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Woman Practicing Shamanic Breathwork Opened The Door To Demonic Spirits

by Le-Jovale Vallejo May 5, 2023

Zara searched for healing throughout her life. So she engaged in spiritual practices like shamanic breathwork, but it ended up tormenting her even more.

Zara’s Early Life

She described her family’s faith as “more religious than spiritual.”

“As I was kind of growing up, there was a lot of hatred towards people that didn’t live a godly life, and I struggled with that. I learned my tradition early, and I was scared of going outside that box,” she said.

But Zara was a troubled teenager. She became very curious and interested in men and alcohol when she was fourteen years old. It led to being drunk and sexually abused. This became a cycle that went on for years.

Zara also started doing drugs at the raves. She was seventeen when she started having a sex that relied heavily on porn. One time, when she asked her then-boyfriend what he would choose between her and porn, he answered porn.

Little Love for Self

“I have so little love for myself. I just ended up sticking out in that relationship, which kind of distorted what felt right for me,” Zara said.

They were together for three years. When they finally broke up it was around the same time that her best friend died.

Trying to cope, Zara attended a self-development seminar.

“I left with this idea that I wasn’t actually a victim of the circumstances that I found myself in. That I could create from my willpower, which is still true, but it’s not what God asks of us. And not what ultimately led me to a happy life. Because I created what I wanted for myself over and over again from that point on. And I still couldn’t get what I genuinely wanted, which was not to be addicted to drugs. I did start to get into psychedelics,” she said.

Looking for a Safe Place

“My family was God-loving. But when I tried to talk to them about some of the things that I was experiencing or encountering, they didn’t know how to meet me. And actually did at times say that “you’re just demon-possessed,” she added.

“Who can I go to?”

Zara ended up connecting with people with different spiritual beliefs.

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At first, she thought they were just connecting to the source of energy.

“But now, looking back, I can see that they’re, you know, connecting to demonic spirits,” Zara said.

“The first time I was doing shamanic breathwork, I remember screaming and my whole body going limp. It felt like I couldn’t move inside my body. And then the lady who was facilitating came over and started to massage me. I felt like I experienced God. It was this massive amount of love, amount of light and love. Like coming out of the breathwork experience, I was like, “Wow, this is what you need to do to experience God.” Because it felt like I had.”

Shamanic Breathwork, a Temporary Aid

Little did Zara know, it would tormented her even more.

“It didn’t last. It was a temporary feeling of something getting better.”

Zara then got into a relationship with a man whose stepfather was a pastor. He had a good influence on her. So, when they broke up, it devastated her even more.

But the next day, she went to church. She didn’t remember being blown away by the message, but she got something better. When the pastor asked if anyone wanted to know Jesus, Zara thought, “I’ve opened up to all sorts of things spiritually. Why would I not open up to Jesus?”

After Shamanic Breathwork Comes Jesus

As they were praying, she started shaking and she started to fall over.

“Josh [the pastor] was just praying that Satan and his group let go of my life. That any demonic spirits that have entered me leave.”

Zara was set free during that service. She remembered feeling lighter after having cast out the demonic spirits that had entered her life.

“I confessed that Jesus was Lord, and I gave my life to Jesus at that moment.”

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I was into Shamanic Breathwork, but then Jesus..😮 | Zara's Testimony

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Header image: Zara [Deliverance Down Under]. YouTube, 28 April 2023, https://youtu.be/QnzL-ed6ShQ

May 5, 2023 0 comment

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Sharing The Love And Truth Of Jesus With The New Age

by Madison Doerfer September 13, 2021

written by Madison Doerfer

When I heard that my city was hosting a “New Age” festival, I knew I had to go. The posters I found in my local coffee shop advertised psychics, mediums, reiki healers and an assortment of energy workers. “FREE ADMISSION” was written in big block letters across the page. I couldn’t think of a better opportunity to share the love and truth of Jesus.

Entering the event space, I was greeted by friendly faces, all seemingly studying mine. A man approached and asked if I was interested in a “reading,” which I politely refused. His sign advertised a 20 minute reading for the discounted price of $30. I continued to walk around, looking at the variety of tables set up, adorned with colorful images and figures. All I could do was just pray; and ask “Father, what do you want to do.” Every person walking around seemed so hungry for a taste of the truth. They were willing to pay any price for answers, healing, a touch of the super natural.

The first woman I approached was in her mid-fifties, she wore light blue scrubs, and was waiting in line for a psychic-medium. I gently tapped her on the shoulder, and explained that I was a Christian, not associated with the festival, and had a word from God for her. She nervously asked me how much it would cost, as she only had a certain amount of money. My heart sank, as I explained to her that what I was giving her could not be bought by her money. I gave her the word, as she quietly wept. We prayed together, and I shared the Gospel with her.

