Dan Burke faced abuse, occult activity, and demonic manifestations in his youth. However, step by step he discovered Jesus, the Christian mystical tradition, the discernment of spirits, and freedom from fear and the devil. Today, we discuss how every Christian can be freed from the chains of doubt, despair, darkness, and narcissism.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:50 - Childhood Darkness and Occult
00:03:12 - Jewish to Baptist to Catholic
00:16:02 - Seeing Jesus in trauma
00:18:52 - Healing Power of Scripture
00:23:20 - Addiction, Occult, and Demonic Activity at Home
00:29:07 - How did you know it was demonic?
00:34:17 - How he became Catholic
00:36:47 - A book on prayer that actually helped
00:37:27 - Aridity vs Desolation in Prayer
00:39:48 - Slowly agreeing with Catholic faith
00:45:01 - Studying Orthodoxy
00:46:56 - Stint with Anglicanism
00:48:53 - The Catholic lady that rocked Dan’s world
00:54:18 - Taking risks
01:01:49 - Truth kept me out of the casket
01:04:52 - Battling Desolation
01:07:11 - Psychological vs Spiritual Problems
01:14:06 - The Mystical Tradition changed everything
01:17:29 - Daily essentials for Christian peace
01:20:21 - How can Christians live more abundantly?
01:24:26 - What is mental prayer?
01:25:32 - Why many Christians are actually liars
01:30:52 - Lectio Divina as best way to start mental prayer
01:33:37 - God sent me a cocaine addict
01:43:51 - Teresa of Avila: two things necessary
01:52:48 - Does lack of prayer hurt our relationships?
01:56:47 - Prayer, Intimacy, Spiritual Warfare
01:58:24 - How Pharisees are made
02:01:34 - Next step in spiritual life:
02:02:57 - Why Tone and Speech Matters
02:07:52 - Non-Christian anger
02:10:36 - How to discern God’s will
02:15:36 - Can sins of tongue become mortal?
02:17:46 - My voice, God’s voice, or devil’s?
02:22:14 - All sin happens during this stage:
02:23:55 - Tell a holy person
02:30:43 - Conclusion