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By Berit Kjos<\/a><\/strong>
\n Kjos Ministries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSoftening Up\u201d For Occult Revival\u2014Hermetic Magic & Hegel\u2019s Dialectic Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why would our country, so richly blessed by God, embrace the occult? What caused this drastic change in values? How could it have happened so seemingly fast?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, the entire Western world had already been \u201csoftened up\u201d by the 1960s when the rising rebellion against God erupted into public view. The century-old pursuit of social solidarity based on Georg Hegel\u2019s occult philosophy and consensus process had been an effective tool for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hegel\u2019s 19th century pattern for \u201cgroup thinking\u201d denied God\u2019s absolute truths and trained people to adapt to \u201ccontinual change\u201d and group consensus. By the year 2000, it had been embraced by schools, corporations, community organizations, mainline churches, and political structures throughout America. Through the global media, people around the world have caught Hegel\u2019s vision of spiritual synthesis\u2014an enticing blend of spiritual illusions and practices that appeal to our capricious human nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hegel studied alchemy, Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), and theosophy, which were all influenced by the heretical teachings of Gnosticism. He \u201cread widely on Mesmerism, psychic phenomena, dowsing, precognition, and sorcery. He publicly associated himself with known occultists . . . and aligned himself, informally, with \u2018Hermetic\u2019 societies such as the Freemasons and the Rosicrucians\u201d and embraced their symbolic systems of sacred circles, mystical triangles and astrological signs.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering Hegel\u2019s occult connections, it\u2019s not surprising that his teachings would undermine biblical faith and all opposing facts. Nor is it strange that the postmodern (or some now say pseudo-modern) generation has been, by and large, inoculated and indoctrinated against genuine Christianity. After all, Hegel\u2019s revolutionary dialectic process was the center-piece and hallmark of Soviet brainwashing. It effectively purged God\u2019s unchanging truths and filled the vacuum with evolving \u201ctruths\u201d and enticing dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Communist leaders embraced Hegel\u2019s process, they ignored his occult beliefs. In contrast, the Western world began to restore those pagan roots long before revolutionary baby-boomers began proclaiming and shouting out their demands for sensual freedom and earth-centered spirituality. In other words, the \u201960s didn\u2019t initiate this radical change; the turmoil of the \u201960s was the result of the psycho-social program of \u201cre-learning\u201d which had begun to transform America decades earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the old moral and spiritual boundaries were torn down, the mainstream media preached tolerance and acceptance of all kinds of forbidden thrills. Before long, occult secrets emerged from their centuries-old closets and claimed their place in mainstream entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We who trust God need to recognize our enemy, resist his tempting strategies, and know the truths that counter these deadly deceptions. The very safety of our children depends on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga in Schools
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There\u2019s no arguing it, children in public schools are learning Yoga. According to Yoga instructor, Mark Blanchard, of Progressive Power Yoga, he taught children at Colfax Elementary School in California. On his blog, he wrote: \u201cI will be introducing Yoga to all of the kids at the school as I donate a full Yoga program.\u201d2 Blanchard has been featured in many magazines such as Family Circle and Seventeen and has trained many actors and actresses (like Jennifer Lopez and Drew Barrymore).3 Blanchard plans to \u201cbring Progressive Power Yoga to as many places as [he] can around the states (as well as the globe).\u201d4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of Blanchard\u2019s plans include working with Mini Yogis Yoga for Kids. On the Mini Yogis website, they list not only Blanchard\u2019s company but many other organizations as well, many of which are schools like Happy Land Preschool in Culver City and St. Monica\u2019s Elementary School in Santa Monica5 (both in California).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga for kids is on the rise, and if your child attends public school, you may want to check to see if teachers there are teaching him or her Yoga. A program called YogaEd provides Yoga classes under the heading of \u201chealth\/wellness\u201d programs for schools. These programs take place in several states including California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Washington, D.C.6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an article titled \u201cYoga Causes Controversy in Public Schools,\u201d veteran apologist Dave Hunt is referenced and quoted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dave Hunt, who has traveled to India to study yoga\u2019s roots and interview gurus, called the practice \u201ca vital part of the largest missionary program in the world\u201d for Hinduism. The Bend, [Oregon] author of Yoga and the Body of Christ: What Position Should Christians Hold? said that, like other religions, the practice has no place in public schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty simple: Yoga is a religious practice in Hinduism. It\u2019s the way to reach enlightenment. To bring it to the west and bill it as a scientific practice for fitness is dishonest,\u201d said Hunt.7<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Parents whose children are in Christian schools may need to be concerned too. More and more churches and Christian organizations are opening their doors to the practice of Yoga. And the biggest Christian publisher, Thomas Nelson, published