Is Hypnosis a Sin?

So it's also better not to take aspirin, just ask God to make your fever go away. ???? Ue the tools at hand, you're designed to be able to focus your mind intensely on one aspect of reality, if by doing so you use that to help you remember to quit smoking, then use it.
All this silly stuff about posession is just that, silly talk. No one is possessed, no one has ever been possessed.

If you think hypnosis is a sin you would also have to believe that wearing multi-fibored clothing is also a sin, since it says so in the bible.

Lillithspeak said:

So it's also better not to take aspirin, just ask God to make your fever go away. ???? Ue the tools at hand, you're designed to be able to focus your mind intensely on one aspect of reality, if by doing so you use that to help you remember to quit smoking, then use it.
All this silly stuff about posession is just that, silly talk. No one is possessed, no one has ever been possessed.

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Lillith, what is the basis of these statements?

AmericanAgnostic said:

If you think hypnosis is a sin you would also have to believe that wearing multi-fibored clothing is also a sin, since it says so in the bible.

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These garments were part of what was called ceremonial law. This, like all law, was fulfilled in Christ, although we still uphold the moral law.

But notice the Old Testament Israelites were also not permitted to eat unclean meats. Then later, something happened in the New Testament, according to God's plan, whereby God declared to Peter that the meats were no longer unclean.

So I offer you the opportunity to consider this: why was it a sin in the past but no longer in the present? What did those meats and fibers symbolize? And how does this relate to the Great Commission to go and make disciples of all men? This is the key to understanding why the fibers and unclean meats no longer apply in the New Testament. I invite you to consider: what did these things symbolize?

But to remain on topic, I'm not catching the connection between Old Testament ceremonial law and hypnosis.

But to remain on topic, I'm not catching the connection between Old Testament ceremonial law and hypnosis.

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Let me make it clearer for you.

Leviticus 19:19 - "Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of fabric."

Leviticus 18:22 - "Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin."

So therefore, if you think homosexuality is wrong you're also going to get in trouble for that multi-fibored shirt you wear.

Well, we have a couple of problems. Besides the fact that homosexuality is moral law and the fibers are ceremonial, and the fact that one has been altered now under a new covenant but not the other, there remains this problem:

We're talking about hypnosis. Not homosexuality.

So, I'm still not drawing the connection.

Hello, i am new to this forum and this is a topic which i have done much research in.

Hypnosis is also identified as Mesmerizm, enchantment and entrancement as well as others. In revelation it mention those which wont be allowed to enter the city (those who rejected christ and his forgiveness, grace and power). It mentions these

drunkards, sorceres, fire walkers, enchanters, people wh0 practice the black arts, mediums etc.

In deutoronomy if i remember so it also talks of enchantment as a work of the flesh.

And many professional stage hypnotists practice the occult.
Not to mention that past lives are recalled "this is unbiblical, yet most lives they talk are real cases of real people who this current person could not possibly know"

It would be interesting to test a spirit under hypnosis to see if it really is of God, in Mathew or the gospels i think it mentions asking it if "jesus is God manifest in flesh and walked the Earth as a man". It will either say yes or deny it.

More evidence of supporting supernatural evidence is mediums, they can ususally always slip in and out of trance readily.

Put it this way, if it is a psychological mechanism, then it was put there cause only god should use it(evidence in Genesis and the Gospels of God using trance to operate on Adam and give peter his vision.

And becasue it seems to be operated supernaturally than a fallen or ungodly man even a young christian who still has his familiar spirit present can come under, unsure about the latter. Remeber God promises to give us a new spirit and that we should be sealed through water immersion.

Don't be fooled like it is written, "In the last days even the elect will be decieved". The man who said "he was a christian and truly believed in christ" well even a 33rd degree freemason will say that. Look at Kenneth Copeland as he is a discovered mason. By the way high masonry dabbles in the black arts and sorcery.

Even if it was natural, it is a sin to surrender your will to another another on the level of hypnosis. Remember the spirits fruit "is self control", hypnosis is definately not! Remember the Helmet of salvation is said to represent the casing of the mind for unto salvation, take the helmet off (as is the case with hypnosis) than you are treading on dangerous territory.

So i urge in love not to dabble in it and repent if otherwise

God doesn't need hypnotism to accomplish His works of grace and you don't either. My advice is that you turn your back on all forms of hypnotism and abandon such abominations forever. (see 2 Kings 17:17 and Deuteronomy 18:9-13).



Love you all and God Bless

Hello, i am new to this forum and this is a topic which i have done much research in.

Hypnosis is also identified as Mesmerizm, enchantment and entrancement as well as others. In revelation it mention those which wont be allowed to enter the city (those who rejected christ and his forgiveness, grace and power). It mentions these

drunkards, sorceres, fire walkers, enchanters, people wh0 practice the black arts, mediums etc.

In deutoronomy if i remember so it also talks of enchantment as a work of the flesh.

And many professional stage hypnotists practice the occult.
Not to mention that past lives are recalled "this is unbiblical, yet most lives they talk are real cases of real people who this current person could not possibly know"

It would be interesting to test a spirit under hypnosis to see if it really is of God, in Mathew or the gospels i think it mentions asking it if "jesus is God manifest in flesh and walked the Earth as a man". It will either say yes or deny it.

More evidence of supporting supernatural evidence is mediums, they can ususally always slip in and out of trance readily.

