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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)

"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.

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.

Length:: 5:31 Mins

A 5minute video review concerning Texe Marrs Book of New Age Cults & Religions. The purpose of this video is to illustrate some weaknesses in the book which are important for the reader to know. One thing which was forgotten to mention was internal inconsistency concerning Krishnamurti: "Dejected and embarrased Krishnamurti sailed back to India where, in 1929, he broke away from his sponsors in Theosophy and, in fact, repudiated all connections with organized religions and ideologies." (233) and "Finally, in 1931,a dejected Krishnamurti himself abruptly renounced his title of "Christ" and became an independent guru..." (317).

Former Christian Preacher Texe Marrs,
now a Patriot-for-Prophet [see: Bo
Gritz authored 'My Brothers Keeper'],
did an outstanding job here of iden-
tifying the Cults and Secret Societies
that plague our Western Civilization &
thus the world. Most of the other Texe
Marrs futurist 'Prophet of Doom' books
are all of the furturist 'gloom-and-
doom' "The end is coming soon" variety.
Here he sticks to facts and denotes a
good and careful synopsis of the groups
who seek to pervert our posterity, reli-
giously; Mormons, Jehovah's Sicknesses,
Sixth (not Seventh) Day Adventures, et, al.
I suggest that despite Marrs recent 21st
Century faux puas, get this book! Keep it
on the shelf with Mike Hoffman's 'Secret
Societies and Psychological Warfare' and
'Judiaism's Strange Gods'. Pick Up On It!

it may be
the most important book
ever written...
unparalleled...
stunning expose
that is what
Texe Marrs says
about
New Age Bible Versions
of G.A.Riplinger

and that's how
i came to say
the same
for his own work
giving a kick
into my Christian butt
lest i forget
the God The Father
the Lord The Saviour
and Holy Ghost The Paraclete

just to remember
satan is lower case
backdoor man
nice person
like commie
before the season
of making friends
is over
and shoot
to kill is on

Mr Marrs view
on total disregard
of threat of the unknown
invisible by practitioners
to be so and so
and letting our beings
be invaded and pass on others
the unholy
as we are being forewarned
by prophets and our Saviour

This book is easy to dismiss. Tex Marrs sees dark conspiracies and satanic influences where none exist - or more precisely, where they might exist but are laughably ineffective. Tex Marrs' later books have gone totally over the top. However, in this particular book Tex Marrs has done a creditable job of cataloging the proliferation of New Age Crackpottery that has penetrated deep into both popular and elite culture - even into mainstream Christian organizations. Skeptics and people of faith alike will find this book a useful reference (at least until something better comes along). The book does need to be updated -in the past decade several new crank belief systems have come into prominence.

Mr. Marrs has grotesquely mischaracterized the majority of religions and groups that he examines in his book. While I am not a scholar of religions, I am currently a senior in Religious Studies, and can honestly say that, for the most part, Texe Marrs has no idea what he is talking about.