Awhile back ago, I told a friend l this story. It bears repeating because there are many Christians who are not aware of the dangers of engaging in this practice. This all took place about 8 years ago.
One of my typists by the name of Georgia started working with me about 8 years ago. She is a very Spirit-filled, godly, Christian woman. She had one vice that she was trying to get rid of and that vice was smoking.
A year before we had met and started working together, she had gone to a hypnotist one time to try and help her quit smoking.
She was warned by her own mother and a few of her close friends not to do this, as they did not think that God would approve of her doing this.
She went against both the advice of her friends and her own gut feeling not to do this and went for just the one visit.
The hypnotist put her “under” in the one session they had. When she got out and went home that night, she found herself starting to lose her memory ability.
In other words, she was starting to lose her ability to retain and remember things – both short term and long term. Within just a couple of days, she literally lost 50% of her ability to remember things. She could not retain and remember things the way she used to.
This loss with her memory ability stayed with her for one solid year before she came to work for me and told me about it. She was already working another part time job when she started working with me part time. She was afraid that she was going to get fired on her other part time job because her memory for detail that she needed on this other job was so bad.
I then explained to her that under no circumstances are Christians ever to blank their minds out in order for someone else to be able to plant suggestions in their own minds – even if those suggestions are positive types of suggestions.
This also applies for techniques such as transcendental meditation where you are told to try and blank your mind out and keep reciting mantras, which are basic one and two syllable words.
The goal of these techniques is supposed to help you find inner peace and relaxation – but they are major door openers to the dark side and demons can come in on you if you try to engage in these types of meditation techniques.
The Holy Spirit works with an active mind, not a passive one. When the Bible says to meditate on God’s word, it means to think about, to chew on, to try and figure out what the different Scripture verses mean.
It does not mean to totally blank your mind out waiting for illumination from God. God works best when you are in an active and seeking mode with Him, not when you are in a passive, robotic, zombie-like state.
The Bible says that the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth. One of the ways that He will do this is by guiding your thoughts into what the correct answers are as you are trying to figure something out. He will also communicate to you through the inner knowing.
But these inner knowings will either come in on you while you are thinking about what you are trying to figure out, or while you may be thinking about something else entirely different.
The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:5 that we are to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Jesus. This means that we are directly responsible for what we choose to think about and dwell on.
This right does not belong to anyone else, including any hypnotist who may want to plant their thoughts and suggestions into your mind.
As she was telling me the story, I was tapping in to see what the Holy Spirit would give me. I immediately picked up from Him that a demon had come in on her and had attached himself to that part of the brain that had to do with her memory abilities. The demon was not on the inside of her.
She was already Spirit-filled and the Holy Spirit had protected her from allowing the demon to get in on the inside of her. The demon was basically resting on her shoulder so to speak. I picked up exactly what she was supposed to do to get the demon off her and have her memory ability fully restored.
The other reason that I knew it was a demon on her was that no one all of a sudden loses 50% of their memory ability within 24 hours.
There is no physical or chemical damage that could have occurred to her brain during the hypnotism session that could have caused something like this to occur so quickly – so the only other logical explanation to explain this rapid of a memory loss in such a short period of time was that it had to be demonic.
Here is what I told her she would have to do in order to get God to fully restore her memory abilities back to her:
- She had to go before God the Father in prayer and confess this activity as a sin and ask for His forgiveness.
- She then had to renounce this sin and activity before God the Father. She had to tell God that she would never do it again. Whenever you engage in something that draws demons in on you such as this type of activity, you have to both confess and renounce it before God. Confess it as a sin, and then renounce it by telling God that you will never, ever go back to this type of activity again.
- Once the above 2 steps have been done, you have then taken away the legal right for that demon to be able stay attached to her. At this point, you have to verbally speak out loud to the demon and tell him that he now has to leave you and that he no longer has any more legal right to stay attached to you since the sin has now been fully confessed and fully renounced before God the Father.
I then gave her the following battle command on engaging with the demon after she had already confessed and renounced this sin before God the Father.
The Battle Command
“I am now speaking to any and all demons who may have become attached to me as a result of my involvement in hypnotism. I have now fully confessed this activity as a sin before my God the Father.
I have now fully renounced this sin before my God and I will never, ever do it again. Demons, you no longer have any legal right to stay attached to me.
Demons, I now command you, in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to leave me now – and to never, ever come back on me again!
I repeat, each and everyone of you is to leave me right now in the name of Jesus Christ and you are to never, ever come back on me again!
I now Plead the Blood of Jesus Christ against any and all demons who have become attached to me over this last year as a result of my involvement in hypnotism. Go now, in the name of Jesus Christ! I repeat, go now in the name of Jesus Christ!”
Conclusion
This was the basic gist of the battle command. She did it before she went to bed that night. When she got up the next day, she started to notice an immediate return of her memory.
However, her memory ability did not return all at once. It improved little by little on a daily basis over a period of two months. After two months, she had regained all of her memory ability back!
This is what you call a progressive type healing as versus a sudden and quick type of healing. God could have given her an immediate healing of her memory loss, but I think He took the slower and more progressive approach in order to teach her a lesson and to make sure that she would never, ever consider doing it again.
She then told me you really do not realize how important your memory is for everyday living until you actually lose part of it.
And the great thing about this story was that when her memory was fully restored back to her by God, she said her memory is even better now than what it was before she lost it due to going to the hypnotist. God, in His loving mercy, decided to bless her with a little bit better memory ability than what she had before.
I thanked God that He allowed me to have access to her story because it really helped to show me that Christians are not allowed to engage in this type of activity. Her story may be able to help warn others of the risks and dangers associated with hypnotism.
As a postscript to the above story, I recently ran across someone else who got in trouble after being hypnotized several times. She was an artist and she had lost all of her artistic abilities as a result of being hypnotized several times by her then boyfriend.
She had no idea that being hypnotized could have done all of this. I then gave her the above 3-step process to get deliverance from this demonic attack and she too started to gradually get her artistic talents and abilities restored back to her after going through the above 3 step process.
Hello,
I was hipnotized several times and participated in many tarot/palm readings, physic phone line, metaphysic, new age, Silva mind control, seances, and many other things that were an abomination to God before I became a Christ follower in 1995.
I had asked God for forgiveness a long time ago; but in desperation I was seeking more help when I came accross your website and found “hipnotism.” I completely forgot that I practiced this 3-4 sessions many years ago. I again asked God for forginess for everything I had practiced, included hipnotism and followed this time with cuting ALL silver cord lines with each witch individually or with each practice (Silva mind control, etc.)
Since I became a Christ follower, I have been set free from many things and healed from different things; however, I continued to be plagued with confusion, distraction, and a rapid memory decline. This memory decline forced me to retire early (50) due to disability in the year 2000. I was “helped” retire in this manner. This has been the most embarrassing and painful moment in my life. I was divorced and had no idea how I was going to financially make it.
I just remembered that I also had married a man in 1971 who practices spiritism (espiritista cristiano) devoted and his mother also practices this abomination to God.
I travelled from Miami to Cuba with my 2 year old son from this marriage in 1977 to be baptized through this religion. They assigned me and my son a guide and an indian and said the names of the guide and indian to each one of us (which I will also cut the silver cord line as soon as I can).
I also have a daughter through this marriage and I KNOW that although she did not go on this trip, she was assigned an indian and a guide. I was so naive/ignorant (in love) that I married him regardless that he told me that he had an insane aunt and cousin (same religion) institutionalized in his country. You can guess how this marriage went with all of these demons going around within the home and the ones that I brought through my involvement with the occult, and my own generational curses from both of my parents (nervousness, anxiety, anger, rage, poverty, singleness, deppresion). God must have a bigger purpose for my life….because although I feel that I am going to die…I am still alive!!!
I later learned when my son and daughter were 9 and 11 through my very own mother’s mouth came a dark horrible secret, that my father’s father died insane. There is mental illness through my father’s side. I am the middle child out of two other sibblings. I was the person that inherited 99% of my parents curses (especially from my father), contributing more damage to my children and grandchildren. My brother and sister and their children and grandchildren are highly intelligent, wealthy, and happy.
Through a SPECT brain test performed in 2006 at Brain Matters Imaging Center, Denver, CO. my brain came out to be a disaster. I was diagnosed with ADD, and depression, inflammation, and many other symptoms. Through a conference call with my syster in CT, myself in Florida, and Brain Matters, Denver, CO, we were told that I needed to be represented. So far NO ONE has represented me for one reason or another. I did a lot of research (not easy for me…cried a lot)and found out that due to the symptoms of the brain scan of 2006 I was going straight for AD.
