Is using affirmations or binaural beats demonic?

[obscura]

I ask this, because I've seen many ex-new agers put these things under the umbrella of "law of attraction", which they state is demonic.

However, I do believe there is a legitimacy to it, in that whatever your mindset is, your beliefs, positive or negative, it tends to shape how you view the world, and thus how you function in life in general. This is not occult, this is just logical.

For me, I tend to be an extremely negative, pessimistic person. I am consumed with a flood of negative thoughts on a daily basis. This shapes the way I view myself and my efficacy to accomplish goals, it shapes how I view others, and it shapes how I view God, and negatively affects my Christian walk.

I feel like, in a sense, I am inadvertently utilizing "law of attraction" anyway, just in a way that is self-destructive. Negative begets negative. Evil thinking begets evil doing.

I want to start a practice of positive thinking. I want to change my attitude on life, suffering, working hard, and God. I want to produce good works.

I'm not expecting affirmations or some sound frequency to miraculously and thoroughly transform me, though I just wanted to use it as an aid.

 

[Sabertooth]

1. Everywhere that I have seen LoA, it has been a New Age counterfeit.
2. I don't know what "binaural beats" are.
3. If Jesus is your center focus, Php. 4:8 seems to be a redeemed version of "affirmations."

 

[chevyontheriver]

I ask this, because I've seen many ex-new agers put these things under the umbrella of "law of attraction", which they state is demonic.

However, I do believe there is a legitimacy to it, in that whatever your mindset is, your beliefs, positive or negative, it tends to shape how you view the world, and thus how you function in life in general. This is not occult, this is just logical.

For me, I tend to be an extremely negative, pessimistic person. I am consumed with a flood of negative thoughts on a daily basis. This shapes the way I view myself and my efficacy to accomplish goals, it shapes how I view others, and it shapes how I view God, and negatively affects my Christian walk.

I feel like, in a sense, I am inadvertently utilizing "law of attraction" anyway, just in a way that is self-destructive. Negative begets negative. Evil thinking begets evil doing.

I want to start a practice of positive thinking. I want to change my attitude on life, suffering, working hard, and God. I want to produce good works.

I'm not expecting affirmations or some sound frequency to miraculously and thoroughly transform me, though I just wanted to use it as an aid.

I have no idea what binaural beats are.

I went to a retreat once that concentrated on affirmations. I did not go back to that retreat again and they were soon out of business. I did try the affirmations on that retreat but ended up thinking I was cheated out of the benefits of an actual good retreat. Since then I have attended many Ignatian retreats.

Not that affirmations are wrong, unless of course I try affirming that I can fly off of tall buildings. I know they are trying to get me to think happy thoughts and not think unhappy thoughts. My approach to that, now, is custody of my thoughts. Not trying to tell myself I'm happy, but to interfere with the feedback loops of negative thoughts as soon as I realize I'm going negative. I try to bring all of my thoughts captive to Christ. That's better than telling myself I'm a happy dude. I get to be joyful because my redeemer lives.

 

[RDKirk]

I ask this, because I've seen many ex-new agers put these things under the umbrella of "law of attraction", which they state is demonic.

However, I do believe there is a legitimacy to it, in that whatever your mindset is, your beliefs, positive or negative, it tends to shape how you view the world, and thus how you function in life in general. This is not occult, this is just logical.

The occultism comes in believing that things happen because you said so in just the right way, such as by repetition...that your words changed reality to your benefit.

 

[Tolworth John]

am consumed with a flood of negative thoughts on a daily basis. This

May I suggest two things.
Have nothing to do with ideas that come from new age thinking.
If you must play with these ideas, test them against what scripture says.

Second, a flood of negative thoughts!
May I suggest that you simple acknowledge these thoughts and then pay them no attention.

No matter what your situation is you are valued by Jesus.
He died and rose again because of his love for you.

So concentrate on the positives.

 

[tdidymas]

I ask this, because I've seen many ex-new agers put these things under the umbrella of "law of attraction", which they state is demonic.

However, I do believe there is a legitimacy to it, in that whatever your mindset is, your beliefs, positive or negative, it tends to shape how you view the world, and thus how you function in life in general. This is not occult, this is just logical.

