The Hidden Dangers of Soul Travel, Out-of-Body Experiences, and Occult Deception

Soul Travel Exposed: A Biblical Warning Against Astral Projection, Out-of-Body Practices, and Occult Deception

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5. Soul Travel: Occult Practice or Spiritual Deception?

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Soul Travel Exposed: A Biblical Warning Against Astral Projection, Out-of-Body Practices, and Occult Deception

Soul travel is often presented as a harmless spiritual experience, a way to leave the body, explore higher realms, gain hidden knowledge, or experience spiritual enlightenment. It may also be called astral projection, astral travel, out-of-body travel, soul wandering, spiritual journeying, or consciousness travel.

But behind the peaceful language is a dangerous occult practice that teaches people to seek spiritual experiences outside the boundaries of God’s Word. For Christians, this is not innocent curiosity. It is a spiritual doorway.

The Bible never instructs believers to attempt to leave their bodies, travel through spiritual dimensions, contact hidden realms, seek spirit guides, or gain revelation through altered states of consciousness. God calls His people to walk by the Holy Spirit, test every spirit, remain sober-minded, and reject occult practices.

Where Did Soul Travel Come From?

The idea of the soul or spirit leaving the body is ancient and appears in many mystical, occult, pagan, shamanic, and New Age systems. Throughout history, different cultures have practiced forms of spirit travel, trance journeys, vision quests, dream travel, and communication with unseen realms.

In modern times, the phrase “Soul Travel” is especially connected to Eckankar, a modern spiritual movement introduced publicly in the 1960s by Paul Twitchell. Eckankar teaches that Soul is eternal and can travel beyond the physical body into higher spiritual planes. This teaching blends ideas similar to Eastern mysticism, reincarnation, karma, inner sound and light, and out-of-body spiritual exploration.

Astral projection, another related term, became widely used in occult and Theosophical circles. It teaches that a person has an “astral body” or subtle body that can leave the physical body and travel through the astral realm.

While these ideas may sound spiritual, they are not biblical. They are rooted in occultism, mysticism, and the pursuit of hidden knowledge outside of Christ.

Who Founded Soul Travel?

Soul travel as a concept does not have one single founder because forms of spirit travel appear in ancient occult and mystical traditions. However, the modern religious teaching called “Soul Travel” is strongly associated with Paul Twitchell, the founder of Eckankar.

Paul Twitchell presented Soul Travel as a path to spiritual freedom and God-realization. Yet the God of the Bible never teaches that believers must travel through spiritual planes to know Him. Jesus Christ said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” — John 14:6.

The Christian does not need soul travel. The Christian needs Jesus Christ, repentance, the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, and obedience.

What Is Soul Travel Used For?

People use soul travel or astral projection for many reasons, including:

• Seeking hidden spiritual knowledge
• Trying to visit heavenly or spiritual realms
• Attempting to communicate with spirits or guides
• Escaping pain, trauma, grief, or depression
• Seeking supernatural power or experiences
• Trying to spy spiritually on people or places
• Exploring dreams, altered states, or the astral realm
• Seeking enlightenment apart from Jesus Christ
• Trying to prove that life exists beyond the body

Some people are drawn to it because they want peace. Others want control, power, healing, mystery, or answers. But Satan often disguises bondage as enlightenment.

Second Corinthians 11:14 warns, “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”

Not every spiritual experience comes from God. A person can have a real spiritual encounter and still be deceived if that encounter does not line up with the Word of God.

Why Would Someone Get Involved in Soul Travel?

Many people become involved in soul travel because they are spiritually hungry but lack biblical grounding. They may have trauma, fear of death, grief, curiosity, or a desire to understand the unseen realm.

Others become involved through New Age books, meditation, hypnosis, lucid dreaming, yoga, occult teachers, online videos, Eckankar teachings, psychic practices, or guided out-of-body exercises.

A person may say, “I just wanted to experience God.” But God has already revealed how we are to come to Him—through Jesus Christ, not through occult techniques.

Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace…” We come by faith in Christ, not by leaving the body, chanting sounds, entering trance states, or traveling into spiritual planes.

Why Is Soul Travel Against God’s Word?

Soul travel violates God’s Word because it seeks spiritual knowledge, power, and experience through forbidden spiritual methods.

Deuteronomy 18:10–12 warns against occult practices, divination, witchcraft, enchantments, consulting spirits, and seeking hidden spiritual knowledge through forbidden means. God calls these practices an abomination.

Soul travel also encourages altered states of consciousness, spiritual passivity, and contact with unseen realms. The Bible commands believers to be sober and vigilant.

First Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”

Soul travel is dangerous because it trains a person to open themselves spiritually without biblical protection, discernment, or submission to Jesus Christ.

God does not tell us to empty our minds. He tells us to renew our minds.

Romans 12:2 says, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…”

God does not tell us to travel outside the body. He tells us to walk in the Spirit.

Galatians 5:16 says, “Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”

God does not tell us to pursue spirit guides. He gives us the Holy Spirit.

John 16:13 says the Spirit of truth will guide believers into all truth.

