Cupping, Qi, Meridians, and the Danger of New Age Healing
Cupping: Should Christians Get Involved?
Cupping is an ancient alternative therapy where cups are placed on the skin to create suction. Some people use it for pain, muscle tightness, headaches, inflammation, stress, circulation, or sports recovery. Cleveland Clinic describes it as a method that uses suction to pull the skin and increase blood flow to an area, but also notes that evidence for benefits is mixed and that it may cause bruising or infection.
For Christians, the concern is not simply that cups are placed on the skin. The deeper issue is why it is being done, what belief system is attached to it, and whether the practitioner is using spiritual energy, meridians, qi, yin-yang balance, occult healing, or New Age methods.
Where Did Cupping Come From?
Cupping is very old and does not have one single origin. It has appeared in ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Greek, and other traditional healing systems. One of the oldest written references is connected to the Ebers Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian medical text dated around 1550 B.C. that included many medical treatments and formulas.
Cupping also became part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where it has often been connected to concepts like qi, meridians, stagnation, balance, and energy flow. Modern medical sources often describe the physical technique as suction applied to the skin, while traditional systems may attach spiritual or energetic meaning to it.
Who Is the Founder of Cupping?
There is no single founder of cupping. It developed across different ancient cultures. Some sources associate early evidence with ancient Egypt, while other traditions developed it in China, the Middle East, Greece, and later Islamic medicine. Because of this, it is more accurate to say cupping is an ancient traditional therapy rather than a practice founded by one person.
What Is Cupping Used For?
Cupping may be used for:
Pain relief
Back pain
Neck pain
Headaches
Muscle tightness
Sports recovery
Inflammation
Stress relief
Circulation
Respiratory complaints
Traditional “detox” claims
Energy balancing in some systems
Qi or meridian work in Traditional Chinese Medicine
The NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health says cupping can cause side effects such as persistent skin discoloration, scars, burns, and infections. Rare but severe side effects have been reported, including bleeding inside the skull after scalp cupping and anemia from repeated wet cupping.
Why Would Someone Get Involved in Cupping?
People may get involved because they are in pain, desperate for healing, curious, influenced by celebrities or athletes, interested in natural wellness, or looking for relief after other treatments have not worked. Some are drawn in through massage therapy, acupuncture clinics, spas, holistic health centers, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, or New Age healing environments.
Common reasons include:
Chronic pain
Muscle tension
Stress
Fear of sickness
Sports recovery
Curiosity
A desire for natural healing
Disappointment with medical care
Interest in acupuncture or energy medicine
Influence from social media or celebrities
Belief in detox, qi, meridians, or spiritual energy
A Christian should ask: Am I simply receiving a physical technique from a licensed provider, or am I submitting to a spiritual system that seeks healing through energy, qi, meridians, or occult power?
Why Can Cupping Be Against God’s Word?
Cupping becomes spiritually dangerous when it is connected to occult healing, energy manipulation, qi, meridian balancing, divination, spiritual cleansing, or New Age beliefs. God’s Word warns His people not to seek hidden spiritual power or healing from forbidden sources.
Deuteronomy 18:10–12 KJV says:
“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination… or an enchanter, or a witch… For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD.”
Leviticus 19:31 KJV says:
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them…”
Colossians 2:8 KJV warns:
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men… and not after Christ.”
Isaiah 8:19 KJV says:
“Should not a people seek unto their God?”
The problem is not that God is against the body receiving care. The problem is when healing is sought through spiritual systems that are not submitted to Jesus Christ.
How Does Cupping Hurt a Christian Who Dabbles With It?
A Christian may be hurt spiritually when cupping is received through practitioners who use energy healing, qi activation, meridian cleansing, chakra work, spiritual “detox,” or occult methods. The person may think they are only getting physical help, while unknowingly agreeing with a spiritual system behind the practice.
It can hurt a Christian by:
Opening doors to New Age healing
Creating dependence on energy systems instead of prayer
Weakening discernment
Bringing spiritual confusion
Opening doors to familiar spirits if spiritual power is invoked
Creating fear that the body cannot heal without rituals or energy work
Leading to acupuncture, Reiki, chakra balancing, crystals, and other occult healing systems
Replacing faith in Jesus with faith in invisible energy forces
Bringing double-mindedness
1 Corinthians 10:21 KJV says:
“Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils…”
Christians should not mix the Holy Spirit with occult energy systems.
What Curses Can Come on a Christian Through Cupping?
