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"Contemporary witchcraft is so diverse and eclectic that it is extremely difficult to accurately identify and define." First, witches would have you believe witchcraft is different from Satanism. In a minor sense they are partially correct. Satanism is the rebellion against and reversal of Christianity. A practicing witch put it this way, "Satanism is basically a reversion and perversion of Christian symbolism." Witchcraft is the pagan worship of the Mother Goddess and her consort.

WHAT WITCHES BELIEVE

"Contemporary witchcraft is so diverse and eclectic that it is extremely difficult to accurately identify and define." That's according to Craig Hawkins (Christian Research Journal, Winter and Spring 1990, page 12). In fact you can't accurately say all witches believe such and such. But you can give general guidelines relating to their beliefs.

First, witches would have you believe witchcraft is different from Satanism. In a minor sense they are partially correct. Satanism is the rebellion against and reversal of Christianity. A practicing witch put it this way, "Satanism is basically a reversion and perversion of Christian symbolism."

Witchcraft, on the other hand is not a reaction to Christianity but pagan worship of the Mother Goddess and her consort the Horned God. Witches (Wiccans) claim they don't even acknowledge Satan. But a former Alexanderian Wiccan witch clarified this by stating, "as I got to the higher degrees I learned that the name of the horned god was Lucifer. I learned that the sign of the second degree was an inverted pentagram...symbolizing the horns of Satan." (Quote from Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism, by Jeremiah films)

Though witches like to make a distinction between themselves and Satanists, there really is no distinction biblically speaking. They might play little word games masking the connection between Lucifer and Satan but the power behind Satanism and Witchcraft is the same-Satan, (formerly called Lucifer before his rebellion against God) and his demonic hordes.

When the Bible makes reference to witchcraft it means anyone who is involved in some form of the occult. The word occult comes from the Latin meaning secret, hidden, or esoteric (private; understood only by a few) knowledge or practices.

THE THREE CATEGORIES OF THE OCCULT

1. DIVINATION -- Seeking to know the past, present or future by astrology; horoscopes; channeling; tarot; etc. This can include animal or human sacrifice.

2. SORCERY or MAGIC(K) -- Seeking to control or manipulate reality for ones own purposes. This can include animal or human sacrifice to accomplish that end.

3. SPIRITISM -- Seeking to communicate with the dead or other entities through a medium.

Generally speaking, it is accurate to say that those who practice witchcraft hold the following four beliefs.

ANIMISM -- The belief that all objects (rocks, trees, wind, plants, mountains etc.) are alive and have a soul.

PANTHEISM -- The belief that everything is divine (god). Divinity is inseparable from and immanent in everything such as nature and humanity. In fact we are divine or gods.

POLYTHEISM -- Belief in many deities (gods). They also believe in multi-levels of reality.

WHAT WITCHES DO

At this point I should tell you that there is great diversity within occult and satanic groups. Witches and occultists disagree among themselves as to what constitutes a witch. But researchers find that there are several distinguishable categories into which occultists fit.

1. DABBLERS -- They are experimenting or playing around with the occult.

2. ECLECTIC or SELF-STYLED OCCULTISTS -- They have moved from the dabbling stage into deeper involvement. They are developing their own individualized occult religion and developing personalized beliefs and practices.

3. RELIGIOUS OCCULTIST -- These people openly belong to an official occult group. Their group is often tax exempt and is protected by the first amendment. They deny involvement in any criminal activity and seek to present their beliefs as a legitimate religion. Lori Cabot (official witch of Salem, Mass.) heads the Temple of Isis. There is the Church of Circle Wicca; The Witches International Craft Association and numerous others.

4. INTRA-GENERATIONAL OCCULTIST -- These are clandestine (secret), family religions that pass their occult practices from one generation to another. This category of occultists seems to be well organized, very secretive and are often very dangerous.

For the most part, wherever you find witchcraft you will likely find nudity because many of their rituals are performed "skyclad" (in the nude). Witches practice divination, that is the attempt to obtain information regarding the past, present or future through occult methods like astrology, channeling (inviting a spirit to possess your body), tarot cards, crystal balls, etc.

Magic is a cornerstone of witchcraft. When I speak of magic I am not talking about "slight-of-hand." I am talking about invoking or attempting to invoke an invisible force (demons) for use in influencing, manipulating, or controlling a given situation to accomplish ones own will in a situation.

