Cracking The Emotion Code

New York City is a metropolis of which many things can be said. One thing is certain; it never gets boring. A routine salutation can turn into a learning experience, as was the case with me earlier this year. The door to my office was open, and I was working late, as per usual. I had lots of paperwork to get done for one of my clients, and I was sorely lacking in both sleep and patience. A young associate was passing by in the hallway, stopped, and said, "How's it going?" I uncharacteristically snapped and said, "I'm having the time of my life!" "Someone has anger issues, " she replied. I apologized and told her the work was getting to me that day.

"You know, trapped emotions can make you sick. You need to free yourself," she said. I forced a smile and said, "I'll be fine when the trial is over and I get some extra sleep." She smiled back and left. I thought her somewhat enigmatic statement was a hint to go to see a therapist. In NYC, you're different if you don't have a therapist. The next day, she came to my office and handed me a copy of the book The Emotion Code by Dr. Bradley Nelson. "This book changed my life," she said. "I'm sure it will do the same for you. I keep a couple of extra copies to give to people who I think could really benefit from it. Everyone can benefit, but I'm not a book supplier! Keep it and let me know what you think when you're done." I thanked her and went about my usual business.

What I discovered was a book written by a retired chiropractor pushing an occult methodology to emotionally (and even physically) "heal yourself." This post will set forth my findings and hopefully serve as a warning to others not to fall for this occult trap. 

(The content of this post is derived from the many sources I researched, both in print and online. I take no credit for any of it. All I did was condense the information I obtained into a terse and readable post---Introibo).

Bradley Nelson: A Polytheistic Occultist

Nelson's life is not well-detailed, but what is known about him shows a man who is deeply involved in the occult. He was born and raised as a member of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," i.e., a Mormon. The Mormons are modern day polytheistic pagans, masquerading as "Christians." Their doctrines are wacky and convoluted in the extreme. The Mormon sect founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., was raised in a home teeming with the occult, and became a Freemason early in his young adulthood. He incorporated Masonic doctrines with his own lies. He beguiled many into following him and making him powerful. Like Satan, he was a liar and a murderer, preaching violence and revenge to any that stood in his way.

Bradley Nelson was born in the early 1960s (approximately 63 years old as of this writing), and recounts that when he was 13, his parents took him to an "old timer holistic physician" which allegedly cured him and made him want to be a "holistic doctor" as well. 

When I was 13 years old, I developed a kidney disease for which there was no medical cure. My parents, being open to alternatives, took me to see some old timer holistic physician, who practiced out on the edge of town in a trailer house. Their clinic might not have been much to look at, but I remember seeing chartered buses full of people from other states that would pool their funds and come to see them for their healing abilities. Within a few short weeks of starting treatment with them the severe pains that I was experiencing had faded away. My parents took me back to the medical clinic where all the tests were rerun, and I was pronounced healed. It was at that time that I decided I wanted to be a doctor, but not a medical doctor, rather, I wanted to be a holistic doctor that helps people to get well in totally natural ways, using the incredible intelligence that exists within the body.

(See medium.com/authority-magazine/dr-bradley-nelson-5-things-anyone-can-do-to-optimize-their-mental-wellness-435643af34e1; Emphasis mine). 

An "intelligence that exists within the body"? It will soon be shown he's not talking about either the brain or the natural ability of the body to try and heal (sometimes given the misnomer of "intelligence").  As a chiropractor, he developed the idea of "the emotion code." 

Nelson explains his occult principle behind the "emotion code:"

It’s been an amazing thing for me to understand how much of a person’s current mental state is a result of their “emotional baggage.” What I’m referring to here is the trapped emotional energy that people have from those experiences in their life that they would rather not have gone through. Those energies, which we referred to as trapped emotions, live in the body as little clouds of pure emotional energy. At least, that is how we look at it when we are using The Emotion Code. Getting rid of that emotional energy is the most important step you can take to living on a higher level, without that emotional baggage dragging you down to the lower emotional ranges.

For example, a man came in to see me who was suffering from severe lower back pain. Using The Emotion Code, I found that he had a trapped emotion of anger from about 20 years before. He immediately remembered what had happened. It was a work situation, and he recalled being very upset, indeed. Using the simple technique that we outlined in The Emotion Code, I was able to release his trapped emotion of anger. Instantly, his low back pain was gone. It was miraculous to him, but to me it was not unusual. 

