<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203</id><updated>2011-07-08T06:07:41.229-06:00</updated><category term='Mormon'/><category term='Understanding'/><category term='set apart'/><category term='Christ'/><category term='lucifer'/><category term='occult'/><category term='one world order'/><category term='Love'/><category term='law of attraction'/><category term='Peace'/><category term='John Randolph Price'/><category term='Holy'/><category term='new age'/><category term='separate'/><category term='Happiness'/><category term='new spirituality'/><category term='Barabra Marx Hubbard'/><title type='text'>Mormonism and the New Age</title><subtitle type='html'>The War in Heaven over the 
Two Plans Is still Being Fought on Earth Today.

Lucifer is Appearing as an Angel of Light to Deceive the World with his New Age Occult Plan, Drawing People away from Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior. We must Stand as Witnesses  of Jesus Christ and His Atonement and Warn the World of this Great Imposter.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>31</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-8093110308805460256</id><published>2009-05-18T03:25:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T13:45:16.058-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Extraterrestrial Spaceships Answer to Climate Change?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ShEruTsWh0I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/WhOK4bSgAck/s1600-h/ufo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ShEruTsWh0I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/WhOK4bSgAck/s400/ufo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337095107971024706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is some more interesting twists.........hmmm what could be heading our way??? Or already flying over head.....??? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/14/14greenwire-a-climate-solution-thats-out-of-this-world-19116.html &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New York Times&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;A climate solution that's out of this world&lt;br /&gt;By ANNE C. MULKERN, Greenwire&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the newest energy lobbyists claims he has the answer to climate change: spaceships.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The government has in its possession "extraterrestrial vehicles," lobbyist Stephen Bassett said, as in "flying saucers".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine the power source, he said, behind a 30-foot wide saucer that weighs the same as a tractor-trailer yet hurtles through galaxies at 20,000 miles per hour.&lt;br /&gt;"What is the energy system operating that craft?" Bassett said. "They're not burning kerosene."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He added, "It eliminates oil. It eliminates coal. If it's as good as we think it is, it transforms everything."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No more ozone hole or melting polar ice caps, Bassett said. And the price of electricity would drop to almost nothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bassett believes this. Fervently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He is working for free as a lobbyist, representing the Hawaii-based Exopolitics Institute, an educational organization which describes itself as "dedicated to studying the key actors, institutions and political processes associated with extraterrestrial life." Bassett said he is less lobbyist and more political activist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The UFO phenomenon is real," Bassett said. "The E.T. extraterrestrial presence is real."&lt;br /&gt;Bassett's been lobbying about seven months, targeting the science and technology, and defense and aviation angles. He added energy to his portfolio in a Senate filing last week.&lt;br /&gt;He has spoken to lawmakers in the past, Bassett said, but he's writing off lobbying Congress for now, calling the extraterrestrial issue "the third rail" of politics. Besides, he and other believers have a bigger name on their list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Knowing that Congress could not act," Bassett said, "what we did was focus on the executive branch, the White House."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those who believe the truth is out there have been waiting for someone like President Obama to come clean about the government hiding information on extraterrestrials, Bassett said. Obama would be "sensitive to the concerns of the military intelligence community," Bassett said, plus he is popular worldwide, and he "has the intelligence to handle it."&lt;br /&gt;Bassett and fellow believers during the presidential campaign launched the "Million Fax on Washington" and have been sending Obama faxes and e-mails and leaving voice mail messages asking him to admit that E.T. is real. Documents should be released. There should be congressional hearings. And that spaceship technology should be made available to the public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Odds that this will happen are improving, Bassett said. Obama has friends backing a release of all information on extraterrestrials. Those friends include John Podesta, president and CEO of the progressive Center for American Progress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"John has been supportive of efforts by groups who have pushed for government transparency," said John Neurohr, a Center for American Progress spokesman. "But he has not talked with President Obama about the issue."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One energy analyst said it is not surprising that among the great diversity of energy lobbyists there is one who wants to expose a UFO cover-up.&lt;br /&gt;"I hope he's right. Wouldn't it be cool?" said Jerry Taylor, senior fellow and energy analyst with the libertarian Cato Institute. "Good luck to him. Hopefully, the magic energy machine will be coming our way shortly."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Are we living in a Sci-Fi Movie? Our world is changing very fast! We better keep a close eye on this issue. It has the ability to change the world...or should I say our Universe? )&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-8093110308805460256?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8093110308805460256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8093110308805460256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/05/extraterrestrial-spaceships-answer-to.html' title='Extraterrestrial Spaceships Answer to Climate Change?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ShEruTsWh0I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/WhOK4bSgAck/s72-c/ufo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-7510845272533749954</id><published>2009-05-11T06:28:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T13:43:20.520-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Extraterrestrials Used to Unite the World into the New Age Occult</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SggaEILvGNI/AAAAAAAAAF4/hCyHr80N-XA/s1600-h/Alein+world.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 340px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SggaEILvGNI/AAAAAAAAAF4/hCyHr80N-XA/s400/Alein+world.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334542416838858962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“BuzzApollo 14 astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, the sixth man ever to walk on the moon, has a message for all citizens of Earth: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"We are not alone.”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/21/astronaut-says-were-not-alone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edgar D Mitchell says we are being visited and we are not alone. He states it is time and is demanding Obama to release the documents that prove this truth. So we can take our proper role in the planetary community. They are strongly insisting this be done ASAP and that they will put pressures on our government to do so. He states there is the extraterrestrial presence on earth now. He wants us to take our proper role as a spacefaring civilization. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the angle all the occultists are promoting. They say that the “Space Brothers” or “Aliens” are among us and that they will guide our planet into the next level of evolution. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a doctrine of the occult saying who this aliens are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.lucistrust.org/en/arcane_school/talks_and_articles/the_esoteric_meaning_of_lucifer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Esoteric Meaning of Lucifer &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“There are comments on the World Wide Web claiming that the Lucis Trust was once called the Lucifer Trust. Such was never the case. However, for a brief period of two or three years in the early 1920’s, when Alice and Foster Bailey were beginning to publish the books published under her name, they named their fledgling publishing company “Lucifer Publishing Company”. By 1925 the name was changed to Lucis Publishing Company and has remained so ever since. Both “Lucifer” and “Lucis” come from the same word root, lucis being the Latin generative case meaning of light. The Baileys' reasons for choosing the original name are not known to us, but we can only surmise that they, like the great teacher H.P. Blavatsky, for whom they had enormous respect, sought to elicit a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by Lucifer. Alice and Foster Bailey were serious students and teachers of Theosophy, a spiritual tradition which views Lucifer as one of the solar Angels, those advanced Beings Who Theosophy says descended (thus “the fall”) from Venus to our planet eons ago to bring the principle of mind to what was then animal-man. In the theosophical perspective, the descent of these solar Angels was not a fall into sin or disgrace but rather an act of great sacrifice, as is suggested in the name “Lucifer” which means light-bearer.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the core belief of the occult. That Lucifer and his fallen angels are space Brothers or Aliens and that they are good and are guiding man through evolution. Through teachings of the new age given to spiritual leaders the world will become “awakened” and will call forth Lucifer and the other fallen angels (Aliens) to come forth and guide the planet into the Divine Plan of Lucifer’s. They are the space brothers or aliens. Aliens play a large role in the occult. What is concerning is Obama plans to open the UFO files for America. If he does this and there is "evidence" of aliens then the occult will come right in with their explanation of them. Many countries at this time are releasing their UFO files to the public. This is becoming a big issue now, so that tells me that we will be seeing their plans to use aliens coming soon. They will help unite the world.....so we can live in peace. The new age says some are already living among us, so does Benjamin Creme he says some of the "angels" or higher evolved "aliens" have begun to do work and have appeared to some already. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the article in the Washington times it also talks about a person named Roger Leir and author and alien-implant researches says that multimillions have been abducted and some implanted with monitoring or control devices. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I find this an interesting concept as we are looking at the possibilities of all humans  being required to have chips implanted to be monitored and recognized at all times. The “Internet of Things” needs this done to be put into place. If you are not familiar with that please look of the thread “IS This How the NWO Will Control Everyone-Internet of Things” on the www.ldsfreedomforum.com. I will try to simplify that thread into an article on this blog. I find it an interesting correlation between these two ideas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Mitchell believes that there is a secret government that may be run by the military-industrial complex that is covering up this truth. This is again an interesting statement as he refers to the Powers that Be holding back the data. There is an outcry for this information to be released from the occult. I see this as a great step toward validating the occults claims and fooling the world in such a manner to embrace the occult doctrines because they will be presented by higher evolved extraterrestrials. This also includes a plan of one world order and spirituality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Mitchell referred to us as universal beings. This also goes hand in hand with the occult. Barbara Marx Hubbard calls us Universal Humans. This is an occult term for our next level of evolution. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how the Extraterrestrial can and will be used in the implementation of Lucifer’s battle plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some quotes from Maitreya’s website Share International regarding the Space Brothers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.share-international.org/magazine/old_issues/2008/2008-10.htm#space&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Space Brothers &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are excerpts from Share International. This is the site that promotes Maitreya. This is just a peek into things the occult says regarding UFO and Space Brothers. The aliens are woven directly within the beliefs of the occult, because they are the advanced spirits that guide this planet - Lucifer and the fallen angels. The occult even teaches of Lucifer, just that he is good and misunderstood. The occult appears to plan to use the UFOs and aliens as part of their deception because that is who they say Lucifer is. He is a highly evolved enitity from another planet that sacrificed to come here and help the evolution of this planet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The growing number of sightings of UFOs or extraterrestrial craft worldwide is leading to an increasing demand for more openness on the part of governments and for objective investigation by the media. In addition, crop circles are also attracting media attention. Their spectacular design and extraordinary complexity, and the speed with which they are created, make it virtually impossible to dismiss them as man-made. According to Benjamin Creme’s information, both phenomena are the work of the Space Brothers, and are a sign of Maitreya’s imminent emergence”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Important events are taking place in many parts of the world. People everywhere will be astonished by the reports. These will include sightings, in unprecedented numbers, of spacecraft from our neighbouring planets, Mars and Venus in particular. Nothing like this increased activity, over vast areas of the Earth, will have been seen before. Those who have steadfastly refused to take seriously the reality of this phenomenon will find it difficult to deny. More and more accounts of contact with the occupants of the spacecraft will add their testimony to the fact of their existence. Miraculous happenings of all kinds will continue and multiply in number and variety. The minds of men will be baffled and amazed by these wonders, and this will cause them to ponder deeply. &lt;br /&gt;Into this wonder-filled, wondering world Maitreya will quietly enter and begin His open work. He will be asked to counter their doubts and fears, to explain these happenings and He will vouchsafe their validity. These extraordinary events will continue unabated and cause many to prophesy the ending of the world. Maitreya, however, will continue in His simple way and interpret differently these events.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Humanity has naively believed that they are the only ones in space. But there are others there, far advanced, who have always watched over us, teaching us not to kill, to respect others, and to learn to be happy and free. They have always protected humanity and they will not allow it to destroy itself by the exploitation of science in space. (Maitreya, Maitreya’s Teachings – The Laws of Life) “&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Solar energy – This is the energy of the new age – there will be no need for nuclear energy. The power of the sun will be used for heating, transportation and driving industry. The ‘Brothers’ are teaching the engineers how to store solar energy right now. (Maitreya, Maitreya’s Teachings – The Laws of Life) “&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The governments and the media of most countries have failed in their duty to educate and enlighten the masses. Much is known by many governmental agencies and withheld from the public. Above all, the harmlessness of the UFO, even when known, is never affirmed. On the contrary, everything concerning them, while wrapped in vague mystery, is presented as threat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People in positions of power and control know that if their people knew the true nature of the UFO phenomenon, and understood them to be envoys from civilizations far ahead of ours, they would no longer accept, passive and mute, the conditions of life on Earth. They would demand that their leaders invite these aerial guests to land openly, and to teach us how to live and achieve in the same fashion. &lt;br /&gt;The time is not far off when this will be the case. The time is coming when the true nature of life on planets other than Earth will be common knowledge. When men will begin to think of the Solar System as an interrelated whole, the planets at various points in evolution, but all working together to fulfil the Plan of the Solar Logos, and to help and sustain each other on the way. (Benjamin Creme’s Master, ‘The Path to the Sun’)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Maitreya will show you that the way to the stars is a feasible journey of enlightenment. He will show that the units of the one life manifest themselves throughout Cosmos; that until now this knowledge has been withheld from men but will provide a sure path for future generations to follow. Much depends, therefore, on men’s response to Maitreya’s guidance. Men have indeed the choice: to remain as men stunted in the growth of their magnificence, or to become what in Truth they are, veritable Gods. Maitreya is sure that men will respond from their hearts, and that He will guide them towards their Destiny. (Benjamin Creme’s Master, from ‘The way to the stars’)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless one understands the reality of the etheric levels of energy as finer, subtler, levels of matter, one cannot begin to understand the UFO phenomenon, and one cannot understand the creation of crop circles – because they are all related. The crop circles are created by people, mainly from Mars and Venus, with a few exceptions from other planets. The vast majority of them are Martian, some Venusian, and they are all over the world. (Benjamin Creme, Share International September 2004)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see extraterrestrials play a major role in the occult teachings. It looks like we are in for quite an interesting time very soon. Obama declared he was going to open up the UFO records for all to see months ago. It will be very interesting when he does this and what are the ramifications of the data they hold.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-7510845272533749954?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7510845272533749954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7510845272533749954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/05/extraterrestrials-used-to-unite-world.html' title='Extraterrestrials Used to Unite the World into the New Age Occult'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SggaEILvGNI/AAAAAAAAAF4/hCyHr80N-XA/s72-c/Alein+world.bmp' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-2008538544494106726</id><published>2009-05-11T05:21:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T13:31:48.030-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucifer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barabra Marx Hubbard'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new spirituality'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new age'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John Randolph Price'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mormon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='occult'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='separate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='one world order'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='set apart'/><title type='text'>Separate is Evil in the Occult: Holy Means to be Separate or Set Apart</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SggKxxA4QDI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Ux7H46q297I/s1600-h/OnenessWorld.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 341px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SggKxxA4QDI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Ux7H46q297I/s400/OnenessWorld.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334525608707244082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The word Holy in Hebrew is “qadosh” which means separate or set apart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Only Evil taught by the New Age Occult is being a “Separatist”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the occult the only real “sin” is to believe in sin and believe you are separate from God and the world. They say the wrong thinking or belief that you are separate from God is what Satan or Devil means in the scriptures. Being a separatist means that you believe that you are not God and that there is a God that judges you and therefore you believe sin exists.  They say there is no separation between God and you for you are God. If you accept this you are called God-centered. Being separatist is evil. They say that we exist in an illusion of separation, that to break the illusion and save the world we must realize we are God. If you are not willing to embrace this idea you are selfish and need to be cleansed from the earth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are just a few quotes from some very well known and respected Occultists:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Randolph Price, founder of the Quartus Foundation an international non-profit organization currently headquartered in Boerne, Texas near. In his book, "The Planetary Commission", he lays out the blueprint for humanity to take its "quantum leap" into the golden New Age, where "mankind will return to Godkind" He and his wife Jan were the originators of World Healing Day that began on December 31, 1986, with over 500-million participants world wide, and the event has continued each year on the same date. They participate in a World Healing Meditation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.quartus.org/WorldHealingDay.html. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In recognition of their work, they were presented the Light of God Expressing Award by the Association of Unity Churches in 1986. He is an author of eighteen occult books. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“As John Price says, "You are a spiritual being embodying all of the Power of the Universe within you. Will you not accept the Truth and start living as the Light of the world that you are? The Dawn is approaching...it is time to awaken to your Inheritance."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Every spiritual group must rise above competitive attitudes and join together in a spirit of cooperation for world healing... No conflict of philosophies should keep us from supporting one another in this endeavor."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The God who is to save mankind, if it is to be saved, is the divine potential within humanity itself, the celestial spark within each individual... There isn't much doubt any longer that this Universe is designed as a dwelling place for a race of gods." John Randolph Price, "The Quartus Report", Quartus Foundation, Austin Texas, 1986, vol. V no. 8, p. 8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The Super Beings" by John Price page 1:&lt;br /&gt;"The revolution has begun. It started more than one hundred years ago, but now the pace is quickening. Throughout the world, men and women are joining in the uprising and are coming forward to be counted as part of a new race that will someday rule the universe."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This Aquarian Age will open its arms of welcome to all who embrace its new theology. However, those who take Jesus at his word when he said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6) will need to experience a "cleansing" because of their self-centered, separatist ideas.” (p. 113)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see from what John Randolph Price says there is a revolution taking place, the goal of which is to rule the universe. This war has started in the pre-mortal world but the influence on the world has taken hold in the last 100 years. Lucifer’s plan is coming to its fruition. Those that will not embrace the divine within and accept that they are God need to be cleansed off the earth because of their self-centered, separatist ideas. The belief in a God separate from ourselves is the greatest evil in the eyes of the Occult. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Barbara Marx Hubbard President of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. In 1984 her name was placed in nomination for the Vice Presidency of the United States (along with Geraldine Ferraro) on the Democratic ticket. Barbara co-founded several major organizations including the World Future Society and the Global Association for New Thought. She is now producing a seven part documentary series entitled “Humanity Ascending: A New Way through Together. She is considered one of the leading futurists. She works closely with Marianne Williamson and Neale Donald Walsh. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara Marx Hubbard, "Manual for Co-Creators of the Quantum Leap", pp. 55-57&lt;br /&gt;"Humanity will not be able to make the transition from Earth-only to universal life until the chaff has been separated from the wheat. The great reaper must reap before we can take the quantum leap to the next phase of evolution. No worldly peace can prevail until the self-centered members of the planetary body either change or die. That is the choice. The red horse is the destruction during the birth process of those who refuse to be born into God-centered, universal life...&lt;br /&gt;This act is as horrible as killing a cancer cell. It must be done for the sake of the future of the whole. So be it: be prepared for the selection process which is now beginning. The second seal revealed a red horse ridden by the one with the power to take peace from the Earth. It stands for the necessity of the selection process which shall rip apart the old order and destroy those who choose to remain self-centered remnants of the past." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ibid, p. 60-61&lt;br /&gt;"We, the elders, have been patiently waiting until the very last moment before the quantum transformation, to take action to cut out this corrupted and corrupting element in the body of humanity. It is like watching a cancer grow; something must be done before the whole body is destroyed...the self-centered members must be destroyed. There is no alternative. Only the God-centered can evolve.&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately you, dearly beloveds, are not responsible for this act. We are. We are in charge of God's selection process for planet Earth. He selects, we destroy. We are the riders of the pale horse, Death. We will use whatever means we must to make this act of destruction as quick and painless as possible to the one-half of the world who are capable of evolving...&lt;br /&gt;Now everything is global and connected. Each person is about to inherit the power of destruction and co-creation. The inner voice, the higher self, each person's own connection to God -- independent of priest, text, church or mentor -- must be heard directly...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those of you who know what is happening -- the one-fourth who are now listening to the higher self -- are to be guides for the rest who will be panicked and confused." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore what Barbsra is saying is all those that believe in a God separate from themselves must be cleansed off the earth. They either join the new age or die. Being a separatist is the one evil that must be destroyed for the earth to evolve. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are seeing the prophetic scripture that says good will be called evil and evil good. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To be Holy is to be “Separate”.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The word Holy in Hebrew is “qadosh” which means separate or set apart. So what is evil to the Occult is to be Holy. The Holy are their tares and they consider themselves the wheat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are told to be separate from the world very clearly in the scriptures and from the Prophets. The word Holy means separate or set apart therefore what is evil to the new age occult is to be Holy or separate or set apart. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;We now are living during the time when the "world" is promoting "oneness" with the world. We are being told to be one with the world but in the scriptures we are told not to be one with the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an internet search for the Hebrew definition of Holy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.christianleadershipcenter.org/otws7.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The words "holy" or "sanctify" are often interpreted to mean "righteous" or "pure" or something similar. But the basic concept of the word qadosh and its related words is that of "apartness" and "distinction." Each of the nouns, adjectives and verbs from this root express these ideas with a view to a specific purpose or limitation. A survey of the way the words are used will help solidify the concept of holiness used in the Bible.&lt;br /&gt;”(the word holy used in the scripture in different places) “but they have this common theme of separation or apartness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So to be holy is: apartness, distinction, separateness. These are all things that the new age blurs and fights against. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Distinction: distinguishing of a difference without distinction as to race, sex, or religion. (the new age teaches the belief in reincarnation into male or female, different races and that all religions are ok as long as they support the idea of oneness. They blur all distinctions in the world. An example is their backing gay marriage and the great push for tolerance of all that is immoral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apartness: SEPARATE, ISOLATED (This is not allowed within the new age. We are all to be interconnected with the world and each other. They teach that this is the way it is and those that do not embrace and see it are not enlighten and are a lower spiritually.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As LDS we know we are to be One with Christ, Father and be One as Saints, and not to unify with the world and be one with them. But we are told to be separate from the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are set apart when we are given the Holy Ghost. We are told not to be one with the world. We are told to become one with Father and not one with the world. The meaning of this in scriptures is so much deeper then what it appears to mean....it is literal. We are to not join Lucifer in embracing oneness with everyone and the world; we are to be separate (set apart). We are the Lords. We take on the name of Jesus Christ. The new age says we are not to be separate and that separatists are evil selfish people and they need to be cleansed from the earth. If we change the word to Holy or set apart instead of separate we can very clearly see what they really are saying: Those that are Holy and set-apart are evil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the Holy people are a cancer on the earth that needs to be cleansed off. Separatists are defined as the monotheistic religions and the followers that will not accept their own divinity and refuse to let go of this selfish evil belief in a God that judge’s humanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are set apart for Father so we cannot be Lucifer’s. There will be only two religions left: Fathers and Lucifer’s; both have covenants. Those that are true followers of Christ in heart, deed and covenant are separated and set apart. Lucifer does something similar, as we are told in the scriptures, regarding oaths of the secret combination. We are either set apart for Christ or we join Lucifer in his rebellion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things get so clear when you see the two plans, Father’s and Lucifer’s, side by side. It is always amazing to me how incredible the Gospel is and how fortunate we are to be set apart as followers of Christ in this last dispensation of the fullness of times. It is amazing to watch prophecy come to be and see the true distinction between the two plans in Heaven being played out on earth today as we are told they are. The war of the two plans still rages. The core of it is Pride and Humility. Selfishness and Selflessness, "My will not Thine" or "Thy will not mine". That is the key to safety is to be humble and seek the Lords will in all things and selflessly submitting therefore being His "set apart", separate from the world.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-2008538544494106726?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/2008538544494106726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/2008538544494106726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/05/separate-is-evil-in-occult-holy-means.html' title='Separate is Evil in the Occult: Holy Means to be Separate or Set Apart'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SggKxxA4QDI/AAAAAAAAAFw/Ux7H46q297I/s72-c/OnenessWorld.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-3243121031084665013</id><published>2009-04-26T04:51:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T13:17:17.748-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Who is the Head of the Conspiracy?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfRAfIv2LNI/AAAAAAAAAFo/aQH1iRAN3_k/s1600-h/PoliticsReligion2005.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfRAfIv2LNI/AAAAAAAAAFo/aQH1iRAN3_k/s400/PoliticsReligion2005.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328955162754428114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe the head that controls the one-world conspiracy is the spiritual side. They are the ones that commune with Lucifer and he directs them in all areas including the political conspiracy. If you look at it this way: Lucifer had a "spiritual" Plan he demanded in the pre-mortal world. That plan was spiritual and he would bring it about via Politics, education, economics etc. The real conspiracy is the Spiritual for it is the one that calls all the shots for the rest. The elite do not come up with these ideas themselves; they are told what to do by Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you start connecting the dots, the Plan of Salvation and what the occultists call the “Divine Plan” of Lucifer’s you can really see we are battling the War in Heaven on earth today. It is far broader, dangerous and more powerful than we originally thought. The PTB are happy if we only focus on the political, but the Spiritual side is where you find the heart of the plans. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are in the same battle in heaven on Earth today. I have referred to the conspiracy having two sides, though I believe they are one and the head is the spiritual. The reason I say two sides has only been because the political side does not clearly show its spirituality, though they are occultists in secret. Now we are at a time when we see them no longer hiding the fact they are occultists; they are starting to admit it openly. Occultist are in all the strategic positions around the world; they were called to be there. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The occult kept everything secret by oaths. Now they can teach much publicly that they could not before. It has been passed down since the beginning of time, since Cain. When you see the core of the new age (the occult) you find the core of the political movements we have been fighting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you have that full view of things then you can very clearly see what is really going on. It is a battle between the two plans. Since the war in Heaven was fought and so many were lost. Lucifer’s argument and points must have made sense to many then. Lucifer promised not one soul would be lost. Ponder how he accomplished such a feat as this. How could he guarantee not one soul would be lost? There would have to be no sin. In pondering that question ponder what gives us our free agency? The key is to know what Lucifer’s plan was in the pre-mortal world in order to recognize it on Earth. Once it was rejected, Lucifer had two choices: to submit his will to Father and have faith in Father and His plan or believe he was right and knew better then Father and to fight Him. He chose the latter. So what we see on earth today is Lucifer's Plan, which he believes is the right one for mankind. Now we again get to decide if we follow Father with Faith or disagree with Father and follow our own will, therefore following Lucifer’s example and following him and his Plan. At this time Lucifer’s plan is no longer being taught in secret for the world is wicked enough to have it taught in the open, at least major portions.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pride and Humility, Selfishness and Selflessness, "My will not Thine" vs. "Thy will not mine". These are the core of the battle we fight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucifer is the example of Pride, selfishness and "My will not Thine" where Christ is the example of Humility, Selflessness and "Thy will not mine". This is why Pride in all of its forms must be purged from our souls and in its place established humility and complete submission to Fathers will. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucifer’s pride was so great that even though his idea for a plan for mankind was rejected, he still fights for it to be put in place. He fights to be the “Christ” of this planet and wants to usurp and overthrow Father and get His honor. All of this is just a means by which Lucifer is trying to implement his whole plan. Whether he thinks he can win or not does not matter, his goals are the same: to win souls over to his plan and to stop souls from following Father. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new age teaches man’s will, and that we can reach Godhood via man's own doing, focusing on the “divine within” and then changing the world with that knowledge of our divinity. The new age teaches you are ‘Christ” there is no need for a Savior for there is no sin. Salvation comes from man. This is Total pride.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heavenly Fathers plan is focused on Fathers will and allowing the agency of man to chose good from evil. (Choosing your will is evil while Father's will is good) Salvation comes from Christ’s atonement, repentance and setting aside our own ways (our will) to follow Christ's ways in all things. Salvation comes from Christ. This is Total humility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When people start believing in the new age doctrines they are taught to stay active in their churches, for all paths lead to God. They feel they are just more enlightened then those around them. Some just abandon their Churches while others stay to help guide people on the “true” path. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is very revealing when you realized what a big player Oprah is in the Occult and connect her backing of Obama. I watched a show on CNN that did some kind of study about 2 years prior to the elections. They were talking about Oprah’s power. They said if she backed Hillary then Hillary would most likely win. They explained Oprah’s mass influence. So when she did not back Hillary as once thought and she chose Obama I knew he was most likely going to win. She did not just back him, she campaigned for him. This drew even more people to Obama. He was more in line with what Oprah believes then Hillary, which is scary because Hillary is into the new age stuff also. She has had some of the top new agers come to Camp David and train them while they were in the White House. Hillary was channeling Eleanor Roosevelt; an occultist taught her how to do it. They say it was just an exercise and not true channeling, but I really wonder. So Hillary was involved in the occult things yet they chose Obama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the top Occultists were calling for Obama to win. They had all their followers visualizing his win. They told everyone to manifest him into office. So why was he their guy? Neale Donald Walsh said if Obama gets elected that he will be the first domino toward the world that they want, which is a one world government ain which their spirituality will be the only one allowed. They knew things about him that we did not know. The amount of praise and total commitment to Obama from the Occult was terrifying. I have never seen such a thing as this before. They were calling for him to be President in unison. They have given support to liberal politicians before, but this was different. They said he would “change” things. Barbara Marx Hubbard after the election said the planet has gone through the Shift. This is a powerful statement when you understand what that means. They have been waiting with baited breath for the shift to take place. The Shift is when the tables tilt to their side. That there are enough people on the planet that believe the way they do to change the world. There is more to it, but that is the basic principle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many politicians are occultists. Dennis Kusenich works hand in hand with the very top occultist. Neale Donald Walsh, Marianne Williamson and Barbara Marx Hubbard work together for political change. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What most people do not know is the new agers are told to be political activists! They are told what to support and how to support it in order to bring about the desired change in the world. All of Obama’s campaign stuff was straight out of the occult. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The media always put halos around his head in images…why? Because the media are also occultists. Some even wrote about him and used occult terms. The media is full of new age occultists. We sometimes just think they are the leftover hippies, some are but the Hippy movement was occult. What they got into then was the occult. But what they are doing now is more advanced and they have trained the younger generations in their ways. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new age ideas are very dangerous because they have two parts. They are the top that is controlling what is going on and they have created a huge international grass roots movement that is powerful and effects all elections and gives support to all the agendas of the new age. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So we now have a great army of new age political activists all over the globe. They run counter to all our beliefs. What is very sad is the new age teachings have tricked some members of our own Church. The new age is not this sweet loving philosophy it appears to be on the serface; it is dangerous to the core. They do intend to eliminate all those that disagree with them. They even wrote that all nuclear missiles should be gathered by the UN and then the UN can use them against any country or nation or religious sect that will not fall in line with the New world order. So these same peace activists that want disarmament really want the control given to the UN. They imply it is to never use the power, but the occult says that is not its true agenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So as you can see, who is the more likely to be in control?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-3243121031084665013?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/3243121031084665013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/3243121031084665013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/who-is-head-of-conspiracy.html' title='Who is the Head of the Conspiracy?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfRAfIv2LNI/AAAAAAAAAFo/aQH1iRAN3_k/s72-c/PoliticsReligion2005.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-6233133165562753806</id><published>2009-04-26T04:29:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T12:50:58.126-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Ayurveda Occult?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQ7NotTCBI/AAAAAAAAAFg/uuoVzBKk3b8/s1600-h/Ayurveda.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQ7NotTCBI/AAAAAAAAAFg/uuoVzBKk3b8/s400/Ayurveda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328949364537886738" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayurveda is becoming a popular means of alterative medicine. Many in the Church are trying it out to see if it has holistic healing abilities. I am sure it does, yet not from the right side.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are two quite good articles on Ayurveda that put it in its true perspective. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.inplainsite.org/html/ayurveda.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.ayurvediccure.com/ayurveda_ayurvedic_herbs/ayurveda_history.htm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maharishi Mahesh Yogi the founder of TM and the spiritual guru of the Beatles is a key player in making this form of healing popular and bringing it to the public. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra a leading occultist who uses this in his practice and is one of its primary promoters. It is not based on typical understandings of science. It is based on the power of the “Divine Within” and “Self-Realization” “God Within” “I am God” to cure illnesses. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ayurveda is also known as the “Mother of Healings”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is also said to have come from Ancient wisdom in which it was part of a spiritual tradition or “Universal Religion” before it was written down in texts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The knowledge of Ayurveda is believed to be of Divine origin and was communicated to the saints and sages of India who received its wisdom through deep meditation.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The occult teaches that there has always been a “Universal Religion” or “Ancient Wisdom” (the Occult) since the beginning of time that the information is acquired via meditation and through initiations from Master to Pupil with secret oaths. This is not wisdom from Father but is said by occultists to be the wisdom of the “Masters of Wisdom” which they say includes Lucifer as the God of this planet. These Ascended Masters are the great teachers of man. They are also called angels and they say they fell to earth to help mankind evolve. We know them better as demons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra teaches all the occult doctrines and is close friends with the rest of the leading occultists of today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want more information on Deepak Chopra and the other occultist beliefs I have written quite a bit on my blog about him and one of his many movements called I take the vow. “The Spiritual Conspiracy and I Take the Vow” If you read that full article it will put in perspective their ultimate goals for a one world order and religion, including their admitting that Lucifer is the one to give the final initiation into the new age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would stay far away from Ayurveda due to all of its history and the fact that the occult promotes it heavily. From what I have seen it does not merely contain occult ideas, but is occult at its core.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-6233133165562753806?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/6233133165562753806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/6233133165562753806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/ayurveda-occult.html' title='Ayurveda Occult?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQ7NotTCBI/AAAAAAAAAFg/uuoVzBKk3b8/s72-c/Ayurveda.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-3537605615084381876</id><published>2009-04-26T03:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T12:42:58.257-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Spiritual Experiences From Christ or Lucifer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQ0y7zNZ2I/AAAAAAAAAFY/NBFNaD8zW1o/s1600-h/Lucifer+and+christ.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQ0y7zNZ2I/AAAAAAAAAFY/NBFNaD8zW1o/s400/Lucifer+and+christ.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328942308736722786" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spiritual experiences come from two sources. Lucifer or Christ. Where the deception comes in is where we are told we can have them on our own. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the great prophets listed were shown things by God. There are only two paths to walk. Elder Featherstone gave me this example. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a good man that was out in a field one day when Lucifer came and talked with him. Lucifer asked him if he was sure the book of Mormon was true. He said yes it was true. Lucifer then challenged him to go back and read the book of Mormon again. The man did that night. He read the Book of Mormon all the way through and felt nothing. He felt no truth; it was empty to him. This greatly concerned the man, so he got on his knees and talked to God. God told him to read the book again but this time He would take him through it instead of Lucifer. As the man read the pages of the book of Mormon this time with the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost testified of its truthfulness. He was full of joy and faith for he sought the Lord's will and not his own understandings. He was not aware it was Lucifer that was taking him through the book of Mormon the first time, but he had the faith to turn to God for the answers why. He could have just concluded it was false. The next day he was called to be a stake president over a vast area in Canada. He was almost tricked out of his faith from Lucifer. Lucifer knows that if the Holy Ghost is not there, he is. For there are only two sides that prompt us and guide us. We are not left to our own devises. Lucifer is now teaching that all truth is inside ourselves, for we are “gods”. This is his great lie and deception. As the GAs told me this would play a huge role in the separation of the wheat and tares in the church. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are either inspired by Lucifer or God. There is no middle ground we get to walk. Once we revolt or go against anything that comes from Father we are now under Lucifer’s control. This can be even very small things in our daily lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all have the right to ask Father to show us things in vision and give us revelations, but we also need to accept that if He chooses not to, that is His answer. We are not then to seek out other means of spiritual experiences outside of Him. I would be the last person to ever say that the Lord does not use visions, revelations etc to teach us for I testify He does. Yet I am the first to say Lucifer can mimic all spiritual gifts. The only way to safeguard yourself is to never focus on your own will, but only focus on doing the will of Father. Seek not your own understanding but seek the Lord's in all things. If we are to be like Him, we are to be teachable by Him, not prideful and self seeking. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are no spiritual experiences controlled by oneself. They come from one power or the other. Lucifer wants us to believe we have the power within or the "divine within" to reach spiritual states without Father. It is one or the other that give us these experiences. We are to learn from Father what we want to know, not go to Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those that follow Lucifer use meditation and explain how it works. It is to gain inspiration from Lucifer and his spirit guides. Father has many other ways to show us these things. The “Divine within” and meditation bring out the self-focused parts of us, our pride. We are to be humble and submit our will to Father in all things. We are not to find paths around Father for our own means. We either rely on Father completely or we are relying on Lucifer to fill in our perceived missing gaps. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Again as I have said the church has never promoted the popular definition of meditation as a way to get close to Father or to gain insights. This is telling in itself. I know where they stand on this matter from meeting with them. But it is not necessary to have had to hear their opinions on this matter as it is not in the scriptures nor ever taught. If it was an approved path of gaining spiritual knowledge it would be taught in our Church and it is not. But it is taught in Lucifer’s spirituality as a means to reach him and his spirit guides and their promptings and information. Books on the subject are not sold in LDS bookstores but are sold in occult book stores and now in all major book chains. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In verifying the accuracy of the book of Mormon, what are we taught is to take it to the Lord with our questions and that the Holy Ghost will cause a burning in the bosom as a witness. We are not told to seek answers regarding its truth in other ways. This is how we are to seek truth in all things. We are to take all things to the Lord and seek His guidance. We are not to find answers by tapping into some great source of knowledge of the universe via meditation. We are lied to when we are told that it is a neutral universal power we tap into. It is not neutral. There are only two sides that teach us - Father and Lucifer. We cannot gain spiritual insights on our own. It is either The Holy Ghost teaches us or Lucifer and his followers do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elder Bednar said:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In this regard, you and I are much like the long, thin strands of glass used to create the fiber-optic cables through which light signals are transmitted over very long distances. Just as the glass in these cables must be pure to conduct the light efficiently and effectively, so we should become and remain worthy conduits through whom the Spirit of the Lord can operate. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But brothers and sisters, we must be careful to remember in our service that we are conduits and channels; we are not the light. "For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you" (Matthew 10:20). It is never about me and it is never about you. In fact, anything you or I do as an instructor that knowingly and intentionally draws attention to self-in the messages we present, in the methods we use, or in our personal demeanor-is a form of priestcraft that inhibits the teaching effectiveness of the Holy Ghost. "Doth he preach it by the Spirit of truth or some other way? And if it be by some other way it is not of God" (D&amp;C 50:17-18)."