Thanks for that link about the copied quote from the Gnosticism site, and the other esoteric links.
Gnostic christianity, is the core foundation of the New Thought Christ Consciousness idea, in the end they amount to the same thing. Some people take it as a metaphor, whereas others take it literally and believe they can attain supernatural mystical powers.
Very clearly James Ray just takes various parts of these mystical religions and slaps them together.
He even was trying to cash in on the Kabbalah cult craze. (link below)
Using Rosicrucian ideas, or whatever else he can grab that sounds Magickal is clever, as it allows a model to lure people deeper and deeper into the system, with "higher" levels of esoteric mystery teachings. Scientology does the same thing, as well as countless other systems.
Creating Confusion, is a specific technique used by many Gurus. Because once people are in a fog of confusion, then the Guru is able to lead them where he wants to.
James Ray also claimed to be a Shaman and a supernatural Huna miracle man [
treeoflifejourneys.com] and about 19 other things. The bottom line is he just made it up, he took many seminars and LGAT seminars, and simply just copied the content, and made the Stories his own. And probably also just copied much "content" from various books.
As explained in these threads the overt "content" of these types of seminars is often at best a distraction, and is used to induce confusion, while the real persuasion happens in other ways.
But since James Ray is also selling himself as knowing "supernatural Hawaiian Huna", that points DIRECTLY to Tad James (and his son Matthew James) [
www.nlp.com] [
www.huna.com] who is an NLPer for decades, and also basically the first promoter of the bastardization of the Huna tradition. Of course, they don't REALLY believe that stuff, its just used to induce Trance and altered states and as "content". The first thing on the Huna website says it is neither NLP nor hypnosis. That is how those guys operate, the first thing they say is a bald-faced lie.
They are using "Huna" to implement their advanced NLP persuasion and hypnosis.
James Ray probably took some of their seminars on the way up.
Well, whaddya know, here is a document proving James Ray studied/copied Tad James material, (Timeline), which was stolen/copied from Richard Bandler the creator of NLP.
James Ray not only copied Timeline therapy from Tad James, he also copied Huna.
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www.examiner.com]
QUOTE: "The final section is labeled “Quantum Leap Potential Similarities and/” but I think we can safely guess the rest is “or Comparisons”. First listed is Tad James with a hand written note “does timeline”."
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www.treeoflifejourneys.com [
treeoflifejourneys.com] Qabalah Tree of Life Journeys | Frontiers of Consciousness, Exploring the Hidden Frontiers of Consciousness by James Arthur Ray
Exploring the Hidden Frontiers of Consciousness by James Arthur Ray
What is Qabalah?
Qabalah is the foundation of all Western esoteric and magickal thought. The word Qabalah (from the Hebrew ÷ÇáÈÌìÈä; also rendered as Cabala, Kabbala or Kabbalah) literally means "to receive tradition" and is built of four main branches. While all branches are important and have their distinct purpose, the focus of this series is on the Unwritten Qabalah and its sacred map of consciousness: the Tree of Life.
In Exploring the Hidden Frontiers of Consciousness, you will experientially travel through paths and portals to awaken powers and abilities dormant within you. Buckle up, and prepare yourself for greater authority and ability in every dimension of your life.
About James Arthur Ray
Known as a "practical mystic," James Arthur Ray grew up the son of a minister, immersed in traditional Christian religion. He later expanded his studies to include a multitude of other spiritual traditions and has been initiated into three shamanic orders from the Incan culture and the supernatural Huna tradition of ancient Hawaii. James is one of the few spiritual teachers who has achieved top honors in the corporate world and has succeeded as a thriving entrepreneur. His background in behavioral sciences and entrepreneurship along with his spiritual quest give him a unique and powerful ability to address life issues from an integrated and comprehensive level.
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