Occult Flourishing

The only thing that man can depend on is God. God alone is the solution to man’s problems. God alone can serve his needs.

According to a report published in the Times of India: ‘The occult is flourishing in France, where an estimated eight million French people last year, or one in every four of the working population, consulted a clairvoyant, sorcerer, or astrologist, reports AFP from Paris.

According to the tax authorities, there are 50,000 registered clairvoyants—more than priests or doctors—with a business turnover from 500 to 600 million dollars.

With the deepening economic recession, more and more people are turning to the occult for relief from physical and psychological ailments.” (The Times of India, March 5, 1985)

Why do people turn to clairvoyance or the occult to solve their problems? It happens that frequently man comes face to face with the hard truth that the material resources at his command are insufficient; a desperate need for a prop to rely upon drives him towards some mysterious source.

In this quest for unknown factors he could hold responsible for shaping events, man often attributes them to some human being like himself. However, this is nothing but an illusion. It is just turning toward something as powerless as he is and is no solution to the problem.

The only thing that man can depend on is God. It is a pity that instead of accepting that visible resources are powerless, far from bringing man closer to the realization of this truth, has led him further away from his true destination. It has led him to the forgetfulness of his Lord. He missed his chance even after being within its reach. Having found a clue to assist him in apprehending the reality, he had, nevertheless, forfeited the opportunity to establish contact with it by turning toward a creature who is powerless in comparison with the All-Powerful God. God alone is the solution to his problems. God alone can serve his needs.