Be Careful What You Pray For, You Might Just Get It: A Physician Explores Prayer's Surpricing

From the New York Times bestselling author of Healing Words and Prayer Is Good Medicine comes this compelling exploration of the negative side of prayer. Larry Dossey, M.D., offers remarkable evidence that, just as prayer can be used positively to affect health and healing, it can also be used for negative and destructive purposes. With fascinating true stories, case histories and scientific analysis, Dossey explores the nature of "toxic" prayer and teaches us how we can protect ourselves from its threatening influence. What We Can Do About The Unintertional Effects Of Our Thoughts, Prayers, And Wishes. Can Prayer Harm?. Curses And Churches ; Why Prayer Backfires --negative Prayer In Everyday Life. Medical Hexing ; The Death Wish ; Making Demons ; The Death Prayer ; The Evil Eye ; Hexing Ourselves: The Power Of Negative Belief -- The Biology Of Curses. The Biology Of Curses ; Curing And Cursing: A Fine Line ; Negative Prayer As Ambush ; Rain Man: The Danger Of Being Obvious -- The Scientific Evidence. Scientific Studies --protection -- Afterword: Should We Clean Up Prayer? Larry Dossey. What We Can Do About The Unintentional Effects Of Our Thoughts, Prayers, And Wishes. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 239-250) And Index. An expert on the mind-body relationship presents remarkable true stories, case studies, and scientific analysis as evidence that prayer can be used for harm and shows readers how to protect themselves. By the author of Healing Words. Reprint.