The New Enlightenment Pt. 7

John 3:19-21 ~ "19-And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20-For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21-But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."

Can I Get A Word From The REAL Gospel Sistahs On This?

Dr. Iyanla Vanzant (pictured below and second from left) a supposed Yoruba Priestess, recently completed what she called the 'Take Back Your Life Mind, Body and Soul Women's retreat' in Chicago, IL. For those who don't remember, Dr. Vanzant gained her claim to fame through my dearest "Teflon Donett" Oprah Winfrey. She was a regular on her show and was one of the first to have a show spun off in her name and supported by Oprah. 

Word is that Dr. Vanzant  and Oprah ran into some production issues as Vanzant is said to have wanted to include people (Barbara Walters) in her production staff which Oprah wasn't trying to hear or allow. Others suggest that Vanzant felt that she couldn't come out with her full message as she wanted to and felt pressured too often by Oprah. It could be a combination of all of the above, but aside from that, Vanzant certainly continues to do what she does...deceive thousands with a false religion and diversionary tactics that draw hearts away from  the truth of the Gospel and who Jesus really is!

According to WVON, AM1690, my favorite Chicago radio station, even in spite of their endorsement of this mess and homo-affirming agenda, Dr. Vanzant and friends were more than ready and willing to restore as many women as possible to their fullest potential and lifestyle. 

Delivered in what was called "Breakthrough" workshops the topics were as follows:

Meditation: Tapping Into Your Inner-Knowing

Presented by Sheree Franklin, intuitive coach for intuition, instincts and imagination. The future is not set in stone, but many of us act as if it is and don’t expand our inner lives to reach our true potential. Yet, each of us has an inner-navigational system to create the lives we desire. This is guided meditation designed to help you become aligned with the patterns of thinking that will help you enhance the quality of your life.

Connect To Who You Are: Identify, Clarify and Simplify Your Life

Presented by Kim Fulcher, president and founder of Compass, a life coaching company for women. This workshop is designed to introduce women to the authentic loving power that lies within. Many women find themselves distracted by their family lives, careers, numerous responsibilities, deepest fears and insecurities. Life circumstances and the need to please others have caused many women to loose the connection to self. This workshop will teach women to connect to what is true for them and find freedom in living a life filled with self-love, confidence, balance, passion, joy and happiness.

Take Authority Over Your Health: You Possess the Power to Heal

Presented by Dr. Deidre Burrell, founder of Harmonious Vibrations Healing Center. This workshop is designed to empower women to tap into the healing force that resides within. Heart disease, cancer, obesity, fibroid tumors, and other illnesses are often associated with emotional pain, stress, a lack of exercise and poor nutrition. Dr. Burrell will explain how to tap the power we all hold to heal ourselves.

Attract Your Highest Good in Relationships

Presented by Michelle McKinney Hammond, author and life coach. The workshop is designed to show women the keys to attracting and maintaining wonderful healthy relationships. Participants will explore the relationships with themselves and how they can impact relationships with others. Additionally, participants will learn how to attract and maintain healthy, loving, intimate relationships. Finally, they’ll learn how to release relationships that don’t serve their highest good as well as how to create more fun and excitement with the people in their lives.

Create the Flow of Abundance and Prosperity in Your Life

Presented by British Hill, vice presidential ambassador for Compass, a life coaching company for women. This workshop is designed to explore the universal concepts of how to attract and develop the mental mindset and belief system that will attract abundance and prosperity into every area of your life.

And of course, Dr. Vanzant delivered the highlight of the event. 

What Does Dr. Vanzant Teach?

First, this is a primary summary of the Dr's Yoruba teaching and doctrine: 

"It is in Yorùbá philosophy the indication that all humans have Ayanmo (manifest destiny) to become one in spirit with Olódùmarè (Olòrún, the divine creator and source of all energy). Each person in Ayé (the physical realm) uses thought or action energies to impact the community of all other living things including the Earth, and so to move towards destiny. As such, one's destiny is in one's hands. To attain transcendence and destiny in Òrún-Réré (spiritual realm of those who do good and beneficial things), one's Orí-Inu (spiritual consciousness in the physical realm) must be elevated to unify with one's Iponri (Orí Òrún). Those who stop improving are destined for Òrún-Apadi (spiritual realm of the forsaken). Life and death are cycles of habitation in physical body and spiritual realms while one's spirit evolves toward transcendence. This evolution is most advanced in Irùnmolẹ (oní irun, of the unique hair that distinguishes humans from beasts; imo, enlightened of destiny, ilẹ on the land)

For most people, iwapẹlẹ (well-balanced), meditation and sincere veneration sufficiently strengthen one's Orí-Inu. Being well-balanced, it is believed, that you are in prime position to make positive use of the simplest form of connection between eniyan and Olu-Òrún in the form of adúra (petition;prayer) for divine support."