Then there is the common practice among witches and occult followers of "drawing down the moon." The high priestess of the coven usually stands "skyclad" with arms outstretched to the sky and calls down the goddess or invites the goddess to possess them. In response, the high priestess will often enter a trance state and become the voice of the goddess. During this time she functions as the goddess incarnate (goddess in the flesh) within the magic circle. Whatever she says is supposedly directly from the goddess.

Witches and coven members practice many immoral and perverted sexual practices as a part of their rituals. These rituals are often accompanied by alcohol and drug use. In modern times, it's been proposed by some that certain women who did not like the limitation placed upon them by the Gospel of God that was preached unto them, so these went out and started worshiping nature. That statement came from several practicing witches. Some witches have said that their "Spirit Guide" told them to "bow to Satan."

The bible teaches us that rebellion is as the sin of Witchcraft. The serpent suggested to Eve that she ignore what God said, and to eat of the tree anyway. She did so in direct rebellion against God (Witchcraft) and the serpent who told her to do so had a part in that beginning of rebellion (Witchcraft), therefore Witchcraft did start in the garden of Eden at the behest of Satan. Secondly, the bible says if you fashion an idol for yourself to worship, and therefore worship any other gods but God, you are in Witchcraft. It goes on to say that if you think you are God, or place yourself equal with Him while saying in your heart there is no God, you are a fool, and in the sin of Witchcraft. The serpent told Eve to eat of the fruit because it would make her like God, she would know the same things as He does and would therefore be as good as He is. She rebelled against God, she tried to become equal with God, and she did so as instructed by Lucifer and in so doing was committing the sin of Witchcraft. Any person reading the bible who has Jesus in their heart will tell you this. If they didn't I would question their faith.

Witchcraft and Paganism have been defined and you who are practicing it know what you are doing. You know that what you call on have powers to deliver what you ask for as long as you bow to that god, spirit or what ever you want to call it. However what you are blinded to is that these so-called gods or spirits are demons and Satan is there master. Let's see what God's word has to say about some one who is practicing any form of Witchcraft.

"There shall not be found among you anyone that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee." (Deuteronomy 18:10-12)

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, Witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)

It is obvious that God does not want his children to have anything to do with witches or witchcraft. I believe that all Christians should do the following. "Abstain from all appearance of evil." (I Thessalonians 5:22)

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"Contemporary witchcraft is so diverse and eclectic that it is extremely difficult to accurately identify and define." That's according to Craig Hawkins (Christian Research Journal, Winter and Spring 1990, page 12). In fact you can't accurately say all witches believe such and such. But you can give general guidelines relating to their beliefs.

First, witches would have you believe witchcraft is different from Satanism. In a minor sense they are partially correct. Satanism is the rebellion against and reversal of Christianity. A practicing witch put it this way, "Satanism is basically a reversion and perversion of Christian symbolism."

Witchcraft, on the other hand is not a reaction to Christianity but pagan worship of the Mother Goddess and her consort the Horned God. Witches (Wiccans) claim they don't even acknowledge Satan. But a former Alexanderian Wiccan witch clarified this by stating, "as I got to the higher degrees I learned that the name of the horned god was Lucifer. I learned that the sign of the second degree was an inverted pentagram...symbolizing the horns of Satan." (Quote from Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism, by Jeremiah films)

Though witches like to make a distinction between themselves and Satanists, there really is no distinction biblically speaking. They might play little word games masking the connection between Lucifer and Satan but the power behind Satanism and Witchcraft is the same-Satan, (formerly called Lucifer before his rebellion against God) and his demonic hordes.

When the Bible makes reference to witchcraft it means anyone who is involved in some form of the occult. The word occult comes from the Latin meaning secret, hidden, or esoteric (private; understood only by a few) knowledge or practices.

THE THREE CATEGORIES OF THE OCCULT
 
1. DIVINATION -- Seeking to know the past, present or future by astrology; horoscopes; channeling; tarot; etc. This can include animal or human sacrifice.
 
2. SORCERY or MAGIC(K) -- Seeking to control or manipulate reality for ones own purposes. This can include animal or human sacrifice to accomplish that end.
 
3. SPIRITISM -- Seeking to communicate with the dead or other entities through a medium.
 
Generally speaking, it is accurate to say that those who practice witchcraft hold the following four beliefs.
 
