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	<description>On a Quest Into the Mystic...</description>
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		<title>By: Agree with not believing a word of it</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-3157</link>
		<dc:creator>Agree with not believing a word of it</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me."  There is nothing mystical about it.  
The devil is the great deceiver.  He's doing a wonderful job with all of you!  Turn now before it's too late.
The path to Heaven is straight and narrow.  All the others lead to hell.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jesus said, &#8220;I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me.&#8221;  There is nothing mystical about it.<br />
The devil is the great deceiver.  He&#8217;s doing a wonderful job with all of you!  Turn now before it&#8217;s too late.<br />
The path to Heaven is straight and narrow.  All the others lead to hell.</p>
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		<title>By: Christina</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-1238</link>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmm...

Alex, I posted my last comment exactly 2 months ago today. It is amazing how quickly things change and how quickly things are revealed...

life is moving like a 'bullet train' ... </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmm&#8230;</p>
<p>Alex, I posted my last comment exactly 2 months ago today. It is amazing how quickly things change and how quickly things are revealed&#8230;</p>
<p>life is moving like a &#8216;bullet train&#8217; &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: The Bishop</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-666</link>
		<dc:creator>The Bishop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 05:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Been here a while, and didn't know that "here" was a place.  An ancient Japanese proverb says "The journey is the destination."  My journey has been rough but rewarding, and I'm looking forward to sharing it as we chase the mystic.
-Jason Bishop, The Journey</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Been here a while, and didn&#8217;t know that &#8220;here&#8221; was a place.  An ancient Japanese proverb says &#8220;The journey is the destination.&#8221;  My journey has been rough but rewarding, and I&#8217;m looking forward to sharing it as we chase the mystic.<br />
-Jason Bishop, The Journey</p>
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		<title>By: Idalisse Olavarria</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-629</link>
		<dc:creator>Idalisse Olavarria</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am hungry and ready for the journey. Show me the way In to the Mystic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am hungry and ready for the journey. Show me the way In to the Mystic.</p>
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		<title>By: Christina</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-492</link>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hmmm...

interesting question.

I will answer your question with a 'yes' and a 'no'. Yes, I am intrigued. Yes, I want to know more about this movement that apparently already exists 'everywhere and nowhere' ... and yet a part of me is desiring to create our own mystic movement because in a sense I feel we have been given permission to reach for something bigger. I believe we have tapped into something that is propelling us into the future. We have been given eyes to see and ears to hear and willing spirits that aren't afraid to explore.

You know, Alex, in some ways, I wonder if we are creating the mystic nation as we search and share and get people buzzing about this intriguing and mysterious thing or, dare I say, legend. It's like one day we are going to look back and realize that the very ones that began seeking were the very one's who created it. Are we creating the mystic nation right now?


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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hmmm&#8230;</p>
<p>interesting question.</p>
<p>I will answer your question with a &#8216;yes&#8217; and a &#8216;no&#8217;. Yes, I am intrigued. Yes, I want to know more about this movement that apparently already exists &#8216;everywhere and nowhere&#8217; &#8230; and yet a part of me is desiring to create our own mystic movement because in a sense I feel we have been given permission to reach for something bigger. I believe we have tapped into something that is propelling us into the future. We have been given eyes to see and ears to hear and willing spirits that aren&#8217;t afraid to explore.</p>
<p>You know, Alex, in some ways, I wonder if we are creating the mystic nation as we search and share and get people buzzing about this intriguing and mysterious thing or, dare I say, legend. It&#8217;s like one day we are going to look back and realize that the very ones that began seeking were the very one&#8217;s who created it. Are we creating the mystic nation right now?</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-490</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 20:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>
Christina,

So, you're searching for the mystic too?

Alex</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Christina,</p>
<p>So, you&#8217;re searching for the mystic too?</p>
<p>Alex</p>
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		<title>By: Christina</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-489</link>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Alex. I am most intrigued by all of this. So, I will share some ramblings with you (a trip inside my head)...

When we talked on Monday, a part of me felt as if your words breathed life into a concept I have had rolling around in my head and heart for months now. Until now, it seemed that many of my ideas transcended those around me. I have kept quiet not knowing how to bridge the gap between this 'way' and the established organizations around us that have defined what the acceptable methods of spirituality are. I know this is just the beginning of who knows what!!!

Have you read Dean's latest blog?  

Yesterday while driving, a car pulled up next to me. There were large sticker letters pasted on the back window that read "Pay it Forward" and an 800 number listed below. If you remember on Monday I connected the 'pay it forward' concept to the mystic nation ... coincidence? Then, later in the day I was commenting on a blog and another member who posted was named "mystic". hmmm...

So, I Googled 'Mystic Nation' and 'Mystic Warrior' this morning and guess who's name is attached to all of this ...YOU! How funny is that!

Just thoughts ... keep searching ... keep dreaming...

into the mystic ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Alex. I am most intrigued by all of this. So, I will share some ramblings with you (a trip inside my head)&#8230;</p>
<p>When we talked on Monday, a part of me felt as if your words breathed life into a concept I have had rolling around in my head and heart for months now. Until now, it seemed that many of my ideas transcended those around me. I have kept quiet not knowing how to bridge the gap between this &#8216;way&#8217; and the established organizations around us that have defined what the acceptable methods of spirituality are. I know this is just the beginning of who knows what!!!</p>
<p>Have you read Dean&#8217;s latest blog?  </p>
<p>Yesterday while driving, a car pulled up next to me. There were large sticker letters pasted on the back window that read &#8220;Pay it Forward&#8221; and an 800 number listed below. If you remember on Monday I connected the &#8216;pay it forward&#8217; concept to the mystic nation &#8230; coincidence? Then, later in the day I was commenting on a blog and another member who posted was named &#8220;mystic&#8221;. hmmm&#8230;</p>
<p>So, I Googled &#8216;Mystic Nation&#8217; and &#8216;Mystic Warrior&#8217; this morning and guess who&#8217;s name is attached to all of this &#8230;YOU! How funny is that!</p>
<p>Just thoughts &#8230; keep searching &#8230; keep dreaming&#8230;</p>
<p>into the mystic &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-286</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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AJ, welcome. they say that when one is ready they are already waiting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AJ, welcome. they say that when one is ready they are already waiting.</p>
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		<title>By: Andy J</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-282</link>
		<dc:creator>Andy J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I'm here. I'm ready, as ready as I can be, anyway. I didn't pack much, but even still, I feel like I packed too much. I am willing to lay down some stuff on the way, especially if there are more important items dicovered on the journey.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m here. I&#8217;m ready, as ready as I can be, anyway. I didn&#8217;t pack much, but even still, I feel like I packed too much. I am willing to lay down some stuff on the way, especially if there are more important items dicovered on the journey.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://alexmcmanus.org/2005/08/05/the-mystic-nation-update/comment-page-2/#comment-172</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>

elle, welcome.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>elle, welcome.</p>
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