THE STRIKING
SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN
THE "TORONTO BLESSING" AND THE SERPENT POWER OF
KUNDALINI
Here is a DIRECT QUOTE from a Kundalini Page on the web (caps are my addition):
"Usually the awakening of Kundalini was a process which only occurred after years of spiritual practice and meditation. Yet INCREASINGLY, the Kundalini experience is being reported among people who are not undertaking spiritual practices. Since 1993, when Shared Transformation, an American journal for connecting spiritual awakeners first began, it has been contacted by OVER 700 people in the throes of SPONTANEOUS KUNDALINI AROUSAL (Collie & Kree, 1995). These INCREASED reports of spontaneous Kundalini awakening at this time of PLANETARY UPHEAVAL may be INDICATIVE OF A LARGER PURPOSE AS WORK, the beginning of a planetary wake up call. . ."
Since reading this article I have sent off several e-mails to various "gurus" and New Age sites describing the activity at Toronto and Pensacola and asking their opinions of them and did they think these could be spontaneous Kundalini Awakenings in these folks. I will inform you of their responses when I get them.
The above article tells me that what used to take years (I know from experience) now is being "granted" immediately to those not even following the yogic path. These occult folks view this as indicative of a LARGER PURPOSE AT WORK. What and/or whose purpose?
The only answer is the larger purpose is that of Satan and his hosts of seducing and deceiving spirits. Their purpose is to dupe well-meaning Christians via demonic manifestations masquerading as the "work of the Spirit."
My brothers and sisters there is a GLOBAL DEMONIC DECEPTION being perpatrated on 100,000's of charismatic Christians. Almost all the Charismatic leaders endorse these manifestations as a true move of the Holy Spirit.
KUNDALINI SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
by El Collie
Many individuals whose Kundalini has been unexpectedly unleashed DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING, and the prevailing social ignorance about this multidimensional transformative process makes it hard to find medical or alternative health practitioners or spiritual advisors who recognize the symptoms, particularly when they are strongly physical. Many people know that the risen Kundalini flings open gates to all sorts of mystical, paranormal and magical vistas but few realize it can also dramatically impact the body. A large percentage of Shared Transformation subscribers have reported long bouts of strange illness as well as radical mental, emotional, interpersonal, psychic, spiritual and lifestyle changes. Over and again we hear stories of frustrating, sometimes desperate visits to doctors, healers, counselors, etc. who neither understood nor were able to help with the myriad pains and problems catalyzed by raging Kundalini.
The following are common manifestations of the risen Kundalini:
 | Muscle twitches, cramps or spasms. |
| Energy rushes or immense electricity circulating the body |
| Itching, vibrating, prickling, tingling, stinging or crawling sensations |
| Intense heat or cold |
| Involuntary bodily movements (occur more often during meditation, rest or sleep): jerking, tremors, shaking; feeling an inner force pushing one into postures or moving one's body in unusual ways |
| Alterations in eating and sleeping patterns |
| Episodes of extreme hyperactivity or, conversely, overwhelming fatigue |
| Intensified or diminished sexual desires |
| Headaches, pressures within the skull |
| Racing heartbeat, pains in the chest |
| Digestive system problems |
| Numbness or pain in the limbs (particularly the left foot and leg) |
| Pains and blockages anywhere; often in the back and neck |
| Emotional outbursts; rapid mood shifts; seemingly unprovoked or excessive episodes of grief, fear, rage, depression |
| Spontaneous vocalizations (including laughing and weeping) -- are as unintentional and uncontrollable as hiccoughs |
| Hearing an inner sound or sounds, classically described as a flute, drum, waterfall, birds singing, bees buzzing but which may also sound like roaring, whooshing, or thunderous noises or like ringing in the ears. |
| Mental confusion; difficulty concentrating |
| Altered states of consciousness: heightened awareness; spontaneous trance states; mystical experiences (if the individual's prior belief system is too threatened by these, they can lead to bouts of psychosis or self-grandiosity) |
| Heat, strange activity, and/or blissful sensations in the head, particularly in the crown area. |
| Ecstasy and intervals of tremendous joy, love, peace and compassion |
