ST asks: “Are pagan gods really demons? And if so, how do we know this?”
Category Archives: Occult
What You Might Not Know About the Peace Symbol
BW would like to know more about the peace symbol. “Often claimed to have been invented at the dawn of the nuclear age, I have dug a bit deeper and found it to be a broken-armed cross, favored by Nero. Also, it apparently decorates graves of Nazis (heavily into the occult). I suspect there is much more. . . “
Game Requires Children to Role-Play a Sorcerer
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A woman wrote to our ministry recently to ask for advice about a young family member who was very much into the game, Magic: The Gathering.
Catholics Should Not Join the Rosicrucians!
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IH asks: “A friend is being encouraged to join a group called Rosicrucians. Do you know anything about them and what information I can give to my friend.”
The Frightening Reality of Curses (Part 2)
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In Part I of this series, we discussed the curse – what it is and how it is typically imposed upon people. In this article, we will look at what to do if we suspect that we are the recipient of a curse.
The Frightening Reality of Curses (Part 1)
We recently received a heartbreaking letter from a woman whose 35 year-old son has been struggling with alcoholism. She recently learned that his addiction was not a recent problem, but dates back to his teenage years and a time when he was in contact with a very dangerous woman.
What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?
GD asks: “I didn’t see anything on your new age blog, about handwriting analysis. My son will be taking a forensics class and handwriting analysis is something they will be covering. If it is new age do you have any resources that I could show her to explain why it is not appropriate?”
The Dark Side of Those Warm and Fuzzy “Chicken Soup for the Soul” Books
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Many of our blogs come about as a result of readers who give us “tips” about a fad or personality that warrant more research. This is what happened with the popular books, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Thanks to that reader’s tip, we unearthed a goldmine of vital information about these “warm and fuzzy” books that we all need to know about!
Crystal Balls are Never Just Harmless Fun
LG asks: “One of my friends is trying to convince me to see a person who can tell the future by scrying. I told her this is against my religion but she said this would just be for fun. Should I take her up on it?”
Help! My Mom is a Medium!
KB writes: “My friend’s mother is a spiritist medium. The mom wants to visit (stay for a while) but my friend is afraid of having her mom over because she knows her mother is a medium and she (my friend) has children at home she wants to protect from any ‘spirits’ her mother has attached to her. My friend made a mistake by allowing her mom to babysit her newborn then learned that the mom ‘gave’ the baby some spirit gift. How can my friend remove anything given by the misguided grandma?
“How can she honor her mother (who will at some point perhaps need to live with her daughter as she ages), yet protect herself and her family? The daughter is a practicing Catholic.”
