Passing On Pain or Power Roy Masters from ‘How To Survive Your Parents’ Crime, delinquency and mental illness, although rooted in individual willfulness and ambition, are actually planted and nurtured by culture. This is precisely the reason why nations cannot solve any of their problems. The stubborn pride of man traditionally points at the symptoms […]
A Nation In Need of A Father
A Nation In Need of A Father Roy Masters “Know that I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before my day comes, that great and terrible day. He shall turn the hearts of the fathers towards their children and the hearts of children towards their fathers, lest I strike the land with the […]
Parents, Politics, and Power
Parents, Politics, and Power Roy Masters What if mother had some unfinished business with her own dad and projected that resentment onto her husband? Then the children would feel what mother feels and end up hating their own father. For one reason or another, women consciously or unconsciously set their husbands up to fail in […]
A Man In God’s Place
A Man In God’s Place Roy Masters “I resented you because when you became sick I thought you were going to die.” This man had put me on a pedestal, altered my purpose as his minister, and set me up as his private god in order to save him. He did this despite the fact […]
The Root Of Conflict and Suffering
The Root Of Conflict and Suffering Roy Masters Emotional troubles originate in the formative years. Some form of family cruelty or disappointment determined your entire future. Certain reactions to look-alike people, places and things act as an unbroken chain that reinforce the past, which in turn compound the present. Become aware of any person, place […]
Responding To The Unrelenting Bully
Responding To The Unrelenting Bully Roy Masters I know what most of you are going through and how your faith is being tested. So, for the New Year I thought I’d give you some encouragement. Many a life has been ruined trying to please a parent or authoritarian figure whose pleasure it was to make […]
Terrorist Mind Games
Terrorist Mind Games Roy Masters Childhood spoiling and trauma-conditioning set the stage for a life of domination by terrorist personalities.The cruel parent or spouse is most likely the same one who quickly assumes a pleasant “loving face” and soothes away the pain they inflicted. You cannot escape from such personal terror by looking back to […]
Psychology Of Projection
Psychology Of Projection Roy Masters I don’t like that picture on the wall,” said my little grandson one day. He was upset with his mom because she refused to give in to one of his little, willful demands. Just for the record, my daughter-in-law is a wonderfully patient mother, so her son’s frustration was illegitimate. […]
Who’s Whispering In Your Ear?
Who’s Whispering In Your Ear? Roy Masters Are thoughts speaking to you inside your head as a demanding parent shouting orders, and do you still conform to this now inner presence, as might a child with a cruel authority? Until you find the truth that sets you free, this voice will continue nagging, utilizing past […]
Rising Above Evil
Rising Above Evil Roy Masters Have you ever wondered why there is so much evil in the world? Halfway around the globe, there are religious zealots that delight in terrorizing, torturing and murdering people of other religions. In America, perversion and corruption are rampant, and violence is commonplace. Even in your own home, temptation, and […]