborn in The Spiritist Teachings. The Goal of completing
Their Story is done, and will soon be ready for the world
In the meantime, we can only give thanks for The Glory of Their Love
and give Them this Day in Tribute. Blessed are The Ancient Ones, Glory
is Their Good. Their Light shall Forever Live.
October 28, 1998
With the approach of Halloween we thought we would send out some of the
Spiritist Teachings on it. Here is the second installment. More tomorrow.
WHY DO WE WEAR COSTUMES ON HALLOWEEN?
By; Speaker Gerald
A. Polley
Some people believe that we do this to scare away evil Spirits,
by making ourselves look more hideous than them. But this is not the
TRUE reason, though it does have a PARTIAL truth. To understand the answer
to this question we have to understand where the holiday originated from.
It started with The Ancient Wiccans who once inhabited the forests of
Europe. It was a combination of a celebration of the harvest of the plenty
that The Lord and Lady Of The Forest gave them, and, a tribute to their Ancestors.
The Wiccans believed that on this day their Ancestors came and visited
them to see how they were doing and praise their good works.
Each family believed they were descended from a creature of the forest,
some true, some mythical, and during the feast one member of the family
would sneak off, dress in the costume of their particular totem, and return
to the village to distribute gifts to the members of their family. Then,
they would dance a dance of brotherhood, and at the end scatter back into
the forest.
This is the true origin of dressing in costumes on Halloween. Over the
centuries other people picked up the tradition and added non-traditional
costumes until we have the great variety that we have today.
There is nothing sinister or evil about Halloween costumes. They're just
good fun.
October 29, 1998
With the approach of Halloween we thought we would send out some of the
Spiritist Teachings on it. Here is the third installment. More tomorrow.
WHERE DOES THE STORY OF THE WITCH'S CAULDRON COME FROM?
By; Speaker Gerald A. Polley
Where does the story of the witch's cauldron come from? We must go back
to a time very long ago, when the forests of central Europe were inhabited
by a kind and gentle people called the
Wiccans. It was their tradition to have a common meal at the end of the
day in which all in the village would partake. For such a large number of
people, a large cooking pot was necessary. It was also the Wiccan tradition
to give a prayer of thanks as they added each ingredient to the stew. They
believed that in doing so they blessed the plants and animals that gave
their essence to sustain them.
Visitors to the Wiccan villages thought the women preparing the stew
were making some kind of magick potion in these large cauldrons, muttering
magick incantations as they mixed it, and these strange brews gave the
Wiccans special powers and abilities. This became a part of many peoples'
folklore, and, over time, ended up the legend that we have today. It is
strange that such a thing could occur, that such a simple process as making
a stew could be mistaken for some kind of magickal rite, but stranger things
have happened during the passage of the ages....FAR stranger things!
October 30, 1998
With the approach of Halloween we thought we would send out some of the
Spiritist Teachings on it. Here is the fourth installment.
THE LEGEND OF THE BROOMSTICK
By; Speaker Gerald A. Polley
On many Halloween decorations you see a picture of a Witch flying through
the sky on a broom. Where did this legend originate from?
No one is quite sure. Many of The Ancient Peoples were aware of astral
projection, of being able to send your spirit out of your body to distant
places, and see what was occurring there and return to tell others. Some
misguided individuals came to believe that people doing this actually traveled
in a physical form, and were carried on many different conveyances.
The broom was a common object in many homes, and children running around
pretending to ride on it probably gave somebody the idea of making up the
story that those who journeyed through the night visiting far away places
flew on brooms.
Wherever it began it spread quickly and soon became an entrenched part
of folklore that could not be dispelled. To this day some young mystics
just learning to use their abilities will transport their astral form on
a broom. The tradition has become so entrenched in their minds that they
actually come to believe that this is the way they must travel during astral
projection.
This is a case where fantasy, in a way, becomes reality. But the brooms
are really unnecessary. The young psychics could travel just as easily without
them. But what to heck? It's tradition!
October 31, 1998
With the approach of Halloween we thought we would send out some of the
Spiritist Teachings on it. Here is the final installment.