I was losing my mind very rapidly since 2006. A different brain scan (MRI) was performed in 2010 in Florida, and the following symptom was found: chronic microvascular ischemic disease. I researched the reasons why your brain gets like that and I identified with two of them: They are AD mother/aunt mother’s side and father’s side – aunt with AD) and exogenous material. The doctor in Miami told me I had dementia, mixed with AD. Just recently I also found out through the Internet that through a viral infection that I contracted in 1985 (had divorced and before a Christ follower)it affects your brain with inflammation leading to AD, especially if you are in no treatment for this viral infection.
I take no medications ($$$) and I have been relying completely on God. I lost friends, I cannot meet new friends, I am so lonely, without a home (renting rooms since 2008…lost paid off condo due to consequence of 2 major hurricanes). I feel very ill and have contracted even more illness due to a broken heart/soul. Worst of all, I am sinning and can’t help it. I am sooooo bitter and hurt because I continue to be highly rejected in churches. I have two damaged hearing nerves to even understand what my daughter or grand-daughter say, or phone conversations.
I know the Lord loves me and the Holy Spirit comes to minister my heart where He is allowed.
I could not afford the room rentals in Miami and have moved further up to Melbourne, FL to stay momentarily with my daughter (bondage) and 13 year old grand-daughter (bondage) in her tiny apartment (floor). Here in Melbourne there is NO outpouring of the Holy Spirit. I have felt many times His Presence when I am in fellowship with God; but not the ministration that I receive back in Miami when I am in a Holy Spirit church…..where the Shikanah glory is. This is very highly important to me.
I write to you to see if you can direct me for help, for prayer, to have my very own home that I can afford in a safe/happy/interesting place for me, for a heavy duty anointed church.
Thanks so much for reading this very long message. I hope you can help me.
Thanks much.
DIANA
Have you read Apostle Eckhardt book called unshakable? I would suggest reading it. Bless you Woman of God
I just read what you said Diane and please know the lord will not ever leave your side but there comes a time when we must ask for forgiveness by repenting our sins plus rebuking the devil in the name of jesus. Remember as long as you have faith as big as a mustard seed our lord will move a mountain for you. Just believe, keep faith in all you do and mostly pray during the good and bad. See, the Lord sees and hears everything so pray and tell him everything cause your prayers will be answered but only when the Lord see it fit. Find positive people and places to surround yourself with and research churches and visit as many needed until you find one that feels like home. Diane, we all go through test to be able to learn and gain wisdom so when tested all that matters is you passing the test with understanding, new knowledge, moving forward positively, and the ability to use what you learn to succeed without having to be retested for the same situation that caused this test to formed in the beginning. Remember, we cannot change the past but we can change the way we do things in the present. I hope this helps you and would write more but kinda hard writing with a ad covering text area and letters being pushed standing out and marking slow but again I rebuke the devil in the name of Jesus and that this message gets to u and helps you. Blessings
Diana – you need a good medical doctor.
Spiritual diagnosis and treatment in the church today is subject to ignorance, Biblical illiteracy and professional negligence due mostly to false doctrines and subjective opinion. It is about as reliable as shooting dice in Vegas. How has Christian advice been working for you so far? Bad good or indifferent?
Case in point is your testimony of spiritual afflictions common to all Christians; sin, followed by repentance, followed by a sense of forgiveness, followed by repeated sin, followed by repentance, followed by forgiveness and so on – round and round you go. It’s a vicious cycle for which the church has no effective answer, none whatsoever BECAUSE the church has lost the power of true religion. It is nothing more than slogans and religious buzz words. It is not reliable.
Again….you need to seek professional medical diagnosis, treatment, and probably long term therapy. According to your testimony your problems are mostly physical – dealing with the body.
On the spiritual side, I recommend you seek out true Christians that are willing and able to assist you with medical treatment and therapy – long term. They DO exist and by their presence they will provide the comfort and hope that Christ Himself gives in plenty. How do you find such people?
Go to a church and ask for money. If they give it to you then you will know that the people you need for non-financial support are part of the group. If they don’t – spit on the ground in front of them and turn your back on them.
and that’s me, hollering from the choir loft…
dont worry about all these labels, and this “insanity” in the family.
labels are curses and all insanity is some form of demonic affliction including bands of evil, bondage s etc and can be got rid of. Be strong.dont even accept chrsitians telling you youre nuts oe the likes.
look get yourself to aslans place. i think its in cali, its Very Good.
you will be 100% all right. read scriptures, listen to scriptures 24/7 even have them on low when sleeping. you need a thorough deliverance that goes through all this stuff rather than running around from a to z getting bits done. get to aslans.
@Diana, We must all be tried in some form or another, Stand on the word.
Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen.
I do hereby decree the power and blood of Jesus Christ over your life, Lord Father I
thank you that you are now sending the comforter to Diana, Holy Spirit rally the hosts
of heavens to our sister in Faith. Divine Light, Divine Love, Divine Healing and Divine
Miracles follow you for the rest of your life.
I very good article. I have to admit that I was almost sucked into looking into this. Why? Out of desperation. I have been suffering as an Avoidant Personality for 50 years with no sign of help or relief.
The arguments on both sides seem convincing. That plus the promise that I might finally find freedom from my plight.
One of the biggest downfalls of us humans is that we can rationalize anything and make anything fit if we try hard enough. But the bottom line in researching things like this is the fruit. God says that you can tell them by their fruit.
If you really want to see their fruits, and therefore tell who they are really working for, go into a Hypnotherapists office. Look around and ask questions. Hypnotherapists will say that they are spiritual. But is it the Spirit of God that they are serving and shows up in their office, decor and speech? Or is it the spirit (small p) of evil, necromancers, fortune tellers, divination, mediums, those who speak with the dead etc… Deuteronomy 18:9-13
I want to thank you for posting this. I made the mistake of undergoing hypnotism a few days ago. After doing so I have found that I have felt different, gloomy and distraught. I have been struggling with sin for some time and well, I gave in to something I knew I shouldn’t in order to escape. I feel like I was meant to read this article; I know God has a plan for me and I keep pulling away from Him. I have a tendency to act very independently and God wants us to be the exact opposite; He wants us to be dependent on Him. Praise God for providing you with the stated Battle Command, it was something I greatly need to read.
Thanks for sharing this experience and above all thanks for also presenting steps to undo what the enemy must have done. I gave my lie and became a bliever in the Lord Jesus.
I have a question about other a therapy I took a while ago and wonder if it falls in this same category of hynotism. This was a water therapy used for enemal in a clinic. The device was set up such that the enemal was being administered by the patience themself-this gave me time and privacy to pray -binding and casting out any evil spirit that maybe associated to it and covered the system with the blood of jesus. That was the best of prayer my spirit led me to untill I discovered how the Blood of Jesus is Pled from this site.I had a good release of waste but as I was done cleaning out myself to leave -something happened-the plumbing has broken and spill of the waste was all over the foor in the clinic -Thank God it did not soil my shoes and other personal item I had inside there-I called the technician who came and appolgised about the incidedent and told me not o bother she would take care of it-the constipation issue I had did not get better either except that there was a great releif that day after I emptied my bowel-I went for amost a week with no bowel movement-Not any better than it was though-I have been wondering if I entered the territory of the enemy? Recently a servant of God carried out deliverance for my family because to break the evil pattern we have been afflicted with from our birth.
About six years ago I was rushed into the emergency room for constipation and I have been struggling to deal with this ever since-Can you help me with specific way to address this in prayer?
Thanks Much and Blessings
I’m sorry, but your story is just silly at best- Harmful at worst.
How did the woman quantify 50% loss of memory?
How do you justify an anecdotal story as proof or evidence of truth?
If I and 4 others retell a story of someone being freed from demons through the steps found in hypnosis does that make it so? You would say of course not! Because belief devoutly held does not make it true- all devoutly held beliefs are self validating – such as; “I believe the Holy Spirit speaks to me- therefore when I quiet my mind and wait for an idea to pop into my head then it MUST be the Holy Spirit.” Other explanations are discounted, ignored, or discarded, as an anomaly.
It is clear that your claim of authority on the matter does not make you an authority. Do you know anything about hypnosis beyond what you fear? Do you think that the fictional character of Svengali in the Novel “Trilby” is somehow real or accurate? It’s not. It’s fiction.
The reason and motivation for my response was peaked as I noticed in your explanation of how the woman freed herself from the “demon” you used several steps utilized in hypnosis itself- let me explain.
Here are several principles of hypnosis- see for yourself.
1. the establishment of authority in the matter (yours in this case- and the claim of being tied to the authority of the Holy Spirit- which is akin to someone saying “I know a doctor who says…”)
2. the principle of repetition to realize an idea. (literally; repetition. Look at what you instruct the woman to do.)
