About witchcraft
Magic entered human life after the Fall. The first people to turn to magic were the descendants of Cain, who, having abandoned the worship of the True God, fell into paganism and began to worship the devil and evil spirits.
Interest in the occult is associated with two important features of our human nature: first, we are creatures endowed with a deep craving for the spiritual world; secondly, we are beings who have become deeply vulnerable, physically and emotionally, since the Fall.
Let us remember the Scripture: “When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, then do not learn to do the abominations that these nations have done: you shall not have anyone who brings his son or his daughter through fire, a soothsayer, a fortuneteller, a sorcerer, a sorcerer, charmer, conjurer of spirits, magician and interrogator of the dead; For everyone who does these things is an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you” (Deut. 18:9-12).
Today, “sorcerers and sorcerers” call themselves differently - psychics, healers, magicians, clairvoyants, fortune tellers. But the essence has not changed - this is communication with dark forces, with the help of which they do rationally inexplicable things, which surprise and attract many people who are in spiritual blindness.
Often people turn to the occult and all kinds of magicians and healers due to the hopelessness of their situation, when their soul cannot cope with the burden of problems that have fallen on it. When everyday means are exhausted, the choice is small: either stop amid the bustle and raise your head to God in repentance - or pawn the last thing left - your soul - in the spiritual pawnshop of a sorcerer. Such people have not yet come to God, or their faith is not strong enough and therefore they turn to psychics, magicians and traditional healers. In a soul of little faith, thoughts desperately arise: what if it works out. People are ready to give a lot of money for the sake of their desired goal. And here it is the occult that offers a miraculous remedy for a quick and effective solution to the problem.
In this regard, it is necessary to remember that modern man is, first of all, a lover of comfort. Earthly well-being is a paramount value for him. Therefore, he perceives any serious illness, disaster, or trouble as an obstacle to happiness. Accordingly, he strives to remove this obstacle at any cost, just to prosper. And most importantly, a person wants to get relief right away - perform a ritual, cast a spell - and everything is ready. The traditional way of solving problems seems too long and tedious, turning to God with proper faith lacks spiritual strength, it is difficult for a person and requires a lot of effort (recognition of one’s sinfulness, repentance, renunciation of a sinful life), and occultism seems simple, accessible and easy . Thus, in essence, occultism is the rejection of trust in God. Of course, in most cases, among people it is compatible with theoretical agreement that God exists, but not with living prayerful communication with Him. As God says through the prophet Jeremiah: “They have forsaken me the fountain of living water, and have hewed out for themselves broken cisterns that cannot hold water” (Jer. 2:13).
And therefore, Satan’s cunning in this area is so great that most people are completely blinded, and it does not even occur to them that they have already done or are still doing what is called “superstition and witchcraft.” If you ask people about it, they get very indignant or laugh about it and deny that they have ever done such a thing. And if anyone admits that they once did this, it is simply out of habit or as a joke, but, according to them, they never believed in it. But still, superstition, even if it is given a place as a joke or unconsciously, brings a person under a suggestive demonic influence, which begins to guide a person’s daily life by influencing his subconscious, dwelling in the hidden depths of the life of the soul. A person consciously or unconsciously falls into a debt relationship with Satan and under the power of demonic forces that stand behind superstition and witchcraft, thereby giving them his immortal soul.
Holy Scripture and Tradition classify magic among the most serious sins. All types of occultism: invocation of spirits, witchcraft, divination, attempts to find out fate from the stars, etc. According to the law of Moses, they were punished by death - stoning.
You must not have a soothsayer, a fortune-teller, a soothsayer, a sorcerer, a charmer, a conjurer of spirits, a magician, or an inquirer of the dead; For anyone who does this is an abomination to the Lord. (Deut. 18:10–13)
And if any soul has turned to those who call the dead and to magicians to walk after them fornication, then I will turn my face against that soul and destroy it from among its people. (Lev.20:6)
Don't leave the witches alive. (Exodus 22:18)
For these crimes, the prophets foretold grief not only to the sorcerers themselves, but also to the people who listened to their seducers. In the Old Testament, sorcery was equated with renunciation of God and worship of idols. King Saul, having wavered in his faith in God, before the battle with the Philistines, asked the sorceress about the outcome of the battle. The Bible reveals to us that because of the king’s sin, he and his children fell on the battlefield, the army was defeated, and the people fell into heavy dependence on the Philistines.
In the New Testament Church, any type of sorcery is considered a grave sin. The “Acts of the Apostles” and the lives of the saints describe the struggle of the apostles and disciples of Christ with sorcerers and magicians. For example, the books of St. Clement of Rome tell about the struggle of the Apostle Peter with Simon the Magus, which ended in the defeat and death of the magician.
Depending on the type of superstition and witchcraft, one can fall more or less into mental oppression and spiritual slavery, with the manifestation of diverse consequences in various forms and degrees.
What does a real sorcerer do?
An experienced and professional sorcerer will never doom you to unpleasant consequences from turning to him. Charlatans and newbies are the ones who should scare you. But they can be easily identified if you wish to accept you immediately and for a pittance. There are usually long queues for real professionals, and they are paid a lot, simply because there will definitely be a positive result from cooperation with a magician and, of course, no unpleasant consequences should be expected either now or in the future.
A real sorcerer spends a very long time studying all the practices of entering the astral world and influencing subtle energies. In addition, it requires enormous effort and a lot of time. Agree, no one would do such work for free, so when choosing a magician, think about what is more important to you - your destiny and your life, or saving a little money that could be really usefully spent on a real professional who can change your whole life.
Consequences in the spiritual field
Stubborn unbelief, isolation and internal resistance to the Word of God. The hardening and hardening of the human heart to the voice of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Indifference and indifference in matters of salvation of the soul and the Kingdom of God. Loss of fear of God and His judgments. Obstacles to the awakening and repentance of others, as a result of which entire regions fall under the curse. Half-hearted or false repentance without real assurance of salvation and real peace. Constant doubt after repentance and communion in the truth of divine promises and the saving power of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Spiritual arrogance, self-righteousness, and “religious insanity.”
Consequences in the mental area
Intransigence, clearly expressed stubbornness, terrible willfulness, weakening of the will or slavish obedience to someone else's will, attachment to individuals, hunger strike (refusal to eat food). Thirst for revenge, love of gossip and slander, hot temper, insanity. Cockiness and passion for quarrels in the family, greed, kleptomania (passion for theft), blasphemous thoughts, passion for drinking and debauchery, abomination with cattle, increased lustful passion. Foul language, melancholy and mental depression, persecution mania, hopelessness, attacks of fear, fear of space, difficult dreams, suffocation, sleepwalking, sleepwalking. Torment, inner voices, imposition of ideas, imposition of actions, thoughts of suicide, etc.
Consequences in the body area
Certain hereditary predispositions and diseases that are inexplicable to the doctor. And finally, the state of possession, that is, the possession of the body by evil spirits.
Many Christians, remaining captive to Satan, cannot move forward in matters of virtue and faith. On this basis, many misconceptions, false paths, and drunkenness are growing. Therefore, many Armenians who consider themselves children of the Armenian Apostolic Church do not know, and sometimes do not believe in Christ risen from the dead, do not believe in the Last Judgment and retribution for sins. They don’t know what is a sin and what is a virtue, and they don’t even know the Lord’s Prayer. They do not read the Holy Scripture, although they have it in their homes as a kind of talisman for good luck. Just as constant dirt on the body is fertile ground for dangerous microbes, so demons will find their way to the soul, which constantly carries sinful impurity within itself.
Of course, there are simply swindlers who sensed the massive demand for such “services” and decided to capitalize on human gullibility using primitive tricks and manipulations. Also, of course, a sin, but if all sorcerers and magicians were simply swindlers, the Church would not equate this sin with murder. People engaged in occult practice turn to dark forces for help, and this inevitably leads to severe illnesses of the soul - first of all, the healers themselves, but also those who turn to them. Many people become mentally ill after such “help”. Any priest knows about the consequences of turning to sorcerers, psychics, healers - people who have previously turned to sorcerers often come to confession.
If a person has ever, through stupidity or ignorance, had to turn to a “healer” or a sorcerer, or if a person himself has practiced occult activities: spiritualism, feng shui, then he should, if he is not baptized, then first of all be baptized. And if a person is baptized, then he must begin the sacrament of repentance, which the Holy Fathers call “second baptism.” Through sincere and complete confession, healing and rebirth occurs for a person who has experienced the influence of fallen spirits.
Fallen man is reborn in the sacraments of baptism and repentance. In baptism, the soul is cleansed from all sins and sanctified by the grace of the Holy Spirit in order to fully participate in the prayer life of the Church. He receives everything he needs to eventually bear spiritual fruit and be saved.
