🧨 Maleficium: A Christian Exposé on Sorcery and Demonic Power

Below are symptoms if someone is using Maleficium against a Christian.

Maleficium—also known as malevolent sorcery—is not just folklore. It is the dark spiritual practice of invoking demonic power to harm others. Its name comes from Latin: male (evil) and facere (to do). It literally means "to do evil." But this isn’t just superstition or fantasy. It’s spiritual rebellion—sorcery performed with the intent to injure, curse, or destroy someone physically, emotionally, or spiritually. And the Bible speaks strongly against it.

God warns His people: “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18). This article explores where maleficium came from, its spiritual origins, and why Christians must fully reject it. Plus—watch the video below to uncover the truth many won’t tell you.

🔍 Where Did Maleficium Come From?

1. Who Was the Founder?

There’s no single person who founded maleficium. It emerged out of ancient paganism—Babylonian, Egyptian, Greco-Roman, and medieval European witchcraft. The Bible traces sorcery back to Babylon, the mother of harlots and abominations (Revelation 17:5). Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah, is often associated with the beginnings of occult worship, including magical arts and manipulation through spiritual forces.

In medieval Europe, practitioners were known as witches, warlocks, and cunning folk. Many passed down their “craft” through generations. Maleficium was practiced in secret—through spells, incantations, potions, and demon pacts.

2. What Was Their Spirituality?

The spirituality behind maleficium is Luciferian. It is driven by rebellion against God, power-seeking, control, and pride. Practitioners do not follow Jesus Christ. They invoke spirits, often unknowingly entertaining demons or “familiar spirits.”

Their belief systems include:

Animism (spirits in objects or nature)
Polytheism (many gods or goddesses)
Occultism (hidden knowledge and spiritual power apart from God)

They reject God’s Word and rely on spiritual manipulation through rituals, curses, and enchantments.

3. What Culture Did It Come From?

Maleficium is deeply rooted in European and Near Eastern pagan cultures. In ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, magicians were court advisors. In Greece, “pharmakeia” (sorcery using potions and drugs) was common—this is the same word used for “sorcery” in Revelation 18:23.

In the Middle Ages, maleficium became associated with Satanic witchcraft, especially during the rise of the Church’s persecution of witches. Many were accused of summoning demons, causing plagues, infertility, or death through curses.

But in every case, this practice operated through demonic power, not merely natural energy or “intuition.”

4. What Were Their Beliefs?

Those who practiced maleficium believed:

They could summon spiritual entities to do their will.
Curses and hexes could affect people’s health, relationships, and destiny.
Evil can be used for revenge, justice, or personal gain.
The spirit world is accessible through rituals, spells, and offerings.

They embraced lies from Satan—that they could be like gods, controlling outcomes through spiritual force. This is the same deception that led to Lucifer’s fall: “I will ascend…I will be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14).

5. Who Were Their Gods or Spirits?

The "gods" they served were demonic impersonators—fallen angels that presented themselves as deities of light, love, wisdom, or justice. Ancient names included:

Hecate (Greek goddess of witchcraft)
Isis (Egyptian goddess)
Hermes (Greek god of magic)
Pan (god of fertility and chaos)

In reality, these are demons who masquerade as light (2 Corinthians 11:14). Those who practice sorcery are unknowingly forming covenants with the demonic realm. These spirits gain legal rights to torment, deceive, and destroy.

❓ Why Was Maleficium Used?

Maleficium was used for:

Cursing enemies
Inflicting sickness or death
Breaking up marriages
Seeking revenge
Power, control, and manipulation
Protection from others’ curses

Even “white magic” often overlaps with malefic intent when used selfishly. The line between “healing” and “harming” is blurred in the occult. The source is the same—demonic.

Witchcraft is a counterfeit of God’s power. But unlike the Holy Spirit, the demonic always has strings attached. Those who seek sorcery open themselves to mental torment, chronic illness, relationship breakdowns, and even death.

📖 What Does the Bible Say?

Scripture is clear:

“There shall not be found among you…a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.” (Deut. 18:10-11)
“The works of the flesh are…witchcraft...they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” (Gal. 5:19-21)
“Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries…” (Rev. 9:21)

God hates sorcery because it turns people away from Him. It seeks to manipulate rather than trust, and opens the door to the enemy. Sorcery is rebellion—and rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft (1 Samuel 15:23).

🔥 The Good News: Freedom Through Christ

If you’ve ever participated in:

Curses
Tarot, spell books, or crystals
Revenge prayers
Herbal magic or rituals

…there is forgiveness and freedom in Jesus Christ!

Renounce every covenant with darkness. Repent before God. Receive deliverance through the blood of Jesus. He came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).

🙌 Prayer of Renunciation

Father, in the name of Jesus, I repent for every act of sorcery or maleficium I participated in. I renounce every spirit of witchcraft, rebellion, and manipulation. I break all legal rights of the enemy over my life through the blood of Jesus. Fill me now with the Holy Spirit. I receive your truth and healing, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

🔎 Signs You May Be Under Witchcraft Attack (Maleficium)

1. Sudden, Unexplainable Illness or Pain

You experience strange or sudden illnesses the doctors can’t diagnose.
Pain moves around your body with no physical cause.
Symptoms lift during prayer or worship but return afterward.

2. Mental Confusion, Brain Fog, or Oppression

Difficulty concentrating or making decisions.
A heavy fog-like feeling in your mind or unusual forgetfulness.
Sudden emotional distress, fear, or torment with no logical cause.

3. Nightmares, Sleep Paralysis, or Tormenting Dreams

Frequent dreams of snakes, spiders, darkness, or death.
Seeing shadow figures, demons, or people attacking you in dreams.
Waking up exhausted, or experiencing paralysis upon waking.

4. Unexplained Loss or Destruction

Finances suddenly collapse.
Electronics, vehicles, or appliances breaking repeatedly.
Patterns of sudden misfortune with no natural explanation.

5. Relationship Chaos and Isolation

Sudden conflict, betrayal, or separation in relationships.
Feeling isolated, misunderstood, or unusually rejected by others.
Constant strife or inability to maintain peace with others.

6. Spiritual Apathy or Resistance

Feeling spiritually dull, unable to pray, read the Bible, or worship.
Intense resistance when trying to grow spiritually or attend church.
Losing desire for the things of God.

7. Compulsion Toward Sin or Destruction

Overwhelming urges toward self-harm, rage, or addiction.
Strong temptation in areas you've previously overcome.
Feeling like you’re being spiritually “pulled” or manipulated.

🧠 Biblical Discernment vs. Fear

While we don’t want to live in fear or paranoia, the Bible says to “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)

Witchcraft is real—but it’s not greater than Christ. Christians should test the spirits (1 John 4:1), stay submitted to God, and resist the devil.

With love and truth,
Teresa Morin
President of Touch of God Int’l Ministries
🌐 https://www.touchofgod.org
Of Healing and Deliverance, Ordained Minister, Public Speaker
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025