3. the principle of compounding effect- to get the person to repeat the idea in several different ways- repeat after me, pray about it, confess and renounce it, etc…)
4. the principle of the “yes- set”- Getting the person to agree with you on several points that are so simple as to not be denied, then add in your suggestion. (this is compounded by the Authority principle and the others.)
5. the principle of dominant effect- tying the suggestion to an already dominant belief or emotion ties the suggestion to the existing resources of the client. (Or in your case, your followers.) You assure her with the idea of the demon not being in her and validate her existing belief system, then suggest the demon is on her- which engages a motivation based on fear and a desire to avoid God’s judgment. Responsible hypnotists avoid aversion practices- understanding it reinforces fear in the clients life instead of validating more productive resources.
6. The Imagination principle- by suggesting the demon was not inside of her gave her relief in her current belief system, then adding the idea that the demon was on her shoulder- now her fully engaged imagination is being led along by your suggestions. (this utilizes the the principle of dominant effect also.)Anyone could imagine themselves looking with darting eyes at their shoulder, fearfully glancing for sight of the demon now imagined as perched on her shoulder.
7. The principle of social proof- which in your case means that because you have an existing belief and others agree, then it MUST be true. Of course, you must also know that if an entire nation says it is OK to kill Jews, it does not make it so, yet the principle of social proof stands strong in the church.
Of course there are more general principle of hypnosis, but you use most of them without thinking- like how you lower your voice to communicate certain ideas, or even speak slower… the other principles are about how to communicate, not what.
All in all, it seems that YOU are actually a hypnotist- just not a very honest one.
I am a pastor and a therapist. I wonder if anything in the world could convince you to study the facts of something before you pass on your judgment against it? (especially if you claim it’s God’s judgment.)
In fact, I feel a deep sense of sorrow for your followers who go to you for “truth” only to receive your small mindedness and ignorance wrapped in the authority of your version of scriptural interpretation. (yes, I’m sure there is a long tradition to this teaching too.)
Tap into the Holy Spirit all you want. The Spirit of Truth does not teach people to fear what they do not understand- and it certainly doesn’t condemn people when a subjective opinion is claimed to be objective. Let all men be liars…
Every single church I have visited or attended use some form of hypnosis. (What hypnosis really is, not your version- which does not even exist in the real world.)
Whether Catholic, many different forms of Protestantism, and specifically Pentecostalism – they all use hypnosis although only some realize it, or admit it.
I have to ask, and even beg you- Educate yourself with more than what has been whispered in your ear over the years. You may actually have cause to humble yourself. Otherwise, you will only keep the ignorant and fearful from learning and gaining freedom.
jason
AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!! End times with false prophets going on a rampage!!! Thank you for taking the time to bring clarity and wisdom to this matter.
pb
I am a marketer by profession and have been for more than 20 years. I thought it interesting that no one ever mentions how marketers are responsible for luring customers into purchasing things they really don’t need. The difference between clinical hypnosis and subliminal messages through advertising, is in clinical hypnosis the customer is in control, but if you are watching television on a regular bases, you are not in control of the messages put before you and it is likely that you will make a purchase based on messages you’ve been exposed too within a 24 hour period–and that’s just messages via tv. It happens all the time, everywhere–in casual conversation– and it works. There’s a reason why people (a lot of them are Christians) who are in debt, obese, smokers, …the list goes on, but there is no protest. What it comes down to is you don’t have to be hypnosis to be in a trance or be in a zombie-like state to do things you would not do. Think about it.
Good point. Marketing is subliminal or advertising that much of which works on the subconscious level.
There are good reasons why in advertising they keep showing people (often women) eating hamburgers and keep repeating certain words.
It works and works well.
Not sure Id go as far as to say its hypnosis though.
Hello friends,
I just wantet to let you know what just happened, but before that I tell you a bit of my story.
I had some sort of depression for 4 years and in my despair I also visited a hypnothist. Now I am a believer in Christ for about a half year and my depression got better, but they weren’t fully gone. Anyway today I was looking up, if hypnosis is demonic and I came on this site. As I was reading and came to the prayer, I asked myself “maybe I should pray again, that demons get out of me”. So I prayed a prayer and continued reading. Then I came to the point where the woman confessed her sin of doing hypnosis and I suddenly realized, I never confessed this particular sin before God. So I started praying to God again, explaining why I did it and asked for forgiveness. Then I read the rest of the prayer and I thought, I really should pray in a strong and determined way and I started to make up my own prayer (Please consider that I am German, so I had to translate the prayer and made my own. I didn’t copied it 100%.) From that I went on to praying to Jesus, to cleanse me and take all the demons out, I said it over and over again, more and more intense. When I said Amen it was like a “BOOM”!
A warm feeling came from the center of my body and went to my feet and to my head. Man I tell you, that felt great.
I tell you this only to glorify Jesus. He is so awesome! I thank him so much, he is my Kind and my Lord, what an awesome Friend I have.
It just happened so I don’t know what will really improve, but I know something will improve.
Hallejuliah!
Jason where do you Pastor? I agree this is a common practice
My regular church is in Portland. Currently, I am living as a missionary in Montana.
Hello,
I’ve had a traumatic experience with on line hypnotism. It started as my partner had said that I was ashamed of my body since I had gained weight. I found a hypnotism on body confidence and being able to sleep undressed. I thought it was silly at first and then tried more on various subjects.
I became obsessed with it after a while because I felt so relaxed after the recordings were over. The hypnosis recordings would train you to go deep, very deep. The hypnotist in the recording kept saying to surrender free will and follow doors in a long hall go in and submit to him and be his mindless slave.
At this time it was like a game and was in my imagination. He placed an imaginary collar on me in the session and said I was his property.
In one trance he said I would remain in trance even when awake. Sometimes I would think the recordings so ridiculous that I’d stop it and go to the next not really being hypnotized.
The recording entitled slippery slope was the last session I listened to. It was aggressive and required head phones. It had me go deep into hypnosis and this time i felt very deep in trance. I was to be undressed. I went through a door and he wanted me to push out my conscious mind and let it sleep in the room and go to another room where my submissive personality was kept in my mind. I was to go in and merge with it. As I walked over to it, it was smiling blankly. I started to feel a warm tingling as tried to merge with me. A flash so a demonic face went through my mind and I screamed no and pushed it back out in the name of Jesus. I opened my eyes and forwarded to the part of the recording where it had me wake my conscious mind. Let it play out as in bringing me out of hypnosis.
I realize that this is satanic and a demon tried to merge with me. I asked God for forgiveness and help with this.
I read you article and went through the steps listed above but have for two days felt a tingling and burning in my feet where the presence started to try to enter me. I have lost my appetite, can’t think about anything else apart from this experience and have a head ache and my mind is foggy and distracted.
What can I do about this?? Can I be helped?? I have prayed and prayed constantly.
These recordings are on YouTube and were the ultra hypnosis sessions. The thing is that any man woman or child can get these without any restrictions. Please don’t anybody listed to them, they are evil. Not even as a joke. They need to be taken down.
I did some research with ultra hypnosis and possession and found that these videos originate in Islam and have radical Islamic videos grouped with them. I believe it is a way of recruiting followers through possession and mind control.
Spread the word not to be hypnotized in any form.
Is there a priest that I can meet with near memphis to be physically evaluated and delivered?
Thanks for any help.
Tim.
Wow! I had no idea that hypnotism was so spiritually dangerous. I myself, as a spirit filled Christian, have also used hypnotism, but to help me relax and sleep better at night. I could not figure out why I sometimes fell under demonic attack while asleep. Now I know why and what to do about it. Thanks for sharing your story
Solution focused hypnotherapy is not a demonic techique, anyone commanding another person to do something is the one in the wrong I.e. do this battle command cause God told me being passive is wrong?? Sorry I am very confused as I am passive when I prayer, I quiet my mind and prayer for thanks for all that I have, all that I am and am grateful for the health the safety and the contentment of all my family and the people I love.
There are many types of therapists and it is a shame if any of you reading this have gone to a hypnotherapist who is not properly registered or insured. Contact the national council of hypnotherapist if you feel a therapist has not treated you properly. I am a solution focused hypnotherapist and I want you to know that this means that the client is in control in what they want from the therapy and the therapist guides the client into a relaxed state so that the subconscious part of the mind hears the positive language patterns that is said. This is a more effective and quicker way than our usual method of repeat repeat repeat as in school learning our times tables or picking a pen up and learning to write your name. People making hypnotherapy into something it is not I.e like on t.v or films make it into something that is feared. Don’t misinform people if you have no expertise in the subject. You would not believe how many people have benefited from hypnotherapy, when other means of treatment have failed such as post traumatic disorder, ocd, symptoms of severe depression, panic attacks, stress related skin disorders, high blood pressure, anxiety disorder, IBS and many more. The very first thing we do as solution focused hypnotherapist is explain how the brain works in relation to the symptoms of anxiety, depression, anger and emotional related problems. This is usually a free consultation with a free relaxation CD, which is no different to laying down or chilling out to a nice piece of music. It can be done in your own home. We go into self hypnosis ourselves all the time. I.e when we are engrossed in a good book, even when we are driving and wander how we got to a certain point. Hypnosis is when the mind narrows it’s focus, something we all do.
