What Does the Bible Teach About Spiritism?

ALTHOUGH many people are skeptical about anything related to the supernatural and spiritism-considering them to be either a hoax or the product of the film industry's creative scriptwriters-the Bible presents a different view.  It provides explicit warnings about spiritism.  For instance, Deuteronomy 18:10-13 states:  "There should not be found in you . . . anyone who employs divination, anyone practicing magic, anyone who looks for omens, a sorcerer, anyone binding others with a spell, anyone consults a medium or a fortune-teller, or anyone who inquires of the dead."  Why not? The scripture further states:  "Whoever does these things  is detestable to Jehovah . . .You should prove yourselves blameless before your God.""

Why does the bible so strongly censure all forms of spiritism?

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