Witchcraft, Sorcery, and the Western Occult – A Biblical Warning

Western Occult: Ancient Darkness in Modern Disguise

The term Western occult refers to spiritual practices, secret traditions, and mystical teachings that developed primarily in Europe and the Americas. It includes witchcraft, ceremonial magic, tarot, astrology, alchemy, Wicca, druidism, satanism, spirit channeling, and New Age occult hybrids. These systems promise power, wisdom, or spiritual awakening outside of God’s will.

What makes the Western occult especially deceptive is that it often blends pagan religion, ancient mystery rites, and counterfeit “Christian” symbolism to lure people in. But the Bible warns:

“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.” — Ephesians 5:11

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Spirituality of the Western Occult

At its core, the Western occult is about accessing hidden knowledge and supernatural power apart from the God of the Bible. Practitioners believe in human potential to control spiritual forces through rituals, symbols, and willpower.

This spirituality often rejects Jesus Christ as the only way to God (John 14:6) and instead teaches that divinity lies within the self or the universe.

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Culture and Origins

The Western occult draws from:

• Ancient European paganism – worship of nature, seasonal festivals, and elemental spirits.

• Greco-Roman mystery religions – secret rites dedicated to gods like Hermes, Isis, and Dionysus.

• Medieval ceremonial magic – grimoires, alchemy, and astrology practiced alongside Catholic mysticism.

• 19th–20th century occult revival – movements like Theosophy, Golden Dawn, and modern Wicca.

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Beliefs of the Western Occult

Common beliefs include:

• All religions hold pieces of truth.

• Magic can influence events or people’s lives.

• Spirit guides, ascended masters, or nature spirits can be contacted for help.

• Reincarnation and karma explain human suffering.

• Humans can evolve into god-like beings through secret knowledge.

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God or Gods of the Western Occult

While some branches claim to honor a single “universal source,” most revere pagan gods, goddesses, planetary spirits, or the elements. Even in Wicca’s “God and Goddess” worship, the spiritual beings behind these deities are demons (Deuteronomy 32:17, 1 Corinthians 10:20). In outright satanism, worship is given to Lucifer as the “light-bearer,” directly opposing God’s kingdom.

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Purpose of the Modality and Why It’s Used

The Western occult is used to:

• Gain hidden knowledge (gnosis)

• Influence outcomes (spell casting, magic rituals)

• Heal or harm through supernatural power

• Predict the future through divination (tarot, astrology, scrying)

• Achieve personal transformation and power

Its ultimate purpose is to draw people away from God and into covenant with unclean spirits.

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Is It Divination?

Yes—many Western occult practices fall under divination as condemned in Deuteronomy 18:10–12, including astrology, pendulum use, tarot, and scrying. Even “white magic” or “healing magic” relies on demonic empowerment, not the Holy Spirit.

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Demonic Manifestations for Christians

When believers engage in the Western occult—or if they visit a practitioner or have ancestors who did—they can experience:

• Sleep paralysis, night terrors, or visitations by shadow figures

• Uncontrollable anger, depression, or fear

• Repetitive bad luck or financial loss

• Sudden illnesses without medical explanation

• Voices or visions offering guidance

• Difficulty praying, reading Scripture, or worshiping

These are not coincidences—they are the manifestations of demonic oppression that come from opening spiritual gates to darkness.

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Scriptures That Condemn the Occult

• Leviticus 19:31 – “Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists.”

• Deuteronomy 18:10–12 – Condemns divination, sorcery, and spirit contact.

• Acts 19:19 – Believers burned their occult books after coming to Christ.

• Galatians 5:19–21 – Lists sorcery among the works of the flesh.

• Revelation 21:8 – Sorcerers will have their part in the lake of fire.

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If Your Ancestors Practiced the Western Occult

The sins of the forefathers can give the enemy legal rights to operate in your life (Exodus 20:5). Generational involvement in witchcraft, freemasonry, ceremonial magic, or occult societies can result in inherited curses, afflictions, and spiritual blockages until renounced.

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Steps to Deliverance

1. Recognize – Identify occult involvement in your life or family.

2. Repent – Confess and turn away from all occult practices.

3. Renounce – Speak aloud rejecting every spirit, god, and belief tied to the occult.

4. Break Generational Curses – Cancel the enemy’s rights through Jesus’ blood.

5. Command the Spirits to Leave – In Jesus’ name, cast out every unclean spirit (Mark 16:17).

6. Fill Your Life with God’s Word – Walk daily in obedience to Christ.

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Prayer of Freedom

Father, I confess and repent of any involvement with the Western occult—witchcraft, divination, ritual magic, or any practice seeking power apart from You. I renounce all gods, spirits, and covenants tied to these practices. I break every generational curse and cancel Satan’s legal rights over my life by the blood of Jesus Christ. I command every unclean spirit to leave me now and never return. Holy Spirit, fill me with Your truth, peace, and power. Amen.