As of today, I am now a believer in Christ. It’s a very new journey for myself, so lot of changes will come. I am also studying Hypnotherapy and was sure on if I would be able to use it and follow Christ, but logic and reason took over. How can it “not” be okay or how is it “unbiblical to practice such therapies. I mean you have people do nothing but watch movies and the news, taking medications, eating tainted foods; basically poisoning their bodies.?.?.? How is that biblical, but to help humanity is unbiblical? I wonder which Jesus/God would recommend, taking medications, depression meds, pain medication, eat poison, stay depressed, etc.. Or take responsibility and action and seek out the better methods? Sure, prayer is very important and powerful. Think about it? It’s a gift from God. I think it’s more unbiblical to go to the freezer aisle in the grocery store, grab a prepackaged diner that contains carcinogens, GMOs because God created plants, veggies and wild life for the benefit of humanity. It’s obvious and common sense to know that fresh food, God’s gift to us has many healing and preventative properties. Again, how can you say that Hypnotherapy is against scriptures while you warm up you cancer causing foods in the microwave to feed yourself and possible your kids? God does want us to take care of ourselves because the body is a temple, right? With that being said, God does leave us responsibilities for self care, am I right or am I wrong? Again… We are told to pray, God is the power of all, the creator of everything.. Just because we are suppose to pray about things does not mean he wants us to sit down and do nothing about it..
We can pray for peace in our communities, maybe God will work that miracle, maybe God will give us the strength and inspiration to make that change, maybe he wants us to get up and go make that change happen. “Love thy neighbor.” To me that’s showing care, compassion and actually going out to love others, help other and to support others. We can pray all day about “Loving thy neighbor”, but how can we actually love another if we don’t do something?
I am sure this article was well intended, but it is seriously flawed on accurate information. It reflects the general decades old portrayal of the MYTHICAL Holloywood movie and TV hypnotist. When I see an article like this, I try to run to ground where the author got their information. In most instances, they have never spoken to a professional hypnotist, reviewed the medical science concerning hypnosis, relied on misinterpretation of Leviticus and Deuteronomy trying to say a hypnotist is a medium which is absolutely false, believed the hollywood mythical storyline hypnotist or just believed the words of someone who did the things I just mentioned.
If hypnosis is a sin, you need to immediately stop sleeping because the moments right before you go to sleep and wake up, you are in a state of natural hypnosis. Yep, and you also, need to give up reading a good book, watching a movie or tv, driving and several more activities as everyone goes in and out of hypnosis at some level naturally all the time. Daydreaming is an hypnotic state.
As a consulting hypnotist and Christian, I can tell you that a hypnotist cannot make you accept any suggestion you do not want to accept and you will not do anything while in hypnosis that you would not do while not in hypnosis. You will not go against your moral beliefs. While you are in hypnotic awareness, you are fully aware of everything going on around you, in fact more aware than when you are not in hypnosis. Your mind and thoughts are not blank. At any moment during a session a person can get up and leave for any reason if they so choose. A person has to accept or reject every suggestion based on their desire and beliefs.
The truth is, not everyone is a candidate for hypnosis. Those with mental conditions or who are taking psychotropic medications must be avaluated carefully before proceeding with hypnosis. Based on the short information included in this article, the lady was not a candidate for hypnosis in all probability. In extremely rare cases, a person can have an abnormal reaction to the process. When that happens, an experienced professional hypnotist can neutralize that situation by just saying a few very carefully crafted words to end the reaction.
What you are probably not aware of, is that most of the major cancer treatment centers and the most recognized medical diagnostic institution in American use the tool hypnosis in thier daily health care programs.
God created the universe and everything in it. He created in man a subconscious mind which he endowed with incredible abilities of healing among other gifts.
And finally, BEFORE a person enters hypnosis, the hypnotist and the client are in agreement on what the suggestions are going to be. The CLIENT gives the hypnotist the suggestions he will use during the session.
A thought just crossed my mind on having a blank mind. The only time that actually does occur is when you are under chemical anesthesia like during surgery. I know we are all biased based on what we have been taught. The information I have put forth here is accurate and true. I hope you will publish my comments.
Blessings ….. Mike
Thank you Mike,
I am a Christian and a hypnotherapist myself. I appreciate your comments. You are 100% correct. Everyone goes into trance many times per day. It is not a sin.
While people are in trance watching TV, advertisers use subliminal messages to make people want their products.
Satan uses subliminal suggestions all the time to draw souls away from God.
Why can’t we use hypnosis to draw souls closer to God?
I believe hypnosis could be used to help increase and deepen a soul’s love and devotion for Christ. If hypnosis is used in the service of Christ, then it is good, not evil.
The first Commandment says to love the Lord thy God with all your heart and soul. Jesus Christ our Lord, tells us to “seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all else shall be added unto you.” If a soul truly loves our Lord with all their heart, everything else will fall into place for them.
Hypnosis is a powerful tool that could help a soul attain this precious, divine goal.
Hi all,
This has become a very interesting thread to be sure. Hypnotism is a very curious practice. It has been around for a long long time. The pendulum of whether is a good practice or a bad one has swung wildly in the past few hundred years.
For much of history, the Church has held the position that it is dangerous. There are a lot of Christians that still see it as very bad, but there is a growing trend in the Church that its ok and should be practiced.
The truth is that no one really knows for sure. One way of looking at it would be; If God wanted us to play around with our subconsciousness, he would make this a common thing and give us access to it. Well, he has through the use of Hypnotherapist.
This argument of; if God had meant us to do this, he would give it to us, is a similar argument to; If God has wanted us to fly, he would have given us wings. A similar argument would be those that think that God will heal them, but refuse to go to the doctor. God gave healing knowledge to doctors, so through them, he has provided healing.
So to not go to a doctor is silly. Why cant this same logic be applied to Hypnotherapist? Well, it would seem logical except for the nature of Hypnotism and the results of it. One person that responded here made the argument for Hypnotism by saying it’s a natural process that we also get in sleep, with books and other things like this.
As for sleep, this is something that God created and controls. So if, and I use “If” lightly here because I don’t think it to be the case, sleep is some sort of state of Hypnotism, its God that created it, implemented it and manipulates us through it.
A hypnotherapist is attempting to delve into the subconsciousness to do things that he or she knows nothing about and rewire the brain in ways that he or she, or the subject thinks it should be rewired. Now, one could argue that the physician is doing the same thing when working on the human body.
The difference is that human anatomy is childs play compared to the brain and mind. A physician is simply making repairs to the body that he completely understands. Simple things that repair the damage that our fallen world, sin, exposure to chemicals, disease and illicit substances has done.
Very very little is known about the brain, how it functions, how and why we do the things we do, and what the consequences will be if changes are made to it . Allowing someone to go in and play around with it, or allowing you or I the power to do this, is like letting someone that runs a flower store and knows nothing about your car, do mechanical work on your car.
That person will go into your car and manipulate things that he or she knows nothing about in the hopes that they will make your car run the way they think it should operate. There are many other arguments to not allow hypnotherapy in your life, but I think this is one of the stronger ones. The others can be argued against depending on your point of view.
You know, I have been a student of people all my life. Why we do certain things and dont do certain things. I find it very very interesting how some believe some things while others believe others.
A case in point in Star Wars. In the movie, there are 2 sides. The dark side and the force. Both sides though believe they are on the side is right. Both are willing to defend their side, their point of view and even die for it.
We see this very same thing play out in real life. Terrorist believe they are right and will die for that believe. Christians and America believe that we are right and will fight and die to that belief.
It seems to come down to where you were raised and how you were raised. Those that grew up in Muslim families believe that they are correct and will defend it to the death. We do the same with Christianity. I suspect the same is true of people that support Hypnotism and those that oppose it.
I oppose it based on how I was raised, horror stories I have read from people that have undergone it, and research I have done. There are many many people out there that have had hypnotism done that would seem to have benefited by it. I watched the movie “God is not dead” many times because I like it so very much.
