An Afterword © 2012 by Amelia Bacic-Tulevski. Excerpt reprinted with permission. In Soul-Killing State of Mind: The Irreconcilability of Far Eastern Spiritual Practices and the Orthodox Faith, I discussed the dangers of Eastern religious practices and explained, from the Orthodox perspective, how they're incompatible with Christian beliefs and detrimental to the health of our souls. I spent ... More...

Final thoughts © 2012 by Amelia Bacic-Tulevski. Excerpt reprinted with permission. Ultimately, whether the Eastern practice in which a Christian dabbles is meditation, yoga, reiki, or anything else, the result is usually the same: save any instances of Divine intervention, people who wade in non-Christian waters frequently end up drowning in them. After enough sessions of any of these Eastern ... More...

“Universal Life Energy” Therapy: Encounters with the Occult. © 2012 by Amelia Bacic-Tulevski. Excerpt reprinted with permission. Just as meditation and yoga have become popular practices in the Christian West, so too has the practice of reiki, a so called universal life energy therapy. Facilities offering reiki services include hospitals, holistic “healing” centers, gyms, and recreation ... More...

Yoga and Meditation: Spiritual Transformation in the Wrong Direction. © 2012 by Amelia Bacic-Tulevski. Excerpt reprinted with permission. It can be argued that the goal of any religion, Christian or otherwise, is spiritual transformation. In Christian Orthodoxy, the ultimate goal of transforming oneself is to attain theosis, or union with God. The faithful Orthodox strives to overcome his ... More...