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A SURPRISINGLY USEFUL SUMMARY OF VARIOUS "NEW AGE" GROUPS, June 17, 2011
Texe W. Marrs is an American author and conspiracy theorist. Prior to 1987 he was a prolific author of nonfiction books on subjects such as career preparation. His 1987 book
Dark Secrets of the New Age: Satan's Plan for a One World Religion became a #1 bestseller in the Christian book market in 1988. He followed this book up with the 1988 book
Mystery Mark of the New Age: Satan's Design for World Domination, then with the 1989 book
Ravaged By the New Age. His most recent books have alleged vaster conspiracies involving Freemasonry, the Illuminati and Zionism (e.g.,
Conspiracy World: A Truthteller's Compendium of Eye-Opening Revelations and Forbidden Knowledge,
Codex Magica: Secret Signs, Mysterious Symbols, and Hidden Codes of the Illuminati,
Mysterious Monuments: Encyclopedia of Secret Illuminati Designs, Masonic Architecture, and Occult Places,
Conspiracy of the Six-Pointed Star: Eye-Opening Revelations and Forbidden Knowledge About Israel, the Jews, Zionism, and the Rothschilds, etc.).
He wrote in the Introduction to this 1990 book, "Dangerous new cults and strange religious groups and churches are stalking the citizens of America. That is the subject I explore in (this book). Four years in the making and based on exhaustive research and extensive documentation, this is the first complete, authoritative reference guide to the proliferating cults and sects of the fastest growing religious, political, and social movement on earth today: the New Age Religion... Our Lord four years ago gave me a commission to go forth... and unmask the New Age, including its many octopus-like tentacles. That is why I wrote 'New Age Cults and Religions.'"
Here are some additional quotations from this 1990 book:
"In effect, a vast number of the practices and teaching of the New Age are expressly forbidden in the Bible." (Pg. 38)
"The occultic nature of (Edgar) Cayce's readings and predictions were heightened after he met and became enamored of a man named Arthur Lammers... Cayce agreed to give Lammers a life reading during which he determined that this man had lived many past lives. Cayce himself then began to study reincarnation. Finally, he came to the conclusion that the Bible was flawed, that third century scholars had deleted all references to reincarnation from the Bible, and that current Bible versions were therefore of limited value." (Pg. 126)
"Shockingly, just days before his book (
Inside the New Age Nightmare: For the First Time Ever...a Former Top New Age Leader Takes You on a Dramatic Journey) was to be released, Randall Baer was found dead. The police report states only that his car veered mysteriously off a 300 foot cliff in Colorado... We do not know for sure if his death was accidental or by evil design." (Pg. 248)
"Another who admits to contact with the spirit world is Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., who wrote the bestseller
Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients. Dr. Siegel says that the name of his spirit guide is 'George.'" (Pg. 301)
"And amazingly, singer Elvis Presley ... evidently became a (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky fan. On one occasion during a live concert, Elvis, who biographers say possessed a personal library amply stocked with occultic books, actually read on-stage from Blavatsky's books." (Pg. 315)
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Deserves better than slander, April 3, 1999
This review is from: New Age Cults & Religions (Paperback)
"New Age Cults and Religions" is a scholarly work, and deserves better from the public than the previous slanderous "review" from someone who, in my humble opinion, didn't even bother to read the book.
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A sane, credible, and authoritative book by Texe Marrs, October 31, 2001
This review is from: New Age Cults & Religions (Paperback)
Judging by all of the horrible reviews of Marrs' books, I am sure that most reviewers are aware of his seemingly complete lack of credibility and his wild incredulous conspiracy theories. It would seem hard to believe that he is actually capable of writing a normal, sane, authoritative reference book, but he has!
In this book, Texe Marrs summarizes the belief systems of all of the major, and most of the minor, cults and new age "religions". The information presented is accurate and free of any wild unfounded accusations or misrepresentations. As a former student of the occult, I can verify that Mr. Marrs did a thorough and fair job in the reporting of his subject matter.
I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a reference book on new age "religions" and cults, and to all parents, teachers, counselors, and clergy who would like to have a knowledgeable foundation to work from if the need arises to to help children, teens, or young adults who may be involved with, or have questions about these subjects.
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