stackyFACTSApparently, the scent of human sin is entirely unbearable if you are spiritually gifted enough.
Apparently, the scent of human sin is entirely unbearable if you are spiritually gifted enough. This particular mystic claimed she could literally smell the moral failings of those around her, which forced her to seek refuge in the most ridiculous places imaginable. To escape the overwhelming stench of ordinary sinners, she would climb into trees, leap into freezing rivers, and even crawl into baking ovens just to catch a break.
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