Horoscopes and such

[Anhus]

Hey all…

I was wondering about this topic for awhile. I know it is not necessary, And I don’t believe in this but…I can’t lie and say I have not been curious about it. Here is the situation…I had a friend run into a palm reader, she told her she would tell her stuff. It was random. My friend was kinda freaked out about it…well lets just say we found ourselves in the pressence of a physic. She went in first and all the while I was waiting I knew I did not want to go. My turn came and I still did not want to go, but I was not strong enough, and went in…Ever sense I have felt down about it. I even feel kinda drity or something. I can not explain it…I just feel bad, even embarrssed about it, and do not want to tell my best friends for fear of what they may say. My friends are great , I know they do not judge me…I love them, I just feel like I will disappoint them , and most importantly feel like I disappointed God in doing this in not trusting Him. What have I done?..What do I do?!

 

[Jennifer123]

If you are a Catholic, then you must go to confession. You are correct in that it is a sin to not trust in His providence and to put your faith in anything other than God. Interaction with these sorts of people and activities should be completely avoided - it is spiritually harmful, regardless of whether you believe in it or not.
Don’t worry so much about what your friends think - it’s your life, not theirs! Be strong in Christ - do not be afraid of belonging to Him!

Here is an excerpt from the Catechism:

Divination and magic
2115 God can reveal the future to his prophets or to other saints. Still, a sound Christian attitude consists in putting oneself confidently into the hands of Providence for whatever concerns the future, and giving up all unhealthy curiosity about it. Improvidence, however, can constitute a lack of responsibility.

2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future. (Deut 18:10; Jer 29:8). Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.

2117 All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power over others – even if this were for the sake of restoring their health – are gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when they have recourse to the intervention of demons. Wearing charms is also reprehensible. Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it. Recourse to so-called traditional cures does not justify either the invocation of evil powers or the exploitation of another’s credulity.

 

[wisdom_3_5]

Before I was Catholic I had a girl read my palm at a party. Everyone was doing it, it seemed harmless enough. During and after the reading I started shaking. It was mid-summer, very warm, and I was so cold I had to put on a sweater. It really freaked me out! I felt like my soul was opened up to evil.

Go to confession and **never **have anything to do with the occult again.

 

[Anhus]

Thanks for responding…I am now even more scared…I did not know that was the occult. If I knew before hand I would not have gone through with it.

 

[Jennifer123]

Anhus:

Thanks for responding…I am now even more scared…I did not know that was the occult. If I knew before hand I would not have gone through with it.

No need to be scared! That wasn’t our intention!! But in the future just be more prudent. God has defeated evil but we still need to have a healthy fear of the occult.
Do go to confession and just stay away from these sorts of things. You have nothing to be scared of if you live in Christ, okay?