Wrestling Spirits of the Old & New Worlds - A Conversation with Sister Anastasia
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- About Sister Anastasia: A member of an Orthodox monastery, she received her MA in Theology from St Vladimir's Seminary. She has long studied ancient praxis and modern addiction in all its varieties, which informs her writing on purification, inner prayer, and the role of the Church in a rapidly changing world. Today she sits down with John to talk about life in the Church and the new world influences all around us.
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This “Enlightened” New World utopia isn’t turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. Society is disenchanting, but are the only alternatives hiding out in the hills or burying yourself in books? With an air of levity and a touch of humor, John Heers teaches how to examine the confusing New World by calling upon the mind and wisdom of oft-forgotten Old. Heavy Things, Lightly.
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Credits Music: Intro / Outro Provided by Greg Gilbertson & Band
I have this beautiful book...I received in the mail yesterday and read it in its entirety in one sitting...it is THAT good!
I just ordered it! Hope it comes soon!
I (very nearly) read it in one night too!
It is an absolutely amazing book. It's basically what Fr. Seraphim Rose's writings were to the baby boomer generation to us millennials.
Her book is one of the most influential I’ve read as a new age convert. I was a practicing psychic before coming to Christ. I identified with so many elements of her journey. Glory to God!
Liked this even before watching! Great to see Sister Anastasia again, her interview on Ancient Faith was amazing! Glory to God for her conversion, may her story help bring many home to Holy Orthodoxy! 🙏🏼☦️
"You are Mine" - bought it, excellent so far. Lord willing, so many will find the Great Physician. ☦️
God is free of charge, but the devil comes at a high price.
>Do you go to the farmers’ market?
>Yes
>Are you a farmer?
>No
>Then you can come to a Christian thing and not be a Christian, and still enjoy it!
Come and see!
After leaving Mormonism clear back in 2002...looking back, this is one of their most destructive doctrines. They teach that we have a transactional relationship with God. They have a scripture in their scriptures that says "There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated-And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated."
Teaching transactionality with God feels utterly blasphemous to me now. This teaching destroys any understanding of God's love, or of love in our human relationships.
Thank you for this excellent interview. I will definitely read her book. You and others have spoken about this void or "hole" that so many of us feel that lead us to seek spiritual paths for healing and for answers. I wonder if you would ever consider addressing the flip side of that - those others who feel no such void or hole. So many people around me (in an affluent, comfortable, highly educated area of western Canada) are perfectly contented with their lives, are generally kind and generous people, and seem to have no need of God. How can this be? Since union with God is our only hope for truth and life, why can so many seem to happily get by without it? I haven't seen or heard any Orthodox Christians addressing this issue on blogs/podcasts/etc. Thank you.
Loved this episode. I love nuns, Sister Anastasia was great with alot of insight ! You've gained a new subscriber !
Regardless of past, Sister has a purity of soul that is beautiful. May God bless her book and words to reach many many women as she was.
10:20 this is an excellent question. I had a somewhat similar experience (Buddhism), and have thought a lot about this. More than explicit paganism, the subtlety is so much more dangerous. Many of the truths I learned along the way coincide perfectly with Orthodoxy within the context of Christ and the incarnation, but without Christ at the center you wind up way out in the darkness. God is an abstraction, all spiritual experiences/energies are good and beneficial, and it all falls back into self-deification. The adage is true: the devil is in the details.
So good - thx be to God - awesome!!
Gratitude for having a female voice within Christianity to share with us. Do more please!! Maybe an Abbess?
This is so beautiful
Love your show Mr Heers. Many Godly blessings to you and your family ❤️☦️🤌
I can't decide if I like Johns questions even better than her answers...well played Heers!
New channel for me. Cool.
John, how can I get in touch with Sister Anastasia? I spoke with you about my sister Joanna when you visited us in Washington at St.Herman's.
Nice shirt! გაგიმარჯოს! I love it! American here, with close ties to საქართველო.
Excellent conversation and great questions John! Looking forward to picking up this book!
What monastery is she at?
This was wonderful, thank you both. I ordered the book and am looking forward to reading it.
So did I, I am about halfway through and it's wonderful.
გმადლობდ great content
Is there a way I can email Sister Anastasia?
Vocal fry? 😟
Don't judge according to appearances, but judge with righteous judgment
I would love her contact info. I need to talk to someone like her. My personal story shares much in common with hers. My wife sent this video to me & because of the topic I listened.
Where them links in the shownotes bruh