Q: Are psychic activities such as palm reading or horoscopes considered Satanic activities? Should I believe in these things? I have found, in the past, that horoscopes prove to be true.
It depends on how you define "Satanic" activities. Psychic activities may not appear to be "satanic" because you are not part of a cult that worships Satan, etc. but I believe these activities are influenced by Satan, and thus, when you participate, you are allowing Satan to manipulate and hurt you. The fine folks at GotQuestions write this about psychic readings:
You can read the entire article HERE. What about horoscopes?
Satan pretends to be kind and helpful. He tries to appear as something good. Satan and his demons will give a psychic information about a person in order to get that person hooked into spiritism, something that God forbids. It appears innocent at first, but soon people can find themselves addicted to psychics and unwittingly allow Satan to control and destroy their lives. Peter proclaimed, “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). In some cases, the psychics themselves are deceived, not knowing the true source of the information they receive. Whatever the case and wherever the source of the information, nothing connected to spiritism, witchcraft, or astrology is a godly means of discovering information. How does God want us to discern His will for our life? God’s plan is simple, yet powerful and effective: study the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and pray for wisdom (James 1:5).
The Bible strongly condemns spiritism, mediums, the occult, and psychics (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13). Horoscopes, tarot cards, astrology, fortune tellers, palm readings, and séances fall into this category as well. These practices are based on the concept that there are gods, spirits, or deceased loved ones that can give advice and guidance. These “gods” or “spirits” are demons (2 Corinthians 11:14-15). The Bible gives us no reason to believe that deceased loved ones can contact us. If they were believers, they are in heaven enjoying the most wonderful place imaginable in fellowship with a loving God. If they were not believers, they are in hell, suffering the un-ending torment for rejecting God’s love and rebelling against Him.
Astrology, then, opposes biblical teaching in at least two ways: it advocates faith in something other than God, and it is a form of divination. We cannot determine God's will for our lives through horoscopes. As Christians, we are to read the Bible and pray to God in order to gain wisdom and guidance. Consulting a horoscope is a violation of God's means of communicating with His children. We strongly believe that horoscopes should be rejected by Christians.Read the entire article, "Should Christian consult horoscopes?" HERE.
Summarily, I would strongly urge you to stay about both psychic readings and horoscopes. Besides what I just shared with you, I also the ability of these activities to predict the "truth" comes from their vagueness. If a statement is vague enough, you can draw whatever meaning you want from it.
[Answered by Pastor HM]
