By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Tarot card readings are among the most popular divination method in use today. What is the origin of this practice, and what…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 An “At A Glance” look at altered states of consciousness, a component in many new age techniques and programs. Contents 1 Divination…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Unknown to many in North America, the Yin-yang can be sourced to the early Chinese philosophy of dualism, which centers on the idea that the entire…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Both wheels and wolves are used as occult symbols—but that doesn’t mean we need to avoid all references with either one! As Carl Teichrib points out:…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Both these animals, often found in mythological and occult works, hold meanings that are contrary to biblical principles. Carl Teichrib explains in this installment of his…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Just as the book of Genesis tells us about the Tree of Life, so too the occult claims knowledge of the “tree of Life’—and offers diverse…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Folklore says that if you handle a toad with your bare hands, you’ll get warts. A silly superstitious belief, but there is more to the lowly…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Solar imagery plays a prominent role in occult lore, as Carl Teichrib points out in this article. Symbols of Sun worship can be seen throughout the…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 In the recent hit movie The Mummy, and its sequel, The Mummy Returns, strange black beetles known as scarabs were frequently encountered. In reality, scarabs are…
By: Carl Teichrib; ©2002 Runes are letters used in the earliest Germanic and Nordic alphabets. From a purely linguistic perspective, runes are simply a form of writing, but as this…