What you need to know about Familar Spirits

Familiar Spirit: What You Need to Know

Have you ever heard the term "familiar spirit" and wondered what it actually means? In the Strong's Concordance, a familiar spirit is referred to as Hebrew #178, which is associated with prattling, mumbling, and necromancy. This term is used to describe an object that is identified by the sound it produces. However, in the context of spirituality and the supernatural, familiar spirits take on a whole different meaning.

Understanding Familiar Spirits in Scripture

In Dake's Bible, it is mentioned that familiar spirits are actually demon spirits that possess mediums. These mediums willingly give their will to these spirits, allowing them to imitate dead human beings, make predictions, and promote various doctrines. One clear biblical example of this can be found in the books of 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. In 1 Samuel 28, it appears that Samuel actually appears to Saul. Still, in 1 Chronicles 10:13, it is clarified that it was, in fact, a familiar spirit impersonating Samuel.
So, in essence, familiar spirits are deceptive entities that can mimic deceased individuals or even angels to deceive people seeking guidance or information from the spiritual realm. This deception can lead individuals down dangerous and dark paths if they are not careful.

Familiar Spirits in Modern Context

In modern times, the term familiar spirit is often used to describe evil spirits shared among a group of people, such as within a family or close friends. These spirits are seen as familiar because they are known and recognized by all group members. They can influence the thoughts, actions, and behaviors of individuals, leading them astray from their true spiritual path.

It is crucial to be aware of the presence of familiar spirits and guard against their influence. By staying grounded in your faith and seeking guidance from trusted spiritual advisors, you can protect yourself from falling victim to these deceptive entities.

How to Guard Against Familiar Spirits

One way to protect yourself from the influence of familiar spirits is to cultivate a strong spiritual foundation. This can be done through prayer, meditation, and seeking guidance from reputable spiritual leaders. By maintaining a close connection to your faith and staying vigilant against deceptive spirits, you can safeguard your soul and avoid falling into darkness.

Additionally, being mindful of the company you keep and the environments you expose yourself to can also help ward off familiar spirits. Surround yourself with positive, uplifting influences and steer clear of individuals or situations that may invite negative spiritual energies into your life.

In conclusion, familiar spirits are real entities that can profoundly impact an individual's spiritual journey. By understanding their nature and being proactive in guarding against their influence, you can stay on the path of light and truth. Stay vigilant, stay grounded in your faith, and remember that you have the power to protect yourself from the deceptive schemes of familiar spirits.

Traci Morin, speaker, minister, anxiety coach, teacher of deliverance, Who's Who of America
Touch of God International Ministries - a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry - Setting the Captives Free from demonic curses

A Closer Look at New Age Meditation

The Side Effects of New Age Meditation: A Closer Look

Are the side effects of New Age meditation truly as benign as they are often portrayed? While many practitioners tout the benefits of Eastern meditation practices, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that there may be potentially harmful consequences associated with these techniques. In this article, we will explore some of the lesser-known side effects of New Age meditation, including the risk of relaxation-induced anxiety, the dangers of yoga, and the potential pitfalls of qigong practice.

Relaxation-Induced Anxiety (RIA)

One of the most concerning side effects of New Age meditation is a condition known as relaxation-induced anxiety (RIA). Symptoms of RIA can include panic attacks, sweating, a pounding heart, spasms, odd tingling sensations, and bursts of uncontrollable laughter or tears. In some cases, RIA can even exacerbate pre-existing conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, asthma, and bleeding ulcers. Eastern gurus may teach that periods of insanity are actually indicative of spiritual enlightenment, a concept known as "divine madness."

The Dangers of Yoga

While yoga is often lauded for its physical and mental health benefits, there is a dark side to this ancient practice that is often overlooked. Some websites and organizations have been developed to raise awareness about the potential dangers of yoga, including Kundalini Risks and Kundalini Syndrome. When practiced incorrectly or without proper guidance, yoga can lead to adverse effects, including spiritual disturbances and psychological distress.

The Similarities Between Hindu and Buddhist Practices

It is striking how similarities between Hindu and Buddhist practices spill over into New Age meditation techniques. Both traditions emphasize the cultivation of esoteric energies such as chi (prana in Hinduism) and focus on the untapped energy centers within the body. Additionally, both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in the illusory nature of the world, the importance of karma, and the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment through meditation and other practices.

