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CBT, Hypnosis, Meditation… 

07 Tue Mar 2017

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More and more people are suffering with emotional health problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and so are seeking help through all sorts of things. Some common techniques to help with these conditions include CBT or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Hypnosis, Self Hypnosis and meditation. I have experienced all these things personally and so felt a call to write about it!
CBT is basically becoming aware of your thoughts and changing them. For example every time you start thinking of chocolate, become aware of it and then manually choose to think of something else.. Chips!!

This definitely has its merits and its limits. In the Bible we are asked to put on the mind of Christ and take our thoughts captive. However we are also asked to seek forgiveness from God and reconciliation with neighbour.

So if the God dimension was added into the CBT techniques then it could be very powerful.

Funnily the Church has already thought of this. The spiritual exercises of St Ignatious and his methods for discerning thoughts and spirits are worth Gold!
Hypnosis and self Hypnosis are also very common. But beware, in my life I went to 2 hypnotherapists. The first nearly killed me by putting me in a transe and through guided visualisation introducing me to a spirit guide without ever even telling me!! There are enormous dangers with these types of therapies and playing with the subconscious. Many hypnotherapists are also trained mediums and use spirits to help them in their work. What they may not know is that it’s demons that they are collaborating with.

Self Hypnosis may sound safer, after all you are in charge. So I thought I until I tried it and overnight I became an accidental medium and began seeing angels and demons and experiencing all sorts of unspeakable paranormal activity. My therapist told me that I should protect myself with crystals and that it was ‘great’. Needless to say she never mentioned to me the risk of this happening when I came to her for help with anxiety. No extra charge!!

To be avoided!!

Meditations! Many involve relaxing your body, closing your eyes, visualing a light or a heat and allowing it to calm you. Again what they don’t tell you is that they are harnessing your natural ability to visualise and connect with the spiritual to psychically connect you with ‘healing energy’ of the universe or alternatively know as Satan in disguise. There are Christian meditations that use the same techniques and call on Jesus and these can be excellent.

In summary there are many techniques out there in the name of healing but unfortunately most of the practitioners are not Christian. If you need help and you take your faith seriously then seek out reliable Christians who are skilled in both matters of the spirit and the mind!

Mindfulness 

04 Sat Mar 2017

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Since coming back to ireland I’ve heard a lot of people talking about mindfulness. Wikipedia defines it as basically blanking your mind and not thinking about anything except your breathing for example.

Mental health ‘experts’ say that it has positive benefits on people’s mental health so there are more and more people doing it.

Of course a dummy could tell you that if you spend a few minutes not thinking about your worries that it’d be good for you. It’s called common sense. But what about this business of blanking your mind and focusing on your breath or on the top of your nose or on a bit of food that you are eating…. Being ‘present’?!!

In a terrible irony in the name of being present these people are totally absent!!Jesus is looking at them, inviting them to thinking about His love for them, something far more powerful and relaxing for both mind and body. But no, instead of opening to the healing love of God they are more conscious of a bit of tomato that they may be eating with bad breath . They are in fact totally absent!

Christianity offers many different types of meditation and prayer practices all with the aim of allowing people to experience the presence of God. People practising mindfulness are good people but unfortunately they have been short changed. May they experience the power of God and Christian meditation so that He may bring them the peace of mind that they are looking for!

The new age

07 Sat May 2016

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The term ‘new age’ loosely refers to all the various different non-christian spiritualities and techniques that exist nowadays. It includes things like yoga, reiki, zen, hypnosis, mind control, astral travel to name but a few.

The problem nowadays is that it is very hard to know who is telling you the truth. There are so many contradictory experiences and beliefs that at times it can seem like an utter mess.

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Our priests and bishops seem to have little to no training in these things meaning that they are rarely if ever spoken of publically with authority and conviction. The result is that innocent souls are left unprotected like sheep to the wolves.

My encounter with the new age was purely accidental. Suicudal at age 26 I googled ‘spiritual healing’ and fell onto reiki. At the same time my doctor sent me to a psychotherapist who practised hypnosis. The combined result was that within 6 weeks I was communicating with spirits. I was seeing demonic beings and having other horrible experiences which were petrifying.

