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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 […]

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 New Age can best be described as a network of beliefs. It borrows from and synthesizes many views: Gnostic beliefs, Eastern Spirituality, and New Thought. If the New Age […]

[Note: The writer formerly practiced Tibetan Buddhist, Zen Buddhist, and Hindu meditation, as well as visualization and psychic techniques taught to her by those deeply involved in those traditions. She […]

“Thus says the LORD, ‘Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens although the nations are terrified by them.’” […]

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  What is Hypnosis? Hypnotists perform on stage and increasingly now, in schools. Many people get hypnotized to stop smoking or some other bad habit. Hypnotherapy is used in counseling […]