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As explored elsewhere in this book, illusionists and “psychic
entertainers” who pretend to have psychic power are highly trained and
skilled professionals. They are excellent at getting people to reveal things
about themselves without knowing it and feeding it back to them in a way that
is convincing.
I’ve seen them do it over and over again. In fact, I’ve done similar
tricks before thousands of people. None of the supposed psychics I’ve
met had any real power. In fact, most freely admit (when not performing) that
they’re just really good at fooling people.
There’s no real-world evidence or biblical suggestion that any human
being naturally possesses the power to read minds, move objects with his mind,
or talk to the dead. However, there’s a trickier question: Is it possible
for Satan or a demon to deliver information through a person that he or she
couldn’t know apart from that?
The Bible says yes. On at least two occasions, people
who would not have otherwise recognized Jesus as the Son of God knew who
He was because they were demon-possessed. So it’s at least possible that a psychic or medium or spiritist could
get info supernaturally from a demon, but it doesn’t seem common even
in the Bible.
If that did happen, would the information be reliable?
Remember the devil’s
native language? Lying. Deception. That’s what demons do.
So if you encounter a psychic, the most likely option
is that he’s a
fraud or an “entertainer.” There’s a much smaller possibility
that he has some real supernatural power from a demon using him to deceive
and tell lies. Either way, there’s no reason to trust a psychic or the
information he gives you.
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