this question might be a little weird so please bear with me. I used to be a devout Christian for many years of my life. i was taught that the devil can sometimes try to influence us and tempt us. I started to even "feel" the devil inside me and influence feelings in me. im no longer a christian because for so many reasons it just wasnt something that I 100percent believed in. but that is another story. sometimes i still feel these things that i used to think was the devil even though it has been years since i have prayed and have been to church. what i want to know is has anyone ever heard of this and can EFT cure this? Sorry again if this sounds weird or doesn't make sense

I think I know what your talking about, like where you feel an incredible sense that you're not in control and the feeling it self is so strong that you could only classify it as being something else. Like a demon or something trying to control your actions, the devil trying to influence you yet you can't resist, etc.

I am still christian because, even though I went through may phases of people talking me down (in the church and out side) doing what the J man did, by hanging out with positive sources and focusing on peace actually has worked.

But anyways, I found it's just a HUGE sense of guilt that hit's it's apex and the apex is what your feeling. Pretty much you got to the point through a mental trigger that caused the painful emotion (that makes you feel like you have no control) to be at it's max.

I found using the sedona method with Tapping works well on getting rid of the lack of control feeling/ putting the situation in a perspective you can understand.

Basically you just ask your self, "Can I just welcome in the way this makes me feel and just accept the fact I feel that way?"

And sit for a second and think about that. Then ask your self if you could just let it go and would you, then when would you.


At the end it should change the way you feel about it, to becomming more accepting of it.

Well, when you get to that point it's much easier to externalize the misc. feeling and then you can tap it away wayyyyy easier.

Instead of it feeling overwelming it can end up feeling like that p'ssd at work feeling. 

But when you just keep asking your self those questions it can make the situation far easier to tap away.

I don't know a whole bunch about the sedona method, I just used the demo and it worked. But I do know that the sedona method makes things REALLY EASY to accomplish. Why not use it with tapping to enhance tapping and get rid of issues super fast?

My Shaman would say, if you hear a voice/s in your head, ask it three times, "Are you here from Creator to do good by Creator?" According to her, and it has worked for me, no evil or bad-meaning thing in the spirit realm can answer yes, or lie, three times in a row.  If it answers yes, then you can assume for that moment that it means good and is sent to do good.  If it's something else, such as a voice that's part of your head/thoughts/feelings then it will respond to EFT just as any other aspect/feeling in you will.  Just one student's take on "voices."

As for the "devil," I think that's just another word for our ego-voice which does so much to push us astray with fear and anger as the whips to drive us.  And of course all those willing people to say, oh, yes, there is the devil and if you don't do what I say "he" will take you to hell... unless of course you give me your money, time, strength, talents, life...   

Turn your face to the light and don't fear the shadow that falls behind you.  Dark or light, it's all Divine, the work of Creator for us to lean on and trust. 

Namaste.

Hello PJ,

I was raised as a christian, also in a very christian-centric country/society. I had a close personal 'relationship' with god until after my 20s. My logic and observing the world around me did not adhere to the notion of a christian god however and I started becoming a bit more distant. Then at some point some bad things happened in my life and I became angry at god. Then I became hateful of religion, I used to say "there is no god" but you can't be angry at something which doesn't exist, can you? Then I was fearful of punishment because I was angry at god... and so the circle of anger/guilt/fear continued.

Here's how I successfully dealt with this...

I discovered that we are not really one unit inside, we're made up of different parts... parts of ourselves at different stages of our lives, and parts of us taking the roles of our parents, of our friends, of our teachers and so on. We're a community, each and every one of us, in our own mind. If you believed in god for many years before, then it's most likely that some parts of you still keep that belief. If you believed the devil will try to influence you, then some parts of you probably still do, even if you are currently trying to change a way of thinking. If you decide to be angry or struggle or do it forcefully, you might find it difficult to do so, and you will end up fighting with yourself.

So, I decided I can make peace with it and stop fighting and let the parts of me realize that it's safe. I knew logically that the christian god idea does not stand very well in my view of the world. But the feeling of god watching, judging, punishment etc are still there. So I can peacefully have both worlds for some time. I got back my little cross and carried it with me so that the christian parts of me would feel safe. I would read some prayers from time to time. I would not believe them fully, but I supported the parts of me that did. Besides, prayer is a form of meditation, it does good. I would sometimes read a christian book... here's the nice thing... it would feel ridiculous at times and I was having a laugh... but I wasn't angry! Or struggling. I would apologise to god or jesus for my ignorance, even if I didn't believe it. Now christianity has faded from my thinking a lot better than any other times in the past. I feel this is really peaceful and healthy because there was no war, and I am not being attacked by angry thoughts and guilt like I used to. And if I ever feel the need I need to pray or ask for help from god... I will just go and do so!

And it really helps if you use EFT in the whole process, smoothing out whatever relationship you may have with god... and enhance your prayers with EFT (tapping while you pray for example)... it should all help.

I hope this helps you!

Yes, Evan, a good description!

I have done some more thinking on guilt and shame. From what I have understood, as an outsider, these feelings are very important in christianity, aren't they? Some people even seem to believe they are good and that society wouldn't work if they weren't there. I tend to disagree on that and can only add, that working with my own beliefs of guilt and shame has helped a lot. And that was only mainstream agnostic shames and guilts... So, using EFT to overcome any internal conflicts ought to do a lot of good.