How Can Soul Travel Hurt a Christian?

When a Christian dabbles in soul travel, they may believe they are only exploring spirituality, but they are stepping outside the covering of God’s Word. This can open doors to demonic deception and oppression.

Possible spiritual consequences include:

1. Confusion and deception
   The person may believe every spiritual encounter is from God, even when it contradicts Scripture.
2. Opening doors to familiar spirits
   Spirit guides, beings of light, deceased loved ones, or “masters” may appear, but these can be familiar spirits masquerading as truth.
3. Spiritual oppression
   After occult involvement, people may experience fear, nightmares, voices, torment, heaviness, anxiety, sleep paralysis, or a sense of being watched.
4. False revelation
   The person may begin trusting visions, dreams, sensations, and experiences more than the Bible.
5. Pride and spiritual elitism
   Soul travel can make people feel spiritually advanced, chosen, or enlightened, while moving them away from humility and obedience to Christ.
6. Fear, torment, and bondage
   What begins as curiosity can become spiritual harassment, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and demonic visitations.
7. Separation from biblical truth
   A Christian may drift into New Age teachings, reincarnation, karma, spirit guides, meditation, energy work, and other occult practices.

First John 4:1 warns, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God…”

What Curses Can Come on a Christian Through Soul Travel?

When Christians participate in occult practices, they may give legal rights to demonic spirits through disobedience, agreement, curiosity, or ignorance. These are not always immediate, but over time the fruit can become visible.

Possible curses and spiritual consequences may include:

• Curse of occult bondage
• Curse of divination and false revelation
• Curse of spiritual confusion
• Curse of fear and torment
• Curse of nightmares and night attacks
• Curse of familiar spirits
• Curse of deception and false light
• Curse of spiritual pride
• Curse of rebellion against God’s Word
• Curse of double-mindedness
• Curse of mental torment and intrusive thoughts
• Curse of passivity and spiritual vulnerability
• Generational occult doors passed to children
• Open doors to witchcraft, psychic power, and New Age practices

Galatians 3:13 tells us that Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law. But believers must repent, renounce, and close the doors they opened.

Scriptures Warning Against Soul Travel and Occult Practices

Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — God forbids divination, witchcraft, enchantments, consulting spirits, and occult practices.
Leviticus 19:31 — “Regard not them that have familiar spirits…”
Isaiah 8:19 — God rebukes people for seeking familiar spirits instead of seeking Him.
1 Peter 5:8 — Be sober and vigilant because the devil seeks whom he may devour.
1 John 4:1 — Test the spirits.
Colossians 2:8 — Beware of philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men.
2 Corinthians 11:14 — Satan transforms himself into an angel of light.
John 14:6 — Jesus is the only way to the Father.
Acts 19:18–19 — Those involved in occult practices confessed and burned their occult books.

What Should a Christian Do If They Practiced Soul Travel?

If you have practiced soul travel, astral projection, guided out-of-body exercises, Eckankar, spirit travel, or any related practice, do not panic—but do repent.

Renounce the practice out loud. Ask Jesus Christ to forgive you. Break agreement with every spirit, guide, teacher, realm, portal, initiation, mantra, sound, meditation, and occult covenant connected to it.

A simple prayer:

“Father God, in the name of Jesus Christ, I repent for participating in soul travel, astral projection, out-of-body practices, spirit travel, and every occult practice connected to hidden knowledge and forbidden spiritual experiences. I renounce every spirit guide, false light, astral realm, demonic teacher, familiar spirit, and counterfeit revelation. I close every door I opened through curiosity, ignorance, rebellion, trauma, or deception. I ask You to cleanse me by the blood of Jesus Christ. I command every demonic spirit that entered through these practices to leave me now in the name of Jesus. Holy Spirit, fill every place that was occupied by darkness and lead me into truth. Amen.”

Final Warning

Soul travel is not a harmless spiritual adventure. It is a deceptive occult doorway that can lead Christians into confusion, demonic oppression, false revelation, and spiritual bondage.

You do not need to leave your body to find God. You need to surrender fully to Jesus Christ.

Jesus is not hidden in an astral realm. He is revealed in the Word of God, by the Holy Spirit, through repentance, faith, obedience, and truth.

If you have been involved in soul travel, astral projection, New Age practices, witchcraft, divination, or occult practices, you may need deliverance.

Read more about biblical curses here:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible

Visit the comprehensive Occult List here:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/occult-checklist

Learn more, receive free resources, and schedule a one-on-one deliverance session:
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Teresa Morin
President and Founder of Touch of God Int’l Ministries of Healing and Deliverance
Ordained Minister, Public Speaker
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Read the full article and visit the comprehensive Occult List:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/occult-checklist

Also read: The Seven Biblical Curses Listed in the Bible
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible

How to Deal with Leviathan Who Twists Your Words

Introduction:

Leviathan is shown in Scripture as a twisting, powerful, prideful force (a high-level demonic realm). In spiritual warfare teaching, the “spirit of Leviathan” is often understood as a demonic spirit that twists words, hardens hearts, stirs pride, causes miscommunication, and brings division in marriages, families, churches, ministries, and friendships.