THE WICKED WITCH
By; Speaker Gerald A. Polley
We see her on every Halloween decoration- the wicked witch riding her
broomstick stirring her cauldron, or simply showing her ugly face. Where
does this legend come from?
We must go back to the kind and gentle people that once inhabited the
forests of central Europe- The Wiccans. The Wiccans were very knowledgeable
in The Healing Arts. They knew how to mix herbs and the minerals of the
Earth to make medicines to cure many illnesses. They were highly sought
after by other peoples to cure their ills.
All was well until Christianity began to spread over Europe. The Christians
had the mistaken idea that sickness, pain and suffering was a punishment
from God for man's evil and anyone that relieved the pain that anyone was
suffering was interfering with the will of God, and did The Devil's Work.
The Christian priests especially hated the Wiccan priestesses because
their skills were so much better than theirs, and the people loved them
so much. They began to make up hideous crimes, false accusations to accuse
these gentle women of, to turn the people against them. They tortured thousands
of innocent people, made them confess to those crimes, then hung them or
burned them at the stake. These false accusations became an entrenched part
of human folklore, and some actually came to believe these terrible stories
were true.
Slowly these evil teachings were dispelled. The healing of the sick became
acceptable again and the secret knowledge kept hidden for so long was returned
to mankind. But the legend of the wicked witch still remained and became
part of the folklore of Halloween.
It is hard for us to believe today there could have been a time when
the healing of the sick was a crime, that a person could be tortured and
murdered for helping those in pain. But sadly such ignorance once existed.
Let us pray it will never exist again.
A little Halloween extra. While talking on a radio station today someone
called in and brought up Houdini and the message he was supposed to send
back from the Dead. They asked me if I had any knowledge of this. I told
them I had spoken to Houdini several years ago and he told me that he had
sent this message back to his wife, not once, but twice! But she had not
acknowledged that she had received it because of pressure being put upon
her by those around her. I cannot remember the exact message, but I do remember
that it was a code from their mind reading act that would tell Houdini
that his wife was holding a locket with a picture of the subject's mother
in it. It was something like;
"I am now holding something very precious to the one that has given it
to me."
It is too bad this message was never given, as it was intended for it
to be. But that is the way these things go sometimes.
Channeled Through; Speaker Gerald A. Polley
November 1, 1998
Jesus wants a miracle! He wants the absolute impossible! I have tried
to explain this to Him but He simply does not understand the limitations of
the material world, and the disbelief of mankind. He still believes there
are those that have faith, that if they hear His words will do His will,
no matter what it takes. I will try my best to explain what is going on.
There are, on our web site, three non-fiction books; The Book Of The
Nazarene, Lenin: My Biography After Death, and Abbott & Costello; Still
Makin' Pictures! There is a sort of contest going on. Each of the peoples
involved in these books want them published in paper form, so that everyone
in the world can read them, and so that they will be the first to bring
us financial support. Not only does Jesus want to win this contest, be
the first to have His Work published, but HE WANTS IT PUBLISHED BEFORE
CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR!
I have told Him that this is absolutely impossible. Even if we started
today, if a publisher appeared with the courage to do it, it could never
be gotten ready in time. Jesus has answered, "Demetrius, the weakness of
your flesh has made you forget the power of your Soul, made you forget
what we can do together. There are those that believe, those that hear,
those that know what we say is truth. They have but to hear you.
Send my word to all those that listen to you, to all those that speak
to them every day. Tell them what I want. Ask them to tell those that hear
them what I want, and let us see if we cannot still do miracles in Heaven,
together, you and I."
But I told Him, "Because of Clinton you won't even let these people in
Your Kingdom. You won't even hear their prayers. How can you believe one
of them will hear your wishes, and do Your Will?"
With this Jesus simply smiled at me and said, "Go, Demetrius, do what
I have asked you to do."
So I've done it! I've tried to explain to all of you what Jesus wants.
And I now leave it with you. I should mention, that because of the Edicts
we cannot work with publishers from the following states; California, Colorado,
Florida, Hawaii, and Nevada. But anyone from anyplace else in the world
could fulfill Jesus' wishes, but for them to be fulfilled it is really going
to take a miracle!
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