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The rise in the popularity of witchcraft
Feb 1st, 2019 at 11:36am
 

The rise in the popularity of witchcraft






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"Witchcraft rising in US as Christianity declines."

As much as Christianity in the U.S. is in decline, in 2019, witchcraft is moving into mainstream of public consciousness in U.S.

As much as bible reading/consciousness, in the U.S. is in decline, in 2019, witchcraft is moving into mainstream of public consciousness in U.S.

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The human condition writ large.


2 Timothy 3:2
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3  Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4  Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;


Isaiah 3:11
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12  As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13  The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.


Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7  As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8  They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
9  And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.



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witchcraft....


People choosing to follow the 'harmless' influence of demons.

witchcraft....      It is choosing to be 'guided' by [and seeking to be 'subject to'] our own human nature [our 'human condition', our human carnal inclinations and appetites].

It is choosing to be 'guided' by our 'lower' emotional desires, rather than being guided by [and encouraging] the spirit of God, within us, and 'our better conscience'.


It is being under the influence of evil thoughts and inclinations.

Demons.


Matthew 12:43
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44  Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45  Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.




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God has made each one of us, the gatekeeper, the custodian, of our own soul.




Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.



Yadda said....
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1304541795/126#126
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We ourselves, are the 'gatekeepers' of our hearts.

We choose which spirits we allow [invite] into our hearts.

And nobody [and no spirit] can compel us, to join with those spirits.

And no spirit can compel us to do what is evil.

No body compels us, to choose the evil.

When we choose the evil, it is because we ourselves choose it.






Every day, we make choices, in this life.

Have a care, for the potential consequences, of those choices which you choose to embrace.





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Reply #1 - Feb 1st, 2019 at 3:17pm
 
WITCHCRAFT you say!?  Shocked

Well now - there's a subject I've had a hell of a lot of experience with.

There was a time, long ago - where Europe had its own true culture, before it was Usurped and Suppressed by Christianity that came from the Middle-East.

A lot of early European 'culture' was very 'Medicine' (Medical) based from the Druids in the West, to the 'WITCHES' (Wiccans, etc) in the East. These people were the 'HEALERS' that thrived as important people of the Tribes and communities around Europe. Even the 'Surgeons' (as in SIR) and 'Physicians' of the Southern European nations like Rome were highly regarded.

...then Religion came into being as Jesus 'the Healer' seemed to play upon the true nature of European 'people' and convinced them that a Book from the Middle-East could do open heart surgery better than a scalpel.

Medical - became Medieval, in the name of God.

Thankfully, the Medical culture of Europe survived the Religious invasion and what was a Sword long ago, is now a Scalpel.

When I worked in the Hospitals, I occassionally said to the Nurse next to me "Are you a Christian?"
to which they sometimes replied "Yes" and then I shoved the paperwork in their direction and said "Here - you can do the 'paper' work then!"  Grin

So back to Witchcraft  Wink

There is good Witch Craft (Sign Craft is a not too distant 'relative'  Wink) and bad Witch Craft.

The Bad Witch Craft is the 'broken' Craft that plays victim to Religion (Christianity) and in the end 'serves' to justify Religion's empowerment (and oppression) over Europe.

Good Witch Craft sticks strongly to traditional 'Medical' culture and other 'Healing' aspects.

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Oh I've come into contact with the 'Religiously Christianised Witch Craft and its 'Witches'. They are indeed a corruption of the true Witch Craft and they can indeed be very dangerous. In fact, I was bitten on the neck by one very vampiric Witch who practiced the cliche evil Witch Crafts. Within a year - I was having a large cancerous growth removed from my neck where she left her 'love bite' (because I had sex with her too!  Wink).

Silly, silly me - she near killed me and it took years to recover.
Thankfully, the 'true' Witch is the good 'Healing' Witch - the one that adheres to its own ways and not suffer the influence of Religion's version of 'Healing' in pages of a book.

I kinda like Fiona Horne (Of DEF FX fame) - she is definately 'good Witch' material and knowledge.

Oh ...and there are 'evil' Sign Crafter's around too.
Just ask It_is_the_Light all about 'Crop Circles'  Wink
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AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.
 
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Reply #2 - Feb 1st, 2019 at 3:20pm
 
Hi Yadda,
check out the book of revelations.

I think it mentions witchcraft as another sign of the End Times.
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Reply #3 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 12:14am
 
Witches wrongly accused for turning Aussie into a Turd

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AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.
 
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Reply #4 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 11:56am
 
It has been estimated that tens of thousands of people were executed for witchcraft in Europe and the American colonies over several hundred years. Although it is not possible to ascertain the exact number, modern scholars estimate around 40,000–50,000. Common methods of execution for convicted witches were hanging, drowning and burning. Burning was often favoured, particularly in Europe, as it was considered a more painful way to die. Prosecutors in the American colonies generally preferred hanging in cases of witchcraft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_for_witchcraft


Yadda perhaps you would like a return to the middle ages
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Reply #5 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 12:42pm
 
Only fire cleanses evil.