The article you shared lists Leviathan as a spirit that twists truth, breaks covenants, blocks communication, operates through pride, brings contention, and causes blame and self-pity. It also says this spirit often enters through rejection wounds that later open the door to pride as a false protection.

It can work in governments, countries, and in people. Usually, accompanying a person with a Jezebel spirit. 

1. Scriptures on Leviathan

Leviathan is directly mentioned in several Bible passages:

Job 41:1 KJV
“Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?”
This shows that Leviathan is not easily handled by natural strength.

Job 41:15-17 KJV
Leviathan is described as having tightly sealed scales. Spiritually, this can represent a closed-off, defensive, hardened condition where truth cannot easily get in.

Job 41:24 KJV
“His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.”
This connects Leviathan with hardness of heart. Hardness of heart.

Job 41:34 KJV
“He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.”
This is one of the strongest verses connected to pride. Leviathan is linked with loftiness, arrogance, and pride.

Psalm 74:14 KJV
“Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces...”
God is the One who breaks Leviathan.

Psalm 104:26 KJV
“There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.”
This shows God’s authority even over Leviathan. We can bind it. 

Isaiah 27:1 KJV
“In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent...”

This verse describes Leviathan as a piercing serpent and a crooked/twisting serpent, which fits the idea of twisting truth, twisting words, and twisting communication.

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2. How Leviathan Scrambles Conversations

A Leviathan spirit works through twisting. A person says one thing, but the other person hears something completely different. A gentle correction becomes an attack. A loving concern becomes rejection. A simple question becomes accusation. A peaceful conversation can suddenly turn into confusion, offense, defensiveness, or division.

This is why many people say, “That is not what I said,” or “You completely misunderstood me,” or “Every time we talk, it turns into a fight.” Can you relate?

Leviathan can operate through:

Misinterpretation — hearing an accusation when none was intended.
Defensiveness — refusing correction or accountability.
Pride — needing to be right instead of needing truth.
Offense — quickly taking things personally.
Confusion — conversations going in circles.
Blame-shifting — making everything someone else’s fault.
Hardness of heart — refusing to listen, soften, or humble oneself.
Strife — turning simple matters into arguments.
Division — separating people who should be walking in covenant, peace, or unity.

The article you linked specifically says Leviathan twists intentions and conversations, causing people to hear something different from what was actually said. A scrambling Spirit. It also connects this twisting to communication problems, division, hardness of heart, and covenant-breaking.

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3. Characteristics of a Leviathan Spirit

Here are common characteristics to teach on:

1. Pride and arrogance
   Leviathan is called “king over all the children of pride” in Job 41:34.
2. Twisting words
   It causes people to misunderstand, misquote, exaggerate, or distort what was said.
3. Hardness of heart
   Job 41:24 describes Leviathan’s heart as hard as stone.
4. Stiff-necked stubbornness
   A person may refuse correction, counsel, repentance, or accountability.
5. Blame and self-pity
   Instead of repentance, the person may say, “Everyone is against me.”
6. Contention and strife
   Proverbs 13:10 says, “Only by pride cometh contention...” Pride and strife often work together.
7. Mockery and scorn
   Leviathan may belittle others, especially those trying to bring truth.
8. Covenant breaking
   It attacks marriages, ministry relationships, friendships, and church unity.
9. False accusation
   It makes people believe wrong motives about others.
10. Resistance to deliverance
    Because pride resists humility, the person may reject the idea that they need help.

 Can a Christian have a demon?

A Christian can have a demon—but a demon cannot have a Christian. Someone once told me they disagreed that Christians could have demons. I asked them, “Can a Christian open the door to a demon?” They said yes. So I replied, “Then a Christian can have a demon.”

Demons are like flies or mosquitoes. If you open a window, they come in. You can post a sign that says, “Mosquitoes not welcome,” but they don’t read signs—they see an opening. Likewise, demonic spirits look for entry points. Just because a mosquito is in your house doesn’t mean it owns the house; the same applies to demons.

There are three main categories of open doors:

1. Inheritance: Some demons are passed down through family bloodlines or can enter the womb if a child is rejected by their parents, often manifesting as a spirit of rejection.

2. Intrusion: These occur through traumatic experiences—abuse, broken families, or emotional wounds—especially in childhood.

3. Involvement: Habitual, unrepentant sin or engagement with the occult. This can include witchcraft, abortion, drugs, pornography, or possession of occult objects. Such practices invite demonic spirits to influence or control specific areas of a person’s life, though not necessarily the entire person.

1. Witchcraft and New Age

When we step into witchcraft or the occult, we’re stepping onto the enemy’s territory. When you step into Satan’s territory through sin or witchcraft, the devil will no longer just “bark” (tempt)—he will attack and torment.

If demons can’t stop someone from coming to Jesus, their next goal is to prevent them from growing in Him. People with unclean spirits often feel intense restlessness or resistance when pursuing God.

