![]() There’s God or Satan, there’s heaven or hell, there’s good or evil. This is very dangerous because there is no “power” floating around out there. It speaks to those who engage in sorcery, those who try to use magical formulas or incantations, and those who try to exercise control over the world or themselves through some type of paranormal power. ![]() ![]() Because no matter its form, the dynamics are the same. Suffice it to say, the Bible talks about witchcraft in all of its forms, whether it’s “black magic” or Wicca. And as I quoted in an earlier blog, “There may now be more Americans who identify as practicing witches… than there are members of mainline Presbyterianism.” Coincidence?)”īecause of the vast number of new witch books coming out this fall, Publishers Weekly has declared it “season of the witch.”Īs the New York Times notes, there is no perfect way of tracking witches in America, but we do know that Wicca “is more popular than ever.” And the Times rightly notes that “not all witches are Wiccan (some are pagan), and not all Wiccans or pagans practice witchcraft.” But there can be little debate that Wicca has effectively repackaged witchcraft for modern consumption. (Alyssa Milano, of Charmed fame, recently fund-raised for Williamson. Witches are influencers who use the hashtag #witchesofinstagram to share horoscopes, spells and witchy memes, and they are anti-Trump resistance activists carrying signs that say, ‘Hex the Patriarchy’ (also the title of a new book of spells) and ‘We are the granddaughters of the witches you weren’t able to burn.’ Witches are panelists, they are podcasters, they are members of The Wing (which calls itself a ‘coven’), they are in-house residents at swanky Manhattan hotels and some might say that one is even a presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson. “Witches are your millennial coworkers doing tarot card readings on their lunch breaks, and professional colleagues encouraging you to join them for a New Moon ceremony aimed at ‘career success’…. It was raised by the New York Times in an article charting the explosion of witches (or those dabbling in witchcraft) in our day: No, this wasn’t asked at a Halloween party in regard to a proliferation of witch costumes.
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