phil,
What a good testimony.
On another aspect of that, I think it's terrible ther P P and M  fooled most
people with that song.  I didn't find out till later what that was about.
How about bridge over troubled waters?  I've heard that one sung in
churches, and the last verse is about ha needle and a heroin trip.
A beautiful melody and decptive words.
Vinny
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Puff The Magic Dragon


> The following testimony speaks for itself.
>
> Puff The Magic Dragon
>
>
> By Phil Scovell
>
>
>
>
>      George called and said he was having a horrible anxiety
> attack.  He had experienced healing in many places but recent, and
> current, circumstances were trying to crush the life out of him.
>
>      As we talked about how he felt, he admitted that in the
> middle of his anxiety episode, a memory came to his attention
> during the time he was in the 6th grade.  He related that he could
> not get to the truth of what that memory was about but he saw that
> he was scared and nervous in the classroom.  He could clearly
> recall the students in their chairs and the teacher in the room
> but he felt too fearful to explore the true nature of the anxiety
> within the memory itself.  I had a scheduled appointment coming up
> but told him I would call him back later and pray with him about
> the fear and the importance of the memory.  In the mean time, I
> suggested he pray through the memory himself to see if more
> information surfaced.
>
>      Later I received an email of the victory he experienced and
> then we talked on the telephone concerning the healing the Lord
> brought to him.  Here is his testimony.
>
>      George reported, after getting off the phone, that he sat in
> a chair and refocused on the memory.  clearly the images of the
> classroom, the other seated students, and the teacher were all
> there.  He even specifically recalled the teacher's name.  Most
> importantly, and most disturbingly, the fear and anxiety and
> fright, which he could vividly feel, were still there as well.
> He could not understand why.  So, he asked the Lord.  the reply he
> received was that he had nearly always been frightened and
> scared.
>
>      George then requested the Lord show him the source, or cause,
> for this fear.  Immediately, as he saw and remembered the images
> of the childhood memory, a dragon walked into the room.  It flung
> it's head from side to side and if sniffing the air to find a
> particular victim.  At that moment, a figure of Jesus appeared in
> one corner of the room.  George said, "Lord Jesus?  What is that?
> dragon doing here?"
>
>      The Lord said, "That's Puff the magic dragon."
>
>      George knew, of course, that was the name of a song which
> Peter, Paul and Mary sang many years ago.  Those who recall, the
> song, easily recognize the implication of dope smoking, that
> symbolically produces dragons, that is, fairy tales or stories of
> fantasy.
>
> Author's Note.
>
>      This idea would be similar to Alice In Wonderland.  After
> ingesting certain types of mushrooms, psychedelic effects occurred
> in the story.  Here all this time you thought it was just a cute
> little children's fairy tale.  This is the same reasoning used by
> many today, even born again Christians, to justify the Harry
> Potter stories.  It is time to draw the line.
>
> End Of Author's note.
>
>      George confessed later to me that he used to often sing this
> cute little song, Puff The Magic Dragon, to himself as he worked
> because it seemed to bring comfort to him.  It brought something
> to him spiritually but not comfort.
>
>      George, after hearing what the Lord said and briefly
> considering what he had heard, asked, "So what does Puff the magic
> dragon have to do with this memory?"
>
>      The Lord said, "You have been substituting fantasies to
> avoid, and to cope with, stress and fearful circumstances in your
> life."
>
>      "What does the dragon want from me?" George then asked.
>
>      "He wants to kill you," Jesus said matter of factly.
>
>      It was clear to George by this time what the dragon was.
> "Does this demon have a right to be in my life?" George wanted to
> know.
>
>      "No," came the single word answer from the Lord.
>
>      "What do you want me to do with him, then?" George asked.
>
>      "Send him away," came the succinct answer.
>
>      "In the name of the True Lord Jesus Christ," George prayed,
> "I bind you and all those under your authority.  I command you to
> leave and to go to the place where the true Lord Jesus Christ
> wants you to go.  Don't ever come back."
>
>      Then a very curious thing happened, George said.  The dragon
> began leaving but as he stood there, a duplicate image of the
> dragon separated itself from the first image and began exiting the
> room.  This was quickly followed by a second and a third and a
> fourth.  The main image remain where it was.
>
>      George said, "Lord, what is going on here?"
>
>      "these are the fantasies created in your mind over the years
> to distract you from hearing the truth," he heard the Holy Spirit
> speaking into his thoughts.
>
>      "How many of these are there?" George asked curiously.
>
>      Jesus said, "25."
>
>      George watched as the images of the original dragon followed
> each other as they exited the room until the final image, the
> original dragon, walked out of the room as well.
>
>      George looked at the corner where Jesus had been standing and
> began laughing.  Jesus was giving the "thumbs up" signal and then,
> as George continued to watch, the Lord began to dance around the
> room with joy causing George to laugh even more.  The fear and
> anxiety he felt as a 6th grader in the classroom vanished and now
> joy and peace filled the room and the boy.
>
>      this is the type of thing that drives a lot of Christians
> crazy.  First, it is labeled as psycho heresy, self hypnosis,
> personal guided imagery, theatrical meditation, lucid dreaming, or
> sometimes it is simply label demonic.  It is none of these things,
> of course, because it is nothing more than intimate prayer with
> the True Lord Jesus Christ.  If you recall, Jesus was accused of
> casting out demons by the power of Satan.  (See Matthew 9:32-34).
> Of course, this argument makes no sense whatsoever but many
> Christians have resigned themselves to believing the Enemy has
> such imaginary power and the true Lord Jesus does not.  I grew up
> believing that anybody whoever saw Jesus was a heretic,
> theologically twisted, and very likely mentally ill, or worse,
> demon possessed.
>
>      Some choose to label this form of prayer "inner healing," and
> thus attribute its origin to New Age philosophy, heretical
> theology, or Luciferian mysticism.  You are free to believe
> whatever you wish.  While you are believing whatever it is you
> believe, keep in mind the true nature of the Enemy, that is, Jesus
> said Satan has come to steel, kill and to destroy.  (See John
> 10:10).
>
>      My question to you is this.  Are you afraid?  Do you have
> anxiety and panic attacks and you don't know why?  What is the
> source of your depression?  Would you like to be free?  Call me
> and learn to pray as George has.
>
> Safe Place Fellowship
> Phil Scovell
> Denver, Colorado
> Mountain time Zone
> Phone:  303-507-5175
> www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
>