Think of Lazarus—he was resurrected but still bound in grave clothes. That’s what it’s like for someone who loves Jesus but is spiritually restricted. Or like Israel in Egypt: alive, chosen, but oppressed.

2. Restlessness around Spiritual Things

Sometimes, people experience a persistent struggle with sleep, particularly when trying to read Scripture or pray. Now, not every instance of tiredness is demonic—our bodies naturally need rest—but if you notice perpetual resistance to the things of the Spirit, even when your heart genuinely desires them, it may point to a spiritual issue rather than a physical one.

3. Hostility Toward Deliverance Ministry

One of the clear signs of demonic influence is hostility toward deliverance. In Scripture, we see that when Jesus entered the synagogue, a devout Jewish man suddenly became violent. It wasn’t the man himself—it was an unclean spirit reacting to the presence of Jesus.

Today, the same thing happens. During deliverance services, people sometimes feel nauseous, dizzy, or overwhelmed by a sudden urge to leave. Others may even hear voices telling them to run. When prayer begins, the person can become physically resistant or agitated. This reaction is not from the person’s will but from the spirit inside that fears exposure and expulsion. The closer the light gets, the more darkness resists.

4. Intrusive Thoughts or Voices

Another sign is the presence of intrusive thoughts or hearing voices within the mind. The enemy loves to plant thoughts that imitate our own internal voice. Scripture says that Satan placed thoughts into Judas’ heart before entering him, and Peter rebuked Ananias for allowing Satan to fill his heart with deceit.

Demons often manipulate a person’s thoughts from the inside. The difference between the flesh and a demon is this: the flesh doesn’t speak—demons do. A person may hear a distinct, intrusive voice in the mind that blasphemes, promotes self-harm, or encourages suicide. Temptation comes from the outside; torment speaks from within.

5. Surges of Violence or Self-Destructive Behavior

Sudden bursts of uncontrollable anger, violence, or self-harm can also reveal demonic activity. We see this with King Saul—during a family meal, he would suddenly throw a spear at his own son. The Bible says a distressing spirit came upon him.

I’ve ministered to people who, during violent episodes, acted in ways completely out of character—throwing objects, attacking teachers, or harming themselves—and afterward, they said, “I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t in control.” While we still hold people accountable for their choices, we must also recognize when something spiritual is taking the driver’s seat. Deliverance restores self-control—the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

6. Attacks During Sleep

The Bible says in Matthew 13: “While men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares.” The enemy loves to attack in the night, when our defenses are down. People often experience terrifying dreams—falling, being shot, chased, or attacked by animals. Others suffer recurring sexual dreams involving unseen partners, sometimes called incubus or succubus spirits.

Such dreams can lead to fatigue, marital problems, and even infertility. In deliverance sessions, demons have been known to claim a false spiritual marriage, calling themselves the “husband” or “wife” of the afflicted person. Once those spirits are expelled, peace, freedom, and physical restoration follow.

7. Heaviness, Fear, and Depression

The Bible calls it “a spirit of heaviness.” This isn’t ordinary sadness—it’s a spiritual weight that medicine and therapy can’t lift. Emotional exhaustion can often be treated by rest or counseling, but when heaviness is a spirit, only the Holy Spirit can remove it.

The same is true for fear. Scripture says, “God has not given us a spirit of fear.” This kind of fear is paralyzing and oppressive—it grips a person so tightly they can’t leave their house or function normally, even when everything seems fine externally. Deliverance replaces that spirit of fear with the peace of Christ.

8. Intense Desire for Defiled Things

Demons feed on defilement. Their appetite is for what is impure—pornography, profanity, violence, and perversion. The flesh desires sin, yes, but the difference is that the flesh can be disciplined; a demon cannot.

Jesus said to cut off the hand or pluck out the eye that causes sin. That means remove the trigger. But if the triggers are gone and the desire still burns uncontrollably, it’s not flesh—it’s a spirit. Flesh must be crucified; demons must be cast out.

9. Chronic Illnesses

The Bible reveals that evil spirits can sometimes be the cause behind physical sickness. Acts 10:38 says that Jesus “went about healing all who were oppressed by the devil.” Not every sickness has a demonic root, but many do.

I once ministered to a man with leukemia who had been given only a few years to live. He spent much of his savings on medical treatments and eventually came to a deliverance service—not for healing, but because he believed a demon was tormenting him. As we prayed, he began to vomit—thick saliva, blood, and other things left his body. Afterward, he felt peace and freedom.

When he returned to the doctor for his next round of treatment, tests showed no trace of leukemia. Six months later, the results remained clear. Today—seven years later—he’s still completely healed.

I’ve seen similar results in people with asthma, arthritis, tuberculosis, sleep apnea, and other chronic conditions. When the demon is removed, the sickness often leaves with it.

10. Paranormal Activity

Another clear indicator of demonic presence is unexplained supernatural activity—objects moving on their own, crosses falling from walls, strange voices, or shadowy figures appearing in your home.

