Sylvia Browne, one of the world’s most popular psychics, is under fire from fans and detractors alike for telling the family of Amanda Berry, who was recently found alive after 10 years in captivity in a Cleveland, Ohio home, that the girl was dead and buried.
Category Archives: Occult
Stay Away from Pranic Healing
SA writes: “Years ago, I was invited to join a seminar on Pranic Healing. It is a method of healing that uses enegry(prana). Among the organizers of the said seminar was a religious nun, so I felt it was ok and somehow it is allowed in our Catholic faith. . . .”
Attitudinal Healing & A Course in Miracles: What’s the Connection?
JD asks: What is attitudinal healing?
Disney’s Magic Sorcerer Cards Make Some Guests Uneasy
“Concerned Grandma” writes: I recently returned from my first visit to Disneyworld in Orlando with my two young granddaughters. While standing near Cinderella’s Castle, we noticed a woman with an album filled with cards that looked like playing cards. She held a card up to a window and an image appeared. She did this with several cards. . . . Read the rest…
Cullenism Takes Movie Mania to Bizarre New Levels
DP writes: “Apparently, there are cults out there that practice vampirism, and recite a twisted version of the Lord’s Prayer. The groups were ‘inspired’ by Edward Cullen from the ‘Twilight’ series.”
Case Study Documents Real-Life Vampire
Doctors in Turkey are describing that they claim is a real-life vampire who has multiple personalities and an addiction to drinking blood.
The Case of the Haunted Mirror
The recent case of a so-called “haunted mirror” has raised the question of whether or not objects can be the target of “hauntings” – otherwise known as demonic infestations. The answer to this question might surprise you!
Can a Catholic Sage Their House?
We recently had a question about the practice of “saging” one’s home in order to clear the house of “bad vibrations.” Is this practice compatible with Christianity?
Are Strega Nona Books Okay for Kids to Read?
KE writes: “Strega Nona is a book read at our Catholic school. I hadn’t read it since I was a child. I had forgotten she was a ‘good’ witch who uses spells to cure warts, baldness, etc. That bothered me, but the next sentence sealed the deal. The book reads that even the priests and nuns go to her for help. Am I being overly scrupulous?”
House of Anubis Series Has Occult Aspects
MM writes: “I had a question about a show that my teen and preteen kids have been talking about. It is a show called House of Anubis. Have you heard anything about this show and do you think that it is an appropriate show for my children to be watching?”