Archive | April, 2021

Demonic Influence: Dreams

27 Apr

Demons seek to control you through even the most innocuous things. How do we combat them?

Demons and fallen angels are about control. They are assigned to people from their birth and aim to influence the person’s life in subtle (and sometimes overt) ways to bend them to their will. If the person obeys them and falls for their traps, they gain more ground over them. Ground is legal rights for a demon or fallen angel to interfere in that person’s life.

Examples of people who have given themselves over to strong demonic influence are religious fanatics and occultists. Both live their lives practicing rituals that empower the demons and fallen angels monitoring them. Their dedication to their crafts serve as a feeding cycle to their own deception.

A new initiative God has undertaken is freeing His captives from the likes of the occult. The occult is a noteworthy field of study because the nature of it is that the person is drawing evil spirits to them in a very overt way. Activities like ouija, palm reading, fortune telling, etc. are surefire ways to invite demons to oneself.

Yet there is a way demons and fallen angels try to establish control over people in a subtle way that seems harmless and even fun: dreams.

They tried this with me. The dreams would come in different categories that I am going to lay out because I know they’re doing this to the people who end up coming to PSM for help. The dreams tend to fall into the categories of 1) posing as God 2) stirring up fear and 3) commanding that the recipient of the dream does some kind of action.

Demons and Fallen Angels Posing as God

This is happening far more than people know. The vast majority of people claiming to have heard from God have actually heard from fallen angels misleading them. Fallen angels pose as different gods whether it is pretending to be Jesus, any God from the trinity, and a great number of false gods throughout different religions. For me, it was a fake Jesus. The one you see in paintings. One dream he sent me had a Godly voice call out to me and say, “You will be born again when you can say: I am with you, even unto the end of the age.”

There was no reason for the Lord God to have told me that then. When God would come to me in dreams, it was often to show me my sinful nature to help me understand why He was about to bring me rebirth. The deceit of the dream posing as God above was to get me to put my faith and hope in it. If I had done so, the fallen angel would have had more legal grounds with which to distract me.

What one needs to keep in mind is that when they receive a dream, they must test the spirits by waiting on it. Do not just immediately assume it is from God and act on it. You’ll end up a sitting duck just asking for a fallen angel to put on some robes, appear to you in a dream claiming he is God, and having you run around in circles trying to “serve him” when he’s fooling you. If you look at the testimonies of people who have had false conversions, you will find that many spoke of having dreams where a religious being came to them with a great revelation. Such tales are laden in deceit.

Stirring Fear

By putting the target in a state of fear, that person is more susceptible to demonic influence. The person is less likely to act rationally because their heightened emotions will fog their ability to resist attacks from evil spirits.

Any and all nightmares are from demons and fallen angels. When one sleeps, what you see in your dreams is your spirit in the spirit realm. Things like monsters, demons, cartoons or people doing evil things in dreams are from evil spirits taking full advantage of the person’s vulnerable state to instill fear into them.

Sleep paralysis is another form of demonic influence over a person during sleep. Your spirit does not have much autonomy in the spirit (unless you’re born again) and is therefore susceptible to the overpowering actions of demons.

One dream I had showed the fake Jesus walking a path and gave me a sensation that I was following him. At the end of the trail was a grave. The message was clear: George, I am going to kill you. Yet if that fallen angel had the ability to kill me, he would have done so already. Instead, here I am alive in Christ speaking to you.

When you have dreams, nightmares or things showing you things that are alarming, do not panic. Keep a cool head and analyze it from a logical point of view, then wait to see if there’s any truth to it.

Commanding the Dreamer to take Action

This is the most direct way demons seek to gain control over their targets: telling them to do something. If the person obeys, they are drawing closer to the evil spirit ruling them because they are consenting to their ungodly suggestions.

One clever way they do this is using their ability to pose as different people. An example of this from personal experience was a dream wherein an ex-girlfriend came up to me on the street. She was telling me the real, true Gospel and emphasizing sin, resurrection and rebirth to me with great zeal. The dream was intended to show me, “look, this woman is right for you. Get in touch with her and be with her.” Yet I knew she was still in false religion and such a venture would prove futile. If I was to believe everything I saw in a dream and acted on it, I would have been in more bondage and possibly attached to someone on a different spiritual path than I was.

Sometimes their methods are more overt where they will literally tell you: go do this, go do that. Other times it’s more subtle and a suggestion like the above.

Conclusion

Dreams are a soft spot for many people. We have seen great saints like Daniel and John receive dreams with information that is still being studied to this day.

And that’s where the devil comes in. He knows that people want that special communication with God. Who doesn’t want to think that God took time out of His day to reach down to one of His people and give them a special message?

We do not have to completely give up on dreams and throw the baby out with the bathwater. What we need is WISDOM and to exercise it by heeding the scripture wherein we are to test the spirits, meaning we wait on dreams and watch what happens if we cannot quickly deduce that it is of Satan.

I also caution the reader to not allow dreams to fill up one’s mind throughout the day. If the devil can come to you 2 nights a week and have you thinking about those dreams for the other 5, then he is taking up rent in your head which will cause more demonic attack due to the accepted ground.