When such disturbances occur repeatedly in one location, it may be a demon attached to that place. But if the same phenomena follow a person wherever they go, the problem isn’t the house—it’s the spirit influencing that individual.

These manifestations are warnings that something spiritual needs to be confronted.

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Eight Common Open Doors to Demonic Influence

There are certain objects, habits, and symbols that invite demonic presence into our lives and homes. Many people unknowingly keep these things, not realizing they serve as open doors to oppression.

1. Objects Tied to Native or Pagan Practices – Items such as pottery, jewelry, or dream catchers connected to spiritual traditions outside of Christ can attract demonic spirits. Dream catchers, for example, are not harmless decorations—they are spiritual traps that invite demonic influence.

2. New Age Materials and Symbols – Books, tarot cards, crystals, or any item associated with channeling, astrology, or energy healing open doors to demonic power.

3. Witchcraft Objects – Items like Ouija boards, spell books, and occult paraphernalia are direct invitations for demonic activity.

4. Good Luck Charms and Crystals – Anything that promises protection, luck, or power outside of the Holy Spirit operates from an unholy source. There are only two kinds of power: God’s power and demonic power.

5. Religious Idols or Statues – Statues or images from false religions may seem harmless, but Scripture shows that behind every idol there is a spirit that promotes deception.

6. Games that Glorify Darkness – Certain video and tabletop games rooted in sorcery and demonic themes (like Dungeons & Dragons or Diablo) normalize witchcraft. You don’t fight demons with spells—you overcome them in real life through the name of Jesus.

7. Movies and Music that Glorify Sin – Horror films, violent entertainment, and pornography are not just media—they’re gateways. The word entertainment begins with enter for a reason. Spirits can enter through what we watch and listen to.

8. Objects or Gifts from Toxic Relationships – This one surprises many people. Letters, jewelry, or gifts from former partners—especially from ungodly or controlling relationships—can maintain unhealthy soul ties. These ties hold part of your heart in the past and hinder your future. When a relationship ends, cut off the spiritual connection by removing those objects.

Remember, soul ties are real and biblical. Scripture says Jonathan’s soul was knit to David’s, and that a husband and wife become one flesh. But ties with people who no longer walk in your destiny must be broken to restore spiritual freedom.

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How to Get Free

If you recognize any of these ten signs in your life—or if you have objects or connections that could be open doors to demonic influence—God wants you free. He never intended His children to live under oppression.

Here are the five biblical steps to freedom:

1. Recognize – Acknowledge that there is a problem. Denial gives demons permission to stay.

2. Repent – Turn away from sin and place your full trust in Jesus Christ. Repent not only for your own sins but also for the sins of your ancestors who may have opened the door through occult practices or idol worship.

3. Renounce – Verbally cut ties with all demonic connections. Renounce every form of witchcraft, soul tie, vow, or curse that has linked you to darkness.

4. Remove – Remove by casting it out - and get rid of every object associated with sin, the occult, or unhealthy relationships. Burn, destroy, or dispose of them completely.

5. Release and Rebuke – Forgive those who have wronged you. Unforgiveness is one of Satan’s strongest weapons. Then, in the name of Jesus, rebuke the demon and command it to leave your life.

Deliverance doesn’t require a stage, a crowd, or a special event. You can experience freedom right now—right where you are. Stretch out your hands and invite the Holy Spirit to fill every area of your life. Jesus is willing and able to deliver you today.

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Under Witchcraft or Demonic Attacks?

Have you or your family experienced tormenting dreams, confusion, mental fog, recurring sickness, or an invisible heaviness in your home or mind? You may be under spiritual attack—not by accident, but because a door was opened. That door may have been through personal involvement in the occult, New Age practices, or even through your ancestors.

🔥 What Is the Occult and What Does "Occult" Really Mean?

What is the Occult? The word "occult" comes from the Latin occultus, meaning hidden, secret, or concealed. But biblically, we can trace similar meanings in Greek and Hebrew that show how God views such hidden knowledge and forbidden practices.

• Greek: The word pharmakeia (φαρμακεία) is used in Galatians 5:19–21 to describe witchcraft or sorcery. It refers not only to drug use but to magical arts and spellcasting.
  

• Hebrew: The word qesem (קֶסֶם) means divination—a forbidden practice of seeking supernatural knowledge outside of God (Deuteronomy 18:10).
  

Anything that seeks spiritual power or hidden knowledge apart from the Holy Spirit is considered occultic, even if it appears good or peaceful. The devil often disguises danger as light (2 Corinthians 11:14).

God forbids nine practices in His word.

The occult, as He warns the Israelites to avoid and abhor it. Pronouncing it as towebah God, in His wisdom, lays out the Nine Forbidden Practices. They are:

1) Passing Children Through the Fire (Child Sacrifice / Moloch Worship / Abortion)
🡆 Leviticus 20:2–5 – warns of severe judgment for offering children to Molech

🡆 Jeremiah 32:35 – “They built high places for Baal... to cause their sons and daughters to pass through the fire…”

2) Divination The Heart of the Occult. Manipulation from demonic sources.
🡆 Deuteronomy 18:10

🡆 Ezekiel 13:6–9 – warns of false prophets using divination

🡆 Micah 5:12 – “I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand...”

