See another article on Feng Shui by author published in the Christian Research Journal, Vol 26, No. 1, 2003, NOTE: Due to the complexity and varieties of feng shui practice, […]
All “energy” used in energy healing from psychics, New Agers, witches, spiritualists, Reiki healers; the “energy” (no matter the label) that underpins beliefs and practices like acupuncture, homeopathy, Tapping/EFT, vitalism, Yoga kundalini, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Touch for Health; and has spawned non-medical devices (such as Rife machines, Zyto scanners, etc.) that allegedly diagnore and/or treat various ailments are in the same category and are essentially the same thing: an occult “energy” either imagined or triggered through beliefs and actions. Learning what this is and where we see it is a way to discern it.
An overview of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist components of the New Age.
Do you know what the symbol for Yin and Yang really means? It is not about good vs. evil, nor is it about a bit of bad in the good and a bit of good in the bad. It is more complicated than that and it has a distinct spiritual meaning that has found its way into Western culture, especially in alternative/complementary/integrative modalities.
Due to the fact we are in a post-truth age where the idea of absolutes and checking out facts is vanishing, too many things like functional medicine are flourishing. This is one reason there is a profliteration of New Age ideas and practices.