Fiction, Telepathy & Spiritual/Psychic Reality: Where Do Catholic Authors Draw the Line?
Is anything forbidden in storytelling? That's the first question in an email from a friend, before asking about psychic powers in Catholic fiction.
Let's chat about storytelling, engaging in spiritual warfare, influence of angels and consciousness, the material world as inherently spiritual, and the role of discernment in navigating psychic and supernatural phenomena.
Fiction plays a vital role in rekindling an enchanted worldview—one that our modern society has largely abandoned. But how do we differentiate between spiritual insight and deception?
And can fiction serve as a gateway to deeper spiritual understanding rather than a source of confusion?
This video was intended to be a response to a friend, but the answers went on for so long that I got their permission to share it with you.
Hopefully it's helpful!
Drop your thoughts and questions in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer them!