MM writes: “I’m listening to trance/techno music, as well as Christian music. I have been told by a priest not to listen to techno/trance type music since I went to a spiritual renewal. But I never got a chance to ask why and what its roots are. . . . “
Author Archives: Susan Brinkmann
How the Devil Played the French
Commentary
Outrage over the blasphemous Opening Ceremony at the Olympic games in Paris is being dismissed as a “right wing controversy” created by Catholics and conservatives, even though the debacle is a textbook example of how Satan uses the spiritually naïve to do his dirty work.
What do Anagrams, Tea Leaves and Pebbles Have in Common?
MP asks: “Okay, this may be nothing. A friend sent me an email that showed anagrams. I looked it up on the internet since I’ve never seen anything like them, maybe wordsmiths have. The page I found showed uses for anagrams. One of them was divination. Most of the other uses were informal encryption, wordplay, generating passwords, etc. Do you see any harm in using them for innocent games [like word jumbles]?”
Evolutionary Leaders: The Global Elites of the New Age
Did you know that humankind is on the brink of evolving into a whole new species? This Great Change is about to take place and, according to a long list of global New Age elites such as Deepak Chopra and New Thought preachers Michael Beckwith and Gregg Braden, it’s time to get prepared to evolve from homo sapiens to homo universalis.
Public Education’s Dirty Little Secret
We often read about individual cases of sexual misconduct by teachers in schools, but new reports are revealing the shocking extent of this problem in the nation’s public school system.
A Macabre Cult Called Scientology
The Founder of Scientology – L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Los Angeles Daily News, CC-BY 4.0
GB asks: “Is Scientology a cult? Everything I read about it sure makes it sound like this is a really bizarre organization.”
What’s an Ascended Master?
JJ asks: “The New Age often refers to Jesus as just another ascended master. What exactly is that?” Read the rest…
Is the Havening Technique New Age?
LT asks: “Is Havening (Technique) new age? Should one avoid Havening?”
Study: Altered States More Common Than You Think
A new study has found that a surprising number of people experience altered states of consciousness while practicing yoga, mindfulness, meditation and breathwork, and some of these experiences are very negative.
Is it Okay to Tell Fortunes with Regular Playing Cards?
Someone recently wrote to us asking if it’s okay to use a regular deck of cards to tell futures. This person has friends who are described as being “very devoted Catholics” who attend Mass and pray the rosary every day. They have strong faith, but love to read cards and are surprisingly accurate. Is this wrong?
