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Catholics
Try Protestant Labyrinth and Like It.
"A
woman feels a 'fusion' with the square, Mediterranean-style labyrinth
at the Unitarian church. 'It's like the labyrinth is part of me,
and I'm part of it,'" Sophia Letourneau says. "I feel
a force, an energy."
from Sun-Sentinel
James D. Davis 7/17/2004
"Whatever your
particular belief system, the labyrinth can be used as a resource
on any spiritual journey...."
read more.
from Scotland
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| LABYRINTHS, Prayer Paths That Promote the Occult |
According
to the international Labyrinth
Society it is "a single path or unicursal tool
for personal, psychological and spiritual transformation.
Labyrinths are thought to enhance right
brain activity."
Don't
be fooled!
The labyrinth is just another way to perform contemplative
or centering prayer in which all
paths supposedly
lead to God.
"Within
the world of the New Age and the occult, initiation is the
principle key used in advancing the student of mysticism
along the path of occult learning."
The Labyrinth:
A Walk to Life or
A Walk to Death Steve Muse - Eastern Regional Watch
The
Labyrinth Journey:
Walking the Path to Fulfillment?
By Carl Teichrib - September 2005
Paradoxically,
while the evangelical Christian community talks
about "spiritual warfare" and "putting on the full
amour of God," many of these same churches can be
found embracing that which they claim to counter.
In seeking relevancy, we have become dangerously
"experiential" in nature, and old forms of mysticism
are becoming center-pieces in "experiences of faith."
The labyrinth prayer-walk, which follows a single
winding path to a central location, is a case in
point. Primarily jump-started by a UK-based Christian
movement in alternative spiritual expressions and
by an influential San Francisco cathedral, denominations
around the world are embracing labyrinths as a viable
part of the "spiritual journey." But are labyrinths
part of the Christian encounter, as suggested by
the third introductory quote above? Read
entire article...
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"Programs
and practices rife with occult methodologies and techniques
have been in the works at churches and youth ministries
around the country: Taize, Lectio
Divina, The Labyrinth (prayer walk), Renovare,
guided imagery, Walk to Emmaus, Cursillo, Centering Prayer, Ignatian Awareness Examen, The Jesus
Prayer, and The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, to
name but a handful." Tom McMahon - The Berean Call
"Walking
the labyrinth has become a popular spiritual exercise across
the country and around the world. I first read of it in Leadership
Magazine, a Christian publication and became a bit concerned;
since looking into it further I'm definitely concerned."
Mike Oppenheimer of Let
Us Reason Ministries
"Walking
a Labyrinth is a personal meditative activity and can be understood
as a path of contemplation or prayer for people in seeking
the Divine or seeking peace without regard to any particular
religious tradition."—The
Hingham Journal, 9/04
"Is
the labyrinth inherently New Age or can orthodox Christians
embrace it as an acceptable tool for prayer and meditation?
The labyrinth has its origins in ancient pagan rituals, most
famously at Knossos in ancient Crete, where one was located
in the basement of the famous palace where the man-eating Minotaur
was said to roam. The mythic hero Theseus journeyed through
the labyrinth to slay the creature, which had a human body and
the head of a bull. Theseus’s double-headed ax was called a
"labrys," hence the name. Other labyrinths in ancient
cultures were tied to fertility rites and goddess worship." Maze
Craze Labyrinths Latest Fad for Spiritual Seekers by Mark Tooley
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Contemplative Spirituality: A belief system that
uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness
(the silence) and is rooted in mysticism and the occult but often wrapped
in Christian terminology. The premise of contemplative spirituality
is pantheistic (God is all) and panentheistic (God is in all). Common
terms used for this movement are "spiritual formation," "the
silence," "the stillness," "ancient-wisdom,"
"spiritual disciplines," and many others.
Spiritual Formation: A movement that has provided a platform and a channel through which contemplative prayer is entering the church. Find spiritual formation being used, and in nearly every case you will find contemplative spirituality. In fact, contemplative spirituality is the heartbeat of the spiritual formation movement. |
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