THREE CATEGORIES OF
THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
THREE CATEGORIES OF
THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
SPIRITUALISM
THREE CATEGORIES OF
THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
SPIRITUALISM
MENTALISM
THREE CATEGORIES OF
THE NEW AGE MOVEMENT
SPIRITUALISM
MENTALISM
DIVINATION
SPIRITUALISM
Communication with the
dead/spirit world,
especially by mediums.
SPIRITUALISM
Seances, channeling,
table lifting, physical
manifestations, and out
of body experiences
“Connect to the otherside with
John Edward and witness his unique
ability to reunite people
in the physical world with loved ones
that have crossed over.”
MENTALISM
MENTALISM
Study of
Parapsychology,
ESP, and other
paranormal
mental abilities.
PARAPSYCHOLOGY
Term coined in German by
Max Dessoir (1889) and
adopted by J. B. Rhine in
English to refer to the
scientific study of
paranormal psi.
Dr. Joseph Banks
Rhine (1895-1980)
Dr. Joseph Banks
Rhine (1895-1980)
The "Father of Modern
Parapsychology." Along with
his wife Dr. Louisa E. Rhine,
the Rhines studied the
phenomena now known as
parapsychology at Duke
University in Durham, NC.
MENTALISM
1. EXTRA SENSORY
PERCEPTION: (ESP) A term
coined by Dr. J. B. Rhine. The
unproven ability to
communicate, gain knowledge
and information outside the use
of the five senses, or cause
things to happen using only the
power of the mind.
MENTALISM
2. CLAIRVOYANCE:
Seeing things that are
out of sight; beyond
physical vision; also
called second sight and
sometimes the "sixth
sense."
MENTALISM
3. MIND CONTROL:
Supposed psychic ability
for one person's mind to
influence, alter, or
control another person's
mind, and therefore their
thoughts and actions.
MENTALISM
4. MIND READING: The
psychic ability for one
person to read the
thoughts of another
person without
communication except by
use of the mind.
MENTALISM
5. PRECOGNITION: The
attempt to see future
events before they
happen.
MENTALISM
6. PARAKINESIS: Also
known as PK, this is the
attempt to control
objects by the power of
the mind or will; clock
stopping, spoon bending,
etc., sometimes also
referred to as "mind over
matter."
MENTALISM
7. PSYCHOKINESIS or
TELEKINESIS: Supposed
ability to cause an object
to move by the power of
the mind.
MENTALISM
8. PSYCHOMETRY: To
divine information about
the writer of a message
or the owner of an object,
by handling some
possession belonging to
the author or owner.
MENTALISM
9. TELEPATHY: One or
two-way psychic
transmission, reception,
or communication of one
mind to another without
the use of the five
senses.
DIVINATION
The attempt to predict,
The attempt
to predict,
foretell,
or “divine”
the future;
one who practices
fortune telling.
PALMISTRY
PALMISTRY
Foretelling of the future through
the study of the shape, color,
texture, temperature and lines
of the hand.
SCRYING
SCRYING
Also called "crystomancy" (or
Crystal Ball Gazing), the
diviner gazes into any shiny
object (such as a crystal ball,
mirror, or shiny stone) to
determine the future and see
things past.
Originally diviners used shiny
objects only as a means to
induce themselves into a
trance-like state to enable
them to see visions and
foretell the future.
Scrying has now evolved
where the diviner supposedly
sees the future in the object
itself.
TAROT CARDS
TAROT CARDS
Tarot (pronounced "taro") are the
predecessors of modern day
playing cards.
TAROT CARDS
Tarot cards date back to fifteenth
century Italy and a card game
called "triumphs."
TAROT CARDS
The deck usually consists of two
sets of cards. One (the major
arcana) has 22 pictures such as
the Fool, the Devil, the Sun, the
Lovers, the Hanged Man and
Death. The other set has 56 cards
(the minor arcana) with kings,
queens, knights, and knaves.
Some facts about
“cartomancy” (or Tarot
card reading).
The meanings of the figures
and numbers on tarot cards
vary greatly among tarot
card readers.
The way the cards are
shuffled, dealt, and "read" by
diviners are as varied as the
practitioners themselves.
Interpretations vary greatly
and rarely do two
practitioners interpret the
cards in the same way.
