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Do not swear at all, the Lord taught, but let your word be: yes, yes; no, no; and anything beyond this is from the evil one (Matthew 5:37)
Perhaps spiritual vows and oaths are one of the most important topics in the realm of personal development and life success. This issue, without exaggeration, touches every single one of us.
Read the article and see for yourself.
“Vicious Circle” — This Is a Manifestation of Vows
Have you noticed that certain events or problems in your life are cyclical, constantly repeating in different variations?
- Do you, without understanding why, keep staying at the same (or similar) job? It might be difficult, with little money, but something seems to hold you back. You feel that if you leave, you’d be doing something wrong, or betraying some values?
- Can you not get out of problematic relationships with one person, or do you constantly encounter “the same” kind of people (for example, tyrannical men, or the need to save someone)?
- Before achieving a significant goal, does something seem to hold you back? Panic, despair, disappointment in yourself might start—and an inevitable slide backward?
- Can you simply not lose weight or solve other health and beauty issues?
- Do you struggle to earn enough money? You always spin around at the same income level, with minor changes.
Surely, something like this is familiar to you. And at first glance, it’s even hard to say right away what is stopping you from finally breaking this circle and gaining spiritual freedom.
I’ll tell you what it is. It’s oaths and vows.
Every single one of us has them. Some we are aware of, but most we don’t even suspect.
They bind us with invisible fetters, deprive us of freedom of choice and action, and make us step on the same rake over and over again…
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Today I will tell you about what kinds of vows exist and how they affect your life.
The Influence of Oaths and Vows on Your Life
At some point, in this life or past lives, all vows were relevant. You took on these obligations under the influence of a spiritual impulse or emotions…
But now it’s just informational garbage, blocking your happiness and fulfillment. Judge for yourself.
1. Poverty
Finances are one of the most common areas where people (especially spiritual ones) have many limitations.
Long ago, people could only feel high energies by renouncing “all that is perishable”, that is, comfort, prosperity, abundance.
This no longer works. Now, on the contrary, it is a time of uniting the material and spiritual worlds.
But the vows from that time have remained.
Formulations: “Money is unspiritual. I renounce wealth for closeness to God,” “I take a vow of a poor and humble life,” “If I have money, I lose spirituality.” Variations: I lose clairvoyance or the gift of healing, I am displeasing to God, I won’t get into heaven, etc.
Signs of manifestation in your life: Material and housing problems. The higher the growth of awareness and spirituality, the lower the prosperity.
2. Celibacy, Loneliness
People who once renounced family and social success for spiritual service carry the burden of such vows through the centuries.
Formulations: “Relationships with men/women distract me from spirituality,” “I renounce love/family for a spiritual gift,” “I must observe celibacy and chastity for closeness to God.”
Signs of manifestation in your life: if you start engaging in spiritual or religious practices, personal growth, your relationships deteriorate.
Also, this is a form of the “crown of celibacy.” If you haven’t been able to find a life partner for a long time, such vows may be in effect.
See also Why it’s so hard to find a soulmate
3. Draining Relationships
These are vows opposite to the previous ones. You made them not to God, but to a person (people), and fell into eternal karmic dependence on them.
They are usually made on a wave of strong romantic, friendly, or familial feelings.
Formulations: “I renounce my spiritual gift for love,” “I will love you forever,” “I will never leave you, we are bound for eternity,” “I will always save and support you,” “I am in your debt forever,” etc.
Signs of manifestation in your life: neurotic dependence on one person, members of your family, or some acquaintances.
Depending on the formulation of the vow, this can be
- a draining infatuation – you understand that the person is not right for you, but you can’t break up with them;
- eternal “rescuing” and service, for example, an adult daughter doesn’t get married so as not to leave her mother alone;
- paradoxical strong feelings – from attachment to hatred – towards some almost random people.
4. Violations in the Sphere of Beauty and Health
As a rule, these are forms of spiritual sacrifice or rejection of one’s “mortal body.” Here, vows take on the most diverse forms.
Formulations: “I renounce everything carnal for service to God,” “I must mortify my body to be strong in spirit,” “I give my health in exchange for a spiritual gift,” “I accept this illness as payment for sins.”
“Bodily and sexual pleasure is sinful,” “If I am beautiful, I tempt men and become a sinner. I renounce being beautiful,” etc.
Signs of manifestation in your life: various illnesses and unpleasant physical symptoms. A sharp deterioration in health when starting spiritual practices. Rejection of sexuality and your own beauty.
Paradoxical weight gain usually belongs to this group of vows. I have an example of working with a client with such a vow: “I renounce sexuality for spirituality -> excess weight makes me less desirable in the eyes of men and myself -> this helps me fulfill the vow and become more spiritual.”
See also The paradoxical cause of excess weight and how to deal with it
5. Eternal Service
These are the most insidious vows and oaths. Because at first glance, they are perceived as very “bright and good,” even as worldview values.
As a result, a person falls into the trap of egregors, which they serve life after life, or into closed behavioral scenarios.
Formulations: “I swear to always fight evil,” “I swear to always defend justice,” “I vow eternal loyalty to Christ,” “I swear to always heal people,” “I promise to always fight the enemies of my Motherland (faith, family, etc.).”
Signs of manifestation in your life: an endless repetition of situations in which you can act out the vow.
That is, evil will always be happening around you. Or everyone around you will treat you unfairly. Or enemies will always appear that you must fight.
The one who has taken a vow of professional service – “to always teach, heal others,” etc. – is forced to remain forever in this field of activity.
Usually, these oaths are also accompanied by the formulation “to serve selflessly.” As a result, you work like crazy, receiving almost nothing in return, exhausting yourself at work, and still living in poverty.
Religious and patriotic oaths bind you, your Soul, to one egregor. Any attempt to step outside its framework makes you consider yourself a sinner or a traitor, or leads to destructive fanaticism.
These are just some types of spiritual oaths and vows that destroy your life. In reality, unfortunately, there are often many more, and they take the strangest forms.
It is up to you whether to continue adhering to these vows or if it is time to end their effect.
With a conscious, willful decision, you can renounce an unnecessary vow and replace it with a new positive affirmation.