Our emotional baggage causes much of our physical pain. The interesting thing about this man, though, was that he returned to my office couple of days later with more information. He said to me, “Dr. Nelson, my low back pain is still gone, and hasn’t come back. That was really amazing. However, when I first came in here I had another problem that I did not share with you. For as long as I can remember, I’ve basically been what you might call a rage-a-holic. I’m always yelling at my wife and my kids. I have to really be careful about road rage. I’ve been in anger management several times, and it has really helped me. But since you released that trapped emotion of anger from me, I feel totally different. I feel peaceful and relaxed. Things aren’t setting me off like they used to.”(Ibid).

Relationships are a pain in the neck (literally)

When you feel like your heart is going to break, when you are feeling deeply hurt or grief, the subconscious mind will build a wall around the heart, a wall that is literally made of the emotional energy that a person has trapped.

Miranda is a perfect example of how a Heart-Wall can interfere with your love life. She was an attractive thirty-eight-year-old nurse who came to me suffering from neck pain. During the course of her examination, she mentioned that she had not dated anyone in years and had no interest in having any kind of a relationship with men anymore. When I tested her, I was not surprised to find that she had a Heart-Wall.

Eight years before, Miranda’s heart had been broken by a man she had deeply loved. In an effort to protect her heart from experiencing that kind of pain and injury again, her subconscious mind had created a Heart-Wall.

In Miranda’s case, three lingering emotions had been trapped in her body for all those years, blocking her from creating another relationship. She had no idea that these Heart-Wall emotions were the major underlying cause of her neck pain as well. The pain in her neck had been going on for some time and was considered chronic and even a bit mysterious by the other doctors she had consulted, because nothing seemed to relieve it.

One by one, I released these trapped emotions that were making up the layers of her Heart-Wall. When I released the last emotion, her neck pain suddenly disappeared completely, and muscle testing revealed that her Heart-Wall was indeed gone. (Ibid: Emphasis mine). 

So, how does does someone know about "trapped emotions," and how does Nelson release them? That will be discussed below.

Nelson has "miraculous ancestors"

Nelson's paternal grandfather, John Alexander Nelson, Jr., was a Mormon "missionary" who allegedly received from God the "gift of speaking the Tongan language" where he preached. On Bradley's website, you can download a book he wrote about his ancestors. You will learn in  Heritage and Histories that :

• My great-grandfather is harassed by entities while lost in the woods (pg 14)
• ...my great-grandmother (a midwife) knew when she was needed in days of no phones (pg 29)
• A young missionary is physically attacked by an entity that wants to silence him (pg 72)
• A deceased sister returns as an angel with a message (pg 361)
• My grandfather sees a man walk on water (pg 66)

(See drbradleynelson.com/beliefs; Emphasis mine---there are more bullets in the list, I just chose five).

These alleged happenings are either (a) lies or (b) demonic manifestations. 

"Releasing Trapped Emotions"

If you're wondering how an intangible, immaterial emotion can be "trapped in your body" and "released," wonder no more. Nelson claims “trapped emotions” in the subconscious mind are the cause of at least 90% of pain and discomfort. The subconscious mind is “tuned into Universal Intelligence." He further states he is  a “specialist in energy healing” stating “everything is energy.” Humans are "beings of pure energy." Hence, like pagan, occult reiki, the emotion code is pagan energy healing repackaged.

As one source states:

The Emotion Code was created by Dr. Bradley Nelson, a chiropractic physician and holistic healer. Dr. Nelson began developing this technique in the early 1990s while working with patients in his clinic. He discovered that many physical ailments and emotional issues were linked to unresolved emotional energies trapped in the body. Through years of research and clinical experience, Dr. Nelson refined the Emotion Code process, which combines elements of ancient healing practices, such as acupuncture and energy healing, with modern techniques like muscle testing. Since its inception, the Emotion Code has gained popularity worldwide as a simple yet powerful method for promoting healing and well-being.

The Emotion Code is a holistic healing technique that aims to identify and release trapped emotions, which are believed to be the source of physical and emotional issues. Practitioners use muscle testing to locate these trapped emotions, asking a series of questions to determine the specific emotion, when it occurred, and where it is lodged in the body. Once identified, the emotion is released using a magnet passed over the governing meridian. This process is repeated until all trapped emotions are cleared, promoting physical and emotional well-being. (See wellmeright.com/glossary/emotion-code#:~:text=The%20Emotion%20Code%20is%20a%20holistic%20healing%20technique%20that%20aims,physical%20and%20emotional%20well%2Dbeing; Emphasis mine). 

Energy healing is occult/pagan and believes in the "life force" or "ki" or "chi" as it's called. The chi/ki belief makes Nelson's form of energy healing like Reiki. Here is the pagan mumbo-jumbo regarding chi/ki: "The source or cause of health comes from the Ki that flows through and around the individual rather than from the functional condition of the physical organs and tissues. It is Ki that animates the physical organs and tissues as it flows through them and therefore is responsible for creating a healthy condition. If the flow of Ki is disrupted, the physical organs and tissues will be adversely affected. Therefore, it is a disruption in the flow of Ki that is the main cause of illness.

An important attribute of Ki is that it responds to ones thoughts and feelings. Ki will flow more strongly or be weakened in its action depending on the quality of ones thoughts and feelings. It is our negative thoughts and feelings that are the main cause of restriction in the flow of Ki. All negative or dis-harmonious thoughts or feelings will cause a disruption in the flow of Ki. Even Western medicine recognizes the role played by the mind in creating illness and some Western doctors state that as much as 98% of illness is caused directly or indirectly by the mind.

It must be understood that the mind exists not only in the brain, but also through-out the body. The nervous system extends to every organ and tissue in the body and so the mind exists here also. It is also known that the mind even extends outside the body in a subtle energy field 2 to 3 feet thick called the aura. Because of this, it is more appropriate to call our mind a mind/body as the mind and body are so closely linked."  (See Reiki.org; Emphasis mine). This nonsense has ZERO scientific/medicinal confirmation aside from anecdotal claims. 

It involves a pantheistic worldview (i.e., the heretical belief that "god" and the world are one) and everything is united by energy to the "Universal Intelligence" as Nelson calls "God." However, aren't Mormons polytheistic and not pantheistic? Yes, but Nelson sees everything as part of the divine, his own derivation of "polytheism." The founder of Mormonism was himself into the occult, and Joseph Smith would have no problem putting an occult spin on his teachings.

Applied Kinesiology and Witchcraft

Unlike reiki, Nelson's brand of energy healing involves applied kinesiology. This should not be confused with kinesiology which is the scientific study of human movement, and completely scientific.

Applied kinesiology is totally occult. Who uses it? Nelson's practitioners, occultists, pagans, and in particular---Wiccans (witches). 

 

Notice what was stated above: Practitioners (of the emotion code--yes, you can get a certificate and make money! See discoverhealing.com/certification) ask a series of questions to determine the specific emotion, when it occurred, and where it is lodged in the body. Once identified, the emotion is released using a magnet passed over the governing meridian.

Let's break it down. 1. Asking a series of questions (yes or no questions) to determine where an "emotion is trapped in the body." 

How does it work? [applied kinesiology]

You can test different muscles, but commonly the shoulder is used, especially for beginners.

Holding one arm straight out to the side from your shoulder, it sort of locks in place. Having someone standing in front (or behind) your arm -- not your body -- they test by saying "yes," and then pushing lightly down on your wrist with two fingers. The arm will remain strong and in position. (If it does not, it indicates that clearing or recalibration are needed. Then try again.) Then the person tests by saying "no," and again pressing down on your wrist. The arm will fall away from the pressure. (If not, ditto.)...

The muscles remain strong in the presence of a "yes" answer, and collapse without strength in the presence of a "no" answer. The same is true in the presence of something healthful and something not good for the body. You can use this to as a divination tool to test for yes-or-no answers, just as you would use a pendulum. (See Wiccan Spirituality at  wicca-spirituality.com/applied-kinesiology.html; Emphasis mine). 

2. The emotion code practitioner passes a magnet over the "meridian." Why? The following source explains what I read in The Emotion Code very well:

Your body naturally has magnetic and electric fields. All your molecules have a small amount of magnetic energy in them. The thought behind magnetic field therapy is that certain problems happen because your magnetic fields are out of balance. If you put a magnetic field near your body, it's believed things will go back to normal.

Ions like calcium and potassium help your cells send signals. In tests, scientists have seen magnets change how these ions act. However, so far, there isn’t evidence that magnets have the same effect on cells when they’re in your body.

Magnets emit pure energy and are powerful tools we can use to fix imbalances that are in your energy field, and therefore cannot see. Virtually any magnet can be used when doing The Emotion Code. Using magnets in therapy can have profound effects on people's bodies. 

