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strawberry-milktea · 6 years

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Hi! I'm one of your followers and I saw the post you reblogged about hell misconceptions and how it said "Occult practices are not harmless." I'm the anon who asked recently about astrology, personality tests, and MBTI, and I was wondering if you had an answer for me. I'm finding myself getting further away from astrology and more interested in MBTI which I consider an "improvement" but I'm still concerned because of Jung's occult practices

and Christians who say all personality tests are claiming humans know more than God does. Also, a personal thing I would like to share is that my former best friend completely changed personalities after getting a tarot reading, and this has greatly concerned me. Basically what happened was, we went to an amusement park and she strayed from the group we were in. Later I found out she had gone to a stand where she got a tarot reading and became very insistent that “everything the tarot card reader is true/coming true”. I don’t know what all the predictions were but at the time they seemed pretty harmless like one I do recall is she said the reader said she’d develop feelings for an old friend and she started liking this guy she went to middle school with. So I honestly didn’t see it as too bad at the time because it just seemed fake. But she then got EXTREMELY strange like she filmed herself burning a book of Bible passages and put it on YouTube, she began calling herself a “demon” and putting evil and disturbing images on social media, and posting things against God and Jesus that I can’t even type out without feeling physically sick. Like just pure blasphemous outrageous things that I honestly wish I could un-see because they were so sickening. Btw, she used to be a youth minister at our church, so trust me when I say this was a drastic change. My parents know about this, but my dad doesn’t think it’s actual demonic influences on her and she is just playing “The devil made me do it” excuse. I truly think she changed after the tarot event, but some people say “She was like that all along and just hiding it from you” which could also be true. Nothing surprises me anymore tbh and losing her was really saddening.Plus she began doing illegal drugs and drinking so maybe substance abuse had some impact on her psychological state… I honestly don’t know but I do pray for her and can’t believe this happened. My other friends got involved in similar stuff and I don’t talk to anyone from my high school anymore. They are the ones who ditched me, but honestly I sometimes feel better about not being associated with then anymore even though I am worried about all of them and still think about them. I’ve been able to see through a false prophet’s teachings, I have tried to abandon old beliefs that contradict Christianity, I am becoming more critical of things that go against God, and I am just trying to avoid “gateways” that could lead me to straying from God, mainly tarot readings and drugs since those are the things I see as having had the biggest influence on my friends (and luckily I do neither of those things though I have been curious about both, I admit). But I’m thinking there are things I was involved with that could potentially be bad that I’m only opening my eyes to now, like the zodiac stuff I’m trying to get away from, so that’s why I wanted to ask you about these things, no matter how “harmless” they seem to the general public. Thank you so much for your answers, I appreciate it and hope you can give me some of your advice and guidance. God bless you and thank you again! — Hello! I apologize for not having answered your other ask about astrology and MBTI yet. I’m going to work on that as soon as possible. What you’re describing about your friend is very unsettling and sad.. The fact that she has been doing drugs/drinking is something that I believe could have possibly opened her up to spiritual attacks because it serves to lower one’s inhibitions and can definitely cause people to behave in ways they normally wouldn’t:

“Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. ‘They hit me,’ you will say, ‘but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?’” - Proverbs 23:29-35

I know that when I’m feeling tired and weak, that’s when I often get spiritual attacks. Demons know when your guard is down and try seizing the opportunity to attack. So people who have lowered their guard with alcohol or drugs are prime targets. What’s also important to note is when people dabble with witchcraft/the occult, one means of attempting to communicate with spirits is the consumption of alcohol and/or mind-altering drugs in an attempt to “open” one’s mind. And I think the lowering of inhibitions can and does definitely open people up to spirits, but not any that are good or that you’d want to talk to. However, to someone who isn’t aware of the fact that demonic spirits prey on those who are unknowingly seeking them out, demons can masquerade themselves as whatever they want, even loved ones who have passed away. This might be getting a little off topic, but I think it’s something worth sharing. One prominent example I remember of demons trying to masquerade as a loved one in attempt to cause destruction involved this psychic named Sylvia Brown who used to go on various talk shows years ago and do “readings” for people and promote her books. One woman who came on her show wanted a reading about her daughter who had been missing for quite sometime. She wanted to know if her daughter was still living. The psychic insisted that her daughter was no longer alive. Reality was, her daughter was still alive. She was being held captive and eventually escaped. I do believe this psychic received that message, but she was clearly communicating with something that wanted to do all it could to keep this young girl suffering in captivity. It wanted people to think she was dead and give up on looking for her. And this is just one example proving how demons try to manipulate psychics/mediums in an attempt to destroy and further proof as to why mediums/psychics should never been sought after.I’m sorry to hear that this girl and the other friends you mentioned have turned away from Christ.. I hope they find their way back to Him and develop a true relationship with Him. It’s good that you still think of them and pray for them. Keep praying for them, don’t give up on that..It’s really good that you are able to recognize false teachings and have a desire to turn away from things that go against Him! It sounds like you are growing in your faith and relationship with Christ. I will give you a thorough response when I answer your question regarding astrology and MBTI, but the general statement I can make regarding that is something the world deems as “harmless” can very well be spiritually harmful. And if you feel convicted to avoid something, you most certainly should - no matter what anyone else says.

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