However what was more scary was that it took me years and years to find christians knowledgeable in these things. Indeed many times while in utter agony and fighting to stay alive I was turned away from the Church. They either didn’t believe me or didn’t know what to do. Sadly I almost died hundreds and hundreds of times with God himself intervening directly each time at what often seemed like the last minute.

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The result is that many people like me reach out for help only to be sent to professionals who under the banner of alternative therapies practice techniques which open them up to demonic infestation and even more health problems.

Many of these victims may well be labelled psychotic by a mental health system that blatently refuses to acknowkedge the presence and workings of the spiritual realm. Satan and his demons only laugh at tablets.

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By not educating us on these things our priests and bishops are guilty of gross ommission and we really need to pray for them, that they will see how important and present these issues are and to.implore God’s mercy on them.

I am a survivor and I share my story to raise awareness and not to criticise our church.

A piece of advice is to find a spiritually sound christian with knowledge and discernment on these practices and also to be very loving and merciful to practitioners of these non-christian therapies as often they have no idea of what they are doing or of what spirits they are working with. The best resources that I have found in this area cone from the pentecostal church where spiritual realities are far more common and so far better understood.

Jesus died to give us the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit has many spiritual gifts that He wishes to give us. The Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit alone is sufficient.

Come Holy Spirit

Hearing voices….a gift or madness?!!

03 Sun Jan 2016

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The ability to hear voices is a normal capacity of our spirits! And so the issue isnt actually in hearing voices, but rather what voices we hear and how we handle it!

Often when people have suffered from trauma they begin to hear voices. It’s not that they have gone mad, but rather that the traumatic event needs healing…..and this healing may well take time and involve both spiritual a psychological rememedies.

Others such as myself hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. Again this is simply a spiritual gift and there is nothing unusual about it. Unfortunately people less aware of spiritual matters may think you are mad….but I guess every gift has a cost to it.

At times hearing the voices is the easy part….living in an over rational society is the challenge.

If you know somebody who hears voices, do not be afraid. These things are not as uncommon as all that but the person may need spiritual healing or assistance.

Please, never judge.

Spiritual travel

03 Sun Jan 2016

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Some of you may have heard of spiritual travel before, some maybe heard the term astral travel or something else….and to others this is all new!

Spiritual travelling is when a spirit attaches itself to your spirit and then brings you to spiritual places. In christian circles we often associate this with new age practices and so not being of God. However it would be false to reject spiritual travel when it is in fact the iniative of God’s Holy Spirit.

God’s Holy Spirit is far more powerful and creative than any other spirit. It was the Holy Spirit who brought Paul up to the third heaven, it was the Holy Spirit who revealed the book of revelation to St John as he travelled in Spirit.

Spiritual travel is a gift of the Holy Spirit. God reveals things to the soul in question as He sees fit.

Of course not all spirirual travel is of God. Other spirits can also reveal things. This is why it is important to discern the spirits. Just as you wouldnt jump into a car with a stranger, similarily it’d be foolish to travel with an unknown spirit.

Sometimes it may be hard to know the real from the fake but I think that simplicity is the key to discernment. The true Holy Spirit will bring you closer to Jesus and the fruits of the Spirit (love, peace…).

If you know somebody experiencing this, love them, reassure them, listen to them. It can be very lonely and frightening for a soul and crushing when well meaning but under informed individuals dismiss the work of God.

In my travels over the years I have found very few christians trained in this. Shockingly I discovered that even many exorcists are not trained in this…..thus falsely attributing to evil spirits what might be the Holy Spirit. Many times I had the Holy Spirit exorcised out of me!!!.Not that they can actually do that but it did cause me much pain and confusion at the time.

The biggest lesson to learn is that we dont know everything, that the Holy Spirit is very creative and if we are dealing with a soul that we don’t understand, to have the humility to admit our shortcoming and to seek the advice of somebody more experienced and trained than ourselves!

