Psychological Healing
in the Roman Catholic Mystic Tradition

Relaxation Recordings Faithful to the Catholic Tradition

LMOST all—if not all—commercially available psychological relaxation recordings have underlying New Age beliefs. Accordingly, I have made these recordings that lead you into a deep relaxing experience of contemplative trust in God.

Persons troubled by anxiety or depression are frequently told by mental health professionals to “learn to love yourself and be happy.” But this advice only misses the point—it’s like trying to cover over crumbling rust with shiny new paint.

From a Christian perspective, the root of anxiety is a lack of trust in God’s providence, such that, when facing the unknown, you worry endlessly about how to “figure it out” on your own. And the root of depression is a lack of trust in God’s justice, such that when encountering any hurt or insult you fall into a desire to take matters into your own hands to get revenge, but, feeling helpless to overpower others, you turn your anger onto yourself as unconscious self-blame.

All that worry and all that self-blame is rust on our souls that prevents us from getting close to God. It’s a self-limiting sort of dynamic that keeps us stuck in our own unconscious despair. For no matter how many times you say, “Jesus, I trust in You!” if you say the words only intellectually, without deep and loving trust in God, those words will do no more to heal your fear than a coat of paint can fix crumbling rust.

These files are for personal use only! The files are copyrighted; copying them for anything other than your own personal use is forbidden. Distributing them or selling them without my authorization is theft—it’s not just a crime, it’s a flagrant MORTAL SIN!

I have made two recordings. One recording should be used if you want to fall asleep immediately after the recording ends. The second recording will bring you back to full waking awareness, so that you can use it at any time during the day.

RELAXATION RECORDINGS

	This MP3 file should be used if you want to fall asleep immediately after the recording ends. About 20 minutes of playing time. Listen to this MP3 file: 10 MB (Added 22 March 2006)
	This MP3 file should be used if you want to return to full waking awareness, so that you can use it at any time during the day. About 20 minutes of playing time. WARNING! DO NOT USE LISTEN TO THESE RECORDINGS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING OR USING MACHINERY! Listen to this MP3 file: 10 MB (Added 22 March 2006)