as for the crystalball you can see changes, as i was seeing some kid that had been sick and he was lying in a bed well shortly after i found out a friend of mine who is also a reader her son was very sick in the hospitol, and i was talking to her on the phone and i was describing this guy that was bright as day in my crystalball. and she stated that was her boys father, as he had died several yrs prior, so i was ment to see him for a reason.
another time i was talking to her, and i saw some kid with a mohawk and the scene changed to a indian girl, and within 10min her son walks in with a purple color mohawk and his gf mom gave him a indian candal so of course she was freaking out over that..
and when my ex bf died. the week i found out he died i was looking in the ball and i saw a little boy wearing a cowboy hat(his mom gave me a pic of him prior) so i knew it was him and i saw people standing in line to get through a gate a gate of heaven and i saw something to do with house of jeweles it was interesting

so you lean more toward that than your catholic upbringing? I have a friend who is wiccan

well keep on shakin it girl...glad to aquire said info.

I want an open discussion about what people think

no not really i still have my catholic beliefs.. i dont go to church that often but i wear a cross and i have a bible..
that friend that i mention that is also a reader, she a catholic wiccan

most of the time, i don't think, i just react.

I have christian beliefs but I don't believe in organized religion

I spent about 2 years visiting with them,even attended some of their rituals, what can I say,I was invited.They respect all life from the smallest animals to men and women equally.The ones I knew wouldn't eat meat.Strict vegitarians.Hanging with them is where I lost my habit of throwing down cigarette butts in nature becouse it only takes one to kill a whole nest of groundsquerels.Many litte things.
Some that may offend others.

I don't throw my cigarettes on the ground i guess for the same reason...but the no meat thing...can't do it. I'm a country girl and love meat

but even if I don't argee with others...i enjoy learning about them. we all live in the world...so i like to learn about the world. learning about it doesn't mean i'm going to change my beliefs...but i have a better understand of people

I too have studied many many religions and beliefs....This works for me Yellowrose as I posted in your other thread. I believe what I do because of things that happen in my life to me. I know God is real for the things that God has shown me...My relationship with him is a personal walk. I don't care what religion ppl are.....religion is man made...what I care about is God, The Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Word of God, The Bible.

1. God created all that is seen and unseen
Christians believe that God is the creator of all people, the world, the universe, and everything seen and unseen. This is based on various Bible passages, including the Bible's book of Genesis.

2. Jesus is the Son of God and is One with God
Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that He is one with God, and that He was sent here for our salvation. In John 10:30 (English-NIV), the Apostle John quotes Jesus as saying, "I and the Father are one."

3. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary Christians believe that Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit of God and born through the Virgin Mary. As explained in Matthew 1:18 (English-NIV), "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit."

4. Jesus suffered and was crucified
Jesus suffered for our sins and was crucified. As explained in Matthew 27:23-56 (English-NIV), Jesus was falsely accused of being an anti-government rebel. He was brought to Pontius Pilate to be crucified. He was mocked, beaten, taunted and crucified.

5. Jesus died and was buried
Jesus died after being crucified. He was buried in a tomb owned by a man named Joseph of Arimathea, who was a follower of Jesus. In Matthew 27:57-60 (English-NIV), the Bible says, "As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away."

6. Jesus rose again (the Resurrection)
Jesus was resurrected, which means that He died, but was brought back to life again. You can read more about the resurrection in the New Testament book of John, chapter 20. People who believe in Jesus will also be resurrected after they die, and brought into the kingdom of Heaven.

7. Jesus ascended into Heaven
Jesus ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father. This happened after Jesus was resurrected. We too will go to Heaven, but only through faith in Jesus Christ. As explained in Mark 16:19-20 (English-NIV): "After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it."

8. Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead
Jesus will return again to judge the living and the dead, and to establish a kingdom that will have no end. In Matthew 24:30-31 (English-NIV), Jesus is quoted as saying that He will return during the last days of man: "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other."

9. People who repent their sins will be forgiven
People are "saved" and forgiven if they confess their sins and confess their belief in the resurrection of Jesus. As explained in Romans 10:9-10 (English-NIV), "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."

10. Anyone can have salvation
All people may receive salvation in the name of Jesus Christ. In Romans 10:12 (English-NIV), for example, it says: "For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile - the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him…"

John 3:16 (NIV):
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."