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Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn
Well, gee, all ya have to do is google things like Levitation by Tibetan or Indian monks...
Stories of Catholic levitation...you name it...type in yogis or gurus
or Eastern masters that bi-locate and levitate, there are many stories.
Self inflicted torment? Sure -it worked for Joseph to focus his mind and desire...but, the only way?
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Since you yourself are a self-admitted Catholic, I'm sure you realize the Catholic practice of the Sacrament where the participants eat the Wafer. That wafer has been specially consecrated. This is all part of that Ritual which is necessary for holy communion.
Based on that ceremony, you can see my point about the necessity for Rituals.
Another Catholic practice is the Novena during which Fasting is done. Depending on the harshness of that Fasting, it can be done to the degree where it becomes self-inflicted torment of the kind practiced by Saint Joseph. So, as you can see, in your own self-admitted Catholicism, there are certain rituals/disciplines to be practiced--with all due respect to you, Miss Hepburn.