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A Trend?! Leaving the New Age for Jesus

In recent years, I’ve noticed something remarkable — something I never expected when I was deep in New Age spirituality: a growing number of people are leaving the New Age and turning to Jesus.


There are many paths into New Age practices, and each person’s background is different. Some were once church leaders before turning to the New Age. Others went to church occasionally or rarely. Then there are people like me — who never went to church at all — for whom the New Age became our first “religion.”


But lately, in the past five years or so, I’ve seen a shift. Healers and spiritual teachers with large followings are closing their practices. Former influencers are posting messages of repentance and warning. And I began sensing what others were sensing too — that dark spiritual forces had begun using our practices to manipulate, distract, and oppress us under the guise of healing. What once felt empowering began to feel like spiritual warfare. It’s not just a few isolated stories — there are entire threads on Reddit, discussions on Quora, and countless YouTube testimonies documenting this movement. It’s a thing: people are leaving the New Age for Jesus. Grace be to God.



New Age believers often explain spiritual attacks as “shadow work” or unresolved trauma, saying “you’re still healing.” But those explanations no longer held water for me. They didn’t align with the reality of what I was experiencing. The spiritual realm I had opened myself up to was very real — and very dark. And everything I had been searching for — truth, protection, healing — I finally found in the Bible. The warning signs are there, from the very beginning in Genesis.

Genesis 3:13 - What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 3:13 - What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

My story isn’t one of someone who dabbled and ran away. I endured years of spiritual warfare under the illusion of “karma” and “healing.” I learned energy techniques that looked powerful but, at the core, were acts of rebellion against God — something I never intended. I simply wanted to heal myself and help heal the world. I had visions of utopian oneness, unconditional love, and fulfilling the highest ideals of human goodness. And while I did experience fleeting glimpses of that, it was all bait. A trap. The flashy deceiver showing his hand to reel me in.


Others entered the New Age for different reasons — to break free from religious traditions, to feel empowered, to cultivate spiritual gifts or become healers and guides. Regardless of the doorway, many end up discovering the same truth I did: the spiritual power we thought we were mastering was actually mastering us.


Despite avoiding psychedelics, divination, and psychic training, I still became what you might call an “energy alchemist” through qigong and other practices. But eventually, it became clear: in that spirit realm, the demonic forces held the power — and I had none.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”— Ephesians 6:12

When messages would come through me, I never sought them. I would say, “If God wants to deliver a message through me, so be it, but I’m not seeking it out.” I told myself I wasn’t manipulating crystals — I just appreciated their beauty and allowed them to “help” if they chose to. But when I came to Jesus, I felt an enormous spiritual weight lift the moment I got rid of all my crystals. I didn’t need them anymore. Jesus was enough.


Though our journeys are different, my end realization was similar to that of Steven Bancarz — a former New Age influencer who made millions in his twenties, only to realize the deception he was caught in. He admitted how the New Age turned him into a narcissist. I saw that transformation in others too — good people becoming manipulative and spiritually arrogant. Thankfully, I never crossed the line into harming others intentionally, but I saw how the forces working in me were also working through others — and it was terrifying.



This movement is growing. Even respected theologian Wes Huff recently debated Billy Carson, a well-known New Age influencer — and the biblical truth won. Wes stood firm in the gospel, exposing the inconsistencies and spiritual dangers in New Age teachings. It was a clear example of how the truth of Jesus Christ cuts through the fog of deception.



If you’re in the New Age and haven’t gone deep yet, you might think I’m exaggerating. Some people are more spiritually “open” than others, and that openness can be a double-edged sword — allowing you to see what’s really going on behind the veil. Why God reveals it to some and not others is a mystery only He knows.


But what I carry with me now is this: the clarity to see deception for what it is, and the unshakable knowledge that the Bible is true and alive today. If you’re questioning your journey, wondering if something feels “off,” or sensing that you’re not as free as you thought — I encourage you to invite Jesus into your heart and open your Bible. The truth really will set you free.

The Word will set you free
The Word will set you free

 
 
 

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