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ENNEAGRAM PRACTITIONER MINISTERS AT MAJOR CATHOLIC RETREAT CENTRE Please see http://ephesians-511.net/documents/ENNEAGRAMS_SUMMARY.doc for information on Enneagrams which is a New Age personality-typing system. Lalith Perera, a preacher of ENNEAGRAM seminars and retreats who lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, ministered at POWER 2006, the first International Youth Conference at the Divine Retreat Centre, Muringoor, Kerala, India from 30 July to 4 August, 2006, despite the Director of the Centre, Rev. Fr. Augustine Vallooran V.C. being informed in advance of Perera’s involvement in the practice of this New Age tool. International renowned Catholic preachers from India and overseas also ministered there. The email invitation from Divine Youth, the Centre’s youth ministry read, “… and Lalith Perera from Sri Lanka will be our resource persons from outside the country. Youth around the globe have saved up on their vacation and leave to be clothed with the Holy Spirit (Luke 24: 49). Teams from Europe and America, Australia and the Gulf have already confirmed their coming. Three hundred participants from Sri Lanka have already chartered a flight.” Since Fr. Augustine is a member of the National Service Team [NST] of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal [CCR], the Chairman of the NST, Mr. Cyril John, was also duly informed. Despite this, Perera was permitted to minister at this important charismatic event. The Centre’s Director was satisfied that Perera brought 400 Sri Lankans with him to attend the Youth Conference. Thirty pieces of silver? The Centre was not the only one to ‘sell out’. The information was circulated to many people who are closely associated with the Centre or have a special place for it in their hearts. These persons, who would normally respond to other reports, tactfully avoided an acknowledgement of this one, because this ministry has touched yet another sacred cow!
MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH CYRIL JOHN, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SERVICE TEAM, CCR: From: prabhu To: cyriljohn@vsnl.net; nco Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 4:06 AM Subject: POWER RETREAT 2006 Dear Bro. Cyril John, I have been furnished with printed evidence that shows that one of the leading preachers slated to speak at the forthcoming programme to be hosted by Divine Retreat Centre is also a preacher of ENNEAGRAM retreats which cover from 3 to 5 days. My article on ENNEAGRAMS is attached herewith for your perusal. The CATHOLIC evidence that ENNEAGRAM is occult and NEW AGE is overwhelming. I have written to the concerned preacher, and submitted to him my write-up, but with no response. I am trying to contact him again, but have been unsuccessful so far. May I have your personal telephone number so that I can talk to you, in case you do not want me to use his name by email? Alternatively, I can give you his name on hearing from you in reply. At your service in Jesus' Name, Michael BELOW, AN EXTRACT FROM MY WRITE-UP: THE VATICAN SPEAKS ON THE ENNEAGRAM IN THE DOCUMENT "JESUS CHRIST THE BEARER OF THE WATER OF LIFE- A CHRISTIAN REFLECTION ON THE 'NEW AGE' " According to the Document, “Enneagram [from the Greek ennea= nine + gramma= sign] refers to a diagram composed of a circle with nine points on its circumference, connected within the circle by a triangle and a hexangle. It was originally used for divination, but has become known as the symbol for a system of personality typology consisting of nine standard character types. It became popular after the publication of Helen Palmer’s [1989] book The Enneagram, but she recognizes her indebtedness to the Russian esoteric thinker and practitioner G. I. Gurdjieff, the Chilean psychologist Claudio Naranjo and author Oscar Ichazo, founder of Arica. The origin of the enneagram remains shrouded in mystery, but some maintain that it comes from Sufi mysticism” [Glossary]. Under the caption ‘The New Age and the Catholic Faith’, the Document explains: