Oprah seems to be getting into alternative ideas

[ellie]

It's interesting to see Oprah moving into more alternative ideas. She's doing shows about past regression/after life.

It's sounds like she would be interested to have people that are into astral projection on her show (although she called it something else), maybe talking in another dimension?

I reckon steve will be on Oprah in the future, especially with her new shift in spirituality.

[gr8tocre8]

I know, isn't it great?! Oprah is pretty dialed in - as the world at large grows more and more receptive to new/alternative thought, she adds more and more progressive features on her show.

Oprah interviewed Esther Hicks (The teachings of Abraham) some time ago on her XM radio show. She was completely fascinated, but admitted to Esther that right now (at the time at least) it would be too controversial to bring her on the show.

However, that was about a year or so ago. I wouldn't be surprised if she has Abraham on any time now!

[Andrew Brunelle]

I knew Oprah had gone alternative when she recommended A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. I'd read the Power of Now and Practicing the Power of Now, so I knew what kind of book she was recommending. I'm sure we'll see Steve and Erin on there soon. It's good that someone is going there in the mainstream talk show circuit.

[Maguru]

Originally Posted by ellie

It's interesting to see Oprah moving into more alternative ideas. She's doing shows about past regression/after life.

It's sounds like she would be interested to have people that are into astral projection on her show (although she called it something else), maybe talking in another dimension?

I reckon steve will be on Oprah in the future, especially with her new shift in spirituality.

I've watched a couple of these shows and I wonder what makes them so sure it is past life regression. There has been no alternative possible explanation. It is stated as a fact!
I dare say it does no harm apart from giving our lives a whole new meaning.

[supertom]

oprah has always been into this stuff but she didnt want to bring it into her show, the stuff about brian wesis(past life) was amazing.

My aunty did one and she found how that the scar she always had was cause when she lived in south africa in past life, and she was attacked.

[JorgeHTQH]

Oprah is 100% new age, sold out to the Devil. All of her riches and earthly possesions are only temporary, but are her blessings from being such a good servant to the devil. God has nothing to do with her... If only you guys knew who Oprah really was.. hehehe feel free to blast me, hehehe

[SunnKali]

Jorge - sounds like you've been watching too much Mad TV

Oprah's shift into Sprituality isn't new. Oprah featured "Remembering Your Spirit" in the mid to late 1990's and had regular visits from authors like Marriane Williamson, Gary Zukav and other more spiritually minded people. I really enjoyed her show during those years, but she shifted back to less spiritual topics.

I was glad to see her hosting more alternative ideas when she did the shows on The Secret, and also the series with Echart Tolle. I missed the interview with Esther Hicks - I can imagine it was most interesting.

I don't watch her very much, but I do sometimes turn it on when she has Dr. Oz on. He's really interested in teaching people about our bodies and health. I have to admit, I sometimes close my eyes when he brings out the cadaver examples of organs.

[JorgeHTQH]

sorry, sometimes i get carried away and say too much... hehehe :>)

[Steve Pavlina]

It's funny to hear someone call these ideas "alternative" when for me and Erin they're just part of our daily lives. We discuss our psychic/intuitive experiences pretty much every day. To deny their existence would be like plugging our ears with cotton.

On Friday night, Erin and I had dinner with Lisa Williams (psychic medium with her own TV show), John Holland (psychic medium), Colette Baron-Reid (psychic/intuitive), Brian Weiss (he did the past life stuff on Oprah), and several other authors. When the bill arrived, John opened it and looked surprised and started laughing. The bill was $666 and change. I couldn't resist teasing him that clearly this happened because he was doing the work of the devil.

Erin and I have gotten to know many of these people behind the scenes. They're all very warm and caring people... sans devil worship.

[Maguru]

Oprah, Dr. Oz and other guests on her show have stated that 'we choose our parents'. I wonder where they come up with that?