Luke 3:16           KJV


16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
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Reply #6 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 1:11pm
 
Sing-a-long time!  Cool

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Reply #7 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 1:25pm
 
It's in fashion and has been for at least the past 30 years.  Throw-out bins in basement book shops are filled with it

It's not genuine witchcraft, but it's still dangerous, like the bullock from St Mary's which I posted about a couple of days ago.  She fancied herself a 'paranormalist' and witch, ghost hunter, yeah yeah

She and her latest sucker murdered a guy.  Her idea of magic potion apparently was to spray the victim in the eyes with Exit Mould

And it makes me sick.  She was sentenced to just nine years but the judge decided prison time would be too 'onerous' for her, so she'll be out next April.  A moron dabbling in stuff she could barely read, written by another idiot and all packaged, most likely, in a glossy box containing half a dozen worthless crystal chips, a book of 'spells', a piece of red or black fabric and now in the bargain box reduced from $39.99 to $10

but she made it known to whatever lurks around her, that she was willing to surrender common decency and sense in the pursuit of power and maybe quick money

and that about sums up the 'popularity of witchcraft' dabbled in by half-wits who want to sound interesting, different, knower of stuff

they need paid employment.  Maybe China will take them for use in defunct coal mines or something
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Reply #8 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 1:40pm
 
I met a white witch at work once, she offered to reconcile me with my deceased daughter.

I said thanks but no thanks.
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Reply #9 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 1:53pm
 
The one to really watch out for is Santaria
Keep well clear, even if it means moving countries

Lots of latinos flooding into the US now
Santaria is the go-to for many of them
Maybe that's the source of the concern but it's not considered politically correct to say so
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Reply #10 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 2:01pm
 
Mankind loves evil.

If there is a God, I wonder what we did for him to cast us out.

Must have been something very terrible.

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Reply #11 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 2:34pm
 
Ajax wrote on Feb 2nd, 2019 at 2:01pm:
Mankind loves evil.

If there is a God, I wonder what we did for him to cast us out.

Must have been something very terrible.

https://i.ibb.co/BCtd4kj/EWS.jpg


Maybe we're a hideous hybrid ? (because we're bipedal animals who still carry vestigal animal parts.  The human eustachian tube, for instance, is what's left of our original gills)


maybe we're the consequences of a failed experiment?


We're grotesque.  Fortunately we mostly appear the same as each other, so we don't appreciate just how grotesque we are.  The human mouth alone is a horror story

We're not nice.  I doubt there's anyone alive who hasn't stolen something, lied, cheated on someone, bullied someone, been spiteful, been jealous, etc.  But most of us try, a lot of the time

Imagine being a super-computer, looking down at Earth at these awkwardly walking, constantly fighting creatures.  You'd need to have immense stores of compassion to even bother looking at humans in the first place

then imagine finding it in your immense heart to offer them a way out, to offer them respite

That's what we're told God (by whatever name) did and does offer.  He said to reach out to him and bathe in the salve of his endless compassion, mercy and comfort.  It's amazing that survived the many, many translations which came before today's Bible


So even though we're mangy dogs, we have not been forsaken .. at least not by God


someone may have forsaken us -- maybe those who conducted those failed experiments and left us here to outbreed ourselves like caged rats until we're going nuts and biting each other due to ever increasing overcrowding and fight for resources


but God did not forsake us.  His hand is outstretched.  He will be there to pick up the pieces when we disappoint ourselves and fail in the world's eyes.  We're assured that we're redeemable





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Ha!

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Reply #13 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 2:51pm
 
Captain Nemo wrote on Feb 2nd, 2019 at 2:37pm:



It's probably not ours to know, although we can make a stab at it

What happens to paedophiles after they are thrown out by age or sickness from their human shell?

Paedophiles are described by serious researchers as 'incurable' and just as dangerous and likely to abuse into their 90s as they were in their 20s

Not surprising that they're 'incurable'.  Paedophilia is how they express their sex drive, in the same way as gays and heterosexuals express theirs.  Could you 'cure' a heterosexual man or woman by demanding they stop seeking sex with members of the opposite sex? 

We know the damage caused by paedophiles and the problem is increasing courtesy of child-porn on the screens of mobile phones, computers -- even in police stations

The paedophile will claim that they 'love' children and that their child victims enjoyed the fate imposed on them by paedophiles

Eventually, the paedophile dies.  Then what?  He either genuinely believes he's entitled to express his sexual urges via children or he minimises or denies the damage he's caused

How to educate the paedophile after his lifetime of damage caused to children and to theirchildren -- because the ramifications are generational


Maybe the paedophile is reincarnated as a victim?  After all, when a small child bites another, the only way to illustrate the pain they cause is to bite them in turn.  They understand very swiftly then


I understand your anger.  I was the same. Lost my religion for years because of news items about paedophilia.  It forces us to seek answers.  Not saying I'm correct here, but maybe I'm close, who knows
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Reply #14 - Feb 2nd, 2019 at 2:59pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Feb 1st, 2019 at 3:20pm:
Hi Yadda,
check out the book of revelations.

I think it mentions witchcraft as another sign of the End Times.


Something about blowing seven Trumps, and the emptying of seven bowels.

Undecided
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