OUIJA BOARD
OUIJA BOARD
It is a device used in fortune
telling that consists of a
small board on legs that
moves about on a larger
board with numbers, letters,
and words.
OUIJA BOARD
The term “ouija” is a
nonsense word from the
French word "oui" meaning
"yes," and the German word
"ja" meaning "yes."
OUIJA BOARD
The Ouija Board is actually
an American trademark
owned by Parker Brothers, a
division of Hasbro toys.
The Ouija Board was
patented in 1892 by Isaac
Fuld, a cabinet maker who
owned a small toy factory in
Baltimore.
OUIJA BOARD
How does it work?
OUIJA BOARD
1. The “planchette” moves
on the board as the result of
the operators either
consciously or
unconsciously selecting
what is read.
OUIJA BOARD
2. Sub-consciously the two
individuals push the
“planchette” around on the
board as the result of minute
muscular finger movement
known in science as
"ideomotor movement.”
OUIJA BOARD
3. The movement of the
planchette is not caused by
paranormal forces but rather
by the unnoticeable finger
movements of those
controlling the pointer.
OUIJA BOARD
4. Even Isaac Fuld who
patented the Ouija Board
stated clearly that either one
or both of the operators
knowingly push the
planchette about on the
board, or . . .
OUIJA BOARD
. . . unknowingly push the
planchette about on the
board due to “involuntary
muscular actions.”
OUIJA BOARD
6. Proof that this is true: (a)
the board won’t answer if
the operators don’t know the
answers, (b) if the operators
are blindfolded and can’ t
see the board, the result is
usually garble.
OUIJA BOARD: The Question!
Since there are no
supernatural agencies at
work moving the planchette
around on the board, does
this mean it is ok for
Christians to “play” with the
Ouija board toy?
OUIJA BOARD: The Answer!
NO! While no supernatural or
Satanic power causes the
planchette to move, what
Satan can do is to use the
psychological and emotional
influences that result from
the Ouija Board's use.
Satan can use the Ouija
board or any other New Age
practice to distract a
believer’s trust in God.
Satan will use virtually
anything to inspire disbelief,
rebellion, and hinder the
work of God.
Satan will use any means at
his disposal to wage war
against you on the spiritual
level to try and disable the
work of Christianity.
ASTROLOGY
ASTROLOGY
A type of divination based
on the theory that the
positions and movements of
the stars, planets, sun, and
moon at the time of a
person's birth have direct
influence on a person's life.
One of the keys of astrology is
the zodiac. In western astrology,
the zodiac refers to twelve zones
in the sky and each zone has a
star constellation that originally
fell within its zone.
Each zone has a name (such as
Gemini, Taurus, Leo" etc), and
each zone has a symbol.
A horoscope is forecast
based upon astrology.
Facts about Astrology.
The process whereby
someone looks at the
stars to determine a
forecast or horoscope is
extremely varied.
Daily horoscopes are
rarely similar and usually
differ greatly from each
other.
Astrology is no more
accurate in predicting
future events than
mere chance.
Horoscope predictions
use generalities and
are usually very
vague.
Astrologers leave it
up to the reader to
"read into the
predictions" to
make the horoscope
predictions "come
true."
THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES
THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES
SUPERNATURAL
THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES
SUPERNATURAL
Things attributed to real super supernatural
agencies, their effects and knowledge
about them. Such supernatural phenomena
in new age practices are extremely rare.
THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES
PSEUDO SUPERNATURAL
THE ONLY TWO CATEGORIES
PSEUDO SUPERNATURAL
That which has the appearance of being
accomplished by supernatural means, but in
reality is accomplished by natural, physical,
and psychological means
THE WORK AND POWER OF
1. Satan is real. Jesus
talked about Satan as a
matter of fact.
2. Satan is a tempter. He
tried to tempt Jesus three
different times during
Jesus’ 40 day wilderness
experience.
3. Jesus called Satan a
deceiver, the father of lies,
and said that there is no
truth in him.
4. The majority of the time,
the Christian’s battle is in
the spiritual realm.
5. Satan works as an
Angel of Light.
6. Satan tries to disable
God’s people to make
them ineffective when it
comes to impacting the
kingdom of God.
