Showing posts with label the occult. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the occult. Show all posts

Friday, May 29, 2009

The dangers of unbiblical "breathing exercises", mantra's, "centering"

SOME THOUGHTS on MYSTICISM


-by Eddie Hyatt.



In a recent church gathering, a well-known evangelical pastor led his congregation in a "breathing" exercise in which they were exhorted to take "nice, big, deep breaths." He explained that such breathing exercises, meditation, reflection, and silence have been central to the Christian tradition for thousands of years.


He then sought to buttress his argument by pointing out, "In Yoga, one of the central tenets is that your breath needs to remain the same regardless of pose. And the Yoga Masters say this is how you follow Jesus and surrender to God."



[i] Pastor Rob Bell is typical of many today looking to medieval mystics (and to Eastern forms of mysticism) in their search for spiritual reality. But while many medieval mystics can be admired for their passion and devotion, they cannot be followed in many of their doctrines and experiences.

They often exhibit a glaring lack of discernment and common sense because they are loyal to the medieval church and share in its lax (and sometimes hostile) attitude toward Scripture. So, while some of their experiences are, no doubt, genuine, many are obviously psychic, and some are probably demonic. Basically, these practices take you to an Altered State of Consciousness.

Commenting on medieval mysticism and its neglect of Scripture, Dr. Hans Kung, the most widely read Catholic theologian in the world today, says, These new revelations not only overshadowed the Bible and the Gospel but also Him whom the Gospel proclaims and to whom the Bible bears witness.


It is striking how rarely Christ appeared in all these "revelations," "apparitions," and "wonders." Catholics who followed in the wake of every new "revelation," which often turned out to be fantasy or deceit, indulged their desire for sensation by looking for the latest reports of miracles-and yet who had never once in their whole lives read the Scriptures from cover to cover.

[ii] The Origins of Mysticism Medieval mysticism arose in reaction to the lifeless, outward forms of the medieval church. During the same period, evangelical revival groups also emerged for similar reasons. But whereas the revival groups, such as the Waldenses and Albigneses, gave their loyalties to the Scriptures and looked there for models of faith and spirituality, the mystics tended to give allegiance to the pope and the institutional church.[iii] This meant that the mystics were more susceptible to non-Biblical approaches to spirituality, resulting in their adoption of many beliefs and practices rooted in pagan, mystical thought, particularly Neoplatonism.

To READ MORE-

http://www.biblicalawakening.blogspot.com/

[i] www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/robbelltranscript.doc

[ii] Hans Kung, The Church (Garden City, NY: Image Books, 1976), 257-58.

[iii] See my book, 2000 Years of Charismatic Christianity (Lake

Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2002) for a more thorough discussion

of this issue.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Former Witch Exposes Harry Potter




Former Witch Exposes Harry Potter

by Pastor David J. Meyer

Website: https://www.touchofgod.org
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What Does God Have To Say?
I am writing this urgent message because I was once a witch. I lived by the stars as an astrologer and numerologist casting horoscopes and spells. I lived in the mysterious and shadowy realm of the occult. By means of spells and magic, I was able to invoke the powers of the "controlling unknown" and fly upon the night winds transcending the astral plane. Halloween was my favorite time of the year and I was intrigued and absorbed in the realm of Wiccan witchcraft. All of this was happening in the decade of the 1960s when witchcraft was just starting to come out of the broom closet.

It was during that decade of the 1960s, in the year 1966, that a woman named J. K. Rowling was born. This is the woman who has capti! voted the world in the year 2000 with four books known as the "Harry Potter Series." These books are orientational and instructional manuals of witchcraft woven into the format of entertainment. These four books by J. K. Rowling teach witchcraft! I know this because I was once very much a part of that world.

Witchcraft was very different in the 1960s. There were a lot fewer witches, and the craft was far more secretive. At the end of that spiritually troubled decade, I was miraculously saved by the power of Jesus Christ and His saving blood. I was also delivered from every evil spirit that lived in me and was set free. However, as I began to attend fundamental Christian churches, I realized that even their witchcraft had left its mark. Pagan holidays and sabbats were celebrated as "Christian holidays."

As time went on, I watched the so-called "Christian" churches compromising and unifying. I also watched with amazement as teachings from Eastern religions and "New Age" doctrine began to captivate congregations. It was a satanic set-up, and I saw it coming. Illuministic conspirators were bringing forth a one-world religion with a cleverly concealed element of occultism interwoven in its teachings.

