The Spirit of Pharmakeia: Why We Don’t Replace One Idol with Another

In Revelation 18:23, we read that “by thy pharmakeia were all nations deceived.” It is one of the clearest condemnations of false healing in Scripture. The Greek word pharmakeia is often translated as “sorcery” or “witchcraft,” but its root meaning strikes much closer to home: it refers to a system of medicating symptoms through artificial means, separating body from spirit and bypassing the voice of God in the healing process.

Modern medicine is built on this model: diagnose, suppress, repeat. But far too often, natural medicine has fallen into the same trap. Instead of a statin, we offer red yeast rice. Instead of antibiotics, we prescribe oil of oregano. The form changes, but the spirit remains.

We haven’t cast out the idol—we’ve simply put a different crown on its head.

The Body Is Holy—Not a Machine to Be Repaired

At Absurd Health, we reject this replacement model entirely. We do not believe in simply swapping the MD for a naturopath while preserving the same mechanistic view of the body. Your body is not a malfunctioning car with broken parts—it is a holy temple, a prophetic vessel, a deeply intelligent ecosystem that speaks.

If you have knee pain, we don’t just reach for the anti-inflammatory. We ask: Where is your foundation misaligned? Are you carrying something you weren’t meant to carry? What in your posture, purpose, or past might be showing up in your gait?

If your kidneys are faltering, we don’t just measure creatinine—we remember that in Scripture, the kidneys are the seat of judgment. Psalm 7:9 says, “God tests the hearts and kidneys.” Are you harboring judgment against others—or yourself? Have you withheld mercy, or are you living under unrelenting scrutiny?

This is not metaphor. It is medicine.

We Treat With Dignity, Not Devices

Every symptom is a signal. Every diagnosis is a message. And every healing journey is a story of restoration that reaches beyond the flesh into the soul.

That’s why we take a multi-practitioner, Spirit-led approach. You are not reduced to a lab report or diagnostic code. You are seen—spirit, soul, and body. Your terrain is read like Scripture: slowly, reverently, with prayer and listening.

We don’t seek quick fixes. We seek permanent transformation. The kind that realigns your biology and renews your mind. The kind that makes you walk again—not just in health, but in holiness.

We Are Not Here to Heal You…

We are here to help you hear what Yahweh is saying through your body—and to walk with you into that healing with wisdom, boldness, and no compromise.

That’s why we do not operate under the spirit of pharmakeia.

We operate under the Spirit of Truth.