eft by Ready2Rapture .....

Date:   8/7/2005 7:18:51 PM ( 19 y ago)
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URL:   http://www.curezone.org/blogs/c/fm.asp?i=989913

Hey Darlene, good question. Let's take a look at part of an article on EFT from Dr. Mercola's site (http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse.htm):


EFT is a form of psychological acupressure, based on the same energy meridians used in traditional acupuncture to treat physical and emotional ailments for over five thousand years, but without the invasiveness of needles. Instead, simple tapping with the fingertips is used to input kinetic energy onto specific meridians on the head and chest while you think about your specific problem - whether it is a traumatic event, an addiction, pain, etc. -- and voice positive affirmations.



This combination of tapping the energy meridians and voicing positive affirmation works to clear the "short-circuit" - the emotional block -- from your body's bioenergy system, thus restoring your mind and body's balance, which is essential for optimal health and the healing of physical disease.



Some people are initially wary of these principles that EFT is based on - the electromagnetic energy that flows through the body and regulates our health is only recently becoming recognized in the West. Others are initially taken aback by (and sometimes amused by) the EFT tapping and affirmation methodology, whose basics you will learn here.



But keep in mind that, more than any traditional or alternative method I have used or researched, EFT works.

One red flag that went up is those last two words: "it works". This ties in nicely with the message "does the end justify the means". Another one is "it's been used for thousands of years". Well, so has witchcraft, so we can't use that in support of it either. A third is "energy meridians", or channels. Unless he means a strictly scientific understanding of nerve impulses (which the context doesn't specify), he's talking about the ancient arts of the Hindus and Chinese. A fourth red flag is "voicing positive affirmations", another time-honored technique used by many religions and increasingly popular among many who claim to be Christian ("positive confession").



There are many good things to say about the trend to integrate traditional and western medicine, but when either of them delves into the spiritual or psychological, we're treading on dangerous spiritual ground. Although He was speaking metaphorically, Jesus' statement "if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away" might be said today as something like "if your desire for comfort/health causes you to take that first step in the wrong direction, better to not be cured". Our highest priority as Christians is to be found faithful, not comfortable or popular. So if something is questionable it's best to stay clear of it. I'm sure many sincere believers would see no harm in it, but I've been around long enough to know a "gateway" when I see one. Maybe I'm wrong, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for leading anyone astray, especially when it raises all these red flags.
 

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