In order to succeed in bringing witchcraft to the world and thus complete satanic control, an entire generation would have to be induced and taught to think like witches, talk like witches, dress like witches, and act like witches. The occult songs of the 1960s launched the Luciferian project of capturing the minds of an entire generation. In the song "Sound Of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, we were told of seeds that were left while an entire generation was sleeping, and that the "vision that was planted in my brain Still remains."

Now it is the year 2000. All of the foundations for occultism and witchcraft are in place. The Illuminists have to move quickly because time is running out.

It was the Communist revolutionary Lenin who said, "Give me one generation of youth, and I will transform the entire world." Now an entire generation of youth has been given to a woman named J.K. Rowling and her four books on witchcraft, known as the Harry Potter Series.

As a former witch, I can speak with authority when I say that I have examined the works of Rowling and that the Harry Potter books are training manuals for the occult. Untold millions of young people are being taught to think, speak, dress and act like witches by filling their heads with the contents of these books. Children are obsessed with the Harry Potter books that they have left television and video games to read these witchcraft manuals.

The first book of the series, entitled "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", finds the orphan, Harry Potter, embarking into a new realm when he is taken to "Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." At this occult school, Harry Potter learns how to obtain and use witchcraft equipment. Harry also learns a new vocabulary, including words such as "Azkaban", "Circe", "Draco", "Erised", "Hermes", and "Slytherin"; all of which are names of real devils or demons. These are not characters of fiction!

How serious is this? By reading these materials, many millions of young people are learning how to work with demon spirits. They are getting to know them by! name. Vast numbers of children professing to be Christians are also filling their hearts and minds, while willingly ignorant parents look the other way.

The titles of the books should be warning enough to make us realize how satanic and anti-christ these books are. The aforementioned title of the first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", was a real giveaway. The second book was called "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", while the third book was entitled "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

Sadly enough, this blatant witchcraft has been endorsed by well-known and respected "Christian" leaders, such as Dr. James Dobson and Chuck Colson, who have proven themselves to be modern-day Judas Iscariots. Nothing could be more obvious than that Harry Potter books are pure witchcraft and of the devil. The "Christian" leaders, however, defend them by saying that good magic always wins and overcomes evil magic.

This is the oldest con game ever hatched out of hell. As a real witch, I learned about the two sides of "the force." Apparently, so do many "Christian" leaders. When real witches have sabbats and esbats and meet as a coven, they greet each other by saying "Blessed be", and when they part, they say "The Force be with you." Both sides of this "Force" are Satan. It is not a good side of it! the force that overcomes the bad side of the force, but rather it's the blood of Jesus Christ that destroys both supposed sides of the satanic "Force."

High-level witches believe that there are seven satanic princes and that the seventh, which is assigned to Christians, has no name. In coven meetings, he is called "the nameless one." In the Harry Potter books, there is a character called "Voldemort." The pronunciation guide says of this being "He who must not be named."

On July 8 at midnight, bookstores everywhere were stormed by millions of children to obtain the latest and fourth book of! the series is known as "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." These books were taken into homes everywhere with a real evil spirit following each copy to curse those homes. July 8th was also the 18th day (three sixes in numerology) from the witches' sabat of midsummer. July 8th was also the 13th day from the signing of the United Religions Charter in San Francisco. Now we have learned that the public school system is planning to use the magic of Harry Potter in the classrooms making the public schools centers of witchcraft training.

What does God have to say about such books as the Harry Potter series? In the Bible in the book of Acts, we read the following in the 19th chapter, verses 18 - 20: "And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. M! any of them also which used curious arts brought their books together and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily grew the Word of God and prevailed."

As parents, we will answer to God if we allow our children to read witchcraft books. The Word of God will prevail mightily in your life only if such things of Satan are destroyed. This tract has been prayed over, and I hope it has helped you. If we may be of further assistance, please contact us.

Pastor David J. Meyer
Published by:
Last Trumpet Ministries International
PO Box 806
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
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H! arry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged - Making Evil Look Innocent
It is surprising that there is any controversy about the Harry Potter series when author J.K. Rowling openly presents blatant Witchcraft, Satanism and pagan mythology.

Unfortunately, because many don't recognize occult symbolism, or understand Witchcraft, thousands of young readers, by inference, are led to accept them as whimsical and harmless, aided by Rowling's repackaging of Witchcraft in probably its most dangerous form - children's fantasy literature.

Does Witchcraft actually have power, and if so what is its source? And, does Rowling's presentation make Witchcraft any more acceptable?
Rowling's "Harry Potter" presents all of the following elements of Witchcraft: Mother Goddess, evolution, reincarnation, communing with the dead and spirit world, seasonal nature celebrations, sorcery, divination, spells, curses, meditation, occult symbology, black magic, demon possession, "dark" aspects of Witchcraft, and more.

Young readers today, more than any other time in history, have an abundance of occult resources easily available to them. The Harry Potter series clearly teaches young children how to become! e witches and warlocks and brings them into the new age occult world of the Luciferian illuminist, and schools them in the devil's occult craft.

The June 2000, issue of the Last Trumpet reported that Dr. James Dobson and his respected mainstream "Focus on the Family" organization has endorsed the witchcraft training manuals known as the Harry Potter books. Dobson's reasoning is that these books teach the good and bad forces, and that good always wins.

If you get the chance tell this to Dr. James Dobson and other "so-called" or "used to be" Christians, who will not BOLDLY stand AGAINST the damnable Harry Potter series:

Mat 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which belief in me, it were better for him that a millstone was hanged about his neck, and that he was drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mat 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Mark 9:42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
Every parent and teacher should be outraged about the damnable effects that the Harry Potter series will have to their children, grandchildren, and concerned friends.

By Traci Morin, Touch of God International Ministries, a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry, Spiritual Warfare Prayer setting captives free from demonic torment and sickness and disease. 

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

New Age Medicine and Movements

New Age Medicine and Movements Against the Church

The Problem with New Age Spirituality

In essence, the New Age as a counterfeit system of religion devised by Satan to be an attractive alternative to Bible-based Christianity. Its ultimate goal is to lead the churches into a great apostasy in preparation for the appearance of the Antichrist so that he will be accepted as the Messiah by both Christians and New Agers alike. Their plan was to weaken the doctrine of Christianity by slowly removing from our vocabulary – sin and repentance. They introduce other types of modalities for healing that seem reasonable but are deceptive tools to deceive the church.

Satan is the great deceiver. He comes as an angel of light. Jesus told us Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy in John 10:10

· John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
So, how is one healed by homeopathy? "The healing power," say the homeopaths, "is coming from cosmic power transferred to the remedy through the ritual of potentiation." The "ritual of potentiation" refers to the diluting and shaking of homeopathic medicines. According to homeopaths, that enhances and increases the medicine's power, which is then transferred to the person. In fact, "some leading homeopaths have confessed that the energy they claim to manipulate in curing people is indistinguishable from that occult energy in general, which has gone by a wide variety of names throughout history."

What is frightening is the fact that one homeopathic Doctor, "Vithoulkas", openly reveals that the real purpose of homeopathy is "to help open the higher centers [of the brain] for spiritual and celestial influx."

Demonic invasion! 

Physician H. J. Bopp relates his own clinical experience: "The occult influence in homeopathy is transmitted to the individual, bringing him consciously or unconsciously under demonic influence. [...] It is significant frequently to find nervous depression in families using homeopathic treatments."

Other homeopaths admit an occult connection. Homeopathic authority James Kent states that there are two worlds, the physical and the invisible worlds. He says that the whole of homeopathy is bound up in the invisible world, which is indistinguishable from the spiritual world of the occult realm.

Perhaps Richard Grossinger, author of Planet Medicine: From Stone Age Shamanism to Post-Industrial Healing, does the best of summing up the information I have just presented to you --

Homeopathy is neither the first nor the last attempt to develop a scientific Vitalist [occult] medicine. Alchemists, gnostics, animists, and other naturalist magicians worked for millennia toward a cure based on the life force in the primal energy of nature. Goethe, Steiner, Jung, and Reich followed. [...] It [homeopathy] persists [today] as a clinical occult discipline.

He further states,

Psychic healing, homeopathy, acupuncture, orgone therapy, and various shamanisms and voodoo all suggest that there must be an energy outside of contemporary definition."

Again, homeopathy was developed by a German mystic physician named Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, who lived between 1755-1843. Although there are three different streams of homeopathy since its development, homeopathy has changed very little.

Others use divination to find a cure. Dr. Voegeli, a famous homeopathic doctor, has confirmed that many homeopaths work with the pendulum. Dr. Pfeifer, M.D., also notes the use of pendulums by homeopaths because "it is easier to take a shortcut with the radionic pendulum."For example, former Lutheran pastor Bolte got his "gift" of soothsaying by means of a radionic pendulum. Like many other homeopaths, he chooses the appropriate remedy for a patient using the pendulum. In his booklet From Pendulum Research to Miraculous Healing, he writes:

I would sit at the desk, take the pendulum out, let it circle over Schwabe's list of homeopathic remedies, and then order the remedy at their pharmacy in Leipzig."

The frosting on the occult cake comes from a former new age healer and psychic who says, "It is a fact that many homeopathic practitioners try to make sure their remedies are working by putting a magic spell on them."