3) Astrology We either trust God or the Zodiac, but not both!
🡆 Isaiah 47:13–14 – condemns astrologers and star-gazers

🡆 Leviticus 19:26 – “You shall not... practice divination or soothsaying.”

4) Enchantment/Encantations Someone satanically endowed to produce seductive spells.
🡆 Isaiah 47:9–12 – speaks of enchantments and sorceries

🡆 Psalm 58:5 – mentions the enchanter enchanting skillfully

5) Witchcraft and Witches Include its modern, organized counterpart, Wicca.

🡆 Exodus 22:18 (KJV): “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.”
🡆 Deuteronomy 18:10: “There shall not be found among you… anyone who

practices witchcraft...”

🡆 Micah 5:12: “I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers.”
  🡆 Sorcery - Galatians 5:20 – “...idolatry, sorcery (pharmakeia)...”
🡆 Revelation 21:8 – sorcerers listed among the damned

6) Charmer One manipulates objects or beings via demonic power.

🡆 Deuteronomy 18:11: “Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits…”

🡆 Psalm 58:5: “Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.”(This refers to snake charmers, but figuratively shows manipulation by magical means.)

🡆 Isaiah 19:3: “...they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits...”

7) Consulter with Familiar Spirits One who gleans knowledge from demonic contact.
🡆 Leviticus 19:31 – “Do not turn to mediums... I am the Lord.”
🡆1 Samuel 28:7–20 – Saul consults the medium of Endor, which leads to his downfall

8) Wizards Practitioners of magical arts
🡆 Leviticus 20:6 – God sets His face against anyone who seeks spiritists

🡆 Isaiah 8:19 – “Should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living?”

9) Necromancers Those who claim to be in contact with the dead.
🡆 Deuteronomy 18:11 – forbids communication with the dead
🡆 2 Kings 23:24 – Josiah removes those who work with spirits and the dead

🚫 God Strongly Forbids All Occult Practices or New Age Modalities for Healing

“There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells…”– Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (NKJV)

This includes:

• Horoscopes and astrology

• Yoga and Eastern meditation

• Crystals and energy healing

• Reiki and chakra alignment

• Communicating with the dead (necromancy)

• Ouija boards, tarot cards, and spirit guides

• Burning sage or using pendulums

• Channeling, astral projection, or dreamcatchers

• and many more. See checklist.
  

Many people, even believers, do these things unknowingly, believing they are “harmless.” But in reality, they open legal doors for demonic spirits to enter.

🧬 Generational Doors You Didn’t Open

Even if you didn’t participate in the occult, your ancestors may have. The Bible tells us that sins can be passed down:

“...visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation...”— Exodus 20:5 (NKJV)

If your parents or grandparents were involved in Freemasonry, witchcraft, divination, New Age religion, or false religions, you may be inheriting demonic consequences like:

• Mental torment

• Poverty and failure cycles

• Sexual perversion

• Addictions

• Fear and anxiety

• Unexplained illness
  

These are not coincidences—they are spiritual manifestations from open doors that must be closed.

😨 Do You Have These Symptoms of Occult Oppression?

If you’ve ever dabbled in these practices, or if you notice the following signs, you may need deliverance:

• Nightmares, sleep paralysis, or seeing shadowy figures

• Chronic anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts

• Unexplained sickness that doctors can’t treat

• Spiritual confusion or blocked prayer life

• Constant fatigue or heaviness without reason

• Financial loss, job trouble, or repeated relational failure

• Feeling a “presence” in your home or on your body

• Voices in your mind, paranoia, or sudden fear
  

These are symptoms of demonic torment. They will not go away with medicine or positive thinking. They must be broken spiritually.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”— Hosea 4:6 (NKJV)

🕊️ Deliverance Is the Answer

Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). You don’t have to stay tormented. Deliverance is the ministry of Jesus—setting captives free (Luke 4:18).

At Touch of God International Ministries, we help people just like you every day. We minister freedom to those suffering from spiritual torment—especially those with roots in the occult or generational curses.

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 Healing from False Accusations, Rejection, and Emotional Wounds - Part 5

Healing from a Broken Heart

False Accusations: The Wound of Misplaced Judgment

Have you ever been falsely accused—by a friend, a family member, a coworker, or even within ministry? False accusations can stem from jealousy, insecurity, or demonic assignment. Some roll off us without damage, but others strike deeply—especially when they target our loved ones, our calling, or our character. If left unhealed, these lies take root in our spirit and cause deep inner wounding.

When we internalize false accusations and don’t identify them as lies, the enemy gains a foothold. Instead of rejecting the accusation, we begin to believe the narrative: Maybe I am worthless. Maybe I did something wrong. This is the moment the enemy plants shame, fear, bitterness, or self-rejection in the heart.

Proverbs 18:21 (KJV) says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Words spoken against us—especially when believed—can wound us like arrows.

