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?
Tag Archives: divination
Can Changing Your Palm Change Your Fate?
Believe it or not, a Japanese plastic surgeon has developed a procedure in which he can alter the lines in a person’s palm, thus ensuring all those believers in palmistry that their fate really is in their hands (or so they’d like to believe).
Dowsing with a Rosary
TA asks: “Can you help me understand about dowsing to get a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer from the Cross or the Rosary? I’ve learned how to do it in the past but don’t feel right to use it any more.”
The Occult: What It Is, How it Manifests, and Who’s Behind It
One of the reasons so many people are becoming involved in the occult these days is because they don’t know what it is, how it manifests, and who is behind those manifestations.
Should Christians Make a SoulCollage?
JG writes: “My friends really believe in the use of SoulCollage cards and refer to them to better understand themselves and to guide them before making any major decisions in their lives. What are these cards and is it okay for Christians to use them?” Read the rest…
Is it a Sin to Have Your Tea Leaves Read?
LL writes: “Is it a sin to have your tea leaves read?”
Crystal Balls are Never Just Harmless Fun
LG asks: “One of my friends is trying to convince me to see a person who can tell the future by scrying. I told her this is against my religion but she said this would just be for fun. Should I take her up on it?”
Vedic vs. Western Astrology
LN writes: “My friends are getting into Vedic Astrology. They claim it’s more accurate than Western Astrology. Is that true?”
Can Bones Tell the Future?
We recently received a question from a caller on our Wacky Wednesday radio show who had received a small bag of bones from a recently deceased relative. Although the bones had some sentimental value, she was uneasy about keeping them in the house and wondered if she should destroy them. Our answer was unequivocal “yes!”
Psychometry: Do Objects Have Souls?
Anonymous writes: “My friend is involved in something she calls psychometry. It sounds demonic to me. I begged her to talk to a priest about it. She kept saying ‘this is a gift, I pray every day, I don’t know a priest.’ Shed some light on this, please.”