[supertom]

What the Devil? Prince of Darkness Is Misunderstood, Says UCLA Professor

[supertom]

Originally Posted by JorgeHTQH

sorry, sometimes i get carried away and say too much... hehehe :>)

What the Devil? Prince of Darkness Is Misunderstood, Says UCLA Professor

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

It's funny to hear someone call these ideas "alternative" when for me and Erin they're just part of our daily lives. We discuss our psychic/intuitive experiences pretty much every day. To deny their existence would be like plugging our ears with cotton.

Since I became aware that I was not aware and started practicing awareness in nearly every moment, things have started to magically fall into my lap. I've let go of my attachment to outcome and I'm becoming a magnet for many of the things I've always wanted. So, I think Oprah is wonderful and a truly positive influence on the people of this earth. I don't credit her for my transformation, but being a credible media personality, she did play a small part.

[Chris Cade]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

I don't credit her for my transformation, but being a credible media personality, she did play a small part.

Yeah - the only people who can take credit for our transformation is ourselves. Everybody else was just an influence, inspiration, catalyst, or example (sometimes of what NOT to be).

After all, if we didn't do the 'work' then nothing would ever change!

[MasterD]

Originally Posted by Maguru

Oprah, Dr. Oz and other guests on her show have stated that 'we choose our parents'. I wonder where they come up with that?

Hehe, once my sister and I had a discussion about that, we couldn't figure it out either . Hehe, just joking, my parents are good people, with their flaws, of course.

[Billy]

Originally Posted by JorgeHTQH

Oprah is 100% new age, sold out to the Devil. All of her riches and earthly possesions are only temporary, but are her blessings from being such a good servant to the devil. God has nothing to do with her... If only you guys knew who Oprah really was.. hehehe feel free to blast me, hehehe

She's so commercial, what is it with the people that listen to this drivel? I guess if you can't think for yourself then just let the most convenient person do it for you.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Billy

She's so commercial, what is it with the people that listen to this drivel? I guess if you can't think for yourself then just let the most convenient person do it for you.

Why do you feel you are endowed with the right to judge others? Are you one who selflessly helps others? What are you doing to make a difference?

[Billy]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

Why do you feel you are endowed with the right to judge others? Are you one who selflessly helps others? What are you doing to make a difference?

Why do I feel that I am endowed with the right to judge others? Is that what I am doing? In asking me am I one who selflessly helps others are you asking me that question or stating that that is what Oprah does? Because if you are stating that Oprah is a celebrity who selflessly helps others then I find that amusing and very telling. I saw her selflessly give everyone in her audience a car once, commercially that was a very good move for her and the car company involved, but just imagine how many people that the money for those cars could have fed and clothed, in a world plagued by poverty and sickness I find that sort of decadence sickening.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Billy

Why do I feel that I am endowed with the right to judge others? Is that what I am doing? In asking me am I one who selflessly helps others are you asking me that question or stating that that is what Oprah does? Because if you are stating that Oprah is a celebrity who selflessly helps others then I find that amusing and very telling. I saw her selflessly give everyone in her audience a car once, commercially that was a very good move for her and the car company involved, but just imagine how many people that the money for those cars could have fed and clothed, in a world plagued by poverty and sickness I find that sort of decadence sickening.

And now you are judging me. Again I ask. What have you done to help the world?

[Lauxa]

Originally Posted by Billy

She's so commercial, what is it with the people that listen to this drivel? I guess if you can't think for yourself then just let the most convenient person do it for you.

I like Oprah, sort of. All of us are getting inputs from so many different sources, enmeshed in a huge collective human experience, but it's not fair to say that accepting input from other people is allowing them to think for us. Your remark doesn't show much tact or respect. Maybe you didn't think it through before posting.

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Lauxa

I like Oprah, sort of. All of us are getting inputs from so many different sources, enmeshed in a huge collective human experience, but it's not fair to say that accepting input from other people is allowing them to think for us. Your remark doesn't show much tact or respect. Maybe you didn't think it through before posting.

