The Occult: Overview:
Three Kinds Explosion Condemnation
The "Occult" is the oldest known religion. It is the secret doctrine and mysterious practice involving the action or influence of supernatural agencies or some secret knowledge of them, which transcend the natural senses, to seek their influence in our present or future lives, or the lives of others... The bible teaches The Occult is from the Devil (Lev.20, Deut.18, Acts 16)
There are Three Kinds of The Occult:
1- "Divination" (Astrology - Fortune-tellers):
The attempt to "foretell or explore the
future", to shape our lives according to what is coming:
- Astrology, horoscope, zodiac, Psychics.
- Tarot cards, crystal balls, palm reading, rod and pendulum, snail
shells, coconuts.
- Numerology, psychometry, dreams.
- Telepathy, clairvoyance.
The attempt "to control the
present", our lives, the lives of others, or events of nature, by ceremonies, charms,
or spells believed to have supernatural powers. Some call it "Magick" to
distinguish it from the "magicians" who entertain an audience with tricks and
illusions.
- White magic, black magic, sorcery, ghosts.
- Witchcraft, Wicca, witch doctors.
- Satanism, Black Mass.
- Spells, curses, potions, superstitions, charms,
fetishes, talismans, amulets, prayers, spoils (despojos, riegos)...
3- "Spiritism"... "Spiritualism":
- "Spiritism"
attempts "to communicate with the death", to receive information and help from
them. "Spiritualism" is the same, but with the sacrilege of using
Christian prayers and rites.
- Churches, Membership
- Seance
- Ouija boars, ghosts, phantoms.
- Spiritualism and Christianity
4- "Santeria", "Macumba", "Woodoo":
These African practices have "the three kinds of occultism", with the sacrilege of using Christian Saints and even Jesus to masquerade many devils.
5- Alchemy: The elixir of life and gold, can also be Occultism.
Today, there is an "explosion of occultism" in the world: In the USA, there are 10,000 Astrologers, and 40 million people consult the horoscope, as reported in McCall Magazine. In San Francisco, the Satanic Church has 8,000 members. There are 20,000 "santero priests" in Miami and New York. In England there are 9,000 witches, and in France 60,000 with earnings of over $200 million per year. In Latin America there are witches (brujos), santeros, and mediums by the millions!... the Occult is practiced in many Eastern and Western cults, New Age, Theosophy, Yoga, Kabbala, Mormons, Rosicrucianism, Masonry...
The Bible and the Church condemn all kinds of Occultism with the strongest words and penalties, because Occultism is from the Devil:
1- "The Bible",
The Bible orders "to stone them to death", what they do is "a prostitution against God", and calls them "an abomination to God":
- "A man or woman who calls upon spirits or fortune-tellers or magicians shall be put to death by stoning; their blood is upon them... anyone who turns to mediums and fortune-tellers or magicians prostitutes himself by following them, I will set my face against him, and will cut him off from the people"... (Leviticus:20: 6,27)...
... "There must never be anyone among you who makes his son or daughter pass through the fire of sacrifice, who is a soothsayer, augur or sorcerer, weaver of spells, consulter of ghosts or mediums, or necromancer (who seeks oracles from the dead). Anyone who does such things is an abomination to God, and because of such abominations the Lord, your God, is driving out these nations before you" (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).
... There are dozens of condemnations in the Old and New Testament, by word and deed...
"Prostitution" against God, is a very strong word, but it is true, and the greatest sin against the first Commandment... like a wife who delivers herself and trusts in another man, is prostituting against her husband, so the Occultists, trust in the Devil and deliver themselves into him, and this is prostitution against God!.
The greatest difference between a Psychic or a Witch and a Christian in that the Psychic and Witch trust in Satan and deliver themselves to him... and the way to deliver an Occultist of his error is to cast out Satan from him in the name of Jesus, like Paul did in Acts 16 to the slave-girl who had a spirit of divination, "Paul said to the spirit, "I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour"... and, in the name of Jesus Christ, I order the bad spirits to come out of any Occultist who may read these lines. (Acts.16:18, 13:8-11, 1Tim.4:1, Gal.5:20, 1Chron.10:13, Is.8:19, 47:13-14).
2- The "Church",
The Church condemns the Occult also with the strongest penalty: "Ex-communication"... if you go to a Witch, Astrologer, or Spiritist, you can not receive Communion, you have to confess your grave sin before... if you ware a medal or collar from Santeria, you can't receive Communion ... you can't be a Christian and ware amulets or fetishes or consult the horoscope or the spirits...
1- If you know some one involved in The Occult:
Do not argue with him!... it is of the devil... you get nothing arguing with him
What do you do?:
1- In the name of Jesus, cast out the devil... you have more power than any witch, and the duty to do it...any Christian! (Mr.16:17). If you are a Christian... you must cast out devils, and heal the sick!
2- Love him, do the best you can for him... tell him the truth about his involvement in The Occult... answer with love any question he may have... but do not argue with him!.
3- Do not argue, but you have the serious duty to warn him, and speak out to dissuade him, as God warns us in the Bible:
- "When I say to a wicked man, `You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself (Ezekiel 3:18-19).
2- If you are involved in The Occult, and want to get rid of it:
Follow the same general steps the Bible gives to overcome any sickness: Divine Healing in the Bible and A Model for Deliverance in the Bible
1- Do not get impatient, trust in the Lord... always trust in God, in Jesus (Ecc.38:8).
2- Pray to the Lord, and He shall deliver you! (Eccl.38:8, Romans
8:37, Phil.4:13)... that's a great promise!... and the first prayer should be of
thanks-giving, giving thanks for the your involvement in The Occult!... because we have to
give thanks to God for every thing and in all circumstances (Eph.5:20, 1Thes.5:16-18). .
If you are a Christian, in the name of Jesus cast out the demon of The
Occult (Mk.16:17).
3- Call the elders of the Church, and let them pray over you, and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord...and the prayer of faith will make you well, and will rise you up!, and will deliver you!... that's a big promise of Jam.5:15, alleluia!
4- Make a good Confession of Sins: "Turn away from sin and
order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence." (Ecc.38:10)...
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed." (Jam.5:16)...
Confess all your sins, any act in The Occult is a sin, and confess them
as often as you need... 20 Times?... 20,000 times!, always Jesus is waiting for you in the
Confession (Matt.19:21-35).
And most specially confess the sins of rancor, resentment, hatred,
grudge... because if we don't forgive others, we can't even pray the Our Father where we
ask God to forgive us the way we forgive others (Mat.6:12-15).
5- Offer the Holy Mass, "Give a sweet sacrifice, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat offering" (Ecc.38:11)... the memorial we have in Christianity is the Holy Mass, to offer the Father the Lamb of God, Jesus crucified an risen, praise the Lord!.
6- Call the Physician... get help from a priest, a pastor, a friend... (in Ecc.38:11-15)...
Most of the times the sickness will be healed by God, and not by an instant miracle, which is possible, but the extra-ordinary... the ordinary, the usual way, it will be God, but using the good care and compassion of someone in the Church, a relative, a friend, a neighbor... and using your effort and determination... it is your flesh the main problem... the devil can do nothing against you if you don't allow him...
It may not be an instant miracle, it may be a struggle, but you can do it with Jesus. Read Bad Habits
Run the "race", that you may
win. 1 Cor. 9:24
With God All things are possible. Matt. 19:26
We are more than conquerors
through Him, who loved us. Romans 8:37
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. Phil.4: 13