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"SEEK LEARNING BY FAITH" Address to CES Religious Educators February 3, 2006 Jordan Institute of Religion)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can be inspired by either side. Great miracles are performed and cunning words used to entice our itching ears. But it boils down to only two sources or power; we do not have power on our own. We just get to choose for whom we are a conduit.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-3537605615084381876?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/3537605615084381876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/3537605615084381876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/spiritual-experiences-from-christ-or.html' title='Spiritual Experiences From Christ or Lucifer'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQ0y7zNZ2I/AAAAAAAAAFY/NBFNaD8zW1o/s72-c/Lucifer+and+christ.bmp' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-2027933915505852985</id><published>2009-04-26T03:53:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T12:27:03.977-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Astral Projection an Occult Teaching</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ShEnX0EusTI/AAAAAAAAAGA/w9mh51ofI_4/s1600-h/Astal+Projection.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ShEnX0EusTI/AAAAAAAAAGA/w9mh51ofI_4/s400/Astal+Projection.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337090323479703858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Astral projection is part of the occult. We are not to seek out leaving our bodies to gain greater spiritual truths, the Lord will show us things as He feels appropriate for our growth and righteousness. We are not to seek out spiritual experience outside of Father and the Holy Ghost.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The practice of Astral projection is held in the deep occult. The Theosophists that say Lucifer is the God of this planet are the primary teachers of this practice. They are the root or origin of the new age movement. Helena Blavatsky is called the mother of the New Age Movement; she is a Theosophist/Occultist. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an overview from Wikipedia under Astral projection and Akashic records showing that Astral projection is part of the occult doctrines. I have just quoted some of what they say. I have many other sources but this is a good quick explanation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“In occult traditions, practices range from inducing trance states to the mental construction of a second body, called the Body of Light in Aleister Crowley's writings, through visualization and controlled breathing, followed by the transfer of consciousness to the secondary body by a mental act of will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Astral projection (or astral travel) refers to episodes of out-of-body experiences perceived as unfolding in environments other than the physical world, by an astral counterpart of the physical body that separates from it and travels to one or more astral planes. Astral projection is experienced as being "out of the body". Unlike dreaming or near death experiences, astral projection may be practiced deliberately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Astral projection or travel denotes the astral body or double leaving the physical body to travel in the astral plane. According to classical, medieval, renaissance Neoplatonist, later Theosophist and Rosicrucian philosophy, the astral body is an intermediate body of light linking the rational soul to the physical body, and the astral plane is an intermediate world of light between Heaven and Earth composed of the spheres of the planets and stars. These astral spheres were held to be populated by gods, angels, demons and spirits. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The common belief is that the subtle body is attached to the physical body by means of a psychic silver cord.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The akashic records (akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") is a term used in theosophy (and Anthroposophy) to describe a compendium of mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. These records are described to contain all knowledge of human experience and the history of the cosmos. They are metaphorically described as a library and other analogues commonly found in discourse on the subject include a 'universal computer' and the 'Mind of God'. Descriptions of the records assert that they are constantly updated and that they can be accessed through astral projection. The concept originated in the theosophical movements of the 19th century, and remains prevalent in New Age discourse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The records have been referred to by different names: the cosmic mind, the universal mind, the collective unconscious, or the collective subconscious. Others think the Akashic records make clairvoyance and psychic perception possible. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is believed by philosophists, trained psychics, mystics, and Reiki practitioners that the events recorded upon that Akasha can be ascertained or read in certain states of consciousness. Such states of consciousness can be induced by certain stages of sleep, weakness, illness, drugs, and meditation so not only mystics but ordinary people can and do perceive the Akashic records. Some mystics claim to be able to reanimate their contents as if they were turning on a celestial television set. Yogis also believe that these records can be perceived in certain psychic states.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Theosophy is one of the primary teachers of the Akashic records. It is the counterfeit of the Book of Life. Theosophists Annie Besant, Alice Bailey and Madam Helena Pertovna Blavatsky, all participated and believed in the Akashic records. Astral projection can be used just to take a tour of the world without your body, but the real reason it is used is to reach the Akashic Records for greater enlightenment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you leave your body to Astral project you are leaving you body in a very similar form as when you are channeling entities. The descriptions of the experiences are quite often very close to the same. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a dear friend, who prior to his conversion to the LDS faith Astral projected regularly. I was friends with him at the time and was not LDS either. He could leave his body, walk around his room, leave his house and visit places and witness things that could later be verified. On one occasion when he was doing this, he came back to his body and found it nearly impossible to re-enter. He had to fight off another entity that was attempting to take over his body. He had to battle for control of his own body for quite a while, hearing horrible growling sounds. He said it was one of the scariest things that every had happened to him. He at the time had no belief in demons and only thought he was using powers that he possessed in himself as many books he had read told him. He felt it was just a natural extension of his spiritual abilities. After this experience he never Astral projected again and he also started to check into Christianity. He later joined the LDS church when I testified to him of the truth of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Astral projection is something that we are not to participate in. This is not something from which we gain any Divine knowledge. It is done through meditation and leaves us open for demonic possession. This is not an approved practice for LDS; it is part of the occult and not our faith. I shared my friend’s story with the GAs and they agreed that this was not a practice we were to dabble in. There are no spiritual references that support this as an accepted activity. If the Lord chooses to show us things or take our Spirit somewhere it is by His will, not ours. This activity has nothing to do with the Lords will or His teachings but it is based solely on our own will. Its roots are completely in the Occult. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People take it very serious even though it sounds crazy to many. The world is embracing these ideas and our government even worked on it with a Remote viewing project. It is reported that it was tested and attempted to be used for spying. Remote viewing, astral projections and lucid dreaming all fall within pretty much the same category. Just with slight differences, but they all have similar experience, effects and processes to attain the same results. Unfortunately I have met quite a few members of our Church that practice one or all of these. If we track back the sources and promoters of these activities it always goes back to theosophy/occult. They are the founders of the new age movement and are the ones that clearly in all there writings are promoting a New World Order and say Lucifer is the God of the planet. These are encouraged practices of theirs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a pretty good article that is pro-astral projection/remote viewing/Lucid dreaming. It gives some good history of the different ways and different theories the occultist authors believe. If you read it you see things like visualization or affirmations. It is easy for some to just focus on a topic without the history and think it in itself is ok to do. But when you put it into context you find what it really is. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.crystalinks.com/astralprojection.html Again I stress this is not an accepted practice within our Church but is a large part of the occult.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-2027933915505852985?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/2027933915505852985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/2027933915505852985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/astral-projection-occult-teaching.html' title='Astral Projection an Occult Teaching'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ShEnX0EusTI/AAAAAAAAAGA/w9mh51ofI_4/s72-c/Astal+Projection.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-5854817580263994642</id><published>2009-04-26T03:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T12:09:40.829-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Beatles New Age Occultists?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQtcqYPldI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/TUcdK5m1Hks/s1600-h/beatles-yellow-submarine-characters.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQtcqYPldI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/TUcdK5m1Hks/s400/beatles-yellow-submarine-characters.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328934229521700306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beatles raising funds to teach meditation to millions of children &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_beatles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The surviving members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, will perform at a concert on Saturday to raise funds to help children learn a meditation technique McCartney said helped stabilize the band at the height of its fame.&lt;br /&gt;McCartney and Starr will perform separate sets at the "Change Begins Within" concert for the David Lynch Foundation, which helps people learn Transcendental Meditation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Beatles helped popularize Transcendental Meditation -- described as a simple mental technique that combats stress -- in 1967 when they sought spiritual guidance from an Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The concert is intended to raise funds toward the foundation's goal of helping a million children learn to meditate.”"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Wikipedia:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transcendental Meditation, or TM, is a meditation technique created in 1958 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917-2008).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transcendental Meditation technique does not require faith, belief, or a change in lifestyle to be effective as a relaxation technique. Maharishi called the Transcendental Meditation technique "a path to God," and the Transcendental Meditation technique has been described as "spiritual" but not religious, and as a coping strategy for life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Transcendental Meditation teaching centers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the early 1970s, Maharishi undertook to establish one Transcendental Meditation teaching center for each million of the world's population, which at that time would have meant 3,600 Transcendental Meditation centers throughout the world. Initially the TM technique had been taught individually as a basic technique, but later various other techniques became available. For example, in 1975, Maharishi began teaching advanced mental techniques such as the TM-Sidhi Program, that included a technique for the development of what he termed Yogic Flying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Global Country of World Peace&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1990, Maharishi began the coordination of the teaching of the Transcendental Meditation technique from the town of Vlodrop, the Netherlands, through an organization he called the Global Country of World Peace. This group reports that more than 6 million people worldwide have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique since its introduction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maharishi's ban on teaching TM in the UK&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2004 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi directed his followers at the Maharishi village at Skelmersdale, Lancashire to meditate with the aim of influencing the British electorate into overturning the Labour government. The day after Tony Blair's Labour Party won reelection in May 2005 despite these efforts, the Maharishi ordered that all instruction in TM cease in the UK, The ban was lifted in August 2007, two months after Blair resigned as Prime Minister. &lt;br /&gt;Transcendental Meditation is showing up in elementary school classrooms. Teachers have students use the practice between classes to help quiet their minds. They are creating programs across the country in public schools. Washington DC, Chicago and others towns. David Lynch’s goal is to raise 6 billion to teach children meditation. I ask why is this soooo important??? I know why I think.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notice how he uses his followers to change politics....that is what they do. Occutlists are spiritual-political activists. They are all told to be involved in politics. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a very good report to listen to regarding to what is happening with meditation in schools. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13972688&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is one school that I bumped into called Namaste Charter School in Chicago. That is a year round school that the children go to school 3 months off one month all year long. The school day is 7 ½ hours long the feed the children breakfast and lunch. They do this to ensure the children receive the right amount of nutrition.  (what about parents??? I guess they play no role in their children lives anymore....)They also do yoga and meditation. I think we will see more and more schools like this. They are wanting expanded days and holistic teachings. When you know what the beliefs are behind these things it is very concerning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prayer has been taken out of public schools but Meditation is allowed to be taught in schools in spite the fact it comes from Hinduism and the Occult. There are a lot of efforts going into training children to meditate. Public schools are starting to teach meditation and yoga, even though these practices come from religious backgrounds. Prayer is unacceptable but mediation and yoga are good....  It will be interesting to see how many schools start teaching this in the near future. There is a huge movement trying to get it into schools. Somewhere I have a link to a video on a Chicago school that is using meditation all day long with the children in their school. If I find it I will post it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Description The David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace was founded in July 2005 to provide scholarships for school-wide Transcendental Meditation programs in public, charter, and private schools throughout the United States and around the world, and to provide funds for universities and research institutions to assess the effects of the program on creativity, intelligence, academic performance, ADHD and other learning disorders, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contact Post Office Box 93158 &lt;br /&gt;Hollywood, CA 90093 &lt;br /&gt;Phone: 323-874-2467 &lt;br /&gt;Fax: 641-472-1165&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email info@davidlynchfoundation.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Website http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/ (link opens in a new window)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote from site:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Is TM a spiritual practice? &lt;br /&gt;No, if you use “spiritual” in the sense of a religious practice. But yes, if you define “spiritual” as the nonreligious, holistic development of mind, body, emotions, and sense of self. In the latter case, the TM technique is a deeply healthy and satisfying spiritual practice." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The occult always says it is not religious, it is spiritual. All the occult leaders say they are not religious, they are spiritual. What they describe here is the definition of the occult. So TM is spiritual and is being put into our Public schools......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Lennon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The song Imagine is part of the new age whole big picture. It is a song for the conspiracy’s religious arm the Occult. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is documented he was involved with to some degree Alistair Crowley the Satanist. It is said Alistair Crowley was pictured on one of his albums. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The song Imagine was listed as the third greatest song of all time by Rollin’ Stone Magazine. John Lennon is the only artist to place multiple songs in the top 10 (as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From what I have learned regarding John Lennon he rejected Christianity and turned to the Occult. Yoko Ono was an Occultist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Small point: John Lennon gave the devil symbol on the album yellow submarine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sixties was an attempt to bring occult teachings to the masses. The sixties occult doctrines never went away, it just worked behind the seems some of the ex-hippies have openly stated like “Marianne Williamson” that they tried to force it in the 60’s then since it did not turn out the way the had planned, they decided to go into the positions to make it happen. That is why we are seeing the resurgence of it now. The liberals/occults of today are the hippies of the 60’s that are in power now. It is their time to rule and bring to pass what as youths they tried to do. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Lennon was into eastern philosophies of the occult, he studied under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. They followed Astrology, all aspects of the occult. It is said he even studied Helena Blavatsky, which I believe to be accurate based on his knowledge of the conspiracy. Blavatsky is considered the mother of the new age. The Secret Doctrine of the occult was only taught master to pupil with secret oaths (secret initiations). She is the first to document portions of them into books and bring them to western civilization. &lt;br /&gt;It is through her books and the persons that continued her work where you find out the Divine Plan of Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The song is occult with doctrines written in the words. This was John Lennon’s and Yoko Ono beliefs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am quoting with concepts that the occult has written down and promotes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine there's no Heaven (heaven only exist inside yourself, it is the inner realm of consciousness)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's easy if you try (you go into a meditation state or yoga state of altered consciousness and experience the awakening, where you feel at one with everything)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No hell below us (there is no devil/Satan or hell, but there is Lucifer the light bearer, who is good)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Above us only sky (no heaven with a God, no God that judges us, No Father) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine all the people (the world)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Living for today (living in the now as Eckart Tolle, Marianne Williamson all Spiritual/ Occult leaders now teach that are selling millions and millions of books)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine there's no countries (one world order, no sovereign countries left, any that are unwilling to join will have nuclear weapons threaten or used against them including religious groups)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It isn't hard to do (it is an easy path, thousand paths to God, no sin, you realize this through meditation and yoga)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nothing to kill or die for (religion is the reason for all wars and useless killing, belief in God separate from you is the root of all evil, this goes counter to Christ saying giving your life for a friend....)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And no religion too (religion is planned to be banned, Occult spirituality replaces it, those that want to keep their religions must be removed/killed off the planet, and sent to another kindergarten dimension, where they can learn to live as one, but they will not be allowed to reincarnate on this planet anymore, for it will evolve without them )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine all the people &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Living life in peace (living under Lucifer’s Plan of Peace they call the Divine Plan that has existed since the beginning, but has not successfully been place on earth yet, the Masters of Wisdom the fallen angels guide the planet’s evolution to finally get this plan implemented, they feel we have now experienced the shift, the powers have tilted to their side and their plan will come to be very quickly now)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may say that I'm a dreamer (sounds to good to be true, it sounds farfetched but he know it does exist and he tells you he is not alone, he knows the plan, for he studied Blavatsky and others, he very well may have gone through the intitiations)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I'm not the only one ( He knew of the plan, the occultist/initiates called for new world servers to prepare the world for a one world order and one world spiritual religion, and destroy all existing religions and infiltrate all places of influence, politics, science, schools etc…)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope someday you'll join us ( become awakened, enlightened and join the plan of peace Lucifer is offering, take the Luciferic initiations and the mark of the beast what ever form that is when that is implemented)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the world will be as one ( One world government and religion under Lucifer, as the scriptures say be not of the world, be not one with the world)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine no possessions (everything is shared, no individual property)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if you can (that is a challenge, are you good enough, spiritual enough to get this??? They use that all the time, are you enlightened? Can you see the higher laws that others can not? Are you special?)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No need for greed or hunger (world food, water authority and redistribution of wealth)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A brotherhood of man (worship of man not God)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine all the people&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sharing all the world (one world everything)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may say that I'm a dreamer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I'm not the only one&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope someday you'll join us&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the world will live as one ( the world will become as one once the people transform their inner heaven then the outer follows, “A new heaven” emerges from the transformation of the individuals human consciousness. This is part of the spiritual evolution. So in other words you except you are “god” you will the existence of world peace via the Law of Attraction using meditation to evoke the powers of Lucifer to come forth with his One world order, for he is not allowed to usurp the free agency of man but can come forth if called by man. They have a great invocation they use during meditations to bring forth Lucifer’s reign. This is all documented and easily accessed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is more than political it is both spiritual and political. It is Lucifer’s Plan from the Pre-mortal existence. That he is still trying to get on earth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basic beliefs of the “Divine Plan” which is what the Occultists call it and say it is from Lucifer:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No sin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only evil or sin is the belief that you are not “God”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Separation is the wrong idea that there is a God that judges you and you need to answer to and submit your will to. You are free there are no moral rules. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are “God” therefore you can not sin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heaven is inside you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are to live in a one world order and spirituality under Lucifer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reincarnation is a core belief,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law of Attracting and Law of Intention, the willing of selfish desires over Father's will. The attitude Lucifer has is "my will not Thine", It should be "Thy will not mine Father", as Christ taught. Satan tempted Christ and Moses with this principle by offering them the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evolution is the combination of reincarnations and the big bang, we are going through a transformation, a paradigm shift at this time to a universal human. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucifer and other Angels that are already evolved came to this earth to help the evolution of the planet earth and all the inhabitants. They are also called space brothers or Aliens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The final initiation is with Lucifer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You must reach an understanding of your connectedness with the whole, your intrinsic oneness with every other as well as with the Source.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is much much more…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko Ono:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some interesting points regarding her.&lt;br /&gt;This is from Wikipedia, I would like to verify this, but it was interesting:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko was born to mother Isoko Ono, the granddaughter of Zenjiro Yasuda of the Yasuda banking family, and to father Eisuke Ono, who worked for the Yokohama Specie Bank and a descendant of an Emperor of Japan.[1] Two weeks before she was born, her father was transferred to San Francisco. The rest of the family followed soon after. In 1937, her father was transferred back to Japan and Ono was enrolled at Tokyo's Gakushuin University, one of the most exclusive schools in Japan, which, before World War Two, was open only to those descended from aristocrats (in the House of Peers) or the imperial family. ( still need to verify this claim)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said, "In many countries around the world - my wife and I have visited about 125 countries - you hear John Lennon's song 'Imagine' used almost equally with national anthems. ( still need to verify this claim)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On New Years Eve at the start of 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, "Imagine" was played in Times Square in the minutes leading up to midnight. ( still need to verify this claim)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko had a daughter from a previous marriage that she left for John Lennon, her ex-husband kidnapped their daughter and went into hiding with her because he claimed Yoko was an Occultist and into drugs and he was a Christian, a slightly odd branch of Christianity but never less a Christian that was against the Occult. I got this from various sources. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbra Marx Hubbard a spiritual leader, visionary, futurist and occultist, friends with all the leading New Age Occults …..wrote a book that tells of their plans to kill off the Christians, Jews and Muslims. The book was paid for by a grant from Laurence Rockefeller. This last month Barbara interviewed James O'Dea, see the following of what she said about him. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My conversation this month is with James O'Dea. James is a universal human! He embodies as a person those wonderful characteristics that we are all moving towards. He is connected through the heart to the whole of life. He is awakened from within by the divine process of creation, and seems to have a remarkable spiritual/social/systems integration gift to help us move through this transition toward the world that is alluring, calling us, living within us. As former president of Amnesty International, and Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) where he is a fellow, he is now working in many key projects throughout the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the interview which I have listened to, James O’Dea is as extreme an occultist as Barbara Marx Hubbard. They discuss many many occult principles and doctrines in great detail. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is from Amnesty International: "Imagine" is Amnesty Internationals theme song. All the powers are connected into one whole movement, it is all Lucifer’s Plan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.amnestyusa.org/imagine/aboutimagine.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About the Imagine Campaign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yoko Ono Lennon has given Amnesty International a wonderful and generous gift: the rights to use her late husband's song "Imagine" in a campaign for human rights. In her words:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Those who know the song 'Imagine' understand that it was written with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future. It is about the betterment of the world for our children and ourselves. Like the song, Amnesty International gives a voice to the importance of human rights. And like the song, it has been able to effect change."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Imagine" expresses the hope and idealism that inspire Amnesty International's vision: that of a world in which every person enjoys all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In its appeal to the power of imagination, the song echoes Amnesty International's faith in the power of the ordinary individual to make a difference. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amnesty International, in turn, is the embodiment of what can be accomplished by those who dare to imagine a better world and who have the courage to act on their vision. It was British lawyer Peter Benenson who first "imagined" Amnesty International. He and a group of friends founded the organization in 1961 with a campaign based on a startling premise: that ordinary individuals could exert pressure on government authorities and effect real change. But Amnesty's first campaign was successful even beyond its founder's dreams. Within a matter of months, what was planned as a one-year campaign had grown into an international movement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, Amnesty International is the world's largest grassroots human rights organization, with 1.5 million members in 162 countries. In the 40 years since its founding, Amnesty International members have helped free more than 40,000 people who were unjustly imprisoned. In 1977, the organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to protect human rights. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At Amnesty International, we believe in the power of ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things.&lt;br /&gt;Irene Khan&lt;br /&gt;Secretary General of Amnesty International&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may say I'm a dreamer,&lt;br /&gt;But I'm not the only one.&lt;br /&gt;I hope some day you'll join us,&lt;br /&gt;And the world will live as one.&lt;br /&gt;John Lennon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have been boiled like frogs for many many years to get us to the point at which most of the world will embrace these things whole-heartedly and those that do not will appear evil. We have entered the time when evil is good and good is evil.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-5854817580263994642?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5854817580263994642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5854817580263994642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/beatles-new-age-occultists.html' title='Beatles New Age Occultists?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQtcqYPldI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/TUcdK5m1Hks/s72-c/beatles-yellow-submarine-characters.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-3564542781849703347</id><published>2009-04-26T03:20:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T11:47:06.424-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Indocrination of Children with Captain Planet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQpi3Jvt9I/AAAAAAAAAFI/ZdJ2ZsAdm1A/s1600-h/captainplanetandplaneteers.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 313px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQpi3Jvt9I/AAAAAAAAAFI/ZdJ2ZsAdm1A/s400/captainplanetandplaneteers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328929937983256530" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Captain Planet Cartoon&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;www.turner.com/planet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHj7VDd8lw0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;When I originally saw this cartoon I immediately recognized the occult meanings and indoctrinations for our youth. This started running in the late 80’s. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a section off there site explaining the "Mythology" behind the cartoon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Gaia, the spirit of Earth, awakens from a century-long sleep to the pillaging of the planet by a largely oblivious humanity. Fearing for the future, she sends magic rings to five youngsters from around the globe - Wheeler (North America), Linka (Eastern Europe), Gi (Asia), Kwame (Africa) and Ma-Ti (South America) - Gaia's team in the battle against further destruction of the Earth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the youngsters place the rings on their fingers, they are magically transported to Gaia's home, Hope Island, an uncharted, unpolluted tropical isle far from civilization. There, Gaia teaches them the secrets of nature. As they learn of their personal power, each identifies with one of the four ancient elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind and a very special new power, Heart, which symbolizes the compassion needed to save the Earth. Through the magic rings, the Planeteers learn to direct their powers in their mission to save Earth. Finally, they are ready to discover the greatest secret of all.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the Planeteers join their powers together, beams shoot from their rings, meeting and combining in a swirling nimbus. Thunder and lightning crash through the sky, and as the Planeteers watch, a new hero literally bursts from the earth . . . Captain Planet! The environmental superhero, endowed with the powers of the Planeteers' rings combined and magnified, demonstrates that the whole is, indeed, greater than the sum of its parts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In each episode, Captain Planet and the Planeteers face a rogue's gallery of larger-than-life eco-villains, including such despicable characters as Verminous Skumm, whose goal is to spread filth and disease, and resource-ravaging ruffians like Duke Nukem and Looten Plunder. Although buffoonish in character, they symbolize real threats to the planet Earth. They pillage natural resources and pollute the water and air. They will stop at nothing to accomplish their evil goals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Captain Planet and the Planeteers take kids on heart-stopping adventures - part science, part action, but always rooted in fact. Each episode reveals some aspect of the physical effect of environmental destruction and ends with the same message: that every individual must respect planet Earth and preserve its resources if we are to ensure our survival. And each episode ends with a :30 epilogue that gives viewers "The Power" to be part of the environmental solution."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have read the new age occult teachings you can reconize far more in this cartoon they just enviromentalism. Gaia gives majical rings and when the children combine their rings/powers the envoke Captin Planet who immerges from the earth. " Captain Planet! The environmental superhero, endowed with the powers of the Planeteers' rings combined and magnified, demonstrates that the whole is, indeed, greater than the sum of its parts." This is the occult teaching of together we can call forth the greatest super hero of the earth together as one. I have always identified this with Lucifer for the similarities are shocking in the way he comes out of the earth via the combined will or powers of the children. For the occult's plan is to evoke Lucifer to save the Planet from destruction. Also we see the powers of the earth being taught and powers within being to utilize the powers of “nature” or universal Laws as we are taught openly today. "Gaia teaches them the secrets of nature. As they learn of their personal power." There is much more to this then an environmental indoctrination it is extremely based on the occult spirituality too. It was done in the late 80’s. We are now reaping the fruits of this indoctrination into occult teachings to the youth. This was created by Ted Turner.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-3564542781849703347?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/3564542781849703347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/3564542781849703347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/indocrination-of-children-with-captain.html' title='Indocrination of Children with Captain Planet'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQpi3Jvt9I/AAAAAAAAAFI/ZdJ2ZsAdm1A/s72-c/captainplanetandplaneteers.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-7675285471633315855</id><published>2009-04-26T03:03:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T11:43:25.218-06:00</updated><title type='text'>New Age Occult, One World Order and Religion</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQkOWl6klI/AAAAAAAAAE4/-a7_dsknjXU/s1600-h/EarthLove.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQkOWl6klI/AAAAAAAAAE4/-a7_dsknjXU/s400/EarthLove.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328924088087515730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Age Occult, One World Order and Religion &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This are some random subjects that have come up that I feel go well together:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The church leaders unfortunately cannot directly point out all the evil that they are aware of without having the church persecuted. In meeting with General Authorities in the past on this very subject they said once the harvest was over and we pull from the world then they will directly expose these issues. But to do so at this time would be far more harmful then good. They are aware and know more than many think. Their job now is to preach the truth of the Gospel and Testify of Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Redeemer and those that have ears to hear will understand. The book of Mormon is a second testament of Jesus Christ. There is a reason for the need of a second witness even more then the apostasy. If you are in tune with the spirit you recognize the Lord’s Voice over his greatest imposter. In following all that the Prophets say you will be protected. Once the church pulls from the world they will outwardly address these issues and there will be a greater separation of the wheat and tares in the church. For some will not like the stand the church takes, just like with Proposition 8 over gay marriages some LDS removed their memberships over it. This is just the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for the members of the Church we are freer to express and expose the issues then the Brethren are though we still must be careful. When I asked the Brethren what I was to do with my data they said “tell everyone” So they are supportive of us expressing these issues as far as they are correct. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was fortunate to be able to meet with them for months discussing my research and getting feed back and the go-ahead to express it. If that is not an option how do we know if our data is correct? The primary way is to cross reference everything that has been taught as doctrine of the Church. Second is to not hold fast to issues that are solely our own opinions. We can express them as possible ideas, but not as fact. If you notice the Brethren make a point to often quote other Prophets to show the accuracy and continuity of their points. Therefore it is a good example of how to express our ideas to others. They must be backed with references.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I fully believe: “We should waste and wear out our lives bringing all the hidden things of darkness to light where in we know them.” Joseph Smith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In regards to the mark of the beast, I believe that it is symbolic and literal. I for one will not take the mark of the beast regardless of the consequences of not taking it, even if it means laying down my life. A primary reason at this time I believe this is a plausible scenario that could occur is because the Occult is highly promoting the use of microchip implants. Their goal is to create a one world order and religion under Lucifer. When they promote things that fit prophecy it gives me pause. They intend to have levels of initiation and the final initiation is to be a Luciferic initiation per their own writings. This may be correct, because they explain what their plans are and I have watched them over the years fulfill them I take what they say more seriously then just speculation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is also way I feel there is more the beast and the mark then just symbolism. &lt;br /&gt;Rev. 20: 4&lt;br /&gt;  4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. &lt;br /&gt;It appears that those that would not take the mark or worship the beast were beheaded. I cannot come up with a symbolic meaning for beheaded. I do not feel that this information would be told to us at conference even if it is known by the General Authorities. It would be like telling the world come join our church and in doing so you take the risk of being beheaded one day. They just teach the truth, and guide us to do what is right so we have the Holy Spirit with us and they will warn us when we need to know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Based on the philosophies of the occult, they plan to exterminate all persons that believe in a God. This is why I would tend to think the beheading and marks have literal meanings. There could, of course, still be symbolic of many things. As they say the scriptures are like “peeling an onion; there are many layers”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Occult believes that we are all “god”. Not believing you are “God” is evil. This belief is called the belief in separation. Anyone that believes in a God that is separate from themselves like Christians, Jews and Muslims are called separatists and are evil. If you believe everyone and everything is “One” and “god” you are good. This is where all the Oneness and peace movements are coming from. One World Order, world peace, environmental oneness, Global movements etc….&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Occult's views on this are clear and reveal what their plans are for the God-believing Faithful. The information is not common knowledge but exists. Futurist and Conscious Evolutionist Barbara Marx Hubbard states it pretty clearly in her book the Revelation: Our Crisis is a Birth. The book now can be found renamed the Revelation: A Message of Hope for the New Millennium. She explains a difference between oneness and separation. Oneness means being one with the world and with all mankind and accepting your own divinity. Separation is a false belief that you are separate from God. If you're one with the world you'll help guide the planet to this new evolution. But if you refuse to be one with the world you will be holding back the planet's evolution. If you don't see yourself as divine and you believe you are separate from God you are like a cancer cell on planet Earth that must be removed by what is called a “selection process”. This will be for all the self-centered separatists who believe they’re separate from God and she calls that belief evil. It is all those who believe in the God of Abraham which are Christians Jews and Muslims. If they are not willing to become one with the world they will have to be removed just like cancer is removed from the body because they will be hindering the evolution of the earth and of all humanity. The goal is world peace. If we as “Christs” can accomplish it we can avoid Armageddon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So in other words:&lt;br /&gt;Barbara Marx Hubbard makes it clear that those that will not evolve and accept that they are “gods’ will need to be removed from this planet like cancer is removed from the body. The followers of a God separate from themselves need to be sent to another “kindergarten plane” once they are removed so that the Earth then can evolve. Otherwise the faithful servants of God are in the way and must be cleansed off the earth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Per request I can give you exact quotes or pages from her book. I have just done a summary. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now before you write off Barbara Marx Hubbard as just one nutcase let me tell who she is connected with. To know if what she says hold any credence we must look at who backed her books publishing, who are her “comrades” that back, support and agree with her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her book “Message of Hope for the New Millennium” was funded by Laurence s Rockefeller. In the acknowledgments page in her book it says:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Publication of this book and its associated outreach program was made possible through a generous grant from Laurence S. Rockefeller’s Fund for the Enhancement of the Human Spirit. Is it that reveling. Why would a Rockefeller promote something of insignificance. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara has recently created a DVD series called Humanity Ascending. I have listed off her site what people are saying about her series. Notice the names of the people. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“What People Are Saying About HUMANITY ASCENDING&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara Marx Hubbard has become the voice for conscious evolution in our times.  The fate of humanity and the world now depends on survival of the wisest.  In this video she elegantly explains how the universe is becoming self aware thorough the human nervous system.  In this self awareness lie the raw materials of intention and a new imagination that will propel us from being human to super human.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;—Deepak Chopra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Author, Life After Death: The Burden of Proof&lt;br /&gt;At a time of increasing confusion and rising concern about our planet's future, the Humanity Ascending Series unravels the mystery of our collective experience in an extraordinary overview that is breathtaking in its scope, startling in its clarity, and gloriously hopeful in its thoughts about tomorrow, demonstrating once again why Barbara Marx Hubbard is considered a global treasure and one of the greatest visionaries of our time. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;—Neale Donald Walsch&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara Marx Hubbard is one of the great world servers of our time and in this luminous video, her spirit and ideas evoke our larger destiny, our greater story.  So potent and inspiring is Humanity Ascending that it could well be called the agenda for our evolutionary emergence.  To view this video is to be charged with hope and a passion for the possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;—Jean Houston&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara Marx Hubbard is one of America's brightest lights.  She makes this very complicated moment in history seem like a glorious opportunity.  She gives guidance, and she gives hope.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;— Marianne Williamson”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson is fully backed and promoted by Oprah and has sold millions of books internationally. Oprah has promoted her books, and created a radio series of lessons based on the teachings of “A course on Miracles” that Marianne teaches. By the way the “A Course in Miracles’ was dictated to the author Helen Schumann via an inner voice calling it self Jesus Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra is promoted by Oprah and is on TV all the time and has sold millions of books internationally and has a PBS Special. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neal Donald Walsh is famous for the “Conversations With God” series of books. His books have sold in the millions and are published in about 35 different languages. A movie about his life has been made. All of his books are written by auto-writing, which means, as he describes, a force takes over his hands and writes for him. He does not know what he is writing down. Oprah did a two hour interview with Neal, but is holding if off for now. Neal says that Oprah told him she will release it when she feels people are prepared for it, that she backs him completely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jean Houston is a leading figure of New Thought spirituality and ritual processes and an author of many books. She had a PBS Special “A Passion for the Possible”.She is also known for her relationship with First Lady Hillary Clinton. She encouraged Hillary to carry on imaginary conversations with Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. They did not claim to be acting as mediums in this event yet it leans to that idea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of the above authors are very popular and respected Occultists. They all work together and are in the same organizations, promote each other and even do lecture tours with each other promoting their ideas.  They have become highly organized.&lt;br /&gt;An interesting thing to point out is Jean Houston reference to Barbara being “one of the great world servers of our time’ This is a very significant statement, though easily passed over when you have not studied the occult teachings. Helena Blavatsky an occultist and Theosophist often refereed to as the mother of the new age movement, wrote many books on the occult and their Plan. She actually had a magazine for a while called Lucifer. They refer to the Divine Plan just as LDS refer to the Plan of salvation. There were two plans in the pre-mortal world Heavenly Father’s and Lucifer’s. We both use the term Plan. Who are the world servers that Jean Houston referred to? They were started by Alice Bailey, who continued the works of Blavatsky with the Lucis Trust. When Alice and Foster Bailey were beginning to publish their books published under her name, they named their publishing company “Lucifer Publishing Company”. By 1925 the name was changed to Lucis Publishing Company and has remained that name since then. The Lucis Trust continues the Theosophy Society ideas an agenda. Organisation: World Goodwill is a voluntary association of men and women of goodwill open to all who support its principles and objectives. World Goodwill is not a "membership organisation" and there are no membership dues. &lt;br /&gt;World Goodwill is an accredited non-governmental organisation with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations. It maintains informal relations with certain of the Specialised Agencies and with a wide range of national and international non-governmental organisations. World Goodwill is an activity of the Lucis Trust, which is on the Roster of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. &lt;br /&gt;Who are the World Servers:&lt;br /&gt;www.LucisTrust.com &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new group of world servers &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; “This rapidly expanding group is comprised of those who think and act in terms of the one life and the one humanity; their growing sense of synthesis means that they are those who, rather than emphasizing points of contention and division between peoples, are highlighting points of identification and unity through the unconditional love they express. of this affiliation, they may not know or meet each other in person, but members of this worldwide group intuitively recognise and resonate with others who share this vision of human unity and are working to implement it in their chosen field. Above all members of this group represent an inclusive attitude of mind and the purpose underlying their life and activity is that of world service. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their work is primarily, therefore, that of education and the expansion of human consciousness. Through the impression and expression of certain spiritual Ideas, they are bringing humanity to the understanding of the fundamental ideals which will inspire new modes of living.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new group of world servers is not an exterior organization but could be thought of as a subjective organism, a group of people united as one through the synthesizing nature of their vision and work. They may not be consciously aware.