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Friday, May 13, 2005

The History of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy – A Christian Warning

🚫 The History of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy – A Christian Warning

🚫 The History of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy – A Christian Warning


Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are widely promoted today as harmless tools for relaxation, stress relief, and even trauma healing. But behind the soothing voice and swinging pendulum lies a dangerous spiritual trap. The roots of hypnosis are deeply embedded in ancient paganism, trance channeling, and occult rituals—forms of spiritual activity that Scripture clearly warns against. Christians must not be deceived by what seems helpful but is in fact a spiritual counterfeit.

🌍 Ancient Pagan Roots of Hypnosis

The use of hypnosis predates modern psychology by thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians practiced "dream healing" in sleep temples, where priest-healers induced trance-like states for divine communication—essentially early forms of channeling. Similarly, Greek temples dedicated to Asclepius used hypnotic suggestion to produce altered states of consciousness believed to bring divine healing.

Tribes across Africa and the Americas also used trance induction techniques—such as rhythmic drumming, dancing, and chanting—to enter altered states and communicate with the spirit realm. These practices were designed to bypass normal mental resistance, allowing spirits to “speak” or control the body. Today’s clinical hypnotherapy merely sanitizes and rebrands these same ancient techniques under the guise of science.

“Let no one be found among you who...practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft... or who is a medium or spiritist.”
—Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (NIV)

🧠 Modern Rise of Hypnotherapy

Modern hypnosis emerged during the Enlightenment when Franz Mesmer (from whose name we get "mesmerize") introduced animal magnetism. He believed an invisible life force could be manipulated to heal the body—again rooted in occultic thinking. Though Mesmer was discredited, his methods lived on, influencing later hypnotists like James Braid and Sigmund Freud.

By the 20th century, hypnosis evolved into hypnotherapy—used for weight loss, anxiety, smoking cessation, and even recovering lost memories. However, many "recovered memories" under hypnosis have proven false or planted by the practitioner—leading to emotional damage and legal disasters.

Even secular psychology admits that in hypnosis, the critical thinking part of the brain is bypassed, making the subject highly suggestible. This opens the door to ungodly influences and even demonic access, especially when guided by spiritually blind or occult-involved practitioners.

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
—1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)

😱 Is Hypnosis Dangerous Spiritually?

Yes. Hypnosis creates a passive mental state—altered consciousness—where one suspends rational thought and willpower, making it a spiritual portal. This is not simply relaxation. In fact, trance states are nearly identical to those reached during occult rituals, yoga meditation, or witchcraft ceremonies. It is a counterfeit of biblical peace.

When someone willingly surrenders their mind—even temporarily—they are violating spiritual boundaries that God designed to protect the soul. A person in hypnosis can unknowingly come under spiritual influence or control.

Furthermore, channeling, common in hypnosis history and New Age healing, is forbidden by God. When one seeks healing from a hypnotherapist who invokes "inner guides" or uses regression to contact a past life, the session becomes not only unscriptural but demonic.

“Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them.”
—Leviticus 19:31 (ESV)

💀 Demonic Manifestations Tied to Hypnosis

Christians who undergo hypnotherapy—or whose ancestors have—can experience demonic manifestations and strongholds in the following areas:

  • Mental fog and confusion

  • Sleep paralysis and nightmares

  • Loss of willpower or compulsions

  • Hearing voices or “spirit guides”

  • Persistent fear, anxiety, or depression

  • Unexplainable emotional or health problems

  • Blockages in prayer or reading Scripture

Hypnosis can open what deliverance ministers call demonic soul gateways, especially if the person was hypnotized to revisit trauma, “talk to the child inside,” or speak to deceased loved ones. These acts can mimic or even become necromancy.

Even if you did not knowingly participate in hypnosis, ancestral involvement through Freemasonry, pagan rituals, New Age practices, or occult healing may have opened generational doors.

🧼 Breaking Free from Hypnosis-Linked Strongholds

If you’ve participated in hypnosis or hypnotherapy—or suspect ancestral ties—you can be free through repentance, renunciation, and deliverance.

🙏 Warfare Prayer of Renunciation

“Heavenly Father, I come to You in the name of Jesus Christ. I renounce and repent of every involvement I or my ancestors had in hypnosis, hypnotherapy, channeling, or occult healing. I break all generational curses and soul ties related to trance states and surrendering my will. I close every door that was opened to Satan through altered states of consciousness. I command every demonic spirit that entered through hypnosis to go now in the name of Jesus Christ. I cover myself with the blood of Jesus and declare my mind, will, and emotions belong fully to the Lord. Amen.”

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
—James 4:7 (KJV)

✅ What Should Christians Do?

  1. Avoid hypnosis completely—even for “medical” or “Christian” purposes. There is no biblical justification for surrendering your mind to anyone but God.

  2. Repent for past involvement in hypnotherapy, or for exposing your children to it through school or counseling.

  3. Anoint yourself and your home with oil and pray over your mind daily (Isaiah 26:3).

  4. Get deliverance prayer to remove residual strongholds from hypnosis.

  5. Educate others on the dangers hidden behind hypnosis—especially in churches, counseling, and schools.

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
—John 8:32 (NKJV)



In Christ’s authority,
Teresa Morin
President & Ordained Minister
Touch of God International Ministries
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