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Divination Practices: Palmistry – The Occult

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Palmistry has strong associations to the occult, and is believed to develop psychic abilities. It can be closely linked to astrology and…

Divination Practices: Palmistry – Introduction

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Palmistry is a divination method based on the shape, size and lines of the hands. The authors explore some of the claims…

Divination Practices: Palmistry – Distrust Issues

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 The authors discuss two reasons for their distrust of palmistry: conflicting theories and subjectivism. How can anyone really take palmistry seriously when…

Divination Practices – Tarot – Psychotherapy

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Tarot cards, in addition to their widely recognized use of divination tools, are being used in psychotherapy! The authors explain. Tarot progeny,…

Divination Practices – Runes – Introduction

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Runes are ancient Teutonic and Norse alphabet signs that are enjoying a resurgence of popularity. The authors explain the magical and divinatory…

Divination Practices – Introduction and Influence

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Divination has existed in all cultures throughout history. Its basic idea involves foretelling the future or accessing occult information by various means.…

Divination Practices – Contact Material

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 All divinatory methods utilize some principal object which becomes the “focus” through which spirits produce the needed answers. Do these objects themselves…

Divination Practices – Biblical Divination?

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2002 Some allegedly “Christian” diviners have pointed to biblical examples of divination in order to justify their practices. Such examples, say the authors,…

Divination Practices – Tarot – Introduction

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

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…

Divination Practices – Runes – Spiritism

By The John Ankerberg Show / September 4, 2002

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…

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