E7: W.I.T.C.H.

Truth + Fire: The Podcast

As far as many "modern" witches are concerned, "WITCH" stands for "Woman in Total Control of Herself". Yet, according to the Scriptures, a better acronym would be "Woman Ignoring the Truth and Condemned to Hell" (unless she repents).

Tune in for the 7th installment of Truth + Fire: The Podcast as host Veritéetfeu discusses the rise in witches and witchcraft among women, millennials and even professing Christians. What's suddenly drawing these individuals to this occult spiritual practice? And what, if anything, can the Church do about it?

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SHOW NOTES

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[HuffPost]. (2018, October 25). How Practicing Witchcraft Helped this Woman Heal from Trauma I Personals [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntWFBOv4NVE Interview with Haylin Belay (Writer, Sex Educator, Witch)

[Teen Vogue]. (2016, October 27). Why I Decided to Become a Witch [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6PMhzBjtR8

[Rhea Lite]. (2019, February 27). Catholic Witchcraft. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvZG1d1alqA

Denny, F. F. (2019, March 20). Witches in America: See Stunning Photos of Modern Witchcraft Community. Revolver. Retrieved from https://www.revolvermag.com/culture/witches-america-see-stunning-photos-modern-witchcraft-community

Bethel Church. (2018, January 5). Bethel Statement Regarding Christalignment. Retrieved from https://www.bethel.com/about/christalignment/

Kolosky, K. (2019, February 26). ‘Christian Witches’ to Host ‘Majikal’ Convention in Salem. Retrieved

https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/christian-witches-to-host-convention-in-salem.html

*Corrections / Clarifications*

Testimony: During this episode I go on an unexpected tangent and share my own testimony with dealing with the occult, during which I detail how a therapist I was seeing at the time treated me by recommending various occult practices. At one point I state the following: "I'd gotten saved during my sessions with her." To clarify, I did NOT "get saved" during my therapy sessions (as in I didn't get saved at nor as a result of my therapy sessions). I meant that within the timeframe that I was still seeing a therapist, I'd also begun to study the Scriptures and eventually came to understand the Gospel. As I matured in my faith, I shared what I was learning with my therapist along the way. As God's word healed me of the various things that actually led me to therapy in the first place, I informed my therapist and she, in turn, recommended that I continue in my faith. While she'd originally recommended energy/spiritual work that she likely wasn't aware were occult, once she realized God's Word and my faith in Christ were actually helpful to me, she switched her approach and encouraged me to instead continue in my Christian faith.