A person who repented of communicating through sorcerers with fallen spirits only marked the beginning of a revival. But God’s forgiveness is one thing (the Lord accepts repentance and at the Judgment will not impute repentant sin to a person), and another thing is the healing of the soul. Let's resort to an analogy. The more severe the physical illness, the more difficult the treatment, the longer the rehabilitation. So it is in spiritual life. Any mortal sin, like a serious spiritual illness, undermines the health of the soul and traumatizes it. And the more the soul is traumatized by sin, the more difficult it is to get rid of the consequences. We need to grow spiritually step by step, enter deeper into church life, and participate in church sacraments. And yet the demons do not let such people go for a long time (years, decades) and continue to consider them theirs. It is very difficult to get rid of the consequences of turning to sorcerers. Such people evoke compassion, but they must realize that they are required to perform a feat for the sake of salvation. And if a person has such determination, God will always come to his aid.
It should be noted that a person suffers no less if he ends up with a charlatan, because he went to a “healer”. All the same, there is a high probability that demons will overtake him.
A favorite technique of demonic forces is to try to pass off their actions as the action of God’s grace. Therefore, some “healers,” in order to attract the trust of patients, use icons, prayers and even a cross during their sessions, but at the same time quietly perform some or blasphemous acts. For example, during sessions, a witch takes a cross in her hands and sings various church hymns, and at some point spits next to the cross, that is, thus blaspheming Christ and therefore the devil helps her.
The devil (Greek diabolos - slanderer) is a fallen angel who rebelled against God and lost his angelic dignity, allowed by God to tempt people in order to determine their free will to good.
Our life, health, longevity - everything is in God’s hands. Diseases are sent to some for sins, and to people who are attentive to their inner world - for spiritual perfection. In any case, we must turn only to God. It is impossible to treat the body without healing the soul. The cause of the disease remains.
People who go to sorcerers for healing pledge their souls. She becomes a prisoner. Someone hopes to cure radiculitis, a girl wants to attract the attention of a young man, others go for the sake of exoticism and vain curiosity - they all make a pact with the devil. They don’t sign anything, they don’t even know what’s happening, but the agreement comes into force. The result of this agreement is the loss of the soul. Unless, of course, in time, while they are still alive, they do not understand and repent.
As for the “abilities” of occultists, this word cannot be taken literally. There are mathematical, musical and other abilities. They are given to man by the Creator from birth. Sorcerers do not have their own abilities. What they use belongs to demons. They just know how to use it for their own purposes. What hinders full-fledged churching is not their imaginary abilities, but the disastrous state of the soul, which is exhausted and traumatized. But hope is always alive. The Lord said: “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). Christianity is a religion of resurrection. The resurrection of our bodies will be at the end of time, but souls that are spiritually dead can be resurrected now. By the grace of God! But for the dark past to truly become the past, a feat is required. There is no need to simplistically think that it is enough to just start going to church regularly. Even in less dire cases, negative spiritual skills are tenacious.
From all of the above, one may get the impression of the strength and power of fallen spirits and the helplessness of man in the fight against them. Some believers, being Christians, still fall into error, seeing the machinations of the devil everywhere, frightening themselves and those around him with his strength and power. But we, as Christians, must know that demons themselves do not possess any power; we ourselves give them power through our sinful lives; fallen spirits seem to “parasite” people. A Christian should not be afraid of sorcerers, demons, the evil eye, or damage. We are spiritually weak, infirm, and therefore there are temptations. Some are looking for some special methods of protection. But our life with God, fulfilling the commandments, participating in the sacraments is the strongest “protection”.
We hope that it is obvious to the reader that the only source of God’s grace in the world that protects a person from the influence of demons (evil spirits) is the Church of Christ and its Sacraments (baptism, repentance, communion, etc.). So let us not forget the words of the Lord, who through the Old Testament prophets tells us:
“Do not turn to those who summon the dead, and do not go to wizards, and do not bring yourself to the point of being desecrated by them. I am the Lord your God."
Love spell and its influence on a person
It is worth noting that there are no conspiracies that do not harm their customer. Usually girls want to attract the attention of guys to themselves, and against their will they force them to love themselves with the help of a love spell. Many people confuse such a bright feeling as love with a selfish desire to possess another.
Therefore, if you want to make a love spell, first think about how you would feel if you were in this person’s place. The consequences of a love spell are different, however, absolutely all of them are negative, even if you managed to tie a man to you in this way. The consequences of love spells are for:
- bewitched;
- customer;
- bewitching.
Such actions have their consequences. This applies to those who carry them out, mainly the girl, and concerns the man who is being charmed, and you can determine this yourself. You need to understand that when the sentence began to take effect, a struggle begins to take place in a man’s head between his own desires and those that were said during the conspiracy, and this is very easy to determine.
There are no love spells that do not have a reverse effect. Whatever is passed from one person to another always comes back.
