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Part 3 Contemplative Spirituality
Contemplative Spirituality – A belief system thatuses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence), and is rooted in mysticism and the occult, but often is wrapped in Christian terminology. The premise of Contemplative Spirituality is Pantheistic (God is All) and Panentheistic (God is in All). – Lighthouse Trails Research
On my last post I went over Yoga, Meditation, Contemplative Prayer, Channeling and Visualization. The post was getting way too long so I decided to split it up.
Now onto:
Reiki/Therapeutic Massage
When I first started researching Reiki, I realized that I had seen this word somewhere before but I couldn’t put my finger on it.
It didn’t take long before it came to me. I saw it on of a wall of a massage therapist. Because of an auto injury, massage therapy was recommended and I went about 4 times. On the fourth visit I was witnessing to the therapist. It was at this time that she told me that she was going to “try something new” on me. Well I didn’t know it at the time but I guess she was going to try a reiki treatment on me. As soon as she started to lay her hand on me, she jerked her hand away. Startled, she told me that she had just received a shock. ” I won’t be trying that again” she joked. The bad part is that she was not going to tell me of her intention to try an alternative treatment besides the basic massage approved by my insurance company, and I would not have known the difference.
The Lord was protecting me, and He let me experience this situation so i could relate this incident. That is what I believe anyway.
Reiki was developed by a Japanese Buddhist, Dr. Mikau Usai. The word translates REI (universe), KI (life-energy). The two Japanese characters together express the unification of body and soul. It is pronounced ray’-kee.
After fasting for 21 days on Mt. Kurama in 1914, Usai was “enlightened”. He said “When I fasted I touched an intense energy and in a mysterious manner I was inspired (I received the reiki energy).”
Apparently, the reiki energy enters the body of the master at the chakra at the base of the skull just above the neck and it is released into the other person with the hands. It is believed that the patient is taking in the energy as it passes through the chakras, meridians and the nervous system along the spine. The reiki practitioner uses rituals to pass the universal energy to the patient. It seems that the origins of this healing energy power is unknown or unexplained except that it comes from the Source, God, spirit, or the Force.
Christians who are using reiki say that Jesus used this power to heal. I do not believe this to be true in any sense. When Jesus healed the sick all the glory was given to God. This healing method does not point to Jesus at all and is similar to occult methods.
I like what Marcia Montenegro says about reiki and Jesus.
“Jesus being the Son of God, did not need a technique, but healed because His nature was the same as God’s (which is what being the “Son of God” signifies), and God is the Healer and Giver of Life. Jesus’ miracles of healing were not just to cure, however, but were a sign that He was the promised Messiah.”
To find out more there is a website by Marcia Montenegro that i recommend.
http://cana.userworld.com/cana_reiki1.html
Now there is nothing wrong with a good massage because it can be an effective stress reducer, such as a Swedish, deep tissue, or sports massage. But if the practitioner makes any comments as to chakras, kundalini, energy fields, or anything close to these terms, then you need to rethink your decision to accept such treatment. Do not expose yourself to any occult methods.
Therapeutic Touch is a form of psychic healing by the channeling of the therapist’s prana into the patient, which induces healing from the process. Again we see a practice that is occult in nature and Christian’s need to be aware and careful.
kim
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October 8, 2007 at 4:59 am
lisa_joanne
Hi there, I’m a christian and a holistic therapist who also does Reiki, Aromatherapy, Indian Head Massage and all the rest. I’d like to ask if you have a serious problem with healing as God doesn’t object to my doing the treatments as it’s not mentioned in the bible.
If you have a problem with it then please get in touch with me, my email address is fallentoa@yahoo.co.uk or rebel.for.jesus@hotmail.com
many blessings
Lisa
October 9, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Anonymous
May be this is your wake up call and God does have a problem with this type of healing. I believe that Deuteronomy 18 speaks about this.
10 “There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. 12 “For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you.
Sorry, but this type of healing is on the same level as what is mentioned above. The fact that you have come to this website says something. I believe the Lord is trying to tell you this is wrong.
April 30, 2012 at 12:32 am
Les
Yup, I have been involved with this kind of stuff first hand before I met Jesus Christ our risen Lord. Reiki IS NOT Christian. You can pretty it up, call it whatever you want, but basically you are calling upon “some other” power to attempt to heal someone. There is a power when you worship demons, there is a power when you preform Reiki (though it DOES NOT come from God) and then there is the power from commanding in the name of Jesus Christ. Which do you think gives glory to Jesus ? Go see some “real” miracle healing ministries in your area, or even youtube is a great source, that’s the real stuff. Cast out illnesses in the name of Jesus Christ. Once you have seen it first hand, then you will understand what the apostles were doing.
Focus on Jesus, that is real Christian healing.
Reiki leads to New Age healing arts, leads to Mother Goddess Worship (1/2 my in-law family are into that junk), which stems from the Hindu religion. Yoga stems directly from Hindu worship as well. Welcome to the New Age. You can pretty it us with whatever paint you want, but it IS NOT worship of Christ. It’s akin to saying the Lords prayer to “Our Father / Mother, hallow be they name…” Pretty sick eh.
April 30, 2012 at 7:30 am
Kim
Yes, I agree that Reiki is not Christian. There are other deceptions though. Look at all the false claims of Todd Bentley and other faith healers. Many come to these meetings and in their heightened excitement they experience temporary healings but their problems return. Many come in wheelchairs and leave in wheelchairs. Some people were planted in the audience. And then M’kayla at m’kayla’s korner, (see link on blogroll ) has documented the false ministries of a healing room she was personally involved with…Very revealing.
My uncle was once the recepient of an occult healing and he has suffered from it mentally.
There are also true healings of the faithful and I know personally of them.
True healing is the salvation of our soul because we believe in Gospel of Jesus Christ.