You are a being of pure energy. (pg.94) Your existence stretches further than you can see, because of your energy field. Each of us has an electromagnetic field. The EMF field of your heart is proven to stretch 8-12ft from your body in all directions...

In acupuncture, there are lines through your body known as meridians. These can be thought of as small rivers of energy that flow just beneath the skin. They follow very precise tracks that do not vary from person to person, just like each person has the same muscles in the same spots. Along meridians there are acupoints that can be treated for specific purposes. These acupoints often match up to where trigger points are in the body as well. 

The governing meridian is a meridian that serves as a reservoir of energy, which connects with and supplies all other acupuncture meridians. This is perhaps the most important meridian in the body. Because of its connection to all of the other meridians, it serves as the ideal pathway for our intention when releasing trapped emotions. A trapped emotion is energy, and to get rid of a trapped emotion, we need to overcome it with another form of energy. The governing meridian is the perfect window into the body for this purpose. 

As soon as you find a trapped emotion, you can release it. While holding the intention to release the found trapped emotion in your mind, simply pass a magnet over the governing meridian. 

(See encompasstm.com/blog/stuck-emotions-pain; Emphasis mine). 

It is evident that The Emotion Code is a mix of "good old fashioned witchcraft" through applied kinesiology and pagan/occult energy healing similar to reiki. (To be fair, other occultists and pagans use applied kinesiology, not just witches). As if this were not bad enough, it gets worse. 

Bradley Nelson: Practicing Spiritism

The video below is disturbing. It depicts Nelson doing his occult-based "emotion releasing" on a middle-aged woman in 2012. It begins with him asking the woman if her mother is alive or deceased. She says she is alive. He then asks about those relatives prior to her mother. They are all dead. Nelson does Muscle Testing, asking if the woman’s dead ancestors are present in the room, effectively an action that summons spirits, because he wants them to be there. According to Nelson they are present because "what else do they have to do" he asks as the room erupts into laughter. He apparently believes one can have emotions from ancestors in their body that need to be released. (Interestingly, he "cures" the woman using---wait for it---a refrigerator magnet).

He tells the story of how his daughter was using the emotion code on him, and she found a trapped emotion that originated with an ancestor 22 generations prior. She then felt the presence of the ancestor standing next to her. (These references to "spirits" are really about demons). 

Spiritism is contact with spirits through methods such as summoning, channeling, evoking or invoking, using a spirit guide, or various rituals. Nelson is clearly engaging in spiritism. Some spiritists may channel a spirit; that is, they give their bodies over to a spirit to speak through them or write though them (the latter is called automatic writing). This occult practice of giving yourself over to  spirit (i.e., a demon) is called channeling.

Here is the video: youtube.com/watch?v=1G5-0hwHeFA

Church Teaching on Occult Practices

The clear teaching of the Church can't be stated enough.

 "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD; because of these same detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you." (See Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Emphasis mine.) 

According to theologian Jone, "Spiritism claims to be able to communicate with the spirit world and endeavors to establish such commerce with it. Although spiritism is for the most part fraud, still the intention alone to enter into communication with spirits is gravely sinful. Therefore, it is mortally sinful to conduct a spiritistic seance or to act as a medium." (See Moral Theology,[1961] pg. 100; Emphasis mine). 

While "spiritism is for the most part fraud," it sometimes is not. When Fr. Jone's theology manual was published in 1961, the Great Apostasy had not yet occurred. Most of spiritism at that time consisted of old ladies reading palms and pretending to contact spirits (or souls of the dead) for extra money; it was a fraud. Since Vatican II there has been an occult and pagan explosion world-wide, such that Fr. Jone couldn't comprehend at the time of his writing. While some spiritism is still fraudulent, I dare to say much--if not most---is real today. The direct and deliberate calling upon "spirits" (i.e., demons) to enter your life will rarely go unheeded.

Conclusion

The Emotion Code  is pure occult claptrap written by a Mormon spiritist. He has written several other similar books, and offers "certification" to become a "practitioner" of the occult "code." The book is endorsed by Tony Robbins, a  man who is also involved in the occult and making money off of it (he might be the subject of a future post). I emailed my colleague to warn her of the occult nature of the book. She never responded. Our work relationship remains cordial, but she is not as friendly towards me. Our job as Traditionalists is to warn others, even if they don't heed the warning or become upset with us.

Nelson's "code" is yet another example of the occult all around us. This should not surprise us. An Occult Invasion during a time of Great Apostasy makes perfect sense. Be on guard and pray.