[Note that since homeopathic "medicines" are all diluted so far as to contain practically none of the original substance, it would logically follow that it should make no difference at all which one is prescribed. Bolte's claim of success due to prescribing random remedies only supports the fact that they are all the same... ordinary water.]

Now, let's get to where the rubber meets the road. In James 5:13-15 it says

13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

It says to go to our elders if afflicted to pray, anoint and even check to see if they have sin. 80% of diseases come from root issues.

Our society has gotten so far from what the word says that the Lord heals all our diseases. That is for today! Then, if we learned to go back to biblical basics and the church would take their place, then the need for antibiotics and homeopathics wouldn't be needed. Yes, we do need doctors today and they do help.

Did you know the 3rd cause of death is prescriptions? Did you know that does not include street drugs? Did you know that the 7th cause of death is mistakes during surgeries? Most diseases are only maintained through prescriptions not cured.



Did you know the bible looks at Pharmacia as sorcery? How far have we gotten away from the word of God. We depend so much on the medical community and leave God out of it. In Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

According to W.E. Vine’s expository dictionary of New Testament Words (page 1074), the word SORCERY comes from a Greek word, PHARMAKIA - used as a noun, it “signifies a sorcerer,” one who uses drugs, potions, spells, enchantments, as in Rev. 21:8.



We have a promise in the word of God about diseases: In Exodus 15:26 it says, "And said, if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

Psalms 103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Is that a promise?

Folks, we need to know that there is an agenda against the church. We are told to discern good and evil. Hebrews 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

So, why would anyone want to use homeopathic medicine! It is occult medicine, no matter how you look at it. We need to start looking into products before we buy them. What I use to make sure they are safe are several things that I do:

· Who was the founder of this modality?
· What was his/her spirituality?
· What culture did it come out of?
· What were their beliefs?
· Who is their God or gods?
· Is an example found in the word of God? I don’t believe the examples of God are hidden from us but are explicitly written.

So, I'm not surprised that we have many bacterial-resistant diseases. When we go to the lesser instead of the Greater (God), we are not trusting Him.

We might as well start going to the Lord and our elders for healing. If not, what happens when the mark comes out, and you cannot go to the doctor without the mark? Will you then go to the Lord to heal your diseases?

I know I'm harsh, but I'm trying to make a point because people are perishing from lack of knowledge.

By Traci Morin
Touch of God Healing Ministries (a Christian healing and deliverance ministry located in Dallas, Texas – setting the captives free from curses.

Monday, July 18, 2005

Why We Are Not to Participate in Dungeons and Dragons! - move to wix

WHY NOT PARTICIPATE IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS OR OTHER FANTASY GAMES?


Dungeons and Dragons may seem to be harmless and very entertaining, but it is entertaining, but far from harmless. I have had friends who have experienced the game, and they now know its effects. It becomes a way to escape reality for most of those who play it. It is a way of letting tension and anxieties loose. And that is good. But subjecting the mind to the amount of violence involved isn't. It is far more alarming than good, especially to a young mind. And an 18 or 20-year-old still has a young mind. Its effects are both mental and physical. It is in comparison to drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. It is very possessive, addictive, and evil. Evil may sound wrong or peculiar to explain a game, but there is no other way to describe it. It is a device of Satan to lure us away from God. It is an occult.

Dungeons and Dragons and an Occult Practice  


An occult, you say? What is an occult? Defined in the American Family and School Dictionary, a publication based on the American College Dictionary, prepared by Random House, Inc., it is beyond the bounds of ordinary knowledge, magical, supernatural, and mystical. Staying on the same subject, let's define occultism: the doctrine or study of the paranormal, magical, imaginary, etc. It is stated concisely that it is the participation or involvement in any way with fortune telling, magic practices, spiritism, or false religions, cults, and teachings. 

Within that category is using an Ouija board, ESP, telepathy, horoscope, a seance, yoga, remote influence of the subconscious mind of others, self-hypnosis, following astrology, and Dungeons and Dragons. They are all connected with an occult or are considered an occult practice. All such occults are condemned by God in the Scriptures, being an abomination to Him, and are under His curse. To quote a passage from an article written by Dr. Hobart E. Freeman, I write the following:

Scriptures Condemn Occultism  


"The Scriptures condemn all forms of occultism as sorcery and warn that.... they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (Gal. 5:19-21), but ".....are an abomination unto the Lord" (Deut. 18:12), and ".... shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone" (Rev. 21:8).
From earliest times, God forbade occultism as spiritually defiling (Lev. 19:31) and made participation in it punishable by death (Ex. 22:18; Lev. 20:27) and cause for rejection of that soul by God (Lev. 20:6).

