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And here is a very brief description of the origination of the forehead right hand Be Still exercise as it came from the ancient Jews. Hardly new age stuff...

As most know, “New Age” does not mean it is new, while in the video Masters is simply attempting to validate part of his exercise by asserting it is the real meaning behind Jewish prayer with its tefillin (two black leather boxes, one worn by Jewish men (not women) on the forehead and the other on the upper left, nor right, arm).

However, the Jewish man whom Master invokes as saying this is most likely part of the esoteric Kabbalah school, rejected by the Orthodox, while in any case simply being a Jewish belief does not make something Scriptural, as seen by the abundant superstition in the Talmud.

And even wearing the tefillin is not what Scripture is referring to in Ex. 13:16; Dt. 6:8; 11:18, as seen by Dt. 13:9,16, nor is it referring to the kind of body awareness promoted by Masters meditation, with its looking outward through the middle of the forehead and at the same time being aware of one’s right hand, and rejecting focus upon words of Scripture. Instead it means to be conscious of the words of the law of God, keeping it foremost in the heart, (Dt. 32:46; Ps. 119:11; Prv. 6:21; 7:2) which God set down in writing and in which men were to delight. (Ps. 19:1; 119)

And this looking as through you were looking through your forehead (the “third eye”) as part of gaining esoteric knowledge is more akin to the occult.

What an open third eye does mean is that you will have a 'knowing' of ancient knowledge at your fingertips as events unfold for you in your life. An open third eye means that you will receive 'hits' of information and insights about other people that you are working with or in relationship with. This will assist you in making higher choices for yourself as you navigate your life. — http://www.dnaalchemy.com/Opening_The_Third_Eye.html

Masters:

Simply have the awareness of the middle of your forehead, of your mind's eye. Just observe AS THOUGH you were looking through the middle of your forehead, the place where thoughts arise, and then see if you can locate where your hand is rising up toward the middle of your forehead. See if you can draw your arm up toward the middle of your forehead, energizing your am through being very aware of it. (“How Your Mind Can Keep You Well,” II The meditation exercise)

You will find yourself expressing wisdom and knowledge that you never outwardly learned or heard before.

Each new stratum of consciousness is entered only when we have successfully traveled through the strata preceding it. (“How Your Mind Can Keep You Well,” pp. 41, 42; http://books.google.com/books?id=lE5maGVa0NgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Just%20observe%20as%20though%20you%20were%20looking%20through%20the%20middle%20of%20your%20forehead&f=false)

And in addition to the forehead and hand part of Masters meditation you have the various other possible effects such as hand rising evidencing an energy value originating within you, or feeling your hand is detached, or as though you were wearing a tight skullcap, and or cold shivers, labored or heavy breathing, and or stimulation, almost like that provided by a shot of brandy, and or that your body had melted into the universe and become “one” with all nature,... leading you back to your inner self. (see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2931985/posts?page=569#569)

Your attempts to validate Masters as being Biblical continues to result in more evidence that he is not.