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On involvement with the occult
The Bible takes a very strong stance in regard to the occult. It instructs us to stay strictly away from it! Getting involved with it is serious sin. The Bible never says why one should stay away from it or why involvement with it is sin. It just says that those who get involved in it will go to hell. For many years now the West has been turning away from Christianity and the Bible and turning to the occult. I think the people who do this are very, very foolish.
See On sorcery, witchcraft, magic, soothsaying, astrology, etc.
divination the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
"the Celtic art of divination"
What is an example of a divination?
AI Overview
Examples of divination include Tarot cards, astrology, crystal gazing, Scrying (divination by looking into reflective surfaces like water or a crystal ball), tea-leaf reading, Rune casting, Ouija boards, and automatic writing. These practices involve interpreting patterns, symbols, or signs to gain hidden knowledge, understand events, or foretell the future.
Common Examples of Divination:
Tarot Cards: Reading symbolic cards to gain insight and predict the future.
Astrology: Interpreting the positions of celestial bodies to understand human affairs and predict events.
Crystal Gazing (Crystallomancy): Using a crystal ball or other reflective surface to see visions or receive messages.
Scrying: Gaining information through a psychic tool by gazing into reflective surfaces like water, mirrors, or crystal balls.
Tea-Leaf Reading (Tasseography): Interpreting patterns left by tea leaves in a cup.
Rune Casting: Interpreting the meaning of runes, which are symbols carved onto stones or other materials.
Ouija Board: A board with letters and symbols that a planchette moves over to spell out messages from spirits or the subconscious.
Automatic Writing: A person's hand writes messages or responses without conscious thought, often believed to be guided by spirits.
Other Forms:
Geomancy: Drawing figures in sand or on the ground to interpret patterns.
Numerology: Interpreting the spiritual significance of numbers and dates.
Scapulimancy (Osteomancy): Reading signs from cracks or lines on a heated animal bone, such as a shoulder blade.
Oneiromancy: Interpretation of dreams to reveal hidden meanings or insights.
Necromancy. Necromancy is the practice of communing with the dead, either to gain knowledge from them or to manipulate their bodies and souls for various magical purposes. Historically, it involved divination to foretell the future by speaking with spirits of the deceased, a practice often associated with black magic and sorcery.
Key Aspects of Necromancy
Divination: The ancient practice of necromancy was primarily a method of divination, seeking information or counsel from the dead to predict the future.
Communing with the Dead: This involves interacting with the spirits of departed individuals, such as the Odyssey's Odysseus journeying to the underworld to consult the dead.
Undeath Magic: In contemporary storytelling and fantasy settings, necromancy often extends to the ability to reanimate dead bodies to create zombies or skeletons, and to control or bind spirits to serve the necromancer.
Life and Soul Manipulation: Some depictions of necromancy involve the redirection of life forces, the manipulation of souls, or the transformation of living beings into forms associated with death.
Zombie. A zombie is generally described as a reanimated corpse—a dead person brought back to a state of motion, often without consciousness, will, or soul. The meaning of “zombie” varies depending on whether you’re talking about folklore, religion, or fiction:
In Haitian and African Folklore
● The idea of zombies originates in Haitian Vodou (Voodoo) beliefs, which trace back to West African spiritual traditions.
● In this context, a zombi is a dead person revived by a sorcerer (bokor) through magic or spiritual means.
● The zombie is thought to be under the control of the sorcerer, lacking self-awareness or free will, used as a servant or laborer.
From: What is a zombie? ChatGPT
am·u·let n. an ornament or small piece of jewelry thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease.
talisman n. an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
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