Truth: If the accusation is false, do not take it on. Let it be false. Bring it to God and release it. If it’s true, ask for forgiveness and grow. Either way, don’t let Satan use it to bring spiritual oppression.

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Rejection and Abandonment: When Love Is Withdrawn

Rejection is a deep, painful wound—often beginning in childhood. Many people were born out of unwanted pregnancies, at “inconvenient times,” or were left emotionally or physically abandoned by parents. This opens doors to spirits of fear, rejection, and abandonment.

These spirits whisper lies: You’re not lovable. You’re a burden. No one will ever stay with you. When unhealed, rejection hardens the heart, damages self-worth, and creates cycles of unhealthy relationships.

Even in adult life, abandonment through divorce or betrayal creates similar wounds. The pain impacts emotions, disturbs the mind, affects children, divides families, and destroys future trust.

Isaiah 53:3 (KJV) tells us that Jesus was “despised and rejected of men… a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.” He understands our pain. He bore it so we could be free.

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Trauma: The Gateway for Fear and Emotional Bondage

Trauma opens spiritual doors. It happens through events like abuse, disasters, betrayal, spiritual manipulation, ritual abuse, or even growing up in unstable environments. The soul becomes fractured, and fear enters.

This creates a survival mindset—fight, flight, freeze. When trauma is not healed, people begin to identify as victims, losing self-worth, trust in others, and hope for the future.

Children especially suffer deeply. They lose confidence, struggle with insecurity, and don’t develop trust in their inner strength. That inner vow of “I will never trust again” becomes a spiritual cage, locking them in with tormenting spirits.

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Conditional Love: Earning Love Through Performance

Many people grow up only receiving love when they perform well. Conditional love sounds like:

• “I’ll love you if you behave.”

• “You’re good only if you get straight A’s.”

• “You’re acceptable if you act the way I want.”

This creates spiritual wounds. Love is no longer a gift—it becomes a reward. These individuals later approach God the same way, trying to earn His love through striving, perfectionism, and spiritual performance.

But God’s love is unconditional. Romans 5:8 (KJV) reminds us: “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

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Sin and the Bruise It Leaves on the Soul

Sin separates us from God—and it brings a spiritual wound. David described this torment in Psalm 38:2-5:

“Your arrows have pierced me… My guilt has overwhelmed me… My wounds fester… because of my sinful folly.”

The enemy loves to accuse us, even after repentance. Shame keeps us in bondage long after the sin is forgiven. The solution? Repent quickly and receive the cleansing blood of Jesus.

Jeremiah 30:12-14 (TLB) gives a vivid picture of what sin does to the soul when left unchecked. It wounds deeply, and only God’s healing can restore the heart.

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Self-Hatred: The Hidden Root of Emotional Suffering

If you were never shown real love, you may struggle to love yourself. Self-hatred is a demonic stronghold that distorts how you see yourself—and how you think God sees you.

This is dangerous. God made you in His image. You are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). But if you despise yourself, you're despising God’s creation.

Jesus said in Matthew 22:37-39, “Love the Lord thy God… and love thy neighbor as thyself.” If you don’t love yourself, how can you love others? Self-hatred hinders spiritual growth and brings emotional torment.

It leads to shame, perfectionism, isolation, and even physical sickness. The broken heart becomes like a leaky bucket—unable to hold joy, love, or purpose. Instead, the person either shuts down emotionally or performs endlessly to prove worth.

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The Battle for the Mind: Recognizing the Enemy’s Voice

A broken heart makes it hard to discern God’s voice. Instead of hearing “You are loved”, we hear condemnation:

• You’re worthless.

• God won’t forgive you.

• You’ll never be healed.

Proverbs 23:7 (KJV) says, “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” What you believe in your heart becomes your reality—even if it’s a lie. That’s why we must pull down every false stronghold.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (KJV) teaches:

“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God… Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God…”

Reject the enemy’s voice. Replace it with God’s truth.

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The Healing Process: Reclaim Your Heart Through Christ

If any of the wounds above describe your experience—false accusation, rejection, trauma, conditional love, or self-hatred—know this: Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted (Luke 4:18). You don’t have to stay stuck in pain or torment.

You are no longer a victim. You are a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), adopted into His kingdom (Romans 8:15-17). You can be restored—mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, relationally, and even financially.

God is ready to fill the holes in your heart. But you must give Him access.

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Warfare Prayer for Healing Brokenness

“Father God, I come before You in the name of Jesus Christ. I renounce every false accusation I have believed. I break agreement with rejection, fear, trauma, abandonment, shame, guilt, and self-hatred. I declare that I am loved, accepted, and valued by You. I receive Your unconditional love and healing. Restore my soul and make me whole. I take every thought captive and command every lying voice to leave me now in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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Written by Traci Morin,
Ordained Minister, Healing and Deliverance Teacher,
President, Touch of God International Ministries
Listed in Who’s Who of America
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Healing the Broken Heart – Part 3: How to Heal a Broken Heart Through Christ

Healing the Broken Heart – Part 4: How Does Someone Get a Broken Heart?