| Psychic experiences: extrasensory perception; out-of-body experiences; pastlife memories; astral travel; direct awareness of auras and chakras; contact with spirit guides through inner voices, dreams or visions; healing powers |
| Increased creativity: new interests in self-expression and spiritual communication through music, art, poetry, etc. |
| Intensified understanding and sensitivity: insight into one's own essence; deeper understanding of spiritual truths; exquisite awareness of one's environment (including "vibes" from others) |
| Enlightenment experiences: direct Knowing of a more expansive reality; transcendent awareness |
Some people have told us they find the concept of "Kundalini" foreign and prefer to simply call this their "awakening," which is fine with us. But for most who contact us, the Kundalini explanation provides an important framework with which to accept and work with their experiences. We each have a unique way of interpreting, honoring and describing our spiritual wisdom. I do not believe there is only one right way to know or express the truth. Far more important, I believe, is to have an open heart and to be faithful to our own path, wherever it may lead. We have also been asked why we do not put more emphasis on union with the Divine and God-realization, which are very much central to spiritual awakening. Since everyone experiences and interprets their mystical experiences differently and very personally, to make sure no one will feel excluded, we just speak of "awakening consciousness" or "transcendent states" on the ST Web pages. In our Shared Transformation newsletter, individuals with variant religious beliefs are welcome to (and DO) tell about their experiences of this sort. Some speak of God, Christ, Goddess, the Holy One, Spirit, or simply a magnificent Whole in which we all partake. Also, for some people, profound spiritual realizations do not occur until months or years after the other signs and symptoms. Individuals who are having experiences of an obvious spiritual nature are usually more able to integrate and benefit from the process, regardless of how they may label it. But those who experience what seems to be illness or weird psychic phenomena often are very alarmed until they understand that they are not sick or crazy. And even the enlightening and beautiful experiences can be so powerful that people doubt their sanity. This is why the information and validation we offer in the ST newsletters and the opportunity to exchange insights with others through Shared Transformation's Friends Online and the Kundalini Mailing List is so valuable.
A more detailed list of Kundalini manifestations can be found in Shared Transformation newsletter, Issue #5.
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The Toronto/Pensacola
descriptions come from either first hand encounter of videos of
actual services.
The Kundalini manifestations are taken directly from a Kundalini
web site
Pensacola/Toronto Manifestations |
Kundalini Yoga Manifestations |
| Uncontrollable laughter | Laughing and weeping are as unintentional and uncontrollable as hiccoughs |
| Spasms | Jerking, Tremors, Shaking |
| Involuntary body movements | Postures or moving one's body in unusual ways |
| Being "slain in the spirit" | Spontaneous trance states |
| Making animal noises, roaring | Spontaneous vocalizations |
| Being "drunk in the spirit" | Muscle twitches or spasms |
| Visions while "slain" | Guidance through inner voices, visions, dreams |
| Mental confusion | Mental confusion, difficulty concentrating |
| Feeling heat, electricity | Energy rushes, electricity circulating in the body |
| Jumping "po-go-ing" | Vibrating, tingling sensations |
| Supernatural smelling of scents | Out-of-body experiences |
| Experiencing the smell of flowers, incense | |
How
one receives this "Blessing" |
How
one receives Kundalini Awakening |
Who
can administer the "blessing" |
Who
can give Shakti-pat? |
Do any of these "manifestations" sound vaguely familiar? They match almost exactly with the experiences of people in Toronto, Pensacola, Bromptom England, etc. I have video footage of a woman in Pensacola standing trying to give her testimony with a panicked look on her face calling out to her husband "honey where are we from." Her mind was so BLOWN and CONFUSED that she did not (1) know her own name and (2) did not know where she lived! Yet this is God! Our God is not the Author of CONFUSION, nor does He confuse His people. If anything the Holy Spirit gives utmost CLARITY. Yet MENTAL CONFUSION and LACK OF CONCENTRATION are however 2 signs of ones "serpent power" being released.
World-wide reports of the UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHING and/or CRYING have circulated. This too is a sign of the serpent power being manifested. . .yet there is no Biblical support for such manifestations at all.