Monotheism in Ancient China

In a surprising twist, ancient China was once a land of pure monotheism, worshiping a deity known as Shang Ti, the "One imageless Supreme God." The shift from monotheism to polytheism and idolatry reveals the potential dangers of straying from the path of true spiritual enlightenment.

In conclusion, while New Age meditation practices may benefit some individuals, it is essential to be aware of the potential side effects and pitfalls associated with these techniques. By practicing mindfulness and seeking guidance from qualified instructors, practitioners can minimize the risks and maximize the benefits of their meditation practice. True spiritual enlightenment should not come at the cost of one's mental and physical well-being.

By: Traci Morin Ordained Min­is­ter, Coach, Writer, Pub­lic Speaker, Leadership Mentor

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The Truth About Divination and Divine Inspiration

In spirituality and religion, the concepts of divination and divine inspiration can often be confused or misinterpreted. While both involve exploring the spiritual realm and seeking guidance from higher powers, crucial differences must be understood to avoid deception and falsehood.

Understanding Divination

Divination is often associated with occult practices and the attempt to predict future events through supernatural means. It can involve various methods, such as tarot card readings, astrology, or the use of mediums to communicate with spirits. Those who practice divination often claim to have special insights or knowledge that can guide others in their lives. Basically, it is against God's Word. 

However, it is essential to recognize that divination is not aligned with the teachings of the Bible or true spirituality. The Bible warns against seeking knowledge or guidance from sources other than God, as these practices can open the door to deception and dark influences. While divination may appear to offer wisdom or insight, it is ultimately a counterfeit of the genuine gift of prophecy inspired by the Holy Spirit.

The Dangers of Divination

Those who engage in divination may present themselves as spiritual authorities or "Knowing Ones," but in reality, they are driven by personal motives and a desire for recognition. Divination can lead to control, manipulation, and division within communities or churches, as those practicing it may seek to position themselves as arbiters of truth and wisdom.

At its core, divination is a form of rebellion against God's authority and a rejection of His guidance. By seeking to know the future through occultic means, individuals place their trust in deception rather than the true source of divine wisdom. The lure of divination may be tempting, but its ultimate consequences can be harmful and lead individuals away from the path of truth and light.

The Gift of Divine Inspiration

In contrast to divination, divine inspiration is a gift from God that enables individuals to receive messages or insights directly from Him. The gift of prophecy, for example, involves speaking God's truth and will to others for the purpose of edification and exhortation. Unlike divination, which relies on human manipulation and occultic practices, divine inspiration operates through the power of the Holy Spirit to bring light and clarity to the hearts of believers.

When individuals are inspired by God, they speak words that are in alignment with His truth and character. The messages they deliver are intended to build up the body of Christ and draw believers closer to Him. Divine inspiration is not about personal ambition or control but about surrendering to God's will and allowing His truth to flow through them for the benefit of others.

Conclusion: Choosing the Path of Light

In a world filled with spiritual influences and temptations, it is crucial to discern between divination and divine inspiration. While divination may offer the illusion of wisdom and insight, it leads to deception and darkness. On the other hand, divine inspiration is a gift from God that brings truth, clarity, and light into the lives of believers. A believer can invite demonic spirits that torment them.

As we navigate our spiritual journeys, let us be vigilant in seeking God's guidance and discerning His voice from the counterfeit whispers of divination. By choosing the path of light and aligning ourselves with divine inspiration, we can experience true wisdom and understanding from the source of all truth and light—God Himself. So, let us ask ourselves: Do we seek knowledge from sources aligned with God's truth, or are we tempted by the allure of divination?

Remember, the choice is ours to make—a path of darkness or light. Let us choose wisely and walk in the ways of divine inspiration, for in doing so, we align ourselves with the will of the one true God.

Traci Morin, speaker, minister, anxiety coach, teacher of deliverance, Who's Who of America
Touch of God International Ministries - a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry - Setting the Captives Free from demonic curses

Scriptures for Defeating Satan

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Scriptures for defeating satan if you are under attack. Use God's Word for War

12 For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword,

piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and

is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrew 4:12 (Jesus used the word of

God to defeat Satan)

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw

nigh to God, and He will draw night to you. James 4:7

8 He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose

the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:36

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from

all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is

not in us. 1 John 1 :9-1 0

16A nd the god of peace shall bruise (crush) Satan under your feet shortly. Romans 16:20

18 Verily I say unto you, whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and

whatsoever you shall lose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matthew 18:18

