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I am very thankful for the very sweet and loving way you explained your position on this topic. If only all conversations could be done with such tact, kindness and respect. I can tell you have a wonderfully loving heart and are seeking to do good. I hope that I can explain my views with the same grace you have shown.
NoGreaterLove wrote:
Christ says we should perform all our acts in his name, dedicating the credit and glory to the Father.
One thing I would like to point out is that one can say they are doing it in Christ name and still not being doing in His name. For we are told:
21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
These that say Lord Lord are those that thought they were worshiping Christ while doing many works in His name. Their intent is good yet the Lord rejects them. If they were casting out spirits, doing wonderful works by what power were they using? They thought it was Christ's but obviously it was not.
I have listened to many mediums that concluded their channeling of a familiar spirits with the ending in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, Amen. In these cases what the spirit entities are teaching are in complete opposition with gospel principles and are clearly demons for Angels of God do not possess bodies of man and speak through them in this manner.
What I have found to be the most important thing is to see where any spiritual energy modality comes from, where are its roots. When you look at its original origins it becomes clear what side it truly is from. Right now we are lead to believe it is just natural laws that science has not discovered yet. But when you see who has been practicing this very technique it can be the most wicked. The Lord's power cannot work through wicked people.
The confusion lies in what exactly are natural laws and what are metaphysical laws of the occult. Just because it is presented as a "law" of the universe does not mean it is a law of God.
Here is just a short list of the Law the occult use, this is from their writings:
Laws of the Ageless Wisdom
• Law of Abstraction (DINA 11, 692)
• Law of Accretion (TWM, 470)
• Law of Action and Reaction ( TWM, 322)
• Law of Active Precipitation (TWM, 278)
• Law of Adaptation in Time (TCF, 46)
• Law of Adjustment or Balance (TCF, 1166)
• Law of Affinity (EA, 267)
• Law of Analogy (RI, 131)
• Law of Ancient Dominating Good (EH, 30)
• Law of Approach (ENA, 134)
• Law of Assembly (DINA 11, 402)
• Law of Attraction (RI, 248)
• Law of Attraction and Repulsion (COA, 62)
• Law of Attractive Magnetic Love (EP 1, 43)
• Law of Balance (TWM, 391)
• Law of Being (EH, 181)
• Law of Brotherhood (EP 1, 302)
• Law of Capitulation (EP 1, 377)
• Law of Cause and Effect (RI, 442)
• Law of Change (DINA 11, 357)
• Law of Chemical Affinity (TCF, 1168)
• Law of Cleavages (RI, 596)
• Law of Coalescence TCF, 577)
• Law of Cohesion (EP 11, 152)
• Law of Color (TCF, 1171)
• Law of Compassion (TWM, 288)
• Law of Compensation (DINA 11, 612)
• Law of Consequence and Compensation (DINA 11, 538)
• Law of Consequences (EH, 21)
• Law on Construction (IHS, 177)
• Law of Contraries (EA, 403)
• Law of Contrasts (EA, 518)
• Law of Correspondence (TCF, 599)
• Law of Correspondences (RI, 180)
• Law of Cycles (RI, 238)
• Law of Cyclic Appearance (FBC, 5)
• Law of Cyclic Compensation (RI, 238)
• Law of Death (TCF, 587)
• Law of Desire (EP 11, 159)
• Law of Destiny (DINA 11, 311)
• Law of Destroying Angels EP IT, 165)
• Law of Destruction (IRJ, 76)
• Law of Differentiation (EH, 690)
• Law of Disintegration (EP 11, 152)
• Law of Dissolution (EH, 501)
• Law of Dominating Good (EH, 546)
• Law of Duality (TWM, 118)
• Law of Economy (RI, 264)
• Law of Economy in Service (TWM, 323)
• Law of Electricity (TCF, 210)
• Law of Elevation (EP IT, 179)
• Law of Essential Integrity (EH, 523)
• Law of Evolution (RI, 262)
• Law of Expansion (TCF, 1030)
• Law of Expansive Response (EP 11, 165)
• Law of Expediency (EA, 420)
• Law of Fixation (RI, 725)
• Law of Free Occult Obedience (DINA 11, 154)
• Law of Freedom (RI, 417-8)
• Law of Friction (TCF, 219)
• Law of Forms (TCF, 282)
• Law of Fulfillment (DINA IT, 743)
• Law of Giving (FITI, 692)
• Law of God (RI, 192)
• Law of God’s Being (TWM, 463)
• Law of Gravitation (TWM 66, TCF, 1172)
• Law of Group Life (EP 1, 302)
• Law of Group Progress (EP IT, 198)
• Law of Groups (TCF, 219)
• Law of Hidden Radiance (EP 1, 377)
• Law of Immersion (EP 1, 377)
• Law of Imminence (TEV, 69)
• Law of Imperfection (EH, 297)
• Law of Inevitability (RI, 439)
• Law of Initiation (TWM, 109)
• Law of Integration (RI, 384)
• Law of Isolation or Limitation (EH, 638)
• Law of Karma (RI, 85)
• Law of Karmic Liability (EH, 405)
• Law of Karmic Necessity (EH, 405)
• Law of Karmic Transformation (EH, 405)
• Law of Liberation (EH, 13)
• Law of Life (EH, 445)
• Law of Life of the Sun (RI, 520)
• Law of Life or of Spirit (RI, 157-8)
• Law of Life or Synthesis (RI, 163)
• Law of the Life Purpose of the Planetary Logos (RI, 520)
• Law of Lotus (TCF, 1171)
• Law of Love (EP 11, 152, TCF, 593)
• Law of Loving Understanding (EP 1, 379)
• Law of Lower Four (EP 11, 200)
• Law of Magnetic Attraction (TWM, 522)
• Law of Magnetic Control (EP 11, 152, TCF, 583)
• Law of Magnetic Impulse (EP 11, 173)
• Laws of Magnetic Resistance (or of Solar Repulsion) (TCF, 90)
• Law of Magnetic Work (RI, 404)
• Law of Magnetism (TCF, 1169)
• Law of Magnetization (RI, 248)
• Law of Materialization (EP 1, 377)
• Law of Matter (EA, 444)
• Law of Monadic Return (TCF, 1030)
• Law of Mutual Attraction (TCF, 367)
• Law of Necessity (TEV, 194)
• Law of Non-resistance (DINA 1, 422)
• Law of Occult Continuity (RI, 212)
• Law of Occult Paradox (DINA 11, 21)
• Law of Perfection (EH, 659)
• Law of Periodic Manifestation (TWM, 534)
• Law of Periodicity (TWM, 323)
• Law of Persistence (TCF, 739)
• Law of Planetary Affinity (TCF, 1172)
• Law of Positive and Negative Relationships (DINA 1, 749)
• Law of Polar Opposites (TWM, 109)
• Law of Polar Union (EP 11, 109)
• Law of Progress (TCF, 1168)
• Law of Radiation (TCF, 1027)
• Law of Re-appropriation (DINA 1. 260)
• Law of Rebirth (RI, 226)
• Law of Rebirth and Death (TCF, 590)
• Law of Relativity (TCF, 1041)
• Law of Repetition (TCF, 347)
• Law of Repulse (EP 11, 165)
• Law of Repulsion (TCF, 144)
• Law of Resemblance (TCF, 329)
• Law of Retribution (EH, 20)
• Law of Return ( EH, 246)
• Law of Rhythm (TWM, 65)
• Law of Ritual and Divine Ceremonial (DINA 11, 454)
• Law of Sacrifice (RI, 266)
• Law of Sacrifice and Death (EP 11, 152)
• Law of Schools (TCF, 1173)
• Law of Separateness and Hate (TWM, 424)
• Law of Separation (EA, 479)
• Law of Service (RI, 439)
• Law of Service and Sacrifice (TCF, 6)
• Law of Sex (TCF, 1168)
• Law of Silence (DINA 11, 552)
• Law of Solar Evolution (TCF, 1027)
• Law of Solar Union (TCF, 1173)
• Law of the Soul (EP 11, 148)
• Law of Spirit (DINA 11, 423)
• Law of Spiritual Freedom (TWM, 340)
• Law of Spiritual Retribution (TWM, 436)
• Law of Subsistence (LOM, 204)
• Law of Supplementary Seven (RI, 151-167)
• Law of Supply (DINA 11, 60)
• Law of Supply and Demand (TWM, 61)
• Law of Synthesis (EP 11, 151)
• Law of Synthetic Limitation (TWM, 278)
• Law of Those Who Choose To Die (EP 11, 87)
• Law of the Tides (EP 1, 378)
• Law of Transmutation (EH, 593)
• Laws of Thought (or Laws of Creation) (TWM, 553)
• Law of Triple Response (TEV, 60)
• Law of Understanding (EP 1, 380)
• Law of the Universe (EA, 443)
• Law of Vibration (RI, 54)
• Law of Vibratory Expansion (TWM, 352)
• Law of Vibratory Interplay (TWM, 278)
Hear is just one information portal to all kinds of energy healing modalities:
http://energy-healing.info/taxonomy/vocabulary/7
Acupressure
Acupuncture
Alchemy
Amara-Omni
Angel Therapy
Anodea Judith
Aromatherapy
Aumkabah Keys of Ascension
Aura
Ayurveda
Baby Psychotherapy
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Belief Repatterning