7. Satan wages a
spiritual war to keep
people from becoming
Christians.
Remember, Satan uses
the psychological and
emotional influences
that result from NAM
practices.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
1. Inherently because of their
very nature and definition, NAM
practices point to the
supernatural.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
1. Inherently because of their very nature and
definition, NAM practices point to the
supernatural.
2. It is often hard to distinguish
whether a NAM activity is
supernatural or pseudosupernatural.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
1. Inherently because of their very nature and
definition, NAM practices point to the
supernatural.
2. It is often hard to distinguish whether a NAM
activity is supernatural or pseudo-supernatural.
3. NAM practices are not easy to
understand or explain, based
upon normal everyday
experience.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
1. Inherently because of their very nature and
definition, NAM practices point to the
supernatural.
2. It is often hard to distinguish whether a NAM
activity is supernatural or pseudo-supernatural.
3. NAM practices are not easy to understand or
explain, based upon normal everyday experience.
4. The NAM always deals with
emotions, feelings, longings, and
psychological manipulation to
create their magical
experiences.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
1. Inherently because of their very nature and
definition, NAM practices point to the
supernatural.
2. It is often hard to distinguish whether a NAM
activity is supernatural or pseudo-supernatural.
3. NAM practices are not easy to understand or
explain, based upon normal everyday experience.
4. The NAM always deals with emotions, feelings,
longings, and psychological manipulation to
create their magical experiences.
5. NAM practices cannot be
validated by the scientific
method.
BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NAM
1. Inherently because of their very nature and
definition, NAM practices point to the
supernatural.
2. It is often hard to distinguish whether a NAM
activity is supernatural or pseudo-supernatural.
3. NAM practices are not easy to understand or
explain, based upon normal everyday experience.
4. The NAM always deals with emotions, feelings,
longings, and psychological manipulation to
create their magical experiences.
5. NAM practices cannot be validated by the
scientific method.
WHY DO PEOPLE GET
INVOLVED IN THE NAM?
WHY DO PEOPLE GET
INVOLVED IN THE NAM?
1. To foresee the future.
WHY DO PEOPLE GET
INVOLVED IN THE NAM?
1. To forsee the future.
2. To get counsel and advice.
WHY DO PEOPLE GET
INVOLVED IN THE NAM?
1. To forsee the future.
2. To get counsel and advice.
3. An effort to be like God.
WHY DO PEOPLE GET
INVOLVED IN THE NAM?
1. To forsee the future.
2. To get counsel and advice.
3. An effort to be like God.
4. To try and frame a sincere & personal faith.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE
NAM AND THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE
NAM AND THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED
1. Do not be ignorant
about the NAM. Do not
be afraid of it. Study it,
learn about it,
understand it, but do not
adopt its practices.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE
NAM AND THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED
2. Always be biblical in
your responses. Where
the Bible is apparently
silent, look for biblical
principles.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THE
NAM AND THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED
3. Do not attack. Your job
as a Christian is to
witness and tell the
Good News that Jesus
Christ is Lord.
WHY SHOULD CHRISTIANS
AVOID PRACTICING THE NEW
AGE MOVEMENT?
1. It can detract you from your
dependence, trust, and even faith
in God.
2. Curiosity can lead to adoption.
3. Your witness to the nonChristian and the “babe in Christ”
will be reduced.
4. The Bible is adamantly
opposed to NAM practices.
“Let no one be found among you
who . . . casts spells, or who is a
medium or spiritist or who
consults the dead.” Dt 18:10
"A man or woman who is a
medium or spiritist among you
must be put to death. You are to
stone them; their blood will be on
their own heads.” Lv 20:27
". . . do not practice divination or
sorcery.” Lv 19:26
"Do not turn to mediums or seek
out spiritists, for you will be
defiled by them. I am the Lord
your God.” Lv 19:31
THE SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE
OF THE CHRISTIAN
THE SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE
OF THE CHRISTIAN
“. . . for our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the
powers, against the world forces of this
darkness, against the spiritual forces of
wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 (NASV)
THE SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE
OF THE CHRISTIAN
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be known to God, and the peace
of God that surpasses all comprehension shall
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.” - Galatians 2:20 (NASV)