It didn't ruin it for me. I still sing it to Jesus or about Jesus even if the writer wrote it for other reasong and I think Paul Simon wrote it.
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Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all.
Karen Carter '74
> Vinny,
>
> I think that songs are a lot more about why and how we mean them as
> singers/instrumentalists than what they were written for. there are some
> lyrics that are obviously about sinful acts, and I have no problem staying
> away from those. hOwever, you've just ruined a good song for a lot of good
> people.
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
>
>
> JulieMelton
> visit me at
> www.heart-and-music.com
> Keep smiling!
>
>
>
>
> >From: Cindy H <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Puff The Magic Dragon
> >Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 03:55:01 -0700
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> >now thats something I never heard before. I love that song.
> >
> >cindy
> >
> >Vinny Samarco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >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
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Phil Scovell"
> >To:
> >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
> > >
> >
> >
> > Your White Lily Candle consultant!
> >**Want to know what a day in Heaven is like? Then come to
> >www.heavenscented.com
> >-They may forget what you did but they will never forget how you made them
> >feel.--Carl Buechner
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> ><DIV>now thats something I never heard before. I love that song.</DIV>
> ><DIV> </DIV>
> ><DIV>cindy<BR><BR><B><I>Vinny Samarco <[log in to unmask]></I></B>
> >wrote:</DIV>
> ><BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;
> >BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">phil,<BR>What a good testimony.<BR>On
> >another aspect of that, I think it's terrible ther P P and M fooled
> >most<BR>people with that song. I didn't find out till later what that was
> >about.<BR>How about bridge over troubled waters? I've heard that one sung
> >in<BR>churches, and the last verse is about ha needle and a heroin
> >trip.<BR>A beautiful melody and decptive words.<BR>Vinny<BR>----- Original
> >Message -----<BR>From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]><BR>To:
> ><[log in to unmask]><BR>Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005
> >5:11 PM<BR>Subject: Puff The Magic Dragon<BR><BR><BR>> The following
> >testimony speaks for itself.<BR>><BR>> Puff The Magic
> >Dragon<BR>><BR>><BR>> By Phil
> >Scovell<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> George called and said he
> >was having a horrible anxiety<BR>> attack. He had experienced healing in
> >many places but recent, and<BR>>
> > current, circumstances were trying to crush the life out of
> >him.<BR>><BR>> As we talked about how he felt, he admitted that in
> >the<BR>> middle of his anxiety episode, a memory came to his
> >attention<BR>> during the time he was in the 6th grade. He related that
> >he could<BR>> not get to the truth of what that memory was about but he
> >saw that<BR>> he was scared and nervous in the classroom. He could
> >clearly<BR>> recall the students in their chairs and the teacher in the
> >room<BR>> but he felt too fearful to explore the true nature of the
> >anxiety<BR>> within the memory itself. I had a scheduled appointment
> >coming up<BR>> but told him I would call him back later and pray with
> >him about<BR>> the fear and the importance of the memory. In the mean
> >time, I<BR>> suggested he pray through the memory himself to see if
> >more<BR>> information surfaced.<BR>><BR>> Later I received an
> >email of the victory he experienced and<BR>> then we talked on the
> > telephone concerning the healing the Lord<BR>> brought to him. Here is
> >his testimony.<BR>><BR>> George reported, after getting off the
> >phone, that he sat in<BR>> a chair and refocused on the memory. clearly
> >the images of the<BR>> classroom, the other seated students, and the
> >teacher were all<BR>> there. He even specifically recalled the teacher's
> >name. Most<BR>> importantly, and most disturbingly, the fear and anxiety
> >and<BR>> fright, which he could vividly feel, were still there as
> >well.<BR>> He could not understand why. So, he asked the Lord. the reply
> >he<BR>> received was that he had nearly always been frightened
> >and<BR>> scared.<BR>><BR>> George then requested the Lord show him
> >the source, or cause,<BR>> for this fear. Immediately, as he saw and
> >remembered the images<BR>> of the childhood memory, a dragon walked into
> >the room. It flung<BR>> it's head from side to side and if sniffing the
> >air to find a<BR>> particular victim. At
> > that moment, a figure of Jesus appeared in<BR>> one corner of the
> >room. George said, "Lord Jesus? What is that?<BR>> dragon doing
> >here?"<BR>><BR>> The Lord said, "That's Puff the magic
> >dragon."<BR>><BR>> George knew, of course, that was the name of a
> >song which<BR>> Peter, Paul and Mary sang many years ago. Those who
> >recall, the<BR>> song, easily recognize the implication of dope smoking,
> >that<BR>> symbolically produces dragons, that is, fairy tales or stories
> >of<BR>> fantasy.<BR>><BR>> Author's Note.<BR>><BR>> This