Bio-touch
Biodynamic Psychology
Bioenergetics
Bioenergy Therapy
Biofeedback
Blavatsky
Bob Jaffe
Body Psychology
Body Psychotherapy
Body Talk
Bodynamic Analysis
Bodywork
Breathwork
Breema
Brenda Davies
Brennan Healing Science
Carolyn Myss
Chakra Energy System
Chakras
channeling
Chinese Medicine
Chios Energy Healing
Clairvoyance
Color
Comedy
Core Energetics
Cranial Osteopathy
Craniosacral Therapy
Crystals
Dar'Shem
Divinity
DNA Activation
DNA Healing
Donna Eden
Doreen Virtue
Drisana
drumming
Electric Healing
Electromagnetism
EMDR
EMF Balancing
Emotional Freedom Technique
EmoTrance
Energy Healing
Energy Integration
Energy Medicine
Energy Psychology
energywork
EnerSense
Esoteric Healing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Frequencies of Brilliance
Gaiadon Heart
Gaiadon Heart - Aumkabah Keys of Ascension / Shamballa Multi-D / Many others
Gaiadon Heart Healing systems / Shamballa Multi-Dimensional Healing / Usui Reiki Shihan
Gaidon Heart
Guided Meditation
Hakomi
Hayashi Reiki
Healers Tools
healing
Healing and Science
Healing Touch
Healing with the Chakra Energy System: Acupressure
Herbalism
Holistic Healing
Holographic Repatterning
Homeopathy
Human Energy Field
Hypnotherapy
Integrated Energy Therapy
JIN SHIN DO
Jin Shin Jyutsu
John Diamond
Johrei
Judith Orloff
Kalos Health Facilitator
Karma
Karuna Reiki
Kofutu
Kundalini
Kundalini Reiki
LaHoChi
Life Coaching
life force energy
Lightworker
Lymph Drainage Therapy
Magick
Magnified Healing
Martial Arts
massage
Matrix Energetics
Medical Intuition
Medicine Buddha
Meditation
mind body
Moving Cycle
native
NATURAL FORCE HEALING
Noetic Field Therapy
Orgone
Orgonomy
Oriental Medicine
Parapsychology
Passion
Past Life Regression
pastlife
Pathwork
Plexus Bio-Energy Therapy
Polarity Therapy
Politics and Law
Pranic Healing
Prayer
Psycho-Physical Therapy
Psychology
Qi Gong
Qigong
Quantum Techniques
Quantum Touch
Radiant Healing
Radix Therapy
Reconnective Healing
Reflexology
Reichian
Reichian Psychology
Reichian Psychotherapy
Reiki
Reiki Jin Kei Do
Reiki Plus
Ruach Healing
Sangye Menlha Reiki
Science
Seemorg Matrix Work
Seichem
Seichim
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Seven Rays
Shakti Bija Mantra Reiki
Shamanic
Shamanic Reiki
Shamanism
Shambhala MDH
SHEN Therapy
Shiatsu
Somatic Psychotherapy
SoulWork
Sound
sound therapy
Soundscapes for chakras
Spiritual Development
Spiritual Healing
Stylianos Atteshlis
Sufi Healing
Sufi Reiki
Tai Chi
Takata Reiki
Tantra
Tapas Acupressure Technique
Teramai
The Assemblage Point
The Christa Healing Method
The Diamond Center
The Gaiadon heart
The Orhai Method of Total Healing
The Radiance Technique
The Sedona Method
The Transformational Healing Method
Theosophy
Therapeutic Touch
therapy
Theta Healing
Total Health
Transformational Energy Release
Usui Reiki
Usui-Do
Vibrational Healing
Vibrational Healing Through The Chakras: With Light
Visionary Art
Vortex Healing
Yoga
Zen Buddhism
Zero Balancing
Zero Point Healing
Zonar Healing
This is not a full list nor is it extremely clear on all of the topics listed but will serve my point well enough. All of these practices are linked together and at their root have the same goals in mind. When you look at each one based on its own merits, origins and goals, connection to philosophical ideas they are promoted in context with it they all have the same basic principles. They promote the belief in: mans ability to tap into a "spiritual power" or "energy" to manifest any desire including healing, the belief in reincarnation, the belief that man is God, that there is no sin and there is no God that Judges man and you will find the deeper you delve the more clear they are that the powers do not come from the universe but come from spirit guides. One very well respected example of this is Barbra Ann Brennan and her very popular book Hands of Light. It clearly explains the whole process of energy healing and shows that the practitioner at first thinks they are healing by tapping into a