Christianity And The New Age Movement: Spiritual Warfare, Part 1

(Updated November 24, 2009)

 

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness,
but instead expose them.
~Ephesians 5:11  

THE CONFERENCE

On behalf of Sacred Heart and Our Lady of the Scapular parishes, we send a heartfelt thank you to and ask for many blessings upon Moira Noonan, the speaker at the conference Christianity/New Age - The Battle For Souls this past Saturday.
.....The importance of the topic of Spiritual Warfare was evidenced by how far many travelled - lay and clergy alike - to attend this conference in order to gain insight into the very real dangers of the New Age movement which has infiltrated many Catholic (and other Christian) churches, monasteries, retreat centres, and spiritual centres, even ones right here in our diocese - even in our city. We gained some valuable and practical knowledge on how to combat this heresy and protect our souls and the souls of our children, etc.
.....The information in this series of articles is taken from my notes from the conference and my research on spiritual warfare and the New Age movement.
.....Something that must always be kept in mind: those involved in the New Age are human like us, made in the image and likeness of God. Jesus died for their salvation no less than he died for ours; it is not for us to judge them. Please keep them in your prayers, especially when praying the Rosary; also remember them when you are offering up sacrifices during the day, especially the sacrifice of the Mass. Prayer and sacrifice are very powerful weapons.

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Upon meeting Moira, her genuineness is immediately evident. She has a down-to-earth, no-nonsense attitude about her, and doesn't hide her deep love and devotion to Our Lord and his mother, for whom she uses the intimately familial term 'Mother Mary.' But then again, what child wouldn't if, when they were far from home, alone, and in imminent danger called for help and their mother immediately went to them, wrapped her loving and protective arm around them and brought them safely home. This is precisely what Mother Mary did for her daughter Moira.
.....Moira had delved deeply into the New Age movement for decades, receiving training from some of the top people in NA such as Anthony (Tony) Robbins, and Dr. William Thetford. She was a Reiki master, Church of Religious Science minister, a real clairvoyant psychic, certified hypnotist, she used crystals/pendulum, A Course In Miracles - just to list a sampling. She needed to be delivered [1] from each of the demons - or patron spirits, as she also calls them in her book [2] - attached [3] to each of the occult/New Age practices she had been involved in.
.....Our Lord rescued her from the dark side; now she is spending her life serving Him, promoting awareness of the very real dangers of the New Age among her brothers and sisters in Christ.

[1] Deliverance is expelling demons that, although are not possessing the person, are "attached" to the person; it is to be differentiated from formal exorcism.
[2] Moira Noonan, Ransomed From Darkness: The New Age, Christian Faith and the Battle for Souls, North Bay Books, El Sobrante, CA, 2005, p. 94.
[3] Cf.  Acts 16:16  ...a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination....