False Ascension: From Occult Power to Orthodox Healing with Erika of Shire Skincare

Before Erika found Orthodoxy, she had spent years in theistic satanism, occult practice, ritual magic, & demonic spirituality... until the New Testament, the Jesus Prayer, & the life of the Church revealed that the “power” she had been promised was bondage.In this episode of the Orthodox Health Podcast, Dr. Michael Christian & John speak with Erika of Shire Skincare about her journey from satanism & occult practice into Orthodox Christianity.Released between Ascension & Pentecost, this conversation explores true ascent in Christ versus false ascension, the Holy Spirit versus false spirits, & Orthodox healing versus the counterfeit healing offered by the occult & New Age spirituality.This is not merely a scary story. It is a testimony of repentance, discernment, spiritual warfare, embodied healing, motherhood, beauty, & coming home to the Church.Key Takeaways:The occult often does not present itself as darkness.False spiritual power is still bondage.New Age “healing” can become a gateway into false spirits.The occult inverts Orthodoxy.The New Testament provoked the turning point.Repentance is not self-torture.The body is not a prison.True healing is found in the Church.Sound Bytes:“No one’s doing well when they’re worshipping the devil. It doesn’t happen that way. Ever.”“I was painting things that are essentially the opposite of icons… I was painting gateways.”“That healing aspect is how the demons get you in. I don’t think it’s ever the end goal, & it’s really not what you get.”“These aren’t demons, they’re spirits, or they’re angels, or they’re your guides… even as someone who worked with demons, I was like, I know that entity. That’s not anything that wants to help you.”“Why would they want me to read every other religious book, but not the New Testament? And the only thing I could think of was that Christ maybe is God.”“Most of the occult is just an inversion of Orthodoxy… demons can’t make anything new. All they can do is take & invert it.”“There’s nothing that the demons want more than for you to believe that you can’t be forgiven for what you’ve done.”Chapters:00:00 Coming Up00:27 Orthodox Health Intro01:56 Ascension, Pentecost & False Spirits04:58 From Satanism to Orthodoxy08:34 Occult Art & the Opposite of Icons12:42 Power, Control & the Occult Illusion18:56 Spiritual Experiences & Demonic Reality21:37 Black Magic, New Age & False Light26:07 The New Testament & Finding Christ30:16 Aliens, Demons & St. Seraphim Rose33:16 The Occult as Inverted Orthodoxy36:01 Repentance & the Jesus Prayer40:59 Prostrations & Embodied Healing43:26 Physical Symptoms & Spiritual Warfare49:41 The Body Is Not a Prison52:06 Feminism, Satanism & Children55:11 Beauty, Creation & God58:15 From Occult Art to Shire Skincare1:04:26 Why “Shire Skincare”?1:07:32 Protecting Children1:10:02 Subtle vs. Overt Evil1:11:04 Healing in the Church1:12:24 Find Erika & Shire Skincare1:13:42 Closing: From False Spirits to ChristWhere to find Erika: ShireSkincare.com & InstagramWork with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with a One-Time or Recurring donationIntro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