universal energy of the universe then they slowly realize they are being guided by spirits and that the spirits are the ones that send the energy. None of these many modalities can be mingled with LDS doctrine in their true form they have to be carefully dissected to make them fit. So if what they teach as a whole is not true why do we embrace pieces of it as truth? It then is just repackage to fit what we want the modality to say and not what it really teaches. The roots of these trees and their fruits are not good for they deny Jesus Christ as the Savior and Redeemer. Why do we turn to other faiths and the occult when we have been given the Restored Gospel?
If a person studies what witches, wiccans, sorcerers, mediums all do for healing they will find all these same techniques. Just because they work does not mean they are from God. Just because they make us feel good does not mean they are from God. Joseph Smith had so much trouble with Saints having visions, dreams and manifestations from the devil that it was tearing apart the Church. Sadly that is happening again. So many members are leaving the pale of the Gospel and finding paths that are not leading them to the tree of life but being lost in the mist of darkness. We have to remember Lucifer can appear as an angel of light. His greatest deception is when he appears good and harmless or even better than what God has to offer.
The wicked of the world are embracing all these "new" healing paths should that not concern us? They are not science for they have been spiritual practices originally.
My position on energy healing is not based in fear of something that seems strange or different therefore a knee jerk response, it is in from researching the original sources and seeing that it comes from sorcery and witchcraft not science. If one does research all the data is there to show what energy healing is and when it is looked at as part of the big picture of the whole new age movement it then becomes very easy to tell where it is leading people. It is only when you have limited pieces of the picture that it appears safe and ok. This movement that appears so loving and good is pulling so many Saints out of the Church. It might not happen right away but the amount of people I have talked with that have gotten involved in it that leave the Church is far higher than those that stay. That in itself should say it all. So many leave the LDS faith because they have found "greater" insight and have become more "enlightened" because of the practice of many different aspects of the new age occult that did not seem at first to cause them to reject the LDS faith but in time cause them to feel that the LDS faith is just a mere stepping stone to the "whole" truth. Some stay LDS, others leave. You can read many of their stories on websites dedicated to those that have left the Church and tell their stories why. They explain how there path of energy healing or using the law of attraction opened them up to higher truths and that the Gospel as the LDS church teaches was a stepping stone and they have moved on to higher levels of spirituality and they now understand the real laws of "God" or the Universe. These practices do not lead most closer to the Church, but away. Most do not even realize they are actually being pulled away but feel they are even becoming stronger spiritually.
Here is a typical site that promotes Energy Healing. Please look at ALL that it teaches and explains. It becomes clear that energy healing is only one aspect of a whole spiritual way of life or counterfeit spirituality:
http://www.peacefulmind.com/metaphysics.htm
This is the leading publisher of what is called the Transformational Movement, this movement is also called the New Age Movement or New Spirituality, New Thought, New Science etc . Whatever they publish is always with their spiritual agenda in mind. It is a very good site to see what the new age spirituality is.
http://www.hayhouse.com/