Anybody ever felt possessed by Jesus?

[agorman]

I remembered that one of the many reasons why I don't go back to Christianity is because I once meditated with the famous "Maranatha" and felt that I was being possessed by someone. I suppose it was Jesus; because I was continuously calling him with that aramaic word/mantra. I felt my body was occupied by a very powerful being and that I was loosing myself; that I was slowly dying and becoming replaced by the deity I was calling. My body was becoming a puppet or instrument. I'm still puzzled by that possessing/replacing attitude of Jesus and I wonder if I used a wrong method of meditation; one aimed at fusing with the deity. Did any of you ever felt possessed by Jesus?

 

[Amechania]

Well yeah sometimes multiple possessions in succession. But then I have a cigarette and regain my composure.

 

[gzusfrk]

I remembered that one of the many reasons why I don't go back to Christianity is because I once meditated with the famous "Maranatha" and felt that I was being possessed by someone. I suppose it was Jesus; because I was continuously calling him with that aramaic word/mantra. I felt my body was occupied by a very powerful being and that I was loosing myself; that I was slowly dying and becoming replaced by the deity I was calling. My body was becoming a puppet or instrument. I'm still puzzled by that possessing/replacing attitude of Jesus and I wonder if I used a wrong method of meditation; one aimed at fusing with the deity. Did any of you ever felt possessed by Jesus?

I wish............... I'm a work in progress

 

[agorman]

I wish............... I'm a work in progress

So you basically want to die?

 

[gzusfrk]

So you basically want to die?

You didn't say any thing about dying, you said possessed.

 

[ChristineES]

Christians, the ones I know, believe in The Holy Spirit and being "possessed" by it but I've never heard anyone ever say that Jesus possessed him or her.

I don't feel possessed by Jesus, but I try to follow His example that is written in the Gospels.

 

[Deadtroopers]

That doesn't sound like any version of Jesus I have come across. The opposite in fact. I would steer clear of that kind of thing: your either calling a demon or inviting severe psychiatric/psychological problems. The orthodox understanding is that Jesus was/is wholly man and wholly god at the same time. Paul writes of becoming Christ. I think it follows that if you become Christ becomes you that both will affirm, and not deny, one another. Therefore whatever happened to you; it wasn't Jesus or God.

 

[allfoak]

One is supposed to posses the truth not be possessed by it.

 

[agorman]

Maybe at the time I wasn't protected enough. Strange; I always asked the protection of Archangel Michael. Anyway, it's not my path anymore. I was just curious.

 

[Deadtroopers]

Last year I found myself recapitulating the Forty Days in the Wilderness myth; at the end of which I had the disturbing awareness of a Something in my head waiting patiently and expectantly. I was half-way to believing I had conjured... well God, for want off a better word. But then I thought "Nah." God remains a hugely improbable idea; so improbable as to be as near to 100% so as to make no difference. If However I should be mistaken, God is inside our own heads: everywhere else being disallowed, it is the only placed left to look and we might very well find ourselves having your kind of experience. After all, it is the only place left to look for Ahriman, Iblis or Satan as well.

 

[agorman]

Last year I found myself recapitulating the Forty Days in the Wilderness myth; at the end of which I had the disturbing awareness of a Something in my head waiting patiently and expectantly. I was half-way to believing I had conjured... well God, for want off a better word. But then I thought "Nah."

You should have asked the one who was waiting who he is instead of reacting with skepticism. You could have learned a lot. Maybe it was your Higher Self. Or an alien governor... who knows!

 

[BilliardsBall]

and I wonder if I used a wrong method of meditation; one aimed at fusing with the deity

To fuse with God, trust Jesus for salvation. To pray, use thoughtful words and meditations:

And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. - Matthew 6:7

To have Jesus inside has "signs" including joy, peace and the working of miracles and healings.

 

[Kolibri]

Agorman in the OP asked about the type of meditation. And it is true there are different kinds of meditation out there. So restating that part the post: What type of meditation does the bible support?

From what I read the Hebrew word for meditate is ha-ghah' and literally translates to "utter inarticulate sounds."

Gensenius's Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon (translated by S. Tregelles, 1901, p. 215 say it means "Prop[erly] to speak with oneself, murmuring and in a low voice, as is often done by those who are musing."

From what I understand then, meditation as the Bible talks about is different then that used by yoga or some eastern religions. Rather than focusing on a mantra or clearing the mind completely it relates to filling our minds purposefully about approved or disapproved topics.

The possession aspect you mentioned Agorman, would freak me out. I am prone to assume the type of meditation you used was not ha-ghah'. (you know what they say about assumptions however).