It is a physical workout enjoyed by
millions and its devotees include
Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Sting.

But yoga enthusiasts have been warned
by a leading Roman Catholic clergyman
that they are in danger of being
possessed by the Devil.

Father Jeremy Davies, exorcist for
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the
leader of Catholics in England and
Wales, says that activities such as
yoga, massage therapy, reiki or even
reading horoscopes could put people at
risk from evil spirits.

In a new book, he also argues that
people with promiscuous lifestyles
could find themselves afflicted by
demons.

And he says that the occult is closely
linked to the scourges of `drugs, demonic
music and pornography' which are
`destroying millions of young people
in our time'.

The 73-year-old Catholic priest, who was
appointed exorcist of the Archdiocese of
Westminster in 1986, was a medical doctor
before being ordained in 1974.

He has carried out thousands of exorcisms
in London and in 1993 he set up the
International Association of Exorcists
with Fr Gabriel Amorth, the Pope's top
exorcist.

In Exorcism: Understanding Exorcism In
Scripture And Practice, which is published
by the Catholic Truth Society, Fr Davies
compares militant atheists to rational
Satanists, and blames them for a rise in
demonic activity.

Yoga enthusiasts 'are in danger of being
possessed by the devil'

He adds that `perversions' such as
homosexuality, pornography and promiscuity
are contributing to a growing sense of
moral unease.

He writes: `Even heterosexual promiscuity
is a perversion; and intercourse, which
belongs in the sanctuary of married love,
can become a pathway not only for disease
but also for evil spirits...young people
especially are vulnerable and we must do
what we can to protect them.

`The thin end of the wedge (soft drugs,
yoga for relaxation, horoscopes just for
fun and so on) is more dangerous than the
thick end because it is more deceptive –
an evil spirit tries to make his entry as
unobtrusively as possible.

`Beware of any claim to mediate beneficial
energies (eg reiki), any courses that promise
the peace that Christ promises (eg enneagrams),
any alternative therapy with its roots in
eastern religion (eg acupuncture) .'

Fr Davies argues that occult practices such
as magic, fortune-telling and holding seances
to contact the spirits of the dead are `direct
invitations to the Devil which he readily
accepts'.

But the Oxford-educated priest, who is based
in Luton, Bedfordshire, says there are different
degrees of demonic influence, and the most extreme
forms occur rarely.



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Yikes!! OK, been warned...

That's definitely a yikes and then some hey.

Where's my stick??

Ahhhhhhhh jeez....

You know, I've been practicing this for years, and the most it has done for me is this...

Satan has made me want to be healthier, I want to be flexible, there are times I want to be a vegetarian, (which I heard is of the devil too.) Not interested in the drugs, because drugs makes your body ill and I'm working towards flexibility. Satan has made me calmer and Satan has made my spine more flexible and I tell you, you are only has healthy as your spine.

It's helped me with my reasoning skills, because I'm so much calmer because of yoga, it's helped me with patiences because I'm calmer now, thanks to yoga.

As for promiscuity, yes, when I exercise more I get hornier, so Pilates, kickboxing, nia and walking on the treadmill, causes that. My hubby's Catholic behind loves that!!! So all exercise is of the devil!!!

So, Hail Satan, you crazy Yoga Guru you!

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