New Age Nonsense

[liveonearth]

In case you were taken by the idea of the Law of Attraction, and thought you could keep yourself from suffering or dying of cancer by keeping your thoughts pure----here's what happened to the writer who popularized this concept: http://www.squidoo.com/death-of-abraham-hicks-esther-and-jerry-hicks-creation.

Comments

[bobby1933.livejournal.com]

It is always dangerous to confuse spiritual teaching with miracle healing. Just because a few people have possessed both talents, there is no reason to expect a healer to be a teacher or vice versa. I would not accept medical advice from someone i did not know or trust, somebody i had not talked to face to face whether MD, Chiropractor, Naturopath, faith healer, shaman, psychic healer, etc. etc.

"Abraham" was totally under my radar until i noticed that a couple of my LJ friends were frequently quoting "him." Usually the quotes (never framed as medical advice) made sense and when they didn't i ignored them.

Personally, i am opposed to leadership or followership. I will take good advice from anybody, but bad advice from no one. I am not fan of "new age" but "new age" sometimes translated the age old teachings of other cultures that i might not otherwise have noticed. But, since all translation fails to totally share the meaning and context of the original, i am always aware of potential danger (people dying in "new age" sweat lodges).

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

I like that rule of taking good advice from anyone and bad advice from no one. I hope to have the judgment to know the difference! Sometimes I accept challenging advice specifically FOR the challenge, and the danger can lie there.