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What all the world servers are working for is made clear in Blavatsky and Bailey’s writings - a One World Government and One World Religion under their Christ. This new religion they say will be one in which the false idea of a God separate from yourself is not allowed. Just an FYI; Blavatsky had a magazine for some years called Lucifer. Also all of her writings were dictated to her by an unseen entity. They believe Lucifer is good and came here to help mankind evolve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The teachings of the Occult are now found in every segment of our society. Here are some lists of names of promoters of the Plan and teachings that Blavatsky taught:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wayne Dyer, Neale Donald Walsh, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, David Spangler, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, John Holland, Louise Hay, Meditation and yoga etc. Yes meditation and yoga. If you notice Deseret Book does not sell books on yoga or meditation, yet many members practice it ignorant of its origins and use. It is designed to take you to an alerted state of consciousness where you can become “awakened”. You become “Awakened” “Enlightened” that you are one with the world and are “god” I am not saying this happens to everyone that has done yoga or meditation but it is the way that the Occults reach this level and they promote it as part of their agenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To simplify this whole thing. There are two plans, Father’s and Lucifer’s. Lucifer’s Plan since the beginning has been taught by secret oaths and covenants and only from initiate to initiate, master to pupil. In 1975 they were given the go-ahead to start teaching it outwardly. Since then the quantity of writings, lectures and promotions of their beliefs and agenda has increased rapidly. They are now the fastest-growing movement in the world. They have infiltrated every segment of our society with world servers. They work in secret. Now they are coming out and proclaiming it to the world, teaching their “truth” to millions of people. They make it clear there are only two sides. We are the only church that really understands the two plans and the significance of them. These occultists have been behind communism, socialism and all the liberal agenda since the beginning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; “I testify that as the forces of evil increase under Lucifer’s leadership and as the forces of good increase under the leadership of Jesus Christ, there will be growing battles between the two until the final confrontation. As the issues become clearer and more obvious, all mankind will eventually be required to align themselves either for the kingdom of God or for the kingdom of the devil. As these conflicts rage, either secretly or openly, the righteous will be tested. God’s wrath will soon shake the nations of the earth and will be poured out on the wicked without measure. (See JS—H 1:45; D&amp;C 1:9.) But God will provide strength for the righteous and the means of escape; and eventually and finally truth will triumph. (See 1 Ne. 22:15–23.)” President Ezra Taft Benson. Ensign, Nov. 1988, 86.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We will all have to choose at some point to completely align ourselves with the Lord and follow the Prophet or align ourselves with the devil. I feel when we reach that stage that the Brethren will take a stand and tell exactly what to do or not to do therefore giving us that means of escape. There will be many members that disagree with the stand the church takes and a great number will leave the Church for the safety and security that the world is offering, as the scriptures say when they claim peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I Thessalonians Chapter 5:3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. &lt;br /&gt;Dan. 8: 25&lt;br /&gt;25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The world will offer peace and security to all those that join with them in their one world order and religion.&lt;br /&gt;Elder Maxwell said in “A Wonderful Flood of Light” “Even if we decide to leave Babylon, some of us endeavor to keep a second residence there, or we commute on weekend. To quote President Marion B Romney, some go on “trying to serve the Lord without offending the Devil.” (The Price of Peace) in Speeches of the Year [Provo: Brigham Young University, March 1, 1955]”&lt;br /&gt;We will have to choose for we can not serve two masters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bella&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-7675285471633315855?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7675285471633315855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7675285471633315855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-age-occult-one-world-order-and.html' title='New Age Occult, One World Order and Religion'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SfQkOWl6klI/AAAAAAAAAE4/-a7_dsknjXU/s72-c/EarthLove.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-5870204351716737137</id><published>2009-04-17T16:15:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-15T11:00:17.566-06:00</updated><title type='text'>What is Priestcraft?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SekDE2k3t4I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/Ytfqgf8i2ck/s1600-h/Earth+works+for+Humanity.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SekDE2k3t4I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/Ytfqgf8i2ck/s400/Earth+works+for+Humanity.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325791416246843266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Priestcraft&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 Nephi 26:29-31&lt;br /&gt;"He commandeth that there shall be no priestcrafts; for, behold, priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion. Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish. But the laborer in Zion shall labor for Zion; for if they labor for money they shall perish."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To simplify, it is the difference between Pride and Humility. It is the desire of the heart that creates Priestcraft. Elder Oaks states "The sin is in the desire, not in the act". A person can start out with righteous intentions to do good but pride takes over and the person starts doing right things for wrong reasons. They lose sight of building Zion and doing the Lord’s will and get caught in the adoration, glory, praise, money etc..of man. Therefore they do it for pride and not in humble service of the Lord. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When someone starts thinking “what will people think of “me” “more than what does God think of me, they are falling into pride. When the “me” or “I” or “my will,” “self” enter it is no longer focused on Father's will but the person's own desires and gratification. It is a very easy trap. Pride is the universal sin. Pride was Lucifer’s downfall, the downfall of many nations and our easiest downfall. The problem with pride is it can be so subtle and hidden that it is hard to recognize in ourselves, yet it is damning to the soul. Pride blinds us to the realization that we have pride. The only way not to have pride is to lose yourself completely in Father's will. People can think they are doing the will of the Father yet they can be only stroking their own egos.  The key is to not think about self at all. Only about Father and His will.  That is what is so evil about all the self-help movement. The occult is all about “me” “my” “I” “self”. When you are self-empowered you are no longer empowered by God. Therefore your actions now become practicing Priestcraft instead of being a powerful Priesthood holder of God. You now fall into the Priestcraft of Satan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elder Oaks quoted CS Lewis in April Conference 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C. S. Lewis explained this teaching of the Savior: “The moment you have a self at all, there is a possibility of putting yourself first—wanting to be the centre—wanting to be God, in fact. That was the sin of Satan: and that was the sin he taught the human race. Some people think the fall of man had something to do with sex, but that is a mistake. . . . What Satan put into the heads of our remote ancestors was the idea that they could ‘be like gods’—could set up on their own as if they had created themselves—be their own masters—invent some sort of happiness for themselves outside God, apart from God. And out of that hopeless attempt has come . . . the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A selfish person is more interested in pleasing man—especially himself—than in pleasing God. He looks only to his own needs and desires. He walks “in his own way, and after the image of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world” (D&amp;C 1:16). Such a person becomes disconnected from the covenant promises of God (see D&amp;C 1:15) and from the mortal friendship and assistance we all need in these tumultuous times. In contrast, if we love and serve one another as the Savior taught, we remain connected to our covenants and to our associates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a perfect description of the New Age Occult.  They focus completely on self-empowerment, put themselves up as a light unto the world and even call themselves God. They believe we can manifest our own desires and create our own happiness apart from Father They walk in their own way after the image of their own god whose image is the likeness of the world. They worship the world and believe the highest state for man to reach is to become “one” with the world. They are full of pride and walk in their own way after the example of the god of this world (Lucifer) and therefore are working for His kingdom. They use the scriptures and words of Prophets to teach these ideas and twist the biblical true meanings to fit their prideful ideology. Some know that this is what they are doing and others think they are just doing their own will, while others falsely think they are still doing work for Father, yet do not truly submit their will to Him. They are making themselves lights unto the world yet do not lead to Zion. They look for the honor and glory of man and not of Father. Many do this for money and fame yet there are some that do it to please themselves. These are acts of Priestcraft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;President Benson's talk Beware of Pride is really my all time favorite talk. If we read this talk again and again and were honestly looking into ourselves and abode by his counsel we would not participate in Priestcrafts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ezra Taft Benson, “Beware of Pride,” Ensign, May 1989, 4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The Doctrine and Covenants tells us that the Book of Mormon is the “record of a fallen people.” (D&amp;C 20:9.) Why did they fall? This is one of the major messages of the Book of Mormon. Mormon gives the answer in the closing chapters of the book in these words: “Behold, the pride of this nation, or the people of the Nephites, hath proven their destruction.” (Moro. 8:27.) And then, lest we miss that momentous Book of Mormon message from that fallen people, the Lord warns us in the Doctrine and Covenants, “Beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old.” (D&amp;C 38:39.)”&lt;br /&gt;“The scriptures abound with evidences of the severe consequences of the sin of pride to individuals, groups, cities, and nations. “Pride goeth before destruction.” (Prov. 16:18.) It destroyed the Nephite nation and the city of Sodom. (See Moro. 8:27; Ezek. 16:49–50.)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Pride results in secret combinations which are built up to get power, gain, and glory of the world. (See Hel. 7:5; Ether 8:9, 16, 22–23; Moses 5:31.) This fruit of the sin of pride, namely secret combinations, brought down both the Jaredite and the Nephite civilizations and has been and will yet be the cause of the fall of many nations. (See Ether 8:18–25.)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The proud stand more in fear of men’s judgment than of God’s judgment. (See D&amp;C 3:6–7; D&amp;C 30:1–2; D&amp;C 60:2.) “What will men think of me?” weighs heavier than “What will God think of me?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Pride is the universal sin, the great vice. Yes, pride is the universal sin, the great vice.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The antidote for pride is humility—meekness, submissiveness. (See Alma 7:23.) It is the broken heart and contrite spirit. (See 3 Ne. 9:20; 3 Ne. 12:19; D&amp;C 20:37; D&amp;C 59:8; Ps. 34:18; Isa. 57:15; Isa. 66:2.)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Pride is the great stumbling block to Zion. I repeat: Pride is the great stumbling block to Zion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must cleanse the inner vessel by conquering pride. (See Alma 6:2–4; Matt. 23:25–26.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must yield “to the enticings of the Holy Spirit,” put off the prideful “natural man,” become “a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord,” and become “as a child, submissive, meek, humble.” (Mosiah 3:19; see also Alma 13:28.)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we can see Pride is the real stumbling block and the path to Lucifer. We must realize we are nothing without the Lord and submit to His will in all things. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John 15:5&lt;br /&gt;I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hel. 12: 7. &lt;br /&gt;  7 O how great is the nothingness of the children of men; yea, even they are less than the dust of the earth. ( the dust of the earth obeys the will of the Father)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moses 1: 10. &lt;br /&gt;  10 And it came to pass that it was for the space of many hours before Moses did again receive his natural strength like unto man; and he said unto himself: Now, for this cause I know that man is nothing, which thing I never had supposed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mosiah 4:11-12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11 And again I say unto you as I have said before, that as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God, or if ye have known of his goodness and have tasted of his love, and have received a remission of your sins, which causeth such exceedingly great joy in your souls, even so I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on the name of the Lord daily, and standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come, which was spoken by the mouth of the angel. &lt;br /&gt;  12 And behold, I say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always rejoice, and be filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission of your sins; and ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the knowledge of that which is just and true. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So we must recognizes our nothingness and be humble and willing to submit our will to the Lord. If we do not fully submit our will to Father and we  “preach and set [our]selves up for a light unto the world, that [we] may get gain and praise of the world; but [we] seek not the welfare of Zion.” If we do this, we are committing priestcraft. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stanley G. Ellis, “He Trusts Us!,” Ensign, Nov 2006, 51–52&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The scriptures contain many passages of direction and warning to holders of the priesthood. One of the best is section 121 of the Doctrine and Covenants. In those few verses the Lord teaches us that the priesthood can only be exercised in righteousness. We should treat others with persuasion, patience, and kindness. He reminds us of the importance of charity and virtue in having the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.&lt;br /&gt;That section also warns us of those attitudes and actions that will cause us to lose our priesthood power. If we “aspire to the honors of men,” attempt to “cover our sins,” try to “gratify our pride” or “vain ambition,” or seek to “exercise control” over others, we lose the priesthood power (see vv. 35–37). From that point we would be practicing priestcraft. We would have left the service of God and would be putting ourselves in the service of Satan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;D&amp;C 121&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;35 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson— &lt;br /&gt; 36 That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness. &lt;br /&gt;  37 That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are not told we are just doing our will; we are told we are putting ourselves in the service of Satan. There is no “my own will”. We are either doing work for Father or Satan. The powers of the Priesthood can only be exercised by righteousness which is also selflessness and submitting to the Lords will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dallin H. Oaks, “Why Do We Serve?,” Ensign, Nov 1984, 12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some may serve for hope of earthly reward. Such a man or woman might serve in Church positions or in private acts of mercy in an effort to achieve prominence or cultivate contacts that would increase income or aid in acquiring wealth. Others might serve in order to obtain worldly honors, prominence, or power. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The scriptures have a word for gospel service “for the sake of riches and honor”; it is “priestcraft.” (Alma 1:16.) Nephi said, “Priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.” (2 Ne. 26:29.). In these latter days, we are commanded to “seek to bring forth and establish the cause of Zion.” (D&amp;C 6:6.) Unfortunately, not all who accomplish works under that heading are really intending to build up Zion or strengthen the faith of the people of God. Other motives can be at work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Service that is ostensibly unselfish but is really for the sake of riches or honor surely comes within the Savior’s condemnation of those who “outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within … are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” (Matt. 23:28.) Such service earns no gospel reward. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I would that ye should do alms unto the poor,” the Savior declared, “but take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.” (3 Ne. 13:1; see also Matt. &lt;br /&gt;6:1–2.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Savior continued: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Therefore, when ye shall do your alms do not sound a trumpet before you, as will hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.” (3 Ne. 13:2; see also Matt. 6:2.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In contrast, those who serve quietly, even “in secret,” qualify for the Savior’s promise that “thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.” (3 Ne. 13:18; see also Matt. 6:4.)”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our service must be strictly for the Lord and not for any other reason. If it is not we receive only the worldly rewards we obtained and forfeit Father’s rewards. For we did it for ourselves, not Him. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dallin H. Oaks, “Our Strengths Can Become Our Downfall,” Ensign, Oct 1994, 11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Misapplication of Spiritual Gifts”&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;“Satan will also attempt to cause our spiritual downfall through tempting us to misapply our spiritual gifts. The revelations tell us that “there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God. … All these gifts come from God, for the benefit of the children of God” (D&amp;C 46:11, 26). Most of us have seen persons whom the adversary has led astray through a corruption of their spiritual gifts. My mother shared one such example, something she observed while attending Brigham Young University many years ago. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A man who lived in a community in Utah had a mighty gift of healing. People sought him out for blessings, many coming from outside his ward and stake. In time, he almost made a profession of giving blessings. As part of his travels to various communities, he visited the apartments of BYU students, asking if they wanted blessings. This man had lost sight of the revealed direction on spiritual gifts: “always remembering for what they are given” (D&amp;C 46:8). A spiritual gift is given to benefit the children of God, not to magnify the prominence or to gratify the ego of the person who receives it. The professional healer who forgot that lesson gradually lost the companionship of the Spirit and was eventually excommunicated from the Church.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is easy to lose sight of who is behind the power which we hold and start giving ourselves the credit and the honor and enjoying the adoration of man. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can look at our various talents and spiritual gifts as individuals as different instruments in an orchestra. Just as an instrument cannot play itself, neither can we. We can be “played” either by Father or by Satan. So our spiritual gifts and talents that we have been given can be tuned by either one and we can be played  by either musician for His music. The choice of who plays us is decided by whether we chose humility or pride. By this choice we get to choose who we permit to “play” us and the result will be either good or evil “music” depending on our choice. I pray we are humble and let the Master Musician tune us for His divine music and that we stay in tune with Father through the whole concert of life and that we are willing to play in harmony with all the other tuned  instruments of Father in His great orchestra and let him bring forth His great musical master piece of Zion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dallin H. Oaks, “The Desires of Our Hearts,” Ensign, Jun 1986, 64&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sins of Desire&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best-known scriptural designation of sin on the basis of the desires of our hearts concerns sexual sin. The Savior declared:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Behold, it is written by them of old time, that thou shalt not commit adultery;&lt;br /&gt;“But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, to lust after her, hath committed adultery already in his heart.” (3 Ne. 12:27–28; see also Matt. 5:27–28.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The New Testament also condemns anger and unrighteous feelings—another example of sins committed solely on the basis of thoughts. (See Matt. 5:22.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Book of Mormon illustrates this same principle in its definition of priestcraft, the sin committed by those who preach the gospel to gain personal advantage rather than to further the work of the Lord: “Priestcrafts are that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world; but they seek not the welfare of Zion.” (2 Ne. 26:29; see also Alma 1:16.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Priestcraft is not a sin that is committed solely on the basis of our desires because it involves acts. Those acts become sinful only when they are done with the wrong desire, to get gain or praise. [color=#0000FF]The sin is in the desire, not in the act.[/color]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The same is true of those who draw near to the Lord with their lips but have removed their hearts far from him. (See Isa. 29:13; Matt. 15:8; 2 Ne. 27:25; JS—H 1:19.) Likewise, the Psalmist condemned the people of ancient Israel because “their heart was not right with [God].” (Ps. 78:37.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When is our heart right with God? Our heart is right with God when we truly desire what is righteous, when we desire what God desires.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cause of Priestcraft is pride. “Priestcraft is not a sin that is committed solely on the basis of our desires because it involves acts. Those acts become sinful only when they are done with the wrong desire, to get gain or praise. The sin is in the desire, not in the act.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The prideful desire of our heart leads to priestcraft and work in the service of Satan and his kingdom. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The humble desire in our hearts leads to righteously fulfilling the will of the Lord and building up Zion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The New Age Occult teaches complete self-empowerment in all areas of life. To the point where they say that we are “God” and we are the Light of the world. When you are using these powers you are called Light workers. But these powers are not coming from Father for he ceases giving His powers to us when we are self-focused and not submitting our will to Him. So therefore the power comes from Lucifer to do his works of darkness in a manner which makes them appear as works of light. Pride is the key that unlocks the door to Lucifer’s kingdom and under his reign. Complete humility, submitting our will to Father is the only way into our Father’s Kingdom and exaltation. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Elder Bednar:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In this regard, you and I are much like the long, thin strands of glass used to create the fiber-optic cables through which light signals are transmitted over very long distances. Just as the glass in these cables must be pure to conduct the light efficiently and effectively, so we should become and remain worthy conduits through whom the Spirit of the Lord can operate. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But brothers and sisters, we must be careful to remember in our service that we are conduits and channels; we are not the light. "For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you" (Matthew 10:20). It is never about me and it is never about you. In fact, anything you or I do as an instructor that knowingly and intentionally draws attention to self-in the messages we present, in the methods we use, or in our personal demeanor-is a form of priestcraft that inhibits the teaching effectiveness of the Holy Ghost. "Doth he preach it by the Spirit of truth or some other way? And if it be by some other way it is not of God" (D&amp;C 50:17-18)."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"SEEK LEARNING BY FAITH" Address to CES Religious Educators February 3, 2006 Jordan Institute of Religion)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must recognize that all our power comes from Father and be humble and know our nothingness and fully understand that we cannot be self-empowered. By self-empowerment we lose the empowerment of God and walk in the path of Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The antidote for pride is humility—meekness, submissiveness. It is the broken heart and contrite spirit” (Pres. Benson) We must accept the atonement of Christ the Lord, and become as a child, submissive, meek, humble and willing to submit to all thing the Lord wants to bestow on us and endure to the end and have faith unceasingly. Having Charity and always keep a constant prayer in our hearts, giving our will over to Father in all things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All that we have is from Father; without Him we are nothing. The only thing that we have that is ours and ours alone is our will we get to use our free agency to decide if we submit that to Father in all things or not. That is the only gift that we can give back to Father if we chose to submit our will to Him. In doing so Father can give us all the gifts and blessings that heaven offers, joy beyond measure and exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom of God. What a small price to pay for such a great reward.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-5870204351716737137?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5870204351716737137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5870204351716737137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-is-priestcraft.html' title='What is Priestcraft?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SekDE2k3t4I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/Ytfqgf8i2ck/s72-c/Earth+works+for+Humanity.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-5211816180596825304</id><published>2009-04-15T23:53:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T18:09:34.239-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Occult’s Redefining of Scriptural Terms that Confuses LDS and Christians</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SebIqaXkZvI/AAAAAAAAAEI/DiAhlbi3eHY/s1600-h/A+Celebration+of+Oneness.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SebIqaXkZvI/AAAAAAAAAEI/DiAhlbi3eHY/s400/A+Celebration+of+Oneness.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325164240370427634" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Occult’s Redefining of Scriptural Terms that Confuses Christians&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new-age uses biblical terms and quotes scriptures in their writings. This is why they call themselves a “New Gospel”. It underscores their plans to do away with the old "wrong" interpretation of the Gospel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These beliefs are today's politically-correct spiritually. In their writings they even say there are great men like George Bush with his push for a “new world order” and Mikhail Gorbachev and many others that are doing good in the world for they are the ones helping create their spiritual and political one world order. They say that political activism is part of spirituality. They firmly state that soon the world will have to choose between the “New Gospel” and the “Old Gospel” to choose between the Occult and the Belief in God as we know Him. They say that the “new gospel” of the occult will prevail and that we will enter the “golden age of Aquarius”. To enter this new age you must take initiations to the god of the planet, Lucifer. These are the best selling books in the world and consistently promoted by Oprah, Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Wash, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, Barbra Marx Hubbard etc…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is the twisting of the meaning of biblical words that causes much confusion for LDS and other Christians, for they think that when these terms are used by occult authors that they have the traditional definition, but in reality they are used with an opposite meaning. The biblical meanings of these words are twisted and perverted and used to deceive. For example, in the occult “meditation” is a sleep-like-state that leads us to an awakening of our inner divinity or inner Christ. This in turn leads to “atonement” meaning at –one-with the world, then a transformation occurs in which we are “resurrected” to become universal beings. If enough people experience this inner change, then they collectively will the creation of a new heaven and earth called the “New Jerusalem”. While this theology uses familiar terms, it is clear that their meaning is almost directly opposite the meaning they have in an LDS or Christian context.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think about how we are told not to be idle and warned of being asleep and told not be “one” with the world. It makes we wonder if these are our warning signs, for the occult teaches us to try to go to a place of emptying the mind, a sleep-like-state in which you become idle and feel your interconnectedness or oneness with the world. I think we have been warned quite well by scriptures and prophets not to do this kind of meditation or have this kind of mindset. The occult believes we are all Christs and Heaven is inside each of us. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Examples of the new definitions and twisting of Biblical ideas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The occult uses words like:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation: is a state of idleness in a trance-like-sleep-state in which an awakening occurs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Awaken: is to comprehend your “divinity” and oneness with the world&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;World: is good and we are to embrace the world and be interconnected with everyone and everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atonement: means At-one-ment at one with the world, “it is the final lesson man must learn for it teaches him that, never having sinned, he has no need of salvation” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christ: is all of us, we all are Christs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Heaven: is inside you not a place outside of yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love: is unconditional and there is not a God that judges. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sin: There is no sin except NOT believing you are Christ or God. Man is incorruptible. Christ and others showed us how to overcome guilt and accept that we are divine and can rise above death. Once guilt is gone man accepts that he is God and sinless therefore awakens and can be resurrected into his new state of transcendence. This is the next level in the evolutionary process of man. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Satan: is a symbol of man’s not understanding his divinity. Is the thought that man is separate from God. The triumph over Satan is to break the illusion of being separate from God and accept that you are “god” and create a universal community or in other words a one world order of peace. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Devil: Is the belief that we are separate from God and that we are not God this is also call the state of fear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evil: does not exist because innocence is wisdom. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jesus: Jesus of Nazareth was channeling the real “Christ”, who is one of the ascended masters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Armageddon: We can by pass the “fire” prophesied of nuclear Armageddon spoken of in scriptures if we follow the occult path of oneness and unite the world in peace and one-world-religion and government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Humility: is accepting you are God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selfishness: is thinking you are not God and not part of the oneness of us all being God. The belief in separateness, that there is a God separate from you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Persecution: does not exist and there are no victims for it is the law of Karma and the Law of attraction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anti-Christ: are those that oppose the teaching that we are “gods” and that we are Christ.&lt;br /&gt;And those that oppose the “Christ” that comes to teach these truths.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The name of Jesus Christ: is just a symbol of many names of all the “gods to which you Pray. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a thousand paths to God we all join together to form the mystical body of Christ, there is no single way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Secret works: are good for they are the spiritual underground that is changing the world secretly. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Savior: we are our own Savior for we are Christ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Resurrection: is the transformation from Homo Sapiens to Homo Universalis and Christ and others taught how were are to awaken to our Godhood and thereby Resurrect ourselves into a new kind of human through this evolutionary process of man by transforming to this higher level of consciousness. It is also considered the 5th initiation where we finally shed the body and are only spirits of light. For the body is just a means to learn and once we have learned it is to be thrown away. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The return of Christ: is based on enough people becoming like him and invoking him to come forth to the planet and doing meditations to call him forth, to bring his divine plan of peace of this “new gospel” and one world order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Man: is to be deified. Jesus did not want us to deify him but ourselves. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aliens: Are other sons and daughters of “gods” that are at different levels of evolution. Space Brothers are more highly evolved entities that watch over and influence the evolution of our planet. Aliens that live among us and guide us and the Masters of Wisdom will come forth once the world is ripe to bring the Morning star or Light-bearer Lucifer’s plan of peace. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Jerusalem: is the city that emerges naturally from a New Heaven and New Earth that is created by the human community as they collectively realize the “divine within” and all the occult beliefs and cause the world to go through a transformation. The change within causes the change without. Be the change in the world you want to see (Gandhi). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God: you are already God; you simply do not know it, you are the creator and the created. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are just a few LDS and scripture quotes:&lt;br /&gt;Marion G. Romney, “Let Us Set in Order Our Own Houses,” Ensign, Jan 1985, 3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“An idle brain,” so the saying goes, “is the Devil’s workshop.” This is no doubt true because the scriptures associate idleness with things most despicable. Describing the remnant of his people from the vision in which he saw them, Nephi said, “After they had dwindled in unbelief they became a loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.” (1 Ne. 12:23; italics added.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Awake from a deep sleep, yea, even from the sleep of hell, and shake off the awful chains by which ye are bound.” (2 Ne. 1:13.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” John 17:14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Buddha is a very popular symbol of meditation and new age thought and embraced fully by the occult, for Buddha reached the highest level of ascension on earth. What is interesting is the Buddha is always portrayed in a state of meditation with his eyes closed, you could say a sleep-like state. That to me is very interesting for the occults “awakening” is done in a sleep-like state, yet Father’s “awakening” is done with contemplation and pondering. The scriptures use a sleep as a negative and awake as a positive. It is interesting that Meditation is a sleep-like state of idleness that leads one to become one with the world, while the Lord commands us to not be one with the world and to avoid all idleness and usually refers to sleep as a negative thing. We awaken to Father through mental and spiritual activeness (mental contemplation, prayer, service, obedience, repenting of sins, submitting to Father’s will, etc.) while people awaken to Lucifer by effectively falling asleep, releasing all guilt without any repentance, and focusing all their attention on their own will. The occult is pride, self-centeredness, “My will not Thine”, while Father’s plan is humility, selflessness and “Thy will not mine”. Pride and humility are the key to decipher what is of God and what is of the occult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I research the new age/occult I find so much that fits what we have been warned of. These are just a small portion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-5211816180596825304?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5211816180596825304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5211816180596825304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/occults-redefining-of-scriptural-terms.html' title='Occult’s Redefining of Scriptural Terms that Confuses LDS and Christians'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SebIqaXkZvI/AAAAAAAAAEI/DiAhlbi3eHY/s72-c/A+Celebration+of+Oneness.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-1739492207894206822</id><published>2009-04-13T14:19:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T17:36:02.959-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Spiritual Cinema Circle: Appearing as an Angel of Light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeOnvutQzcI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Y2XYTvRW2hU/s1600-h/Spiritual%2520Cinema.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeOnvutQzcI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Y2XYTvRW2hU/s400/Spiritual%2520Cinema.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324283622915624386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeOnOOnkb0I/AAAAAAAAAD4/aHkAhDUpcmY/s1600-h/cinemacircle2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeOnOOnkb0I/AAAAAAAAAD4/aHkAhDUpcmY/s400/cinemacircle2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324283047366127426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spiritual Cinema Circle: Appearing as an Angel of Light&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an excellent example of the covert proselytizing tools of the New Age&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In today’s society we crave uplifting movies and with a DVD player in most homes wouldn’t it be great to have 4 films on DVD sent to your home for only $21 a month plus shipping, that you get to keep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; (This quote is from Spiritual Cinema Circle) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; All the “movies are carefully-chosen to provide genuine nourishment for the heart and soul, a much-needed nutrient at a time when more and more Hollywood movies are violent, profane and devoid of meaning. Our movies inspire wonder, insight, deep feeling and transcendence. Above all, they make you feel better about being a human being.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wow what a great idea, if only it were not the enemies of God that have created this system and used beautiful terms to entice unsuspecting people. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Spiritual Cinema Circle is a New-Age-Occult product. It is very popular with New-Agers; many people love it because the movies are peaceful, loving and teach new ideas that will bring peace to the world....but that is the danger. It appears like unto an Angel of light bringing peace and love. It is sweeping the world and now it is in over 80 countries. They claim they are not of any religious dogma or particular faith but that all the movies are “Spiritual” and not connected to any religion. This is always the claim with occult authors and teachers. Be very wary when that is claimed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The problem lies in the definition of “Spiritual.” Traditional Christianity is “spiritual” but the Devil and his occult are “Spiritual” as well. Just recall Moses facing the Priests of Pharaoh. Using the word “Spiritual” is where I fear good people, Christians and many in the LDS faith will get confused and join. We are tired of Hollywood’s violence and negative films and are starved for positive uplifting entertainment. But the problem is what they are lifting us to. It is NOT the Christian God that these movies are guiding us to. It is the opposite. They take us on a path to “enlightenment” into the new age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Founders of Spiritual Cinema Circle are New Age Occultists as are all the persons promoting this. Neal Donald Walsh is one of the main ones involved, influencing and advertising Spiritual Cinema Circle. It was founded on his spiritual teachings. Most New Age Leaders have a link on their site to Spiritual Cinema Circle. The founders of Spiritual Cinema Circle hand pick what movies go out, they send only ones that promote their beliefs or give evidence to them. Many seem benign and not overly occult. Some can be cute and sweet.....However the issue is who is picking these movies for you and what they are trying to teach you. You are not in control of what movies you receive...They Are. They state plainly that through this particular selection of films they plan to change the world one home at a time. Think about that for a moment. This means they have an agenda. What they are sending will change the world. How?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The founders of Spiritual Cinema Circle do have an agenda. It is not just to provide inexpensive uplifting movies; there is great thought that goes into the selection. They make it seem that they are carefully selecting movies that You would want. How do they know what You would want? It is what They want you see. Not the other way around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a very careful, well-thought-out plan and all you have to do is know the backgrounds of all the persons involved and their agendas that they have already so abundantly laid out in their writings and films, the agenda to teach us the “right path”, their path to Awakening and Enlightenment. We can see into their souls and motives through their books and see what they believe. I can tell you absolutely it is not based on Traditional Christian values. The beliefs they state are like a collection of all religions using some common truth running through them, a truth they interpret. They teach that we are all ONE in a metaphysical sense and are all now able to “Awaken” to knowledge of who we really are, if we are willing accept we are “Divine”. Every single one of us is “god”. They make it very clear you are “god” now. They don’t say that is though a process of being humble, following in the footsteps of Christ, perfecting yourself and being without sin you accomplish this. You just need to “Awaken” and realize you are “god”. There are no moral constants for this “godhood” you can be as immoral (especially sexually) as you want. There is no prerequisite to be “god” other than the acceptance of the “divine within”. It is like a backwards mirror of accepting Jesus as your personal Savior and being saved. You don’t look to Jesus for Salvation, you look inside yourself, for within you is “god” - you are “Christ.”  They say God is not out-there “He” is inside you and to stop looking outside yourself for Him. Is this what you believe? Is this what kind of movies you want to watch, ones that teach there is no sin, no Savior, a thousand paths to “god” each one as good as the other, excluding any religion that believes in the God of Abraham and Jesus Christ as a personal Savior. They are trying to change the beliefs of Christians to accept this ideology, to believe that we just need to look into ourselves and we find “god,” because “He” is within us. We are “Christ”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Matthew 24: 4-5)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. &lt;br /&gt;5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So they claim to be Christ. This could be a reference referring to the many that are now proclaiming to be “Christ” We also expect to see other “Anti-Christs” that will perform miracles and fool the world, claiming to be Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some websites that have advertisements to Spiritual Cinema Circle. There are many more…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.chopra.com &lt;br /&gt;www.marianne.com&lt;br /&gt;www.nealedonaldwalsch.com&lt;br /&gt;www.barbaramarxhubbard.com (she is the one that says Christians are a cancer on the earth and need to be removed)&lt;br /&gt;http://www.shirleymaclaine.com&lt;br /&gt;www.gaia.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are just some of the movies they send out and there story lines, notice the many new authors and new age terms and ideas:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conversations With God:&lt;/strong&gt; The Circle’s first original production, this film tells the true story of author &lt;strong&gt;Neale Donald Walsch &lt;/strong&gt;(played by the brilliant Henry Czerny), who, at the lowest point in his life, asks God some very tough questions. The answers he receives from God and from himself become the foundation of an internationally-acclaimed, best selling book series that has sold over 7 million copies and has been translated into 34 different languages. Walsch's inspirational journey from down and out man to &lt;strong&gt;spiritual messenger has changed the lives of millions worldwide&lt;/strong&gt;. Written by Eric DelaBarre, from the book by Neale Donald Walsch. Produced and directed by Stephen Simon.[109 Minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You Can Heal Your Life:&lt;/strong&gt; The Movie, directed by emmy award winner Michael Goorjian, weaves three connected storylines.  &lt;strong&gt;Louise Hay &lt;/strong&gt;tells her fascinating life journey – detailing the abuse she suffered as a child, her work with men and women afflicted with AIDS and how she healed herself of cancer.  Additionally, other leaders in the human potential field such as &lt;strong&gt;Dr. Wayne Dyer, Gregg Braden, Jerry and Esther Hicks, Doreen Virtue, Cheryl Richardson and Gay Hendricks &lt;/strong&gt;give anecdotes about how Hay’s work helped them overcome significant obstacles in their life.  Their stories all follow along with a young woman’s internal journey from self-loathing to a willingness to love herself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Living Luminaries&lt;/strong&gt;(On the Serious Business of Happiness): Join a fantastic group of today’s &lt;strong&gt;New Thought luminaries, including Marianne Williamson, Michael Beckwith, Eckhart Tolle &lt;/strong&gt;and many more. Their interviews lead us through a line of questioning about who we are, what we are doing here and how we can achieve true happiness. Geronimo Ji Jaga (a.k.a. Geronimo Pratt), the Black Panther sometimes described as America’s Nelson Mandela, makes a unique appearance. After being wrongly imprisoned for more than half of his life, he now teaches tolerance and forgiveness as a way of life. LIVING LUMINARIES features an incredible array of truths spread out for you on a silver platter. Enjoy! Written by Larry J. Kurnarsky and Sean A. Mulvihill, Directed by Larry J. Kurnarsky. [98 minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Between Heaven and Earth&lt;/strong&gt;: A lesson in &lt;strong&gt;Karma&lt;/strong&gt; is played out in &lt;strong&gt;Zen Heaven &lt;/strong&gt;in this quirky animated short. Two small novices create the perfect lesson through their bad behavior, reminding us to pay attention to our smallest reactions because they often hold the key to very big learning. Written and Directed by Anthony Cheung. [8 minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rumi:&lt;/strong&gt; Poet of the Heart: This documentary brings to life a man and his poetry that have been gone from this earth for over 800 years. Known for his deeply spiritual love poems, Jelaluddin Rumi was a &lt;strong&gt;Sufi Mystic &lt;/strong&gt;with many devoted followers when an unlikely and mysterious muse named Shams came into his life. When Shams disappeared, the grieving Rumi gave life to beautiful poetry that still lives on today. Narrated by Debra Winger with interviews with Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, &lt;strong&gt;Deepak Chopra &lt;/strong&gt;and more. Written &amp; Directed by Haydn Reiss. [58 minutes, in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BONUS: BEHIND THE "SEEN:" CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD More from the "Conversations With God" team. This exclusive segment of our behind-the-scenes video diary focuses on screenwriter Eric DelaBarre. [7 minutes, in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Whisperer:&lt;/strong&gt; Filmmaker Andrea Odezynska takes us on a personal journey to a rural village in Western Ukraine where she has an unexpected encounter with the local village healer. Water meets wax, &lt;strong&gt;incantations are whispered&lt;/strong&gt;, and Andrea's life is altered forever. Bringing us the sights, sounds, and people of a unique and beautiful place, this film excites a spark of hope and possibility found in ancient healing ways. Directed by Andrea Odezynska. [30 minutes, in English and Ukrainian with English subtitles]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bonus! Behind the Seen; Conversations with God&lt;/strong&gt; In this month's installment of our Conversations with God "behind the scenes" video diary, we take a fascinating look into the editing process as CWG nears its October release! [6 minutes, in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Alma Drawings:&lt;/strong&gt; Alma Rumball began drawing strange pictures in her 50th year, claiming no authorship over the art works. Could she have been &lt;strong&gt;channeling the drawings in a process called psychic automatism?&lt;/strong&gt; Having no knowledge of the content and design of the drawings coming from her hand, she lived an isolated existence. While her family provided her with pencils and paper, the images kept pouring forth. This fascinating documentary explores the mystery of Alma's drawings, opening doorways of possibility about our potential and the nature of the universe. Written and Directed by Jeremy Munce. [48 Minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right Here, Right Now: This poetic montage takes us into the &lt;strong&gt;cosmic stream of energy &lt;/strong&gt;as it flows in a small Indian village from person to person, spreading either negativity or kindness. An enlightened glimpse into our inner nature and the impact we have on our environment. Written and directed by Anand Gandhi. [30 minutes in Hindi with English subtitles]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Awakening: &lt;/strong&gt;In this moving short film, the mysterious story of a lost man slowly unfolds through layers of&lt;strong&gt; psychic healing&lt;/strong&gt;. A man sitting on a park bench appears to be a student, yet his notes seem too old and his clothes seem too dirty. He is drawn to a restaurant, to speak with a specific women who just might have a message for him. Could she be the channel for a resolution to his past? This deeply spiritual short film takes us into the realm of the unknown to bring healing tot he present. Written by Heather King and Chris King, Directed by Chris King. [18 minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Illusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Starring Kirk Douglas in the role of his lifetime, an ailing film producer faces his past with a visit from a ghostly colleague who takes him through the &lt;strong&gt;Akashic Records&lt;/strong&gt;, showing him film reels from his unacknowledged son's life. Can he make a difference at this point in their lives? Affecting and intense, this feature will have you on the edge of your seats! This is an adult film. Written by, Directed by and Starring Michael Goorjian. [106 minutes in English] (Akashic records are the occults version of the book of life.