Know Your Enemy. Learn His Strategies. Defeat Him! (Volume 1)

My only complaint is that, the author purposely kept speaking in circles so you have to buy the other book. I guess what I am saying is, if I mention something deep, but purposely not elaborate unless you buy a book of me doing it... is annoying. But overall, I know for a fact she speaks truth, there's a world unseen that we Christians have yet to grasp. Good to know how your enemy works, you know?

I was disappointed. I thought it would give me more knowledge of how the enemy works. It has too much about witch craft meanings. I didn't really appreciate that. Too many of its terms. Someone could use it to get involved in witchcraft.

I was hoping for a demon DICTIONARY and actually find the NAMES and behavior of demons (I am a Paranormal Investigator). This sadly, was more RELIGIOUS than anything and just didn't suit my needs-the title is VERY misleading.
But if you just want a very wordy religious Biblical read, then this might be YOUR book, just not mine.

Demons aren't something most people want to think about, but honestly if we believe in Angels then we also must believe that there is evil in this world, and if one thinks of evil then they must think of Demons and spiritual warfare! I have been studying spiritual warfare for months, and this book is a great addition to that study.It provides users with spiritual secret intelligence on the devil even giving insight on how the enemy operates and thinks.The author provides so much useful information just in the prelude and introduction that I found myself totally studying these as separate chapters. She touches on so many topics such as Biblical spirits, scriptures related to the devil and his demons, types of divination, Biblical names for the Devil just to name a few. Ms. Daniels provides several prayers that are scripturally based to claim victory over evil. "The Demon Dictionary" is such an informative tool that every christian should have in their library. Spiritual warfare is real and this book will shed light and provide useful information for dealing with the enemy. While this book focuses on demons and who they are the author also provides scripture and prayer to to remind that no matter how much evil is in the world, the power of God is greater. God is in charge and and He always has the last word! I actually recommend this book along with the Spiritual Warfare Bible,also by Charisma House, both are valuable tools for your spiritual warfare study!

A complimentary copy of this book was provided for review.

Spiritual warfare is not a new concept. In fact, it has preexisted Christianity by several hundred years. The Egyptians and Babylonians (including all the peoples that name covers) invoked the names of their deities and inscribed them into amulets to wear as protection against demons and evil spirits and to promote health and prosperity. How does this relate to the book at hand? This book serves as a guide to constructing amulets and charms to fend off evil spirits; the name invoked is none other than our Saviour.

Ms. Daniels claims that knowing about the occult and demonology is essential for a Christian, as can be seen in the book's tagline: "Know your enemy, Learn his strategies, DEFEAT HIM!" I thought that Satan was defeated by Christ at the cross, but what do I know. From her introduction, p.xxiii: "...believers are commanded to know the wiles of darkness (Eph. 6:11) and to not be [sic] ignorant of the devil's devices (2 Cor. 2:11)."

These two verses Ms. Daniels uses to bolster her tagline really don't; they are stretched to say things they never said; Ephesians 6:11 does NOT command us to 'know the wiles of darkness', but rather tells us to put on the armour of God that we may WITHSTAND them. There is a great difference. Likewise, 2 Corinthians 2:11 does not urge us 'to not be ignorant of the devil's devices,' but rather Paul acknowledges that we ALREADY KNOW the Devil's devices. Truly, scripture is replete with the Enemy's tactics, and also provides ample information on how to withstand them.

Books like this only promote the borderline-polytheistic dualism becoming prevalent in Western Christianity, the belief that Satan is somehow God's equal, and at the end of time, God will just barely prevail over him to render him powerless. It is interesting to note that this dualism can be traced to Babylon and Persia where people believed that the universe was held in constant conflict between the good Ahura Mazda and his near-equal and wicked counterpart Angra Mainyu; this belief is Zoroastrianism, and its influence on Jewish thought during the Exile is undeniable, whether it takes the form of mysticism such as the Qabalah, or seeping into Christianity, and manifesting itself in the present-day in books like this. It should be noted that angel-worship (handmaiden to amulets and exorcism) received rebuke by Paul in his letter to the Colossians.

Whereas Ms. Daniels urges us to immerse ourselves in the occult and arcane lore of the Devil, James urged us to forsake all the filth of the world and continues to give a picture of pure and undefiled religion; and Paul-- who Ms. Daniels seems to enjoy taking out of context --urged us to flee from the very appearance of evil. John wrote that perfect love casts out fear, but this book's purpose seems to capitalize on the fears and superstitions of unsuspecting believers. Christ's admonishment to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves does not give us license to immerse ourselves in the intrigues of the Enemy. Christ was enraged when he observed the moneychangers in the temple, and I feel this book (one of three!) is blatant proof that the Devil himself has set up housekeeping and commerce on the outskirts of Christ's Church.

If one wants to make a study of demonology as a minor portion in a study on myth and folklore, or Church history, both legitimate fields of ethnology and anthropology, I cannot find fault; however, if one asserts that studying the occult is commanded of believers in scripture, Paul intimated that such a one should be accursed. Nevertheless, there are far, far better resources available for such a study than Ms. Daniels' book; Lewis Spence's An Encyclopaedia of Occultism (Dover Occult) or Gustav Davidson's A Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels are both excellent books, reputable and meticulously researched; I wish I could say the same for Ms. Daniels whose bibliography includes Wikipedia.

TheTimeTraveler 4-page review is comprehensive and obviates my repetition thereof but does not render unnessarry my signpointing to it as the only helpful, eyes-open review of the "Demon's Dictionary" and its Wiccan-flavored amulet-creation guidance for supernatural protection, as if we literally lived in the world of British Fantasy Literature. The author of this imaginatively-titled "Dictionary" is either a New Apostle from god to lead the Entire Church into a strange new age of amulet power trinkets, talismans, & the like (unheralded by scripture) ... or she's completely insane.