It takes great wisdom to interpret dreams. It takes even greater wisdom to accept that we are to walk by faith and not completely rely on them. Dreams have their place, but exercise caution and wisdom always.

Have you had dreams of a spiritual nature that you seek to understand? Would you like to learn more about the nature of dreams? Get a copy of Pastor Pam’s newest book, Dreams, Your Guide Through Deception and Confusion here https://shoptly.com/i/b29q or https://lulu.com/spotlight/pam_s911.

Chakras & Occult: Yoga

18 Apr

This post is part of a series covering practices related to chakras and the occult. Our ministry offers Christian truth and information on worldly practices that isn’t offered elsewhere. If you’d like to read the other installments of this series, check out my articles on 1) empaths and 2) reiki.

As I touched on in my last article, more and more Eastern practices are gaining popularity in America as East blends with West. This is a subject to go more in-depth on another time, but it’s clear that Satan’s strategy for America has been to implement false religion and then — as the people got bored with his brand of counterfeit Christianity — replace it with Eastern mysticism and religions in its stead. Once he’s done using up one tactic, he tosses it away and plugs in his next plan of attack to keep his spiritual assault rolling.

Yoga is a practice we are seeing gain steam nationwide. Go to a gym that holds group exercises and you’re likely to see a yoga class offered there. I grew up near Philadelphia, PA and the art museum there holds weekly yoga classes. There are thousands of dedicated yoga studios worldwide. There’s even scientific studies showing that yoga has health benefits which is a driving reason for its popularity.

This touches on 2 points that I’ve seen Satan implement with his approach to spiritual deception. 1) He is implementing his practices to be socially accepted and easily accessible and 2) a focus on the physical aspects of his deception because of the ignorance to the spiritual implications of these matters.

Yoga: Where did it start?

One of the teachings here at the Spiritual Warfare Library of Pam Sheppard Ministries is that if you want to know the validity of something, you must look at its root. The root of something is the beginning of it, its origin. The approach to analyzing things in this manner was demonstrated by the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth in Matthew where He taught that good trees bear good fruit but corrupt trees bear evil fruit.

So what’s the root of Yoga?

An interesting fact about Yoga is that it was birthed and developed in ancient times before Christ descended to earth. This means that Satan was at work creating false ideas, religions and practices long before the Son of God began His ministry to teach the people the truth of salvation in Him.

Yoga was developed across different civilizations and cultures over 5000 years ago with its earliest record having been recorded by the Indus-Sarasvati in Northern India (1). Originally an oral tradition, its practices would bleed into other cultures by means of Hindu texts called the Vedas. Veda means “knowledge” and were intended to be sacred texts that served as the foundation of the Hindu beliefs. (2)

Yoga in ancient times tended to have 2 purposes. 1) Worship to false gods and/or 2) Getting body, mind and soul to “align.” From there, it was passed down to the modern day where yoga has been divorced from having an inherent tie with religion and instead presented as a healthy practice.

Spiritual Implications of Yoga

Let us examine what the above information means for yoga from a spiritual perspective. In the spirit realm, demons and fallen angels are acting constantly to bring about the downfall of man. One of the main ways this is done is thru false religion, beliefs and practices that by acting on them draws demons and fallen angels to the person.

By partaking in any false practice that was birthed in a false religion or other lie, you are inviting said demons to hold ground over your life. “Holding ground” means to have legal rights to that person; they are inviting evil spirits to have influence on their life and soul thru their actions. Yoga is especially foul from a spiritual perspective because it is interlinked with the worship of false gods.

So what did Satan do? He implemented the poses as a standalone exercise and pushed them out to the gyms, fitness centers and studios nationwide. Tens of millions of Americans practice yoga, who can say how many tens or even hundreds of millions are practicing it worldwide?

By presenting it as a harmless exercise that is good for one’s health, Satan’s plan is to gain ground over millions of lives who are drawing evil spirits to them unknowingly.

Furthermore, yoga is intended to activate “life force energy” inside one’s body. This means that yoga is used and developed to “align” and “balance” one’s chakras. Our chakras are to be closed and left alone, not interacted and toyed with. Yoga can intermingle with meditation wherein the participant is entering an altered state of consciousness that can and will attract demonic influence in their life without them knowing.

The Antidote

The main reason I see people bring up to justify their practicing of yoga is supposed health benefits. Reasons I’ve seen include relieving stress, increasing strength, developing focus, etc. The thing is, all of these benefits can be achieved thru physical activities that don’t draw and invite demons to oneself. If one wants to develop strength, they can lift weights. If they want improved heart health and cardio, they can run or swim, so on and so forth.

People will come with their studies and research done on it, saying, “look, here are the proven health benefits of this practice.” They are focusing only on the physical realm and the flesh. Do you think that Satan won’t give you improved physical and health benefits if it means he holds more control of your spirit and soul?

We are only here for a short time. Put your mind on what must be done to tear away the legal rights and control that the enemy has assailed you with so you can be prepared for salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Have you been a partaker of practices related to one’s chakras such as reiki, energy healing, yoga and so forth? Have you found yourself in bondage due to practicing things of this nature thinking it was innocent and are now in torment? Give PSM a call at 888-818-1117 or email deliverancecounseling@yahoo.com.

Sources: 1) https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/rediscovering-the-ancient-practice-of-yoga-for-the-future-generations/story-o0PncwghclDQToys0tkcCN.html
2) https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Vedas/

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Chakras & Occult: Reiki

11 Apr
One will find true healing in the hands of God

Chakras and Occult: Reiki

My last article discussed empaths and how chakras are related to them. PSM’s mission as a ministry is broadening and one of the driving forces of clients making their way to us is activities related to the occult. One of these activities has been picking up steam and is becoming more accessible than ever: Reiki.

What is Reiki?

Reiki is defined as “energy healing,” a kind of healing that can restore one’s physical condition or emotional state. Do you have some kind of injury that is persistent and neither medicine nor physical therapy is helping it? There is a reiki healer out there who will try to heal you. Do you have an emotional trauma that is weighing you down? A reiki healer will volunteer to help you.

Reiki is all about healing. The practitioner puts their hands on the client and taps into an “energy” that then physically affects the person receiving them. Yet after they seek reiki to be healed and instead receive torment, it is PSM that they end up going to for help because we are equipped to deal with these kinds of spiritual deceptions.

The word “Reiki” is comprised of two Japanese words: Rei meaning “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power” and ki which is “life force energy.” Put them together and you have the concept of using a spiritual power that is interconnected with life itself to bring healing unto its partakers.

Understanding Reiki Spiritually

First off, let us understand that reiki is a byproduct of Eastern mysticism. The practice was created by Dr. Mikao Usui in the late 1800s. Dr. Usui was interested in medicine and theology and wanted to craft a form of healing that was unattached to religion. His mission was to make a form of healing that was accessible to anyone.

Dr. Usui partook in practices such as meditation and martial arts and eventually became a Buddhist priest. He partook in a 21-day retreat on a mountain where he fasted, meditated and prayed. He believed that his prayers were answered when on the 21st day he saw Sanskrit symbols that helped him develop Reiki further.

From there he created a clinic in Tokyo and passed down the teaching to others who would carry on the practice after he perished. It eventually spread to the West and throughout the world.

What needs to be understood is that Dr. Usui was used by Satan like many people: a well-intentioned person obliviously partaking in fields ruled by Satan. We must look at the root of something to determine its validity. The root of reiki is a man who participated in meditation, martial arts and Buddhism: all practices inherently opposed to Christianity. These practices were developed by false gods who use them to gain ground and control over its participants.

Pitfalls of Reiki

Reiki proclaims to be a religion-free practice. One does not have to believe in a religion to partake in it or use it for others. And that is precisely what makes it so dangerous!

Any observance into Satan’s methods in the last days we are living in reveals a simple truth: he is operating in a way that makes partaking in activities he rules over easier than ever. One can type in “reiki healing” into google and find a number of practices near them in seconds. What’s more is that reiki is being combined with existing practices such as physical therapy, massage parlors and other health practices.

When one practices reiki or accepts it being done to them, they are giving license to the demons and fallen angels to have influence over their life. The person receiving it may experience relief but it will be at the cost of evil spirits working in their lives more intricately.

To go into further detail: we have had a number of clients who have come to us tormented by demons because of their partaking in reiki. What’s worse is that reiki is so accessible that we have even had people who picked up demons and torment by simply watching youtube videos! The healer will reach out to the camera and proclaim a healing unto the viewer which can lead to torment.

Furthermore, reiki is closely interlinked with chakras. The logic behind this is that by placing one’s hands over a certain chakra, that chakra can be balanced and the person will feel relief. For example, the third-eye chakra slightly above and centered between the brows is related to anxiety and depression. One would receive a reiki healing by having hands placed on it to reduce anxiety.

The Antidote

People go to reiki practitioners because they want to be healed. They did something to their chakras so are now seeking out someone to help them. This goes hand-in-hand with how Satan operates: he creates a system where each piece is intertwined and the people caught up in it bounce from one deception to another. Martial arts, yoga, reiki, meditation, etc. are all different flavors of the same deception.

The greater point to this is the fact that reiki is proof to the fact that Satan is a master of counterfeit. Reiki is counterfeit healing and its partakers will often face consequences even if it’s not until the end of their life.

Yet Satan does not bring true healing. Try as he might, God has assured that His people are led to a place where true healing can occur: this ministry.

We have had clients who have been delivered from opened and imbalanced chakras. How was such a thing done? We do it through deliverance counseling. Deliverance counseling is the process of preparing the soul to empower one’s free will to successfully resist the devil. We work with our clients and are anointed by the Lord Jesus Christ Who emboldens us to prepare His people and deliver them.

Part of the PSM mission is to help inform and protect the elect of God by providing accurate and balanced information on the ever-changing world of spirituality and religion. It is our hope that our models and products serve as a valuable resource furthering that goal.

Have you been a partaker of occultic practices like reiki, energy healing, chakra-opening and other things? Have you found yourself in bondage due to looking into these things are now in torment? Give PSM a call at 888-818-1117 or email deliverancecounseling@yahoo.com.