Altternative Therapies

20 Tue Oct 2015

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Recently I’ve had the great privilege of getting to know some ‘energy healers’ or ‘ complementary therapists’ or whatever other name we may know them as….psychics, mediums, Clairvoyants….weirdos, nut jobs, psychos ….children of God, human beings, people. God led me to one in particular and it’s been a great learning experience of respect and humility….thank you Aileen.

Coming from a very rigid Christian training, here are some of the things that I have observed…

I was very reluctant to have anything to do with people who practiced other forms of healing. I was very quick to condemn and judge them without getting to know them.

But as I pushed through this barrier I have learnt so much

1. These are beautiful people, many of whom have been through hell their own lives much like myself.

2. These people have a spiritual sensitivity that is not understood in the world….or the church

3. There is no place that I know of in the Catholic or wider Christian Church where these people would not be judged…..except one very small Church in Sydney Australia.

4. God would like us Christian’s to be equally open to His Holy Spirit and charisms…..indeed if we were, perhaps these people would find some of what they are looking for in Church….spirituality, training, mentoring and support in growing both spiritually and also in the use of spiritual gifts

5. Christians such as myself with similar giftings are no more welcome or understood in the institutional Church than other healers. The Holy Spirit and His charisms have been kicked out up at the top! Spiritually minded Christians are more tolerated than supported by the powers that be in the institutional Church.

So my prayer is

Dear Lord, help us open more and more to your Holy Spirit, forgive us for being so closed and fearful and narrowminded. Forgive us for not allowing your Holy Spirit to work through us and for not providing a safe place for spiritual seekers.

Holy Spirit, we have smothered and blocked you from working, by our control and pride we have shut the doors of the kingdom to the most sensitive ones. Forgive us for our arrogance. Bring us to our knees, open the doors. Teach us humility.

Awakening!

14 Wed Oct 2015

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Yday a friend was asking me about spiritual awakening and sent me a link to something he’d found on YouTube. I decided to write a short note on it this morning to demystify  this topic!

Spiritual Awakening?

Basically it’s that moment that you become conscious of the spirit world around you.

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Where does it come from?

Here is the fun bit! We are all a bit like CD players..put in a disk and Bob’s your uncle!

So if we use this analogy for the spiritual world, we are all capable of interacting with spirits…but not every spirit should be interacted with just like not every CD is worth playing!

Christian?

The term spiritual awakening is usually not used in Christian circles. …so we’re all asleep spiritually?!! No, in Christian circles we often use the term ‘born again’ and people  have wonderful experiences of the Holy Spirit and of the love, mercy and healing of Jesus.

Dangers,

Interacting with the spiritual can be dangerous and without proper discernment and spiritual guidance even life threatening. I have experienced this myself.

While people may be looking for a bit of fun, they may regret it dearly afterwards.

If you open to the wrong spirit then nightmares, out of body experiences, threatening visions, voices in your head….and much more may be your lot. This is why the Bible forbids these things..to protect us!

If you give your life to Jesus and open to the Holy Spirit, wonderful visions, prophetic dreams, hearing God’s voice ….may be your lot. This is what Jesus wants for us, fellowship with Him.

In summary

The Bible encourages us to seek spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit, it is not forbidden! So if you are interested in spirituality and want an experience.. please. ..seek a born again Christian group!

But either way, be prepared for those sleeping spirits thinking that you are stone mad!

Bing!!

10 Sat Oct 2015

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In more recent blogs I lamented the lack of knowledge regarding spiritual things in today’s Church. Today in his kindness, God gave me the reason through none other than an internationally renowned exorcist who is preaching in Ireland at the moment. …Fr Bing!!

Speaking about it as it is, Bing spoke of the terrible silence and lukewarmness of today’s Church.  He spoke especially about the corruption of many of our bishops and leaders.

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He mentioned  4 c’s…
   Compromise which leads to
   Confusion which then leads to
   Corruption which causes
   Collapse of the faith

According to Bing, vast financial support for the Church comes from freemasons. Freemasons are not known for their love of Jesus or of their morality and so by accepting their help Bishops are comprised and silenced if they are not willing to forsake the financial gifts..