For me, I tend to be an extremely negative, pessimistic person. I am consumed with a flood of negative thoughts on a daily basis. This shapes the way I view myself and my efficacy to accomplish goals, it shapes how I view others, and it shapes how I view God, and negatively affects my Christian walk.

I feel like, in a sense, I am inadvertently utilizing "law of attraction" anyway, just in a way that is self-destructive. Negative begets negative. Evil thinking begets evil doing.

I want to start a practice of positive thinking. I want to change my attitude on life, suffering, working hard, and God. I want to produce good works.

I'm not expecting affirmations or some sound frequency to miraculously and thoroughly transform me, though I just wanted to use it as an aid.

"Birds of a feather flock together." For example, a gossiper recognizes another gossiper and the two have fellowship in gossip. That's not the same thing as the new-age "law of attraction."

And it's not about positive and negative. It's about who we are in Christ. Do we believe that God is with us in all matters?

With that, thinking does matter, since we have Phil. 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

It's really about practicing faith in God. Did Jesus really redeem you? Does God really love you? Are you searching His word for answers to your life questions?

 

[Nine of Spades]

I ask this, because I've seen many ex-new agers put these things under the umbrella of "law of attraction", which they state is demonic.

However, I do believe there is a legitimacy to it, in that whatever your mindset is, your beliefs, positive or negative, it tends to shape how you view the world, and thus how you function in life in general. This is not occult, this is just logical.

For me, I tend to be an extremely negative, pessimistic person. I am consumed with a flood of negative thoughts on a daily basis. This shapes the way I view myself and my efficacy to accomplish goals, it shapes how I view others, and it shapes how I view God, and negatively affects my Christian walk.

I feel like, in a sense, I am inadvertently utilizing "law of attraction" anyway, just in a way that is self-destructive. Negative begets negative. Evil thinking begets evil doing.

I want to start a practice of positive thinking. I want to change my attitude on life, suffering, working hard, and God. I want to produce good works.

I'm not expecting affirmations or some sound frequency to miraculously and thoroughly transform me, though I just wanted to use it as an aid.

Some of those binaural audio files are explicitly sexual, and people will use them for self-pleasure. They might have demonic themes such as a succubus fantasy, which is indeed very sinful. In the Book of Genesis God became enraged when humans interbred with the Nephilim, a demonic race, and he subsequently destroyed global population with the Flood, sparing only Noah and his family. Thus, participating in a guided sexual self-pleasure session with binaural audio files with demonic themes is extremely sinful and should be avoided.

However, there are plenty of non-sexual binaural audio files that contain positive affirmations that promote thoughts of success, healing, good relationships, and pretty much the whole gamut of things you might need. These audio files are not sinful.

 

[obscura]

Some of those binaural audio files are explicitly sexual, and people will use them for self-pleasure. They might have demonic themes such as a succubus fantasy, which is indeed very sinful. In the Book of Genesis God became enraged when humans interbred with the Nephilim, a demonic race, and he subsequently destroyed global population with the Flood, sparing only Noah and his family. Thus, participating in a guided sexual self-pleasure session with binaural audio files with demonic themes is extremely sinful and should be avoided.

However, there are plenty of non-sexual binaural audio files that contain positive affirmations that promote thoughts of success, healing, good relationships, and pretty much the whole gamut of things you might need. These audio files are not sinful.

Right. I'm talking like, frequencies that help to lower my blood pressure during a panic attack, or something. I certainly wouldn't be using them for sexual means.

 

[bèlla]

I’ve written affirmations in the past based on scripture and wrapped concepts in it. But I haven’t used binaural files. I’m leery of subliminal things and proceed with caution. I pay attention to the verbiage and demographic.

You may want to opt for calming sounds like water, flute, violin, harp, and piano.

~bella

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

I remember someone else talking about this beats thing. That certain musics beat turns you into some sinful sexual being. I never believed that. To me it's lyrics that really change if a song is sexual or not. Because a song without lyrics is just instrumental and has no meaning other then being music.

 

[chevyontheriver]

I remember someone else talking about this beats thing. That certain musics beat turns you into some sinful sexual being. I never believed that. To me it's lyrics that really change if a song is sexual or not. Because a song without lyrics is just instrumental and has no meaning other then being music.

Plato would disagree. Even the tune without words can have meaning.