| What
is the purpose and principles of the Spirit Questors®?
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| PRIMARY PURPOSE |
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Spirit Questors envision peaceful co-existence based on the healing of
and positive interaction with people, the spirits of the deceased,
elementals and higher beings through the practice of unconditional love. |
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| SECONDARY PURPOSE |
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Respect the free will of each individual
2. Strive to be truthful in all endeavors
3. Avoid depriving any being of their right to exist
4. Exist as a responsible forum where students of New Age, Psychics and
Adept and the uninitiated can dialogue on key concepts that will help
provide for physical, social, and spiritual education of the society |
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| PRINCIPLES OF THE GROUP |
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We do not accept or solicit money for psychic-related activities
rendered
2. We do not use the Spirit Questor’s name without the
knowledge or approval of the association, no matter how noble the
intention
3. Any form of gross abuse of the agent’s
hospitality/generosity
4. Violation or deviation from any of the purposes of the association |
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| How do you define spirit questing? |
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Spirit questing, in a
nutshell, is communicating with earthbound human spirits and
elementals.
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| What is the rationale behind spirit
questing? |
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we communicate with earthbound human beings, we attempt to assist these
spirits to move on or to release them from bondage to the earth-zone.
Where we attempt to negotiate with elementals, we attempt to negotiate
for the peaceful coexistence between these spirits and human beings. |
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| How did spirit
questing/Spirit Questors start in the country? |
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The
Spirit Questors came into being from the elective course titled
“Psychic Powers and Shamanism” which Tony Perez
taught for the Interdisciplinary Studies Program of the Ateneo de
Manila University in 1995. The syllabus consists mainly of the
philosophy, native pathways and ritual practices of the North American
Indians, which Tony had the opportunity to research on while training
in the United States for the United States Information Service, where
he has been employed for the past 2 decades. His students were
introduced to the four directions, the medicine wheel, the sacred pipe,
power bundles, prayer bundles, power animals, smudging, shamanic
journeying, shamanic healing, shape-shifting, Zuni fetishes, soul
catchers, dream catchers — and the Hopi Indian Spirit quest.
Tony’s students
underwent an adaptation of this activity as the final project for the
course. The activity was successful on three counts: as a forum for
contacting spirits, as a venue for obtaining power and as a context for
a numinous experience that constituted a true rite of passage. |
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| What is a Hopi Indian Spirit Quest? |
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Hopi Indian spirit quest is essentially a rite of passage, or
initiation. During a native North American spirit quest, a shaman takes
an adolescent to the wilderness, where, after a period of cleansing,
they dig a hole on sacred ground. The adolescent stays inside the hole
for a period of three days and three nights within which he will be
visited by the spirits of his ancestors, his spirit guides and his
power animals, and is endowed by them with his calling and the
corresponding medicine that he will need for his life ahead. The
adolescent then returns to his tribe, or community, where, henceforth,
he is accepted and treated as an adult. |
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| What misconceptions do you encounter
regarding spirit questing? |
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| Banishing
and or “Ghost Busting”. We do not believe in
banishing a
spirit because a banished spirit simply displaces itself to another
location within the earth-zone, and gains no enlightenment from our
rejection. A spirit whom we approach in the light of God, on the other
hand, is eventually unburdened of its suffering. |
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| Are you affiliated with any TV show and/or
other media group? |
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NO! We are NOT,
in any way, connected
with any TV show and/or other media group.
It
is amazing how the phrases “spirit questors”,
“spirit questing” and “spirit
quests” have been household words due to the
Questors’ media exposure that has catapulted them to national
— and to a certain extent, international —
consciousness. Even various mediums, channelers and séance
leaders who are interviewed on TV, on radio and in print, mistakenly
refer to themselves as “spirit questors.” The fact
is, only the Spirit Questors can be called spirit questors (Spirit
Questors, Inc., is registered under the Securities and Exchange
Commission.)
Aside from completing
training, the Questors are further characterized by the fact that the
group render services free of charge to individuals and to groups, and
do not accept donations of any kind on the grounds that in rendering
service, a legitimate exchange of energy instantaneously occurs, its
best forms being unconditional love, friendship and compassion. Where
money, or nonspiritual compensation, is involved, unconditional love is
certainly not possible.
More
importantly, the Spirit Questors believe that, since we have received
our psychic abilities for free, and that, if we use these powers in
exchange for money or material things, we will eventually lose our
protection, channel the wrong information and experience withdrawal of
support from the spirit world. Thus, members who decided to do
otherwise or to pursue individual careers have been asked to leave and
sever their connections with the group. This rigid process of quality
control is in line with the Questors’ fervent effort to
uphold its principles at all times. |
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| Is
being a Spirit Questor a full-time job? |
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| Although
living the principles of the Spirit Questors is a full-time endeavour,
each member has a life outside the organization. On regular days,
Questors are encouraged to follow their own career paths. You'd be
surprised by the number of professionals in the group such as doctors,
educators, entrepreneurs, business executives and artists. |
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| How does one become a Spirit Questor? |
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In order to become a
Spirit Questor, he/she must first adhere to ideals and policies of the
group. That person must then complete the core training given to
him/her while still in the Observer status, pass the interview to be
done by a panel of Questors and then membership will be voted
upon by the Council and the Senior Spirit Questors.
For
more details, click on this link: how
to be an Observer |
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