Let's be friends

Have you ever wondered the difference between black magic and white magic? Or is there really no difference to them at all. Black magic, white magic—they are both working for the devil.

Welcome back to the Let’s be friends podcast, with us today is new friend Erika MacDougall—Erika is an ex satanist, turned Orthodox Christian.

Before becoming Orthodox, Erika was not only deep in the occult, she was practicing satanist. Participating in black magic, specifically theistic satanism, befriending and working with demons, putting curses on people, and participating in blood rituals.

By the grace of God Erika became an Orthodox Christian after a revelation that satanism is the counterfeit to Orthodoxdy. Counterfeit to God

Erika and I have a similar story… not everyone makes it out of the occult, the Shepard finds the lost sheep. And all Glory to God he found us!

Today Erika is a wife, mother, and founder of Shire skinscare—a different kind of ritual, that of healing and nourishing the skin.

In this episode...
Ex-satanist Erica McDougall sits down with ex-new ager /occultist Kara Mosher and shares her extraordinary journey from practicing Satanist to Orthodox Christian, revealing the spiritual dangers of the occult and the transformative power of faith.

This episode explores the spiritual realm, demonic influence, and the healing found in Orthodoxy. In this episode, Erika MacDougall shares her journey from devotional Satanism to Orthodox Christianity, highlighting the spiritual warfare, demonic manipulation, and the transformative power of faith and sacraments. Discover how her story offers hope and insight into overcoming darkness through Christ.

Find Erika's Shire Skincare: https://shireskincare.com/

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Have you ever wondered what the price of "selling your soul" is—or if is that even something you can actually do? 

In this episode, Richard Syrett and Kara Mosher explore the mysterious legends surrounding the Beatles, 27 Club, Robert Johnson, the crossroads, and the influence of occult symbolism in music. They delve into the history of Faustian bargains, the manipulation of culture through music, and the hidden messages behind iconic bands like the Beatles. In this episode, Richard Syrett and Kara Mosher explore the influence of music, culture, and psychological warfare on society, focusing on the Beatles' role as a tool of cultural engineering and the broader implications of mind programming, frequency manipulation, and spiritual warfare.

At the end of the conversation Richard and Kara also have a heart to heart, sharing personal stories of grief and also the solution to all this madness—the hospital known as the Orthodox church.

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Richard Syrett's Podcast Strange Planet: https://www.strangeplanet.ca/
Tales from The Rock ‘n Roll Twilight Zone: Eerie Enigmas and 

Supernatural Secrets from Rock's Darkest Corners: https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Rock-Roll-Twilight-Zone/dp/1634245490

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The Divine Liturgy is where Heaven meets Earth. The Orthodox Church is the hospital where we come to heal, but does healing really come the way we thought it would? 

What if “blessings” are not what you think?

What if your grief, your temptations, and your unanswered prayers are all trying to teach you the same thing - how to stop clinging to your own will and start trusting God completely?

Welcome back to the Let's be friends podcast. With us today is Father Photios Dumont. Join us as we discuss how the Christian life is not about comfort, control, or getting your way. It is about humility, obedience, thanksgiving, and learning to see suffering through the lens of eternity. If you are carrying loss, wrestling with doubt, or trying to understand what the Orthodox faith really asks of you, this conversation meets you right where you are.

In this episode Father Photios shares the story of Saint Paisios telling him that if people will travel anywhere in the world for a surgeon to heal the body, they should be even more willing to travel for someone who can heal the soul. Kara also shares an early update on the acute grief she is going through, only a month after the passing of her spouse of 16 years. The episode also has powerful stories of Mount Athos, Elder Ephraim, Saint Demetrios, Saint Porphyrios, and the saints who shape real lives today - not as history, but as living companions on the journey to salvation.

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The episode starts out with a candid conversation with Kara Mosher and Fr. Turbo Qualls The conversation discusses grief, addiction, conversion, and what it really means to enter the Orthodox Church as a catechumen. The conversation centers on Kara’s experience with her fiancé Jody’s addiction and emergency baptism, then expands into a practical and pastoral discussion of purification, trauma, generational patterns, and healing through sacramental life.

Fr. Turbo brings his perspective as an Orthodox priest, addiction studies and trauma counselor, and spiritual father to many converts. Together they explore why people coming from the occult, new age, addiction, and psychological distress need patience, community, and real formation rather than quick fixes.

Father Turbo is an Orthodox priest and the rector at St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Missouri: https://stmaryofegypt.net/fr-turbo-qualls

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Have you ever wondered what happens after we die? Where does our to souls go after our death in this world?  Is "death" really the end?

After the unexpected and tragic passing of my spouse two months ago, I have become more curious about what happens to the soul after we pass. Join me in a deep conversation with Father Seraphim Holland about what happens after we die.

In this episode, we explore the Orthodox understanding of the soul after death, the significance of prayer for the departed, and the mysteries surrounding Hades, Heaven & Hell, the goal of Paradise, your guardian angel, saints, and the afterlife.

Father Seraphim of Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church in McKinney, Texas shares insights on the power of praying for the departed, the meaning and importance of the 40 days after death, and understanding the afterlife, including the concepts of Hades and the toll houses. We also share our own personal grief stories, how faith and prayer can bring comfort and hope through life's challenges and losses.

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Orthodox Christian Prayers for the Dead https://orthodoxprayers.com/prayers-for-the-dead
Daniel's List for Prayers for the Departed - https://orthodoxprayers.com/daniels-list

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and guest introduction
03:39 Personal stories of loss and the importance of prayer
07:51 Why do we pray for the dead? The love that sustains us
12:01 The Orthodox understanding of the soul and life after death
15:26 The significance of the forty-day commemoration
18:15 Attachments, passions, and their impact on the soul
22:01 Practical ways to pray for the departed
27:43 Death as a return to God and the mystery of divine mercy
34:38 How saints are recognized and their miracles
38:19 The consciousness of the departed and their ability to remember
41:16 Prayers, scripture, and the process of sainthood
43:02 Practical prayer tips and closing thoughts
44:43 Prostrations and Their Spiritual Significance
45:12 Adapting Prostrations for Physical Limitations
46:56 The Role of Prayer in Healing and Salvation
49:31 Understanding the Afterlife: Hades, Purgatory, and Toll Houses
55:02 The Journey of the Soul: From Death to Resurrection
01:01:09 The Meaning of Joyful Sorrow and Grief
01:07:30 Living as Strangers in a World Not Our Home
01:13:48 Practical Steps for Spiritual Growth and Salvation
01:16:00 Prayers for the Living and the Departed
01:20:57 Building a Community and Church for Salvation