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I know some of you may be thinking what does Christianity and witchcraft have in common? Isn't witchcraft/magic/divination all prohibited in Christianity?

Well to address the first question. Witchcraft is just that, a craft. It is not a religion but a practice. Witchcraft within Christianity is useful because it can be used to build and strengthens one's relationship with God, since the source of a Christian witch's gift is the Holy Spirit, which according to my tradition, dwells in everyone and Christians specifically have access to it. It can also help us live the Law of Agape since we are vessels of our God and assist Christians in the highest goal of Christianity, being at union with God.

-The next question isn't witchcraft a no-no within Christianity?
Not at all. The prohibitions against witchcraft stem from two places. Christianity, specifically Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, has issues with superstition. Witchcraft is classified as a type of superstition or at worst viewed as trying to manipulate God's Will. I will leave the believer to decide if they think witchcraft is superstition but witchcraft within Christianity does not try to manipulate, tame, or change God's Will but rather works with it and enacts it though the practitioner.

The next source of prohibition is piss-poor translation and misunderstanding of scripture. I will go through the classic verse(s) used to justify prohibiting witchcraft and show how it's the case described above. Sources for this come from Tea's Guide to Witchcraft in Christiandom, Search God's Word, Blue Letter Bible, and the Polyglot Bible on scared-texts.com



I will provide the original Hebrew as reference.


First the word used for divination is קֶסֶם which is used also in Proverbs 16:10



Here we see קסם being used in a positive context. So is "divination" forbidden? No it's only forbidden when dealing with spirits that Judaism considers unclean. Since the Holy Spirit within the Christian witch is source of one's gifts, it is by default a clean spirit.

Next phrase, "observer of times" which is ענן, meaning one who tries "to cover up" or "act covertly". Basically this is referring to false prophets or lying and passing it off as true. This is definitely a prohibition in Christianity.

Next is an "enchanter" which comes from נחשׁ, meaning "to hiss" or "to whisper" which in context is concerning gossiping for one's benefit.

Now on to "witch" which is translated from כּשׁף . The root literally means "to offer prayers or worship". In context this is offering prayers and worship to a God who isn't YHVH. Since there are no other Gods being worshiped or offered prayers to in this system, I confident you don't qualify as this.

"Charmer" is translated from חבר which means "to unite". In context it is uniting through trickery or deceit.

"A consulter with familiar spirits" is from two words שׁאל שׁאל (one who asks) and אוב (wine bottle) which is basically someone who is "drunkenly rambling". In context, it is concerning those who get inebriated improperly and tries to pass their ramblings off as a divine vision or message. I should note that this guide will avoid this issue by not addressing or researching "proper inebriation" other than meditation since I do not support or condone using entheogens.

"Wizard" is ידּעני which is a false prophet or those who deal with unclean spirits.

"Necromancer" is דָּרַשׁ which is a seeker in the contexts of "seeking guidance from unclean spirits".

Next verse,



Again we see "witch" is translated from the word כָּשַׁף. So it's not witches but rather a condemnation against Hebrews who made a covenant with YHVH at Mt. Sinai and continued to worship other Gods.




Here we have "witchcraft" translated from קֶסֶם, which is divinating from unclean spirits.



All the terms used here have already been addressed.



There are two words I am going to address here. The first one is heresy which is translated from αἱρέω. This word literally means "to choose". The context here is concerned with choosing to believe something that is not true concerning God and the Christ. It's basically a label that early Christians threw at each other to condemn the beliefs of other sects. Some were rightly so, others were debatable.

The next word related more with our topic is "witchcraft" translated from the word, φαρμακεία, literally meaning poisoner. This is someone who uses herbs/drugs to harm or kill, this action benefits the poisoner, and they are unrepentant for their actions.



We see "sorcerers" translated from φάρμακος, which is the adjective form of the word previously addressed.


Again we see "sorceries" translated from φαρμακεία.


Again we see "sorceries" translated from φαρμακεία.

I think I have now clearly demonstrated that witchcraft is not condemned in Christianity, without having to show how the Leviticus and Deuteronomy Laws don't even apply.

hmmm now to debate whether i should ask for a definition of unclean spirits. because my gaurdian angel's appearance would be considered pretty unclean to some people.

You have stirred my curiousity, but I won't ask if you don't want to tell.

i'm fine telling i just fear the judgement of some. but here goes. my angel's name is Rozuriel. He is kinda tall maybe 5'11"ish. he has wings resembling feathered wings but they are black. he wears all black and his eyes have red flames instead of pupils. i told a christian friend that and she questioned whether he was an angel or a demon.