Nine forbidden practices of the Occult

 

Nine Forbidden Practices of the Occult

Let’s look at the nine illegal practices of the occult forbidden by God.

What is the occult?

The word occult refers to what is hidden, concealed, or secret. The occult involves the spirit world – but the spirit world of darkness. The occult is particularly deceptive because the spirit world is very real. Practitioners are dealing with reality but dark, forbidden, and evil reality. Unfortunately, it can have 90% truth and 10% error and still be dangerous.

Many new age practices and occult practices misuse the Word of God for their benefit to pull innocent people into occult processes forbidden by God.

There are two kinds of spiritual reality. The first is God’s spiritual kingdom of truth and light, where Christ is King, the nature of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17), and where God’s holy angels dwell, worship, and serve Him.

The second is the world of Satan (a fallen angel); a world of deceit and hopelessness, void of God, where other fallen angels ( demons) who hate God work to advance this evil kingdom under their leader, Satan. Satan knows the Word of God and what better way to deceive than to twist the Word of God to deceive God’s sheep.

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) Human Sacrifice We call that abortion today!
2) Divination The Heart of the Occult. Manipulation from demonic sources.
3) Astrology We either trust God or the Zodiac, but not both!
4) Enchanter Someone satanically endowed to produce seductive spells.
5) Witchcraft and Witches Include its modern, organized counterpart, Wicca.
6) Charmer One manipulates objects or beings via demonic power.
7) Consulter with Familiar Spirits One who gleans knowledge from demonic contact.
8) Wizards Practitioners of magical arts
9) Necromancers Those who claim to be in contact with the dead.

Furthermore, Romans 1:32 declares that those who entertain themselves with the images of evil, including the many brands of occult-based entertainment, are under the same judgment and curse as those who actually do the occult deeds! Wow!

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Back biters, haters of God, spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but have pleasure in them that do them.

Doesn’t that sound exactly like our culture today; having pleasure in or being entertained by the things God condemns?

• Stilling or emptying the mind, meditating, focusing on one thought or object to meet a peaceful state or subjective spiritual
  experience.

• Visualizing the breath moving in unnatural ways.

• Speaking with the dead, including prayers to saints or entering trance states to speak with dead people, pets, or Mother Mary (necromancy).

• Channeling spirits and prophesying in another voice.

• Channeling animal spirits: roaring like a lion, etc., through wrong types of meditation (centering prayer, contemplative prayer, listening prayer), being passive with your mind.

• Soaking prayer involves a trance-like meditative or contemplative state in which the adherent is encouraged to empty their mind. This type of prayer seeks to experience God’s presence through mystical exercises which teeter dangerously on the edge of the esoteric. New Age practice that is adherent of Hinduism would take part in.

• Passing electrical currents or waves of heat through laying on hands.

• Waving flags to keep demons away or anointing with oil. To keep demons away is to repent and renounce any sin that opened the door to the enemy. Repentance closes the door.

• Calling down a spirit to feel its ecstatic influence (soaking in the spirit, called samadhi in yoga).

• Submit to a spirit so it can have its way with you (manifestations, spiritual drunkenness).

• Calling down the spirit to work with it digging in the heart, etc. – calling down fire.

• Seeking supernatural knowledge from dreams or visions with the wrong motive.

• Waiting for prophetic words or supernatural insight into people’s illnesses or problems (taught in Alpha).

• Casting spells or curses.

• Yoga, Tai Chi, Reiki, and Acupuncture channel spiritual energies (as they imagine).

• We are attempting to develop supernatural prophetic powers such as gifts of healing or prophetic gifts (divination).

• We are developing spiritual eyes (called opening the third eye in yoga) to see angels and demons (clairvoyance).

• Conjuring gold dust and ˜manna miracles (pure magic)

Occult worship includes endless repetition of verses in a song, so the meaning is lost, and one enters into a dulled state.

Not everything that manifests in the spirit is from God. Learn to discern good and evil. Knowing the Word and the Word will keep you on a narrow path.

Men and women find and commune with their spiritual Father in 3 ways, and this is what true, life-giving spirituality is all
about:

1. Reading, learning, and studying the Father’s Word, the Bible.

2. Praying to the Father with thoughtful, intelligent prayer.

3. Doing the Father’s will, i.e., walking in obedience.

Any degree of occult involvement can produce problems of oppression, depression, despair, hopelessness, and many physical problems, sometimes bringing self-destruction and even death.

Demonic influence can produce obsession, phobias, bizarre behavior, violence, homicide, and sexual perversion. Worse, it can deceive a person into eternal darkness. The occult is a form of idolatry and a sin expressly forbidden by God (Deuteronomy 18:9-12).

