Books

New Age and Spiritual Warfare

A Still, Small Voice: A Practical Guide On Reported Revelations

• Author: Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.
• Publisher: Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 1993
• Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur:  yes, yes
• Also available from: Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (for a donation: all proceeds used to help the poor)
• Synopsis: "A valuable resource for discerning the credibility of these phenomena of miraculous visions and happenings."   ~ Bishop John Sheets, S.J., Diocese of Fr. Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
  ......From the back cover: "Fr. ...Groeschel, author, psychologist, spiritual director, and leader of renewal in the religious life, has written a brief but comprehensive practical guide....Because of the interest in extraordinary religious experience that ranges from Medjugorje to the New Age, [this] book is an urgently needed resource that gives practical norms for everyone on how to evaluate these claims.
  ....."He also offers...a normal everyday opportunity open to all called 'religious experience'--the action of grace operating in the context of human life that can become a powerful source of virtue and holiness. [He] skillfully directs the reader to the more humble and safer path which discerns God's presence in prayer, scripture, the sacraments and love of neighbour...."
  
  ......Another topic Fr. Benedict covers is what many consider the New Age bible,  A Course in Miracles. Fr. Groeschel had known Kenneth Wapnick and Helen Schucman, the medium for the Course, and had been at Helen's bedside as she was dying.

Catholics and the New Age

• Author: Mitch Pacwa, S.J.
• Publisher: Servant Books, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1992
• Synopsis: From the back cover: "...Fr. Pacwa probes the reasons why many...are dabbling in the New Age Movement. He shares his firsthand experiences and disillusionment with Jungian Psychology, the enneagram, and astrology [while he was] a Jesuit seminarian. He also provides invaluable information on New Age fads, including the use of crystals and channeling.
  ....."a must-read for you and other members of your parish or religious community who are concerned about the growing influence of this movement."
  ....."...scholarly enough to satisfy the theologically literate, yet personal and practical enough to be of solid value to the average layperson..."   ~ Russell Chandler, author, Understanding the New Age.
  ....."...Fr. Pacwa points out the contradictions in [the New Age and occult] movements as well as their philosophical and theological errors."   ~ Rev. James. J. LeBar, consultant on cults for the Archdiocese of New York
  
  .....Other topics covered or touched on include yoga; the Creation Centered Spirituality of Matthew Fox (dissenter); Elizabeth Clare Prophet; the Church Universal and Triumphant (CUT); the Hindu, Buddhist, and occult connection to New Age; the so-called Ascended Masters; the Great White Brotherhood; theosophy; the pseudo-science of the N.A.M., Age of Aquarius, archetype, Cosmic Christ, divination, gnosticism, I Ching, karma, left brain, mandala, mantra, maya, satanism, Sufism, Wicca, and more.
  

Ransomed From Darkness: The New Age, Christian Faith and the Battle for Souls

• Author: Moira Noonan 
• Publisher: North Bay Books, El Sobrante, California, USA, 2005
• Synopsis: Moira shares how she became heavily involved in the occult/New Age Movement for over twenty years and how Our Blessed Mother showed her the way back home to Jesus and the Catholic Church where she finally found healing and true peace--the kind only Jesus can give. She exposes the deceptions of the N.A.M. explaining how it cannot be reconciled with Christianity, and tells how she had to literally be delivered from the demons attached to every New Age/occult practice she had participated in. You won't be able to put this book down!
  .....Topics include Reiki (she was a Master Teacher), yoga, crystals, New Thought, spirit guides, the Buddhist/Hindu origin of New Age practices, Neuro-Linguistic Programing, psychics (she could actually see people's whole lives), Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Ascended Masters, hypnotherapy, past life regression, reincarnation, Great White Brotherhood, Christ Consciousness, A Course in Miracles (she studied under Dr. William Thetford), Silva Mind Control, Ouija Board, I Ching, tarot cards, aura work, chakra balancing, energy work, The Forum, rebirthing, table-tipping, trance mediums, Wicca, EST, Eastern meditation, Qigong, holistic health, earth-based spirituality, and much more.