New Age intuition is a euphemism for
a wide variety of New Age psychic and occultic powers. New Age intuition
is frequently employed with occultic healing, telepathy, clairvoyance,
psychic diagnosis, and spiritism. “Intuition” is developed in the same
manner as psychic abilities (e.g., training programs involving
meditation, concentration, altered states of consciousness, etc.). Once
developed, a person seeks out his intuitive abilities and relies on
their guidance and instruction for whatever healing or other tasks are
at hand.
The basic problem with New Age
intuition is its unjustified parapsychological premise: the
normalization of psychic powers as “intuitive abilities” latent to the
human race. This masks their true reality as supernatural abilities
originating in conjunction with the spirit world.1 Occult
abilities and spiritistic powers are thus psychologically internalized
as part of latent “human potential”; intuition per se, a
normal human process, becomes a cover for occultism, while spiritual
warfare goes on behind the scenes. Thus, distinguishing one’s perception
of normal human intuition from psychic powers becomes difficult or
impossible. In fact, it is frightening to realize that many spiritists
confess that they are unable to distinguish their own spirit guide’s
influence upon their minds from normal human inspiration or creativity.
This means that those people who open themselves to the influence of the
spirit world can be manipulated by spirits imperceptibly.
Biblically, occultic practices are
forbidden, no matter what they are called:
When you
enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate
the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you
who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination
or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or
who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does
these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable
practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you.
(Deut. 18:9-12)
The dangers of New Age intuition
include fostering occult development under the guise of enhancing normal
human intuition, along with the normal physical, mental, and spiritual
hazards associated with occult practice.
