{"id":617,"date":"2024-04-18T10:55:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/onthecontrary\/?p=617"},"modified":"2024-10-10T10:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:20:47","slug":"mind-control-religious-and-occult-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/onthecontrary\/2024\/04\/mind-control-religious-and-occult-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Religious and Occult Abuse on Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Welcome to Earth, The Sun is in Sagittarius<\/h2>\n

In the Beginning<\/h2>\n I felt the cool drops of water fall on my forehead. Gazing up I captured a glimpse of beings hovering over me. My eyes were opened.\u00a0 I was one year old.\u00a0 It was then I knew that I existed. I remember that defining moment. I was being baptized.<\/span><\/p>\n Grandpa Argay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Observing long-forgotten photographs, I appeared like such a joyful child.\u00a0 My father was protective and proud, and my mother compassionate and soft-spoken.\u00a0 We looked like a happy family.\u00a0 I loved my Grandpa Argay; he was the best.\u00a0 He told me, \u201cAlways do what is right<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d and continuously referred to \u201cThe Little Engine that Could<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>I would sit with him every Sunday and he made me speak the words, \u201cI think I can, I think I can.\u201d\u00a0 My grandmother was an astute woman.\u00a0 She taught me how to dress and properly present myself. Thus, they wanted me to attend Penn State University when I graduated high school.\u00a0 Our ancestors settled in Pennsylvania, and they were very proud of their Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Every weekend Grammy asked me to spell the word \u201cknowledge.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \ Grammy Brezina -Argay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \ \u00a0So, t<\/span>hose were the first eight years of my life; then it all fell apart.\u00a0 My mother and father divorced, and my life became very confusing.\u00a0 My father distanced himself and my mother decided to stay alone after the divorce became final.\u00a0 I chose to live with my mother.\u00a0 Consequently, a few years later, she decided to give her life to Jesus.\u00a0 Even though I was young and na\u00efve, I knew my mother was a lonely woman.\u00a0 She turned to alcohol and used religion as a crutch, all while never resolving her deeper issues.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \ \ Mom (Cindy \u2013 \u201cSatinig\u201d) Morrison \u2013 Argay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \ I have experienced traumatic events throughout my childhood and adulthood. These events included extreme religious beliefs followed by meeting people involved in occult practices. Thereupon, at 29 years old, I became engaged to a man who was a semi-famous musician and whose elite family worked for a government agency in the 1980s, which led to me losing more than 20 years of my life. Little did I know what he was involved in and how deeply he was connected to the occult.<\/p>\n \ My former fianc\u00e9 despised my Catholic upbringing and my reverence for Jesus therefore subjecting me to severe psychological abuse. Nonetheless, despite the abuse I endured, I do not blame my Creator for what happened. However, my experiences with religion and occultism have led me to develop a deep concern for children, women, healthy parenting, self-awareness, the importance of acquiring knowledge and most importantly, maintaining a strong faith in the \u2014 Highest God.<\/p>\n \ <\/pre>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Earth, The Sun is in Sagittarius In the Beginning I felt the cool drops of water fall on my forehead. Gazing up I captured a glimpse of beings hovering over me. My eyes were opened.\u00a0 I was one year old.\u00a0 It was then I knew that I existed. I remember that defining moment. 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