Anger toward someone in the media, who you don't know and really have no idea who they are or what they're like, sounds like misplaced aggression.

[Maguru]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

Anger toward someone in the media, who you don't know and really have no idea who they are or what they're like, sounds like misplaced aggression.

Oprah frustrates the hell out of me at times. It's like there are two of her, one child and one adult, or maybe one Oprah and one ego getting entangled.
Although I'm sure she means well, I think she sends mixed messages. One generous and one self-deserving, and it's a fine line between them.

[Cantando]

The sad thing is – is that anyone could take anything (or anyone) seriously that appears on television (apart from the news or a documentary maybe).

Television is there to sell, to turn us into couch potatoes, whether it is Oprah selling enlightenment or someone selling juicers.

We don’t really know who these people are (and does it matter?). At best, it is a bit of therapy that allows us to vent out some of our emotions in a harmless way. Defending Oprah amounts to being on the same level as attacking her, i.e. taking it just a biiiiiiiit too seriously. It's chewing gum for the eyes, nothing else.

As Groucho Marx said – I find television very educational. Every time I am in a room and it is switched on, I pick up a book and read.

[Maguru]

Originally Posted by Cantando

The sad thing is – is that anyone could take anything (or anyone) seriously that appears on television (apart from the news or a documentary maybe).

Television is there to sell, to turn us into couch potatoes, whether it is Oprah selling enlightenment or someone selling juicers.

We don’t really know who these people are (and does it matter?). At best, it is a bit of therapy that allows us to vent out some of our emotions in a harmless way. Defending Oprah amounts to being on the same level as attacking her, i.e. taking it just a biiiiiiiit too seriously. It's chewing gum for the eyes, nothing else.

As Groucho Marx said – I find television very educational. Every time I am in a room and it is switched on, I pick up a book and read.

A lot of people take Oprah seriously. They are meant to.

[Cantando]

Originally Posted by Maguru

A lot of people take Oprah seriously. They are meant to.

Why?

[Chris Cade]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy1

Are you one who selflessly helps others? What are you doing to make a difference?

The way these questions are phrased, it almost sounds like you're making an implicit judgment that helping others, and being selfless, is better than being selfish or not making a difference.

Food for thought

[Dannyboy1]

Originally Posted by Chris Cade

The way these questions are phrased, it almost sounds like you're making an implicit judgment that helping others, and being selfless, is better than being selfish or not making a difference.

Food for thought

They were simple questions without judgment. The reason they were asked was the person was judging Oprah based on whether she helps people or not.

[Maguru]

Originally Posted by Cantando

Why?

Why do people take Oprah seriously or why are people meant to take her seriously?

Oprah's shows deal with many serious life issues.

[Elfwing]

Originally Posted by Billy

Why do I feel that I am endowed with the right to judge others? Is that what I am doing? In asking me am I one who selflessly helps others are you asking me that question or stating that that is what Oprah does? Because if you are stating that Oprah is a celebrity who selflessly helps others then I find that amusing and very telling. I saw her selflessly give everyone in her audience a car once, commercially that was a very good move for her and the car company involved, but just imagine how many people that the money for those cars could have fed and clothed, in a world plagued by poverty and sickness I find that sort of decadence sickening.

Perhaps there are some people in the audience who needed those cars too.

[Cantando]

Originally Posted by Maguru

Why do people take Oprah seriously or why are people meant to take her seriously?

Both.

Originally Posted by Maguru

Oprah's shows deal with many serious life issues

So do the Simpsons'. I think it's a bit sad that many people feel the need to create a para-social relationship with a character on a tv screen and jump to their defence at the least hint of criticism (I don't mean you personally).

I've seen Oprah a few times on UK cable TV, and I'm pretty neutral about her - just another channel and another mouth gushing forth. I don't really care who she is. Even if she was God reincarnated, I would still switch off.

Perhaps, she is a soothing balm for some of the problems of the American masses at this time, and it helps get them through their day, I don't know.

However, the rest of the world has never heard of her.