The Kundalini Spirit in the Church

Description

Nelson Schuman and Edwin and Sophia Christiaan use the term “kundalini spirit” in warnings about an imitation of the work of the Holy Spirit in charismatic settings. Their teaching describes both the behaviour of those ministering and the experiences of people receiving prayer.

What do these authors describe in the person ministering?

Schuman lists repeated head jerking, body tremors and forced breathing. He recounts a pastor making jerking movements while preaching and praying. In his interpretation, such reactions may be accompanied by spiritual pride and a belief in having a special anointing.

Edwin and Sophia Christiaan also describe jerking movements during ministry and an emphasis on outward manifestations. They criticise “fire tunnels” — walking between people who lay hands on participants — and presenting unusual reactions as confirmation of God’s presence.

What might the person receiving prayer experience, according to these authors?

### Initial experiences

Schuman writes about feelings of peace, visions and dreams interpreted as spiritual gifting. He maintains that the imitation can resemble the work of the Holy Spirit and be difficult to recognise. He associates receiving this influence with the laying on of hands by someone he considers to be under its influence.

Accounts by kundalini practitioners also include tingling, pulses and sensations resembling an electrical current or a sudden surge of energy. Inner GPS Gurus presents these as part of the kundalini awakening process.

### Later difficulties

Edwin and Sophia Christiaan associate the experiences they describe with later anxiety, racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, obsessive symptoms and depression. They also write about uncontrolled bodily reactions and difficulties with work and daily functioning. These are their accounts and interpretations of the spiritual consequences of such practices.

This part of the teaching concerns situations in which someone received prayer as Christian ministry and only later began to question the nature of the experience.

Falling and laughter — a matter requiring discernment

The authors cited also criticise uncontrollable laughter, falling and behaviour resembling intoxication. Christians do not all assess these phenomena in the same way.

The Bible describes people falling in encounters with Christ: John falls at His feet as though dead (Revelation 1:17), and Saul falls to the ground during the event near Damascus (Acts 9:3–6). These accounts concern specific encounters with Christ.

Falling alone therefore does not settle the question of an experience’s spiritual source. Teaching about a counterfeit emphasises the need to distinguish between spirits, including when a gathering takes place in a church and is presented as prayer for healing. The gift of distinguishing between spirits is listed in 1 Corinthians 12:10, and the call to test the spirits appears in 1 John 4:1.

Sources

1. Nelson Schuman / Restored To Freedom, [The Dangerous Kundalini Spirit (The Counterfeit Holy Spirit), 27.02.2026](https://www.restoredtofreedom.com/the-dangerous-kundalini-spirit-the-counterfeit-holy-spirit/).
2. Edwin & Sophia Christiaan / Institute of Love Ministries, [The Church Has Fallen Under the Spell of Kundalini, 17.03.2026](https://instituteoflove.net/thekundalinispell).
3. Inner GPS Gurus, [Kundalini Awakening and Electric Shocks](https://innergpsgurus.com/kundalini-awakening-and-electric-shocks/).

Bible: Revelation 1:17; Acts 9:3–6; 1 Corinthians 12:10; 1 John 4:1.