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Follow up , on use of body movements in prayer .	Philo	Saturday, July 9, 2011
Question: Thank you again, Bro. for your helpful answer , to a previous question on 5/25/10 . Recently , sitting at a day long retreat , realised how body movements are a help - such as pulling in the stomach muscles , exerting pressure with the heel on the floor , small rotating movements of the shoulder blades , clasping of hands etc , as good isometric exercises ; offering them up , as means for the Holy Spirit , to take dominion in related areas - such as , the movements of abdominal muscles ,for power of The Spirit over various apppetites , of the heel against the enemy , in union with that of bl.Mother , shoulder blades , for The Spirit , to be set free ,clasping movements for power of the Crucified One into many hands and so on , on behalf of all those who are at the retreat and many others too , since when handed over to our Lord ,through our Bl.Mother , it can be helpful for many ! Bending at the knee , like in a semisitting manner , standing up again , in repeated movements is also considered as an excellent exercise and when done with the intention of doing so , on behalf of all those who need to bend their knee , in adoration to our Lord , that also seems to make same more worthwhile /anointed . One concern though has been after having noted how in Church exorcism prayers , the enemy is addressed with respect , as 'thou' and may be that is understandable , considering how they are fallen angels and a God of love still has love and respect for them . Thus, would it be considered as inappropriate to do any thing ( such as the heel movements ) that would be disrespectful , even if it is against the enemy ! Now , true , such movements can be done as just exercise ; just that, doing same with a higher intent seems more helpful . Thank you in advance for your discerned opinion .
Question Answered by Dear Philo: As I mentioned on my previous answer on this, the body movements you suggest have no significance and no purpose in prayer, and especially on spiritual warfare prayer. If you are exercising, prayer can be part of the exercise. The saints teach us that all actions can be made a prayer, even the simple act of picking up a pencil from the floor can be a prayer. But, these gestures are not helpful in terms of making the prayer more powerful and they have no meaning or significance in-and-of-themselves. The heel movement you mention is not an exercise that I am aware and thus it is meaningless. To think that this movement has any meaning is superstitious thinking, or obsessive-compulsive at best. You need to stop this type of thinking. As for using this heel movement "against the enemy", a demon would only laugh at you. I am not kidding. Physical movements have no effect on demons at all. Also, please do not presume things about the exorcism prayers. You are not qualified. The "thou" language is merely an outdated word for "you." It has no meaning beyond that. We do not respect demons other than to respect them in the the same way we respect a rattlesnake. We respect the fact that a rattlesnake is dangerous and can strike faster than we can move out of its way. With that understood we then go about to kill the snake. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Follow up , on use of body movements in prayer .

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

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Thank you again, Bro. for your helpful answer , to a previous question on 5/25/10 .

Recently , sitting at a day long retreat , realised how body movements are a help - such as pulling in the stomach muscles , exerting pressure with the heel on the floor , small rotating movements of the shoulder blades , clasping of hands etc , as good isometric exercises ; offering them up , as means for the Holy Spirit , to take dominion in related areas - such as , the movements of abdominal muscles ,for power of The Spirit over various apppetites , of the heel against the enemy , in union with that of bl.Mother , shoulder blades , for The Spirit , to be set free ,clasping movements for power of the Crucified One into many hands and so on , on behalf of all those who are at the retreat and many others too , since when handed over to our Lord ,through our Bl.Mother , it can be helpful for many !

Bending at the knee , like in a semisitting manner , standing up again , in repeated movements is also considered as an excellent exercise and when done with the intention of doing so , on behalf of all those who need to bend their knee , in adoration to our Lord , that also seems to make same more worthwhile /anointed .

One concern though has been after having noted how in Church exorcism prayers , the enemy is addressed with respect , as 'thou' and may be that is understandable , considering how they are fallen angels and a God of love still has love and respect for them .

Thus, would it be considered as inappropriate to do any thing ( such as the heel movements ) that would be disrespectful , even if it is against the enemy !

Now , true , such movements can be done as just exercise ; just that, doing same with a higher intent seems more helpful .

Thank you in advance for your discerned opinion .

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Dear Philo:

As I mentioned on my previous answer on this, the body movements you suggest have no significance and no purpose in prayer, and especially on spiritual warfare prayer.

If you are exercising, prayer can be part of the exercise. The saints teach us that all actions can be made a prayer, even the simple act of picking up a pencil from the floor can be a prayer.

But, these gestures are not helpful in terms of making the prayer more powerful and they have no meaning or significance in-and-of-themselves. The heel movement you mention is not an exercise that I am aware and thus it is meaningless. To think that this movement has any meaning is superstitious thinking, or obsessive-compulsive at best. You need to stop this type of thinking.

As for using this heel movement "against the enemy", a demon would only laugh at you. I am not kidding. Physical movements have no effect on demons at all.

Also, please do not presume things about the exorcism prayers. You are not qualified. The "thou" language is merely an outdated word for "you." It has no meaning beyond that.

We do not respect demons other than to respect them in the the same way we respect a rattlesnake. We respect the fact that a rattlesnake is dangerous and can strike faster than we can move out of its way. With that understood we then go about to kill the snake.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.