Dungeons and Dragons are based on magic and the supernatural. There is, in fact, a hard-bound book entitled "Deities and DemiGods" to inform you of the "gods" involved in the game. It gives complete details of the "gods," and it expects you as a player character to pick a "god" to worship him/her. To pray to, to sacrifice to, to obey. And to die for if necessary.

Dungeons and Dragons is based on Supernatural and Magic.

 
Not only is the game based on the supernatural and magic, but it involves violence. Serious violence! This type of violence is not allowed on TV. There is hack-and-slash murder, rape, thievery, pillaging and terrorism. And in the game, it is natural and expected for a character to do those things. A character must, at least, murder and rob to survive. And it is the object of the game to survive. Do whatever you must, to anybody or anything, to survive and become more powerful and wealthy. The more you do those things, the longer you live. The longer you live, the more powerful you become, and usually, with power comes wealth.

You may be saying, "All of that may be true, but what does that have to do with me (or my children)? It has everything to do with you (or your children) if you (or they) are involved in the game. As I have repeated several times, the game is played or imagined entirely in the mind. Totally and only in the mind. The conscious mind experiences these visions as reality while playing. And if it is played, let's say, 3-5 times a week, 4-8 hours each time, the conscious mind becomes accustomed to such acts of violence. 

Then, when the person is finished playing for that day, it is all pushed back to the subconscious supposedly. But it is known that the mind is mighty and unexplainable. It is very possible for the subconscious mind to "overpower" the conscious mind. Suddenly, you are no longer in total control of your mind. The "fantasy game" becomes a "reality game." You begin to live it for real. Everything you do or say involves or associates with the game itself. You no longer play the game for enjoyment; you play it because you must. You must have it (play it) just like a person on drugs, alcohol, or tobacco must have it. It is an addiction. And your mind is under the control of the game. It is possessed by the game.

Now, you're probably saying that won't happen to me (or my children) because I won't let it happen or I'm too bright for that to happen. Believe me, it happens! And it happens to anyone. Being a deliverance minister, I have done deliverance on people who have participated in D&G. It has occurred to my friends. It has happened to many college students who have committed suicide or have done some serious bodily harm to themselves and or others. It has happened to many younger teenagers, 13 and 14. The destruction it can cause to the mind and soul is incredible. It's somewhat unexplainable. I and many others have had some horrible experiences because of the game, and I am writing on their behalf to warn or make you aware of the game. It is dangerous and against God's command.

As I've said, there are numerous recorded accounts of teenagers 13 to 19 and some older persons who have had some troublesome experiences. Many have committed suicide due to the game. Many have caused severe harm to themselves or other individuals. Some have caused the death of a friend or family member by accident, but because of the "game," they took the "game" one step too far. "Playing" it for real one time too many. For some, it was the last time they played it or any other game. Many were lucky, but you may not be.

And the fact is that you don't even have to be playing the game at the time. The mind is continuously "playing" the game. You could have played it 2 or 3 days prior, but your mind is still playing.

So, please, for your own safety and salvation and the safety of others, don't play the game anymore. If you don't play it now, don't even start. It is more dangerous than I can fully explain. Don't play with your physical life that way, and don't condemn your soul to hell by participating in the game.

I know you said you are not a Christian. I’m surprised you are on this board asking such a question. You must have experienced something very negative, or maybe you have had Christians telling you it is wrong. I’m telling you what I know cause it can lead to problems. I hope this helps answer some of your questions. Cause the more you play, the more you become a SLAVE to it. It is very addictive.

I hope to hear your feelings about what I’ve written. The Lord loves you and died for you. He became a curse for the world so we could be His children and rescued from darkness. Brother/sister, you are in darkness. The end times are about to start, and there are two places people will go when it is all said and done. Either heaven or hell. Think about what I said. The Lord Jesus died for you so that you could have eternal life of peace and not eternal life of torment and hell. I thank you for becoming vulnerable to ask such a question.

by: Traci Morin

Friday, May 13, 2005

Tae Kwon Do History

What is Tae Kwon Do 


Tae Kwon Do 11- From the TAEKWONDO Bible "..."Taekwondo" is the name of the inherent martial art that has been succeeded to Koreans from the oldest time on....the philosophical principles of Taekwondo is so profound and infinite as such. The philosophical principles in Taekwondo include all of the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism and are equivalent to conceptions of traditional oriental philosophy. And you can agree that they can be applied to another kind of martial arts and even to dances, too." It also sports the yin and yang symbol.


by: Traci Morin