Author	Thread: Hypnotise or hypnosis
Admin	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 07:55 AM Biblical or not? Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 09:31 AM The Bible does not address it directly. There are verses one could interperlate against it. I cannot think of any verses that even indirectly support it. Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 11:00 AM Hypnosis is one of many things that Scripture does not speak directly to. When Scripture was written Hypnosis was not an issue. Here is an overlook at what The Catholic Church teaches: The Catholic Church does not have an official position on hypnosis. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the Church warns Catholics to be on their guard against the abuses of �magnetism and hypnotism� but �leaves the way free for scientific research.� History According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the practice of hypnotism was begun in the latter part of the 18th century by a German physician named Franz Mesmer, who used hypnosis to treat patients. Mesmer believed that hypnotism made use of an occult force, which he termed �animal magnetism,� that flowed through the hypnotist and into the subject. Although he was eventually discredited, his method � named �mesmerism� after its creator � continued to interest the medical profession. In the middle of the 19th century, an English physician named James Braid began to study the phenomenon, and it was he who coined the name �hypnosis,� after the Greek god of sleep, Hynos. Hypnosis began to attract more widespread scientific interest by the end of the century, eventually attracting the attention of an Austrian physician named Sigmund Freud who began using it to help his patients recall whatever disturbing events were causing their neurosis. Although Freud eventually abandoned the practice, it was used to treat soldiers who had experienced combat neuroses during World War I and II, and eventually went on to provide other limited uses in medicine. Meanwhile, even though various researchers have posited different theories on what it is, and how it works, there is still no generally accepted explanation of hypnosis. http://www.catholic.org/diocese/diocese_story.php?id=25480 My feelings are that if it does someone good then fine but there is a �Danger� of New Age usage such as Past Lives Regression (with is Unbiblical and most likely demonic). So Beware! Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 04:09 PM Thanks for the responses, 2sparrows and Arch =) I can't even think of any implicit verse about this.. Is there any verse implicitly talk about this? Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 06:48 PM @Jesusloves I guess you want a verse? 1Ths 5:6 "So then, let us not the like that others who are asleep but let us be alert and self controlled" Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 17 Nov, 2010 10:24 PM Thought you might like this; it is taken from the Screwtape Letters written by C.S. Lewis. ( letter 7 ) it is a demon instructing another demon how to keep a man from the Enemy ( God ) "I have great hopes that we shall learn in due time how to emotionalise and mythologise their science to such a extent that what is, in effect, a belief in us (though not under that name) will creep in while the human mind remains closed to belief in the Enemy. The 'Life Force', the worship of sex, and some aspects of Psychoanalysis, may here prove useful. If once we can produce our perfect work --- the Materialist Magician, the man, not using, but veritably worshipping what he vaguely calls. 'Forces' while denying the existence of 'spirits' " hmmmm.....food for thought Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 18 Nov, 2010 03:29 AM Thank you for the verse and quote, 2sparrows. It really helps =) After reading what you guys said, I have more doubts, and what I know is when there are still doubts, then better not doing it :applause: Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 18 Nov, 2010 07:47 AM I DO HAVE A VERSE WHATEVER IS NOT OF FAITH IS SIN. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS DEMONIC, THE LORD DOES NOT EQUIP MEN OUTSIDE HIS WORD. Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 18 Nov, 2010 08:03 AM I agree with P.J. Deborah:angel: Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 18 Nov, 2010 10:19 AM Yeah, hypnosis is handing over control of your will to another human for them to manipulate. Not really a good idea. :peace::peace: Post Reply
View Profile History	Hypnotise or hypnosis Posted : 18 Nov, 2010 11:30 AM Me personally, I would tend to agree with those that are "poo pooing" it. Demons are real and they can take control in several ways. I would not like to have anyone in control of my mind (for whatever reason). Post Reply

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