From his own blog, Kurgan believes in past life regression and reincarnation. This is anti-christian, anti-catholic, and VERY dangerous. Let's start with what he has written about himself on social galactic:
So he believes that he has had "lived amny lifetimes" before becoming a so-called "Catholic Crusader". Does he mean this figuratively or literally?
Also prominent on his blog is the fact that he is a Hypnotist. While in itself this is not anti-catholic, it is, no matter how good a hypnotist you are, an opportunity for evil spirits to come into the world. I am NOT questioning his expertise as a hypnotist.
Clicking on the "Hypnotic Services" on his home page, we come to what he does. Skimming over the worldly (and questionable) reasons for being hypnotized, we come to this:
So, kurgan believes in past life regressions. OK, maybe not for-real past life regressions, but the ability of false past life regressions to change someone for the better? Don't know at this point. And reincarnation is not exactly the same as past life regression, so no comment yet. Let's continue. Clicking on that link, we are sent here:
If you scroll down a little, you come to this:
Here is kurgans first mention of "reincarnation". He pretty much equates reincarnation with past life regression. He doesn't come right out and say that he believes in reincarnation here, but he does imply it. Kurgan does this a lot with other subjects.
In the next paragraph, we get to his sources for his belief in reincarnation:
There are 3 sources that kurgan links to. Here is the first:
This is a book entitled, "Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation" by Ian Stevenson. This source is fraught with controversy and problems. Wikipedia states the following concerning this book:
"In an article in Skeptical Inquirer Angel examined Stevenson’s Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation (1974) and concluded that the research was so poorly conducted as to cast doubt on all Stevenson's work. He says that Stevenson failed to clearly and concisely document the claims made before attempting to verify them. Among a number of other faults, Angel says, Stevenson asked leading questions and did not properly tabulate or account for all erroneous statements. Angel writes:
"In sum, Stevenson does not skillfully record, present, or analyze his own data. If a case regarded by Stevenson to be among the strongest of his cases — the only case of 20 that had its purported verifications conducted by Stevenson himself — falls apart under scrutiny as badly as the Imad Elawar case does, it is reasonable to conclude that the other cases, in which data were first gathered by untrained observers, are even less reliable than this one."[31]"
The 2nd source is a book entitled, "Many Lives , Many Masters", by Brian Weiss:
So Who is Brian Weiss? Also from Wikipedia:
Past life regression and future life progression[edit]
According to Weiss, in 1980, one of his patients, "Catherine", began discussing past-life experiences under hypnosis. Weiss did not believe in reincarnation at the time, but after confirming elements of Catherine's stories through public records, came to be convinced of the survival of an element of the human personality after death.[9] Dr. Weiss was astonished and skeptical when Catherine began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His skepticism was eroded, however, when she began to channel messages from her spirit guide/Master who made remarkable revelations about Dr. Weiss’s family and his dead son.[10] Weiss claims he has regressed more than 4,000 patients since 1980.[11]
Weiss advocates hypnotic regression as therapy, claiming that many phobias and ailments are rooted in past-life experiences whose acknowledgement by the patient can have a curative effect. Weiss also writes about messages received from the "Masters", or "super-evolved, nonphysical souls", he claims to have communicated with through his subjects. Weiss holds workshops and seminars across the United States that explain and teach self-regression meditation techniques.
Turns out he is also a friend of OPRAH. He is a new age guy, and definitely NOT CATHOLIC.
Questionable and problematic source #2.
Kurgan's third source is An Article entitled "Is there Evidence of Reincarnation", by a guy named Steven Wagner:
So, what does Mr. Wagner say about Past Life Regression in his article? Here's the opening paragraph:
"Past Life Regression Hypnosis
The practice of reaching past lives through hypnosis is controversial, primarily because hypnosis is not a reliable tool. It can certainly help researchers access the unconscious mind, but the information found there should not be taken as truth. For example, it has been shown that hypnosis can create false memories. That doesn't mean, however, that regression hypnosis should be dismissed out of hand. If information from a "past life" can be verified through research, then the case for reincarnation becomes more compelling."
You can read the whole article here:
https://www.liveabout.com/reincarnation-best-evidence-2593151
Here are Mr. Wagners other credentials:
So kurgan has links to these 3 sources on his blog, and comes to the conclusion that reincarnation and past life regression is true, and totally ignores all of the evidence to the contrary. He has made up his mind, and no amount of research or knowledge is going to persuade him otherwise. Just reading all of the information from these three sources should make anyone skeptical. And if you read our discussions concerning sedevacantism and Canon law, he did the same thing there as well, took questionable sources and took them as gospel to match his own views. Remember, that he wrote this about these three sources on his blog:
Solid, consistent evidence? In a word, NO.
Historically accurate factual information? HARDLY
So, can catholics believe in reincarnation? The short answer is NO. The primary reasons are that it:
1 - It denies the possibility of eternal salvaation
2 - It denies the resurrection of the body
3 - It rejects the Christian doctrine of salvation, and makes the soul its own savior by it's own efforts.
https://bismarckdiocese.com/news/can-a-catholic-believe-in-reincarnation
And here's what a couple of Fathers of the Church has to say on the subject.
If you notice, kurgan never really states unequivocally what he personally believes about reincarnation. However, if you search deep into his blog, and read the post "Changes" from 5 April 2015, he admits it:
So, kurgan believes in the anti-Catholic, anti- Christian beliefs in past life regression and reincarnation, and if you have the cash, he'll be happy to hypnotize you (totally safe of course, no risk at all) and take you back to your past lives. He recommends questionable, Oprah recommended new age books that he claims are "highly credible", and yet ignores what the Church teaches on the subject.
All I can say is use your own judgement on who you follow, and as far as kurgan goes, I'd stay far away, VERY far away from his new age beliefs and services.
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