C asks: “I have a friend who was an ayurveda practitioner and teacher for years before returning to the Catholic faith. She insists that ayurveda is scientifically proven etc. Not knowing anything about it, I’ve been searching the internet for more information. Is Ayurveda science or pseudoscience?”
Category Archives: New Age
Are There “New Age” Saints?
LB asks: “Who is St. Germain the Wonderman? Catholic? New Age? Another Culture?”
Secret Garden Author’s New Age and Occult Background
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)
DP writes: “What do you know about the book, The Secret Garden? Is it true that the author was into the New Age and the occult?” Read the rest…
Exorcists Seek to Correct 10 Erroneous Practices Regarding Demonic Activity
The International Association of Exorcists has issued a Note offering important clarifications about the Ministry of Exorcism in the Church in order to correct erroneous practices being carried out by some priests as well as the faithful.
Why You Should Ignore Psychic Predictions for 2025
Psychics from around the world are making headlines with dramatic predictions for 2025 ranging from the end of Harry and Meghan’s marriage to mankind making the first official contact with extraterrestrials. Are these people really able to see into the future?
Help! I Had a Reiki Massage!
MB writes: “Not so long ago I had a Reiki massage – before I knew that this was an occult-based practice. Is it possible that I might have been spiritually harmed by this?”
Former New Ager Says Seekers Need Prayer
A reader of our blog gave us permission to print a moving glimpse into her conversion from the New Age, along with an excerpt from Pope Francis’ “The Joy of the Gospel”, and asks us all to remember to pray for those who are caught up in these false beliefs.
Downward Facing: The Dark Side of Yoga (Part II)
This is Part II of a two-part series documenting the experience of Priscilla de George, a devout Catholic woman who thought she would be safe if she prayed to Jesus and Mary while attending yoga classes, and whose life began falling apart shortly after she started the practice.
Downward Facing: The Dark Side of Yoga (Part 1)
The “yoga wars” are hotter than ever, with both sides staking out their positions and hammering their tent pegs ever deeper into the ground, but for everyday people like 54 year-old Priscilla de George (not her real name), this isn’t a matter of taking sides – it’s a matter of life and death.
Occult-Based Farming Comes of Age
Our thanks to “L”, who tipped us off to a bizarre farming practice known as biodynamics – a concept invented by the famous occultist, Rudolf Steiner.