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Magic Mile: A beautiful, moody short film that is at once fascinating and hopeful. A woman wanders onto an open stretch of beach, but soon finds that it is not an ordinary place at all. &lt;strong&gt;Healing and boundless possibility come together &lt;/strong&gt;in this original short film from the UK. Written by Simon Allen. Directed by Toby Meakins. [7 minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dream People of the Amazon&lt;/strong&gt;: This extraordinary documentary is an introduction for our SCC members to the &lt;strong&gt;Earth Cinema Circle, a new sister Circle that will focus on the health and healing of the planet&lt;/strong&gt;, launching now in October, 2007 (www.earthcinemacircle.com). Travel into the Amazon jungle to meet a tribe of people called the Achuar who are dealing with corporate encroachment upon their sacred land on their own terms, thanks to an organization called the Pachamama Alliance (introduced in &lt;strong&gt;The Awakening Universe&lt;/strong&gt;, Vol 1, 2007). A film that blends spirituality and green issues, this is a perfect way to bring the ECC to the SCC. Directed by Larry Lansburgh. [30 Minutes in English&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yogis Of Tibet:&lt;/strong&gt; This feature length documentary introduces us to the world of the Dalai Lama and the tradition of the Tibetan Yogis who have spent years in isolation practicing &lt;strong&gt;secret rituals&lt;/strong&gt;. For the first time ever seen on film, The Yogis of Tibet share and perform some of their secret rituals that bring them into ascendant states of being. In this amazing film, these mysterious holy people tell us that they no longer feel the need to be isolated and separate and that they are ready to share their secrets. This film allows us into their isolated world, so that the lessons of their unique culture do not die out with them. Produced by Phil and Jo Borak. [77 minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Continuum:&lt;/strong&gt; This poetic short film from India takes us gently through diverse worlds, creating a continuum of ideas, heart, enlightenment and compassion. This film unfolds beautifully as it follows the energetic path of the larger concept &lt;strong&gt;of self and our interconnectedness&lt;/strong&gt;. In the end, the glory of this world shines forth and the continuum is made clear. Written and Directed by Khushboo Ranka. [39 minutes in Hindi and English, with English subtitles]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;City Paradise: In this fantastical short film blending animation and live-action, a recent immigrant to London discovers a magical realm underneath the city that fills her with hope and a sense of place and safety. Our heroine is alone in a new and strange culture, feeling separate and "other" until she discovers another reality beneath the surface, where her sense of belonging is returned. Created by Gaelle Denis. [6 minutes in English]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indigo&lt;/strong&gt; is a film released in 2003, directed and produced by Stephen Simon. The film deals with the supposed phenomenon of "indigo children"--a set of children alleged to have certain "&lt;strong&gt;special psychological and spiritual attributes&lt;/strong&gt;". Its release was sponsored by the Spiritual Cinema Circle, a DVD club that mails spiritually themed movies to subscribers each month&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HUMANITY ASCENDING:&lt;/strong&gt; A New Way Through Together by &lt;strong&gt;Barabra Marx Hubbard.&lt;/strong&gt;Humanity Ascending is a groundbreaking documentary series featuring author, futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard.  In this transformational series each DVD presents vital elements to &lt;strong&gt;awaken the codes for our own conscious evolution &lt;/strong&gt;and offers direction, meaning and a vision toward our &lt;strong&gt;birth as a new humanity.&lt;/strong&gt;OUR STORY: The Untold History of Humanity As Seen Through Evolutionary Eyes, the first DVD in the Humanity Ascending Series, spans the history of the evolutionary journey of our species from the big bang to current times, where we find ourselves precariously standing at the edge of conscious evolution or self-destruction.  Our story is seen through evolutionary eyes as the unfoldment of a fourteen billion year journey of transformation, now pressing us forward to give birth within ourselves to a &lt;strong&gt;universal human and a universal humanity capable of coevolving with nature and cocreating with spirit…&lt;/strong&gt;.Transformation that is now pressing us forward to give birth to a new, never before seen, universal humanity.  This compelling vision of hope sees us at an evolutionary edge where the old world is dying and the new world is being born. (40 minutes)&lt;br /&gt;The Humanity Ascending Series consists of 7 episodes that will be released over the span of 2 years.  The 6 remaining episode themes will range from THE EVOLUTION OF SPIRITUALITY and THE EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY to VISIONS OF THE FUTURE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.spiritualcinemiracle.com/spiritual-cinema-circle.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spiritual Cinema Circle - Reported Members You Might Know by Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are just a few of the thousands of members who already belong to the Spiritual Cinema Circle.&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;strong&gt;LOUISE HAY / HAY HOUSE &lt;br /&gt;• WAYNE DYER &lt;br /&gt;• JON BON JOVI &lt;br /&gt;• SYLVIA BROWNE &lt;br /&gt;• LEARNING STRATEGIES CORPORATION &lt;br /&gt;• KENNY LOGGINS &lt;br /&gt;• CHERYL RICHARDSON &lt;br /&gt;• JOHN BARKER &lt;br /&gt;• NEALE DONALD WALSCH &lt;br /&gt;• KATHLYN AND GAY HENDRICKS &lt;br /&gt;• JAMES TWYMAN &lt;br /&gt;• HALE DWOSKIN &lt;br /&gt;• BILL HARRIS &lt;br /&gt;• DEEPAK CHOPRA &lt;br /&gt;• INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let’s look a little into the founders of Spiritual Cinema Circle and their inspiration to create this program to see what they believe and are wanting the world to embrace:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stephen Simon and Gay Hendricks&lt;/strong&gt;, founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle. They are both New Age Occultists.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stephen Simon is a Hollywood producer that is a new ager. He has produced many movies such as “Somewhere in Time,” “What Dreams May Come,” He is the author of the books: The Force is With You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire Our Lives and Spiritual Cinema: A Guide to Movies That Inspire, Heal and Empower Your Life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Link: http://www.adherents.com/people/ps/Stephen_Simon.html Here is an article:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Simon's observations and beliefs, as expressed in The Force Is with You would probably be identified as New Age by most religious scholars, although this is not really a concrete, organized religion. Stephen Simon makes it clear in his book that he is a follower of Neale Donald Walsch, who is widely known as one of the best-selling authors in the world of New Age spiritual/religious publishing, with his series of Conversations with God books. In fact, it was Neale Donald Walsch himself that cajoled Stephen Simon into writing the book. Stephen Simon identifies Neale Donald Walsch as a close friend, and also his spiritual "mentor." Stephen Simon's book The Force Is with You was published by Walsch Books, which is run by Neale Donald Walsch and his wife for the purpose of publishing their Conversations With God books and theologically compatible books. At the time Stephen Simon's book was written, his film production company was working on creating a film adaptation of Neale Donald Walsch's Conversations With God books.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are familiar with Neale Donald Walsh you understand the magnitude of the danger this group is up to. They want to eliminate the God of the Christians and replace Him with the belief that “god” is within, that all is “god” that there is no sin except the sin of not realizing your own divinity (that you are “god” now). They constantly proclaim to be changing the world, uniting everyone. But this can only happen once the “Separatists” (those that believe in the God of Abraham) are converted or absent from the planet…..Neale Donald Walsh’s close friend Barbra Marx Hubbard expresses in her books how Christians must be done away with. Here is a quote from Lighthouse trails research:&lt;br /&gt;New Age leader, Barbara Marx Hubbard has stated, "people will either change or die," for "that is the choice." According to those who would concur with Hubbard, Christians will need to be more open minded so they too can receive the mark of the Antichrist. If they will not join with the global community and its agenda, they will be killed by the "opened minded" New Agers. She states that, "This act is as horrible as killing a cancer cell. It must be done for the sake of the future of the whole. So be it; be prepared for the selection process which is now beginning. We, the elders, have been patiently waiting until the very last moment before the quantum transformation, to take action to cut out this corrupted and corrupting element in the body of humanity. It is like watching a cancer grow; something must be done before the whole body is destroyed.... The destructive one fourth must be eliminated from the social body." from Joe Schimmel, "The Coming Persecution"&lt;br /&gt;I have Barbara’s books and Joe Schimmel wrote a good summary of what she says in the books. Warren Smith author of Reinventing Jesus Christ does a good summary also in his book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This means all Christians that won’t evolve must be eliminated. Neale Donald Walsch is Barbara Marx Hubbard’s close friend. They even participate in an organization together called the Global Renaissance Alliance, now renamed the Peace Alliance. In Neale’s Conversations With God series, “god” tells Neale that Barbara was inspired by him just as Neale is being inspired. So therefore telling Neale that Barbara is right in what she says. So you then can make the logical jump that Neale believes what Barbara does too. Then we can add in the mix Marianne Williamson, the biggest promoter of The Course in Miracles. She co-founded the Global Renaissance Alliance with Neale. She is a major player in the new age. We must see who is friends with whom and who are connected with each other, or we can be deceived in this New Age. Oprah is a great proponent of the New Age Spirituality and all the beliefs and leaders she promotes like Marianne Williamson, Eckhardt Tolle, Deepak Choprah, Gary Zukav,and many others. These same New Age Leaders have given their support and accolades to Spiritual Cinema Circle. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neale Donald Walsh says along with others New-Agers that Politics is Spiritual, so they are completely involved in the liberal/socialist agendas that we are seeing become more prevalent today. The Peace Alliance is a perfect example of the activism that they are promoting within themselves and encouraging all their followers to participate in. So much for the New-Age Liberals constant insistence on the separation of church and state, they believe they are in a different category than Religions. They do not claim a religion or church yet they really are one. Therefore this deception gives them the freedom to infiltrate and promote their religious beliefs in government, schools, public and hinders Christians to do the same. Christians are now being kicked out and silenced from any kind of mention of Christian ideals within the political and public arena. We are at a time in many different ways where good is called evil and evil is called good. This is Neale’s agenda so then what is the agenda of Spiritual Cinema Circle if Neale is the spiritual mentor of the co-founder?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The New Age Religion is also waiting for a Christ to come and lead the world into a one world government and religion. The preparations for this “Christ” are a group of World Servers that are paving the way. These are the New Age Leaders and others that are guiding humanity toward situations and indoctrinations that will come to the point of a critical mass in which the world is ripe with iniquity and prepared for their Christ to emerge. See writings by Helena Blavatsky or Alice Bailey. The theosophist organization, the “Lucis Trust”, has many articles on this subject on there website. They work closely with the United Nations. We are being primed for the prophesied events in the scriptures to be fool if we do not know prophecy well. These organizations use Christian terms but have very different meanings, therefore leading many good people into darkness. Spiritual Cinema Circle is such a group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The movie INDIGO &lt;/strong&gt;is a film they made for Spiritual Cinema Circle. It is a story about “redemption, grace and the healing powers of a new generation of psychic and gifted 'Indigo' children” (quoted from SCC website this is a very New Age movie). Neale Donald Walsh again was part of the making of this film and acts in it. You cannot get much more new age then Neale! (this movie explains how now there is a great number of psychic children coming to earth to take it to the next level of evolution).The original book explains more too and others have been written since. This Higher Evolution of the planet can only happen if the Christians join with them or are not on the planet. (see Barbara Marx Hubbard quote earlier in this article.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a quote from the co-founder Stephen Simon: I have added the (with my words)&lt;br /&gt;Link: http://www.organicauthority.com/reviews/reviews/an-interview-with-spiritual-cinema-circle--co-founder-stephen-simon.html this explains the difference in Religion and Spirituality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"While religious and spiritual have much more in common than they are different, most mainstream media imply that they are synonymous, and they are not. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; "Religion" reflects the teachings of particular organized religions that commonly present specific rules, regulations, and rituals that must be followed in order to experience a connection with the Divine which is usually identified as male and outside of humanity. (This is a God separate from us, therefore in New Age writing we are called Separatists which they deem to be evil.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 'Spirituality' entails a more personal, inner-directed, and individual experience of the Divine, which is represented as an integral aspect of our own humanity. The Passion would be a classic example of Religious Cinema while Whale Rider would be a prime example of Spiritual Cinema." (They believe the divine is found within us and there is No God that we answer to, no God outside that judges us, for there is no sin, there are no rules, no commandments and no need for an Atoning Savior of mankind)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As to the potential impact of Spiritual Cinema, these films remind us of the eternal nature of our soul's journey. Regardless of what most mainstream media outlets would have us believe, humanity is NOT a debased species and these films remind us of that distinction. They encourage us to manifest the magic of our potential as the dreamers, lovers, and architects of a new reality where we truly can find peace within our hearts and minds."&lt;br /&gt;(He admits that there is “Spirituality”, but it is not from the God of Abraham it is that we are the architects or “gods” of the new reality, in which we manifest our magic)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: by Simon on the home page of www.spiritualcinemacircle.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We see Spiritual Cinema as the 21st Century version of &lt;strong&gt;shamanic storytelling&lt;/strong&gt;----with filmmakers as the modern day shamans, sitting around a celluloid campfire, passing down the myths and hopes of a culture from one generation to another.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definitions of Shaman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.rhymezone.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Definitions of shaman:noun:   in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination &lt;br /&gt;http://dictionary.reference.com&lt;br /&gt; Sha⋅man&lt;br /&gt;(esp. among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.merriam-webster.com&lt;br /&gt;Shaman&lt;br /&gt;A priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events&lt;br /&gt;More quotes by Simon on the home page, notice all the Occult terms used…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Come change the world with Us” “Awaken your sense of joy and wonder!” &lt;br /&gt;“Evoke a deeper sense of connection with the universe around you!” “When you join Spiritual Cinema Circle you will be making an important contribution to your world.” “By joining in this movement for quality entertainment, you will also be taking steps to raise the consciousness of the world today by supporting and experiencing truly nourishing entertainment.” “It is time for us all to own our power!”&lt;br /&gt;“Join us in transforming the heart of entertainment, one home at a time!”  (That is the plan right there, it is a grass roots Luciferian movement that is taking place under the guidance of these New Age Leaders.)&lt;br /&gt;( Note all the new age terms “Change the world” “Awaken” “Evoke” “Raise the consciousness” “Own our Power” “Transforming”)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simons video on their home page states:&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;…..To welcome you to our family because indeed that is who we are every month a group of people who get together to watch and share films in Spiritual Cinema, Movies that Ask who we are and why we are here. Movies that help us feel better about being human………and most importantly movies that illuminate who we can be as Humanity; we operate at our very best. More then just sending out movies every month we see our selves as a community of like minded people who are looking out into the world and saying that can bring movies of inspiration, and hope and encouragement and empowerment to people all over the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During this statement on the website there are Movies clips playing  in the background which include:&lt;br /&gt;Illusion: Starring Kirk Douglas&lt;br /&gt;Jillian’s Vantage&lt;br /&gt;Conversations with God&lt;br /&gt;Suzuki Speaks&lt;br /&gt;The Secret&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gay Hendricks, cofounder of Spiritual Cinema Circle &lt;/strong&gt;is a new age writer, lecturer, and teacher who received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford in 1974. He spent 21 years as a professor at the University of Colorado and founded the Hendricks Institute and the Foundation for Conscious Living, which offer seminars annually in North America, Europe and Asia. Dr. Hendricks and his wife Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks have authored over twenty books, including The Corporate Mystic, The Conscious Heart and Conscious Living. For about thirty years they have appeared on television shows including Oprah, 48 Hours and have been on over 500 radio shows and many others appearances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gay Hendricks also served as producer and writer on the Louise Hay movie, “You Can Heal Your Life” for Spiritual Cinema Circle (Louise Hay is one of the original new-age leaders of the 1980s, who owns Hay House, which publishes new-age and occult books, including works by Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson “promoter of The Course in Miracles,  Esther and Jerry Hicks authors of “The Law of Attraction” ,Doreen Virtue “Angel Cards…the new name for tarot cards and books on Indigo and Crystal children and Sylvia Brown “known medium,)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Side note: The word Circle&lt;/strong&gt; is used abundantly in the new age, along with, Matrix, Triangle all of which used in reference to meditation focus groups to send energy to evoke the powers of the collective consciousness that will bring the Plan of Peace on Earth and good will to men…..but this is through a Luciferian Plan stated in works of Helena Blavatsky a New Age Occult founder and works of David Spangler. This is not the second coming of Christ that we are waiting for and meditating into being, it is the Plan Lucifer had in the beginning that was rejected, that they are trying to promote and bring to earth. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Quotes from Gay Hendricks website www.hendricks.com &lt;br /&gt; "A Global Revolution In How We Communicate In Love, Work And Politics&lt;br /&gt;Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks"&lt;br /&gt;www.hendricks.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Do Three Things And The World Changes. An initiative is the first step in a process that determines the future. A revolution is a dramatic change in ideas or practice. We invite you to join the revolution and take the initiative. We invite your participation and contribution to help it sweep the world….."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(All the New-Agers talk about a revolution of the old ideas, those of the Traditional religions and politics. And note the word initiative, which is preparing us for initiation, which if you are familiar with their plans they plan to have a world-wide Luciferian initiation, that David Spangler discloses in his occult books.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a quote on how the Spiritual Cinema Circle started. This is from their site and it gives a glimpse into their intentions to change the world:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;‘Gay tells what happened: "&lt;strong&gt;In meditation that morning I had a flash of insight: &lt;/strong&gt;I saw exactly how we could create a community of conscious movie-lovers who could change the world. The insight came in a split-second, and after meditation here's what I wrote down: 'There are wonderful, inspiring movies being made by creative filmmakers all over the world, but hardly anybody is getting to see them because Hollywood isn't distributing them. The Hollywood studios don't seem to think there's a market for movies with heart and soul. At the same time there are millions of us around the world who aren't going to the movies much anymore because we're tired of the violence and mindlessness of the typical Hollywood stuff. Why don't we scout the film festivals, find the great spiritual-themed movies Hollywood is ignoring, and bring them to people at home on DVD?'&lt;br /&gt;"After I wrote it down I called Stephen and told him about the insight I'd just had. He agreed with me that there was a huge audience of people who wanted to grow and transform through the movies they watched, and they were frustrated because there weren't more movies that really mattered. Right there on the phone we sketched out a plan. Even with paying filmmakers, duplication and postage charges, we saw that we could still deliver tremendous value to people for a very low subscription fee. I had read that two people spend $30 or so to go to a movie theater (with the popcorn, sodas and candy accounting for more than half of that sum). I figured we could bring a whole package of great features, shorts and documentaries to people every month for a lot less than that!"’&lt;br /&gt;(Note that the idea came through Meditation, this is where they tap in to a higher consciousness from which they are given messages, just as a medium channels a spirit of a demon, they get insights) (When they use the word inspired it means by the adversary not God)(They again are talking about changing the world…..not just improving it but drastically changing it) (The terms Grow and Transform are Occult they mean becoming enlightened to embrace and realize you are “god”)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are growing exceedingly fast though multiple promotions. If someone has a website they can join an Affiliate Program if they put the spiritual Cinema circle advertising link on their site and they make money if someone clicks the link and joins. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also offer a &lt;strong&gt;refer-a-friend program&lt;/strong&gt; which is called Play It Forward. You give them your friends name and email and Spiritual Cinema Circle will email then and if any of your friends join you receive a $35 Gaiam.com Gift Certificate, where you can get books, DVDs and all kinds of new age goodies. It is important to note that Gaiam is the Parent company of Spiritual Cinema Circle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gaiam.com &lt;/strong&gt;carries yoga and meditation CDs, DVDs and other new-age and occult books and materials that help you reach an altered state of consciousness, so that you can lower your guard and be open to the promptings and inspiration of Lucifer. Here are some examples of things you can get from the Gaian.com website with the gift certificates you earn from Spiritual Cinema Circle: The Force is With You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire Our Lives by Spiritual Cinema Circles co-founder Stephen Simon; Conversations with God: Making of the Movie Book by Neale Donald Walsh who is Stephen Simon’s good friend; The Secret book or DVD; Emerald Tablets of Thoth-the-Atlantean Book - This book translates information found on 10 tablets left in the Great Pyramid of Giza after the death of Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King. Pages are divided into sets of two texts, with Thoth's words on one side and the translation on the other. A significant "mystery school" book that brings light to esoteric symbols, revelations and timeless teachings of cosmic law that connect "material man and spiritual man". The Secret Teachings of All Ages Book By Manly P. Hall This is one of the most important books on esoteric thought and the diversity of religious traditions ever published. Not only is it extremely well written, it is accompanied by many full-page color plates that were painted specifically for this book by the artist J.A. Knapp. Also included are hundreds of other graphics, drawings, engravings and paintings that tell the secret story of humanity. Manly Hall was the founder of the Philosophical Research Society and was the foremost thinker on esoteric matters in America for years. After witnessing a senseless tragedy as a young man, he devoted his life to understanding the great secrets that lie within spiritual traditions from all over the planet. This book is part of his life's effort. Hall searched the libraries of the world to discover many incredible facts of esoteric belief systems and sought to know how they are all interconnected. Find out about the Kabbalah, alchemy, Pythagoras, the secrets of ancient Egypt and much more. This large-format book is a work of art in itself and a must for everyone's library; Transformational Book 12-Volume Set Transformational Book Circle Collection. We asked some of today’s most influential, spiritual teachers: What book changed your life profoundly? What book gave you vital wisdom at key turning-points? What book influenced you so much that you wouldn’t be here today without it? Now you can discover these mind-expanding, heart-opening books with our Transformational Book Circle collection. Each of the 12 titles in this inspiring library is credited with changing the lives of Neale Donald Walsch, Louise Hay, Deepak Chopra and 9 other influential teachers. Read these books for yourself, and you can go through the same doorway of life-changing transformation that made such a difference for these renowned teachers. Buy now and receive our 12-book collector’s case FREE!; Divine Magic Book - Volume 8 This book will help elevate your life to a whole new level by mastering your moods, releasing negativity and manifesting new levels of abundance. Includes free meditative CD to guide you in learning and using the seven sacred secrets in back cover!” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They also have a Send-a-Gift program.&lt;/strong&gt; “Spiritual Cinema Circle 3-Month Gift Membership. Give Entertainment That Enlightens and Inspires...Consider a heart felt gift for the friends and loved ones in your life. 12 films and a Bonus Mucis CD for just $49.95 + S&amp;H. Your gift recipient will receive the following: Our monthly DVD collection for 3 months. Each month, 1 DVD will be sent containing 4 inspiring films. The movies are a collection of shorts, documentaries and feature films, all hand-selected from festivals around the world. A Gaiam instrumental CD offering healing melodies for wholeness. A personalized gift note from you.”&lt;br /&gt;Spiritual Cinema Circle has not forgotten your children. They have an “award-winning Kids Cinema Circle Collection. This DVD contains five films suitable for children of all ages. These uplifting and inspiring films highlight important virtues such as courage, confidence, kindness, love, generosity and so much more.” (The “so much more” should concern us…..)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It looks like they are covering all bases. You can add them to your website and make money. You can give them all your friends and families emails and get gift certificates to their Occult bookstore where you can get more enlightenment material, ran by their parent company. You can get DVDs for your children to indoctrinate them. You can give a gift to anyone you choose and help them be guided on to the path away from the God of the Christians and to the path of Enlightenment in the teachings of Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spiritual Cinema Circle is now in over 80 countries. It is becoming a force to be reckoned with. On the surface it appears beautiful, loving and peaceful as do all aspects of the New Age, but when you know their real beliefs against our God and all of Christianity it is frightening. We need to wake up and see Lucifer appearing as an Angel of light! (Corinthians 11:14)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to wake up to our awful situation for the New Age Occult is the “secret combination” that is the Church of the devil. The leaders are initiates that have taken oaths with Lucifer to fulfill his plan. They are the spiritual power, brains, leaders in all areas including political, and foot soldiers behind the New world order and they plan to end all nations and countries, take away all the freedoms of all people and put in place Lucifer’s plan. They have written this in their own writings. (Ether chapter 8)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Spiritual Cinema Circle is an excellent proselytizing tool. This has the potential to win over souls to the adversary slow and easy and they will have no idea what hit them. It is like the story of how to boil a frog, if you put the frog into a pot of boiling water he will jump out, but if the water is cool and you slowly raise the temperature he does not notice and boils to death. This is what they are doing to the world. If they came out and said “We are a Luciferian movement. Join our group so we can brainwash you to our beliefs” they would not be in 80 countries. But that is what is happening, slowing and methodically. Make no mistake they know exactly what they are doing. Their Plan is unfolding by quietly and peacefully creating a grass roots Luciferian movement that is taking place under the guidance of these New Age Leaders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lucifer is coming as an Angel of light and will deceive even Christians if we are not careful. Time is running short. We can no longer bury our heads in the sand for fear of what we may see. Because they are now out to destroy us and they can see us with our heads buried in the sand even if we cannot see them. So stand up, face our foe head on and save souls. Proclaim from the roof tops that salvation comes only though the Atoning Blood of Jesus Christ; And that there is only One true Christ and Savior of the World. We are so blessed as LDS to have the Book of Mormon as a second witness of Jesus Christ, His Atonement and his Gospel, for the bible is being twisted and turned into a tool for the adversary. When using the book of Mormon we are able to clearly see where the occult is twisting the bible for their purposes and redefining Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are not very familiar with the New Age or New Spirituality movements please read a book by Warren Smith. It is a free online book. He has done wonderful research on the New Age Occult. The site is www.reinventingjesuschrist.com Warren Smith’s book is continually updated. It is amazing. I suggest everyone check it out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; “Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow” by Constance Cumbey gives a good explanation of history of the New Age Movement. She gives a very good overview with great footnotes to follow. Her books can be downloaded free at www.cumbey.blogspot.com She has two books that are free downloads on that site. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God Bless and Follow the Voice of Our Shepard and not the False Angel of Light&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bella&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-1739492207894206822?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/1739492207894206822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/1739492207894206822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/spiritual-cinema-circle-appearing-as.html' title='Spiritual Cinema Circle: Appearing as an Angel of Light'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeOnvutQzcI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Y2XYTvRW2hU/s72-c/Spiritual%2520Cinema.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-1520545150224640765</id><published>2009-04-12T20:18:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T11:19:20.912-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Meditation – What Is it?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeKkmy3EFiI/AAAAAAAAADw/aYOyjqGHBMk/s1600-h/MeditationLotus2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeKkmy3EFiI/AAAAAAAAADw/aYOyjqGHBMk/s400/MeditationLotus2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323998695900059170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation – What Is it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much discussion has taken place on the subject of meditation. Members of the church are often confused. Is meditation OK in the context of the gospel? Is the meditation spoken of in the scriptures the same as the meditation being taught by the gurus of the New Age? If they are not the same, what is the difference and is New-Age style meditation harmful? I would like to address all of the questions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation in the Church:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Within the Church we do believe in meditating, but the definition is quite different from that used by the New Age. We are to contemplate, meditate, ponder, and pray over scriptures and Prophets’ words, etc. We are to think and analyze to gain a greater understanding and come to know deeper meanings. It is a time to think, reflect and ponder, to use our minds to reflect on teachings to gain a greater understanding. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation in the new age:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new age teaches that to meditate is to empty your mind of thoughts, to find the “eternal now”, to become one with everything around you to be one with the world as we are all “one” (avatars of a single divine source). There are different forms, but the main commonality is to try to leave the “thinking mind” and go into a deeper state of awareness or relaxation. This place is not an actively-contemplative, pondering state of mind, as discussed above, but an emptying of all thoughts. They achieve this through exercises like repeating a mantra, or staring into the light of a candle and feeling that you are one with the light. The primary goal is to reach a higher state of consciousness, self-awareness or a relaxed peaceful state of mind. People do this to find peace within themselves, not peace from a God apart from themselves. This is how mediums allow their bodies to be possessed. It is a letting-go of thoughts, going into a trance. You enter what could be described as a hypotonic-trance-like state of mind, where you are not thinking, merely "being". This is the training used by the occult to reach higher states of consciousness or enlightenment, putting themselves in tune with Lucifer rather than God the Father. Father does not want us to empty our mind to learn things. He wants us to ponder actively and come to greater understanding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gordon B. Hinckley, “Let Us Live the Gospel More Fully,” Liahona, Nov 2003, 102–3&lt;br /&gt;“We are all so busy with our mundane pursuits which pull us this way and that. We all need, the whole world needs, the opportunity to meditate and reflect on the things of God and to listen to words that inspire and help.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gordon B. Hinckley, “Life’s Obligations,” Ensign, Feb 1999, 2 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You need time to meditate and ponder, to think, to wonder at the great plan of happiness that the Lord has outlined for His children.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chauncey C. Riddle, “Prayer,” Ensign, Mar 1975, 15&lt;br /&gt;Meditation &lt;br /&gt;“The helpmate of mighty prayer is meditation. In meditating, one tries to minimize his involvements with the physical world for a time in order to concentrate on something inner, on ideas and feelings. As a person prays sincerely with the Holy Spirit as his guide, that Spirit will bring to him many thoughts and feelings. This is part of the process of revelation. To take full advantage of this revelation, one would do well to mull over the matter under consideration, piecing together what one already knows with the new insights received. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is one thing to have a revelation. It is quite another to understand and obey. Understanding comes in the process of careful, prayerful reflections of meditation upon what one has received. To pray is often like asking for food and then being blessed with a sumptuous meal. What would you think of a person who, when thus honored, merely took a sniff, then put the meal on a shelf and left it? Though greatly blessed, he would not be nourished. &lt;br /&gt;So it may be with those who pray and do not meditate. They may have much but may be little edified. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation cannot be taught, because it is something personal and private; it is the venturing of the soul into the unknown. But it can be learned by anyone who has the courage to think for himself. A likely initiation to meditation is to ponder the scriptures, the words of the living and the dead prophets of God. Banish all commentaries for a moment; forget hearsay teachings. What does the Lord actually say? What does the Spirit whisper as to how this passage or that doctrine should be understood? Where two scriptures appear at first reading to be contrary, what is the real intent of each?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can tell from the above samples of Church related talks on meditation, we are to be actively involved in a process of thinking during meditation. This is the opposite of the meditation of the new age, where you are emptying your mind of all thoughts or limiting it to just focusing on one sound or image. The means of meditation are completely different. Yet both lead you to inspiration from one side or the other. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New age meditation is merely receiving the love of God without desiring repentance or the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Merely existing in the love of God, without moral laws or action is the essence of the Telestial kingdom. Using this form of "meditation" instead of prayer locks you into a telestial state of being. Instead of enlightening you, as they say it does, it is damning to your soul. It is the state of "I am God" and experiencing the Love of the universe and love of self that meditation brings. It maintains that “I have already arrived at divinity” or more accurately “I have never left divinity, and so am not capable of sin.” Instead of "Thy will not mine" it is all about YOU. It is not about looking to Father for His will. It is about YOU taking yourself to a state of peace without Father or the Atonement of Christ. That is because you are God and therefore growth is merely manifesting your own divine nature. It is all about your will not Father's. The difference between occult meditation and true prayer and meditation is that the former does not require humbling ourselves before any God. They actually teach not to humble yourself but accept that you are “divine” and you are “God”. You are to love yourself and the world unconditionally, for Love is all there is. There is no turning your will over to Father or asking forgiveness, no repentance, no sorrow, no seeking of purity or sanctity and no change of heart. It is merely accepting yourself as you are and loving yourself unconditionally and embracing that you are divine and complete now. We do not have to look to a Father or Savior to perfect us, because divinity is within us and our growth as spirits is merely learning to manifest that inner divinity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We do not learn things on our own by going within ourselves to gain higher knowledge. Some have described this as going into ourselves to view the light of Christ. This is not a correct understanding of the light of Christ. The Light of Christ is not a source of revelation; it is what gives us a conscience of what is right and wrong in behavior. It does not reveal doctrinal truths. The Holy Ghost is the agent of revelation. To gain true revelation from God we must be in tune with the Holy Ghost by living worthy of the inspiration of God. We must also be in a state of complete humility and submission to Father's will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we try to gain truths without turning to God for His wisdom, we are looking to OUR WILL, not Father’s will. We then are doing as Lucifer did and does. We are not going to Father for guidance; we are merely looking at ourselves as divine beings that hold knowledge and wisdom independent of Father. Lucifer thought the same way. He looked inside himself for the best ideas and came up with a plan for man’s mortal journey. He now is teaching man to do the same. Yet there is a difference. Lucifer tells you to look inside yourself for knowledge, but in truth he is the one that reveals it to you. That is his great lie. There is no “my own” will. We are either following Father or Lucifer. The reality is that there is no point in our mortality where we no longer need Father’s direction. It is true that we need not be compelled in all things, since he has revealed so much truth to us that we can and should freely choose works of righteousness following the example He has already given us. But when it comes to understanding deeper mysteries, those must come from Father, or we are getting them from Lucifer. That is why if we follow Lucifer’s path we are taken in chains to hell with him. Lucifer deceives us into thinking that he offers freedom and independence while in reality only the Lord can give those things. It is actually Lucifer’s plan which is the plan of compulsion. Lucifer is putting us in bondage and stopping our progression, for when you stop looking to Father for all your understanding and direction and turn to yourself you are now damned and under Lucifer’s control. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are told to have a constant prayer in our hearts and to be in tune with the Spirit and to use Him as a guide in all things that we do. We are not told to do things on our own. “Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and He will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that He may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be lifted up at the last day.” (Alma 37:37) We can go about and do much good by following what has been commanded of us to do, but we do greater work if we follow the promptings of the Spirit to do that which the Lord wants us to do. This is not being compelled to do things; it is merely seeking to do the Lord’s will. An example is this. We know we are to love our neighbors as ourselves. So if we see a person in need, we help them and do it of our free will without being compelled to do so. This is What God would want us to do. Yet what if there is someone in need that it is not apparent to us. If we ask the Lord “how can I serve Thee today? What is it that I can do to be an instrument in Thy hands to assist another or help Thee build Thy kingdom?” Then the Lord can then inspire us to do something we are completely unaware of intellectually. You can get the impression to call someone or to go somewhere with no knowledge of how you will be used, just that your assistance is needed and that you are being guided by the Spirit as you go about your Fathers work. As you do this you are to have a continual prayer in your heart and inquire of the Lord how it is you can best help. You ask for the right words and the understanding of what it is He is asking you to do. In doing this you have now given Father your will and submitted your life to him to be used for His will. You then are truly an Angel on this earth doing the works of the Lord as He asks you to be. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we turn to meditation and not true prayer we are no longer guided by Father but are given guidance by Lucifer. Many have found inspiration to do things or have come up with ideas but the guidance does not come from Father. In this manner many books have been written that teach against Father and teach false light. Lucifer is the great deceiver and can appear as an angel of light. We live in a day where Lucifer’s ways are the most common way of thought in the world. We are commanded to be “not of the world” and not to be one with the world. Meditation is about becoming one with the world and finding divinity within ourselves. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are told to not be of the world and that we will be perceived by the world as a “peculiar people”. If we followed the world we would embrace the mass teachings of meditation, for this is the “politically correct” form of prayer now. The world has fully embraced this core spiritual belief of the occult. The occult teaches this is the path to becoming “enlightened” into the ways of Lucifer. It is even being allowed into schools now where prayer to God has been taken out. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation is how mediums channel spirit entities. The authors of many of the books that teach new age doctrines that are being written today admit readily that they channel spirits to write them. These books are being sold in the multi-millions. Meditation is the vehicle of personal change in today’s society. It is the path of enlightenment and revelation. This revelation has no moral prerequisites. People living in the height of sin can use meditation to receive profound “revelations”. The teaching of meditation is to create the belief of the “divine within” and then once you have become “awakened” to this reality then you go about the work to awaken the world to this knowledge. You are to meditate to send energy out into the world to bring world peace and love and to invoke the Divine Plan of Peace into the world, which Lucifer brings. Meditation is taught at first to be for personal growth, then it is taught to be for the betterment of all mankind. It becomes the way that change is brought about on earth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meditation at first seems simple and non-threatening to our beliefs, yet it is in compete opposition to all that we believe and is the vehicle by which Lucifer inspires those who work against us.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-1520545150224640765?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/1520545150224640765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/1520545150224640765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/meditation-what-is-it.html' title='Meditation – What Is it?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeKkmy3EFiI/AAAAAAAAADw/aYOyjqGHBMk/s72-c/MeditationLotus2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-5847421817874593132</id><published>2009-04-11T22:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T10:26:39.937-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Movie “Knowing”</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeF0XgUVZUI/AAAAAAAAADg/nxH_pAbF-lE/s1600-h/knowing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeF0XgUVZUI/AAAAAAAAADg/nxH_pAbF-lE/s400/knowing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323664181689673026" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Movie “Knowing”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Movie spoiler:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The movie is quite well-done and I can see why it is popular. It is an edge-of-your-seat kind of film, dealing with some underlining fears we have and questions we ask.&lt;br /&gt;Some film critics have called “Knowing” a merger of the occult and sci-fi.&lt;br /&gt;I have seen Knowing. It was suggested to me by some of my fellow anti-occult researchers. They advised me to see it based on its twisting religion into the occult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This movie is a good preparation to understand occult concepts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me start with this. This entire story I have already read about in various different occult books in different forms. I could tell from the first few minutes what was going to happen in the entire movie, because I have heard this same story many times within the new age/occult. The basis of this idea of this story comes from a popular concept that humans were brought here by aliens from another dying planet and that Adam and Eve were placed here by them. The aliens keep watch over us to help us evolve through our reincarnations. Other occult teachings say we just evolved here, but with the help of these same entities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Angels/Aliens/Space Brothers/Spirit Guides:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to clarify what the whispering entities were. They represented aliens (better describe in the occult as “space brothers” or spirit guides). They are angels that are the watchers of this planet and its evolution. The space brothers/angels/aliens help the earth evolve. They act as spirit guides to those in the occult. We know them as demons. They call them angels and admit they are fallen angels and include Lucifer as the leader. The difference is the occult teaches they are good and misunderstood by man. They say major religions have wrongly twisted the Morning star, the Illuminated One or Lucifer into a source of evil. They only want what is best for us to live in a one-world-order of peace. They teach we as a planet are going to destroy ourselves but they will come forth and guide us to how to become a united loving world. It is also taught they can remove a select few to a new planet if necessary. The space brothers can appear just as the movie showed, very Aryan. This is the common description of how they take form. When they shed their false skins you can see they are just spirits that even have wings. This is a symbol of the fallen angels that guide this planet. They glowed with light, as Lucifer can appear as an angel of light, as can his other followers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Picture of Ezekiel:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The picture or story of Ezekiel is very common among those occultists that hold this view like Shirley McClain as proof of extraterrestrial life. But as you dig deeper into this extra terrestrial life in the deep occult teachings they explain them as truly the angels that guide this planet and call them by name Lucifer and the fallen angels. They say their fall was a sacrifice for man, because they are higher evolved beings then humans. They travel by space ships. Maitreya the supposed “Christ” that will come with the “space brothers” is said to arrive in a space ship. This has been my great concern that we will see the false “aliens” at some point to help unite the world for our good. They are our “saviors”. Bringing us truth and knowledge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Holy Ghost Whispers:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Holy Ghost whispers but not in this evil way this movie portrays. Remember the demons whisper too. Lucinda took her own life because of these entities. The Holy Ghost does not torture us in this way by forcing His whispers on us. The whisperings were from evil sprits. The proof is that they were terrifying everyone and only creating fear and darkness until the end when the characters submitted to them their free will. Then is when they appeared good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Auto writing:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are scenes in the movie where two children were hearing whispers that changed to auto writing. Auto writing is a trance-like state or semi-trance state in which the writer has no idea what they are writing. This state is often reached by meditation but sometimes is spontaneous or has to be developed over time, depending on the individual. Their hands are forced to write down what they are being told to write. In the movie the children were so over-taken by these entities that they were forced to write these numbers to the point of even carving them with their fingers till they bled. This is again a very good example of possession of demons and not the Holy Ghost. This is a common occurrence in the occult. A high amount of their books are written via auto writings where the author has no idea what they are writing down. One examples of today, Neal Donald Walsh’s “Conversations With God” series. Demons communicate via auto writing as commonly as they do with inner voices as they did in writing the book “The Course in Miracles” by Helen Schucman. It was written via the inner voice dictation.