In the movie, Dean Cain (I think that is the actors name) is not a nice guy at all. In fact, he is down right mean. He goes to meet his mom in the hospital. His mom as Alzheimer’s. He, thinking she cant hear him, says; You are the nicest person I know. You never did a single bad thing all of her life and where did that get you? Now you can remember anything, even who I am.” “I am the meanest person I know. But I have a perfect life full of success and wealth. Explain that to me?”
His mom comes to conscienceless ans says: “Sometimes the devil allows wealth, fame and what seems to be happiness. He does this because he does not want you to see the real condition of your life and find God. All the while you seem to have a good life, you are really in a jail cell with the door wide open. But you dont want to leave the cell because it is comfortable and seems to give you all your want. Eventually the door is going to close and you will die in your sins”
I think this applies here. Now I am not going to go as far as to say that going to see a Hypnotherapist will cause you to die in your sins. I wont go that far, as we all have sin in our life that God forgives continually. What I will say is that Hypnotism, just like other things, Hypnotherapy seems to do good things for a time in our lives, even if that time is a lifetime.
But God tells us in the Word not to do it. Sure its not spelled out by name, but the Word does say in many places that its dangerous and to not go there. There are arguments for Hypnotism that can be supported, but for me, Id rather not take the chance that its a jail cell.
Where in the Bible does it say not to be hypnotized? What about Christian hypnotherapists?
I had to leave one more comment here on this. Why am I leaving so many today? Well, because I believe very strongly in the dangers of Hypnosis.
I have done quite a bit of research on it, written several articles, and even preached more than a few sermons on it.
The subconscience is something we know very little about. I believe that the subconscience is the door to the spiritual realm. For now, this door is intended to be closed. God closed it himself, probably in the Garden when Adam and Eve sinned and were thrown out.
Hypnosis opens this door and allows it to be manipulated. Weather that manipulation is done by the Hypnotherapist, or the person being that undergoing the hypnosis, is a matter of speculation and in my opinion, irrelevant.
Any opening of this door through hypnotism, tarot cards, zodiac signs, mediums, Readings, physics, and any of the other forms is sin.
Just a few scriptures on this for you reading pleasure.
Galatians 5:22-23
Romans 6:16-23
1 Corinthians 6:9-12
James 4:6-7
1 Peter 5:8
Hebrews 12:2
Romans 7:18
Romans 8:2
These scriptures basically say that we are to only allow God control of us, not any man or woman including ourselves.
Also to not let sin to be a part of your life.
Finally, hypnotism is promoted as a way to re-shape, or change things in your life that you dont like, or dont want. Weight loss has been a big selling point lately. Also there are others like giving up smoking and other bad habits in your life.
Hypnotism is a quick fix. A magic pill if you will. Among the other things that I have done and studied in my life is weight loss. Lots of people that want to loose weight and say they cant do it, so they look for a “Magic Pill” to do it for them.
Most, if not all, (around 90% or more depending on who you get your statics from) that lose weight this way will gain it back, and often it comes back with a vengeance.
The reason is simple. If weight was lost this way, it was too easy. The person that took the magic pill did not have to change their lifestyle or do any work to get that weight off. Once they stop taking the pills, since they have not done anything to change their eating habits, or their lifestyle, all the weight comes back. Usually they not only gain all they had lost back, but they gain even more.
Its like Matthew 12:43-45. An impure spirit, in this case gluttony, comes out of a person. But since no work was done, no lifestyle change was done, and therefore nothing was put in the spirits place, the spirit comes right back and brings friends.
Hypnotherapy is also a Magic Pill. Or at least we think it is.
If you’re struggling with weight loss, read this.
There is a simple explanation why hypnotism doesn’t work with weight loss over the long-term. It’s the same reason that most diets end up failing. Dr. Joel Wallach identified the problem with his patients and called it, “feedlot syndrome.”
In the cattle industry, if you want to fatten up a cow you give it food that’s high in calories but deficient in an essential amino acid (essential here means that you can only get it from diet, the body cannot produce it). This tricks the cows into thinking they’re always hungry and they’ll eat non-stop.
Ironically, fat people are slowly starving to death. Not of calories, but of nutrition. The body has a God-given wisdom of it’s own and when it’s lacking a vital nutrient it gives you signals called cravings. Well, you eat food that’s nutritionally void and you get the calories but not the vitamins, minerals, EFA’s, etc that your body needs and so the cravings continue. The cure? Find out (via your Doc) what vitamins, minerals (there are 91 essential minerals!), essential fatty acids you’re lacking in your diet, and supplement. If your doctor says you don’t need to supplement or take vitamins, then find a better Doctor because he’s not informed. It takes a long time (usually a year of eating right) but once you get nutrified, you’ll feel better and start to return to your natural healthy body weight without all the cravings.
Now if you’re actually addicted to food, then you could have a spiritual problem as well. God does not want you to be in bondage and afflicted. He sent Jesus to rescue us from such things. When the Apostles couldn’t help a certain person, Jesus said, “But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” (Matthew 17:21).
Let me explain. When I was addicted to cigarettes, I fasted one day and prayed for the spirit of addiction to be removed from me. I haven’t had a cigarette OR a craving for cigarettes since that fast. I strongly believe you can do the same thing for food addictions. Follow Jesus’ advice, ask for God’s help and start a fast (it doesn’t have to be more than a couple meals), give fast offerings (what you would have spent on the food for those 2 or 3 meals, give to the poor) and ask God to remove the addiction from you. I hope that you too can have a miracle in your life!
With Love,
Ryan
The VERY BEST comment about hypnosis and addiction – thank you for sharing!
pb
Hypnotherapy isn’t leaving your mind open, under hypnosis people remain aware and choose to accept or deny any suggestions given, although sometimes you don’t remember what happened. You’re aware the whole time, it’s not handing the steering wheel over to someone else.
Kevin agree 100%. Many people do not know what hypnosis is… In spiritual warfare it’s important to remember that every area of our lives not under the direct care and influence of the Holy Spirit is open to control by a demonic spirit. Notice the difference between control and influence. God intends for us to be free to make our own decisions. He will never take control of our minds. He influences us by the Spirit who lives within us. On the other hand, Satan desires to take control of our minds. That’s why Paul warns us to take every thought captive: “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). Paul says that we must be careful to guard what goes into our minds lest we open up an unprotected area where Satan can gain control. Then the question is, “Can hypnosis open my mind in any way that might allow Satan to get control of my thinking?” Unexpectedly for many people, the truth is that during hypnosis we often have more control over our minds than ever before. Just because we may be more susceptible to suggestions in no way means that we lose control of our minds and do things that we never intended to do.
But the verses you listed don’t mean automatically mean that hypnosis is a sin if they don’t call it out by name. One must prove that something really does cause a loss of control, and THEN said something can be denounced as a sin in accordance to those verses.
One of the things I’ve read about hypnosis is that as we drift off to sleep each night, our minds briefly slip into a state that is very similar – if not identical – to a hypnotic trance. God would have created the human mind with an awfully big liability if hypnosis does allow demons to influence us. If that were the case, demons could wait by a person’s bedside and pounce at just the right moment – no deliberate hypnotic induction needed.
I understand that hypnosis can be and is used for sinful “spiritual” purposes. But God’s the one who create the human mind with the capacity to have it’s subconscious part accessed. The fact that occultists are apparently the ones who figured out how to harness that ability doesn’t make it sinful. If it does, well, then we can be thankful Nikola Tesla wasn’t a Satanist – otherwise, it would be a sin for industries to use induction motors despite the fact that God Himself created the electrons and laws of magnetism that make induction motors possible. At that point we could only hope that the people who invented shaft-powered machines that run on steam didn’t practice any sinful lifestyles like that.
@Phillip,That is erroneous information,The subconscious mind is not closed off. It shows that you are well informed in this area . The Soul / heart , is synonymous with the subconscious mind in the Bible .
It can be renewed by repetition of new information that we accept on a daily bases. Romans 12:2 ….. be ye transformed by the renewing of the mind.
Our subconscious mind can easily be renewed at the times when we are about to fall asleep or just upon awakening . So we can listen to the Bible verses as we rest and be in a relaxed state , that is self hypnosis, so there is nothing with it .
A hypnotist can’t plant an idea in your head if you didn’t want to. They just heighten your desire to achieve something like lose weight or quit smoking. Hypnotists work to help people like psychiatrists. There is nothing evil or anti-God about it if they treat patients with good intention. Going to church is for the mind, like going to the gym is for the body, but if there is an assistant like a church minister(or body trainer in the gym) you get a better result, and it’s more effective if you also have a nutritionist to help with your foods, this is where the hypnotist comes in. Hypnotic is a compliment to a mental treatment, not a 1,2,3 fix it. Just chill!