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The Western occult is not just “old superstition” or “harmless fun.” It is a system of spiritual rebellion designed to connect people to demonic power. The only safe path to true wisdom, freedom, and power is through a relationship with Jesus Christ, who destroys the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).

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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Review this checklist to identify any practices in your life or family line that may have opened doors to demonic attacks.

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Under Witchcraft or Demonic Attacks?

Have you or your family experienced tormenting dreams, confusion, mental fog, recurring sickness, or an invisible heaviness in your home or mind? You may be under spiritual attack—not by accident, but because a door was opened. That door may have been through personal involvement in the occult, New Age practices, or even through your ancestors.

🔥 What Is the Occult and What Does "Occult" Really Mean?

What is the Occult? The word "occult" comes from the Latin occultus, meaning hidden, secret, or concealed. But biblically, we can trace similar meanings in Greek and Hebrew that show how God views such hidden knowledge and forbidden practices.

• Greek: The word pharmakeia (φαρμακεία) is used in Galatians 5:19–21 to describe witchcraft or sorcery. It refers not only to drug use but to magical arts and spellcasting.
  

• Hebrew: The word qesem (קֶסֶם) means divination—a forbidden practice of seeking supernatural knowledge outside of God (Deuteronomy 18:10).
  

Anything that seeks spiritual power or hidden knowledge apart from the Holy Spirit is considered occultic, even if it appears good or peaceful. The devil often disguises danger as light (2 Corinthians 11:14).

God forbids nine practices in His word.

The occult, as He warns the Israelites to avoid and abhor it. Pronouncing it as towebah God, in His wisdom, lays out the Nine Forbidden Practices. They are:

1) Passing Children Through the Fire (Child Sacrifice / Moloch Worship / Abortion)
🡆 Leviticus 20:2–5 – warns of severe judgment for offering children to Molech

🡆 Jeremiah 32:35 – “They built high places for Baal... to cause their sons and daughters to pass through the fire…”

2) Divination The Heart of the Occult. Manipulation from demonic sources.
🡆 Deuteronomy 18:10

🡆 Ezekiel 13:6–9 – warns of false prophets using divination

🡆 Micah 5:12 – “I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand...”

3) Astrology We either trust God or the Zodiac, but not both!
🡆 Isaiah 47:13–14 – condemns astrologers and star-gazers

🡆 Leviticus 19:26 – “You shall not... practice divination or soothsaying.”

4) Enchantment/Encantations Someone satanically endowed to produce seductive spells.
🡆 Isaiah 47:9–12 – speaks of enchantments and sorceries

🡆 Psalm 58:5 – mentions the enchanter enchanting skillfully

5) Witchcraft and Witches Include its modern, organized counterpart, Wicca.

🡆 Exodus 22:18 (KJV): “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.”
🡆 Deuteronomy 18:10: “There shall not be found among you… anyone who

practices witchcraft...”

🡆 Micah 5:12: “I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers.”
  🡆 Sorcery - Galatians 5:20 – “...idolatry, sorcery (pharmakeia)...”
🡆 Revelation 21:8 – sorcerers listed among the damned

6) Charmer One manipulates objects or beings via demonic power.

🡆 Deuteronomy 18:11: “Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits…”

🡆 Psalm 58:5: “Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.”(This refers to snake charmers, but figuratively shows manipulation by magical means.)

🡆 Isaiah 19:3: “...they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits...”

7) Consulter with Familiar Spirits One who gleans knowledge from demonic contact.
🡆 Leviticus 19:31 – “Do not turn to mediums... I am the Lord.”
🡆1 Samuel 28:7–20 – Saul consults the medium of Endor, which leads to his downfall

8) Wizards Practitioners of magical arts
🡆 Leviticus 20:6 – God sets His face against anyone who seeks spiritists

🡆 Isaiah 8:19 – “Should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living?”

9) Necromancers Those who claim to be in contact with the dead.
🡆 Deuteronomy 18:11 – forbids communication with the dead
🡆 2 Kings 23:24 – Josiah removes those who work with spirits and the dead

🚫 God Strongly Forbids All Occult Practices or New Age Modalities for Healing

“There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells…”– Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (NKJV)

This includes:

• Horoscopes and astrology

• Yoga and Eastern meditation

• Crystals and energy healing

• Reiki and chakra alignment

• Communicating with the dead (necromancy)

• Ouija boards, tarot cards, and spirit guides

• Burning sage or using pendulums

• Channeling, astral projection, or dreamcatchers

• and many more. See checklist.
  

Many people, even believers, do these things unknowingly, believing they are “harmless.” But in reality, they open legal doors for demonic spirits to enter.