The next woman that was highlighted to me, had long, curly gray hair that hung below her waist. She sat in a chair, next in queue for a reiki healer. When I saw her, I got the impression that her daughter, who wasn’t present, needed healing, and that she had a grandson who needed prayer as well. I came and knelt beside her and just plainly asked “what’s wrong with your daughter?” Surprised, she met my eyes and told me that her daughter was having neck surgery the next day, and was actually the reason she was there. When we prayed together, I could feel how moved she was. She had heard of Jesus, but never knew Him personally.

I continued through the crowd, and saw a beautiful women dressed in a traditional African dress and head wrap sitting behind a table with multicolored stars and crescents. Her sign indicated that she was psychic-medium, and was happy to give readings, for a price. Immediately I felt that I should ask her about her mothers health, specifically if she suffered from kidney disease. When I approached her, she surprised me by saying quickly “my angels don’t like you!” I told her that we worked for different teams, and that they had to leave right way. She looked at me with wide eyes, and whispered a hushed “ok.” I asked her very simply if her mama had kidney disease, and if her mom was a Christian. Shocked- she answered a resounding “YES! How did you know!” I told her what Jesus had done for both of us, and about His Holy Spirit, who is like a River of Living Water, who flows out of us, allowing us to live like Jesus did, and that I believed He wanted to heal her mother. We prayed for her mom, and I warned her against partnering with the demonic, then I left.

I would love to tell you that every one of these people repented, and were saved, but both women waiting in line continued waiting, and the young psychic continued giving readings. The truth is though, that my only responsibility is to follow the voice of the Holy Spirit. I cannot do everything- but I can do everything He tells me, and so can you!

These verses from the Gospel of John sum it up nicely:

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. 15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:12-17

Jesus didn’t speak these words for “special Christians,” or those who are especially gifted, or bold, or super evangelists. This is a promise, and a command for all who will know Him. He paved the way for us to follow in His footsteps. He has commissioned us to set captives free through the power of the Holy Spirit. This doesn’t mean to find your closest New Age festival, but to open your heart to hear His voice!

*Disclaimer: “And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NIV

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Jewish Bodybuilder And New Age Practitioner Encounters Jesus In The Gym

by Christa October 16, 2020

written by Christa

A Jewish bodybuilder spent his life trying to become more spiritual by following Jewish traditions and went to practice New Age. But his life changed when a pastor introduced him to Jesus during his daily bout in the gym. “Following Jesus is the most Jewish thing you can do,” he said.

Jewish Bodybuilder

The man grew up in a secular, Jewish home. Together with his family, they observe every Jewish celebration and went to synagogues many times. He recalls chanting Hebrew prayers but doesn’t actually understand what it means.

“And so growing up in a Jewish family, there’s a lot of pressure on success, achievement, good grades, good job,” he claims. The pressure compelled him to enroll in a business school despite his desire to just do sports, sing, and dance. But he was not doing well with his studies so he left college.

His efforts in trying and failing led him to discover and practice New Age spirituality. But while engaging in New Age, meditating and emptying his mind, he found that something would come into his thoughts. It would nudge him to do things.

“I felt like if I didn’t do what that presence or that voice was telling me to do, that something bad would happen to me,” he shared. He even experienced getting out of his body.

“Something was going on. What I didn’t know was what side it was on. And come to find out that sure enough, it’s from the dark,” he said.

He later became depressed and hopeless. “I’ve spent 20 years in an effort to become more spiritual, successful, and enlightened. And having nothing to show for it. I’m empty.”

Encountering Jesus

One day, a tall guy approached the Jewish bodybuilder while he was working out in a gym. They talked for a while but during those moments, the bodybuilder noticed something different from the tall guy.

The next day, he found himself searching and drawn to the intriguing man. The tall guy introduced himself as a pastor. So, he started asking him questions and receiving concise answers from the pastor.

He was so interested in their discussion that he shared with his wife when he got home. His wife initially struggled with the idea of Jesus because all she’s heard was “Jesus is not for Jews.” But she came upon testimony videos of Jews turning to Jesus.

Their son then came home and also shared his experience in learning Jesus. “Something’s going on here,” they alluded.

So, the man went to look for answers from the pastor in the gym again. The pastor eventually offered him a prayer which he welcomed. The pastor would end his prayer “in Jesus’ name”. “Day after day I kept coming back to the gym and I had this desire to look for this guy. And I would go up for him specifically in prayer.”

He continued, “I started to feel like something was happening. And what I realized over time was that peace, it wasn’t the absence of something. It was the presence of something. Or should I say Someone.”

For the first time, he felt life after experiencing things related to Jesus. So, the couple got on their knees and surrendered to Jesus or Yeshua. “And I knew that Jesus was the only One.”

Jewish bodybuilder goes from New Age to new life in Yeshua!

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