I researched this on YouTube. Credit to Human Givens.
Modern myths about hypnosis:
Hypnosis is a natural state of relaxation and concentration with a heightened awareness induced by suggestion.
Hypnotherapy is safe with no unpleasant side affects.
You will hear everything being said.
Hypnosis has nothing to do with sleep, it is just an extremely relaxed state.
A hypnotist cannot influence you to do anything against your will
Your own moral code will prevent you from doing anything against your best interests.
Make sure your info is correct. The idea that you cannot be hypnotized to do something against your will was only tested once by the mythbusters. One time is not enough to confirm that myth. Hypnosis is not what it seems.
Thank you for making this. I was listening to subliminal videos with binaural beats and frequencies. I felt very negative last Saturday morning and felt it was due to these videos. I had not changed anything else in my life. I did as you mentioned in this message
I am erasing all my subliminal videos now. I hope to have a better life through reading the Bible. in Jesus name Amen.
I tried subliminal messaging and I noticed within two days I was more confident and happy. it helped me. if it helps me why wouldn’t it you. listen o it again for a week and I gaurtee your negativity will go away. this lady probably thinks rock music is demonic has well. is science wrong just because it’s not biblical?
This is a surprisingly shortsighted view of hypnosis. In hypnosis, the subject remains aware and can choose to awake from hypnosis at any time. Second, I don’t believe that demons can attach themselves to believers in the way that you suggest, not do I see any indication that hypnosis leaves one spiritually vulnerable. If you provided Verses proving that hypnosis was a sin or that show that it requires the relinquishment of spiritual control, then I would agree, but I see no such evidence here.
I agree with you. I feel God has blessed us with all types of therapists. Hypnotherapy done right can be very helpful. It’s not like you’re going to a terot card reader or something. It’s tapping into your subconscious and helping you determine what’s rational and irrational. I’m sorry but I find this article a bit out there. EMDR therapy, CBT therapy all are a blessing from God. He can use anything to help us through our prayers. It’s not a sin or you don’t have to feel guilty going to therapy. Christ lives in us if you are born again. You can not be demon possessed. God is good!
Kevin, I agree with you! Unfortunately, lots of people have a misguided Christian perspective… Hypnosis is a natural state of human mind… and God created us in His image! Have you ever daydreamed? That is an example of when you were in a form of hypnosis when that occurred. Many people don’t realize that when they attend church, they are in differing levels of hypnosis throughout the service. Can you think of a movie you enjoyed so much that you actually felt like you were there, in that movie? How you felt once you realized you had been drawn into the story? If you ever experienced it, then, matter of fact, you had actually been hypnotized. Did you ever pay attention the way people are acting as they exit movie theaters? When coming out of a comedy movie, they are laughing and smiling… When exiting a horror movie, their all are nervous, stressed out and jumpy… It is because our subconscious mind doesn’t understand the difference between reality and imagination as they hold the same value.
Opponents of hypnosis turn to Deuteronomy 18:9-13. As the Israelites are entering into the Promised Land God gives them a warning not to enter into the practices in the pagan lands ahead. God said: “let there be found no wanted sacrifices his child in the fire; stay away from those who practice divination and sorcery, engaging witchcraft; cast spells… Opponents focus on the Hebrew term “cast spells” as being the same as hypnosis. Their interpretation is really a stretch. Roman Catholics, the Anglican Church and Lutherans actively support and utilize hypnosis in helping people. On the other hand, the Church of Christ, the Seventh-day Adventists, the evangelical church, fundamentalists and charismatics tend to preach and teach against it. Most churches and groups are in the middle where hypnosis is really not an issue.
Hypnosis can tap the resources within us to help heal our hurts, cure unwanted or unhealthy behaviors and enhance our well-being. It can give a person the power to use what he or she already possesses, but has not been able to access or control. During hypnosis many people gain control over bad habits, fears, phobias, and anxiety— just to mention a few areas. Hypnosis is all about intense focus which removes distractions, we may use it as a tool for Christian meditation which is helpful in allowing us to experience the person and character of Christ. Did you read book “Experiencing The Depths Of Jesus Christ,” by a 15th century, fourteen-year-old French girl named Madam Guyon? Catholic Leaders of her time demanded that she recant the teachings of the book because her basic premise was that anyone, at any time, could come into contact with the living God. She teaches us how to quiet our minds and move into deep meditation focusing on a Bible story, event, person, verse or phrase. What she’s really doing is teaching us how we can experience Christ through the art of deep meditation, or what might be described as self-hypnosis.
I am a Christian and in the process of receiving a certification in hypnosis… First and most important thing is to get a proper diagnosis, if needed, before proceeding with hypnosis… For example, if you want hypnosis practitioner to help you with pain, it has to be diagnosed. Second, the hypnosis practitioner must be appropriately trained and is someone who you trust. I believe it is important to make sure that the hypnosis practitioner’s character and values line up with yours. In this regard, if I am a Christian, I would certainly opt more towards a Christian therapist. However, just because someone is a Christian does not mean that they are best to the exclusion of all others. In other words, a well-trained and experienced non-Christian therapist might be much more effective than a poor-quality-Christian therapist.
Thank you for this article.. I went to a “hypnotherapist” when I was in my 20’s (I’m now 55) before I was a Christian (can’t fully remember why I went now – possibly for confidence issues) and I recalled a painful memory from when I was a 4 year old. The “therapist” recognised the trauma I was experiencing and encouraged me to override the painful memory with a positive one but I didn’t have a positive one to override it with. I always felt this was unfinished business and rather than gaining confidence I lost even more and found it difficult to trust others and myself. Having also experienced bouts of anxiety and panic attacks throughout my life I strongly believe now that the root of my problems stems from this hypnosis and has enabled demonic activity to attach itself to me. When I gave my life to Jesus 30 years ago I knew he had called me to minister to people in the area of mental health. I have studied psychology and counselling and know how the subconscious part of us is a God given sacred place that is not meant to be tampered with and is in place for our protection and only when God directs it for His purposes should those memories ever be brought to our conscious awareness. Well for me yesterday – Sun 23rd Sept 2018 – (35 years after the event) was the day God highlighted this sin as the root of my problems and has shown me it needs to be dealt with once and for all. So after writing this message I will be confessing and renouncing and casting out the demons that have controlled me … praise Jesus.
Please let this serve as a warning don’t dabble in things that you don’t understand and don’t let the devil get a foothold in your mind because you could end up like me being a prisoner to mental ill health for the next 35 years.
And if you have experienced hypnosis in any form then know that you can do something about it. As you hold onto hope know that God loves you and has put all things in place for your protection not to harm you but to set you free.
It is the liar and the accuser who entices us and tries to lure us into his web of lies because his only motive is to rob, kill and destroy. He robs us of health, joy, confidence, peace etc, he kills our hope and destroys our relationships.
BUT GOD HAS THE VICTORY the enemy is DEFEATED and he knows it.
I honestly have been considering hypnosis and tried to schedule an appointment which the hypnotist cancelled twice. I don’t know what else to do. I go to “Christians” and they tell me pray read your Bible and go home. They don’t truly care. They are too busy and nobody is willing to help me it seems. I went to a healing ceremony and a lady I was talking to an assistant went to tell the healer to talk to me and she said she would not it was closed meanwhile she was performing on others. I am almost eighteen and my whole life I have had one mental illness after another. The worst thing that happened to me is severe OCD. I have vague memories of it since I was little. It started as obsession with always getting the last word and revenge. Eventually it became exaggerated over crumbs saliva touching certain words etc. I got OCD on specific people. Especially my younger brother. I cannot live in my house. It has become a severe addiction that I can’t seem to stop. Awhile ago it got just a bit better and then it came back full force. I have tried everything. Medications hospitals therapists and counselors homeopathic medicine over 15 pscych medicine praying for years screaming begging good till my mouth bled. I don’t understand. Is this demons? I have tried to cast them out since no one else wants to. Nothing. Maybe I should get surgery. It’s so much pain nobody understands how much I want to die and tried and keep failing. Can somebody please pray for me? Is there anything I can do spiritually? Sometimes I think once I turn 18 in a month I will run to the wilderness and fast until I die begging God as at least then my death wouldn’t be a sin. I can’t tell if there is bondage or something.
I pray that you would get healing and deliverance.
What i see in our ministry is that other churches dont have time to help those in emotional need.
I am currently studying emotional inner healing and deliverance. A one year course that deals with your inner healing. In the past 6 months i have seen God throught the holy spirit change my inner being. This is where the healing happens.
First we start with the bloodlines. Cutting lose soul, blood, spirit ties between out ancestors after we repent any sin they may have done that offended God. See God will visit until the 3rd and 4th generation. If your ancestors died with sin. That sin could now be on you.