Put it this way, if it is a psychological mechanism, then it was put there cause only god should use it(evidence in Genesis and the Gospels of God using trance to operate on Adam and give peter his vision.

And becasue it seems to be operated supernaturally than a fallen or ungodly man even a young christian who still has his familiar spirit present can come under, unsure about the latter. Remeber God promises to give us a new spirit and that we should be sealed through water immersion.

Don't be fooled like it is written, "In the last days even the elect will be decieved". The man who said "he was a christian and truly believed in christ" well even a 33rd degree freemason will say that. Look at Kenneth Copeland as he is a discovered mason. By the way high masonry dabbles in the black arts and sorcery.

Even if it was natural, it is a sin to surrender your will to another on the level of hypnosis. Remember the spirits fruit "is self control", hypnosis is definately not! Remember the Helmet of salvation is said to represent the casing of the mind for unto salvation, take the helmet off (as is the case with hypnosis) than you are treading on dangerous territory.

So i urge in love not to dabble in it and repent if otherwise

Love you all and God Bless

Lyle said:

I know it is often used in pagan worship, as a means of speaking with spirits... Personally I believe there's strong demon-possesion involved.. Since whatever you convince the person to believe is in that sense real.. Like if you were to tell a person in that state, that they were holding a jar, they would feel and see it.. Even though it reality it's not there... You can tellthem they are being scatched by a cat, being done before, stratches will start appearing on them; In spite the fact no animal is near...

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This is not true. They would feel the sensation of being scratched but there would be no physical scratches. Hypnosis is not magic, it's a way of communicating with the subconscious level of the human brain.

Blissman said:

Is Hypnosis a Sin?

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Sometimes you have a gut feeling something is right or wrong. My spirit tells me it's not good because you open a door to the spirit realm leaving yourself wide open for unclean spirits to come in to oppress and torment you. While it may appear to be good, appearances can be deceiving, you may get rid of one thing only to acquire bigger problems.

Romans 8:16 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God”

Luke 11:24 "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out"

r.o.s.e said:

Sometimes you have a gut feeling something is right or wrong. My spirit tells me it's not good because you open a door to the spirit realm leaving yourself wide open for unclean spirits to come in to oppress and torment you. While it may appear to be good, appearances can be deceiving, you may get rid of one thing only to acquire bigger problems.

Romans 8:16 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God”

Luke 11:24 "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out"

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Rose, I agree with you...ever since I became a Christian, I have had a bad gut feeling about hypnosis...the same goes for magic and other things that before I had found kind of interesting. And I do believe that this is the Holy Spirit telling me to avoid these things.

hypnosis is purely a mental thing. how can it be evil?

i don't know if you could call hypnotism a sin or not, but i've been curious about this for a bit, and after doing a bit of reading on it, and I have found that alot of texts talk about hypnotism having occult and demonic links. Apparently, in the relaxed state of mind, where your conscious mind is somewhat blocked out and your subconcious open to suggestion, it can also open you up to control by external evil spirits and other spiritual evils. I dunno how true this is and if there are actual cases of this happening to well meaning christians just experimenting with hypnotism (although i have heard stories ( i don't know how credible they are) about people having to be delivered from spirits, etc after dabbling with it). So whether hypnotism is a sin or not, i don't know, but it sounds like it is kind of a dangerous thing to practise nevertheless, and might be advisable to stay away from?, hmmm i dont know, what do you guys think???

WWJD487 said:

Rose, I agree with you...ever since I became a Christian, I have had a bad gut feeling about hypnosis...the same goes for magic and other things that before I had found kind of interesting. And I do believe that this is the Holy Spirit telling me to avoid these things.

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I agree, also.

Love-n-Blessings!
dee

Yes, it is a sin. Like so many things (tarot cards, astrology) it involves use (or channelling) of demonic spirits, whether people realise it or not. When someone gets involved in that kind of thing, they are opening themselves up to demonic spirits. I know people who have been majorly effected by involvement with this. Nowadays, it is being diguised as something innocent or "higher conciousness". Don't be fooled - (by pagans etc "conciousness classes") go to the source of all truth - The Bible.

i dont think it is a sin to be hypnotized, but i do agree that it is a very unwise decision to make.

I think it's good for people who have just had a serious trauma. From all I understand, they basically tell the person to relax and do some deep breathing with some soft music in the background. It's not like the person is unaware of what's going on. I'm sure there are deeper levels of it, but I don't know too much about that

I personally wouldn't be hypnotized for the very reasons SDR mentions; I've messed around with something called "automatic writing" and I certainly did feel something malignant approaching and I quit doing it. Made my hair stand on end. It was a form of self-hypnosis to be sure, as I was feeling rather "sleepy" and my surface mind wasn't thinking as quickly as my inner mind -- and so I think it would be considered a sin. I think if you have a problem like smoking and wanting to quit try something else besides hypnosis - it doesn't make sense to me that if someone really really wants to quit, that they would need another person to go in and tap into their mind and remove the urge from them when they can do it themselves. I know a few people who really wanted to quit and they did it, without hypnosis and without even praying. They just flat out didn't want to do it anymore.
Putting yourself to sleep, so to speak to get into your own mind to stop unwanted behaviour for a Christian, I think - is pretty much just dialing the telephone to God and I wouldn't call that hypnosis so much as a prayer request.

Yes, hypnosis is a Sin, and therefore Christians should not do it.

Fortunatly the term "Sin" does not apply to me, so I am free to explore this God given ability if I so choose.