Tag: shamanism
For nearly seven years, Lighthouse Trails has been sending out topical booklets three times a year to a growing list of pastors and Christian leaders. This week and next week, we will be sending out our 18th mailing to Christian…
By David Dombrowski The expression “Where are we going?” is not an uncommon one, but whether it be a child asking a parent or a fellow traveler posing the question, it usually denotes a sense of being lost and one…
Nanci Des Gerlaise is a First Nations Canadian Cree woman who is the daughter and granddaughter of medicine men. Growing up, her life was filled with the practices and mystical experiences brought on from Native Spirituality. Today, as a born-again…
By David DombrowskiChief Editor, Lighthouse Trails Publishing I find it rather interesting how God has orchestrated things in life, which demonstrate His great love and ongoing mercy to ordinary people like myself. But, more specifically, I am thinking right now…
By Maria Kneas Numerous attempts have been made to blend Christianity with other religions on a world-wide scale. You can read about them in Carl Teichrib’s article “Unveiling the Global Interfaith Agenda.”1 There are also other attempts to merge Christianity…
By David Dombrowski Editor at Lighthouse Trails Publishing I find it rather interesting how God has orchestrated things in life, which demonstrate His great love and ongoing mercy to ordinary people like myself. But, more specifically, I am thinking right…
LTRP Note: For those who think that shamanism is a far cry from the contemplative mysticism being practiced in the church today and that this warning has nothing to do with Christians, think again. The realms reached are the same,…
Dear Lighthouse Trails: SHAMANISM? A recent Columbus Ohio magazine had a story about a reiki center. Among other “professional therapies” offered at that location was “shamanic services.” Shamanism is defined by Webster’s as: “religion . . . characterized by belief…
To Lighthouse Trails: I would like to thank you for the books you have released that have assisted me in learning about the New Age and other groups that have been influencing many churches and seminaries. I have purchased hard copies…
DANGERS & DECEPTIONS of The Martial Arts and Why One Woman Walked Away From a Championship Career written by Linda Nathan is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity…
By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. (1 Timothy 4:7) But I [say], that the things which the…
By Nanci Des Gerlaise (author of Muddy Waters: an insider’s view of North American Native Spirituality) Basically, shamanism is the belief system that utilizes shamans in order to make contact with the spirit world. According to the Encyclopedia of New…