PM writes: “My children attend a Catholic Primary school in Australia. They tell me they do meditation at school and use the word ‘Maranatha.’ Is this in line with Catholic teaching? Should I exclude them from these sessions. I just read a blog of yours about centering prayer, (John Main). This seems to be exactly what they do, empty their minds and repeat the word ‘Maranatha’. What do you think?”
Tag Archives: hypnosis
What’s so Dangerous About an Altered State?
We are frequently asked, “What’s the harm in going into an altered state in order to prayer? Isn’t God protecting me?”
Parents Beware of Red-Door-Yellow-Door Sleep-Over Game
A youth group minister alerted us to a trance-induction game known as Red-Door-Yellow-Door which is enjoying enormous popularity at sleepovers and on the teen social media platform, TIKTOK, even though it has left many players shaken and afraid.
Mass Hypnosis Event Goes Awry at Quebec School
A group of middle-school aged girls in Quebec were left in a trance for up to five hours after a “mass hypnosis” demonstration by an inexperienced hypnotist was unable to wake them up.
