Category: Alternative healing

by GotQuestions.org

Many of the techniques used in hypnosis are shared by mystical, philosophical, and religious systems, including the occult. The “father of hypnotism,” Franz Anton Mesmer—from whose name we get the word mesmerize—was himself a practitioner of the occult.

by Christian News Journal
September 27, 2021

Contrary to what media and society are saying, Christianity and mindfulness have entirely different objectives. To be Christian is to reject mindfulness and its pagan roots. Real spiritual growth is not about finding one’s own divinity, but being united with Christ and the Holy Spirit.

by Prof Johan Malan

Medicine and the way people treat disease and illness are changing. Alternative medicine is gaining in popularity while, in some cases, science and mystical spirituality are joining hands to form a new frontier for the advancement of healthcare. “New Age medicine” involves the application of generally Eastern/occult methods of healing while stressing treatment of the whole person – body, mind and spirit.

by Christian Medical Fellowhip

Reiki is characterised by the laying on of hands, and based on an ancient Buddhist healing technique. Like other alternative therapies with New Age associations, it involves belief in an invisible life force that generates self-healing.

by CMF
1994

Investigation into the origins or roots of both yoga and TM show quite clearly that these are essentially based on Hindu religious philosophy and practices going back into ancient history.

by Got Questions

Given the disparity between these biblical teachings and the underlying New Age philosophies of applied kinesiology, kinesiology cannot be considered to be consistent with the Bible.

by George Smith – Christian Medical Fellowship
2004

Herbal medicines contain substances of plant origin and in general are available as over-the-counter products, not subject to close regulation. Whilst many valuable drugs have been identified, purified, evaluated for risk/benefit and eventually synthesised from plants, the effectiveness of most herbal medicines is still unproven and concerns about toxicity and drug interactions are real. In addition the history of the origins and present practices of the many varieties of herbal medicine indicate that they are rooted in and still associated with non-Christian belief systems.

by George Smith – Christian Medical Fellowship
2005

Chiropractic is an alternative system of healthcare and healing based on manipulation of the spine. Its founder, Canadian grocer DD Palmer, believed that maladjusted or displaced vertebra pressed on nerves, interfering with the flow of ‘Innate Intelligence’ and resulting in defective function and poor health which could be alleviated by chiropractic adjustment.

by George Smith – Christian Medical Fellowship
2005

Osteopathy is a popular and ‘respectable’ alternative therapy originally developed by Still and based on the idea that physical manipulation directed at ‘osteopathic lesions’ in the spine initiates holistic self-healing processes. Treatment by contemporary osteopaths includes orthodox advice regarding posture and exercise but concentrates on manipulative techniques for musculoskeletal problems.

by George Smith – Christian Medical Fellowship
2003

The rise of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been fuelled by disillusionment with orthodox medicine and the attractiveness of New Age spirituality. CAM is frequently rooted in Eastern religion and mysticism and the underlying aim of treatment is often to achieve a balance in the flow of ‘vital energy’, by various means.