What do Dr. Oz and the founder of Homeopathy, Samuel Hahnemann, have in common? Both are/were followers of the teachings of Emmanuel Swedenborg – scientist turned mystic, angel-whisperer, founder […]
What Is Smudging? Burning sage, usually called Smudging, is shamanic; that is, it has been practiced by indigenous groups for spiritual or even supernatural purposes, and it is common in […]
My Past with Crystals When I was in the New Age, I was given crystals at various times. One large crystal was given to me with instructions to wash it […]
[NOTE: I was asked to critique this book for the American Gospel 3, and so I decided to put my notes into an article. I do not normally cover the […]
What is Earthing or Grounding? Is it simply enjoying walking on the earth with bare feet? Many think this is what it is but that is not the case. Grounding involves a plethora of New Age pseudoscience used to make Grounding appear scientfic. Nothing could be further from the truth. Enjoy walking in your bare feet but don’t buy into Grounding.
Purportedly a Christian book, the ideas and beliefs in this book are pure pagan, mostly New Thought and New Age. It is an extremely unbiblical book and should be warned against. This book promotes dangerous spiritual and health beliefs.
It’s everywhere. The classic yin-yang symbol, seen more and more these days, is a circular symbol, half-black and half-white, with a small dot of white on the black side, and […]
This writer was involved in meditation and Tibetan Buddhism in the late 1970s before I immersed myself in Zen Buddhism and astrology. Tibetan meditation and singing bowls were certainly fringe […]
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 […]
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: […]