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we must hate the sin, but love the sinner. God loves everyone, even a witch. So as a Christian,<br />

we need to let witches know, if ever given the opportunity, that they are living a lie. That the<br />

gods and goddesses they are worshipping do not exist, and that they have been deceived by a<br />

very real Satan, who is the father of lies.<br />

As I said earlier, witches have a golden rule that prohibits them from hurting anyone. But,<br />

not all witches are ‘good’ witches. And not all witches share that philosophy. Irene Park, a<br />

former witch, and author of the book The Witch Who Switched, said the worst thing she had ever<br />

done to someone was to “demolish them. To see them removed off the face of the earth.” She<br />

further elaborated: “You can kill them, or else they will commit suicide ... you drive them to do<br />

that ... you can do it by thought ... or something like making a potion ... and chanting and doing<br />

an incantation, and it works, the spirits work.”<br />

Chapter Six of the book Mastering Witchcraft: A Practical Guide for Witches, Warlocks and<br />

Covens is called “Vengeance and Attack.” On page 196 it says: “With all the power of your<br />

imagination, and all the faith and intent you can muster, you must actually try to see your spell<br />

working its mischief, visualizing your victim suffering all the pangs you wish on him. This type<br />

of spell is perhaps best employed for encouraging general misfortune rather than any specific<br />

disaster...” It goes on to provide actual instructions and incantations for various curses.<br />

Now, this book was written by a well-known witch named Paul Huson, a Traditionalist from<br />

San Francisco, who studied under Dr. Raymond Buckland, who, as I said, is probably the leading<br />

Wiccan authority in this country. Compare that with this, from The Satanic Bible: “Be certain<br />

you do not care if the intended victim lives or dies, before you throw your curse, and having<br />

caused their destruction, revel, rather than feel remorse.” So you can see, with their own<br />

writings, regardless of any moral code they claim to have, the seduction of power and the ability<br />

of being able to use it, may be a more overriding determinant in regard to the actions of a witch.<br />

Observing the sacred Celtic calendar of the Druids, witches have eight special holy days<br />

through the year, which are known as ‘Sabbats.’ The April 25, 1989 edition of USA Today<br />

reported that Patricia Hutchins, a self-proclaimed Wiccan serving in the U.S. Air Force, was<br />

granted religious leave by the military to observe the eight Sabbats of her ‘religion.’<br />

Some researchers have purported that the Sabbat is the witches sabbath, a corruption of the<br />

Jewish day of rest, Others have said that the word ‘sabbath’ is taken from Shabbathai, or Saturn,<br />

the planet which governs the seventh day; while ‘sabbat’ comes from Sabadius (or Sabazius),<br />

which was the title of Dionysus, the god of ecstasy, who was worshipped with partying and<br />

orgies. However, just like the Jewish calendar, the Sabbat mirrors the Celtic day, which began at<br />

sunset, and ended the next sunset.<br />

There are two great fire festivals, known as Grand Sabbats, which divide the Celtic year in<br />

half. October 31st, Halloween (also known as the October Festival), which celebrates the<br />

beginning of winter, and is also the beginning of the witches New Year; and April 30th, Beltane<br />

(also known as Bealtaine), which celebrates the beginning of summer. Known as the day of Bel’s<br />

fire because of the bonfires that accompanied their fertility rituals, the Druids held this feast in<br />

honor of Bel, a derivative of Baal (mentioned in the Old Testament) and can be associated with<br />

Apollo. This day has become connected to Walpurgis Night, a festival to honor Walburga<br />

(Walpurga), the daughter of King Richard the Lion-Hearted, a nun who moved to Germany and<br />

became abbess of the monastery of Eichstatt. After she died in 779, she was canonized by the<br />

Church, and is recognized as the protector against magic. However, witches are actually<br />

honoring Waldborg, a fertility goddess. The spirits of the dead are said to be very active on this<br />

day.

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