( this is the course Oprah is pushing) The original writings of the occult when it was brought out of the public all the books were written through channeling of these “space brothers” that dictated what was to be written. This includes the authors Helen Blavatsky and Alice Bailey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spiritual Stones:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Polished basalt stones appear to have been used in the film to amplify the voice of the “whisper people”. They also helped the characters recognize the location where the aliens would land and know that the “whisper people” had been in a location, as they would drop them off. Stones and crystals are used heavily by occultists and are believed to have various spiritual powers and associations. Basalt is associated with the underworld being black and volcanic in origin, making it an obvious symbol of Satan. The film twists this symbolism into something good and symbolic of salvation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Indigo/Crystal children:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is taught now in the occult about the number of children being born with psychic gifts. These children have gifts of prophecy, auto writing, channeling spirits, hearing voices, seeing visions etc. They are considered to be the ones that will follow the doctrines of the occult and help create a world of peace following the “space brothers” and what they teach. There are books that show you how to help them. What is interesting is the fact that they admit these children are strong willed and will not listen to authority. They say this is a good thing. They run to a beat of a different drummer and will tear down the old religions and build the new one-world spirituality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Destruction by fire:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The occult teaches that the world was destroyed by a flood by the “Space brothers” now it will potentially be destroyed by fire. But we have a means of escape if we listen to them. They are teaching us now through writers that are teaching these things to the mass public even on Oprah. They teach we can avoid Armageddon if we listen to the space brothers and follow their advice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Locket “Together Forever”:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The locket is given to the Father of the boy from his dead wife. It was inscribed with a statement about being together forever. This could be taken to mean that they will see each other in Heaven and or the belief in eternal families as the LDS faith teaches. This has been a common thought of LDS when they see the movie. LDS feel the statement “together forever” is reflecting LDS doctrine. I feel though that the meaning was occult in nature. The occult does teach that families do stay together for they keep reincarnating with their loved ones. You are drawn to each others as soul mates and family relations continue just in different forms. Sometimes the parent becomes the child or grandchild etc... The spirits change different roles and genders in different incarnations etc. These souls keep working things out together life after life in groups. I think that may be the implication rather than the idea of seeing their family in Heaven or families are forever in the way the LDS faith believes. In the occult there is no Heaven other than achieving liberation from the cycle of reincarnation on a transcendental earth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gospel Doctrines in the Movie:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the movie there are Zero teachings about God except by the Pastor’s family and it is weak in doctrines so it leaves a gaping hole as to the intent of what they really believed. Many Christian Pastors are teaching occult concepts now. So the wording was ambiguous New age/occult are replacing atheist views, so it is hard to tell what the lead character’s Father really believed anyway. Nor does it matter, for the intent of the movie was not to bring you closer to God as we know Him but to make you more acquainted with the doctrines of the occult, which it did very well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Garden of Eden end:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The two children were dropped of on one of the many worlds that was talked about in the beginning of the movie that can hold life. The tree in the end was the symbol of the tree in the Garden of Eden. If you noticed there were many space ships dropping off children. They would not take adults. Why? Children are the occult’s future. They are waiting for the old ways and views to die off and only have the new teachings of the “ways” of the space brothers, their doctrines and teachings. The only ones they saved were the ones that hear the “call” this again is an occult use. The call is the awakening to hearing and understanding the entities whispers and if you notice they could only go “if” it was their free agency. It is taught in the occult you must submit your free agency to these entities for them to have control. Lucifer is bound by that law. They did not take a whole righteous civilization only children that heard the call and that were teachable by them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This movie is a great indoctrination into many of the occult teachings that are becoming popular today. The merging of angels, demons into aliens seems to be a big goal at this time. They want us to look at demons as wise and more advanced entities from other planets. It may appear as sci-fi and just a fun movie and have religions symbolisms, but that is the great deception. This is how they are slowing boiling us as frogs, introducing us to these concepts via a fictional film, yet much of the data is not fiction but doctrines preached and already written down by demons within occult writings. They are taking all we know as good and calling it evil and all we know as evil and calling it good, then twisting and redefining everything to fit their own meaning. They are merging Christian teachings with the occult. That is why so many recognize truths in this film. They are just twisted into a new meaning preparing us for what is to come and what is going on now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bella&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-5847421817874593132?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5847421817874593132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5847421817874593132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/movie-knowing.html' title='The Movie “Knowing”'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeF0XgUVZUI/AAAAAAAAADg/nxH_pAbF-lE/s72-c/knowing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-5847867085169241102</id><published>2009-04-11T04:44:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T04:46:45.421-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Way of the Disciple: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeB1BvuHZlI/AAAAAAAAADY/8z_agrJ79sg/s1600-h/04_01_uchtd.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 140px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeB1BvuHZlI/AAAAAAAAADY/8z_agrJ79sg/s400/04_01_uchtd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323383432402134610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Way of the Disciple&lt;br /&gt;President Dieter F. Uchtdorf &lt;br /&gt;Second Counselor in the First Presidency &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now is the time to embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, become His disciples, and walk in His way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today is the day the Christian world traditionally calls Palm Sunday. You will remember that it was on that Sunday nearly 2,000 years ago that Jesus Christ entered the city of Jerusalem during the final week of His mortal life.1 In fulfillment of Zechariah’s ancient prophecy,2 He rode in on a donkey, and as He did so, a great multitude came out to greet the Master and carpeted the path before Him with palm leaves, flowering branches, and even their own garments. As He approached, they cried, “Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord”3 and “Hosanna to the Son of David.”4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps the disciples thought this was a turning point—the moment when the Jewish world would finally recognize Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah. But the Savior understood that many of the shouts of praise and acclamation would be temporary. He knew that soon He would ascend to the Mount of Olives and there, alone in Gethsemane, take upon Himself the sins of the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Gospel of Jesus Christ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is fitting that during the week from Palm Sunday to Easter morning we turn our thoughts to Jesus Christ, the source of light, life, and love. The multitudes in Jerusalem may have seen Him as a great king who would give them freedom from political oppression. But in reality He gave us much more than that. He gave us His gospel, a pearl beyond price, the grand key of knowledge that, once understood and applied, unlocks a life of happiness, peace, and fulfillment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The gospel is the good news of Christ. It is the revelation that the Son of God came to earth, lived a perfect life, atoned for our sins, and conquered death. It is the path of salvation, the way of hope and joy, and the assurance that God has a plan of redemption and happiness for His children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The gospel is the way of discipleship. As we walk in that way, we can experience confidence and joy—even during times of peril, sorrow, and uncertainty. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Way of the World&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We live in a time when many worry about their livelihood. They are concerned about the future and doubt their ability to resolve the challenges that confront them. Many have experienced personal misfortune and sadness. They hunger for meaning and purpose in life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because there is such great interest in these issues, the world is not bashful in offering numerous new answers to every problem we face. People run from one new idea to the next, hoping to find something that will answer the burning questions of their souls. They attend seminars and buy books, CDs, and other products. They get caught up in the excitement of looking for something new. But inevitably, the flame of each new theory fades, only to be replaced by another “new and improved” solution that promises to do what the others before could not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s not that these worldly options don’t contain elements of truth—many of them do. Nevertheless, they all fall short of the lasting change we seek in our lives. After the excitement wears off, the hollowness remains as we look for the next new idea to unlock the secrets of happiness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In contrast, the gospel of Jesus Christ has the answers to all of our problems. The gospel is not a secret. It is not complicated or hidden. It can unlock the door to true happiness. It is not someone’s theory or proposition. It does not come from man at all. It springs from the pure and everlasting waters of the Creator of the universe, who knows truths we cannot even begin to comprehend. And with that knowledge, He has given us the gospel—a divine gift, the ultimate formula for happiness and success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How Do We Become Disciples of Jesus Christ?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we hear the transcendent truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ, hope and faith begin to blossom inside of us.5 The more we fill our hearts and minds with the message of the risen Christ, the greater our desire is to follow Him and live His teachings. This, in turn, causes our faith to grow and allows the light of Christ to illuminate our hearts. As it does, we recognize the imperfections in our lives, and we desire to be cleansed of the depressing burdens of sin. We yearn for freedom from guilt, and this inspires us to repent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Faith and repentance lead to the purifying waters of baptism, where we covenant to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ and walk in His footsteps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To uphold us in the desire to lead a purified and holy life, we are endowed with the baptism of fire—the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, a heavenly Comforter who accompanies and guides us as we walk in the path of righteousness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The more we are filled with the Spirit of God, the more we extend ourselves to others. We become peacemakers in our homes and families, we help our fellowmen everywhere, and we reach out in merciful acts of kindness, forgiveness, grace, and long-suffering patience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are the first steps along the true way of life and fulfillment. This is the peaceable way of the follower of Jesus Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Path of Patience&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nevertheless, it is not a quick fix or an overnight cure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A friend of mine recently wrote to me, confiding that he was having a difficult time keeping his testimony strong and vibrant. He asked for counsel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wrote back to him and lovingly suggested a few specific things he could do that would align his life more closely with the teachings of the restored gospel. To my surprise, I heard back from him only a week later. The essence of his letter was this: “I tried what you suggested. It didn’t work. What else have you got?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brothers and sisters, we have to stay with it. We don’t acquire eternal life in a sprint—this is a race of endurance. We have to apply and reapply the divine gospel principles. Day after day we need to make them part of our normal life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Too often we approach the gospel like a farmer who places a seed in the ground in the morning and expects corn on the cob by the afternoon. When Alma compared the word of God to a seed, he explained that the seed grows into a fruit-bearing tree gradually, as a result of our “faith, and [our] diligence, and patience, and long-suffering.”6 It’s true that some blessings come right away: soon after we plant the seed in our hearts, it begins to swell and sprout and grow, and by this we know that the seed is good. From the very moment we set foot upon the pathway of discipleship, seen and unseen blessings from God begin to attend us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But we cannot receive the fulness of those blessings if we “neglect the tree, and take no thought for its nourishment.”7&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Knowing that the seed is good is not enough. We must “nourish it with great care, that it may get root.”8 Only then can we partake of the fruit that is “sweet above all that is sweet, and . . . pure above all that is pure” and “feast upon this fruit even until [we] are filled, that [we] hunger not, neither shall [we] thirst.”9&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discipleship is a journey. We need the refining lessons of the journey to craft our character and purify our hearts. By patiently walking in the path of discipleship, we demonstrate to ourselves the measure of our faith and our willingness to accept God’s will rather than ours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not enough merely to speak of Jesus Christ or proclaim that we are His disciples. It is not enough to surround ourselves with symbols of our religion. Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessings of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not a primary way of worshipping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ours is not a secondhand religion. We cannot receive the blessings of the gospel merely by observing the good that others do. We need to get off the sidelines and practice what we preach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Way Is Open to All&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first step on the path of discipleship begins, luckily enough, in the exact place where we stand! We do not have to prequalify to take that first step. It doesn’t matter if we are rich or poor. There is no requirement to be educated, eloquent, or intellectual. We do not have to be perfect or well-spoken or even well-mannered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You and I can walk in the path of discipleship today. Let us be humble; let us pray to our Father in Heaven with all our heart and express our desire to draw close to Him and learn of Him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have faith. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened.10 Serve the Lord by serving others. Become an active participant in your ward or branch. Strengthen your family by committing to live the principles of the gospel. Be of one heart and of one mind in your marriage and in your family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now is the time to adjust your lives to be able to have a temple recommend and use it. Now is the time to have meaningful family home evenings, to read the word of God, and speak to our Heavenly Father in earnest prayer. Now is the time to fill our hearts with gratitude for the Restoration of His Church, for living prophets, the Book of Mormon, and the priesthood power that blesses our lives. Now is the time to embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, become His disciples, and walk in His way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are some who believe that because they have made mistakes, they can no longer fully partake of the blessings of the gospel. How little they understand the purposes of the Lord. One of the great blessings of living the gospel is that it refines us and helps us learn from our mistakes. We “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,”11 yet the Atonement of Jesus Christ has the power to make us whole when we repent. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our beloved friend Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin taught us this principle with clarity when he said:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Oh, it is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us—even with all our flaws! His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We [might] see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. . . . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of transformation. It takes us as men and women of the earth and refines us into men and women for the eternities.”12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To those who have left the path of discipleship for whatever reason, I invite you to start where you are and come to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Walk again in the way of the Lord. I testify that the Lord will bless your life, endow you with knowledge and joy beyond comprehension, and distill upon you the supernal gifts of the Spirit. It is always the right time to walk in His way. It is never too late.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To those who feel inadequate because they have not been members of the Church all their lives, to those who feel that they can never make up for the time they have lost, I testify that the Lord needs your specific abilities, talents, and skills. The Church needs you; we need you. It is always the right time to walk in His way. It is never too late.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Blessings of Discipleship&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us remember on this Palm Sunday, during this Easter season, and always that the restored gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has the power to fill any emptiness, heal any wound, and bridge any vale of sorrow. It is the way of hope, faith, and trust in the Lord. The gospel of Jesus Christ is taught in its fulness in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This Church is led by a living prophet, authorized by the Lord Jesus Christ to provide direction and guidance to help us face the challenges of our day as serious as they may be. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I bear my solemn witness that Jesus the Christ lives. He is the Savior and Redeemer of the world. He is the promised Messiah. He lived a perfect life and atoned for our sins. He will ever be at our side. He will fight our battles. He is our hope; He is our salvation; He is the way. Of this I testify in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOTES&lt;br /&gt;1. See Matthew 21:6–11.&lt;br /&gt;2. See Zechariah 9:9.&lt;br /&gt;3. Luke 19:38.&lt;br /&gt;4. Matthew 21:9.&lt;br /&gt;5. See Romans 10:17.&lt;br /&gt;6. Alma 32:43.&lt;br /&gt;7. Alma 32:38.&lt;br /&gt;8. Alma 32:37.&lt;br /&gt;9. Alma 32:42.&lt;br /&gt;10. See Matthew 7:7.&lt;br /&gt;11. Romans 3:23.&lt;br /&gt;12. Joseph B. Wirthlin, “The Great Commandment,” Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2007, 29–30.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-5847867085169241102?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5847867085169241102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5847867085169241102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/way-of-disciple-president-dieter-f.html' title='The Way of the Disciple: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SeB1BvuHZlI/AAAAAAAAADY/8z_agrJ79sg/s72-c/04_01_uchtd.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-8101236839005040269</id><published>2009-04-06T02:56:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T10:15:09.932-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Gospel of Jesus Christ is Not Secret or Hidden</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdnFgRA1H7I/AAAAAAAAADA/ziyf2CS3VxY/s1600-h/truth.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 353px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdnFgRA1H7I/AAAAAAAAADA/ziyf2CS3VxY/s400/truth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321501592828321714" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdnFtpq9T8I/AAAAAAAAADI/cuFMDOQ2pXU/s1600-h/Uchdforf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdnFtpq9T8I/AAAAAAAAADI/cuFMDOQ2pXU/s400/Uchdforf.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321501822785769410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                       &lt;br /&gt;Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf gave a wonderful talk in Conference that I feel relates very well to the subject of this blog and the purpose thereof. I have transcribed part of a talk by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf given on Sunday April 5th in the Morning session. I do not know the name of this beautiful talk but it is very inspiring. &lt;strong&gt;He clarifies the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not “secret” and is not "complicated" or "hidden". &lt;/strong&gt;In this talk he explains the true way to happiness and tells us that these other paths the world offers that claim to be “secret” or “hidden” truths will not fulfill what we are longing for. &lt;strong&gt;All happiness and success can be found within the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a true Disciple of Christ.&lt;/strong&gt; "By patiently walking in the path of discipleship we demonstrate to ourselves &lt;strong&gt;the measure of our Faith and &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;our willingness to except &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(God's will) rather then (ours)&lt;/strong&gt;." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is more than what I have transcribed so I would highly suggest watching the talk on the link below. You will have to select the Sunday Morning session and Elder Uchtdorf's talk. The link does not directly go to his talk. &lt;br /&gt;http://lds.org/move/index.html?type=conference04-2009&amp;event=april179&amp;lang=english#&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The full text will be available on the Church website www.lds.org on Thursday April 9, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dieter F Uchtdorf  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We live in a time when many worry about their livelihood. They are concerned about their future and doubt their ability to resolve the challenges that confront them. Many have experienced personal misfortune and sadness. They hunger for meaning and purpose in life. Because there is such a great interest in these issues the world is not bashful in offering numerous new answers to every problem we face. People run from one new idea to the next hoping to find something that will answer the burning questions of their souls. &lt;strong&gt;They attend seminars, and buy books and CDs and other products. They get caught up in the excitement of looking for something new&lt;/strong&gt;, but inevitably the flame of each new theory fades, only to be replaced by another new and improved solution that promises to do what the others before could not. It is not that these worldly options do not contained elements of truth many of them do. Nevertheless, they all fall short of the lasting change we seek in our lives. &lt;strong&gt;After the excitement wears off the hollowness remains as we look for the next new idea to unlock the secrets of happiness.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;In contrast the Gospel of Jesus Christ has the answers to our problems, to all of our problems.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Gospel is not a secret is not complicated or hidden. It can unlock the door to true happiness. &lt;/strong&gt;It is not someone’s theory or proposition. It does not come from man at all. Its springs from the pure and everlasting waters of the &lt;strong&gt;Creator of the universe Who knows truth we can not even begin to comprehend and with that knowledge &lt;/strong&gt;He has given us &lt;strong&gt;the Gospel, a divine gift, the ultimate formula for happiness and success.&lt;/strong&gt; When we hear the transcendent truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ hope and faith begin to blossom in side of us. The more we fill our hearts and minds with the message of the risen Christ the greater our desire to follow Him and live his teachings. This in turn causes our faith to grow and allows the light of Christ to illuminate our hearts as it does we recognize the imperfections in our lives and we desire to be cleansed of the depressing burdens of sin. We yearn for freedom of guilt and this inspires us to repent. Faith and repentance lead to the purifying waters of baptism where we covenant to take upon us the name of Jesus Christ and walk in his footsteps. To up hold us in the desired to lead a purified and holy life we are endowed with the baptism of fire, the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, a heavenly comforter who accompanies and guides us as we walk in the path of righteousness. The more we are filled with the Spirit of God the more we extend ourselves to others. We become peacemakers in our homes and families. We help our fellow man everywhere and we reach out in merciful acts of kindness forgiveness grace and longsuffering patience. These are the first steps along the true way of life and fulfillment. This is the peaceable way of the follower of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless it is not a quick fix or overnight cure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A friend of mine recently wrote to me confiding that he was having a difficult time of keeping his testimony strong and vibrant. He asked for counsel. I wrote back to him and lovingly suggested to a few specific things he could do that would align his life more closely to with the teachings of the restored gospel. To my surprise I heard back from him only a week later. The essence of his letter was this: I tried what you suggested, it didn’t work, what else have you got?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brothers and sisters we have to stay with it. We don’t enquire eternal life in a sprint. This is a race of endurance. We have to apply and reapply the divine gospel principle day after day we have to make them part of our normal life. Too often we approach the gospel like a farmer that plants a seed in the morning and expects corn on the cob in the afternoon. When Alma compared the word of God to a seed he explained the seed grows to a fruit bearing tree gradually as a result of our faith and diligence and long suffering….. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discipleship is a journey. We need the refining lessons of the journey to graft our character and purify our hearts.&lt;/strong&gt; By patiently walking in the path of discipleship we demonstrate to ourselves &lt;strong&gt;the measure of our Faith and our willingness to except Gods will rather then ours. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-8101236839005040269?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8101236839005040269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8101236839005040269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/gospel-of-jesus-christ-is-not-secret-or.html' title='The Gospel of Jesus Christ is Not Secret or Hidden'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdnFgRA1H7I/AAAAAAAAADA/ziyf2CS3VxY/s72-c/truth.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-6184143667921243127</id><published>2009-04-01T23:54:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T10:13:12.497-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Poem Regarding Their Secret Works</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdRdX3HGK8I/AAAAAAAAAC4/Yv9yLGLBJaE/s1600-h/bohemianGroveOwl.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:center; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 263px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdRdX3HGK8I/AAAAAAAAAC4/Yv9yLGLBJaE/s400/bohemianGroveOwl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319979724343487426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have read my article on Pride is the Gateway to Lucifer’s Kingdom: Pride of the New Age Leaders Exposed I explained a bit about Neale Donald Walsh’s history and his books he has written through auto-writing where a unseen force holds his hand and writes with it. That is how he wrote the Conversations With God series that has sold internationally in the millions.He has many different projects he is working on to awaken the world and make it one. I will be writing about that later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was researching for a different article I ran across this poem. I think it is very revealing. It was written by a new age occultist. it seems to quite accurately describe Alice Bailey, the New Group of World Servers as a group of individuals who are spiritually advanced or evolved. If you do not know who Helena Blavatsky or Alice Bailey are or what New World Servers are, Blavatsky quite often is referred to as the mother of the new age, She is a occultist and was a Theosophist. Alice Bailey followed in her footsteps. In her writings she called to her followers to go out to the world and do works to bring forth the Divine Plan of Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Wikipedia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New World Severs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It is not necessarily specifically an organized group but people who follow a spiritual path in line with the works of Alice Bailey often form esoteric groups for meditation and service. Many individuals may be unaware of their inclusion in this group but all work in their various fields to improve, heal, enlighten and generally raise up humanity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Members of the New Group of World Servers generally recognize each other as being on a similar level working towards the greater good but often would not consider themselves "members" of any such group. They work as scientists developing cures for disease, as teachers, artists and musicians, business owners and political figures. They are the people who "walk their talk" when it comes to their spiritual path.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some members of the New Group of World Servers who identify themselves as such (i.e., followers of the Alice A. Bailey teachings), meet for group circle meditations on the night of the Full Moon. These meditation groups recite the Great Invocation, and channel energy from the "Cosmic Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" (Ascended Masters) in order to facilitate the unfolding of what Alice A. Bailey called the "Plan of the Masters": the coming forth of the enlightened society of the New Age, i.e., the Age of Aquarius."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their purpose is to help the cause of a One world government and one world religion. Neale is a follower of hers, he has all the same beliefs. Neale posted this Poem/statement on his website that is dedicated to political and spiritual activism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was on Neale Donald Walsh's Humanities Team website:&lt;br /&gt;http://humanitysteam.org/news&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and things seem dark&lt;br /&gt;But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something&lt;br /&gt;else is happening underground&lt;br /&gt;An inner revolution is taking place and certain individuals&lt;br /&gt;are being called to a higher light&lt;br /&gt;It is a silent revolution&lt;br /&gt;From the inside out&lt;br /&gt;From the ground up&lt;br /&gt;It is time for me to reveal myself&lt;br /&gt;I am an embedded agent of a secret, undercover&lt;br /&gt;Clandestine Global operation&lt;br /&gt;A spiritual conspiracy&lt;br /&gt;We have sleeper cells in every nation on the planet&lt;br /&gt;You won't see us on the T.V.&lt;br /&gt;You won't read about us in the newspaper&lt;br /&gt;You won't hear about us on the radio&lt;br /&gt;We don't seek any glory&lt;br /&gt;We don't wear any uniform&lt;br /&gt;We come in all shapes and sizes&lt;br /&gt;Colors and styles&lt;br /&gt;Most of us work anonymously&lt;br /&gt;We are quietly working behind the scenes in every country&lt;br /&gt;and culture of the world&lt;br /&gt;Cities big and small, mountains and valleys, in farms and villages,&lt;br /&gt;tribes and remote islands&lt;br /&gt;You could pass by one of us on the street and not even notice&lt;br /&gt;We go undercover&lt;br /&gt;We remain behind the scenes&lt;br /&gt;It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit&lt;br /&gt;But simply that the work gets done&lt;br /&gt;Occasionally we spot each other in the street&lt;br /&gt;We give a quiet nod and continue on our way so no one will notice&lt;br /&gt;During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs&lt;br /&gt;But behind the false storefront, at night is where the real work takes place&lt;br /&gt;Some call us the 'Conscious Army'&lt;br /&gt;We are slowly creating a new world with the power of our minds and hearts&lt;br /&gt;We follow, with passion and joy&lt;br /&gt;Our orders from the Central Command&lt;br /&gt;The Spiritual Intelligence Agency&lt;br /&gt;We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no one is looking&lt;br /&gt;Poems&lt;br /&gt;Hugs&lt;br /&gt;Music&lt;br /&gt;Photography&lt;br /&gt;Movies&lt;br /&gt;Kind words&lt;br /&gt;Smiles&lt;br /&gt;Meditation and prayer&lt;br /&gt;Dance&lt;br /&gt;Social activism&lt;br /&gt;Websites&lt;br /&gt;Blogs&lt;br /&gt;Random acts of kindness&lt;br /&gt;We each express ourselves in our own unique ways&lt;br /&gt;with our own unique gifts and talents&lt;br /&gt;'Be the change you want to see in the world'&lt;br /&gt;That is the motto that fills our hearts&lt;br /&gt;We know it is the only way real transformation takes place&lt;br /&gt;We know that quietly and humbly we have the power&lt;br /&gt;of all the oceans combined&lt;br /&gt;Our work is slow and meticulous&lt;br /&gt;Like the formation of mountains&lt;br /&gt;It is not even visible at first glance&lt;br /&gt;And yet with it entire tectonic plates shall be moved in the centuries to come&lt;br /&gt;Love is the new religion of the 21st century&lt;br /&gt;You don't have to be a highly educated person&lt;br /&gt;Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it&lt;br /&gt;It comes from the intelligence of the heart&lt;br /&gt;Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings&lt;br /&gt;Be the change you want to see in the world&lt;br /&gt;Nobody else can do it for you&lt;br /&gt;We are now recruiting&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps you will join us&lt;br /&gt;Or already have....&lt;br /&gt;All are welcome...&lt;br /&gt;The door is open&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Brian Piergrossi (www.thebigglow.com)&lt;br /&gt;(From the book 'The Big Glow')&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a quote from Amazon.com regarding this book.&lt;br /&gt;"The Big Glow is a passionate and inspiring, poetic invitation to awaken, liberate and empower the human spirit in all its divine potential and wonder. Now it's your turn!" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think the poem pretty clearly shows how they are working in darkness and in secret conspiracies to change the world. It is like he is allowing us to see inside his soul and see a glimpse of how they are everywhere and in everything. He clearly says "But behind the false storefront, at night is where the real work takes place" This is very true. They have an outward job then there is the real agenda behind what they do. Many occultists work in secret. Secret works of darkness. It is interesting to see a peek into the secret combinations of old being very alive and well today. He says "Occasionally we spot each other in the street&lt;br /&gt;We give a quiet nod and continue on our way so no one will notice" They recognize each other and work in secret they are a vast network of people conspiring to bring about a complete shift in the world. To end religion as we know it and to replace it with the "spirituality" that Lucifer has taught since the beginning of time. When you read the original writing of the occult they explain how they have always worked in secret teaching the laws or forces of sorcery and work closely with spirit entities. They have always kept these things hidden. It was called the Secret Doctrine. These are the works that are talked about in the book of Mormon. 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It is not just about this particular movement of "I take the vow". It is about the over-all goals of the new age and some very important quotes from them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a new movement just underway in its infancy called “I Take the Vow”, created by the Spiritual leader Deepak Chopra. At the time I wrote this article almost 18,244 people had taken the vow. http://itakethevow.com &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a vow of nonviolence. How it is being presented is very beautiful, loving and peaceful. Who does not want a peaceful world? The problem lies in what they mean by peace and how they really plan to accomplish it. I take the vow website will not and does not tell you the whole story. You have to find out what the founders truly believe to get the whole story. You can find it in many writings of Deepak Chopra who is a New Age occultist, and those of his peers. They are networked together now through many various organizations. The peace they proclaim can only be achieved once there are no more believers in the God of Abraham, a God that is separate from ourselves. This is clearly stated by Barbara Marx Hubbard who holds the same beliefs and is also in the same organizations with Deepak Chopra and other New Age Occult leaders. I will give more details regarding that later. They are constantly stating that Religion is the primary cause of all the major wars on this planet. Therefore it must be done away with. It is old and out-dated and they say evil. Everyone that believes in the God of Abraham, and Jesus Christ as a personal Savior and do not accept that they are “god” will hold back the entire planet’s evolution. Therefore those persons have to join with them or be eliminated. We have to look into what they mean by non-violence. Nothing is always what it appears on the surface with the New Age/Occult. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I saw this new site www.itakethevow.com in December my mind was flooded with all the research I have done on initiations. At face value this may appear sweet or simple, but don’t be fooled. It goes much deeper than what it appears. Remember Lucifer can appear as an Angel of Light. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted November 7, 2008 10:58 PM (EST) on The Huffington Post &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It all began November 7, 2008 when he took the vow personally. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends,On November 7, 2008, at 9:45am , &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I, Deepak Chopra, took a vow of non-violence in my thoughts, in my speech and in my actions. I, then, also had an opportunity to ask the almost 500 people attending the plenary session for the Alliance for a New Humanity in Barcelona if they would join me in this commitment.I first asked them to close their eyes, put their awareness in their hearts and ask themselves honestly and seriously if they were willing to take a vow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I told them that a vow is a sacred commitment from which there is no going back. It is like a child that is born, who cannot return to the womb. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I told them if they were ready to take this vow, they should stand up.People stood up, one by one at first, then in groups of twos and threes, and finally in tidal waves, until more than 450 people had stood up and taken the vow.Following this, everybody agreed to have at least two people in their lives take the vow. The two in turn, would have two others join them in taking the vow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our immediate goal now is to get 100 Million people across the world to take this vow. In the meantime, we will be setting up ways to measure and support the dramatic effects this tidal wave of shift in consciousness is going to create. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you seriously committed to bringing about a world of peace, harmony, laughter and love by taking this vow and getting two people to join you?If you are ready, please post a blog on Intent.com entitled: I take the vow.Let us know that you have passed on the vow to two friends. And, ifyou wish tell us your thoughts in the post, we would love to hear them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;President and Founder of the Alliance For A New Humanity” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please note what he said. “I told them that a vow is a sacred commitment from which there is no going back. It is like a child that is born, who cannot return to the womb.” That is a strong statement. He has also called for missionary work! His goal is 100 million to take the vow. There is a reason for that number and I will go into that later. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The web site www.itakethevow.com was created around the beginning of December 2008. Within three weeks they had over 3000 persons who had pledged this vow. Now it is skyrocketing due to Deepak Chopra’s book tour. Where he is promoting his new novel called Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment and the “I take the vow” website. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an excerpt of the book I have found online. I cannot verify the accuracy of this quote yet. I have ordered this book and will have my own quotes and opinions in later articles. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the book: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jesus' mysterious teacher tells him: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Only someone who can see the demons as part of God is free. Good and evil dissolve. The veil drops away, and all you see is divine light - inside, outside, everywhere...Your soul is the world's soul. In your resurrection will be the resurrection of the world." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demons are part of God! Good and evil don’t exist? You and the world’s souls are one? So you are one with the World! Through you the world is resurrected? Not through Jesus Christ but you? Because you are “Christ’. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The book describes a very different Jesus than the traditional Christians know. He is teaching occult ideas. Every review I have seen says clearly that this is a “new perspective” or idea of Jesus being taught not the traditional Jesus. It is not new, it is ancient. It is the teachings of the Occult that have been passed down through the ages. It is just being repackaged. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra is a New Age/ New Spirituality/ Occult leader. He is called by the media and interviewers a Spiritual leader. Deepak Chopra was on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Tuesday January 6, 2009. He was promoting the “I take a vow” website and his new book on Jesus. It is a novel that fills in Jesus’ life during the missing years, filling them with occult doctrines Jesus learned from Masters etc... The www.itakethevow.com numbers of people joining is growing fast. It started about the beginning of December. There were just over 3000 within 3 weeks of that date, then on 12/13/08 it hit 5253, after I saw the show I checked the number 9059 and within 24 hours it increase to almost 2000 persons. It appears that going on Ellen was quite successful. That is its biggest jump during one day I have seen. Ellen put the link to www.itakethevow.com on her website and told everyone to check it out. So the numbers are increasing by the minute. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a stealthy way of preparing the world to take initiations. It is preparatory work for what is to come. When we have to accept or reject the mark of the beast. We are now more and more each day having to choose what side we are on; there is really no middle ground left anymore. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the vow that he asks you to take: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VOW &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, close your eyes and put your awareness in your heart. You can easily focus on someone you love, and feel that love building in your heart, when you feel full of love, ask your self honestly and seriously if you are willing to commit to a vow of nonviolence, in your speech, your thoughts and your actions. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A vow is a sacred commitment from which there is no going back. It is like a child that is born, who cannot return to the womb. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By committing to the vow, you also agree to have at least two people in their lives take the vow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you seriously committed to bringing about a world of peace, harmony, laughter and love by taking this vow and getting two people to join you? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are ready, please click below to enter your email to be counted as a part of our first 100 million people. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take the vow now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Then you enter your email address and the send you an email back that you forward on to two people.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note the statement that a vow is a Sacred Commitment from which there is no going back! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote from Deepak Chopra: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On November 7, 2008, at 9:45 am, the 500 people attending the Alliance for a New Humanity Human Forum in Barcelona took a vow for non violence in their thoughts, speech and actions. Each person decided to ask other people in their lives to join them in taking the vow. The goal then became to create a global movement, which would mobilize 100 million people to make the same commitment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We, at the Alliance for a New Humanity believe that if a critical mass of people commit to this vow, the world would be transformed. If you are seriously committed to peace, join us in this global movement and take the vow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love,Deepak Chopra &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;President and Founder of the Alliance For A New Humanity &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What does he mean by the world being transformed? And what does he mean by reaching Critical Mass? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will help explain what Deepak Chopra is talking about: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The New-Age spiritualists talk about the Hundredth monkey theory.The Following is from the website: http://pure-research.net/healing/light/monkey.html &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, had been observed in the wild for a period of over 30 years. In 1952, on the Island of Koshima, scientists were providing monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand. The monkeys liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but found the dirt unpleasant. An 18 month old female named Imo found she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in the salty ocean water, improving the taste of the potato. She taught this trick to her mother. Her playmates learned this trick and taught their mothers too. This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by numerous monkeys in the troop and observed by the scientists.Between 1952 and 1958, all the young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes and make them more palatable. Only the adults who imitated their children learned this cultural improvement. Other adult monkeys kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes. In autumn of 1958, something startling took place. A certain number of Koshima monkeys were already washing their sweet potatoes, the exact number is not known. The hypothetical number given was 99. Then it happened. The hundredth monkey learned to wash the sweet potatoes. The added energy of that hundredth monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough. Almost everyone in the tribe was washing their potatoes before eating them, but a surprising occurrence was observed by these scientists. The habit of washing the sweet potato had jumped overseas. Colonies of monkeys on other islands and the mainland troop at Takaskiyama began washing their sweet potatoes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the exact number may vary, this Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon means that when only a limited number of individuals knows a 'new way', it remains the conscious property of those individuals. However, when one more individual manifests this new awareness, the field is strengthened, a critical mass is reached, and the awareness becomes the conscious property of all. This new awareness is communicated mind to mind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From The Hundredth Monkey by Ken Keyes Jr &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So in other words if “I Take the Vow” reaches Critical Mass the rest of the worlds humans will follow into the same Enlightenment or Awakening because all the rest will be transformed with them from mind to mind, telepathically. Therefore Awakening and changing the world. But there is a catch. Some are not “evolved” enough and will not join. And as Deepak said on a January MTV interview something to the effect “that it is the collective consciousness that causes bad things to happen, he even said that there are no victims…..”So that means those that do not choose the “new way” will be in the way, therefore causing negative things to happen. It will be like separating the wheat from the tares but in this case Christians will be considered the tares of this world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quotes from questions ask to Deepak Chopra regarding the vow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The violence in our society is a projection of the violence inside all of us. We are not the victim, we are the creators of violence. To some extent we all participate in creating the violence in the world. By taking a personal oath of non-violence, and sticking to it, we will collectively manifest a world of peace, harmony, laughter, love and compassion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It will take a critical mass of people taking this vow, and using it as a reminder in their daily life to achieve this. That's why we are committing to a goal of 100 million of us taking the vow. (The more the better)” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The time has come where we must collectively participate in the next state of evolution from our violent nature into our wise and peaceful nature or else we will not survive.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“By stating the vow of nonviolence explicitly and asking those who are close to you to remind you when you are deviating from those principles of nonviolence, accelerates the process of evolution.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The vow of non-violence is a vow of peace. It amounts to the same thing. Whatever language one chooses there are bound to be certain pitfalls associated with it. As we know, people have tried to justify war and violence in the name of peace as well. I see the vow of non-violence in terms of the Sanskrit word Ahimsa, which is an active interaction with others and nature on the basis of the spiritual unity which connects us all. So nonviolence is not passive, but active in a nurturing way. Ahimsa describes behavior that respects and supports all who are involved. It assumes a universality the way that the greeting namaste recognizes that the divinity in others is the same as the divinity within us.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“When we see, feel and know that consciousness that we are all a part of, then becoming a peacemaker comes naturally, and compassion, joyfulness, and friendliness towards others is just an expression of who we are." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are quotes from opening video of Deepak Chopra Alliance for a New Humanity website that has created I take the vow. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine …humanity at peace. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every mind that is at and peace …. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…adds to the peace of the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If enough people share the value peace…. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…war can be brought to an end. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A shift in consciousness... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…can transform the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such a shift is already occurring……. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it just needs critical mass. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You could be the turning point. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“You must be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Side note: There is great evidence that Mahatma Gandhi became and initiate under Helena Blavatsky. There is metion of it in his biography. I will be doing more research into this at a later point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are quotes from Alliance for a New Humanity website: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our Intention &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“To create an alliance of people based on the awareness of humanity’s interconnectedness. We believe that if enough people share the value of peace, war can be brought to an end. If enough people shift their awareness toward social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability, then injustice, oppression, and the destruction of the ecosystem can be stopped. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such a shift is already occurring - now it needs critical mass, which in turn needs organization. The Alliance aims to connect individuals, caring communities and groups at a global level. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”Hmmm what does he mean by organization? He and others are proponents of one world government. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Time Magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century, and credits him as poet-prophet of alternative medicine .(Time Magazine, June 1999.) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”Poet-prophet! Whose prophet? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Chopra is known as a prolific author of over fifty books with thirteen best sellers on mind-body health, quantum mechanics, spirituality, and peace. A global force in the field of human empowerment, Dr. Chopra books has been published in more than thirty-five languages in both fiction and non fiction. His New York Times best sellers, Peace is the Way won the Quill Awards and The Book of Secrets was awarded the grand prize at the 2005 Nautilus Book Awards. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”He has a huge resume and is respected all over the world. He is on newscasts, interviews, articles written about him. Everywhere you turn his name pops up. It is important that we understand what this man and others like him really believe. They are influencing the entire world. If we are not aware it will be our downfall. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We must be Watchers on the Tower! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak Chopra video blogs: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He will be posting twice a week, video blogs as Tools for personal transformation. They will create a library of these personal tools that will help people all in keeping the vow, so that they can collectively convert their personal transformation into the transformation of the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This vow is a foreshadowing of future ones we will see in a world-wide initiation. We have been told this by many different sources. In the Bible we read that you must take the mark of the beast if you want to buy or sell. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What Deepak neglects to say is if you don’t join that you could be holding them back, therefore it will be necessary to exterminate all those that are so selfish that they will not take the vow, for they will be holding back this beautiful peace that is to come, holding back the world’s evolution. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Futurist and Conscious Evolutionist Barbara Marx Hubbard states it pretty clearly in her book &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;the Revelation: Our Crisis is a Birth&lt;/span&gt;. The book now can be found renamed &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;the Revelation: A Message of Hope for the New Millennium&lt;/span&gt;. She explains a difference between oneness and separation. Oneness means being one with the world and with all mankind and accepting your own divinity. Separation is a false belief that you are separate from God. If you're one with the world you'll help guide the planet to this new evolution. But if you refuse to be one with the world you will be holding back the planet's evolution. If you don't see yourself as divine and you believe you are separate from God you are like a cancer cell on planet Earth that must be removed by what is called a “selection process”. This will be for all the self-centered separatists who believe they’re separate from God and she calls that belief evil. It is all those who believe in the God of Abraham which are Christians Jews and Muslims. If they are not willing to become one with the world they will have to be removed just like cancer is removed from the body because they will be hindering the evolution of the earth and of all humanity. The goal is world peace. If we as “Christs” can accomplish it we can avoid Armageddon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The vow that causes this great polarization may not be this particular vow, lets hope not. There will be one in the future that will be the real deal.But this still is a significant step towards preparing the way. Though this particular vow may not be truly binding, in spite of Deepak’s own words that it is binding, it is at least a very strong foreshadowing of what is to come. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Plan of the Occult has always included different stages of initiation. They have been doing this since Cain slew Abel. A Master teaches a student Secret Doctrines and they take secret vows or oaths. There are multiple levels of initiation. Initiates in Theosophy were sworn to secrecy till 1975 when they were allowed to teach openly to the public some of the secret doctrines. Prior to that they could only talk to other initiates about their occult knowledge. They recognized each other by code words that only initiates knew. That I have found works today also. I am able to recognize those that are occultists by the words or phrases they use. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey, David Spangler and many others clearly state in their writings about the world-wide initiations that will come. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David Spangler was the co director of the Findhorn Foundation and is Founder-director of Lorian Association. He is a new-age occultist who actually states that there will be initiations into the new age and that they are Luciferic. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I am prepared to accept my Christhood, my light, my gateway, my life, as being the doorway to the father, to the beloved, to God. No man may condemn me. I may go and sin the sin of inner separation no more, and free myself and Lucifer into the reality of the Christ and the wholeness of God, which is the essence of us both.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Lucifer comes to give us the final gift of wholeness. If we accept it then he is free and we are free. That is the Luciferic Initiation. It is one that many people now, and in the days ahead, we’ll be facing, for is an initiation into the new age. It is an initiation of leaving the past and moving into the new, shedding our guilts and fears, our anxieties, our needs, our temptations and becoming whole and at peace because we have recognized our inner light and the light that unfolds us, the light of God.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“In the new age consciousness there is not good and evil. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”Theosophist Helena Blavatsky is often called the mother of the New Age Movement. She had at one time a magazine called Lucifer and she talks throughout all her books about initiations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alice Bailey in her books discusses the different stages of initiations. When she first printed her books she named their publishing company “Lucifer Publishing Company”. By 1925 the name was changed to Lucis Publishing. “Lucifer” and “Lucis” come from the same word root, lucis being the Latin genitive case meaning of light. She talks about a new-age initiation in The Externalization of the Hierarchy on page 575 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ This first great initiation will be objectively staged and the general public will recognize it as a major rite and ritual of the new religious institution of the period.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the above authors and many others talk of initiations into a one world religion. All of the proponents of these initiations claim Peace. Through these initiations the world will once and finally become at peace under their “Christ” which they make very clear is not Jesus of Nazareth. He is the Christ that supposedly overshadowed Jesus of Nazareth. We would call him the anti-Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a quote from the Spanglers’ Findhorn Foundation’s website www.findhorn.orgon the Findhorn Foundation history page:In 1970 a young American spiritual teacher named David Spangler arrived in the community and with his partner Myrtle Glines helped to define and organise the spiritual education processes that have been a central pillar of the Findhorn community ever since. A curriculum was established and the work of the ‘University of Light’ began. David and Myrtle lived in the community for three years, during which Findhorn Press published many of David's visionary writings. Today we run almost 200 week-long courses every year as well as conferences, trainings and our busy Outreach programme of educational workshops taken around the world by our workshop leaders.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“In 1997 the Foundation was recognised as an official Non-Governmental Organisation associated with the Department of Public Information of United Nations, and actively participates in a variety of UN events” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David Spangler is close friends and admired by Marrianne Williamson she publicly states this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;David Spangler Quotes from his bookReflections on the Christ. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Lucifer is literally the angel of experiences for man.”… &gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Lucifer, then, is neither good nor bad in his true essence. He is completely neutral. He is an agent of God’s love acting through evolution. The energies he provides for our use are neutral. We can use them, the energies of experience and of consciousness, to draw to ourselves things that help us grow or we can draw to ourselves limitation by refusing to grow.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He comes to make us aware of our power within, to draw to ourselves experience. He comes to make us aware of the power of creative manifestation which we wield.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“When you are working with the laws of manifestation you are in essence manifesting a Luciferic principle, because you are establishing a centre around which or towards which something can move, something can be attracted inward to become fulfilled or realized or brought into manifestation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”These are just some of many revealing quotes David had said regarding Lucifer. As you can tell we hear many of the same terms and beliefs being used by other New-Age leaders Like Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle. Books like “The Secret”, “The Power of Intention”, “The Law of Attraction”, and “Manifest Your Destiny”. David Spangler openly explains the principles found in these writings and credits them to Lucifer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eckart Tolle is connected with Findhorn foundation where David set up their spiritual education plan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Amazon.com &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eckhart Tolle's Findhorn Retreat: Stillness Amidst the World [AUDIOBOOK] [CD] (Audio CD) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Product Description &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Best-selling author and spiritual guide Eckhart Tolle led a remarkable two-day retreat at Findhorn, Scotland, a community on the leading edge of personal and global transformation. His weekend talks, captured on audio, create a deeply moving experience for listeners. Speaking on the subject of stillness, which he describes as a doorway into the Now and to true personal enlightenment, Tolle shows listeners how to find stillness in the present moment and enter a deeper dimension of peace and fulfillment. His practical, powerful tools for transformation offer the clear guidance needed to realize the magic of every moment and to reconnect to the sacredness of life and of being. Tolle’s lighthearted delivery lends sparkling highlights to the jewels of wisdom that he shares — words that convey, with the timeless clarity of the ancient spiritual masters, a simple yet profound message of hope. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”Deepak Chopra regarding his book: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“What if Jesus wanted his followers—and us—to reach the same unity with God that he had reached? My story is based on the premise that he did. By following the young seeker from Nazareth on his path to Christhood, I’ve laid out a map of enlightenment. It wasn’t necessary to invent the map. Enlightenment has existed in every age. The path from suffering and separation to bliss and unity with God is well marked. I put Jesus on this path because I believe he walked it.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;–Deepak Chopra from &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;JESUS: A Story of Enlightenment &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There are no facts to tell us what happened to the young Jesus during his “lost years” between the Nativity story and the day he appears at the River Jordan, age thirty, to be baptized. I was glad for this mystery, because it allowed me to describe an extraordinary youth who discovers, step by step, that he is the awaited Messiah. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This isn’t a fictional biography but a journey into the realm of miracles &lt;/strong&gt;and, in the end, complete enlightenment.It’s been a long time — perhaps as far back as Thomas Jefferson — that Americans seriously considered Jesus, not as the Son of God, but as an enlightened teacher. For me, that doesn’t rob him of his sacred stature. It puts sacredness in human terms. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope the reader comes away appreciating how enlightenment unfolds from promising beginnings, not full divinity. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In an age when Jesus threatens to become the exclusive property of fervent, literal-minded devotees, we have an urgent need to bring him back, not as the savior, but as a savior — one who won his own salvation before promising it to the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you want to take a vow with someone that does not believe Jesus Christ is the son of God and the Savior, who has redefined Christ? His book “The Third Jesus” is very occult. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some editorial reviews: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The hardest thing to see is what is hidden in plain sight. After 20 centuries of doctrine and dogma we have nearly lost sight of the Jesus who was a wandering teacher of mystical truths. In his imaginative reconstruction of the inner meaning of the gospels, Deepak Chopra reminds us of The Third Jesus, the enlightened master of God-consciousness. It will disturb the minds of the orthodox, and delight the spirits of mystics and progressive Christians. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"—Sam Keen, Philosopher and Author, Sightings: Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Birds"In this intriguing study of the sayings of Jesus, Deepak Chopra gently releases this highly evolved spiritual teacher, light of the world and son of God from the limitations of dogmatic theology. With profound wisdom and clarity Deepak offers the amazing suggestion that the same God-consciousness embodied in the human Jesus is present in all of us individually and collectively. In a spirit of humble knowingness Deepak encourages us to look deep into the mirror of our collective souls and ponder the question Jesus continues to ask “Who do YOU say that I AM ?" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deepak is not alone. There is a huge movement today that keeps changing its name, but the beliefs stay the same, that humanity is evolving and needs to evolve into a Universal Human, accepting the “divine within” and living at peace with everyone, at peace with the world and being one with the world. Their Christ wants everyone to be one with the world. This gives more insight into scriptures that say Christ is not of this world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christ said to Pilate: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John 18:36 Jesus said, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say there is no sin, that there is no need for a Savior, That anyone that becomes Enlightened or Awakened comes to the understanding that they are “god’ that everything and everyone is “god”, but the ones that will hold back this Utopia are the selfish self-centered people that believe in a God separate from themselves, the God of Abraham. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They call good evil and evil good. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barbara Marx Hubbard, Neal Donald Walsh, Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, and Wayne Dyer are just some of the Spiritual leaders expressing these ideas today, many of which are being highly promoted by Oprah. Oprah is not a Christian, but rather a full-blown Occultist. I have researched her progression into this occult movement and she is now involved full force and feels she is on a mission. If you have not heard yet she now owns a network where all of these New Age leaders will be given more time 24-7 to share their “truths” with the world. The network is called OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. It used to be one of the discovery networks. She has full creative control. I can only imagine what that will be like. Considering her working with Marianne Williamson to promote “The Course in Miracles” on radio, and Eckhart Tolle’s lessons on the internet of how to create a New Earth she will expand that on this station. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you know all the players you start to get the big picture of what is happening. They all promote the notion that each of us is ‘god”, the principle of reincarnation, and the “truth” that there is no sin, therefore no need for a savior, or repentance. The only evil is not to recognize your own divinity and everyone else’s. They all promote the use of the law of attraction/intent to co-create a new earth. They preach its use as a vital practice for it is the vechicle of change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You could say when most of the world is practicing the law of attraction they are collectively using their wills and not turning their wills over to Father. That is what Lucifer wants. If we are not submitting our wills to Father by default we then are submitting to Lucifer. We become pride based and self-focused. This is the very state in which Lucifer wants us to be for it gives him power. Especially when we use it to call him forth. What we are doing with the Law of Attraction is calling forth Lucifer's plan. The occult explains this clearly in their writings. Lucifer wants his will, he wants us to want our will and not Fathers Will. These "laws" teach us how to will things for ourselves and bypass Father, just as Lucifer wants. We take on the role as our own God. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who else wanted to exalt himself above the throne of God? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isaiah 14:12-14 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How you have fallen from heaven,O morning star, son of the dawn!You have been cast down to the earth,you who once laid low the nations! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13 You said in your heart,"I will ascend to heaven;I will raise my throne above the stars of God;I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;I will make myself like the Most High. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We are told by the teachers of the New Age that we are “gods” not even tying to use the idea it is by being righteous, but just because we are. When you Awaken this is the knowledge you gain - that you are “god”.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is what all the self-empowerment mumbo-jumbo is about. The power is in you because you are “god”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As they are teaching, if we all take a vow and live by it we will collectively transform the world because we are “gods”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I saw a comment from a girl who took the vow, who was exited that this meant no more abortions. It only will mean what the Occult leaders say it means. They state the greatest evil is being a separatist, believing in the God of Abraham. So what really is violence to them? Most likely it will be what of Barbara Marx Hubbard said, that Christians are a cancer on the earth, which must be removed. Non-violence may have different meanings. We now know the Deepak Chopra says it means peace, but that a better definition is given by the Sanskrit word Ahimsa, which is ‘an active interaction with others and nature on the basis of the spiritual unity which connects us all.” “So nonviolence is not passive, but active in a nurturing way.” “Ahimsa describes behavior that respects and supports all who are involved.” “It assumes a universality the way that the greeting namaste recognizes that the divinity in others is the same as the divinity within us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”What does that mean? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What if you are not part of the “all who are involved”? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wikipedia states that Ahimsa in Hindu scriptures and law books support the use of violence in self-defense against an armed attacker.[28] They make it clear that criminals are not protected by the rule of ahimsa.[29] They have no misgivings about the death penalty; their position is that evil-doers who deserve death should be killed, and that a king in particular is obliged to punish criminals and should not hesitate to kill them, even if they happen to be his own brothers and sons.[30] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what happens if Christians make the list of evil doers? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Actually we already have. Their hate for Traditional Christians is frightening. They believe the only sin is being a separatist and not excepting your own godhood, which notion is anathema to the beliefs of Christians, Muslims and Jews. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where does this put us in the new laws that will be enforced? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wikipedia states &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“According to some interpretations, the concept of ahimsa as expounded in the scriptures and law books is not meant to imply pacifism; war is seen as a normal part of life and the natural duty of the warriors.[31] In the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita Krishna refutes the pacifist ideas of Arjuna and uses various arguments to convince him that he must fight and kill in the impending battle. According to this interpretation of the scriptures, face-to-face combat is highly meritorious and fighters who die in battle go to heaven.[32] &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;”Who will they be fighting? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Agers really don’t have an issue with killing. Nor do they think Hitler was evil. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a good article:href="http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/spirituality/Occult.html"&gt;www.crossroad.to/Quotes/spirituality/Occult.html &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, Book 2 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THERE IS NO EVIL &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hitler went to heaven." (35) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Because Hitler did nothing wrong. Hitler simply did what he did." (55) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"...The mistakes Hitler made did no harm or damage to those whose deaths he caused. Those souls were released from their earthly bondage. . . . No one who has experienced death ever mourns the death of anyone." (42) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hitler was created by you. He arose out of your Collective Consciousness.... The consciousness of separation, segregation, superiority – of 'we' versus 'they,' of 'us" and 'them' – is what creates the Hitler Experience. The consciousness of Divine Brotherhood, of unity, of Oneness, of 'ours,' not just 'yours/mine,' is what creates the Christ experience." (55) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALL ARE CREATORS &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Everyone is creating everything now being experienced. . . for I am everyone. . . . There is only one of us." (68) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"God is the All, and the Goddess is everything, and there is nothing else that is;" (92 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So if the Christian, Jews and Muslims are exterminated there is nothing wrong with it just like before….. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can see they twist meanings and definitions of words so this non-violence vow may be the very opposite of what it appears to be. As all other terms have changed meanings under the occult don’t be surprised that it may be a different interpretation of it. It may be interpreted as eliminating those that are selfish separatists, that they deem violent, to save the rest of the truly non-violent people. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the writings of Alice Bailey in the name of peace she wants all the world’s nuclear weapons gathered and given to the UN to be used against any nations or religious groups that will not go along with their peace plan of one-world government and one-world religion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is Lucifer’s peace plan people are vowing to, not Jesus Christ our Savior’s. Remember when Christ comes again it will not be in peace. His robe will be dipped in blood. He will come as a warrior in battle to destroy the wicked of the world. Then his reign of peace will begin. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what does this vow really mean? What is hidden, that they are not telling us upfront? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beware of Lucifer coming as an Angel of light. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prophecy has warned us to beware of Peace: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Daniel 8:25 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thessalonians Chapter 5:33 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;All the above occultists teach the very same idea and occult laws to be used to reach their goals. We are seeing the greatest movement of Lucifer on the planet today. We were told he would become powerful in the last day. He is very powerful now. He is appearing as an angel of light to decieve the world, even the elect if it were possible. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have watched people slowly let go of the iron rod and walk into these mists of darkenss. Some are still holding on to the iron rod with their finger tips and feeling the cool breezes of the mists just in their reach. What will happen to those that are trying to walk both paths if the Church comes out with a Proclamation that we are to abandon all these occult laws. Will they heed the warning and grab the rod with their whole hands and might or will they let it slip through their fingers ans walk into the mists because the mist feels refreshing and truly freeing. Which will they choose. The old ways of the Church or the new logical belief system they have been building as their foundation of truth. I fear many will choose to leave when it becomes clearer that we can not longer live in Babylon and in the Church at the same time. For these beliefs in the Law of Attraction and similar ones become so embedded into you soul you can not purge them out unless you are willing to totally step away and put your whole focus back on the Church, Prophets and teachings of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ and realize you do not need more that what God has given us. We are told to follow all the teachings of the Church, yet we turn to teachings of spirits from mediums as our guides to truth. We have be warned not to do that. The scriptures and Prophets have said not to embrace and to completely avoid mediums yet we by their books and learn of their doctrines with total disregard to the warnings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key to tell the different between Lucifer and Fathers plan is quite simple. My will not Thine be done or Thy will not mine be done, Pride verses Humility, Self-focused verse Selfless.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-442222124637089400?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/442222124637089400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/442222124637089400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/spiritual-conspiracy-and-i-take-vow.html' title='The Spiritual Conspiracy and I Take the Vow'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdQXCAX1B_I/AAAAAAAAACw/fbTpHEsPKoA/s72-c/ST-Symbol.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-88787968628038198</id><published>2009-04-01T17:36:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T08:21:11.351-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Oprah Promotes New Age Leaders</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXlhTTZ9cbI/AAAAAAAAADo/8MplmzaC7WA/s1600-h/OprahAwakenig.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXlhTTZ9cbI/AAAAAAAAADo/8MplmzaC7WA/s400/OprahAwakenig.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294369821205295538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson via Oprah Winfrey brought "A Course in Miracles" to the mainstream public. Marianne Williamson’s book ‘A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" was shot to the best sellers list by Oprah Winfrey. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is the Course in Miracles? &lt;br /&gt;It is often referred to as the New Age Bible. Dr. Helen Schucman the author of “A Course in Miracles” was a Psychologist, educator and atheist. The book was written from taking dictation for seven years from an inner voice that spoke to Helen Schucman. The spirit that channeled this "new gospel" claimed to be Jesus Christ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"A Course in Miracles" consists of three books: Text, Workbook for Students and Manual for Teachers. Now it can be found as a combine version published by the Foundation for Inner Peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What does A Course in Miracles teach?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That you are “god”. That the only evil that exists is the false belief that we are separate from “God” and this thought is called the devil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The recognition of God is the recognition of yourself."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There is no need for help to enter Heaven for you have never left. But there is need for help beyond yourself as you are circumscribed by false beliefs of your Identity, Which God alone established in reality.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"No one is punished for sins, and the Sons of God are not sinners. Any concept of punishment involves the projection of blame, and reinforces the idea that blame is justified. “ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Innocence is wisdom because it is unaware of evil, and evil does not exist." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atonement means “at-one-ment” accepting that you are one with the world. And that you and “God” are one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Christ takes many forms with different names until their oneness can be recognized” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She says “Do not make the pathetic error of ‘clinging to the old rugged cross” “The journey to the cross should be the last “useless journey” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson promotes "A Course in Miracles" by writing books that follow its philosophy. She lectures and teaches courses on the subject. She is also a liberal political activist trying to campaigning to Cabinet level department called the “Peace Department”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This last year Oprah promoted all 365 lesson of the Course in Miracles through Oprah and Friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quotes from Oprah’s website under “Spirit”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Make A Course in Miracles part of your daily life. Get Marianne's guidance every day on XM Channel 156.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Marianne Williamson’s website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“My daily XM Radio show begins again on January 19th, and in February I will begin daily podcasts as well as a weekly live show. Also, my shows from last year will be archived on oprah.com. Please stay tuned to oprah.com for details. Oprah and Friends.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oprah archived all of Marianne Williamson’s year long radio broadcast to access at anytime you wish via Oprah’s site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oprah also promotes another New Age Leader Eckhart Tolle via an internet series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“…..The Power of Now reads like the highly acclaimed A Course in Miracles--a spiritual guidebook that has the potential to inspire just as many study groups and change just as many lives for the better. --Gail Hudson”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quotes from Oprah’s site regarding Eckhart Tolle:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you ready to be Awakened?&lt;br /&gt;Millions have experienced Oprah and Eckhart’s A New Earth classes. They’re transforming their lives and so can you. Dive in right now and start watching the online classes...”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Webcast on demand “Oprah and best-selling author Eckhart Tolle lead 10 online classes and take you through A New Earth Chapter by chapter. Watch the webcasts on Oprah.com or download them from i/tunes and the take them with you. Plus, get transcripts, listen to audio meditations and the theme song for the A New Earth web classes. It’s all here!” (you click the It’s all here and there it all is.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What does Eckhart Tolle teach?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a quote from a wonderful article:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The Great Heretical Idea: Oprah and Eckhart Do the New Age Shift"&lt;br /&gt;by Warren Smith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Get ready to be awakened."[1] - Oprah &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The twenty-first century will be the time of awakening, of meeting The Creator Within. Many beings will experience Oneness with God and with all of life. This will be the beginning of the golden age of the New Human, of which it has been written; the time of the universal human, which has been eloquently described by those with deep insight among you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There are many such people in the world now - teachers and messengers, Masters and visionaries -who are placing this vision before humankind and offering tools with which to create it. These messengers and visionaries are the heralds of a New Age."[2] - "God" Neale Donald Walsch, Friendship With God &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"...[T]his book itself is a transformational device that has come out of the arising new consciousness. The ideas and concepts presented here may be important, but they are secondary. They are no more than signposts pointing toward awakening. As you read, a shift takes place within you."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"This book's main purpose is not to add new information or beliefs to your mind or to try to convince you of anything, but to bring about a shift in consciousness, that is to say, to awaken.... It will change your state of consciousness or it will be meaningless. It can only awaken those who are ready. Not everyone is ready yet, but many are, and with each person who awakens, the momentum in the collective consciousness grows, and it becomes easier for others."[3] - Eckhart Tolle, The New Earth &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Don't get attached to any one word. You can substitute 'Christ' for presence, if that is more meaningful to you. Christ is your God-essence or the Self, as it is sometimes called in the East. The only difference between Christ and presence is that Christ refers to your indwelling divinity regardless of whether you are conscious of it or not, whereas presence means your awakened divinity or God-essence."[4] - Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The "shift" Williamson, Oprah and Tolle describe is "awakening" to the "Christ within" and the "God within." "Shift" is the key word. It means to move from one position to another - as in shifting one's awareness away from the mind and "ego" to the collective "Christ consciousness" or "Christ within." And, as in shifting your belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to a New Age belief in the "Christ within”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please see my footnote on the bottom of the page for the rest of the Warren Smith’s article.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The two popular books Eckhart Tolle has written are The power of Now and The New Earth. What these books teach is the Awakening. The goal of them is to help create a critical mass, or tipping point that will trigger the Awakening that alters human consciousness. This will change the Earth and all life as we know it. Here is an excerpt from his book &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Power of Now&lt;/span&gt; regarding God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse. ……..This misuse gives rise to absurd beliefs, assertions, and egoic delusions, such as "My or our God is the only true God, and your God is false," or Nietzsche's famous statement "God is dead." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The word God has become a closed concept. The moment the word is uttered, a mental image is created, no longer, perhaps, of an old man with a white beard, but still a mental representation of someone or something outside you, and, yes, almost inevitably a male someone or something.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oprah has been promoting these New Age ideas and leaders for many years but she has recently been aggressively pushing it on all that watch her show, visit her website or read her magazine. She now owns a Network station call OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, where she plans to have 24-7 topics of her choice. We can just guess what the main emphasis will be…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The influence Oprah has is extremely huge. She has international reach; her shows are seen all around the world. Any book she lists on her book club goes straight the best seller list. Eckhart Tolle was virtually unknown before Oprah promoted him. This was the same with Marianne Williamson. These are just two of the many Occultists that she is supporting. They all teach we are "god", there is no sin, no need for a Savior, we are "Christs" and that the world is reaching a transitional phase in which we have to make a choice to be one with the world and evolve with it or die. They admit the ramifications of what they are teaching affect the entire world, everyone, all governments, societies and persons will have to change. When you dig deeper into the writing of the founders of this movement, the mentors of these Newer Occultist you find very disturbing things. Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey and David Spangler all talk of Lucifer being behind these Plans. They express that Lucifer is good. And that the belief in a God separate from us is evil. Therefore all that teach these ideas are teaching the lies from Lucifer. Lucifer has a Plan, it has been documented and written down by these followers. The Plan is a One World Government, One World Religion and a Christ (their Christ).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oprah has an agenda. It is same as that of all the rest of the New Age Leaders. Anything or anyone she promotes know they are of her beliefs which are Occult. Oprah has stated she is on a mission. The occult is on a mission and we are just watching prophecy unfold before our eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don’t forget who really is in charge. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of these people promote the laws of the occult, like the Law of Attraction. They all have the same views and goals they are working together for Change. The change is eliminating all monotheistic religions and converting everyone to the Occult. They want to transform the planet to their world of peace using the laws of the occult to do so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Videos regarding Oprah&lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vd9DDH2A5o&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAXCKx4KyME&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf5heuUEUE0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eckhart Tolle Video &lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDPF-uPEtWM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Power of Now excerpts&lt;br /&gt;http://www.inner-growth.info/power_of_now_tolle/eckhart_tolle_chapter1.htm&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-88787968628038198?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/88787968628038198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/88787968628038198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/oprah-promotes-new-age-leaders.html' title='Oprah Promotes New Age Leaders'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXlhTTZ9cbI/AAAAAAAAADo/8MplmzaC7WA/s72-c/OprahAwakenig.bmp' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-4291090993282728431</id><published>2009-04-01T17:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T07:55:03.105-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Is American a Christian Country Anymore? Or are We Headed Into the New Age</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdP_NiyLH_I/AAAAAAAAACo/MgBFR1rbp6I/s1600-h/why+christianity+must+change+or+die.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 375px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdP_NiyLH_I/AAAAAAAAACo/MgBFR1rbp6I/s400/why+christianity+must+change+or+die.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319876192995319794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was thinking about Obama’s charms he carries in his pocket and what defines Christian vs New Age. It made me start thinking about the polls asking Americans if they believe in God and what that really means. “God” can have varied meanings especially the different definition the new age movement holds and so can the word Christian. I want to emphasize I am not posting this for or against any religious organization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found some interesting statistics that my show why American is so confused about God and falling for the New Age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.barna.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barna Research Group, an independent marketing research firm which has tracked trends related to beliefs, values and behaviors since 1984.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer Quote…… from www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com :”George Barna - Once a trusted source for statistics and research, Barna now teaches for Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life Children's Ministry.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“George Barna, president of the research firm that conducted the research, noted, "It is important to remember that we are not reporting the official teachings of these churches. The data reflect what the people within those churches believe.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A poll from Barna Research Group taken shows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jesus Christ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• More than two out of every five adults (41%) believe that when Jesus Christ lived on earth He committed sins. (2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Satan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• In 2007 more than half of adults (57%) say that the devil, or Satan, is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• In 2007 46% of born again Christians deny Satan's existence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Two-thirds of Catholics (64%) say the devil is non-existent and only a symbol of evil. (2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They have many informative articles here are some I read that I felt were relevant:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Religious Beliefs Vary Widely By Denomination: June 25, 2001&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some excerpts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The notion that Satan, or the devil, is a real being who can influence people's lives is regarded as hogwash by most Americans. Only one-quarter (27%) strongly believes that Satan is real while a majority argues that he is merely a symbol of evil. Mormons are the group most likely to accept the reality of Satan's existence (59%) while Catholics, Episcopalians and Methodists are the least likely (just one-fifth).”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“One of the most remarkable insights into America's faith is the fact that less than half of all adults (40%) are convinced that Jesus Christ lived a sinless life during His three decades on earth. Following the established pattern, the people most likely to describe Jesus' life as sinless were those who attend Pentecostal and Assemblies of God churches, as well as Mormons, while those least likely to view Jesus as sinless attend Episcopal, Catholic and Lutheran churches.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Christianity is No Longer Americans’ Default Faith: January 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some excerpts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“….Specifically, this Update dives into our findings regarding people’s openness to embracing faiths other than Christianity, adoption of theological perspectives that are not from the Bible, and how significant faith is in people’s moral decision-making. President-elect Obama has promised significant change. It’s already happening in the spiritual realm”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“….50% of the adults interviewed agreed that Christianity is no longer the faith that Americans automatically accept as their personal faith….”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Still, most people say their faith is becoming increasingly important as a source of personal moral guidance.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Among individuals who describe themselves as Christian,…., close to half believe that Satan does not exist, one-third contend that Jesus sinned while He was on earth, two-fifths say they do not have a responsibility to share the Christian faith with others, and one-quarter dismiss the idea that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The Christian faith is less of a life perspective that challenges the supremacy of individualism as it is a faith being defined through individualism. Americans are increasingly comfortable picking and choosing what they deem to be helpful and accurate theological views and have become comfortable discarding the rest of the teachings in the Bible.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Growing numbers of people now serve as their own theologian-in-residence.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Americans are more likely to pit a variety of non-Christian options against various Christian-based views. This has resulted in an abundance of unique worldviews based on personal combinations of theology drawn from a smattering of world religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam as well as secularism.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(All prior paragraphs in quotes are there words not mine; I give them full credit for the data there within. I have cut out some sections to shorten it please see the site for more details on their full research.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a Christian how can you believe Jesus Christ Sinned? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can you as a Christian believe in the Old Testament or New Testament and not believe in Satan as a real entity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once the Belief of Christ having sinned and of Satan not being a real entity is removed you now enter the realm of the beliefs of the New Age, easily falling prey to the doctrines of the devil, for according to them there is no Satan and there is no sinless Christ as a redeemer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These polls show that people are merging beliefs from various religions and that they are piecing together there own inner found beliefs, just as the new age tells them to do. Find “god” within. They have become self-focused instead of Bible focused. Therefore when you look for answers from within, instead of Scripture you are doing exactly what the new age suggests. This then leads you easily to change meanings of scriptures to fit “you are god” and you open yourself up to unification of all world religions Buddhism, Hinduism, as well as secularism which the new Age Movement preaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the site ReligiousTolerance.org &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They cite Barna Research Group polls also and others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They quote a poll (not sure whose) of the American Population&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regarding Reincarnation and Astrology in 2003:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Believe in reincarnation: 27%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons over 64: 14%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 40%&lt;br /&gt;Astrology: Believe in the accuracy of astrology: 31%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons over 64: 17%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 43%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can see the trend taking place. We are increasingly incorporating new age beliefs in our society and churches. I know none of this is surprising. I just felt it was important data to share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I truly hope the research numbers do not offend any persons of any particular faith. That is the opposite of my intent. I just want to show the deep reach of the New Age Occult in the once Christian-based United States of America.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It appears from the data that only a small portion of those who call themselves Christian actually embrace the biblical Christ and his teachings. Yet the site says “Still, most people say their faith is becoming increasingly important as a source of personal moral guidance.” What is the faith they are turning to if they are turning their backs on fundamental Christian beliefs?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-4291090993282728431?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/4291090993282728431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/4291090993282728431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-american-christian-country-anymore.html' title='Is American a Christian Country Anymore? Or are We Headed Into the New Age'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdP_NiyLH_I/AAAAAAAAACo/MgBFR1rbp6I/s72-c/why+christianity+must+change+or+die.bmp' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-2321414318456826197</id><published>2009-04-01T17:12:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T07:51:15.589-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Pride is the Gateway to Lucifer’s Kingdom: Pride of the New Age Leaders Exposed</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdP1YHhuckI/AAAAAAAAACg/qiZl96775Wo/s1600-h/India-Gate-At-Night-0.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdP1YHhuckI/AAAAAAAAACg/qiZl96775Wo/s400/India-Gate-At-Night-0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319865379540857410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pride is the Gateway to Lucifer’s Kingdom: Pride of the New Age Leaders Exposed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the New Age leaders confess openly that their writings do not come from them but claim they come from the “Source” “God” “Jesus” “Christ” and many other names.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have seen a pattern in New Age Occult authors. Most express that at the time they were given the data through channeling, auto writing or an inner voice they were either at the end of their rope, angry, upset, mad at God, living an extremely immoral life, and full of hate and in many case all the above.&lt;br /&gt;“A Course in Miracles” part of the “New Spirituality” often referred to as the New Age Bible.&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Helen Schucman the author of “A Course in Miracles” was a Psychologist, educator and atheist. She was a professor of Medical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Schucman describes the time she was given this information: “The Head of my department unexpectedly announced that he was tired of the angry and aggressive feeling our attitudes reflected, and concluded hat “there must be another way.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preface of the book states that both of the two principle players in the writing of “A Course In Miracles” Helen Schucman and William Therford “…were anything but spiritual. Their relationship with each other was difficult and often strained, and they were concerned with personal and professional acceptance and status. In general, they had considerable investment in the values of the world. Their lives were hardly in accord with anything that the course advocates.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This to me explains why they were easy to be used by Lucifer for his agenda.&lt;br /&gt;In Helen Schucman personal account she describes the experience in writing “A Course in Miracles” as follows:&lt;br /&gt;“ Three startling months preceded the actual writing, during which time Bill suggested that I write down the highly symbolic dreams and descriptions of the strange images that were coming to me. Although I had grown more accustomed to the unexpected by that time, I was till very surprise when I wrote. “This is a course in miracles.” That was my introduction to the Voice. It made no sound, but seemed to be giving me a kind of rapid, inner dictation which I took down in a shorthand notebook. The writing was never automatic. It could be interrupted at any time and later picked up again. It made me very uncomfortable, but it never seriously occurred to me to stop. It seemed to be a special assignment that I somehow, somewhere agreed to complete. …”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The book took seven years of the scribing of an inner voice by a Mrs. Helen Schucman. The spirit that channeled this "new gospel" to Mrs. Schucman claimed to be Jesus Christ. The complete works of “A Course in Miracles” consist of three books: Text, Workbook for Students, and Manual for Teachers.&lt;br /&gt;Material for “A Course in Miracles” was initially transcribed then edited to publish by Dr. Schucman and the assistance of Dr.William Thetford and Dr. Kenneth Wapnick.&lt;br /&gt;She also scribed poetry in the same manner that was later published as “The Gifts of God”&lt;br /&gt;The only biography of Helen Schucman that I have found is the book “Absence from Felicity”: The Story of Helen Schucman and Her Scribing of “A Course in Miracles’“. It was written by Kenneth Wapnick, a close friend and her heir. After Schucman's death, Wapnick founded the Foundation for Inner Peace. This organization that holds the copyright to A Course in Miracles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson New Age Leader:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson was reared in a Jewish family, but she gave up on the idea of a God. She wrote to God a Dear John letter. As she got older she was part of the 60’s movement, into drugs, sex and was totally lost when she ran into “A Course in Miracles” on a shelf. This gave her a new perspective on life. After becoming Enlightened she wrote her Best Sellers list book Return to Love: A Reflection on A Course in Miracles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neale Donald Walsh Conversations With God:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neale Donald Walsh expresses his feelings at the time he wrote his first book. He had a pattern of writing mostly unsent letters to persons he felt victimized by expressing his feelings. He then decided to write “God”. He says in his book “Conversations with God 1” “…I thought I’d go straight to the source; straight to the greatest victimizer of them all. I decided to write a letter to God. “It was a spiteful, passionate letter, full of confusions, contortions, and condemnations. And a pile of angry questions”&lt;br /&gt;“To my surprise, as I scribbled out the last of my bitter, unanswerable questions and prepared to toss my pen aside, my hand remained poised over the paper, as if held there by some invisible force. Abruptly, the pen began moving on its own. I had no idea what I was about to write, but an idea seemed to be coming, so I decided to flow with it, out came…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you really want an answer to all these questions, or are just venting?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I blinked…and then my mind came up with a reply. I wrote that down, too. Both. I’m venting, sure, but if these questions have answers, I’d sure as hell like to hear them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are “sure as hell”…about a lot of things. But wouldn’t it be nice to be “sure as Heaven?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before I knew it, I had begun a conversation…and I was not writing so much as taking dictation.