Witchcraft. ... It's not all hocus pocus !!

You'll be surprised to see that witchcraft is not only spells and enchantment.  I think an introspective review is needed among many Christ Followers on this subject.  What I'm going to cover in this article is very messy. ...  Witchcraft can cause fear, despair, anxiety, depression, and anger...indeed, it is TOXIC to the well being of the individual and those around the person.

Galatians 5:19-21 ( NIV1984 )

The acts of the sinful nature are obvious:  sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;  idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions  and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Manipulation


Yes, the heart of witchcraft is controlling an individual in order to achieve a desired result !  That's right, the most common form of witchcraft is not magical or mystical at all!  Do you find it tough to think of it this way?  I'll explain below. ...

Basically, both natural and supernatural witchcraft is the lust to control, it is fueled by greed and desire.  Ultimately, the force behind all of it is the devil ! The desire to manipulate others is most definitely a fruit of the flesh which is fed by our rotten sin nature !  I suppose fear in the life of the manipulator is the axis of it all.  Fear is the most influential emotion that a human has. 

Good and bad fear:  Fear is good when we don't step into traffic because of it.  Fear is bad when we don't get out of bed because of it.  Fear is satanic when paranoia paralyzes rational thought causing one to manipulate another!

Manipulate

1. ( tr ) to handle or use, especially with some skill, in a process or action.

2.to negotiate, control, or influence (something or someone) cleverly, skilfully, or deviously

3. to falsify (a bill, accounts, etc) for one's own advantage.

Smutface, the Ultimate Puppeteer When someone is hurt by the actions of another we tend to protect ourselves, but sometimes people go far beyond reason to prevent the issue from re-visiting.  The evil one is actually in control of a control freak.     What could happen when we go way overboard in trying to maintain our situation?  I will demonstrate below, in detail, how fear causes control issues. ...  I will prove that manipulation, exacted physically, is nothing more than witchcraft!  an example story: There was a corporation where there was a greedily influenced hostile takeover attempt.  The owner is Godly and does his best to live by the Word...he loves God, and God loves him.  The owner is alerted to this treason attempt, previous to its unfolding.  The Holy Spirit caused an individual to approach the owner and tell him about this evil bid to do harm.  The owner expels the scandalous individuals from the company, and it's all over.    Or, is it over?  After the dust settles, the owner is shaken and is now cautious.  Soon, cautiousness is overtaken by fear because the owner isn't fully comfortable that God is in control.  Instead of relaxing in the fact that God handled the situation, he begins to fear that it will happen again.  Years later Toxic fear begins to boil over, giving way to the evil one who gladly takes advantage of an opportunity to inject paranoia.  The paranoid owner soon goes into extreme mode and starts placing microphones all over the business to monitor the situation. Soon, the owner feels as though microphones in the business isn't good enough. ...  The owner really crosses the line when he has microphones placed in the homes and cars of his suspected employees in order to protect his business! This goes largely undetected for years until an innocent employee catches on and understandably becomes very upset.  The employee knows a former FBI agent who is actually looking for a regular job and convinces his buddy to apply, and he gives him tips on how to get hired.  The last time this individual was active in the FBI he was sent to role play in a community to sniff out information in a stale voyeurism and prostitution case.  After a few half-hearted investigation tactics the skeptical former agent begins to notice Freudian slips among the owner, vice president, and other management members!  The new employee performs a few more tests in locations where he was told microphones were. ...  Sure enough...the observations are confirmed.  After he does a bit of subjective role playing, he rouses the protective instinct of the owner!  He goes deeper into the role playing, utilizing his training...soon microphones are in his home.   Later, electromagnetic and RF detectors discover the exact location of the mics, but it wasn't until after the investigation that they found video and spy microphones that could hear conversations 50 yards away.  The former FBI agent is a Christ Follower, and is disappointed.  The owner would even bring up the spied sins in indirect, paraphrased conversations while holding corporate company meetings.  Many were left deeply disturbed, which caused physically illness.  Ultimately, the FBI took full control over the situation and the business owner was ruined and incarcerated.  His family had to leave town in shame with no possessions due a revenge fire. ... This intrusion of privacy and manipulation caused stress and turmoil, thus causing people to change their lives for the worse. Prove it ? Covertly overreaching into the life of an individual and influencing their actions is manipulation!  It's witchcraft to the core because the dark lord is tempting and vexing one into his agency, using the human manipulator to do evil bidding!   Nobody has any business doing this! It is a type of judgment that God hates!  It is God's place to deal out the consequence of sin, NOT mans!  Praying the "get him God " prayer is no better when self-gain is at the center of the petition...it has potential to become a demonic incantation because God doesn't hear flesh motivated prayer.  Selfish prayers are nearly the same as dark spiritual meditation.  God doesn't hear those selfish prayers, BUT guess who's happy to get it done for you?  YUP, the devil!  You will not like the way those prayers are answered. ... Writing seasons for me are sporadic. ...  I was spiritually tapped on the shoulder early this morning to write this, and basically I was asked not to return to sleep by the Holy Spirit.   Bible verses were NIV 1984