Spiritual warfare or mental illness? A Christian counselor on sleep paralysis, occult involvement, demonic oppression and where therapy stops explaining things.

Clinical mental health counselor Dr. Natalie Atwell is back on No Longer Nomads. After years in practice she began seeing cases that didn't fit a diagnosis: sleep paralysis, disturbing spiritual experiences, clients who had been involved in tarot, manifestation, crystals, divination, psychedelics — practices now marketed as wellness. Josh Doyle and Natalie work through the intersection of psychology, trauma, biblical theology and the unseen realm, including the Divine Council worldview from Dr. Michael Heiser and the three rebellions of Genesis 3, 6 and 11.

In this episode:

• Why therapists are adding tarot and divination to counseling

• How Natalie distinguishes mental illness from spiritual influence

• Can a Christian experience demonic oppression?

• Deliverance, repentance, prayer — and traditional therapy

• The Divine Council and the unseen realm

• Genesis 6, the Nephilim and the Book of Enoch

• Narcissism, power and spiritual abuse inside the Church

• Why Natalie believes darkness intensifies toward the end of the age

Guest:

► Dr. Natalie Atwell — https://mentalwarriorconsulting.com/

Related: Spiritual Warfare or Mental Illness? — Dr. Natalie Atwell's first conversation, Ep. 39

Topics: spiritual warfare, mental health, demonic oppression, sleep paralysis, deliverance, Divine Council, Michael Heiser, Nephilim, Genesis 6, New Age, tarot, Christian counseling

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