a book titled Yoga for Christians in 2006. It\u2019s just a matter of time before kids in Christian schools will be learning Yoga and the \u201cart\u201d of meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is tragic to know that countless public school children are being taught practices that are rooted in Eastern mysticism and will learn how to say \u201cNamaste\u201d (the god in me greets the god in you) before they learn they can have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ without going into altered states of consciousness through meditation. And it is equally tragic that many Christians will not even be able to help them because they are learning similar practices through their own \u201cSpiritual Formation\u201d (i.e, contemplative spirituality) programs in their churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditation in the Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An article in The Capitol Times<\/em> titled \u201cKid Contemplatives: UW Neuroscientist\u2019s Project Aims to Give Middle-Schoolers Tools of \u2018Mindfulness\u2019 and Meditation\u201d tells about a pilot project done with middle school students that studied the effects of \u201ccontemplation in the classroom.\u201d8 The article states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Middle school students are being targeted because early adolescence is a time of heightened vulnerability due to body and brain changes. . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centering prayer, meditation, breath work, chanting, sitting in silence, extended concentration on an object and focusing on positive thoughts and images are examples of contemplative exercises that can be taught.9<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Neuroscientist Richard Davidson, who was the chair for the project, wants to use his research in meditative practices by studying the brains of Buddhist monks, in the classroom. Davidson, named by Time magazine as one of the world\u2019s 100 most influential people in 2006, and others like him are making inroads into meditation becoming the norm in schoolroom settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Capitol Times<\/em> article, contemplative activist and Catholic priest Thomas Keating is quoted as saying that meditation in the classroom is \u201cnot a religious issue\u201d and that \u201csitting in silence for twenty minutes, twice a day, \u2018gradually introduces us to our deeper self.\u2019\u201d10 But the article contradicts Keating\u2019s view that meditation is not religious:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like Buddhist meditation, centering prayer for Christians is an age-old religious practice that has experienced a revival in contemporary times.11<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And as this article reveals, children are being targeted with meditation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMost people without a special (contemplative) practice tend to be pushed around by external events,\u201d Keating contends. In classrooms, \u201cthe younger the child, the easier it is\u201d to teach contemplation because young participants typically aren\u2019t impeded by as much emotional baggage.12<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As one researcher of the New Age explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The field of education presents an ideal setting for transformation. In virtually every area of education and instruction, from kindergarten to universities, from weekend workshops to family counseling sessions, the Ancient Wisdom is being taught either up front or covertly. This is largely happening because teachers, principals, and other administrators in particular have become involved in metaphysics.13<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

While not every public school has introduced meditation in their classrooms yet, more and more schools are implementing Yoga and other forms of Eastern-style meditation practices into students\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Berit Kjos is the author of How to Protect Your Child From the New Age and Spiritual Deception<\/em>, a must-read book for every Christian parent. In the chapter this article was extracted from, there are also sections on Sesame Street, the Girl Scouts, Halloween, and more.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Endnotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Glenn Alexander Magee, Hegel, and the Hermetic Tradition<\/em> (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2001), pp. 1-3. This Hermetic Tradition originated in Egypt. According to the Gnostic Society, \u201cThe Hermetic tradition is usually understood as a form of \u2018pagan Gnosticism,\u2019 developing in Egypt during the same historical period that saw the flowering of the Christian Gnostic tradition.\u201d (From: http:\/\/www.faculty.umb.edu\/gary_zabel\/Courses\/Phil%20281b\/Philosophy%20of%20Magic\/Arcana\/Gnostic%20Texts\/lectures.html).
\n2. Mark Blanchard, \u201cFamily Yoga Practice\u201d (November 4, 2006, http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090620224738\/http:\/\/www.progressivepoweryoga.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/family-yoga-practice.html).
\n3. http:\/\/www.markblanchardsyoga.com\/about-mark-blanchard.html.
\n4. Mark Blanchard, \u201cFamily Yoga Practice,\u201d op. cit.
\n5. Mini Yogis: Yoga for Kids: http:\/\/www.miniyogis.com\/clients.htm.
\n6. Yoga Ed. in Action: http:\/\/www.yogaed.com\/action.html.
\n7. \u201cYoga Causes Controversy in Public Schools\u201d (Associated Press, January 28, 2007, http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/16859368\/ns\/health-childrens_health\/t\/yoga-causes-controversy-public-schools\/).
\n8. \u201cKid Contemplatives: UW Neuroscientist\u2019s Project Aims to Give Middle-Schoolers Tools of \u2018Mindfulness\u2019 and Meditation\u201d (The Capital Times,<\/em> November 9, 2007, http:\/\/psyphz.psych.wisc.edu\/web\/News\/captimes_11-8-07.html).
\n9. Ibid.
\n10. Ibid.
\n11. Ibid.
\n12. Ibid.
\n13. Ray Yungen, For Many Shall Come in My Name <\/em>(Eureka, MT: Lighthouse Trails, 2nd ed., 2007), p. 66.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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