Reflexology

[KitsapGirl]

Does anyone here know about this stuff?

Last night I was lured to a session by my MIL. I was told he was a homeopath doctor. (something I support& believe in.)

When we got there my DH went first. He hopped up on the table, and the "doctor" took out a crystal to "check his polarity". Then he proceeded to go around the table.

Next he "checked his magnetic field" with little vials of stuff. It all seemed hocus pocus to me. But I know a little about magnetic fields and such, so some of it seemed to make sense to me.

The last alarming thing was in the end he asked (no one in particular) how long did my DH have to wait for this treatment to take hold. The answer (determined by his muscles) was 5 hours.

When I saw the crystal come out of the guys pocket, I started praying. My prayer was that if I/we shouldn't be there, God would let us know...and if there was something going on in the room that would make him unhappy, to protect us.

When my turn came, I got up on the table, and I noticed that he took much less time with me. He never asked how long I would have to wait for the treatment to take hold. He just moved me around like a chiropractor or massage therapist would. He also didn't use many of the vials.

What do you guys think?

This morning, all I can think of is that all he needed was a shrunken head, chicken feathers, and loincloth...:tsk

[CHRISTinCheryl]

Id run away from this.....This sounds new-agey :fear

[Sing4Him]

Reflexology ~ Relexology is a holistic therapy which dispensers believe the feet and hands are a mirror of the body and that by placing pressure on specific reflex points of the feet it will affect the corresponding points of the body.

"The ancient healing art of reflexology has been known to man for many thousands of years. It was first practiced by the early Indian, Chinese and Egyptian peoples..." [1]

"The body has the ability to heal itself. Following illness, stress, injury or disease, it is in a state of "imbalance", and vital energy pathways are blocked, preventing the body from functioning effectively. Reflexology can be used to restore and maintain the body's natural equilibrium and encourage healing." [2]

The Chinese Art of Healing, written by a Buddhist monk , explains "how the ancients relate massage, which includes reflexology, to the Five Elements and to palmistry....the palm of the hand was a replica of Yin and Yang and could provide information about illness and good health and one's entire fate." The Five Elements are metal, wood, fire, water and earth. "According to the ancient Chinese philosophers, in the beginning was Tao. But then Tao separated into...yin and yang...[which] produced the 'five elements'... " 3http://www.seekgod.ca/plus.htm



Id run away from this.....This sounds new-agey


Eastern Mysticism

[KitsapGirl]

Id run away from this.....This sounds new-agey :fear


That's what I thought too.

I hope to dig up enough info to take tomy MIL. She believes so strongly in this that she is paying for the entire family to visit this guy at $60 a pop!


I worry about her.

[Sing4Him]

This morning, all I can think of is that all he needed was a shrunken head, chicken feathers, and loincloth

Ahh.. listen to what the Holy Spirit is telling you! :thumb

[KitsapGirl]

:hug

Thank you guys...confirmation of what I was thinking....

[Sing4Him]

:hug:hug

[KitsapGirl]

Please pray that my MIL will be receptive to what I tell her. She is a very difficult person to say no to, since she's touchy, and does these things out of love...

I also need prayer for when I tell her that I don't want my kids going to this man...

[Sing4Him]

I will say a prayer for your situation here. You might tell your MIL about believers not having any part with "darkness". The roots of these seemingly innocent practices are mystic. This is warned against numerous times in God's Word. Satan disguises himself and his "things" in a cloak of light when we know he is the great deceiver.

Praying for your situation, that your MIL eyes would be opened clearly in seeing this.:pray

(give her a little foot massage! LOL!)

[MoreThanReady]

What that doc did was way more than reflexology.

I've used several massage therapist that practice reflexology, and it does NOT involve the use of crystals or other hocus pocus. Reflexology is basically, massaging the feet and hands, in the belief that it still stimulate nerves and 'energies' . If you study it any you realize that those 'energies' are just nerve stimulation.

anyway.. I'd avoid this new age Doc, which he doesn't sound like a real doctor to me.

Just go see a qualified massage therapist