Update from
Lighthouse Trails
(February 16, 2007):
Today, Oprah Winfrey will be doing a
follow up on last week's show on the film, The Secret, due to
overwhelming public response....
On Oprah's website, it states: "One week later ... the reaction to
'The Secret'... The secret to making more money, losing weight,
falling in love, landing your dream job ... and you want more!"
...Rhonda Byrne, the author of The
Secret, is a disciple of a couple named Jerry and Esther Hicks.
In the Acknowledgements of The Secret, Byrne thanked Jerry
and Esther Hicks and the teachings of Abraham... a group
of spirit guides that Esther Hicks channels for guidance on
spiritual issues. On the Hicks website, they state:
"Abraham, a group of obviously
evolved teachers, speak their broader Non-physical
perspective through the physical body of Esther [Hicks].
Speaking to our level of comprehension, from their present
moment to our now, through a series of loving, allowing,
brilliant yet comprehensively simple, recordings in print, in
video, and in sound -- they guide us to a clear connection
with our Inner Being -- they guide us to self-upliftment
from our total self [god-self]."
... this could potentially accelerate
the paradigm shift we are going through, which is racing the world
into such deception as never seen before and what the Bible predicts
will take place before Jesus Christ returns.... The Secret is pure
undisguised metaphysics and is the total manifestation of what the
apostle Paul describes as seducing spirits (Abraham) and doctrines
of devils (The Secret).
Read the rest at
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/newslettersarchive.htm
[This will be listed soon]
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in church and global leadership:
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global oneness
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Star Wars joins
United Religions
"...in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed
to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons."
1 Timothy 4:1
"The
coming of the lawless one is according to the working of
Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with
all unrighteous deception among those who perish,
because they did not receive the love of the truth,
that they might be saved. And for this reason God will
send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,
that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but
had pleasure in unrighteousness."
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
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Last year's film release,
The Secret,
makes no secret about it's intentions: to let the world know that
humanity is on the brink of a new era. This new era will open up to
humanity unleashed power, riches, creativity and all that we ever
dreamed of. A "secret" that has been locked away for centuries is
now available to all.
"In the film, viewers learn to
ask for what they want. And, if they believe it, they will
receive it.
"It sounds simple enough, but here's the catch: If you're
cynical, sad, depressed and resigned that nothing will change,
nothing will. Thoughts are so powerful, the teachers
insist, that you attract what you think about, even if you don't
want it. Get it?"1
It's these "teachers," both ones from
the past and present day ones, that The Secret uses to reveal
this hidden knowledge. Present day teachers include
Jack
Canfield... and an assortment of
philosophers, writers, and visionaries who share their insights on
the "Secret":
"We have a magnificent inner
calling, vision, mission, power inside us that we are not
honoring and harnessing," says philosopher and "Secret" teacher
John Demartini.... "This movie brings it to the forefront that
we can [harness that power]."2
Larry King calls the DVD the "most
profound information he has run across in 40 years."
In the trailer of the movie, it begins by showing a genie from a
lamp, who tells the beholder "your wish is my command." Research
analyst
Ray Yungen (click
on the picture of his book on the right side above)
explains this concept:
"[T]the genie represent[s] the
Higher Self, who was reached through meditation by staring at
the flame of an oil lamp. It was believed that a person could
have whatever he or she wanted, once in touch with it. Our word
genius comes from this Latin word for spirit guide and now means
a person with great creative power.3
The premise of this is that we all have
a divine essence within us, and we just need to get in touch with
it. In other words, as panentheists teach, God is in all of
creation, including all human beings, and once a person becomes
aware of this, there are no limits to what he can achieve. Yungen
elaborates:
"Once a person merges with the
Higher Self, he is on his way to empowerment, meaning he is
capable of creating his own reality. Basically, all power is
within the Higher Self, so when one is in tune with it, he can
run his own show....
"Metaphysicians believe that we all create our own circumstances
anyway, so when we are guided and empowered by our Higher Self,
we can consciously co-create with it."4
What is so alarming about The Secret
is that it shares the same mystical view as the contemplative prayer
movement, which is that all is one. The Secret film
constantly makes reference to "the universal mind." ... Thomas
Merton said he believed that all religions share "the experience of
divine light."6
...meditation is becoming an integral part of our society, in every
facet: education, business, government, entertainment, health and
religion. And with most Christian leaders promoting contemplative
spirituality to at least some degree, Christendom is being affected
dramatically....
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will
depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and
doctrines of demons." 1 Timothy 4:1
The endnote references are listed
at
www.fromthelighthouse.com/blog/index.php?p=500&more=1&c=1
For more information read:
“The
Secret” - Christianity or New Age &
An Ancient Secret wears a
New Mask
Comments: "The article on the Secret film says Christian
women make up a huge segment of Oprah's audience. This is very disturbing
given the fact Oprah has made it abundantly clear she is not a Christian,
she is very far leftwing, and she endorses all kinds of things (like
this Secret Film for example) that are anti pretty much everything
any Christian should be in favor of. If someone is an Oprah fan,
and also a Christian, they need to rethink who she really is and
what her agenda actually is." Jeff Wallace
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