Originally Posted by Grymir

Not really. Guided imagery is a good form of therapy. Some people can't do it unless they are hypnotized. And there are alot of others. Those were the first couple I could find that seemed o.k., and would serve as an introduction. The ones I had access to in college I did not see. ie, Beck and others of the Cognitive psychology movement. Which was just starting to take over from the behavioral dominance in the field. Which is why this type of thing is so hard to believe. The behavioral stuff so permeated society at large, that most people's view of man is behaviorally governed. But our behaviors are more affected by how we think and not necessarily what we think. (ie, Ayn Rand's Anti-Conceptual mentality) Which would explain why Rap music is inherently wrong, if not evil. It keeps people from developing their higher forms of thinking, and just keeps them on a primitive level. Ie, just operating on the range of the moment, instead of thinking about what will happen if they do such and such. And if people can't even think correctly, wrong behavior will follow.

That's why the N.T. talks about having the mind of Christ. The Holy Spirit comes in and gives us God's thoughts. That's why I kind of allude to wrongness or evil. It is a way to keep people from even comprehending the ways of God, or even His existence. Even though that which may be known is known by His creatures that He made, our thought process can be derailed. Joel Osteen's crowd is a good example. Watch a video when the real gospel is presented to them. And how angry they get at people that do. And he did it without any rhythm or beats at all. Just words alone.