ANIMISM -- The belief that all objects (rocks, trees, wind, plants, mountains etc.) are alive and have a soul.
 
PANTHEISM -- The belief that everything is divine (god). Divinity is inseparable from and immanent in everything such as nature and humanity. In fact we are divine or gods.
 
POLYTHEISM -- Belief in many deities (gods). They also believe in multi-levels of reality.
 
WHAT WITCHES DO

At this point I should tell you that there is great diversity within occult and satanic groups. Witches and occultists disagree among themselves as to what constitutes a witch. But researchers find that there are several distinguishable categories into which occultists fit.

1. DABBLERS -- They are experimenting or playing around with the occult.
 
2. ECLECTIC or SELF-STYLED OCCULTISTS -- They have moved from the dabbling stage into deeper involvement. They are developing their own individualized occult religion and developing personalized beliefs and practices.

3. RELIGIOUS OCCULTIST -- These people openly belong to an official occult group. Their group is often tax exempt and is protected by the first amendment. They deny involvement in any criminal activity and seek to present their beliefs as a legitimate religion. Lori Cabot (official witch of Salem, Mass.) heads the Temple of Isis. There is the Church of Circle Wicca; The Witches International Craft Association and numerous others.

4. INTRA-GENERATIONAL OCCULTIST -- These are clandestine (secret), family religions that pass their occult practices from one generation to another. This category of occultists seems to be well organized, very secretive and are often very dangerous.

For the most part, wherever you find witchcraft you will likely find nudity because many of their rituals are performed "skyclad" (in the nude). Witches practice divination, that is the attempt to obtain information regarding the past, present or future through occult methods like astrology, channeling (inviting a spirit to possess your body), tarot cards, crystal balls, etc.

Magic is a cornerstone of witchcraft. When I speak of magic I am not talking about "slight-of-hand." I am talking about invoking or attempting to invoke an invisible force (demons) for use in influencing, manipulating, or controlling a given situation to accomplish ones own will in a situation.

Then there is the common practice among witches and occult followers of "drawing down the moon." The high priestess of the coven usually stands "skyclad" with arms outstretched to the sky and calls down the goddess or invites the goddess to possess them. In response, the high priestess will often enter a trance state and become the voice of the goddess. During this time she functions as the goddess incarnate (goddess in the flesh) within the magic circle. Whatever she says is supposedly directly from the goddess.

Witches and coven members practice many immoral and perverted sexual practices as a part of their rituals. These rituals are often accompanied by alcohol and drug use. In modern times, it's been proposed by some that certain women who did not like the limitation placed upon them by the Gospel of God that was preached unto them, so these went out and started worshiping nature. That statement came from several practicing witches. Some witches have said that their "Spirit Guide" told them to "bow to Satan."

The bible teaches us that rebellion is as the sin of Witchcraft. The serpent suggested to Eve that she ignore what God said, and to eat of the tree anyway. She did so in direct rebellion against God (Witchcraft) and the serpent who told her to do so had a part in that beginning of rebellion (Witchcraft), therefore Witchcraft did start in the garden of Eden at the behest of Satan. Secondly, the bible says if you fashion an idol for yourself to worship, and therefore worship any other gods but God, you are in Witchcraft. It goes on to say that if you think you are God, or place yourself equal with Him while saying in your heart there is no God, you are a fool, and in the sin of Witchcraft. The serpent told Eve to eat of the fruit because it would make her like God, she would know the same things as He does and would therefore be as good as He is. She rebelled against God, she tried to become equal with God, and she did so as instructed by Lucifer and in so doing was committing the sin of Witchcraft. Any person reading the bible who has Jesus in their heart will tell you this. If they didn't I would question their faith.

Witchcraft and Paganism have been defined and you who are practicing it know what you are doing. You know that what you call on have powers to deliver what you ask for as long as you bow to that god, spirit or what ever you want to call it. However what you are blinded to is that these so-called gods or spirits are demons and Satan is there master. Let's see what God's word has to say about some one who is practicing any form of Witchcraft.

"There shall not be found among you anyone that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee." (Deuteronomy 18:10-12)

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, Witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envying, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)

It is obvious that God does not want his children to have anything to do with witches or witchcraft. I believe that all Christians should do the following. "Abstain from all appearance of evil." (I Thessalonians 5:22)
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