> >idea would be similar to Alice In Wonderland. After<BR>> ingesting
> >certain types of mushrooms, psychedelic effects occurred<BR>> in the
> >story. Here all this time you thought it was just a cute<BR>> little
> >children's fairy tale. This is the same reasoning used by<BR>> many
> >today, even born again Christians, to justify the Harry<BR>> Potter
> >stories. It is time to draw the line.<BR>><BR>> End Of Author's
> > note.<BR>><BR>> George confessed later to me that he used to often
> >sing this<BR>> cute little song, Puff The Magic Dragon, to himself as he
> >worked<BR>> because it seemed to bring comfort to him. It brought
> >something<BR>> to him spiritually but not comfort.<BR>><BR>>
> >George, after hearing what the Lord said and briefly<BR>> considering
> >what he had heard, asked, "So what does Puff the magic<BR>> dragon have
> >to do with this memory?"<BR>><BR>> The Lord said, "You have been
> >substituting fantasies to<BR>> avoid, and to cope with, stress and
> >fearful circumstances in your<BR>> life."<BR>><BR>> "What does the
> >dragon want from me?" George then asked.<BR>><BR>> "He wants to kill
> >you," Jesus said matter of factly.<BR>><BR>> It was clear to George
> >by this time what the dragon was.<BR>> "Does this demon have a right to
> >be in my life?" George wanted to<BR>> know.<BR>><BR>> "No," came
> >the single word answer from the
> > Lord.<BR>><BR>> "What do you want me to do with him, then?" George
> >asked.<BR>><BR>> "Send him away," came the succinct
> >answer.<BR>><BR>> "In the name of the True Lord Jesus Christ," George
> >prayed,<BR>> "I bind you and all those under your authority. I command
> >you to<BR>> leave and to go to the place where the true Lord Jesus
> >Christ<BR>> wants you to go. Don't ever come back."<BR>><BR>> Then
> >a very curious thing happened, George said. The dragon<BR>> began
> >leaving but as he stood there, a duplicate image of the<BR>> dragon
> >separated itself from the first image and began exiting the<BR>> room.
> >This was quickly followed by a second and a third and a<BR>> fourth. The
> >main image remain where it was.<BR>><BR>> George said, "Lord, what is
> >going on here?"<BR>><BR>> "these are the fantasies created in your
> >mind over the years<BR>> to distract you from hearing the truth," he
> >heard the Holy Spirit<BR>> speaking into his
> > thoughts.<BR>><BR>> "How many of these are there?" George asked
> >curiously.<BR>><BR>> Jesus said, "25."<BR>><BR>> George watched
> >as the images of the original dragon followed<BR>> each other as they
> >exited the room until the final image, the<BR>> original dragon, walked
> >out of the room as well.<BR>><BR>> George looked at the corner where
> >Jesus had been standing and<BR>> began laughing. Jesus was giving the
> >"thumbs up" signal and then,<BR>> as George continued to watch, the Lord
> >began to dance around the<BR>> room with joy causing George to laugh
> >even more. The fear and<BR>> anxiety he felt as a 6th grader in the
> >classroom vanished and now<BR>> joy and peace filled the room and the
> >boy.<BR>><BR>> this is the type of thing that drives a lot of
> >Christians<BR>> crazy. First, it is labeled as psycho heresy, self
> >hypnosis,<BR>> personal guided imagery, theatrical meditation, lucid
> >dreaming, or<BR>> sometimes it is simply label
> > demonic. It is none of these things,<BR>> of course, because it is
> >nothing more than intimate prayer with<BR>> the True Lord Jesus Christ.
> >If you recall, Jesus was accused of<BR>> casting out demons by the power
> >of Satan. (See Matthew 9:32-34).<BR>> Of course, this argument makes no
> >sense whatsoever but many<BR>> Christians have resigned themselves to
> >believing the Enemy has<BR>> such imaginary power and the true Lord
> >Jesus does not. I grew up<BR>> believing that anybody whoever saw Jesus
> >was a heretic,<BR>> theologically twisted, and very likely mentally ill,
> >or worse,<BR>> demon possessed.<BR>><BR>> Some choose to label
> >this form of prayer "inner healing," and<BR>> thus attribute its origin
> >to New Age philosophy, heretical<BR>> theology, or Luciferian mysticism.
> >You are free to believe<BR>> whatever you wish. While you are believing
> >whatever it is you<BR>> believe, keep in mind the true nature of the
> >Enemy, that is, Jesus<BR>> said
> > Satan has come to steel, kill and to destroy. (See John<BR>>
> >10:10).<BR>><BR>> My question to you is this. Are you afraid? Do you
> >have<BR>> anxiety and panic attacks and you don't know why? What is
> >the<BR>> source of your depression? Would you like to be free? Call
> >me<BR>> and learn to pray as George has.<BR>><BR>> Safe Place
> >Fellowship<BR>> Phil Scovell<BR>> Denver, Colorado<BR>> Mountain
> >time Zone<BR>> Phone: 303-507-5175<BR>>
> >www.SafePlaceFellowship.com<BR>><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><DIV>
> ><DIV>
> ><DIV align=center>
> ><DIV>
> ><DIV>
> ><DIV>
> ><DIV><FONT face=system color=#57708f><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=5><FONT
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> ><DIV><FONT face=system color=#57708f><FONT face="arial narrow" size=5>-They
> >may forget what you did but they will never forget how you made them
> >feel.--Carl
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