Unexplained hand and arm motions (I've personally seen this in Toronto) are viewed as God playing/working with one of His saints. Yet it is a classic example of the serpent power in operation. Hindus may see these as spontaneous yogic gestures or postures ( I have footage of a man in Boston performing yogic postures). . .Yet again this is seen as the Holy Spirit. REALLY? Animals sounds, grunts, roars also fall within awakened Kundalini.
People being "slain in the spirit" and while "in the spirit" many have reported visions, again a parallel with Kundalini Awakening.
I just received an
e-mail which says "
Subj: Warning
Date: 97-05-19 20:25:53 EDT
From: priceda@ucs.orst.edu
To: steve@balaams-ass.com
Brother in Christ,
I want to make sure that you know about something that happened
in Pensacola in April. You wrote in your article that sweet
aromas will fill churches next. It happened in Pensacola in one
evening as Joyner was preaching. He said a blue "cloud of glory" filled the
sanctuary as they did their demonic manifestations and then a
"very sweet smell filled the whole place". Maybe this
happened before you wrote the article, but I remember that you
said this would be the next thing
happening and, well, it happened. Just thought you might want to
know that you predicted right. I guess we have to see what's
next. In Him, D**** P****
Smelling the scent of incense
(frankensense, sandalwood, etc.) or flowers is also an indication of Kundalini
Awakening.
My former guru Muktananda Paramahansa always spoke of seeing "chiti" or "consciousness" all around him as BLUE SPARKS. How many more parallels do Charismatic Christians need to be convinced that what they are experiencing is DEMONIC?
Another irrefutable parallel is that the charismatic manifestations can all be traced to Rodney-Howard Browne. From the impartation of his hands all this has come! Kundalini Awakening comes from a lineage of guru's and is imparted by them to their disciples, who give it to their disciples, etc. . .
ONE THING IS UNDENIABLE: There is NO Biblical support for the manifestations, however there is a ONE-TO-ONE correspondence between "Holy Laughter" and the occult manifestations.
It has been many many years since I sat before an altar with a picture of Muktananda Paramahansa and a statue of a coiled cobra snake, eating prassad (food blessed by the presence of the guru). I am saddened to see multitudes of sincere believers practicing Kundalini yoga. Receiving impartation from their own local/national/international gurus, whether they be called Pastor Arnott, Benny Hinn, Rodney Browne, etc.
The fruit is the same. The manifestations are the same. It comes via a human being (not sovereignly by God). It comes after much singing repetitious choruses, which does bring one into an alpha state of consciousness (I know these states well, I used to spend hours in a sensory deprivation tank) and thus shutting down the rational mind. Thus the chela/student/disciple/believer is open to receiving the impartation from the guru/pastor/prophet/apostle. . .and lo-and-behold they do.
Are these "moves" from God? No they are not. From all I have read, seen, experienced as a former mystic and as a Charismaniac I can say on the basis of Scripture that what is occurring is a cleaver counterfeit - something mimicking the genuine so as to deceive those who would normally accept the genuine. I pray for the deliverance of those leaders who are ignorantly leading God's people astray and I pray for the multitudes of hungry believers who for some reason or another find simple faith in the Scriptures not enough to satisfy their souls.
Words from a
Minister During the Revival in Wales
Jessie-Penn Lewis
"The counterfeit of the Presence of God is mainly felt upon the body, and by the physical senses, in conscious "fire," "thrills," etc. The counterfeit of the "Presence" in the atmosphere is felt by the senses of the body, as "breath," "wind," etc., whilst the mind is passive or inactive. The person affected by this counterfeit will be moved almost automatically to actions he would not perform of his own will, and with all his faculties in operation. He may not even remember what he has done under the "power" of this "presence." Jessie-Penn Lewis War On the Saints, page. 153
"But another man had the same impulse, and fell down groaning and roaring, beating the floor with his hands and feet, and the demon entered into him as the angel of light, and got him to think that his conduct was of the Holy Ghost, and it became a regular habit in the meetings he attended. . ." War on the Saints pg. 150
"Nothing supernatural should be felt by the senses, but by the spirit. . .Counterfeits of today are generally wrought upon the soulish - or sense life - of believers who have not learnt to distinguish between soul and spirit." Jessie Penn Lewis The Spiritual Warfare, pgs. 16-17
SELAH........