Shannara Johnson
Grumpy manifestation queen with 25+ years of experience. Reformed LOA blogger, recovering New Ager, and discovering Catholic. Learned the ropes through proven T+E technique (Trial + Error). WYSIWYG personality with wicked sense of humor. Lacking the political-correctness gene, but richly endowed with German bluntness.
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Back in my Sedona days, around the turn of the millennium—which makes me sound incredibly old—my friends used to call me the "manifestation queen" because whatever I intensely focused on would manifest in my reality within weeks or sometimes even days. (I added the "grumpy" later after a colleague started calling me the "grumpy German.")
However, I recently realized that even though I was trying to teach a way of "sustainable manifestation" that takes God into consideration as the Creator of All Things, it wasn't enough. Not by a long shot. I was a Catholic impostor, still trying to hang on to my most cherished New Age beliefs and practices. I scoured the Bible for loopholes and convinced myself God would be fine with what I was doing.
My rather harsh wakeup call came when I was divinely led to the book, The Warning—Testimonies and Prophecies of the Illumination of Conscience. It was like a slap in the face. There was no doubt in my mind that God was telling me, "You need to stop trying to weasel your way through and get your act together."
In a nutshell, the book talks about an upcoming event—called the Warning, or the Illumination of Conscience, or the Mini Judgment—brought upon mankind by God. This event is so horrific that some people will die of sheer terror and fright when they see the state of their own souls. If you've ever seen the old movie, The Portrait of Dorian Gray, it's something like that—just for realz.
Is this terrifying event God's final punishment for us? No, it's His act of mercy... so we don't have to go through the actual punishment (gulp).
I believe the Warning is imminent, and you don't want to get hit by this unprepared, so I strongly recommend you read the book. It's an easy read, as strange as that sounds, and amazingly, it's even entertaining. One part of the book, for example, are real-life testimonies of people who already went through their own individual Illumination of Conscience... and all of them converted immediately. Nuff said.
You'll be forgiven if you think I'm a total crackpot. Read the book anyway. (No, I am not getting any kickbacks from the author or the publisher.) Practice Service to Others instead of Service to Self. Stay in the house of God, bathe in the Holy Spirit, and pray in the name of Jesus. If you're Catholic, consecrate yourself to Mary for blessings and protection. In a word, be good.
What Other People Say About Me
"You are a force of nature."
- David G., entrepreneur, former boss
"You are the Diet Coke of grumpy."
- Jared D., financial author, former Wall Street trader
"Grumpy manifestation queen, huh? Really? How's that working for you?"
- Jan L., graphic designer, formerly on speaking terms
"You are a force of nature."
- David G., entrepreneur, former boss
"You are the Diet Coke of grumpy."
- Jared D., financial author, former Wall Street trader
"Grumpy manifestation queen, huh? Really? How's that working for you?"
- Jan L., graphic designer, formerly on speaking terms