🧬 Generational Doors You Didn’t Open

Even if you didn’t participate in the occult, your ancestors may have. The Bible tells us that sins can be passed down:

“...visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation...”— Exodus 20:5 (NKJV)

If your parents or grandparents were involved in Freemasonry, witchcraft, divination, New Age religion, or false religions, you may be inheriting demonic consequences like:

• Mental torment

• Poverty and failure cycles

• Sexual perversion

• Addictions

• Fear and anxiety

• Unexplained illness
  

These are not coincidences—they are spiritual manifestations from open doors that must be closed.

😨 Do You Have These Symptoms of Occult Oppression?

If you’ve ever dabbled in these practices, or if you notice the following signs, you may need deliverance:

• Nightmares, sleep paralysis, or seeing shadowy figures

• Chronic anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts

• Unexplained sickness that doctors can’t treat

• Spiritual confusion or blocked prayer life

• Constant fatigue or heaviness without reason

• Financial loss, job trouble, or repeated relational failure

• Feeling a “presence” in your home or on your body

• Voices in your mind, paranoia, or sudden fear
  

These are symptoms of demonic torment. They will not go away with medicine or positive thinking. They must be broken spiritually.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”— Hosea 4:6 (NKJV)

🕊️ Deliverance Is the Answer

Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). You don’t have to stay tormented. Deliverance is the ministry of Jesus—setting captives free (Luke 4:18).

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Mojo Bags and Hoodoo: Why Christians Must Reject This Occult Trap

✝️ Mojo Bags – African-American Folk Magic or Occult Deception?

Mojo bags, also known as gris-gris or conjure bags, are small pouches filled with magical items meant to bring luck, love, money, protection, or even revenge. Popularized in African-American folk traditions—particularly in the southern United States—these bags have become cultural icons, but behind their innocent appearance lies a deeply spiritual and dangerous root.

🧿 Where Did Mojo Bags Originate?

The mojo bag practice originated in West African traditional religions, specifically within animistic belief systems where spirits of nature, ancestors, and gods were believed to influence life. Enslaved Africans brought these beliefs to America, where they merged with elements of Native American herb lore and European folk magic, creating what we now call hoodoo.

This is not to be confused with voodoo, which is a religion with its own pantheon and rituals. Hoodoo is more of a folk magic system with roots in African spirituality that uses charms, incantations, and conjuring—often invoking spirits or unknown powers for specific purposes.

🧙‍♀️ Who Was the Founder and What Were Their Beliefs?

Mojo bags didn’t have a singular founder but evolved within African-American slave communities who relied on folk practitioners known as root doctors or conjure women/men. These individuals believed in manipulating the spirit world to bring about desired outcomes. They called upon various deities, spirits of the dead, or "unseen forces", often mingling their beliefs with Catholic saints or biblical language to make the practices more acceptable.

Their gods were not the God of the Bible, but lesser spirits, ancestral beings, or demonic entities masquerading as helpful forces. These practices were—and are—spiritual counterfeits.

🎯 What is the Purpose of a Mojo Bag?

Mojo bags are crafted with very specific ingredients—often containing roots, herbs, crystals, bones, coins, dirt from graves, or written spells—and "charged" through rituals or spoken incantations. The goal is to manipulate spiritual outcomes—love spells, financial gain, protection from enemies, or even curses.

While they may seem harmless or cultural, these bags function as spiritual contracts with the demonic realm. They are not just symbolic—they open doors to spiritual bondage.

Leviticus 19:31 warns us: “Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.”

⚠️ Why Christians Must Stay Far Away

Christians who unknowingly carry or create these bags are defiling their spiritual gates. The items are not neutral. They have been prayed over, enchanted, or “fed” with spiritual energy, which invites demonic presence.

Jesus said, “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils” (1 Corinthians 10:21).

God abhors syncretism—mixing the holy with the profane. Mojo bags violate the First Commandment by placing faith in objects and spirits instead of the power of Jesus Christ.

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🛡️ Break the Curse – Get Delivered!

If you have ever used or possessed a mojo bag—or had one given to you—it is urgent that you renounce and destroy it. Here’s how:

🛐 Steps to Freedom:

1. Confess and renounce using the mojo bag and any witchcraft or spiritual manipulation.

2. Destroy the bag—burn it or discard it completely. Do not give it away.

3. Pray this aloud:
   “Heavenly Father, I repent for trusting in witchcraft, folk magic, or spiritual objects. I renounce all involvement in hoodoo or mojo practices. I break every curse or legal right Satan may claim over me through these objects. I command every demonic spirit attached to these items to leave now in the name of Jesus Christ. I cover myself with the blood of Jesus. Amen!”

4. Anoint yourself with consecrated oil and read Scriptures of deliverance daily, such as Psalm 91, Luke 10:19, and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5.

Teresa Morin
President, Touch of God Int’l Ministries
Ordained Minister, Who’s Who of America
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