A Bible passage perplexing to many is in 1 Samuel 28 in which Saul consults a medium in order to get advice from the dead prophet Samuel. We need to […]
The message that staying in your head is a bad thing is done to provoke emotional or even irrational responses. Teaching that you are thinking too much or in your head too much is a maneuver to undermine logical or clear thinking . This idea of thinking too much or that you should get out of your head is found throughout the teachings of cult leaders, Eastern spiritual beliefs, mysticism, the New Age, New Thought, and even in the Star Wars franchise. This is a ploy to downgrade critical thinking, an indispensable tactic for speakers like Robbins, cults, and belief systems that are by nature against the true God.
I first started believing in reincarnation when reading a book. But you may be surprised to know that it was a secular book, Twenty Cases of Reincarnation by Ian Stevenson, a professor […]
First written in 2001 A brochure advertising Reiki, an energy healing technique, translates the word “Reiki” as “guided Universal Life Force Energy,” (Ana Jones, certified Reiki Master-Teacher, Professional Intuitive, and […]
Television programs, movies, and online websites featuring psychics have helped to popularize and mainstream ideas of psychic abilities. Psychics (sometimes called clairvoyants) will tell you that everyone has psychic ability […]
Parker Brothers did not invent the Ouija Board. It had already been around for awhile when it was bought by Parker Brothers in 1966 and turned into a commercial success […]
Definition of the Occult The occult is an umbrella term which includes many practices linked to various belief systems. The concepts and teachings are usually based on beliefs that: […]
Some of the things God has to say about what we call the occult are listed here. First, what is the occult? The occult is a set of practices that […]
The occult is a set of practices associated with diverse beliefs listed in Deuteronomy 18:10-12. The New Age and the occult are two separate categories, though they overlap in practice. […]
The injection of Shamanism, Buddhism, and Psychic Healing into Mainstream Medical Care By Marcia Montenegro, April 2010 A circular advertising several yoga classes (including Vinyasa Yoga, in which one asana […]