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You're listening to episode 105 of Jimmy Akin's mysterious world.

In this episode, we're talking about St. Thomas Aquinas and the Occult. How are we going to proceed

today? There's so much fascinating stuff to cover that it won't all fit in a single

episode. So what we'll do today is talk about St. Thomas and his times. We'll be looking at his

place in Catholic thought at his life. How he understood the world and the forces that operate

in it and how the concept of the occult was understood in general in his day. So what's our next

episode going to be about next episode? We're going to be looking at what Aquinas said on

individual occult topics including astrology, crystal healing, amulets, casting lots, demons,

ghosts, the evil eye, and psychic powers.

You're listening to episode 106 of Jimmy Akin's mysterious world where we look at mysteries from

the twin perspectives of faith and reason. In this episode, we're talking about St. Thomas Aquinas

and the Occult. I'm Dom Bettenelli and joining me today is Jimmy Akin. Hi Jimmy.

Howdy, Dom. Nearly 800 years ago, one of the greatest intellects in church history,

St. Thomas Aquinas was born. Last episode we looked at his life, his place in the history of

Christian thought and how people in his day understood the world, both its physical structure and

what forces are at work in it. But the world contains many hidden or occult mysteries.

So what did St. Thomas Aquinas have to say about these mysterious topics? What did Aquinas have

to say about astrology, crystal healing, amulets, demons, ghosts, and psychic powers? That's what we'll

be talking about on this episode of Jimmy Akin's mysterious world. So Jimmy, how are we going to

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