JB writes: “I wanted to know if you have any information on Meridian Stress Assessment? Is this anything to be wary of?”
Category Archives: New Age
Is Sound Bath Therapy New Age?
CA writes: “Here’s a question about sound bath meditation. It sounds relaxing, but I want to make sure it’s not New Age. I kind of think it is and so I’ve been afraid to attend. It’s held in an Episcopal Church, not a Catholic one. They use ‘Alchemy Crystal singing bowls with amazing healing powers.’”
Pray for False Prophets!
Scripture is loaded with warnings about false prophets and the destruction that will come to them as a result of their erroneous teachings. I came across the following one this morning while at prayer.
Walking Barefoot and Essential Oils: Healing or Hype?
ML writes: “Many of my friends, suspicious of modern medicine, are turning to nutritional therapies including essential oils. I dabbled in the New Age years ago, although the dabbling got me too close to the fire, so to speak. As my faith life grew, and I began to abandon my New Age philosophies, I began to experience bizarre physical symptoms which I knew were spiritual in origin. Thanks to my wonderful, faithful husband, I got to a priest for deliverance prayer.
Is Cupping Okay for Catholics?
MD writes: “Is cupping OK for Christians to do? My doctor suggested it for bursitis.”
When Dieting Becomes a Religion
SR writes: “Everyone seems to be on some kind of diet. (I.e. Paleo diet or Gluten free, Atkins, etc. I understand if someone is diagnosed with Celiac Disease or Gluten intolerances, it makes sense and would be prudent to eliminate gluten, but it seems that more and more people are on diets because they are desperate to lose weight. In some cases I feel some people turn these diets into a “religion”. Are they any diets we should avoid (that are New Age?)
Who is Amma The Hugging Saint?
Amma (Courtesy of Wikicommons Media, wikifrizbee CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
A listener of EWTN’s Wacky Wednesday radio show asked: “I was hoping you might be able to talk about a woman named Amma who is referred to as the ‘Hugging Saint’. She has a following of people and it seems like a cult. What can you tell us about her?”
Do Organs Have Emotional Energy?
LB writes: “I have a relative in my family who is a trained physical therapist. I have noticed that she talks about organs “having certain emotional energy” These energies give way to our illnesses in our bodies. She has even been able to sense that a patient had an abortion years earlier, causing her uterus to retain the trauma inflicted to it. Many people admire her ability to release this negative energy from her patients. I worry that this seems very new age. In all other areas of her life she is an outstanding catholic. She has been trained in cranial sacral therapy, holistic healing, too. Any thoughts?”
Are Dietary Enzymes New Age?
SR writes: “Are taking digestive enzymes safe? Are there studies or scientific evidence that states taking them could pose risk to one’s health? Or are they just another New Age invention?”
Can Catholics Use Reconnective Healing?
MN writes: “Is Dr. Eric Pearl’s Reconnective Healing appropriate for Catholics?”
