I must admit, it struck me as downright shocking that a memorial service held at a public university for the Judeo-Christian victims of the Tucson massacre would offer a pantheistic pagan blessing by a Native American rather than a blessing from a representative of the faiths of the victims. This becomes even more perplexing when you consider that the Yacqi Indian who gave the blessing is Catholic.
Category Archives: Energy Medicine
Dr. Mehmet Oz’s Connections to Reiki and Swedenborgian Cult
Anyone who has ever read Dr. Mehmet Oz’s books can tell you they are packed with very useful medical information – along with endorsements of New Age energy medicine, yoga and tai chi. As a matter of fact, this is why I stopped buying his books – because I’m interested in his medical knowledge, not his religion, and unfortunately, I can’t seem to get one without the other.
The Migun Jade Thermal Massage Bed Scam
JW writes: “I have a Migun Jade Thermal Massage Bed. The heat that is generated from the helium heated bulbs will penetrate deep into the muscular levels of the body and relieves tension, etc. I am wondering if this is another form of New Age. I definitely have seen benefits from this massage.”
Q-Link (SRT)
TA writes: “Please help me to understand more on Q-link from Clarus company.”
Scalar Energy Products
LW asks: “Do you have any info on Scalar energy products like pendants, flasks, bracelets. I tried one not knowing what it really was and had a horrible experience. I believe they are the part of New age healing energy products. . . .When I put it on, I had no idea what it was all about, but I started to feel strange, restless, very anxious, weepy, no peace whatsoever . . . “
SCIO machines
TA has sent me a list of interesting questions about different alternative medical techniques which I will investigate and report on individually.
Taiji Quan
CF asks: “What is Taiji Quan?”
Kinesiology
MT asks: “I am reading a little bit about kinesiology. My daughter, age 13, has mild scoliosis. It’s a large enough curve in her spine to be diagnosed by conventional doctors but too small for conventional treatment. She is in pain all the time, and I want to try some alternative methods to give her some relief. A mother of a friend from school is offering to work with her through kinesiology. I still don’t get what’s wrong with this approach from a Catholic standpoint. Are there limitations I should discuss with the mom that is willing to work with my daughter?”
Crystals
AK wrote about being given a crystal by a friend who said she should use it to find “clarity, atonement, and peace.” Certain that the object was given to her out of love and kindness, she now asks what she should do with it. “Do I just look at it as a pretty geode? Do I return it? I’m not interested in giving my friends the impression that I promote or believe in the power of crystals.”
Auras and Kirlian Photography
New Age practitioners swear by them and claim you can tell just about anything about a person by reading it. Others believe you can use it to diagnose illness and change the way a person thinks. What is this remarkable tool?