The cup itself is not the power. The danger comes from agreement with false healing systems, occult energy, spiritual deception, or practitioners invoking spiritual forces.
Possible spiritual consequences may include:
A curse of false healing — trusting another spiritual source instead of Jesus Christ.
A curse of New Age deception — accepting energy, qi, or meridian beliefs as spiritual truth.
A curse of infirmity — sickness patterns may worsen when occult doors are opened.
A curse of confusion — difficulty discerning the Holy Spirit from counterfeit spiritual impressions.
A curse of fear — fear that health depends on rituals, practitioners, or energy treatments.
A curse of idolatry — trusting a method more than God.
A curse of familiar spirits — spirits that imitate warmth, peace, healing, or guidance.
A curse of double-mindedness — trying to follow Christ while agreeing with occult healing.
A curse of bondage to alternative healing — feeling unable to stop the practice.
A curse of spiritual defilement — receiving from a source not submitted to Jesus Christ.
The good news is that Jesus Christ breaks curses.
Galatians 3:13 KJV says:
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…”
What Should a Christian Do?
A Christian should pray, use discernment, research the practitioner, and reject any form of cupping tied to qi, meridian energy, chakra balancing, spiritual cleansing, occult healing, or New Age language.
Ask these questions before getting involved:
Does the practitioner speak of qi, energy, meridians, chakras, spiritual cleansing, or balancing?
Do they combine cupping with acupuncture, Reiki, crystals, sound healing, or aura work?
Do they pray, chant, invoke spirits, or use spiritual tools?
Am I trusting this for healing more than Jesus Christ?
Do I feel convicted by the Holy Spirit?
If you have already participated and feel convicted, repent, renounce any spiritual agreement, and ask Jesus Christ to close every door.
Prayer of Renunciation
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I repent for participating in any form of cupping connected to occult healing, qi, meridians, energy work, chakra balancing, spiritual cleansing, or New Age practices.
I renounce every agreement I made knowingly or unknowingly with false healing, energy medicine, familiar spirits, counterfeit peace, spiritual deception, and any source of healing outside of Jesus Christ.
I break every curse connected to New Age healing, false healing, infirmity, confusion, fear, idolatry, double-mindedness, and spiritual defilement.
I command every spirit attached to occult healing, qi, meridians, energy manipulation, fear, confusion, infirmity, and familiar spirits to leave me now in the name of Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit, cleanse me, restore my discernment, and lead me into truth. Jesus Christ is my Healer, Deliverer, Protector, and Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Final Word
Cupping may be presented as a physical wellness treatment, but Christians must be discerning. If it is tied to energy healing, qi, meridians, chakras, or occult methods, it becomes spiritually dangerous.
Jesus is your Healer. Do not open spiritual doors in the name of health.
For more teaching on biblical curses, read:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible
A comprehensive occult list: https://www.touchofgod.org/post/occult-checklist
Teresa Morin
President and founder of Touch of God Int’l Ministries of Healing and Deliverance and more.
🌐 https://www.touchofgod.org -
Of Healing and Deliverance, Ordained Minister, Public Speaker
📣 Featured in Who's Who Press Release
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Have you ever wondered if cupping is harmless for Christians?
Cupping may look like a simple wellness treatment, but many forms are connected to qi, meridians, energy flow, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
God’s Word warns us not to seek hidden spiritual power or healing from forbidden sources.
When a Christian gets involved in energy healing, it can open doors to confusion, false healing, familiar spirits, fear, and spiritual bondage.
Jesus Christ is your Healer—not qi, energy, meridians, or New Age practices.
Before you get involved, ask what spirit is behind it.
Read the full article at the link below.
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Cupping therapy is often presented as a natural wellness treatment for pain, stress, circulation, and muscle tension. But some forms of cupping are connected to qi, meridians, energy healing, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and New Age ideas. Christians must use discernment and ask whether the practice is purely physical or spiritually rooted in a system that does not honor Jesus Christ. by Teresa Morin, Founder of Touch of God International Ministries of Healing and Deliverance - touchofgod.org
In this teaching, learn where cupping came from, why Christians should be cautious, how it can open spiritual doors when connected to energy healing, and why Jesus Christ alone is the true Healer.
A comprehensive occult list: https://www.touchofgod.org/post/occult-checklist
More teaching on biblical curses:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible
Scriptures: Deuteronomy 18:10–12, Leviticus 19:31, Colossians 2:8, Isaiah 8:19, 1 Corinthians 10:21, Galatians 3:13
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