Second we go into the mothers womb. We Ask the Holy spirit to reveal. A baby that experienced Trauma, rejection in the mothers womb can be a big root that can cause rejection fear etc. Example my father wanted me to be a girl because i have 2 other brothers. For many years i could not understand the rejection but the holy spirit revealed that rejection i felt in my mothers womb. I then had to cut myself loose from that rejection.
3rd forgiveness and repentance is key to healing. Take an example: a person with road rage. One actual root is unfairness he / she experienced by being bullied. And made a vow that i will never let anyone bully me again. When a person drives in front of you the actual trigger is caused with unfairness. The vow kicks in. So the goal is to see if you have people that we need to forgive. Vows we made to cope needs to be broken. It is a process but i can give you very good material to be delivered and emotionally healed.
For example: take the top 10 richest people in the world. Give all their money to the poor. In one year those 10% will have it back. Our mindsets needs to change.
All the trauma, fear, rejection, rebellion we went through we need to take out.
God bless and trust. I believe God came to bring deliverance and to set the captives free.
Marcella, are you still there? God loves you. I know you have probably heard that alot. But God loves YOU. My daughter is fighting a fight much like yours. I never thought I would find that anyone is dealing with anything remotely close to her struggles. Not so much OCD but 24 hour anxiety and panic for years. I do not want her to lose faith. I do not want you to lose faith. Keep searching the Bible and ask God for what you are to do next. Don’t stop asking God. Use Jesus’ name in your prayers, demons hate it because they know he is King and will win your battle.
Hellow… sure this is demon playing with you…don’t give up and no use of prayers when you don’t have faith in the blood of jesus ..he died for u and and he paid your price ..u have to belive this strongly … more than prayers you have to surrender your life to jesus…and you have to be faithful to god… once holy spirit start working in your life no enemy can touch u … u need faith marcella… read bible but ask wisdom to holy spirit to understand god words… and spend more and more time with god he has power and authority to heal you..don’t think that u will die or anything..jesus died on the cross for you and now we dont need to die … he gaves eternal life… just increase faith… faith is not that what u feel or what is the situation… faith is the based on truth… and truth is only jesus ..what he did on the cross is the truth… attend regular beliver church ..there many false preacher be aware about that find good one ask to holy spirit to lead for this… and i m sure that god will lead you.. you will testify soon… your story will change from today .. you will never be the same .. your days of darkness is over ..as man of god I declair this word upon your life….
Marcella. I am so sorry to hear what you have been through and the rejection you have faced. When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, the demons will flee! A healer is not what you need…but someone with a healing ministry who lays hands upon the sick in the name of Jesus. Perhaps these “healers” you have seen before were not filled with the Holy Spirit themselves or were afraid of casting out demons. You need to find someone who is not afraid…someone like John Mellor. Look him up online and find out when he will next be in your area…or better yet go to wherever he is or find out who in your area has the same ministry. They MUST however be healing in the name of Jesus. I pray that you receive the deliverance you are so desperate for.
Im 50 sweetie and even tho our pain is different ….Its still pain. I have chronic depression and chronic physical pain. I get fired at every job I work at. Usually its two to six weeks. My bf has anger problems and ive dealt with abuse my whole life since a child. Ive been on medicine for depression, went to worldly counselors and two church counselors who gave up on me. I have done drugs and alcohol…makes depression worse. I’ve been with the holy spirit….i do spiritual battles constantly every day. So i know exactly how you feel. That’s what im trying to say. I wish i could lay hands on you and heal you. I would do that over healing myself. Your too young and i don’t want you to have to live a horrid life like i have. God be with you and in the mighty name of Jesus i bind the spirit that torments you!
Yes i am praying for you. You are stronger than you know.
I will pray for you. I understand that some people have not been healed or received deliverance but it is true that Jesus Christ alone can fully and permanently heal someone of their illnesses in this way. The one piece of advice missing is that you should receive the Sacrament of Confession and if necessary, an exorcist to help you. Yes, fasting and prayer is important too and, in combination with the above, a powerful weapon. Surrender completely to the Love of God in Jesus Christ.
Marcella,
I am a Christian who after much study became a Certified Hypnotherapist. While it is true that Post-hypnotic suggestions can be given, “All hypnosis is self hypnosis”. As with any therapist you must discern the reputability of the practitioner. There are immoral doctors, dentists, counselors, etc. and hypnosis is no different.
I do not believe God would suggest hypnosis. If u are seeing it on tv or backdrops everywhere then that is Satan because right now he rules the earth, look around! Jesus defeated him on the cross and he wants every soul possible. Hypnoses destroyed my friend and now it’s too late because she will not even think of God. Don’t do it please!
you have the power in christ jesus to heal yourself this was truly made clear to me at the church i went to i was diagnosed with arthritis in my knees the church everyone raise your hands to jesus and ask for the healing you they said it is your belief that jesus has healed you that will set you free dont wait till you feel something claim your healing and believe no matter what you feel at first i was like this isnt gona work then i thought to myself im am a child of the .ost high god and i believe jesus is right here right now and it is not his will i suffer i totally believed he had healed me thats was 2 years ago arthritis gone.
If you have accepted Jesus in to your life it 8s your faith in him and you speak that heals you.
At the same church I had a friend who was born with a twisted spine he was in his 50s and had always walked with crutches he also had a son who was autistic wen i seen him at that church he no longer had a twisted spine and his son was no longer autistic i asked how that happened he had done the same thing i did and he and his son were healed
I think figuring out what is in your life right now would help you. First, what is a part of your regular diet? Second, what kind of routine are you following? And Third, how often are you exercising as your body needs?
Just as there are emotional mental problems and solutions, there are influences in the simplest things of your life and every action you take to the rate of how well you yourself function fully.
There is a reason people back in the day did not move around by easier means. There is a reason why they didn’t farm their entire plots of land. There is a reason why the first peoples of each area learned to live off of what was around them as they went from place to place.
Such problems as the heavy dead struggling sludge that we have let our bodies become nowadays, is due to not taking responsibility for our own health. As the Bible says in some verse, “…I beat my body into submission…”
Or something like that…
Anyway, begin by trying to look at what is around you right now where you are, even if it’s so obvious and not something you would normally think about so seriously.
For example, I find myself having it tough when doing my chores and being on time or earlier. That in turn causing me unneeded stresses that do not help me, and it being rooted to the fact of my not having a good set routine that I follow. (which I am working on, by the way)
Another example: Whenever someone eats junk food like candy chips sodas whatnot, they feel their throat and mouth collect a bad taste, right? Thus, they eat more soas to chase that feeling away while trying to enjoy bliss, such food not feeding their bodies what it needs. And with such foods containing so many chemicals, it’s no wonder that their skin breaks out and their teeth get cavities. Because such foods that contain chemicals, preservatives, sugars, flours, dairies… you get the picture. It all comes back to bite you in the but.
My mother has taken herself off of these types of food group categories, and she literally can feel her body getting lighter and easier and better in health for both her body and her mind.
Plus, when we don’t let ourselves work out exercise and sweat and burn our bodies out, and not do such refining of what’s in our bodies, the body itself will literally begin to have muscle degeneration due to neglect…
Forgive this choppy reply to your post, as it is the middle of the night where I am right now, and thus I am making incoherent thoughts that have slight pauses in between them while I formulate them into “thought solidity”…
I hope and pray for your recovery.
If you would like to talk again with me further on such details, please go right ahead.
Sincerely,
Julianna May
I’m a Psychiatrist who has led many studies with the National Institutes of Health and I can assure everyone reading this article that the claims here about a person losing his memory due to a hypnotherapy visit can not be true. this sounds to me like a made up story to scare and manipulate people. Hypnotherapy can not erase a persons memory in any way, it’s simply impossible. This is fake story to scare people. Hypnotherapy is a wonderful tool for self-help.
You missed the entire point of this article. He didn’t say the hypnosis caused loss of memory but a demon.
I saw a hypnotist show last night and I am telling you, it was not good. These people did things that were immoral while hypnotised. It was against their nature. And a few had their eyes rolling around as if possessed. Really, just don’t do it. It wasn’t good.
You have walked on dangerous ground my friend. I suspect that by going to watch a show gives credence to the idea that it is ok. Perhaps you need to do as in the article- just in case.
I completely disagree with Dr. Mercers comments regarding the article. I was also hypnotized several years ago to help me quit smoking. I have asked myself many times what was wrong with me because I can’t seem to remember anything. Friends are constantly talking about things that we have done in the past and I don’t remember a lot of the stories they tell me.