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Healing the Broken Heart and Wounded Spirit: God’s Path to Restoration - Part 6

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 🙌 Healing the Broken Heart – Part 3: How to Heal a Broken Heart Through Christ

The Apostle Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 10:5 to "cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God." These “imaginations” are lies from the enemy—words, memories, and accusations that have lodged deep within our minds, especially from traumatic experiences. The devil constantly whispers lies: "You’re worthless. You’ll never be healed. God has forgotten you." These are not God’s thoughts.

There are two spiritual realities: God's truth and Satan's deception. A broken heart often opens the door to the latter, especially if your past includes trauma, rejection, or abuse.

Who Will You Believe?

Will you believe the lies spoken over you by a parent, abuser, teacher, or ex-spouse—or will you believe what God says about you in His Word? Healing begins when we replace demonic lies with God’s truth.

“Whose report will you believe? We will believe the report of the Lord!” – Isaiah 53:1

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🧠 What Toxic Thoughts Do to Your DNA

Scientific research has proven that thoughts are not just abstract—they’re real, physical substances in your brain. Each thought you dwell on produces electrochemical responses, shaping your DNA, neurons, and even your heart. If you were sexually abused, bullied, or emotionally neglected, the emotions tied to those events still affect you today—unless healed.

Negative thoughts release toxic chemicals that alter brain chemistry, disrupt hormone balance through the hypothalamus, and reshape your heart’s cellular receptors—contributing to depression, anxiety, and even chronic disease.

Your brain literally forms “thought trees”—branched memory structures. If your thoughts are negative or fearful, these memory trees become toxic, unstable, and fragmented, creating confusion and even opening spiritual doors for demonic torment.

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The Spiritual Reality of Thought

Faith and fear are both spiritual forces—but they also have chemical and electrical expressions in your body. That’s why you can’t truly walk in the peace and presence of God if your heart is broken and your thoughts are dominated by trauma and lies.

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." – Psalm 147:3
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses..." – Hebrews 4:15

Jesus came not just to save our souls but to heal our broken hearts.

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🩹 Signs You May Have a Broken Heart

Many people walk around spiritually wounded and emotionally broken, unaware they need healing. Do any of these sound like you?

• Struggle to feel God's love or presence

• Suffer chronic illnesses like Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

• Constantly relive past abuse or rejection

• Trouble reading or believing God’s Word

• Live in emotional pain and isolation

• Feel spiritually asleep or disconnected

• Have authority issues from childhood wounds

• Operate in fear, anger, sarcasm, or performance-based living

• History of therapy, depression, or suicidal thoughts

• Addicted to approval, pornography, food, or relationships

• Easily rejected or offended

• Blame others and feel stuck in self-pity

• Suffer frequent negative cycles and bad luck

• Lack joy, peace, and identity in Christ

If you identified with several of these, your heart likely has unhealed trauma, and the enemy has planted strongholds there.

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🛡️ The Spiritual Battle: Cast Down Every Lie

Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 that “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.” These strongholds are thought patterns, emotional wounds, and beliefs that resist the truth of God.

Replace the lies of the enemy with the Word of God.
Replace shame with righteousness.
Replace fear with perfect love.
Replace rejection with adoption.

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🙏 How to Begin Healing Your Heart

1. Repent of agreeing with Satan’s lies.
   Lord, forgive me for believing that I’m unworthy or unloved. I break agreement with these lies in Jesus’ name.

2. Renounce trauma as your identity.
   Trauma is what happened to you—it is not who you are!

3. Invite Jesus into the moment of pain.
   Ask the Holy Spirit to take you back to the trauma. Let Jesus walk into that memory and bring His healing presence.

4. Command spirits of rejection, shame, fear, and brokenness to go.
   Use your authority in Christ. Deliverance follows inner healing.

5. Declare God’s truth over your heart.
   I am loved, I am healed, I am chosen, I am whole.

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🎯 Powerful Scripture Confessions

• “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” – Psalm 139:14

• “God has not given me a spirit of fear…” – 2 Timothy 1:7

• “By His stripes I am healed.” – Isaiah 53:5

• “The peace of God guards my heart and mind.” – Philippians 4:7

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🕊️ Final Thoughts

Healing a broken heart is not a one-time event—it’s a journey with Jesus. But the process begins by casting down every lie and stronghold the enemy has built in your mind and emotions. Jesus bore your sorrows, understands your pain, and wants to walk with you into freedom and healing.

Don’t wait another day. Your healing begins with truth and ends in restoration.

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President, Touch of God International Ministries of Healing and Deliverance
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Jesus Heals the Brokenhearted: Find Deliverance from Soul Wounds - Part 1

Part 2: Looking at Thought – How Brokenness Shapes the Body and Soul

Healing the Broken Heart – Part 3: How to Heal a Broken Heart Through Christ

Healing the Broken Heart – Part 4: How Does Someone Get a Broken Heart?

Healing from False Accusations, Rejection, and Emotional Wounds - Part 5

Healing the Broken Heart and Wounded Spirit: God’s Path to Restoration - Part 6

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