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is the beginning of the &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Conversations with God&lt;/span&gt; series and additional books which have followed, all over them world been printed over 35 languages and selling in a multi-millions all written through auto-writing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one that reads their works and promotes them seems to be concerned with where the information comes from. Or the mind set of the author at the time. Why should we trust someone that was mad and God and starts writing words from God meant for us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is like buying a book “How to Love a Woman the Right Way” from a lifetime wife beater. Everyone would make a deal out of that or a book called “How to be a true black Man” written by white man. It would never be accepted. Why do so many accept these writings? Because they have itching ears and the authors are writing the enticing words of Satan. They don’t want to live a moral life with rules and have a “God” judge them, so when they hear a teaching that says the only rule is to consider yourself “god” and accept the “divine within” and love everyone and not judge. Wow that is easy - no guilt. No one judges, there is no single truth, no sin, we are finally free.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you notice none of these persons humble themselves to seek truth. They are angry and hateful and mad at God. They seek to live the way they want to live and be justified doing it. Instead of their life experience leading them to become humble and seek the Lord, that are angry and want to find a different path. So they do. Lucifer steps in as their “Savior” and shows them “the way” the way of Enlightenment, the Awakening therefore leading to complete “Transformation” into followers of Lucifer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pride is the gateway to Lucifer’s kingdom. Humility is the gateway to the true Savior Jesus Christ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Law of Attraction is one of the key teachings of these very people. They are among the greatest leaders in this idea.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-2321414318456826197?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/2321414318456826197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/2321414318456826197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/pride-is-gateway-to-lucifers-kingdom.html' title='Pride is the Gateway to Lucifer’s Kingdom: Pride of the New Age Leaders Exposed'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdP1YHhuckI/AAAAAAAAACg/qiZl96775Wo/s72-c/India-Gate-At-Night-0.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-5479694315123699768</id><published>2009-04-01T13:14:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T07:43:23.482-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Is America a Christian Country Anymore? Or are We Headed Into the New Age?</title><content type='html'>I was thinking about Obama’s charms he carries in his pocket and what defines Christian vs New Age. It made me start thinking about the polls asking Americans if they believe in God and what that really means. “God” can have varied meanings especially the different definition the new age movement holds and so can the word Christian. I want to emphasize I am not posting this for or against any religious organization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found some interesting statistics that might show why America is so confused about God and falling for the New Age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.barna.org&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Barna Research Group, an independent marketing research firm which has tracked trends related to beliefs, values and behaviors since 1984.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer Quote…… from www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com :”George Barna - Once a trusted source for statistics and research, Barna now teaches for Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life Children's Ministry.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“George Barna, president of the research firm that conducted the research, noted, "It is important to remember that we are not reporting the official teachings of these churches. The data reflect what the people within those churches believe.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A poll from Barna Research Group taken shows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jesus Christ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• More than two out of every five adults (41%) believe that when Jesus Christ lived on earth He committed sins. (2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Satan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• In 2007 more than half of adults (57%) say that the devil, or Satan, is not a living being but is a symbol of evil.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• In 2007 46% of born again Christians deny Satan's existence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Two-thirds of Catholics (64%) say the devil is non-existent and only a symbol of evil. (2007)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They have many informative articles. Here are some I read that I felt were relevant:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Religious Beliefs Vary Widely By Denomination: June 25, 2001&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some excerpts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The notion that Satan, or the devil, is a real being who can influence people's lives is regarded as hogwash by most Americans. Only one-quarter (27%) strongly believes that Satan is real while a majority argues that he is merely a symbol of evil. Mormons are the group most likely to accept the reality of Satan's existence (59%) while Catholics, Episcopalians and Methodists are the least likely (just one-fifth).”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“One of the most remarkable insights into America's faith is the fact that less than half of all adults (40%) are convinced that Jesus Christ lived a sinless life during His three decades on earth. Following the established pattern, the people most likely to describe Jesus' life as sinless were those who attend Pentecostal and Assemblies of God churches, as well as Mormons, while those least likely to view Jesus as sinless attend Episcopal, Catholic and Lutheran churches.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Christianity is No Longer Americans’ Default Faith: January 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some excerpts:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“….Specifically, this Update dives into our findings regarding people’s openness to embracing faiths other than Christianity, adoption of theological perspectives that are not from the Bible, and how significant faith is in people’s moral decision-making. President-elect Obama has promised significant change. It’s already happening in the spiritual realm”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“….50% of the adults interviewed agreed that Christianity is no longer the faith that Americans automatically accept as their personal faith….”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Still, most people say their faith is becoming increasingly important as a source of personal moral guidance.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Among individuals who describe themselves as Christian,…., close to half believe that Satan does not exist, one-third contend that Jesus sinned while He was on earth, two-fifths say they do not have a responsibility to share the Christian faith with others, and one-quarter dismiss the idea that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The Christian faith is less of a life perspective that challenges the supremacy of individualism as it is a faith being defined through individualism. Americans are increasingly comfortable picking and choosing what they deem to be helpful and accurate theological views and have become comfortable discarding the rest of the teachings in the Bible.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Growing numbers of people now serve as their own theologian-in-residence.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Americans are more likely to pit a variety of non-Christian options against various Christian-based views. This has resulted in an abundance of unique worldviews based on personal combinations of theology drawn from a smattering of world religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam as well as secularism.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(All prior paragraphs in quotes are their words not mine; I give them full credit for the data there within. I have cut out some sections to shorten it. Please see the site for more details on their full research.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a Christian how can you believe Jesus Christ Sinned? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How can you as a Christian believe in the Old Testament or New Testament and not believe in Satan as a real entity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once the Belief of Christ having sinned and of Satan not being a real entity is removed you now enter the realm of the beliefs of the New Age. Easily falling prey to the doctrines of the devil, for according to them there is no Satan and there is no sinless Christ as a redeemer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These polls show that people are merging beliefs from various religions and that they are piecing together there own inner found beliefs, just as the new age tells them to do. Find “god” within. They have become self-focused instead of Bible focused. Therefore when you look for answers from within, instead of Scripture you are doing exactly what the new age suggests. This then leads you easily to change meanings of scriptures to fit “you are god” and you open yourself up to unification of all world religions Buddhism, Hinduism, as well as secularism which the new Age Movement preaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the site ReligiousTolerance.org &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They cite Barna Research Group polls also and others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They quote a poll (not sure whose) of the American Population&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regarding Reincarnation and Astrology in 2003:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Believe in reincarnation: 27%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons over 64: 14%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 40%&lt;br /&gt;Astrology: Believe in the accuracy of astrology: 31%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons over 64: 17%&lt;br /&gt;Belief by persons 25 to 29 years of age: 43%&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We can see the trend taking place. We are increasingly incorporating new age beliefs in our society and churches. I know none of this is surprising. I just felt it was important data to share.&lt;br /&gt;I truly hope the research numbers do not offend any persons of any particular faith. That is the opposite of my intent. I just want to show the deep reach of the New Age Occult in the once Christian-based United States of America.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It appears from the data that only a small portion of those who call themselves Christian actually embrace the biblical Christ and his teachings. Yet the site says “Still, most people say their faith is becoming increasingly important as a source of personal moral guidance.”&lt;br /&gt;What is the faith they are turning to if they are turning their backs on fundamental Christian beliefs? I think we all know the answer - the new age.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-5479694315123699768?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5479694315123699768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/5479694315123699768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-america-christian-country-anymore-or.html' title='Is America a Christian Country Anymore? Or are We Headed Into the New Age?'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-8606481380155418576</id><published>2009-04-01T12:12:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T07:09:50.344-06:00</updated><title type='text'>New Age Occult Ideas Accepted Today as New and Wonderful</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdO3zYLTkzI/AAAAAAAAACY/t-KW1pKP42U/s1600-h/New+age+earth+ying+yang.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdO3zYLTkzI/AAAAAAAAACY/t-KW1pKP42U/s400/New+age+earth+ying+yang.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319797678145770290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the 80’s the new age leaders like Shirley MacLaine where called whack jobs by the Press.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today the press calls them Spiritual Leaders and asked them to advice the world on matters of Spirituality during crises times in America.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After 9-11 Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, Neale Donald Walsh and others were found on every channel consoling America and the world with their false doctrines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson’s book she teaches from is “A Course in Miracles” it was channeled by Helen Shucman. Neale Donald Walsh’s books as well as other authors’ books are channeled by spirit enities.(demons)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They just no longer use the words “Spirit Guides’ or “Medium” like Shirley McClaine did. They say it is comes from the “Source” and they everyone can get in contact with the “Source” or “God”.. So millions and millions of people buy their books and respect what they say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people are not interested in the New Age Occult when it is presented directly but when it is written as self-help or done in a way like “The Secret” people lap it up and can not get enough. Once they get a toe in the water and it feels nice and warm they start submerging themselves deeper and deeper until they are up to their necks and swallow the stuff whole and drown themselves in the whack-job ideas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a slow progression into the Occult. Yes some people take to it right away. But many say they do not want anything to do with it and therefore when you go to warn them about it they are not interested in what you have to say. They proclaim that it is whack job stuff. But those same people I have found doing Yoga, meditation and getting involved in thinks like “The Secret”. Once you get involved in those things you have now opened yourself up to influence from the wrong side.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The New Age rarely calls itself New Age or Occult; the words they use are: Ancient Wisdom, Spirituality, Self-help, Health, Self-Empowerment, Motivational and other benign terms. Therefore the reader or listener feels safe and comfortable and does not feel that they are being stretched outside of the norm. But they are still being taught the foundations of the really whacky ideas to come. There are many levels of initiation, many levels of brainwashing and desensitization that occur. That is their plan, to lull us all at the speed we each are comfortable to go at.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say it is an evolutionary process of slow change and having watched this for 25 years I have seen it evolve into a force to be reckoned with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe if they can win over enough persons to reach “critical mass” that the world will be swayed to their beliefs, which will leave true Christians in a very dangerous place. We will be and already are considered the enemy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They lull you in through things like the Secret then the Moses Code and encourage you to take a vow of peace…step by step you inch your way on to the path to Lucifer’s Kingdom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;www.itakethevow.com Deepak Chopra is guiding people to that same idea, even the unknowing and uninterested in the Occult. They think “Why not” "Oprah &amp; Ellen are saying it is good so it must be”……. And there goes the first toe.........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These things may seem simple or just laws of the universe. I read the Law of Attraction before it was known to the mass public. The books that went into great detail of these Laws were occult books. These books claimed to have been written and channeled by spirit entities. So in other words the writer was possessed by a spirit that wrote the books. In some cases they hear an inner voice, others their hand writes and they don't know what they are writing. They all proudly state that this is how their books are written. They take no credit for the work. If these were man's ideas then the person would take credit, but they say it was from spirit guides or the Masters of Wisdom. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also stated that the God of the planet is Lucifer. He is just misunderstood. They say he is bringing his Divine Plan to earth. The plan is a one world government and religion. The religion is all the doctrines of the new age, the use of all the occult laws and powers. They explained decades ago how they would infiltrate all religions and make their doctrines the way of the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are not new ideas nor are they things that are taught in our Church. Our Church stands in opposition to these ideas. One key point is to know that all the original writers of the Law of Attraction plan for the destruction of Christianity using this very law. I will be posting much more on this subject and show the origins of the law of attraction. When people find out who is teaching this and why they are from the words of the original writers, it is a very eye opening experience. Things become clear why you can not pick out pieces of truth out of it. It is not coming from doctrines of men, but doctrines of devils. The authors admit the data is taught to them by spirits. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have heard people say, well so what if it comes from the devil if he is telling us truths. Just because something works does not mean it is a truth. Both sides have powers. Father and Lucifer. Lucifer had a plan that he wanted on earth. He still is trying to have that plan established. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Times have changed greatly. These things that were rejected as evil before are being embraced as truths. Ponder this.... in the last days the world will become very wicked and most will be following Lucifer. If the Law of Attraction is from God, why is it being embraced by the most wicked immoral people today? Why do the same teachers of this law say there is no sin, no God, no devil and that everyone is God? Why would spirits encourage us to use it? Would that not do them more harm than good, if good people used this law? We are not getting wiser we are getting more wicked. These are not laws that are neutral or laws that can be used for good. These are the very laws that have been kept secret for thousands of years and taught only to initiates with oaths. Just like what we see in the book of Mormon regarding secret combinations. If anyone should recognize the history of this law it is the LDS. But the problem is no one researches to see its origins. I ask any of you that question if the law of attraction is good or not to research its origins. It is not coming from new science. It is coming from ancient teachings. There are only two teachings this ancient that started since the the beginning - Father's and Lucifer's. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will as I said before be posting much more data that explains this more clearly. I will try to simplify it the best I can and give you some of the history.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-8606481380155418576?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8606481380155418576'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8606481380155418576'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-age-occult-ideas-accepted-today-as.html' title='New Age Occult Ideas Accepted Today as New and Wonderful'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdO3zYLTkzI/AAAAAAAAACY/t-KW1pKP42U/s72-c/New+age+earth+ying+yang.bmp' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-7667865910773767939</id><published>2009-03-31T21:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T06:53:33.977-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Religious Side of the New World Order Conspiracy</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdLk_SR_U8I/AAAAAAAAACA/PDncYCq5U08/s1600-h/Tree+of+Peace.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdLk_SR_U8I/AAAAAAAAACA/PDncYCq5U08/s400/Tree+of+Peace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319565885768160194" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things have been moving very fast regarding the Religious Side of the Conspiracy. There have been some major events occurring that are very concerning. The occult is saying we have gone through a paradigm shift. This means they feel they are now in control. Things have been moving very quickly regarding their plans that go hand in hand with the New World Order. They are the religious or spiritual half of the political conspiracy. I have been getting urgent messages from my fellow researchers on this subject that things may be coming to a head. I have researched this for 25 years but I have never seen it move this fast before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel it is vital that you have an understanding of what this spiritual conspiracy is that we are facing. I plead with you to read the following books that have just been made free online. The authors are not profiting from these works. I respect both authors and have confirmed their data. Some parts do not fit LDS doctrine, but that does not negate the accurate data they have regarding the Spiritual Conspiracy. The books I am writing for the LDS are on the same topics as these books. These are the best sources that I can offer at this time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There have been some disturbing ads running on TV recently. I have not seen them myself but was told about them by others that have seen them on TV. The ads are from a group called Share International which promotes a person/entity called Maitreya. I have been told the ads have being running on CNN, MSNBC, Discovery and other stations. They are promoting a “Christ” that is about to come forth, who seems to have a considerable amount of financial funding behind him. They say he is not Jesus Christ but the real “Christ” who is the leader of all religions. This may be a totally false alarm, but it is a primary teaching in their writings that they will bring forth a unifier of all religions, the real “Christ” that overshadowed or talked through Jesus of Nazareth, and all other religious founders. They have written in their books Lucifer’s plan including all that you are aware of regarding the New World Order. They even explain the role of the freemasons and how they plan to make it all happen, what they have done in the past etc. They have fulfilled what they said they would do. Having watched them for 25 years they have accomplished many of the long list of goals; some still need to be completed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The books I am suggesting to you hold vital data. If you truly want to understand the conspiracy of the New World Order these books will tell you what they are doing on the political and spiritual sides and cite the names of plans, organizations and people in great detail. Constance Cumbey’s “Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow” was written in the 1980’s but is still very relevant. It will give you deeper understanding to the origin and full plans of the occult conspiracy. “Reinventing Jesus Christ” by Warren Smith was written about 2001 and gives the latest data. The author has online updates he has added to the book, which has doubled its size. The two books complement each other well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They have intended to destroy Christianity and our economy to bring forth their New world order out of the chaos. They also intend to kill all those that will not join with them. That information is found in their deeper doctrines. They plan world-wide initiations into the new age, the final initiation being through Lucifer. Most involved do not know these parts, they only think they are promoting world peace and love. They do meditations to bring forth love and peace. They are told to do invocations which are meditations with words designed to give power to entities that live on a different plane and to call them forth into the world. These entities are Lucifer and his top fallen angels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not some small group of nutcases. They are selling books in the millions. They are the fastest growing spiritual thinking in the world. They also are the only politically-correct spirituality. They are backed by Oprah, the Rockefellers, and many other political leaders and powerful people. Members of the New World Order's political side are members of the spiritual side too. They are one and the same. You can find out far more about plans of the New World Order by reading about their spiritual side, for their writings admit the conspiracy outright.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be posting more data but the best start of knowledge I can give you is these books. I have been asked by many here for where they can get more information. These are the best sources. I discovered the same information these authors wrote about independently of them, and my work builds upon their data and brings to it an understanding of the two plans in heaven and how the war still rages here. We tend to think of it only on the political side. It is both political and spiritual and is far more enormous and organized then anything you have read on the New World Order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some names you may recognize, these are people and movies that are promoting the doctrines of the occult and know they are part of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Neal Donald Walsh, Eckhart Tolle, Doreen Virtue, John Holland, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Oprah, Louise Hay, Ronda Byrne, Esther and Jerry Hicks etc… The Secret, the Moses code, What the Bleep do we Know, Humanity Ascending series…Spiritual Cinema Circle etc…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you read these books I have suggested it will give you a foundation to understand what I posted in the past and will in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reinventingjesuschrist.com/"&gt;http://www.reinventingjesuschrist.com/&lt;/a&gt; Reinventing Jesus Christ, by Warren Smith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cumbey.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.cumbey.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, by Constance Cumbey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/cvjl36"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/cvjl36&lt;/a&gt; Maitreya commercial These are two other videos from Share International regarding Maitreya Part 1 &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/cwddwm"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/cwddwm&lt;/a&gt; Part 2 &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/d3bbqs"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/d3bbqs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel free to contact me regarding any questions you have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bella&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-7667865910773767939?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7667865910773767939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7667865910773767939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/03/religious-side-of-new-world-order.html' title='Religious Side of the New World Order Conspiracy'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdLk_SR_U8I/AAAAAAAAACA/PDncYCq5U08/s72-c/Tree+of+Peace.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-6960555350001581615</id><published>2009-03-31T21:14:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T05:17:50.180-06:00</updated><title type='text'>The Law of Attraction</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdMXwAWlghI/AAAAAAAAACQ/LugsXZXVvRA/s1600-h/TheSecretsm.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 137px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdMXwAWlghI/AAAAAAAAACQ/LugsXZXVvRA/s400/TheSecretsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319621698350580242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdMXg1da04I/AAAAAAAAACI/QhPFm_2djn8/s1600-h/MoneyAndLawOfAttraction3D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdMXg1da04I/AAAAAAAAACI/QhPFm_2djn8/s400/MoneyAndLawOfAttraction3D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319621437728412546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law of Attraction is a Occult law not a Christian doctrine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will try to explain the difference between the two Plans Lucifer’s and God’s in regards to the law of attraction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Secret, The Moses Code, The Law of Attraction by Ester and Jerry Hicks….these are completely based on Occult teachings. They are not universal truths or laws we can tap into. There is a very false idea floating around that there exist Divine Laws that we as humans can just tap into to get what we want. This is not the case. The power either comes from God or it comes from Lucifer. We do not have powers on our own that we can tap into that are neutral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will first give you an example of powers that are given by Lucifer to heal:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people feel they can heal others by energy healing by tapping into powers that naturally exist. This naturally-existing power is the power that naturally exists with Lucifer. We are told clearly that we are to give Priesthood blessings and it is by the power and authority of the Priesthood from Father and is based on the Faith of the individual and the Will of the Lord. Immoral Pagans, witches and occultists who tap into forces of nature are tapping into Lucifer’s powers. Does this power of Lucifer work? Yes it does, but is not from God. When you do a deep study into how to gain these “powers” to heal, they teach at first that you are tapping into the “source,” a neutral energy, only to later find out what the “source” is. They admit that all the power that you have comes from “angels," who put their hands on the healers hands and send the power. These angels also whisper impressions of what is wrong with the unhealthy person. As the healer gets more sensitive to the promptings of these spirits they begin to hear them and sometimes see them. These are not angels from heaven; they are fallen angels or demons, for there are no moral rules or submission to the will of God required in order to have these powers. People just need to meditate and receive them. God only grants powers to those that are worthy of the Spirit and the gifts thereof. Godly healing is only through His power and will working with the faith of the individual to be healed. If we could tap into neutral powers then this would not be clearly taught in the scriptures or doctrines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Secret-Combination religious wing of the conspiracy is the Occult movement, also know as the New Thought, New Spirituality, New Age Movement, Ancient Wisdom etc…. To understand the difference between the New Age Occult and God's truth or rather the test to see which side someone is on is this - "my will not Thine" or "Thy will not mine". The new age occult quote scriptures and talk about God all the time. But they do not talk about submitting your will to God. They only talk about YOUR WILL and how to make YOUR WILL happen. They talk about sacrifice for the world but not sacrificing for the belief in a God. They teach 99.9% truth. The only way to tell the difference is to ask whether they seek "Thy will" or "my will". We are taught that when we are given Priesthood blessings, it is according to the Will of the Father, not our will. The role we play in it is faith (active trust in God). If we do not have the Faith then that will tie the Lords hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is two fold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) It must be the will of the Lord.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) We must have Faith in God to receive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It all goes back to being humble and teachable and willing to submit to all things. We must be willing to lose our life to gain it. The occult teaches we are the ones that empower ourselves with the "God" force to gain all these things. This is pride. This is the pride that was the fall of Lucifer. He will not turn to Father for anything nor do Fathers will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lisa Nichols a motivational speaker from The Secret. She may have started out believing in "God" but she now has a new definition of God. She uses all the occult terms. She even talks about putting things out into the universe and having them come back. She is now a follower of Occult teachings. Did she plan to join Lucifer's side? No, she was seduced. She is now a false teacher, an anti-Christ, for she does not call for the repentance of sinners only the acceptance of godhood and the powers within. If we do not preach of Christ as our redeemer but preach that we redeem ourselves we are anti-Christs. She is a very good example of the elect being fooled. Though we don't know where her faith was originally, we know she says she believes in God. But the definition of God is the whole issue. Oprah believes in God too. They do not worship the same God we do. They worship His opposite. Maybe when you hear them say the word “God” just replace it with the name Lucifer and see if it fits, because that is exactly who they are talking about. The occult teaches he is the "god" of the planet, the "god" of forces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If they do not teach of repentance and sin, they are on the bad side. If they do not testify of Christ as the redeemer of sin, they are on the bad side. If they teach self-empowerment they are on the bad side. I hate to sound so simplistic but it really comes down to these kinds of basic doctrinal truths. The new age teaches peace, love, sacrifice - wonderful good things. This is how Lucifer is appearing as an Angel of Light. He is teaching truths but leaves out Father, sin and repentance. He claims to be the Christ bringing the world peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryron Katie: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFk2TuLFXA"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFk2TuLFXA&lt;/a&gt; She uses all occult terms and ideas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leslie Householder teaches the law of attraction she is an author of occult ideas here is a quote from her:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I felt no other choice than to escape "reality". "I was a wreck. I finally just went to bed and decided that I didn't care if I ever got up. The kids would just have to find their own food and look after themselves, because I couldn't go on any longer. If I couldn't find the freedom from stress that I needed, I'd just close my eyes and pretend I already had it. That's the only place I could feel relief, and if that's where I'd have to do it, so be it. I remember thinking, "Oh, you are so pathetic, Leslie!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you accidentally stumble onto ONE of the rules, like I did, without knowing what you've done, the success or perceived prosperity is temporary. Little did I know that what I did that day was actually the beginning of my deliverance... it actually started us on a new self-help path to prosperity. I had applied ONE of the laws without even knowing it."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where are the lessons on God. She only teaches self. She stumbled, as she says, onto one of the laws without knowing it……(self-help path of deliverance?) That is what she is saying. She is not teaching of God and repentance and submisson to His will, she teaches how to get your will not Fathers will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She goes on to say:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"God and the Universe operate in a lawful manner. It is good news to know that the Universe operates in an orderly way, because that means that once you learn the laws, you can know that as you follow them, the good fortune MUST come, by law. Just knowing this gives you the mental stamina to endure the "test period" of your faith."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not what is meant by the Law of Restoration or the Law of Harvest. Where are we taught this in the scriptures? Where does the Lord promise blessings in this life? He promises eternal ones, treasures in heaven not treasures on earth. The Occult teaches these ideas. Ironically they teach this at first then teach you to not want of material things but to want to attract world peace instead. These principles are to catch people that want wealth. Then once they have caught them then teach them the higher laws and to use them for the good of all not just themselves. So it is a great way to get selfish people to turn into helpers of Lucifer by showing them it is best for them too. They then teach that if you live the higher laws of using the power of attraction, sending goodwill out to the world, you are evoking Lucifer to come forth with his Plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I checked to see if Leslie Householder's books were sold at Deseret Books and other LDS stores and they are not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carol Tuttle teaches Energy Healing and the law of attraction. Her books are not carried by any LDS bookstore either. The reason I was told when I inquired about Carol Tuttle's book &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century&lt;/span&gt; is this. This book I was told was pulled from the shelves and that Deseret would not be carrying it due to content. The only content that it had was occult content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Sales of Remembering Wholeness continue to climb through its word of mouth popularity. It is the only self-help book that bridges the gap between energy healing, metaphysics, and Christianity. Carol was recently chosen as the Barnes and Noble author of the Month." The quote is from Tuttle's website. Her book is a mix of Marianne Williamson and Neale Donald Walsh's occult doctrines with a tiny bit of Mormon doctrine that is twisted to help prove the occult is good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These self-empowerment books, tell everything with that title (self). Being self focused is pride. the occult teaches how to empower yourself with powers and how to use theses powers for gain. Where your heart is, that is what you worship. Whatever you focus on the most is your God. I have nothing against a general lesson on how to be productive in life. That is valuable and needed. But that is not what the law of attraction is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many today that are Wolves in sheep’s clothing teaching these ideas. Witches use the Law of Attraction. It is part of their teachings and they know that the power comes for Satan and his demons. These books on the law of attraction become a huge stepping stone or bridge into the occult. The law of attraction is a Core occult doctrine. Why do you need God if you can will thing on your own? We are clearly told all blessings come from God, all that we have comes from Him. Lucifer promised Moses and Christ all the powers of the world. He can offer this to anyone that will follow him. As soon as you start to think you do not need Father you are now in Lucifer’s camp. For that is what he believes and teaches. He teaches the principle of the divine within and that you are “god”. He wants to be God and believes he is God and he then teaches us the same, so we rebel and become as miserable (liberated from Father) as his is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not all promoters of the new age know what they are doing. Many think it is goodness that they promote. The inner circles know it is Lucifer's plan, but others do not. But this does not make them any less dangerous, just naive. The teachings are very dangerous and deadly. It is like a little child with a gun, they may not know and really understand the consequence of pulling the trigger but the outcome is the same. If they were taught right they would have the correct respect for the power which they yield, but if not they are left to their own devises. Again Thy will not mine or My will not Thine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If can see this in examples throughout the scriptures. Yes, some were blessed with riches and it did not make them evil, but the love of riches does. Many great spirits were not given riches for that was not the will of the Lord. If it was a true law that God gives you riches if you put forth faith, then we would have been shown that in Christ. Christ showed us the very opposite. His example was to put Father first in all things, then your fellow man. This is the opposite that the new age teaches. They teach yourself first then the fellow man and leave out Father completely. Sometimes they will teach you to put your fellow man first, then yourself, but still leave out Father and His will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know of LDS people that have read &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;The Secret&lt;/span&gt; and watched the movie and even bought it for others saying this is truth. As LDS we fall easily victim to these lies for we know we “Can be come as Father and be Gods…," but that is only by submitting our will to Him, not by learning how to use “powers”. To live by the example of Christ and become one with Him is the only way to perfection, if we can be totally humble and submit our will. People who follow &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;The Secret&lt;/span&gt; start even to say...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why go to the temple?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What good does that do anyway, freemasons have temples too, so what is the big deal with going to the temple?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Truth is out there in the world and not just in the church.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe in the law of attraction and use it instead of faith in God and waiting for His will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They want what they want now and are no longer willing to wait for God to grant them certain things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say the church is true but there are more truths out there that they are finding that clarify the doctrines of the church (redefining them).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These members are getting very proud and can no longer be taught. They think truth is inside them. They are starting to believe that they do not need to follow a living prophet or Apostles for they can know just as much or even more than them through these "new laws".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who needs God when you have the powers of God?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have talked to many LDS that are seeing the falling away of loved ones into these ideas, for they do not lead to Father but away. What I have found in my research is that many of the older teachers of the laws of positive thinking and such were occultists and associated with other occultists that were even more blatant in their writings. Some logical points about having a good attitude is fine, the scriptures should be our source of uplifting information. Principles of using good judgments on money matters are fine, but using powers or laws of the universe to make you rich is another story completely. Again I emphasizes Thy will not mine or My will not Thine. Humility and Pride. God's power or Lucifer's Power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new age occultist leaders preach that Aids is a disease that is caused by guilt and the condemnation of others. The idea that homosexuality is a sin is incorrect and is causing this disease. Once the person and the world accept that this is not a sin for there is no sin, the world would be freed of Aids. So it is the (Christians fault Aids exists!) If we show love and send love out into the universe the universe must send love back. Christians do not send love for they believe in a God that judges. Therefore they are the cause of the misery of man. Once you free yourself from the idea of sin, love reigns and the world is at peace. You Will only good things for yourself and others via the law of attraction. We attract Aids to our lives because of this wrong teaching of sin. What we put out in to the universe comes back, we put out judgments then judgments come back, we put out love then love comes back. Those that put out these negative "religious ideas' of judgments of God cause the world to not have love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how dangerous this principle of the law of attraction really is! It will be the reason why Christians will be killed. So anyone that teaches it is fueling the flames and will be part of the cause of the persecution of the saints and their deaths. The Law of Attraction is Lucifer's false doctrine that mirrors Faith...but faith is not the Law of Attraction. Faith is submitting to the will of the Father and believing in Him. It is not believing in the Law of Attraction taught by Lucifer. Does the law of attraction work? Yes, Lucifer will bless those that he chooses, did he not offer the same thing to Christ and Moses? He offered them the world with its riches and power..... you could say he offered them the Law of Attraction. What was their answer? No. That should be ours too. The law of attraction is the law that becomes the excuse to kill Christians, Jews and some Muslims. They have already written this. If you do not accept that you are "god" and there is not sin you are evil. Evil must be taken off the planet for the planet to go through the next transformation to its higher level, where the world will be full of love and peace under Lucifer. No separatists can be on the planet when it evolves into its next level...(they define separatists as those that believe in a God separate then themselves.) So that is us! We must be removed like a cancer is from the body of Christ. Barbara Marx Hubbard teaches this.  She is very very close with Marianne Williamson, Neal Donald Walsh and Deepak Chopra and others. They all say she is wonderful and a visionary and the leading futurist. (Some great future for us is all I can say.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I for one will stand by the Lord's word and the true doctrines and follow what the prophet says. I will not follow the doctrines of devils that are being taught today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It always amazes me that safety, salvation and protection is in the basic simple doctrines we have been taught. I am in awe of the beauty and simplicity of the Gospel. Each day I realize more and more how it is everything we need. As I research these things the clearer it is to me that all the truth we need comes from the many layers in the scriptures, words of the Prophets and going to the temple. We need nothing else. The extra things in the world are very dangerous and are designed to guide us off track. It becomes a complicated mess when you read doctrines of the adversary, for he twists things in a way that intermingles lies with truth. This is Lucifer’s strategy. We need to make sure we focus on the basic core doctrines that the prophets and scriptures have taught and we will be safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If members would just follow the Prophet and the doctrines of the Church and not try to add things they would have the pure truth. But they want more, they want to add upon their knowledge from out in the world. Well if you search out in the world that is where you find Lucifer's 99.9% truth. When you add that now you have changed the pure doctrines into Lucifer’s. The path is simple - hold on to the iron rod, do not wander of into the mist of darkness. The iron rod (the word of God) will step by step get you to the tree of life. There are no short cuts or quick paths or powers you can tap into on your own. We get confused with the fact that we can become Gods and confuse it with the false teaching that we are already Gods. The only way to Godhood is through the atonement, mercy and submitting our Will to the Lord to be taught all things and to submit to all things and endure to the end. Then after all we can do, through mercy we are saved. But our Godhood is dependent on being humble and teachable, not proud. Pride was Lucifer’s Fall and will be the fall of many good wonderful people that are not willing fully to purge themselves of selfishness and pride, submitting to all things the Lord deems for us (all things). THY WILL NOT MINE. This must be what we think at all times. Pray for His will. Be His students, His children and not a student of the world and the children of the devil. Lucifer has played his same tune to the members of the church throughout all time, the scriptures the examples are very clear in the book of Mormon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I fear so much for many members being lead astray, even those that know about  secret combinations! In talking with the General Authorities regarding these occult doctrines they said they felt this would be the great separation of the wheat and tares. The separation process at its core will be the separation of prideful and the humble. Humility, selflessness and submitting to all things was the example of Christ. Pride and selfishness and wanting ones own will over Father’s was the example of Lucifer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is much more on this subject but I will stop here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I highly suggest reading Presidents Bensons talk “Beware of Pride” again and again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2jkuom"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/2jkuom&lt;/a&gt; “Beware of Pride”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-6960555350001581615?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/6960555350001581615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/6960555350001581615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/03/law-of-attraction.html' title='The Law of Attraction'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/SdMXwAWlghI/AAAAAAAAACQ/LugsXZXVvRA/s72-c/TheSecretsm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-8380380304004923819</id><published>2009-03-24T21:58:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T20:42:12.623-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Understanding'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christ'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mormon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Peace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Happiness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Love'/><title type='text'>Finding Peace and Happiness In a Troubled World</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ScnCZ0lrcFI/AAAAAAAAABw/OdvUyWVbHnQ/s1600-h/Lehi0001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316994583956779090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ScnCZ0lrcFI/AAAAAAAAABw/OdvUyWVbHnQ/s400/Lehi0001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Finding Peace and Happiness In a Troubled World&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;by Jared Eastley&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I speak to those who have struggled with the anguish which comes from having deep personal convictions in various fundamental principles which are frequently rejected by others. You know who you are. There are so many facets of the gospel of Jesus Christ, all of them essential, all of them worthy of our searching out and sharing; but how does it feel when we seek to share these things with others, only to have our testimonies and expressions of truth rejected and reviled against by others? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Surely, the Prophet Nephi related to this when he wrote: “For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet.  Yea, even the very God of Israel do men.. [set at naught], and hearken not to the voice of his counsels.”  (1 Nephi 19:7)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of my adult life I have been brought into contact with great men and woman of conviction and honor who were champions of various causes. These causes include such thing as political reform, educational reform, medical reform, and even religious reform. We live in a fallen world and as it turns out, we are all in need of improvement in probably every facet of our lives. And so we find among us men and women of honor and integrity who are seeking to effect changes, each in their individual areas of expertise and within their circle of influence. However, and very sadly, I have often found in many of these individuals, including myself, a tendency to become angry, bitter, and sullenly withdrawn from the society of others when their testimonies and expressions of truth are rejected and reviled against by others. Too often, such individuals become bitter and alienated from the society of those who should have been their most beloved friends. There is a reason for this and a remedy which I would like to prescribe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would first like to share a thought which was shared with a friend of mine, several years ago, by an old church patriarch who has since passed away. He said: “If you ever find yourself out ahead of the train of the church, if you try to pull the church forward to where you are, you are liable to get yourself excommunicated. The thing to do is to read a Louis l’Amour novel, back off, and wait for the church to catch up.