The Truth About Tai Chi

“Tai Chi (or Tai Chi Chuan), which embodies the pagan philosophy of Taoism, is an exercise that involves the manipulation of chi. It is the choreographed movement, the discipline, and the ritual, which gives shapes to the living breath of the chi. The exercise rouses the chi as a dragon rising from hibernation and then channels, as a river bank, the latent force of that energy into specific articulations of the body. Chi adheres to the base of the spine, and it rises to the top of the head. Chi itself is defined non-mystically and its manipulation is not perceived as a religious or mystical practice, but as a ‘natural’ communion with the essence of the universe. The aim is to tune in to chi. In Chinese metaphysics, the assumption is that mind and body in combination can be opened up to it, so that the energy itself takes over, as it were. Instead of having to go through the motions, the dancers find the motions going through them. This kind of ‘energy possession’ is also encountered in yoga and in occult meditation. Chi is equivalent to kundalini energy (also known as serpent power of all names—the serpent represents satan in the Bible). The exercises alone allegedly are able to assist in the arousal of kundalini. This phenomenon is obviously demonic.”

The creator of Tai Chi is routinely credited to Chang San-Feng (ca. 1260-1368). He was purportedly a Taoist who wanted to discover to be immortal through occult means. He had a strong interest in I Ching and other occult activities were well known & eventually led him to develop Tai Chi.

(Source: Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs)

Edit to update:

I recently prayed for a woman who got heavily demonized by practicing Tai Chi. She was a Christian at the time. She had suffered 5 years from demonic attacks. Just more confirmation on how spiritually dangerous it can be.

You may also want to check out the Truth About Qi Gong:

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「太极（或称太极拳）是结合了异教中道教哲学的一种运动，当中涉及气的操控，而其行气、运气之法便在于太极拳的招式、教导和规矩。人们藉此运动将气唤醒，如同唤醒蛰龙一样，接着将这股潜在的能量如同河道中的水，导引至身体的特定部位。这股气会沿着嵴椎，由其末端升至头顶。而气本身并无神秘性的定位，此种导引（或说操控）也不被视爲宗教上的实践，或某种神秘的仪式，而是一种和宇宙的本质「自然」相交的过程。打太极的目的，就是要练意练气。中国传统的形上论将身心视为一个整体，可以向气敞开，所以能量本身可以掌管一切，如同原初时一样。练拳的人不是去做一套动作，而是让这些招式自然地浮现在他们身上。这种「取得能量」的说法在瑜伽和祕教冥想中亦可见得。气和瑜伽中的昆达里尼能量是指的是同一样东西（又称为古蛇的能力——《圣经》中的古蛇就是撒旦）。这项运动声称可以唤醒昆达里尼能量。很显然地，这是属撒旦的现象。」

一般来说都以张三丰（A.D. 1260-1368）为太极拳的创始者。相传他是位道士，想藉由祕术而长生不死。张三丰对于《易经》和其他着名的祕术活动极感兴趣，最终发明出了太极拳。

资料来源：约翰·安克伯与约翰·韦尔登《新纪元信仰百科》（暂译）

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最近我曾为一位妇人祷告，她因练太极拳而遭到严重鬼附。那时她已经是基督徒了，连续遭受了五年的撒旦攻击。只是让各位知道太极拳在属灵上有多么危险。

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(the final prayer)

如果你不认识救主耶稣基督，你可以接受祂进到你的心中，祂能将你从黑暗与罪恶当中释放出来，并使你的名字记在祂的生命册上。

如果你是真心想要接受基督，可以向天父唸出以下的祷告（不必完全一字不改没关係）：

「神啊，我发现我至今都没有为祢而活。我为自己而活，而这是错的。请原谅我所有的罪，就像我也原谅所有其他人的过错。我的人生需要祢；我想要祢在我的人生裡。我相信祢的独生子耶稣基督已在十字架上为我而死，也相信耶稣是主，祢已叫祂从死裡復活，透过祂的牺牲，祢已将赦罪之恩白白赐给我，而我是如此渴望得到祢的饶恕。主啊，现在就进到我的生命中吧。请祢住到我心裡，成为我的王、我的主和我的拯救。从今天开始，我不会再被罪、或是讨自己开心的欲望给控制，而是会一生追随祢。我的日子都在祢的手中。祷告是奉我主我神耶稣的宝贵圣名，阿们。」

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「太極（或稱太極拳）是結合了異教中道教哲學的一種運動，當中涉及氣的操控，而其行氣、運氣之法便在於太極拳的招式、教導和規矩。人們藉此運動將氣喚醒，如同喚醒蟄龍一樣，接著將這股潛在的能量如同河道中的水，導引至身體的特定部位。這股氣會沿著脊椎，由其末端升至頭頂。而氣本身並無神秘性的定位，此種導引（或說操控）也不被視爲宗教上的實踐，或某種神秘的儀式，而是一種和宇宙的本質「自然」相交的過程。打太極的目的，就是要練意練氣。中國傳統的形上論將身心視為一個整體，可以向氣敞開，所以能量本身可以掌管一切，如同原初時一樣。練拳的人不是去做一套動作，而是讓這些招式自然地浮現在他們身上。這種「取得能量」的說法在瑜伽和祕教冥想中亦可見得。氣和瑜伽中的昆達里尼能量是指的是同一樣東西（又稱為古蛇的能力——《聖經》中的古蛇就是撒旦）。這項運動聲稱可以喚醒昆達里尼能量。很顯然地，這是屬撒旦的現象。」

一般來說都以張三丰（A.D. 1260-1368）為太極拳的創始者。相傳他是位道士，想藉由祕術而長生不死。張三丰對於《易經》和其他著名的祕術活動極感興趣，最終發明出了太極拳。

資料來源：約翰·安克伯與約翰·韋爾登《新紀元信仰百科》（暫譯）

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最近我曾為一位婦人禱告，她因練太極拳而遭到嚴重鬼附。那時她已經是基督徒了，連續遭受了五年的撒旦攻擊。只是讓各位知道太極拳在屬靈上有多麽危險。

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(the final prayer)

如果你不認識救主耶穌基督，你可以接受祂進到你的心中，祂能將你從黑暗與罪惡當中釋放出來，並使你的名字記在祂的生命冊上。

如果你是真心想要接受基督，可以向天父唸出以下的禱告（不必完全一字不改沒關係）：

「神啊，我發現我至今都沒有為祢而活。我為自己而活，而這是錯的。請原諒我所有的罪，就像我也原諒所有其他人的過錯。我的人生需要祢；我想要祢在我的人生裡。我相信祢的獨生子耶穌基督已在十字架上為我而死，也相信耶穌是主，祢已叫祂從死裡復活，透過祂的犧牲，祢已將赦罪之恩白白賜給我，而我是如此渴望得到祢的饒恕。主啊，現在就進到我的生命中吧。請祢住到我心裡，成為我的王、我的主和我的拯救。從今天開始，我不會再被罪、或是討自己開心的欲望給控制，而是會一生追隨祢。我的日子都在祢的手中。禱告是奉我主我神耶穌的寶貴聖名，阿們。」