Supernatural, fantasy and occult

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

No, no. I know you're not taking the occult lightly. It was just a comment. No worries mate.
Also, I strongly believe Tolkien was a Christian, not a Free Mason and by a Christian I mean the Bible-believing type, not the airy-fairy sort.

[Phy]

I feel at though it may be a betrayal against God if continued to entertain some of these ideas in my stories.

It's only a betrayal against God if you lie for the purpose of 'success'.

If you tell a true story, even if it involves the occult and the temptation and lies (and even apparent power), that only brings the very real danger into the light, where it can be exposed for what it is.

[lisanq]

Didn't Jesus himself tell the parable of the rich man in hell who wanted the beggar who went to heaven to give him a drop of water? If Jesus did it as a parable and we are clear on what evil or ignorance leads to, that is the whole purpose, isn't it?

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

I don't remember that verse. Is it in the Apocrypha?

[Lazarusrizing]

Thank you, Phy and lisanq.

Phy:

Well this is a fictional story. I'm not writing with the intention to lie, to mislead the viewing audience about what happens after we die (if that's what you mean). I like the story because of the twist, but I was conflicted about how what happens in it will conflict with what the bible teaches about the afterlife. I don't encourage occult ideas, and I hope the play won't justify those ideas.

lisanq:

My lead character is in mourning and lost in a world that seems seductive and comforting, but it's really not. My psychic character is benevolent and manages to enter this realm and convince him to leave and go to his peace. I don't promote the use of psychic powers or contact with the dead, but as I've said before, I'm concerned if perhaps I am indirectly promoting it.

Thanks again. Blessings.