I also have several other things that occur in my life that I couldn’t explain that started occurring after I was hypnotized. I become very angry over the smallest problems sometimes to the point of exploding on someone. I have tried for a long time to figure out what my problem was and I could never figure out what had occurred in my life to make me act this way now. I used to be very happy and nothing bothered me, now I think everything bothers me and I can only attribute it to the time I was hypnotized.
Good Doctor. I’am in the great army of God.. I telling you the truth the demons are real more than you image.. The first task of the demon is to control your mind.. And when your mind is in control your body follows.. The main task of the demonic kingdom is to kill,steal and destroy…. The main reason why they do hypnosis is they want to make first blood to win the battle.. I am telling you the Truth behind bars.. The world know the name of Lord Jesus..
During hypnosis, the hypnotist tells you to “forget everything to do with smoking” and the mind had a LOT of things linked with smoking. Nothing to do with a demon. Restore you memory by doing your own self-hypnosis by telling yourself “I have an excellent memory” whenever you are sleepy which is a natural trance state we have twice a day waking and asleep. The more you tell it to yourself, the more the sunconscious will believe it. Hypnosis works because it helps create belief. Belief is faith. Faith can move mountai s, stop smoking, INCREASE memory, oranything elae you want.
Hey, God bless you all. I’ve been dealing with some really horrible thoughts lately against God and cursing God or the Holy Spirit. So for backstory I took acid about 2 weeks ago and I felt a really weird vibe, I started hearing a kind of bell but really weird pitched and I thought nothing of it until I started seeing this shadow figure at my door and immediately understood it as either a demon or the devil himself. My heart started pounding and suddenly I started feeling really panicked, I was still in control until I started having these really messed up thoughts saying “f.. God” or just things of that nature against God and also the Holy spirit. I instantly realized this was beyond messed up and started praying and reading the bible but there was something that didn’t allow me to. I felt what I understand now was the Holy spirit leaving my body. I felt a really hot and cold feeling near the center of my stomach which went through my entire body down to the soles of my feet. I didn’t know what to do or say at that point as I felt extremely alone. I then figured that if I slept it would all go away and when I closed my eyes I saw a really ugly face and heard a voice almost taunting me. I began to really panic at this point and said screw it I’m gonna tell my mom what I did because she’ll know what to do. Sure enough I went to tell her and she took me to our pastor and they began to pray for me and pour anointing oil on me but I when I prayed I felt something blocking me from praying. After this my mom took me to the hospital and at some point I felt I was really “freed” from whatever it was that was conflicting me. I felt complete peace like I’ve never felt before and God showed me a bunch of signs I had asked him beforehand to show me that would let me know I was free from whatever was messing with me. So they discharge me and we get home and I’m still feeling this complete peace until out of nowhere another one of these thoughts comes into my mind clear as day. And I again feel that hot and cold feeling in my stomach. The days after I’d started really praying and reading the bible and getting really close with the LORD. I’d pray every night and almost every morning, I’d set aside a time to read the bible and actually meditate on what I read and I’d understand a lot. But then one morning I woke up at about 3 or 4 AM and heard my fridge make its usual ice making sounds but at one point those sounds got really really loud to the point I could’ve sworn it was next to my ear then I felt as if a spirit literally entered my ear and I felt a feeling of extreme fear. Ever since then I’ve been constantly having these thoughts on and off. No matter what I try to think of or do they don’t go away. It’s been about 2 weeks since that happened and I’ve looked at just about everything and stumbled across hypnosis. I thought I’d give it a try until I saw this forum and knew not to mess with that based on the testimony and the advice from my parents. I really need help guys. I know only God can help me in this situation and I need to have faith but I’ve been getting really frustrated and quite frankly I can’t function in my daily life having to battle with these thoughts ALL day. Legit literally the whole day, from the moment I wake up to the moment I fall asleep. Any advice or prayers would be greatly appreciated. God bless you all.
Listen to the Holy Spirit and focus on his message directing you to God. Experience the joy of his healing with a spirit of gratitude. Focus on God’s goodness and grace and take chatge of your thoughts every day.
Alfredo, I know the despair you are feeling and going through. The great thing is you recognize the evil and you don’t justify it. Dealing with this on your own will be harder if you don’t seek God EVERY TIME it happens. Asking for prayers from your mom and pastors will help, but your faith and faithfulness to God will be enough. Get in the word, listen to Christian music, surround yourself with God loving people. Guard yourself from secular music, tv, movies and everything else until you get a grip on things. It helped me from those thoughts and torments. I was having thoughts of violence and torment for a while until I submitted to God and made a public declaration of my faith. I got baptized and left it all in the water!! Every trouble and thought, every despair and worry. Talk to your Pastor and see what they can to to get you Christian Counseling and get you baptized…even if you have already been. Reclaim yourself for God and remove these spirits of torture. You know when Christ would encounter demon possessed people in the Bible, they would beg him not to make them suffer. Christ wouldn’t yell at them to leave, HE would actually tell them to go and they obeyed!! This is the faith in HIM that you need to acknowledge. HE is with you always, just acknowledge God, He will take care of the rest. I hope this helps!
My friend, the devil has been deceiving you long before your acid trip.
The Holy Spirit is pure and Holy. You could not have had THE Holy Spirit while you were on acid. Use your common sense.
The devil is confusing you. Stop feeling things, because the devil works with feelings. He is manipulating you. You really need deliverance. Find on your browser where you can find a Universal Church of The Kingdom of God.
They have a very strong deliverance ministry, and services every day of the week for specific purposes. There is a lot of propaganda about the church, but that’s where I’ve been getting help, and I’m sure they will help you too.
Don’t wait long because your problem is serious.
Constantly plead the BLOOD OF JESUS around you no demon can withstand the sight of the blood of Jesus. Revealation 12:11
Confess any known sins
Read the word of God and use it pray
Declare yourself free on account of the death of Jesus on the cross
A qualified hypnotist will never tell you to forget everything about a situation. That leaves a massive grey area open to interpretation.
A qualified hypnotist will ask how the client wishes to think and feel instead of their ‘evil’ habits that they’ve allowed themselves to become embroiled in…
The hypnotist will then repeat the clients own alternative suggestions part them and suggest using these new responses when faced with the old temptations.
So from another perspective, the hypnotist is empowering the client to regain strength, self belief and control over their own thoughts…
I really don’t know if it is a sin to see a hypnotist or not. But I highly doubt that all those who do this type of work are out to fill your minds with satanic thoughts or perform satanic stuff on you. I do believe that most of these professionals are legit though. I am still trying to figure it all out, if it’s right or not, or if God doesn’t care. But as long as the hypnotist is coming from a positive, moral, and ethical place, who truly has the patients health at heart. But I have never seen any passage or verse in the bible that says it’s wrong. But like I said, I am still trying to figure it out.
You are 100% right, Hypnotherapists does good all day long, the question I pose is this, if you are going to allow someone to Hypnotise you should you not do homework before this takes place. All properly trained hypnotists are bound by ethics, do some research on the the therapist, before you do this, also when you visit their rooms ensure they display their qualifications, their ethics certification etc… Majority of hypnotists are amazing and wants only what is good for others and does amazing work, and saves allot of lives! Please research the person before you visit them, contact the body that trained them and get feedback and references!!!!
I can relate, they are profesionals but we dont know if they do it for their profession or for their own agenda, but i know their main purpose is to help specially to people and their sufferrings, it depends on us on how can we identified if it is with the boundary of moral or is that rational, may be it is emportant that we should pray and ask our Gods guidance before wedo anything, let us put him first in everything we do think or act… and we will notice if the things we do is right or wrong..
When I was shown by God that my body was a temple of the holy spirit I knew I had to quit smoking.I confessed to God it was a sin and that I had no power or control over the habit.He said my grace is sufficient for you for my strength is made perfect in weakness. So I said I would not buy nor touch a cigarette again if he would shield me from the cravings. I have not touched a cigarette in three yrs whenever I am tempted (not often) I pray for Gods grace to overcome. I believe not by might nor by power but by my spirit says the Lord.I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me.If you ask in faith it is given unto you for if God is for you who can be against you.
I am extremely grateful for this blog. I have been dealing with anxiety for a while now and had been thinking about seeking help from hypnosis/hypnotherapy.
However right before taking the first session I thought of checking out if God approves of it and that’s when I came across this page/post. This also reminds me that Jesus has sent the Holy Spirit for our assistance if we need to come close to God or are facing issues/failures, The Holy Spirit is our helper and The name of Jesus breaks all ties and chains and renews us with strength.
I have read many things on the internet but never have I read the word of God like this and it hit my soul like a sword. Thank you all for sharing the message and these comments are truly from God of Revival.