1 Then he called his twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all

devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal

the sick. Luke 9: 1-2

15 Go you into the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and

is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs

shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with

new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not

hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 15-18

12V erily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do

also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13 And

whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the

Son. 14 If you shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. John 14:12-14

28 But if I cast out devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29

Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first

bind the strong man? And then he will spoil his house. Matthew 12:28-29



24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest;

and f"mding none, he says, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when he

cometh, he f"mds it swept and garnished. 26 Then goes he, and takes to him seven other

spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of

that man is worse than the first. Luke 11:24-26



~ 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 For the weapons of our

warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds:

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge

of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having

in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Corinthians

10:3-6

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19 Thou believes that there is one God; thou does well, the devils also believe and tremble.

James: 2:19

SALVATION AND HEALING THROUGH CHRIST

1 Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he

shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no

form nor comeliness: and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire

him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men: a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:

and we hid as it were our faces from him: he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken,

smitten of God, and aft1icted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised

for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him: and with his stripes we are

healed. Isaiah 53:1-5

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man be born

again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3

15 That whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16 For God so

loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should

not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn

the world: but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:15-17

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we

were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace you are saved) 6 And

has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; 7

That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness

toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of

yourselves; it is the gift of God. 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:4-9

9 That if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in thy heart

that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved. 10 For with the heart man

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believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans

10:9-10

17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away:

behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5: 17

5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

Timothy 2:5

6 I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me. John 14:6

24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,

should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24

SATAN (Lucifer) AND HIS PRINCIPALITIES

14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covers: and I have set thee so: thou was upon the holy

mountain of God; thou has walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou

was perfect in thy ways from the day that thou was created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Ezekie128:14-15

12 How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down

to the ground, which did weaken the nations! 13 For thou has said in thy heart, I will

ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the

mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the

clouds: I will be like the most High. Isaiah 14:12-14

4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth.

Revelations 12:4

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which

deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels ~ere cast out with

him. Revelations 12:9

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places

...Ephesians 6: 12

14A nd no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians

11:14

44 You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a

murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.

When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44

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8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about,

seeking whom he may devour. 1 Peter 5:8

Traci Morin, speaker, minister, anxiety coach, teacher of deliverance, Who's Who of America
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Healing a Broken Heart

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Healing a Broken Heart Scripture:

Healing a Broken Heart - Healing Ministry Article

A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.  Proverbs 17:22

Broken Heart Syndrome Affects the immune system?

Your immune system is in the bone marrow.  When you have a broken heart syndrome, the bones dry up, causing disease and affecting your immune system.

What causes the bones to dry through a broken heart?

Emotional hurts, losing a relationship, loss-grief divorce, long-term fear (stress, worry, anxiety), perfection, performance, and drivenness, being manipulated in a relationship, emotional abuse by parents, physical abuse, sexual abuse as a child, etc., causes a broken heart and opens the door to disease because of damage t the immune system.

For example, when your heart is broken through broken relationships like divorce, there is hurt and a lot of emotional stress involved.  Do you notice how emotionally tired you are?  You are hurt by the emotional pain of rejection.  When there is a broken heart, a spirit of fear comes.  Then, the body becomes susceptible to colds and flu and even starts developing allergies.

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How many of you have had a trauma in your life? Has anyone hurt you, and you cannot forgive them? All of us have gone through this! Do you have hatred in your heart for someone? Forgiveness turns into a root of bitterness, and sometimes that root is vast and deep within us and needs to have the axe laid to it.

How to heal a broken heart and heal your immune system

Advise for a broken heart – healing a broken relationship, Healing a Broken Heart

Heal the hurts heals the immune system, which will help to heal your symptoms.  That means forgiveness when dealing with a broken relationship, getting out of abusive situations, allowing God to be the God of your life, and allowing God to bring comfort to you.  It is not easy to forgive when someone betrays you deeply.  It is like a dagger that goes into your heart.

Symptoms of a Broken Heart:  Healing a Broken Heart

• One day, have faith, and the next day, not have the faith but be full of doubt and unbelief? That’s because they have a broken heart and cannot stand.
• Hindered and unable to stand 100% of the time in faith in God. You will have doubt and unbelief come into your mind from Satan, the father of lies, telling you that you are rejected and unlovable, etc.

Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted, according to Luke 4:18-19 ”
¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, ¹⁹ To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

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Touch of God International Ministries - a Christian Healing and Deliverance Ministry - Setting the Captives Free from demonic curses

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