Is Children’s Levitation Game of the Occult?

SM asks: “Now that I’m beginning to learn more about the New Age and the occult, I’ve become concerned about a children’s game we used to play at sleepovers where we used to levitate one another by using just one or two fingers on each hand. The person would lay on the floor and we’d encircle them, everyone with one or two fingers slipped under their body. We’d say some kind of chant and then, on the count of three, lift them into the air. Are you familiar with this game and were we inadvertently consorting with occult powers when performing this trick?”

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What’s a Familiar Spirit?

We recently heard from a woman who went for testing at a local hospital for heart issues. While there, she told the technician about having recently lost her beloved dog. The tech responded by saying that this dog was her “familiar”, meaning a spirit being that was attached to her soul. Is there any such thing as a familiar spirit and, if so, what is it?

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Navigating the Quackery-Infested World of Massage Therapy

JA writes: “I’ve been thinking about becoming a licensed massage therapist.  The only problem is that I know that part of the curriculum in many massage schools consists of learning about the new-age techniques and putting them into practice. . . .

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Don’t Invite These “Angels” Into Your Home!

One of our readers was kind enough to send us an e-mail she received which offered her an opportunity to invite three “angels” into her life for five days. Believe it or not, people are actually falling for this and going through all the prescribed rituals to allow these unnamed spirits into their lives! Here’s why that’s not a good idea.

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