By Traci Morin

Charmers, Spells, and the Bible

Charmers, Spells, and the Bible: A Warning for Believers

Who Was the Founder of the Charmer?

The practice of charming—to fascinate, hypnotize, or cast spells—doesn’t trace back to a single individual. Instead, it emerges from ancient pagan cultures that sought to manipulate spiritual forces for healing, protection, or control. Charmers were part of societies like ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan, and often served as local magicians, spellcasters, or “wise” healers. These individuals used words, rituals, and objects to influence people or events supernaturally.

In the Bible, the word charmer is associated with one who whispers or mutters spells (Psalm 58:5, Isaiah 8:19). These were not healers from God but individuals tapping into occult powers—powers that come from dark, demonic sources.

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What Are the Beliefs Behind Charming?

Charmers believe they can control or influence situations and people through spells, incantations, rituals, or energy manipulation. This belief is deeply rooted in occultism and folk magic, often blending herbal remedies, mystical symbols, and spoken enchantments.

Their practices may seem harmless—love spells, protection rituals, or healing charms—but they rely on spiritual forces not submitted to the Lord Jesus Christ. Some charmers claim to call on angels, ancestors, or nature spirits, while others invoke named pagan deities.

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What Was Their Spirituality and Culture?

Charmers typically come from animistic or polytheistic cultures that believe in multiple gods or spirit beings. These cultures often view the universe as spiritually charged and open to manipulation through rituals and intention.

For example:

• In ancient Babylon, charmers were part of the priesthood, invoking gods like Marduk.

• In Egypt, they served deities like Isis and Thoth to gain wisdom or protection.

• In Canaanite religion, spells and charms were directed to gods like Baal and Asherah.

These practices were not neutral—they were a direct affront to the one true God of Israel, which is why Scripture strictly forbids them.

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Is It Divination or Energy Work?

Charming is a form of divination and spiritual manipulation. Whether it's “energy healing” or spellcasting, the goal is the same: to bypass God's will and seek power or knowledge through supernatural means. In many modern circles, charming is rebranded as manifestation, attraction, energy healing, or positive affirmation rituals. But at its core, it's still an occult practice.

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What Does the Bible Say?

The Bible explicitly condemns the work of charmers and those who seek spiritual power outside of God.

• Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (ESV) – "There shall not be found among you... a charmer... For whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord."

• Isaiah 8:19 (ESV) – "Should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?"

• Leviticus 19:31 – “Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them.”

These verses make it clear: God’s people are to seek Him alone—not magic, energy, or spirits.

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Why Christians Should Stay Away

Visiting a charmer, even “just once,” can open spiritual doors you never intended. What seems like innocent healing or help can become a portal for demonic influence. Charmers don’t use the Holy Spirit—they rely on counterfeit spiritual power that often results in:

• Emotional torment

• Intrusive thoughts or confusion

• Nightmares, sleep paralysis

• Fear or heaviness

• Seeing orbs, hearing voices, or shadowy figures

Many who engage in these practices experience spiritual oppression and need deliverance to regain peace.

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You Cannot Christianize the Occult

You cannot take a pagan ritual, slap a Bible verse on it, and call it Christian. Healing and truth come from Jesus Christ—not from spells or charms. If Jesus didn’t do it, you shouldn’t either.

• Jesus healed with a word and by the power of the Holy Spirit, not rituals or objects.

• The apostles cast out demons by the authority of Christ, not by energy or spells.

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The Risk for Christians

A Christian who visits a charmer places themselves outside the covering of God’s protection. It’s disobedience. This can result in demonic infestation—not possession of the spirit, but torment in the mind, emotions, and body.

Some signs include:

• Spiritual confusion

• Emotional heaviness

• Temptations that spiral

• Sudden fear, anxiety, depression, dread, or spiritual coldness

Deliverance may be needed to close these doors and restore peace through repentance and the blood of Jesus.

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Final Thoughts

Charmers are not harmless helpers—they are spiritual deceivers operating outside God's truth. Christians must avoid them altogether. The Word of God and the Holy Spirit are sufficient for healing, wisdom, and guidance. Don’t trade divine peace for demonic torment.

Methods of discernment:

• Who was the founder of this modality?

• What was his/her spirituality?

• What culture did it come out of?

• What were their beliefs?

• Who is their God or gods?

Many occult practices in Christianity need to be discerned.  Another method of discernment is the Word of God. The word of God is our measuring stick. The more we read the word, know the word, and have a relationship with the Lord, the more we discern right and wrong. We perish from a lack of knowledge.

Hosea 4:6 declares, “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.”

By Teresa Morin, President of Touch of God Int'l Ministries of Healing and Deliverance. 

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