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I know that psychics/mediums are against the Church teachings and the Church condemns this… and I completely agree with the Church here…

but I am interested in the reasons 🙂 what do you think? I know that trying to receive hidden knowledge about the future,etc, and contacting “spirits” is wrong, especially because it’s so easy to invite in demons that way 😦 are there any other reasons?

thanks 🙂
 
Hi,

First and foremost it violates the first commandment.

Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2116 - last sentence [This paragraph lists forms of divination.]
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       They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.
If one is seeking the advice of psychis/mediums they are not trusting in the Providence of God. They are seeking answers outside of Him. The thing to do when one needs advice or answers is to continue to ask God and if they are not forthcoming to be small and accept that no answers are coming.
 
Little_One0307 said:
Hi,

First and foremost it violates the first commandment.

Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2116 - last sentence [This paragraph lists forms of divination.]
Code: 
       They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.
If one is seeking the advice of psychis/mediums they are not trusting in the Providence of God. They are seeking answers outside of Him. The thing to do when one needs advice or answers is to continue to ask God and if they are not forthcoming to be small and accept that no answers are coming.
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Excellent. We are called to trust in the Lord and not be anxious about tomorrow (Matthew 6:34). People go to psychics/mediums because they are anxious about their future and are unwilling to trust the Lord who told us that he shall provide us with all things that we need (Matthew 6:33).
 
There’s also the risk of psychics opening up their minds to forces beyond mortal understanding.
WesleyF said:
People go to psychics/mediums because they are anxious about their future and are unwilling to trust the Lord who told us that he shall provide us with all things that we need (Matthew 6:33).
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That and/or there are just a lot of sad people out there too scared to make their own future.
 
I can’t speak from the religious perspective,but just from a “human perspective” some reasons why psychics are wrong is cause they sometimes decieve,cause confusion,rip people off etc.
I used to use psychics when i was younger and desperate for help.
One big issue is,psychics get paid huge fees.Look at the psychics on the webiste www.liveperson.com for example.
Which other occupation gets to charge $15 bucks a minute:eek:?
I think thats about $900 an hour-is that correct?
So,its often desperate people turn to these and get exploited.
Another thing is,when they get it wrong they always say “this persons negative energy was blocking me”
In other words-they blame the customer for their “failures” which is deception,or in some instance they even lie,can confuse already vulnerable people etc.
Another point is how does the person not know that the psychic isn’t lying to them?
They might not be communicating with anything at all but just be making it up.
Even if they are communicating,how does the person know that these spirits arn’t lying,causing deception etc.
I could be wrong,but i don’t think all “psychics” are evil and genuinly wish to cause harm,but i do think they are deluded/misguided.
Even if some psychic could “get it right” i guess it still doesn’t make it morally right though?
That said,has any psychic ever got it right?
I don’t think so because like the old question goes,why arn’t psychics predicting lotteries and becoming millionaires.
They’ve always got some excuse for that question too.:rolleyes:
Thehy always ask for your photo or some other details too.
In my bias opinion,its better off asking friends for advice then these psychics.
That was a bit ranty,sorry.
 
Demons, no matter who they use as their instruments, have only one objective in mind…to take your focus off of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
 
Dorothy said:
Demons, no matter who they use as their instruments, have only one objective in mind…to take your focus off of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
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…yeppers and to drag as many down to Hell with them in the end.
 
music2 said:
I can’t speak from the religious perspective,but just from a “human perspective” some reasons why psychics are wrong is cause they sometimes decieve,cause confusion,rip people off etc.
I used to use psychics when i was younger and desperate for help.
One big issue is,psychics get paid huge fees.Look at the psychics on the webiste www.liveperson.com for example.
Which other occupation gets to charge $15 bucks a minute:eek:?
I think thats about $900 an hour-is that correct?
So,its often desperate people turn to these and get exploited.
Another thing is,when they get it wrong they always say “this persons negative energy was blocking me”
In other words-they blame the customer for their “failures” which is deception,or in some instance they even lie,can confuse already vulnerable people etc.
Another point is how does the person not know that the psychic isn’t lying to them?
They might not be communicating with anything at all but just be making it up.
Even if they are communicating,how does the person know that these spirits arn’t lying,causing deception etc.
I could be wrong,but i don’t think all “psychics” are evil and genuinly wish to cause harm,but i do think they are deluded/misguided.
Even if some psychic could “get it right” i guess it still doesn’t make it morally right though?
That said,has any psychic ever got it right?
I don’t think so because like the old question goes,why arn’t psychics predicting lotteries and becoming millionaires.
They’ve always got some excuse for that question too.:rolleyes:
Thehy always ask for your photo or some other details too.
In my bias opinion,its better off asking friends for advice then these psychics.
That was a bit ranty,sorry.
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Not ranty at all. Psychics are an easy out for people to avoid responsibility for their own lives. And such people are easily taken advantage of. Most of God’s rules for us are based on his intimate knowledge of our human nature. Abiding by his rules is a pragmatic course for maximizing our happiness in this life as well as preparing us for the next. IMHO.
 
Throughout generations psychics are born and they are allowed by God to be tempted by demons. When these psychics accept the spirit of divination they allow the enemy to enter in their lives and oppress them.

Revelation 13:2
“The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority”

The temptations of the fallen angels and adam/eve from the old enemy simply comes down to “becoming like Gods.” They did not want to serve God but instead wanted to be equal to Him. This caused our fall.

For psychics they themselves are accepting this power which from evil that will only fuel their life with pride, envy and coldness. One with such abilities will only be seeking for more power and like the poster above said that the only purpose of the evil one is to take you away from God.

I have read the Exorcists story book by Gabriel Amorth and he has a section that deals with psychics. Basically it says that by consulting with psychics means that we are consulting with whatever demon they have invoked. Therefore that demon that is influencing the psychic will in turn be influencing us.

Deliverance and God forbid exorcism is a hard and painful experience for anyone to go through. It takes a lot of prayers, fasting and penance to be able to be freed from the demon. This is something that you truly don’t want to be involved with. Why put yourself in that proximity of harm? The church itself is pretty lenient when it comes to its teachings. Just being involved in martial arts, yoga, buddhism, zen meditations, hardcore/metal rock music and a whole list of other things become entry points of demons. Fr. Amorth goes about how the spiritual battle in today’s society is often overlooked and casted aside. Most Catholics do not believe in the demon which is the old enemy. The demons in Jesus’s time is very real and more active today than it was before.
 
Stay away from that stuff, you don’t want to open any doors to a side of reality with unknown consequences such as demonic influence, oppression, possession, etc…

Plus, why bother any-who? What would it really gain you?

Stick with Adonai and Our Lord Jesus Christ 👍
 
Because we have to live in the present moment.

live one day at a time
 
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