Money.. the root of all evil.

Might be a good moment to remind ourselves that Jesus was born in a manger and chose a life of poverty for a reason.

Further Bing went onto speak about the demonic realm and how God’s angels are ordered by God to follow commands from the faithful…..meaning that if a priest or person does not command it, the angels can’t act on their own. He then pointed out that many priests are forbidden to perform exorcisms by their corrupted bishops….basically giving evil spirits a free reign to do as they will.

It would appear that our compromises bishops are in desperate need of conversion and repentance, God will not tolerate their excuses.

Mystic, misfit or just misunderstood?

09 Fri Oct 2015

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My first experience at a Pentecostal Church was in Sydney. What hit me the most was the freedom of the Holy Spirit to move!  Everybody seemed to know about living by faith, prophesy, deliverance, angels, demons, the spirit world, inner healing…..I was able to share my testimony with this wonderful group of people and it was normal, the name of Jesus was praised and we had supper…

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So why then in my home Church, the Catholic Church was I silenced ….why were my spiritual gifts treated like a mental illness? Why was I cast aside, ignored, disbelieved and mocked by my own? Why was I threatened to be thrown out if I spoke up…..All from my home Church who boast of having the full truth….

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But tell me, what is more important… to have the truth or to live the truth? There is no point in writing a thesis on God and not understanding the basics of spirituality nor is there any point quoting the catechism or the Church magesterium at a poor person who is only hanging onto life and is in dire need of prayer. Nor will antidepressants heal inner wounds no more than anti-psychotics will remove demons; not to mention other charisms of the Holy Spirit which are often misjudged and thought to be an evil spirit…… and so instead of being trained in how to exercise their gifts people are sent into guilt and shame and confusion…..

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I am still very much a part of the Catholic Church but when it comes to talking about spirituality and the things of the spirit I have no choice but to go to my Pentecostal friends. Besides a handful, most Catholics will either think that I’m some sort of mystic or that I’m a mental case to be avoided if I speak of my spiritual giftings. In reality I’m neither! I’m a normal person with some spiritual gifts and need love and support the same as anybody.

Sadly I meet so many Catholics in desperate need of healing…but helas, their unbelief means that I can’t help them.

Dear Lord, teach us Catholics humility, we don’t know everything, we have become very rational….rekindle our fire, open the eyes of our hearts to the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Restore my life, my dignity, my heart and my family from this ordeal. Amen

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Who to believe?

31 Wed Jul 2013

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After looking at the ABC report last night, I think that the biggest question for the average person out there is who or what to believe nowadays?!

On one hand we have the professionals world and on the other we have the Church.

The professional world claim that they have all the answers, yet one need only visit a psychiatric hospital to see that this is not the case. The reality is that one of the highest rate of mental illness and suicide occurs with psychiatrists themselves. There are of course many people who have been helped by psychiatry also and this too can be seen as God’s blessing.

On the other hand, we need only visit a church and observe all the broken people there to see that the Church does not have all the answers either, and many church leaders suffer greatly from mental illness also. However within the Church we do find some people who have experienced the power of God in there own lives in a very personal way. Many of these people (including myself) have been transformed by God in a way that science cannot understand.

And so where is the middle ground? Well I believe that there is no magic solution to fix suffering either in the professional world or in the Church. In many cases the professional world cuts out the spiritual side to the human person and God’s power to heal while it could be argued that some churches cut out the professional input relying too much on direct intervention from God, the ‘pray it away’ mentality.

It appears that the solution is in coming to a deeper level of understanding of the human person, spirit, mind and body and all of us working and cooperating together.

There is no reason to be afraid of spirituality, in fact we should be more afraid of not understanding it because it affects us all! The more we understand our bodies the more we can look after them, similarly with our minds, and the same goes for our spirits. Then and only then can we become really ‘whole’!

I pray for the day that the professional world will integrate spirituality into their formation. I also pray for a greater formation within the Church in this area. In the meantime, be careful who you go to if you need help and whose advice you listen to.

Come Lord Jesus.

Michael

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