That is the basis for the false doctrines and teachings of Dr. Vanzant. She consistently exalts the role and status of women in her theology. This is partly because Dr. Vanzant has been abused in her past and her work is geared toward suffering and abused women. Let's look more specifically at what she has said specifically regarding the assistance that she brings women.  

Women Are Angels, Men Are Angels In 'Drag'...Don't Understand? Just Disconnect Your Brain And You'll Get It...

"Do this for me if you will. I want you to look to the right, just look to the right, look to the left. Look at somebody. Don’t just be turning your head there. Everybody look to the right. Look at somebody. Because everybody doesn’t know everybody else, do they? No. That’s good.

Now, I want to bring something to your awareness. You are right now, in this very moment, standing in the presence of angels. Because you never know when an angel is going to come right beside you. And if you think back through your life in your, and your, deepest darkest moments, it was another woman; it was an angel, a woman that was there for you. So I just want you to reach out and take an angel by the hand. Come on. Reach out take an angel by the hand; just hold on to an angel. Touch an angel. Well, you could touch him. He’s all right. He’s just an angel in drag. Go on. Hold his hand. Angel in drag, that’s right. Just hold his hand. That’s okay. And what I want you to do is just take a nice deep breath with me if you will and let it out with a nice breathe. And take another nice deep breath.

And let it out with a nice breath. And disconnect your brain for just a moment. And I want you to feel the life that’s in your hands. And know that God, goddess, all that is so, trusted you that she put a life in your hands." ~ Dr. Inyanla Vanzant  3rd Annual Women & Power Conference organized by Omega Institute and V-Day in September 2004.

"Life is a blast...I mean sometimes, you know, it can be a royal pain in the butt and rather inconvenient, but Oh, well, what the hell. If you have some party shoes, get in it and dance...That is a woman’s work...A woman’s work is to dance...You know, you can dance yourself through anything—you wanna leave me Booboo, go on, get out...Oh, yes...Oh, you want to fire me? Whoa-whoa ... a woman’s work is to sing. You know we have to dance we have to sing...Most of all, we have to learn the power of “TADA”...See you have the power of TADA in your heart...You know what TADA is; right?..Oh, you thought I was going to fail? You thought I wasn’t going to make it? You thought I was going to stay crazy forever? Well, TADA!You thought you were going to hold me down? Oh, you really thought I didn’t have it going on? Well ... a woman’s work is to dance and to sing TADA. So ladies get into your hearts....Can you stand up for a minute? I just want to check your woman-ness. Let me just see. Get a hip moving, just one, just one. Don’t hurt yourself now. If it feels good to you—that’s right, Mama, work it out...See, a woman can do anything. Just work it out. Now, if you really want—men, and that’s all right. Men, you too. We appreciate you...Get up men, c’mon get up...We know you might have a little woman hiding in there...Just sway and sway and say TADA, TADA...TADA—we’re coming up, we’re becoming powerful...We are becoming stronger. We are taking over. Yes. We have work to do. Oh, it feels so good. "~ Dr. Inyanla Vanzant 3rd Annual Women & Power Conference organized by Omega Institute and V-Day in September 2004.

WOW! Talking about spiritism, false doctrine and false teaching. These are the teachings that many hold as inoculous and many proclaim that are helping to heal the broken hearted.

Blinded By The Light

I believe that these women have been so blinded by current situations and so enamoured by the appeal of false doctrine that they can't see straight. Further the light of the world has shined and they cannot perceive it.

There are seemingly a growing number of African-American women clinging to many of these spiritist and idolatrous teachers and false prophets. The Christian church has its problems wilth false teachers such as Juanita Bynum II. The problem here however is that this sorted cast of characters want their adherents to believe that they are Christians or at a minimum teaching a spirituality that is biblically inspired and endorsed.

What I want to see is the real women of God stand up and make their voices known. If not known in helping to heal what seems to be a growing market of hurt women, stand in defense against false teaching and teachers of this sort. 

Sad thing is that, out of all the many spiritual, saved and wonderfully anointed women of Chicago, I didn't hear ONE woman address this conference and the dangerous false teachings that it represented. Be careful, they are coming to a city near you. With you and other saved women be ready???

Will The REAL Gospel Sistah's please stand up??? I for one will be right there with you when you do!

Blessed!

Update:

here's a video segment from the conference. I cetainly don't criticize the effort, I simply encourage a presentation of biblical truth and the biblical God that makes a difference: