My Story – Why This Page Exists

A Necessary Clarification

I have been spiritually sensitive since childhood. For many years, I believed this sensitivity was a gift meant for good. What I did not understand at the time was that spiritual sensitivity, without proper discernment and submission to God, can be misunderstood and misdirected.

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Through prayer, study, and Christian faith, I came to believe that spiritual sensitivity on its own is not spiritually neutral. Without grounding in God’s authority and truth, it can lead a person to interpret experiences in ways that are not aligned with Scripture.

From a Christian and Catholic understanding of faith, seeking spiritual insight, guidance, or power apart from God—regardless of intention—opens a person to spiritual influence that does not come from Him. This understanding is rooted not in fear, but in longstanding Christian teaching.

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Christian doctrine teaches that the dead do not communicate with the living in the ways often described in modern spiritual culture. While spiritual experiences themselves can feel real, vivid, and emotionally convincing, Scripture teaches that the souls of the departed are not permitted to offer guidance or messages to the living. When experiences appear to occur, Christian theology understands them as originating from deceptive spiritual sources rather than from the dead themselves.

This distinction matters. Without it, people can mistake real spiritual experiences for something holy or harmless when, according to Christian belief, they are being spiritually misled.

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Spiritually sensitive individuals are often more vulnerable—not because they are weak or foolish, but because openness can make spiritual influence harder to discern without proper formation. Scripture consistently teaches that deception rarely presents itself as obvious evil. Instead, it often appears familiar, comforting, or insightful. For this reason, Christian discernment cannot rely on feelings, intuition, or experience alone. It must remain rooted in God’s authority, Scripture, and prayer.

Through surrender to Jesus Christ, I came to understand that what once felt helpful or meaningful in my own life was operating outside of God’s authority. What had been misdirected needed to be fully submitted to Him for truth, protection, and healing.

This is written not in fear or judgment, but with compassion and clarity—so that truth, repentance, and peace may replace confusion.

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In early 2025, through prayer and God’s mercy, I turned away completely from these practices. What followed was not instant peace, but a season of repentance, grief, prayer, and gradual restoration. This journey deepened my understanding of why Scripture so consistently warns against these practices.

I share this not to glorify darkness, but to speak truth gently and plainly. Christian faith teaches that God does not contradict His own Word. Practices forbidden in Scripture are not later permitted under new names or cultural reinterpretations. The confusion does not come from God, but from the world.

Scripture is clear:

“Let no one be found among you who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or consults the dead.”
— Deuteronomy 18:10–12

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Throughout both the Old and New Testaments, Scripture consistently warns against divination, mediumship, sorcery, necromancy, and idolatry. These warnings are presented not as control or condemnation, but as protection for the soul.

Through my own journey, I came to understand—often painfully—why these warnings exist.

Note: In Scripture and Catholic teaching, what is commonly referred to today as psychic work, mediumship, or channeling is included under divination and spirit consultation (see Deuteronomy 18:10–12; Leviticus 19:31; Catechism of the Catholic Church §§2115–2117).

Today, I write and offer faith-rooted resources for those who are leaving the New Age or seeking to rebuild their lives on solid ground in Jesus Christ, shaped by historic Christian faith and Catholic teaching.

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Leaving the New Age is not simply changing beliefs. For many, it is a deep spiritual and emotional unravelling. People may experience fear, confusion, grief, or difficulty trusting their discernment. These experiences do not mean a person has failed God. From a Christian perspective, they reflect a process of awakening and healing.

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Christ meets people after deception—not only before it.

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What Is Included in the New Age?

From a Christian understanding, New Age spirituality includes practices that seek spiritual insight, identity, or power outside of Jesus Christ. These may include, but are not limited to:

• Mediumship or attempts to communicate with the dead

• Psychic or intuitive readings

• Tarot, oracle cards, or other divination tools

• Astrology or horoscope-based guidance

• Spirit guides or angel readings

• Channeling or automatic writing

• Energy-based practices such as Reiki

• Manifestation practices or the “law of attraction”

• Pendulums, dowsing, or similar tools

• Crystals used for spiritual power or protection

• Past-life regression or reincarnation beliefs

• Sound or frequency practices when used spiritually

• Visualization intended to summon guidance or outcomes

According to Christian belief, these practices are not compatible with faith in Christ. Leaving them behind is not about shame or fear, but about truth, freedom, and spiritual safety.

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Sensitivity, Spiritual Authority, and Right Order

Much of the confusion surrounding spiritual sensitivity does not originate with God. It arises within the human world—from ego, pride, misunderstanding, and the subtle pressure to perform, provide, or produce spiritual answers for others.

Spiritually sensitive people are often made to feel responsible for easing fear, supplying insight, or offering hidden knowledge. Over time, what begins as “helping” can quietly become a form of bondage. A person may begin to feel chained to an identity, expected to serve others’ curiosity, grief, or desire for certainty.

This is not freedom.
And it is not the purpose of spiritual sensitivity.

From a Christian understanding, spiritual authority does not exist in a neutral middle ground. Scripture consistently presents a spiritual reality in which either God is the source—or He is not.

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When guidance, information, or “messages” are received apart from God’s authority—especially through practices that seek knowledge from spirits, the dead, or unseen sources—the Church understands these influences not as human imagination alone, but as familiar spirits, also called demonic spirits. This remains true whether the person involved is fully aware of it or not.

These spirits are not divine. They are not all-knowing.

But they are ancient, observant, and deceptive—studying human weakness, mirroring truth closely enough to gain trust. What feels accurate or comforting is often what makes the deception persuasive.

This is why Scripture warns so firmly—not to frighten, but to protect.

The danger is not simply receiving information.
The danger is placing trust and spiritual authority in a source that is not God.

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Over time, this misplaced authority can cause a sensitive person to feel bound to a role, an obligation, or an identity—slowly replacing humility with responsibility, and discernment with pride or dependence.

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Sensitivity is not given so a person can act as a spiritual authority, a source of forbidden knowledge, or a vessel through which others seek certainty, reassurance, or power. A human being is not meant to become a spiritual service provider to the world.

From a Christian perspective, all gifts—especially spiritual sensitivity—are ordered toward God first.

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When sensitivity is rightly ordered, it is not used to elevate the self or to give others knowledge that feeds pride, fascination, or dependence. It is offered in humility, obedience, and restraint, always pointing away from the self and toward Jesus Christ.

The saints did not use sensitivity to make themselves indispensable.
They used it to become invisible—so Christ could be seen.

A sensitive soul is not meant to serve ego—neither their own nor anyone else’s.
They are not meant to be enslaved by expectations, identities, or spiritual roles imposed by the world.

They are meant to serve God alone.

God does not enslave.
God does not confuse.
God does not require a soul to act as a channel, a messenger, or a source of hidden knowledge for others.

What God desires is relationship, obedience, and freedom.

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If you have ever felt burdened, obligated, or trapped by your sensitivity— as though you must produce something spiritual to be worthy or useful—that weight does not come from God.This is not condemnation. It is clarity offered in love—an invitation to lay down what was never yours to carry, to return spiritual authority to where it belongs, and to allow your sensitivity to be restored

Its true purpose:

to glorify Jesus Christ,
in freedom, and in truth.

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A Note on Angels (Christian — Catholic Perspective)

In the Catholic faith, angels are not personal spirit guides, energy beings, or tools for spiritual communication. They are created spiritual beings made by God, who exist to worship Him, carry out His will, and serve His divine purposes (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 328–336). Angels do not operate independently of God, nor are they meant to be summoned, consulted, or directed by human desire. While God may permit angels to assist and protect us — such as through guardian angels — our relationship is not one of control or communication-seeking, but of prayer, humility, and trust in God alone. Any spiritual practice that attempts to access angels outside of prayer and obedience to God departs from authentic Christian teaching and risks spiritual confusion rather than true guidance.

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A Clarification on the Saints and Spiritual Experience

Within the Catholic tradition, the lives of the saints are sometimes misunderstood—especially by those coming from New Age or spiritual practices. It is important to be clear:

The saints did not seek the dead, summon spirits, or pursue spiritual experiences for personal insight, control, or power.

When extraordinary experiences occurred in the lives of certain saints, they were never initiated by human will, curiosity, or spiritual technique. They were entirely subject to God’s authority, received with humility, and always ordered toward the glorification of God—not the elevation of the self.

The saints did not ask who can I speak to or what knowledge can I gain.
They asked how can I love God more fully and how can I serve His will.

Any mystical graces granted were:

• rooted in obedience, prayer, and sacramental life

• tested by the Church

• marked by humility, suffering, and self-emptying

• never used to gain authority over others

 

In contrast, practices such as mediumship or spirit communication center the self as the seeker, interpreter, and authority—often elevating personal insight, gifting, or spiritual sensitivity. Scripture consistently warns against this orientation, not because God withholds love, but because the soul was never meant to carry spiritual authority apart from Him.

True holiness is not marked by access to hidden knowledge, but by surrender.
Not by spiritual power, but by obedience.
Not by pride or self-identity, but by union with Christ.

This distinction matters.

And if these differences were never explained to you before, that is not your fault. Many sincere people were simply never taught how to discern them.

This is not condemnation—only an invitation
to pause,
to reflect,
and to seek truth
with an open and honest heart.

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Why Christians Should Avoid Reiki

I share this from personal experience and prayerful discernment. I was once trained and practiced Reiki myself, believing I was helping others heal. Over time, I came to understand that Reiki is not spiritually neutral — even when it is presented as gentle, peaceful, or “just energy work.”

 

Reiki originates from spiritual systems that do not align with the Gospel. It draws on concepts of universal life force energy, symbols, and spiritual activation that shift trust away from God and toward technique, experience, and unseen spiritual sources.

As Christians, we are called to receive healing through Christ alone. Scripture teaches that true spiritual authority and healing flow from God through the Holy Spirit — not through symbols, rituals, or human initiation.

Many are told Reiki is safe because it is ancient, widely accepted, or feels calming. But spiritual truth is not measured by sensation or popularity. What matters is the source.

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Jesus does not require symbols or secret knowledge. He invites us into relationship, repentance, prayer, surrender, and grace. True healing has a name — and His name is Jesus Christ.

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