There are many dangers facing us on a daily basis from other entities from other dimensions and worlds. The only reason why we take absolutely no precautions against these dangers is because the majority denies their existence and pays no attention to them whatsoever.

In spite of the overt, clear and present danger we face from what we can lump together and call Occultic forces; we still consider such forces to be fantastical, benign and even entertaining. Thus we ignore the danger.

The occult has been transformed from an arcane secret art known only to a few to a popular form of entertainment known to almost everyone. Movies, television programs and books on occultic themes are one of the most popular genres in today's entertainment industry. The occult is presented in fashionable and desirable fashion. People watching and reading learn about the occult and instead of guarding a natural, normal and healthy fear about that which can cause one severe harm, the entertainment media convinces the masses that the occult is "cool." What is cool is what people want. What people want is what people get.

At one time communicating with spirits was a frightening and potentially dangerous affair. Today it is a children's game. The Ouija Board once used by Occultists to allegedly contact spirits of the dead is now manufactured by the toy company Hasbro/Parker Brothers and is sold in popular toy stores such as Toys R Us alongside the games Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. Children grow up believing that Ouija Boards are fun and entertaining. They have no idea that the playing of such a game is no game at all. Let's hope that the decision makers at Hasbro/Parker Brothers do not believe in spirits; for why else would they sell such a dangerous occultic tool to unsuspecting children?

Occultic dangers do not stop in the toy store. On television, there is one, maybe two individuals who claim to be psychic "Mediums" and that they allegedly communicate with dead in front of their television audience and bring messages to their in-studio guests from their dead relatives beyond. These programs are major million dollar enterprises, billed as entertainment; and yet believed as true by millions of viewers. Yet, no one has ever bothered to investigate whether or not these individuals have any spiritual legitimacy whatsoever, whether or not they are speaking to any spirits or just making things up.

If their performance is just that, make-believe, then this alone is deceptive and insulting, who would want to watch it? Yet, just in case they really do have so type of connection with whatever, is it not important to know just with what they are connected? Just because they may have some knowledge or information about someone deceased does not validate the claim of where they say such knowledge is coming from. Anyone with a background in spiritual experience knows that there are many different types of entities out there all desiring to communicate through a human host.

Providing accurate information about the dead is about as easy as reading one's unconscious mind. These entities read the human mind as we would read a newspaper or the internet. They have full access to human thoughts and they can channel such information through a human channel of choice.

However, unlike foolish human beings real spiritual entities are not interested in becoming entrainment celebrities. If and when they allow themselves to be used in this fashion, you can know for certain that they are doing so because of their own secret and nefarious agenda. Essentially these popular forms of television entertainment are windows and openings for mass possession of souls. And the victims will be totally oblivious to what has happened to them.

Communicating with the dead is certainly possible. The Bible speaks of it as does later Rabbinic and Kabbalistic literature. All these sources speak about the possible dangers in doing so.

There are many spiritual entities out there in our greater world. Not all of them are the souls of the dead. There are demonic entities, fallen angels, nature spirits, earthbound human souls and others. Most of these do not look upon human beings as being anything other than food.

Animals in nature know how to defend themselves against predators; we humans however are almost totally oblivious to those predators who hunt us. We take no precautions; we do not even accept the realities. Therefore, we succumb.

Communicating With The Dead. There is so much more to talk about. Later this week, I plan to write some more.

Monday night in our KosherTorah Open Forum I will address this topic in the detail it deserves. Join me live or watch or listen to the recording later.

Monday Night, June 8, 2009 8 p.m. EDT on www.virtualyeshiva.com

See you Monday night...