He will be a staff for the righteous with which for them to stand and not to fall,

and he will be the light of the nations and the hope of those whose hearts are troubled.

All who dwell on the earth will fall down and worship him,

and they will praise and bless and celebrate with song, the Lord of Spirits.

First Enoch, chapter 48, verses 4 through 5.

The modern world doesn't acknowledge, but is nevertheless haunted by spirits, angels,

demons, and saints.

In our time, many yearn to break free of the prison of a flat, secular materialism,

to see and to know reality as it truly is. What is this spiritual

reality like? How do we engage with it well? How do we permeate everyday life with

spiritual presence? Orthodox Christian priests, Father Andrew Stephen Damock, and

Father Stephen DeYoung, host this live call-in show focused on enchantment in creation,

the union of the scene and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history.

Welcome to the Lord of Spirits.

Christ is risen. He truly is risen. Good evening. You are listening to the Lord of Spirits

podcast. My co-host, Father Stephen DeYoung, is with me from Lafayette, Louisiana. And I am Father

Andrew Stephen Damik in Amas, Pennsylvania. And if you're listening to us live, you can call in at

855-AF radio. That's 855-237-246. Matashka-Touti is taking your calls tonight, which we will get to in the second part of our show.

So the word blessing is probably one of the most nebulous religious terms of our time.

People say, God bless you when you sneeze, and Christian celebrities showing off their wealth do so with

hashtag blessed. A lot of the time the word blessings just seems to mean good stuff. What about cursing?

Is that just bad juju? So what exactly is a blessing or a curse? Are these just religious

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