Criss Angel

[Celtaur]

Anyone Here a fan of Criss Angel?

Last night I saw Criss Angel on television walk on water on a lake, here he does the same trick on a pool.



Criss Angel going through glass - What's with that paper on the glass though? That "one continuous shot" is not so continuous that's for sure.





Now a few days ago I was speaking to someone who had watched a program on television that revealed a plethora of magic tricks. Now, the person who used to think people who did magic tricks were "devils," thinks magic tricks are phony and has lost all interest in them realizing they are fake. My response was "Obviously, I've been telling you forever that camera tricks and an audience who are in-on-it, is the most likely cause." Funny though, because this person always believes "reality tv" to be actually "real" and not rehearsed or staged. For years I've been saying "It's all staged, they just use camera's that look like 'reality/home videos'" Unfortunately, my skepticism, and looking at things from an objective perspective always fell on deaf ears.

Amazing how people believe everything on TV is true, until the TV tell them it's not, - as in the case of this "magic tricks revealed" program taking all the mystery and fun out of the tricks.

My other response was "Why is it that everything you don't understand is labeled as evil, coming from the Devil???" (In this persons case the Tarot is just one of those things with such a label) Needless to say, they didn't know what to say and quickly had to go. I think they may have come to a self realization about their thinking patterns. :p

[Mozelle]

Celtaur
I also know someone loves to tell me "That's the Devils work". This person is naturally evil without any magic. I don't reveal a lot of what I do to them. When his animal gets sick, he sure doesn't have a problem letting me lay hands on his animal.

We were talking over the weekend and he went into calling me every occult name he could think of. I'm sitting up there on the phone, pretty much defending belief systems I don't even practice. "Wiccan's do the work of Satan," he said. I told him, "Wiccan's don't even believe in Satan, That's Satanic. Wiccan's are like Tree Hugger's." I finally told him, "You needed to learn up on his occult knowledge." He could also use some researching on Pentagrams as well. "Like there's one pentagram in the world and it belongs to Satan." Finally just to mess with him I said, "Yes, I'm everything, Hoodoo Voodoo, a Witch, Christian. Are you afraid of me now?" His response was "Just don't put a curse on me."

He started all this of with, "Are you going to your Crystal cleaning party?"

Pretty much some crazy stuff I'd never even heard of. That involved people getting together to get there groove on sexually. Then he added a little bit of "Chakra" in it. Now, I have never heard of Crystal cleaning and Chakra work being anywhere close to devils work.

He should be worried about that haunted house he lives in. That makes me nervous to even be in. Ghost's appearing, fan blades shearing off and flying across the room at people. Things moving, and lamp light's coming on by themselves - the type of lamps where you have to pull the chain (Modern desk type and table types). Not to mention spirits wanting messages relayed when I'm there. More paranormal stuff happens in that house than I ever have experienced in one place. But he thinks theres nothing wrong with his house. He doesn't see these things. Well he sure saw that fan blade come off the ceiling fan where the metal part broke and flew across the room toward him through a small port window to the kitchen.

He needs his house cleansed, but I sure won't be the one doing it.

Oh yes "tarot is the work of the devil as well". I just see him being more ignorant than ever and he prides himself on being a genius.

[Celtaur]

Oh yes "tarot is the work of the devil as well". I just see him being more ignorant than ever and he prides himself on being a genius.

That says it all. It really does seem that people have a tendency to label things "evil" when they have no knowledge at all on the subject. I think it's got to do with conditioning in society to not only "fear the unknown," but convince others to fear it as well be attaching negative labels to it.

You also mentioned the Pentagram. So many people immediately state it is a Satanic symbol, whereas they really have no idea on the symbolism. It must be the dependence of society to be educated by fictional television and movies.

It works the same way for the magic tricks as shown above. People will believe it's really happening the way it is portrayed until educated otherwise.

[Unregistered]

Does not practice Christianity and seems like more of a Luciferian, possibly even Wiccan as he is heavily into yoga, body mind & spirit connection. His best friend, Sulley Erna(Frontman for Rock Group godsmack) is an admitted Wiccan. Criss said in a 2009 episode of MindFreak that he & Sulley are such good friends because "We think alike".

[Vdaet]

I agree with this. If you listen at all to Godsmack songs its very easy to see the influence of the Wiccan / Pagan culture. He believes in the goddess and is very open with his beliefs.