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Psychics and Mediums—Part 3: Perceiving and Contacting “Ghosts”

In Part 1 of this series, I gave a brief summary of the occult, the paranormal, divination, psychics, trance states, and mediums. In Part 2, I discussed spiritism, channeling, and so-called spirit guides. In this final and concluding article in the series, I will briefly discuss séances, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, psychometry, crystal balls, automatic handwriting,…

Psychics and Mediums—Part 2: Understanding Spiritism, Channeling, and Spirit Guides

In Part 1 of this article, I provided a basic summary of the occult, the paranormal, divination, psychics, trance states, and mediums. In the present article, I will continue along these same lines with a brief assessment of spiritism, channeling, and so-called spirit guides. Spiritism Spiritism affirms the continued existence of human personalities beyond death…

Psychics and Mediums—Part 1: Understanding the Occult, the Paranormal, and Psychic-Mediums

The field of occultism is filled with intriguing and mysterious terms such as precognition, paranormal, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, psychometry, and telekinesis. In what follows, I will delve into these enigmatic concepts to help readers better understand ghosts and psychic phenomena. The Occult The term occult comes from the Latin word occultus, which literally means “hidden,”…

Understanding the Appeal of Psychics

Why has the paranormal gained traction in Western culture, along with the enduring popularity of psychics and the widespread fascination with contacting the dead? What drives this interest? Examining the appeal of the paranormal is not like looking through a telescope at a single subject. Rather, it is like looking through a kaleidoscope, for there…

Practical Advice for Demonic Deliverance

The following 15 points are intended as a brief, general guide to help pastors and concerned Christians assist those who are suffering from occult involvement. They are primarily derived from Dr. Kurt Koch who devoted over 40 years to counseling the occultly oppressed. We highly recommend his book, Occult Bondage and Deliverance.[1] Preliminary Acknowledgments for…