On this episode of the “Ex-Psychic Saved Podcast,” Jenn welcomes ex-astrologer Marcia Montenegro to the show to discuss horoscopes, divination, and the many ways people turn to sources outside of God to try and find “truth.”
“[Divination is] when you’re seeking information supernaturally, but outside of God, outside of God’s will,” Jenn explained at the start of the show. “God absolutely condemns it.”
Montenegro agreed, noting divination is an attempt to get information “beyond the normal means,” and said this can take the form of turning to Tarot cards, astrology, numerology, and teal leaf reading, among other practices.
She went on to speak about the fact that some will try to use the Bible to validate astrology or act as though using the stars and celestial signs to predict the future somehow comports with the Gospel.
“A lot of Christians…get confused over it,” Montenegro said, going on to explain why astrology and the Bible don’t mix and how to clarify the differences between astrology and astronomy. “Astrology and astronomy are two different things. Astronomy is a science and it’s based on observation of data. They are observing the heavenly bodies … and it’s strictly concerned with facts and trying to figure things out about those heavenly bodies.”
She continued. “Astrology is focused on the idea that there’s a meaning there.”
As a former professional astrologer, she recounted being so “in” on her astrological beliefs that she once wouldn’t sign an apartment lease while mercury was in retrograde, fearing what might happen if she did. Today, Montenegro is a Christian who pushes back against the beliefs she once held dear.
“What astrology is … it’s a form of divination, because you're reading a meaning into the planets that isn’t there,” she said. “Astrology … looks kind of innocent to a lot of people because it’s so common … the internet has made this information more accessible.”
But Montenegro explains exactly why it’s anything but innocent.
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Jennifer Nizza knows what it means to discern — and confront — evil. Once trapped on the hampster wheel of the New Age for 25 years, she was radically saved out of the occult and bondage by Jesus Christ. Nizza was a psychic medium and a teacher of the occult, and, as a result, was demonically oppressed. She taught topics such as: the law of attraction, past life regression, automatic writing, tarot, and mediumship. Despite being deeply rooted in the occult, at the age of 36, she cried out to Jesus for the first time and became a Christian. Suddenly, the darkness she was embroiled in was illuminated. She quit her job as a psychic, picked up her cross to follow Jesus — and hasn't looked back. Nizza, author of the books "From Psychic to Saved" and "Out of the New Age and Into the Truth," is now exposing the New Age, occultism, and paranormal deceptions through "The Ex-Psychic Saved Podcast." This podcast is dedicated to warning all about the dangers of the occult. She will talk about many New Age topics, expose where psychics get their information, interact with compelling guests, and much more!