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Saturday, January 30, 2010

 

James Ray says its not his fault.

James Arthur Ray is one of the authors involved in “The Secret” a popular and profitable self-help, new age phenomenon. The Secret is mostly based on the supposed Law of Attraction that states you manifest your reality with your thoughts. Everything good and bad has been created by the way you think; therefore you have full responsibility for everything that happens to you… good and bad.
So when something like… say three people die and many more injured under his guidance does he take responsibility?
No, of course not.

http://nymag.com/news/features/63259/
http://jamesray.com/sedona/

Sweat lodges are not something to mess around with or experiment with. It is disrespectful to the culture and ancestors of that culture to bastardize sacred rites.
The lodge was built improperly and it became dangerous. It was conducted improperly and that became dangerous. He was not properly trained. If someone is not a tribal member; most likely they are not trained properly. The only way to be trained properly is through the oral teachings of tribal elders. And you know what? Tribal elders are kinda picky these days about who they teach ceremonies too. Its not something you can learn on the internet or through books. There are songs and spirits involved in a sweat lodge that only respond to native language, not English. And money is never involved. You don’t pay to pray.

You encounter anyone professing Native American teachings? Check here first; http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php

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