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not our place to call our brothers and sisters in the church to repentance for not seeking out and receiving the revelation and understanding that we have received. If we try to do this, we put ourselves in grave danger of being excommunicated. Those who are called to preside in the church are the ones who set the pace for the church, and for the wards and stakes in the church. They will cause to be taught those things which they feel the members are in need of and which they are ready for, according to the spirit of prophecy and revelation which is in them. If they do not, the sin is upon their heads—but it is not our place to judge them in this thing or to in any way seek to steady the ark. It is our duty to love our brothers and sisters unconditionally and to share with them, individually, our testimonies and insights according to the direction of the Spirit and according to their mutual willingness to receive what we are offering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And so, this remedy is comprised of a formula involving two essential principles: 1) Honoring the agency of others, and 2) Charity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am sure we are all familiar with the following verses of scripture which says:&lt;br /&gt;“That they (priesthood, revelations, knowledge and understanding) may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man. Behold, ere he is aware, he is left unto himself, to kick against the pricks, to persecute the saints, and to fight against God.” (Doctrine and Covenants 121:37 - 38)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we seek to “exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness” in order to gain political power and authority over the children of men, we become guilty of Statecraft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we seek to “exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness” in order to force our religious views upon others, we in fact become guilty of Priestcraft, whether or not our views represent the truth, and whether or not our motives are pure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In either case, whether we become guilty of Statecraft or Priestcraft, the Spirit of the Lord is grieved and withdraws, we are left to ourselves, and our tendency then is to fight our causes without the power and efficacy of the Spirit, and in the end we find that we are in fact merely persecuting the saints and fighting against God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I cannot count the number of times that I have sought for occasion and means whereby I might somehow compel others to see and understand what I see and understand. I can now attest that whenever I have done this the result has yielded nothing but pain. One reason for this is because I have violated the agency of others by trying to force on them that which they did not want and were not willing or prepared to accept. Another reason for this pain is that it is very hurtful to have a freely given gift rejected and thrown back at one’s feet. This is not the way to find or encourage happiness and peace in a troubled world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One can gain a far better understanding of the principles and powers at work here by considering the implications of the following verse of scripture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I ought not to harrow up in my desires, the firm decree of a just God, for I know that he granteth unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he allotteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills, whether they be unto salvation or unto destruction.” (Alma 29:4)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God has firmly and unalterably decreed that He will grant unto men according to their desires, and according to their wills, whether it be unto death or unto life, or whether it be unto salvation or unto destruction. God gives us what we want and he does not force us to receive truth and blessings which are contrary to our desires. And so I ask, “If God’s respect for the agency of man is so great that He is not willing to force truth or blessings upon man which are contrary to their desires, how are we justified in endeavoring to force truth or blessings upon man which are contrary to their desires?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we find that we are in possession of principles of intelligence (or truth) which are greater than is common, we need to judiciously meter them out to others according to their desires and willingness to receive them. In fact, we will find that the greatest and most sacred experiences and understandings which we receive from the Father are almost never shared with others. Rather, we are commanded to only share little bits and pieces with others according to their preparation and capacity to receive and according to the direction we receive from the Spirit. If when we begin to share a principle of intelligence with others, they begin to become agitated, or defensive, or contentious, then we need to immediately back off and change the subject. When we say things which others do not want to hear, we violate their agency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is an exception to this principle. The exception is for those whose priesthood office and calling is to preside. The father and mother of a family, the bishop of a ward, and the presiding leaders in and of the church may be constrained by the Spirit to teach and to warn for the sake of those whose hearts are pure and true, so that those who are wandering can be corrected; and also so that the judgments of God will be just in the day of judgment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consider these words by the Prophet Jacob, concerning his responsibility to magnify his office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day. Now, my beloved brethren, I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness, and that I might rid my garments of your sins, I come up into the temple this day that I might declare unto you the word of God. (Jacob 1:19, 2:2)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This responsibility held by those who are called to preside does not apply to those of us who are not placed in such an office. Nor should we desire such an office or responsibility. If we do desire such an office or responsibility, then we had best consider the possibility that we are in fact endeavoring to “undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, [or] our vain ambition..”&lt;br /&gt;When we find ourselves in a situation where we have the opportunity to share with others our thoughts and testimonies, we should not bring against them railing accusations, rather we should share our testimonies and express our love for them and for the Savior. Consider these two verses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil.. durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee..” (Jude 1:9)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.” (2 Peter 2:11)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another powerful tool to use in helping others to gradually come to the truth is to ask simple questions in a spirit of love and intelligence. In this way, we can help them along the way, rather than shoving them along the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please understand, I am not advocating in any way that we become apathetic, or disengaged, in our fight for truth and righteousness; I am saying that how we fight the fight makes all the difference. Everything we do should be done in a spirit of love, acceptance, and understanding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to always seek to do things the Lord’s way, not our way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In everything we design to do, we should pass it through two qualifying filters by asking ourselves two questions: 1) Will this strengthen our testimonies of Jesus Christ and of the Restoration? 2) Will this strengthen families?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is far more important that we learn to love and serve and edify others, than to win others over to our way of thinking. The question should never be, “Who is right?” Rather, the question should always be, “What is right?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Additionally, we would do well to keep in mind that none of us have all the answers.  We would be wise to recognize and remember that there are always many aspects or facets to every principle and doctrine.  This being the case, we should always be willing to learn from others.  We should never assert ourselves as having the only valid answers, solutions, or definitions.  Rather, we should learn to give and take equally and graciously.  Those who insist that theirs is the only correct interpretation, solution, or definition, demean their constituents and alienate themselves.  Let us always remember to honor others as we ourselves would like to be honored by giving equal validity to the opinions of others.Of course, we are going to meet those, like ourselves, who have not yet learned, or who are yet trying to learn, how to honor the agency of others.  When this happens, when we find that perhaps a little too much has been shared, we need to love them and act graciously toward them; we need to put a loving arm around them and see if we can’t help them see where they are going wrong.  Or more likely, we need to wisely choose to stay silent.We also need to keep in mind that we are not the first ones who have gained these insights in regard to honoring the agency of others.  So lets not judge others as uninformed, understudied, spiritual pigmies just because they are not telling us all they know or understand about a given topic.  I hold it as sage advise to always treat others how they may become, rather than how they are or how we may perceive them to be.  Hence, it is often a good policy to treat every man as if he may be your presiding spiritual leader some day.  With such an edifying approach to one’s relationships, it is hard to go wrong.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, we must ourselves be filled with Charity, which is the pure love of Christ. In order to be filled with charity, we must ourselves be living lives of worthiness, faithfulness, and kindliness. If our hearts and minds are pure, and if our hands are clean, and if we are continuously seeking to love and serve others, then our souls will be prepared to be filled with Charity. When we have Charity we will be able to love others for who and what they are, unconditionally, and we will then be empowered to lift them up and edify them according to their desires. What is more, we will be empowered to inspire their desires and to then help them to achieve their righteous desires.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One vital fruit which comes with this gift of Charity is the faith and hope that Heavenly Father will take care of all His children in every needful way.  With this faith and hope comes a profound peace as we allow the Lord to care for His children (individually and collectively) when and where we find ourselves powerless to do more.  When we love our brothers and sisters with the same love that Christ has (which is Charity), then we understand that His love is greater than our love; hence, it becomes easy to put things into his loving hands.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those who are filled with the Holy Ghost are also filled with Charity. Such individuals are filled with happiness, peace, enthusiasm, and joy. We can not fake this. We have to set our lives in order. We must be worthy and clean. We must be filled with humility and childlike submissiveness to the will of the Lord. We must be continually focused on the Savior and look to Him for strength, guidance, and the power to do His will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning to respect the agency of others and to love others unconditionally comprise two critical keys to a happy and productive life, and to a life that yields those fruits necessary in order to achieve exaltation and eternal life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I encourage everyone to delve deeper and deeper into the mysteries of Godliness which we are repeatedly commanded to seek and to receive, which are necessary for salvation; but as we do this we need to remember to keep these things in our hearts and to only share those things which others are prepared to hear and to receive, as the Spirit directs. As we do this we need to always strive to love and to serve all of those around us unconditionally. That we may all learn to do these things is my prayer, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-8380380304004923819?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/feeds/8380380304004923819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5626870162524081203&amp;postID=8380380304004923819&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8380380304004923819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8380380304004923819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/03/finding-peace-and-happiness-in-troubled.html' title='Finding Peace and Happiness In a Troubled World'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/ScnCZ0lrcFI/AAAAAAAAABw/OdvUyWVbHnQ/s72-c/Lehi0001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-8198635815657706358</id><published>2009-03-18T02:45:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T22:06:51.154-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Infighting Amongst the Faithful of God</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SX6qwezPQ0I/AAAAAAAAAEo/Xe-a8ph5xCE/s1600-h/Assault+on+a+Convay.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SX6qwezPQ0I/AAAAAAAAAEo/Xe-a8ph5xCE/s400/Assault+on+a+Convay.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295857961712698178" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to Be Watchmen on the Tower&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be Watchmen on the Tower we must be watching for the enemy. If we get pulled inside to deal with in-the-tower-issues we have left our post and failed in our mission to keep a lookout for the enemy. We then miss the enemy sneaking in and surrounding us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I fear this is what has happened to our country. So many different faiths fought amongst themselves for so long that we lost site our common enemy. Much of our energies were focused arguing with each other instead of watching the movements of our mutual adversary. So we then contributed to our own demise. That is exactly what the adversary planned. He wants to sow discord, confusion and disillusionment among the Faithful of God, so he could sneak right in right under our noses and make us look judgmental, unloving, petty and really stupid in the process. Then he presents a beautiful, loving and accepting “new spirituality” that is all shiny and new compared to the of old beaten-up faiths. In this way he wins many gullible souls to his side.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel that all those that believe in the God of Abraham and are on the hit list of the New Age Occult need to focus on our common enemy and band together and put aside the in-the-tower issues and fight against the real enemy. Instead of gnawing on ourselves, together we need to take a nice big juicy bite out of him. As we get closer there will only be two sides, those that follow Lucifer and those that believe in a God separate from themselves. All the details will become clearer. Our differences will fade away and we will band together against our common enemy. At least I pray that is what we do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to stand together and fight the big battles and try to avoid small ones. Sadly so many of the bones we chase were tossed by the adversary in the first place just to make us run the wrong way, barking after them and making fools out of ourselves in the eyes of those he is winning over, as he points at us laughing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is so hard to know what is a smoke screen and where the fire really is….this is the difficult position we all are in. What do we chase, how do we know we are on the right track or not? I tend to look at the big picture, the major patterns. Within those we can get to the truth. The juicy little side bones are fun, and we can find good data there. There is danger in there too; we have to be careful not to run after them too much or we will lose our credibility. In no way do I mean not to investigate things, just be slow to come to judgments based on small amounts of information. Pick your battles carefully because the Enemy does…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He has them laughing at us when we seem to say there is a conspiracy under every rock. The truth is that the conspiracy is the mountain they are all standing on and the rocks are just pieces coming from that mountain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let’s be respectful of each other and our different perspectives. Together we can gather and share data, expose our common enemy and fight against the big issues as one united army. If we do anything else we are falling for his bait, therefore into his hands. If we focus on what we have in common our differences will fade away. We need to stand together and stand against and fight against our common enemy as one united army. I pray that is what we do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have a base of the core beliefs of a God that we can stand together on. I suggest we all approach life like it is great school of knowledge and we are full-time students anxious and willing to learn. If every person had the desire to be a student over the desire to be the teacher we would all be teachable therefore ending competition and building unification and creating true unity in our common goals within and without our church. As the saying goes "the more you know, the more you realize you don't know but someone else already does"... If we focus on learning we would read from the best books, talk with the best people we can and learn from them and join forces with them. Truly great leaders surround themselves with people that know more then they do. Lets be those kinds of great leaders that remain students and are humble and wise enough to surround ourselves with people that know more than we do. We don’t need to be the best or know the most; we need to be the best team we can be. If we are to fight the new age occult, we need to put aside our differences among the faithful of God and share our research and knowledge of what the adversary is doing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The plan of Lucifer has always been to cause contention among those that want to follow Father. The strategy that has and is being used is to infiltrate all three monotheistic religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam from within and pull them into the New Age. Then to pit the remaining 'orthodox,' 'fundamentalists', and 'traditionalists' that will not follow the new age movement against each other. “You could say it is like 'termites from within, wrecking balls from without.” The Occult plans to “shut the door where evil dwells” this is shutting off the three primary monotheistic religions. This is the quote in the Great Invocation that the occultists meditate on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is clear in their writings that these three religions need to be taken from the earth and all members be converted or removed to another plane of existence (cleansed off the planet). For they are the true evil in the world because they believe that they are separate from God and do not embrace the “god within”. But they chose to follow the higher power of a God that we are to submit our will to, who will judge us, the God of Abraham. They also have said that "shutting the door to where evil dwells" means the ending of free agency. Which we know is Lucifer’s plan. When we understand these things we can see why they have covertly infiltrated all religions and pitted them against each other. All religions have wolves in sheep’s clothing that have stirred up the hearts of men one against another in the guise of truth, pointing fingers at all other faiths as the works of the devil. In doing this we miss the real diabolic plans. The smoke and mirrors have worked. Now the wolves in sheep’s clothing are steering members into the new age occult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Again we need to band together to fight this common enemy. The details of the whole truth will get clearer and more obvious and those that are righteous will come to an understanding of the truth as things unfold. We will see a great separation of the wheat and tares within our church and outside. We will see members leave and join the “new spirituality”. As those in other faiths that will not accept the conversion to this way will find refuge in Zion and there for a final and great harvest of the righteous into the truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lets now stand together side by side with all persons that love the God of Abraham and fight the battle against our common enemy.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-8198635815657706358?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8198635815657706358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8198635815657706358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/03/infighting-amongst-faithful-of-god.html' title='Infighting Amongst the Faithful of God'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SX6qwezPQ0I/AAAAAAAAAEo/Xe-a8ph5xCE/s72-c/Assault+on+a+Convay.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-7094073034478833915</id><published>2009-03-17T00:11:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T21:51:02.511-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law of attraction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new age'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucifer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='occult'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='one world order'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new spirituality'/><title type='text'>Great Books Regarding the New Age Occult</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXmhnc4BSCI/AAAAAAAAAEI/lNBbno90NNk/s1600-h/hidden+dangers+of+the+rainbow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294440536088856610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXmhnc4BSCI/AAAAAAAAAEI/lNBbno90NNk/s400/hidden+dangers+of+the+rainbow.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXmhb9mgvFI/AAAAAAAAAEA/YfJaJ2I5Ozs/s1600-h/reinventing+jesus+christ.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294440338715360338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXmhb9mgvFI/AAAAAAAAAEA/YfJaJ2I5Ozs/s400/reinventing+jesus+christ.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;An Excellent Book is “Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow” by Constance Cumbey&lt;/b&gt; . This book is now free online on her blogsite. &lt;a href="http://www.cumbey.blogspot.com/"&gt;www.cumbey.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt; .She exposes the New Age for what it is, a Luciferic movement. She also does radio shows Tuesdays and Thursdays on &lt;a href="http://www.themicroeffect.com/"&gt;www.themicroeffect.com&lt;/a&gt;. Please check with Constance or the Micro Effect for the times in your area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I highly recommend listening to Constance and reading her books. She is giving away two of her books for free on her website. I first read Constance’s book in the late 1980’s. The data in it are still relevant today. She has done fantastic research and has data that are nearly impossible to find, especially from one person. She is an expert in the field of exposing the New Age Movement. She has a wealth of knowledge unsurpassed by anyone I have discovered. She was the first to expose the New Age Movement and what it really is, the plan of Lucifer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;There is a great book that is Free Online called Reinventing Jesus Christ by Warren Smith&lt;/b&gt; regarding the subject of the New Age Occult. I highly recommend it. I have done the same research as Warren has and he hits the nail on the head with this book. I was thrilled when I found it. Just go to the website below. It is in PDF format. One wonderful thing about it is that he has added updates to each chapter in the original book. So when he got new data he added it. It basically doubles the length of the book.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reinventingjesuschrist.com/"&gt;www.reinventingjesuschrist.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Newer articles of Warren Smith’s can be found on a great website called:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lighthouse Trails Research Project their website is&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/"&gt;www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also have books that you can buy including others by Warren Smith. This group is dedicated to Exposing the Dangers of the New Spirituality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have researched the New Age Occult movement for almost 25 years and these are the two best authors I have found.&lt;/strong&gt; There are some other newer ones that are coming forth now. But these two are experts. I sincerely hope you at least take the opportunity of reading the 3 Free online books. Warren &amp;amp; Constance did not have to put it online for free, they choose to do that to get the message out. If you truly want to know what is going on I would advise you to read these two authors. I could not put a price tag on the data contained their works. They are both wonderful and have saved many souls with their work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being LDS our faith may differ in some areas from what these books present, but the main data regarding the New Age Movement is excellent. Being LDS we can understand the greater implications of the war in heaven and the two plans. The New Age Plan is the plan Lucifer suggested in the pre-mortal world. When you understand it you can see how it is a forced plan of no free agency. It is fascinating to be able to look at Heavenly Father's plan and Lucifer's plan today on the earth. We have entered into the last days where the wheat and the tares will separate. The New Age and its one-world-order agenda will be a catalyst of this great sifting.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-7094073034478833915?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7094073034478833915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/7094073034478833915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/03/great-books-regarding-new-age-occult.html' title='Great Books Regarding the New Age Occult'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Qm7MuYY30-s/SXmhnc4BSCI/AAAAAAAAAEI/lNBbno90NNk/s72-c/hidden+dangers+of+the+rainbow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-1848004666164014710</id><published>2009-02-28T00:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T10:23:09.570-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law of attraction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new age'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lucifer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='occult'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='one world order'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new spirituality'/><title type='text'>Religious Side of the New World Order Conspiracy</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Please read and comment on this same article posted in March. The comments section is not working on this post. Sorry for the inconvenience.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Religious Side of the New World Order Conspiracy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things have been moving very fast regarding the Religious Side of the Conspiracy. There have been some major events occurring that are very concerning. The occult is saying we have gone through a paradigm shift. This means they feel they are now in control. Things have been moving very quickly regarding their plans that go hand in hand with the New World Order. They are the religious or spiritual half of the political conspiracy. I have been getting urgent messages from my fellow researchers on this subject that things may be coming to a head. I have researched this for 25 years but I have never seen it move this fast before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel it is vital that you have an understanding of what this spiritual conspiracy is that we are facing. I plead with you to read the following books that have just been made free online. The authors are not profiting from these works. I respect both authors and have confirmed their data. Some parts do not fit LDS doctrine, but that does not negate the accurate data they have regarding the Spiritual Conspiracy. The books I am writing for the LDS are on the same topics as these books. These are the best sources that I can offer at this time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There have been some disturbing ads running on TV recently. I have not seen them myself but was told about them by others that have seen them on TV. The ads are from a group called Share International which promotes a person/entity called Maitreya. I have been told the ads have being running on CNN, MSNBC, Discovery and other stations. They are promoting a “Christ” that is about to come forth, who seems to have a considerable amount of financial funding behind him. They say he is not Jesus Christ but the real “Christ” who is the leader of all religions. This may be a totally false alarm, but it is a primary teaching in their writings that they will bring forth a unifier of all religions, the real “Christ” that overshadowed or talked through Jesus of Nazareth, and all other religious founders. They have written in their books Lucifer’s plan including all that you are aware of regarding the New World Order. They even explain the role of the freemasons and how they plan to make it all happen, what they have done in the past etc…They have fulfilled what they said they would do. Having watched them for 25 years they have accomplished many of the long list of goals; some still need to be completed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The books I am suggesting to you hold vital data. If you truly want to understand the conspiracy of the New World Order these books will tell you what they are doing on the political and spiritual sides and cite the names of plans, organizations and people in great detail. Constance Cumbey’s “Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow” was written in the 1980’s but is still very relevant. It will give you deeper understanding to the origin and full plans of the occult conspiracy. “Reinventing Jesus Christ” by Warren Smith was written about 2001 and gives the latest data. The author has online updates he has added to the book, which has doubled its size. The two books complement each other well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They have intended to destroy Christianity and our economy to bring forth their New world order out of the chaos. They also intend to kill all those that will not join with them. That information is found in their deeper doctrines. They plan world-wide initiations into the new age, the final initiation being through Lucifer. Most involved do not know these parts, they only think they are promoting world peace and love. They do meditations to bring forth love and peace. They are told to do invocations which are meditations with words designed to give power to entities that live on a different plane and to call them forth into the world. These entities are Lucifer and his top fallen angels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not some small group of nutcases. They are selling books in the millions. They are the fastest growing spiritual thinking in the world. They also are the only politically-correct spirituality. They are backed by Oprah, the Rockefellers, and many other political leaders and powerful people. Members of the New World Order political side are members of the spiritual side too. They are one and the same. You can find out far more about plans of the New World Order by reading about their spiritual side, for their writings admit the conspiracy outright.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be posting more data but the best start of knowledge I can give you is these books. I have been asked by many here for where they can get more information. These are the best sources. I discovered the same information these authors wrote about independently of them, and my work builds upon their data and brings to it an understanding of the two plans in heaven and how the war still rages here. We tend to think of it only on the political side. It is both political and spiritual and is far more enormous and organized then anything you have read on the New World Order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some names you may recognize, these are people and movies that are promoting the doctrines of the occult and know they are part of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marianne Williamson, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Neal Donald Walsh, Eckhart Tolle, Doreen Virtue, John Holland, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Gary Zukav, Oprah, Louise Hay, Ronda Byrne, Esther and Jerry Hicks etc… The Secret, the Moses code, What the Bleep do we Know, Humanity Ascending series…Spiritual Cinema Circle etc…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you read these books I have suggested it will give you a foundation to understand what I posted in the past and will in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reinventingjesuschrist.com/"&gt;http://www.reinventingjesuschrist.com/&lt;/a&gt; Reinventing Jesus Christ, by Warren Smith&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cumbey.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://www.cumbey.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, by Constance Cumbey&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/cvjl36"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/cvjl36&lt;/a&gt; Maitreya commercial&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are two other videos from Share International regarding Maitreya Part 1&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/cwddwm"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/cwddwm&lt;/a&gt;Part 2&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/d3bbqs"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/d3bbqs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tried to up load these books as PDFs but they would not up load. Unfortunately you will have to go to the sites themselves to down load them. Let me know if you have problems, I can try to email you the PDF or talk to the site and see why they will not upload.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feel free to contact me regarding any questions you have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bella&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-1848004666164014710?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/feeds/1848004666164014710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5626870162524081203&amp;postID=1848004666164014710&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/1848004666164014710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/1848004666164014710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/02/religious-side-of-new-world-order.html' title='Religious Side of the New World Order Conspiracy'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5626870162524081203.post-8824054013621726704</id><published>2009-02-26T20:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T10:22:44.193-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='law of attraction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new age'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='occult'/><title type='text'>Law of Attraction</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Please read and comment on this same article posted in March. The comments section is not working on this post. Sorry for the inconvenience.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law of Attraction is a Occult law not a Christian doctrine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will try to explain the difference between the two Plans Lucifer’s and God’s in regards to the law of attraction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Secret, The Moses Code, The Law of Attraction by Ester and Jerry Hicks….these are completely based on Occult teachings. They are not universal truths or laws we can tap into. The is a very false idea floating around that there exists Divine Laws that we as humans can just tap into to get what we want. This is not the case. The power either comes from God or it comes from Lucifer. We do not have powers on our own that we can tap into that are neutral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will first give you an example of powers that are given by Lucifer to heal:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people feel they can heal others by energy healing by tapping into powers that naturally exist. This naturally existing power is the power that naturally exists by Lucifer. We are told clearly that we are to give Priesthood blessings and it is by the power and authority of the Priesthood via Father and is based on the Faith of the individual and the Will of the Lord. Immoral Pagans, witches and occultists tap into forces of nature are tapping in to Lucifer’s powers. Does this power of Lucifer work? Yes it does, but is not from God. When you do a deep study into how to gain these “powers” to heal, they teach step by step at first make you think it is you taping into the “source” a neutral energy only to later find out what the “source” is …..they come out and say all the power that you have comes for “angels” they put their hands on the healers hands and send the power. They also whisper impressions of what is wrong with the unhealthy person. As the healer gets more sensitive to the promptings of these spirits they begin to hear them and sometimes see them. They are not angels from heaven these are fallen angels or demons. For there is NO moral rules or will of God to have these powers. They just need to meditate and receive them. God only grants powers to those that are worthy of the Spirit and the gifts there of. It is through His power and will with the Faith of the individual to be healed. If we could tap into neutral powers then this would not be clearly taught in the scriptures or doctrines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Secret Combination religious wing of the conspiracy is the Occult or also know by New Thought, New Spirituality, New Age Movement, Ancient Wisdom etc…. To understand the difference between the New Age Occult and God real truths or say the (test) to see which side they are on is this. My will not Thine or Thy will not mine. The new age occult quote scriptures and talk about God all the time. But they do not talk about submitting your will to God. They only talk about YOUR WILL and how to make YOUR WILL happen. They talk about sacrifice for the world but not sacrificing for the belief in a God. They teach 99.9% truth. The only way to tell the difference is Thy will or My will. We are taught when being given Priesthood blessings that it is based on the Will of the Father, not our will. The role we play in it is Faith. If we do not have the Faith then that will tie the Lords hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is two fold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) It must be the will of the Lord.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) We must have Faith in God to receive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It all goes back to being Humble and teachable and willing to submit to all things. We must be willing to lose our life to gain it. The occult teaches we are the ones that empower ourselves with the "God" force to gain all these things. This is pride. This is the pride that was the fall of Lucifer. He will not turn to Father for anything….nor do Fathers will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lisa Nichols a motivational speaker from The Secret. She may have started out believing in "God" but she now has a new definition of God. She uses all the occult terms. She even talks about putting things out into the universe and having them come back. She is now a follower of Occult teachings. Did she plan to join Lucifer's side no, she was seduced. She is now a false teacher an anti-Christ. For she does not call for the repentance of sinners only the acceptance of god hood and the powers within. If we do not preach of Christ as our redeemer but preach we redeem ourselves we are anti-Christ's. She is a very good example of the elect being fooled. Though we don't know where her faith was originally, we just know she says she believes in God. But the definition in God is the whole issue. Oprah believes in God too. They do not worship the same God we do. They worship His opposite. Maybe when you hear them say the word “God” just replace it with the name Lucifer and see if it fits.....because that is exactly who they are talking about. The occult teaches he is the "god" of the planet. The "god"of forces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If they do not teach of repentance and sin, they are on the bad side.&lt;br /&gt;If they do to testify of Christ as the redeemer of sin, they are on the bad side.&lt;br /&gt;If they teach self-empowerment they are on the bad side.&lt;br /&gt;I hate to sound so simplistic but it really comes down to these kinds of basic doctrinal truths.&lt;br /&gt;For the new age teaches peace, love, sacrifice….wonderful good things. This is how Lucifer is appearing as an Angel of Light. He is teaching truths but leaves out Father, sin and repentance. He claims to be the Christ bringing the world peace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryron Katie: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFk2TuLFXA"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBFk2TuLFXA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She uses all occult terms and ideas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leslie Householder teaches the law of attraction she is an author of occult ideas here is a quote from her:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I felt no other choice than to escape "reality". "I was a wreck. I finally just went to bed and decided that I didn't care if I ever got up. The kids would just have to find their own food and look after themselves, because I couldn't go on any longer. If I couldn't find the freedom from stress that I needed, I'd just close my eyes and pretend I already had it. That's the only place I could feel relief, and if that's where I'd have to do it, so be it. I remember thinking, "Oh, you are so pathetic, Leslie!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you accidentally stumble onto ONE of the rules, like I did, without knowing what you've done, the success or perceived prosperity is temporary. Little did I know that what I did that day was actually the beginning of my deliverance... it actually started us on a new self help path to prosperity. I had applied ONE of the laws without even knowing it."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where are the lessons on God. She only teaches self. She stubble on as she say to one of the laws without knowing it……(self help path of deliverance?) That is what she is saying. She is not teaching of God and repentance and submisson to His will, she teaches how to get your will not Fathers will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She goes on to say:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"God and the Universe operate in a lawful manner. It is good news to know that the Universe operates in an orderly way, because that means that once you learn the laws, you can know that as you follow them, the good fortune MUST come, by law. Just knowing this gives you the mental stamina to endure the "test period" of your faith."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is not what is meant by the Law of Restoration or the Law of Harvest. Where are we taught this in the scriptures? Where does the Lord promise blessings in this life? He promises eternal ones, treasures in heaven not treasures on earth. The Occult teaches these ideas. Ironically they teach this at first then teach you to not want of material things but to want to attract world peace instead. These principles are to catch people that want wealth. They once they have caught them then teach them the higher laws and to use them for the good of all not just themselves. So it is a great way to get selfish people to turn into helpers of Lucifer by showing them it is best for them too. The then teach that if you live the higher laws of using the power of attraction sending goodwill out to the world, you are evoking Lucifer to come forth with his Plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I checked to see if Leslie Householder's books were sold at Deseret Books and other LDS stores and they are not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carol Tuttle's teaches Energy Healing and the law of attraction. Her bookd are not carried by any LDS bookstore either the reason I was told when I inquired about Carol Tuttles book Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century. This book I was told was pulled from the shelves and that Deseret would not be carried it due to content. The only content that it had was occult content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Sales of Remembering Wholeness continue to climb through its word of mouth popularity. It is the only self-help book that bridges the gap between energy healing, metaphysics, and Christianity. Carol was recently chosen as the Barnes and Noble author of the Month." quote for Tuttles website. Her book is a mix of Marrianne Williamsons and Neale Donald Walsh's occult doctrines with a tiny bit Mormon doctrine that is twisted to help prove the occult is good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These self-empowerment books, tell everything with that title (self). Being self focused is pride. the occult teaches how to empower yourself with powers and how to use theses powers for gain.&lt;br /&gt;Where heart is, is what you worship. Whatever you focus on the most is your God. I have nothing against a general lesson on how to be productive in life. That is valuable and needed. But that is not what the law of attraction is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many today that are Wolf’s in sheep’s clothing teaching these ideas. Witches use the Law of Attraction it is part of there teachings and they know that the power comes for Satan and his demons. These books on the law of attraction become a huge stepping stone or bridge to the occult. The law of attraction is a Core occult doctrine. Why do you need God if you can will thing on your own? We are clearly told all blessings come from God all that we have comes from Him. Lucifer promised Moses and Christ all the powers of the world. He can offer this to anyone that will follow him. As soon as you start to think you do not need Father you are now in Lucifer’s camp. For that is what he believes and teaches. He teaches the divine within and that you are “god”. He wants to be God and believes he is God he then teaches us the same, so we rebel and become as miserable as his is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not all promoters of the new age know what they are doing. Many think is its goodness that they promote. The inner circles know it is Lucifer's plan, but others do not. But this does not make them any less dangerous, just naive. The teachings are very dangerous and deadly. It is like a little child with a gun, they may not know and really understand the consequence of pulling the trigger but the outcome is the same. If they were taught right they would have the correct respect for the power which they yield, but if not they are left to their own devises. Again Thy will not mine or My will not Thine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you look at the examples through out the scriptures yes some were blessed with riches and it did not make them evil, but the love of riches does. Many great spirits were not given riches for that was not the will of the Lord. If it was a true law that God gives you riches if you put forth the faith…then we would have been shown that in Christ. Christ showed us the very opposite. His example was to put Father first in all things, then your fellow man. This is the opposite that the new age teaches. They teach yourself first then the fellow man and leave out Father completely. Sometimes they will teach fellow man first then you, but still leave out Father and His will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know of LDS people that have read The Secret and watched the movie and even bought it for others saying this is truth. As LDS we fall easily victim to these lies for we know we “Can be come as Father and be Gods….but that is only by submitting our will to Him. Not by learning how to use “powers”. To live by the example of Christ and become one with Him, is the only way to perfection if we can be totally humble and submit our will. People start to even say…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why go to the temple?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What good does that do anyway, freemasons have temples too….so what is the big deal with going to the temple?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Truth is out there in the world and not just in the church.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe in the law of attraction and use it instead of faith in God and waiting for His will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They want what they want now and are no longer willing to wait for God to grant them certain things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say the church is true but there are more truths out there that they are finding that clarify the doctrines of the church (redefining them).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each of these members are getting very proud and an can not be taught. They think truth is inside them. They are starting to believe that they do not need to follow a living prophet or Apostles for they can know just as much or even more through these "new laws"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who needs God when you have the powers of God?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have talked to many LDS that are seeing the falling away of loved ones into these ideas, for they do not lead to Father but away. What I have found in my research is many of the older teachers of the laws of positive thinking and such were occultists and associated with others occultists that were more blatant in their writings. Some logical points about having a good attitude is fine, the scriptures should be our source of uplifting information. Principles of using good judgments on money matters are fine, but using powers or laws of the universe to make you rich is another story completely. Again I emphasizes Thy will not mine or My will not Thine. Humility and Pride. God's power or Lucifer's Power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new age occultist leaders preach that Aids is a disease that is caused by the guilt and the condemnation of others. The idea that homosexuality is a sin is incorrect and is causing this disease. Once the person and the world accept that this is not a sin for there is no sin, the world would be freed of Aids. So it is the (Christians fault Aids exists!) If we show love and send love out into the universe the universe must send love back. Christians do not send love for they believe in a God that judges. Therefore are the cause of the misery of man. Once you free yourself from the idea of sin, love reigns and the world is at peace. You Will only good things for yourself and others via the law of attraction. We attract Aids to our lives because of this wrong teaching of sin. What we put out in to the universe comes back, we put out judgments then judgments come back, we put out love then love comes back. Those that put out these negative "religious ideas' of judgments of God cause the world to not have love.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how dangerous this principle of the law of attraction really is! It will be the reason why Christians will be killed. So anyone one that teaches it is fueling the flames and will be part of the cause of the persecution of the saints and their deaths. The Law of Attraction is Lucifer's false doctrine that mirrors Faith...but faith is not the Law of Attraction. Faitht is the submitting to the will of the Father and believing in Him. It is not believing in the Law of Attraction taught by Lucifer. Does that work, yes Lucifer will bless those that he chooses, did he not offer the same thing to Christ and Moses? He offered them the world, the riches the power..... you could say he offered them the Law of Attraction. What was their answer. No. That should be ours too. The law of attraction is the law that becomes the excuse to kill Christian, Jews and some Muslims. They have already written this. If you do not accept that you are "god" and there is not sin you are evil. Evil must be taken off the planet for the planet to go through the next transformation to its higher level. Where the world is full of love and peace under Lucifer. No separatists can be on the planet when it evolves into its next level...(they define separatists as those that believe in a God separate then themselves.) So that is us! We must be removed like a cancer is from the body of Christ. Barbara Marx Hubbard teaches this she is very very close with Marianne Williamson, Neal Donald Walsh and Deepak Chopra and others. They all say she is wonderful and a visionary and the leading futurist. (Some great future for us is all I can say.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I for one will stand by the Lords word and the true doctrines and follow what the prophet says. I will not follow the doctrines of devils that are being taught today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It always amazes me that safety, salvation and protection is in the basic simple doctrines we have been taught. I am in awe of the beauty of the simplicity of the Gospel. Each day I realize more and more how it is everything we need. As I research the things the clearer it is to me that all the truth we need comes from the many layers in the scriptures, words of the Prophets and going to the temple. We need nothing else. They extra thing in the world are very dangerous and are designed to guide us off track. It becomes a complicated mess when you read doctrines of the adversary for he twists things in a way that intermingles lies with truth. This is Lucifer’s strategy. We need make sure we focus on the basic core doctrines that the prophets and scriptures have taught and we will be safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If members would just follow the Prophet and the doctrines of the Church and not try to add things they would have the pure truth. But they want more, they want to add upon their knowledge from out in the world. Well if you search out in the world that is where you find Lucifer's 99.9% truth…..when you add that now you have change the pure doctrines into Lucifer’s. The path is simple hold on to the iron rod, do not wander of into the mist of darkness. The iron rod (the word of God) will step by step get you to the tree of life. There are no short cuts or quick paths or powers you can tap into on your own. We get confused with the fact we can become a God and confuse it with we are a God. They only way to Godhood is through the atonement, mercy and submitting our Will to the Lord to be taught all things and to submit to all things and endure to the end. Then after all we can do, through mercy we are saved. But our Godhood is dependent on being humble and teachable not Proud. Pride was Lucifer’s Fall and will be the fall of many. Many good wonderful people that are not unwilling fully purge themselves of selfishness and pride, submitting to all things the Lord deems for us (all things). THY WILL NOT MINE. This must be what we think about at all times, pray for His will. Be His students His children and not a student of the world and the children of the devil. Lucifer has played this same tune to the members of the church throughout all time, the scriptures the examples are very clear in the book of Mormon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I fear so much for many many members being lead astray even those that know about the secret combinations! In talking with the General Authorities regarding these occult doctrines they said they felt this would be the great separations of the wheat and tares. The separation process at its core will be the separation of prideful and the humble. Humility, selflessness and submitting to all things was the example of Christ. Pride and selfishness and wanting his own will over Father’s was the example of Lucifer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is much more on this subject but I will stop here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I highly suggest reading Presidents Bensons talk “Beware of Pride” again and again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2jkuom"&gt;http://tinyurl.com/2jkuom&lt;/a&gt; “Beware of Pride”&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5626870162524081203-8824054013621726704?l=mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/feeds/8824054013621726704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5626870162524081203&amp;postID=8824054013621726704&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8824054013621726704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5626870162524081203/posts/default/8824054013621726704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mormonismandthenewage.blogspot.com/2009/02/law-of-attraction.html' title='Law of Attraction'/><author><name>Bella</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05427984660041061195</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sEsuNtFwlkQ/Sek2KCJfo8I/AAAAAAAAAEY/t2GkJm5M-y4/S220/Let_Light_Shine.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
