An innocent-looking decoration, piece of jewelry or forgotten book could carry spiritual consequences, according to deliverance minister Daniel Adams.
In a recent teaching, Adams identified three types of objects Christians should examine and potentially remove from their homes. His warning centers on items associated with witchcraft, New Age beliefs and attempts to obtain supernatural power outside Jesus Christ.
“Just because it looks good doesn’t mean it’s God good,” Adams warned.
Adams pointed to Acts 19:19, which records new believers in Ephesus destroying books connected to magic after receiving the gospel. He urged Christians to follow that example rather than selling or giving spiritually harmful objects to others.
Here are the three items Adams says Christians should remove:
1. Dream Catchers
Dream catchers originated within Native American spiritual traditions and are particularly associated with the Ojibwe people. They commonly feature a woven web inside a circular hoop decorated with beads and feathers.
Traditionally, the web is believed to filter dreams, allowing good dreams to pass through while trapping bad ones.
Adams argued that Christians who use dream catchers for protection are placing spiritual confidence in an object instead of God.
“If you have to use a dream catcher to protect yourself from bad dreams, do you really have 100% trust in God?” Adams asked.
Citing Psalm 4:8 and Psalm 91:1, Adams said the Lord is the believer’s source of safety and protection.
“You don’t need the dream catcher,” he said. “Actually, it’s probably attracting more demons than it is filtering bad dreams.”
Adams said Christians have the Holy Spirit as their protector and should not depend on charms or spiritual objects.
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2. Healing Crystals
Healing crystals are stones used in New Age spirituality based on the belief that they possess energy capable of producing healing, protection, prosperity or love.
Adams cited common claims that rose quartz attracts love, citrine produces prosperity, amethyst provides spiritual protection and clear quartz amplifies spiritual energy.
However, Adams emphasized that ordinary crystals, gemstones and jewelry are not inherently demonic.
“Having a rock in your house isn’t the problem at all,” Adams explained. “Having quartz jewelry isn’t automatically witchcraft.”
His warning specifically concerns crystals dedicated to or used in New Age spiritual practices.
“It’s the spiritual practice attached to it that is the issue,” Adams said. “It’s the meaning behind it. It’s the source behind it.”
Citing Romans 1:25, Adams warned against assigning spiritual power to something God created. Christians should seek healing from Jesus and guidance from the Holy Spirit rather than depending on a created object, he said.
“You don’t need a crystal to heal you,” Adams said. “You have the healer of all healers, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, through the Holy Spirit living on the inside of you.”
3. Occult Books and Grimoires
A grimoire is a manual of ceremonial magic. Such books may contain instructions involving spells, rituals, divination, astrology, occult symbols, necromancy or the summoning of spirits.
Adams warned that modern occult books may avoid the word “witchcraft.” Instead, publishers may use terms such as “manifestation,” “energy work,” “spiritual awakening,” “moon magic,” “ancestral spirit work” or “discovering your hidden spiritual power.”
“I’m really talking about books specifically intended to teach or facilitate actual occult practices,” Adams said.
He distinguished those materials from fictional stories that merely contain elements of magic, although he also warned against becoming obsessed with fantasy entertainment.
Adams cited Deuteronomy 18:10-12, which condemns divination, witchcraft, consulting familiar spirits and necromancy. He again pointed to the believers in Acts 19 who destroyed their magic books after turning to Christ.
“They couldn’t say Jesus is Lord because when you say Jesus is Lord, it means that He’s Lord over all in your life,” Adams said.
Adams urged Christians not to store, sell or pass occult books to someone else. He said they should be destroyed because they represent a spiritual system believers have left behind.
His final message, however, was not about living in fear. Citing 2 Timothy 1:7, Adams said Christians should respond from conviction and obedience, not condemnation.
“You can get rid of items, but if you don’t change your heart, then you’ll still be stuck,” Adams said. “Make sure your heart is clear. Make sure you repent, renounce and move forward, and let Jesus Christ have His way in your life.”
We do not need dream catchers, New Age healing crystals or occult books. We already have the protection, healing and guidance of the Holy Spirit and the infallible Word of God.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
